Forged for Influence

A Note from Connor Hillard, CEO

We’re thrilled to announce the theme for our 2026 National Conference:
Forged for Influence.

This powerful theme reflects the very heart of Pinnacle Forum. Just as metal is shaped in the fire, leaders in our Forums are being refined by Christ, awakened to their divine purpose, and sent out to transform culture with courage.

At its core, Pinnacle Forum is a sacred space where transformation happens. Our 2026 National Conference will be an extension of that experience.

Through inspiring messages, peer engagement, and intentional moments of reflection, our National Conference will be inextricably tied to the Pinnacle Forum experience, highlighting three key subthemes.

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1. Formed by Flame: Refined by Christ

The conference will begin, as every Pinnacle Forum does, with personal spiritual renewal.

This theme reflects the first movement of the Forum journey: being made new in Christ.

You’ll be invited into honest reflection and connection with fellow leaders and partners. You’ll hear powerful speakers who confront the parts of us still being refined. Just as Forums create space for transparency and transformation, our opening sessions will stir your soul and invite the Spirit to do His refining work. 

2. Tempered for Purpose: Living with an Eternal Call

Next, we focus on identity and calling.

In a Pinnacle Forum, Partners come to see that God has uniquely equipped them to lead with purpose.

At the conference, we will explore what it means to discern and live out an eternal calling in the practical, everyday spaces of influence. Through stories, breakout discussions, and tools for discernment, you will gain clarity on the eternal purpose for which you’ve been tempered and how to steward it with excellence.

3. Standing Firm in the Heat: Influencing Culture with Courage

Finally, just like in our Forums, we turn outward.

The conference will culminate in a bold challenge to courageously influence the culture around you.

You’ll hear from leaders who are doing just that. Standing firm in the heat of the cultural moment, armed not with fear, but with conviction, grace, and Truth. Together, we will commission one another to live out our calling and impact our spheres of influence with unwavering faith.

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This conference will be a Pinnacle Forum experience at scale. You’ll be encouraged and equipped to engage and execute, just as our Forum model is designed to do.

This is our collective forge. And from it, God is raising up a generation of courageous, Christ-centered influencers.

This theme is a call to action. It’s a banner over our movement. And it’s just the beginning!More to come, but for now,  Forged for Influence is our declaration in Him!