XO CONFERENCE 2025

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XO CONFERENCE 2025 〰️

7:30AM - BREAKFAST & CHECK IN

7:45 AM - DOORS OPEN

8:00 AM - SESSION 3

9:00 AM - BREAK

9:30 AM - SESSION 4

10:30 AM - SESSION 5

11:30 AM - DISMISS

SATURDAY

SPEAKERS

  • A woman with long, wavy, blonde hair, wearing a black dress and a large, sparkly statement necklace, smiling with crossed arms against a plain white background.

    NONA JONES

    AUTHOR, SPEAKER, YOUVERSION AMBASSADOR

    Nona Jones is a rare combination of preacher, business executive, author, and entrepreneur. She currently serves as the Chief Content & Partnerships Officer at YouVersion, maker of the 500M download Bible App. She and her husband, Pastor Tim, lead Open Door Church in Gainesville, FL and are the proud parents of two boys, Timothy, Jr. and Isaac and one girl, Goldendoodle Shiloh.

  • A smiling man with dark hair and a beard wearing a blue patterned shirt standing beside a smiling woman with reddish-brown hair, wearing a black top and a silver necklace, inside a building with large windows.

    LUIS & KRISTEN ROMAN

    Founding Pastors of VIVA Church International

    Luis & Kristen Roman are the hosts of the Éxito en La Familia (Success in the Family) podcast on the XO Podcast Network. They are partnering with XO Marriage to create a place where the Spanish speaking community can learn about marriage, find hope and healing, and grow closer together while building families that will last for generations.

  • Smile of a man with short black hair, scruffy beard, wearing a dark blue shirt, standing outside near a brick building.

    DAN LIAN

    TEACHING PASTOR AT NEWSPRING CHURCH

    Dan lives in Anderson, SC where he serves as a teaching pastor at NewSpring Church, a multicultural and generational faith community with 14 locations around the state. He still travels and speaks, but South Carolina is now home and college football his growing passion.

    He has been married for 26 years to Krista, has two teenage children and the cutest Yorkie.

  • A smiling man with glasses and a beard sitting on steps outdoors, wearing a colorful patterned jacket, black shirt, light gray pants, and a watch.

    JOHNATHAN POKLUDA "JP"

    BEST SELLING AUTHOR & PODCAST HOST

    Jonathan “JP” Pokluda is the Lead Pastor of Harris Creek Baptist Church in Waco, TX. He was formerly the leader of The Porch in Dallas, TX, which grew to be the largest weekly young adult gathering of its kind in the country. JP didn’t come to understand the grace of the Gospel until his early twenties after being involved in different denominational churches his entire life

  • A happy couple standing outdoors in a field with trees in the background during sunset, smiling and holding hands.

    CANDY & AARON MUMMERT

    EVENT HOST/SPEAKERS

    Their passion for strengthening marriages has grown, not because they have it all figured out, but because they believe in the power and importance of a strong marriage in creating strong families and great communities.