About the Summit

God Is Good — Even Now is a Scripture-centered gathering exploring how God’s goodness and faithfulness remain steady in the midst of suffering, doubt, and life’s mess.

This summit invites thoughtful Christian voices to engage the tension between belief and lived experience — tracing God’s goodness through the hardest passages of Scripture and the realities of a broken world.

Our audience consists of believers who take faith seriously. They are not looking for easy answers. They want deeper confidence in God that can withstand both biblical tension and real-life difficulty.

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The Position We Hold

We anchor ourselves in the goodness of God.

We approach Scripture — Old and New Testament — as a unified story and engage it honestly, including the passages that unsettle us.

We believe doubt and tension are not spiritual failure. Wrestling is not rebellion. Questions can deepen trust.

We are not gathering to debate or flatten complexity. We are gathering to inquire carefully into who God is and how His goodness holds in real life.

We welcome presentations that:

Engage difficult biblical texts with honesty
Explore suffering without reducing it
Reflect on lived experience in light of Scripture
Strengthen relational trust in God
Address doubt as part of faith formation
Contribute to steady, mature Christian confidence

Our Commitment to Dignity, Equity & Representation

We believe the goodness of God must be explored in a space that reflects the breadth of the body of Christ.

This summit intentionally welcomes speakers and participants of diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds, cultural identities, disabilities, neurodivergent identities, sexual orientations, gender experiences, and theological journeys.

We recognize that some aspects of identity are visible and others are not — and we are committed to honoring both with equal dignity.

We are committed to:

• Upholding the dignity of every person

• Rejecting dehumanizing or dismissive language

• Creating a space where marginalized voices are respected, not tokenized

• Ensuring speakers are willing to share space alongside those whose identities and experiences differ from their own

Creating a safe space where participants and speakers can bravely participate

All speakers should feel comfortable participating in a diverse and representative Christian gathering.

If that feels misaligned for you, this summit may not be the right fit — and that’s okay.

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Before You Continue

If you resonate with this vision, we invite you to continue to the Speaker Details page to learn more about expectations, timeline, and the application process.

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meet your host

Howdy! I’m Sarah Howley. I’m an author, speaker, trained Christian counselor, and founder of InspiritEncourage.

My own faith has been strengthened by doubt, and that has made me passionate about helping people grow in a deeper relationship with Christ while navigating the very real tensions of life, faith, and Scripture.

The goal of my work is create a safe space where everyone in the body of Christ is encouraged to ask honest questions while discovering the great love of God and his trustworthiness.

And just so you know a little about me as a human… if it’s before 2pm, there’s almost always a shot of espresso in my hand.

Email me at inspiritencouragesummit@gmail.com.

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