Honest Conversation
Leaders talk candidly about what leaders don't usually say out loud: discouragement, burnout, marriage and ministry, comparison, and knowing when a season has ended.
The person everyone depends on needs someone to pour into them.
What is REFRESH?
Not another conference. REFRESH is a small breakfast built around honest conversation, practical wisdom and real relationships, not a stage full of unrelated sermons.
It makes deliberate room for the leaders who rarely get poured into: pastors of small and struggling churches, fathers leading their homes, and entrepreneurs carrying the weight of a business. No platform, title or famous name is required to have a seat at the table.
Two hours, over breakfast, before the workday begins. You leave on time, and lighter.
Reserve your seatWhy Attend?
Your Questions, Answered
The whole morning is shaped by the questions attendees send in at registration. You won't sit through talks that miss what you're actually carrying.
Real Relationships
Small tables, unhurried breakfast, leaders from church and marketplace alike. The people you meet here are the ones you'll call next month.
Four Conversations
Every voice at REFRESH comes prepared to help answer one of these, not simply to preach.
Calling
What has God actually called me to do?
Leadership
How do I lead people and ministry well?
Life
How do I protect my marriage, family, health and spiritual life while leading?
Mission
How do I make a meaningful Kingdom impact in my church, business and community?
A warm plate. Good coffee. A real seat at the table.
Morning Schedule
Tuesday10 Nov, 2026
- 8:00 amDoors open 7:45Arrival & BreakfastTables open with tea, coffee, breakfast and quiet conversation.
- 8:20 am10 minWelcomeThe heart of REFRESH, and why this morning exists.
- 8:30 am15 minThe Four ConversationsA short framing of Calling, Leadership, Life and Mission.
- 8:45 am45 minThe Refresh TableA candid, moderated conversation, not a sermon.
- 9:30 am20 minAsk Your QuestionAnonymous Q&A drawn from what leaders sent in at registration.
- 9:50 am10 minClosing & SendingPrayer and a word of blessing. Back to your day by 10:00.
Refresh Table
Pastor Mike & Renae Goolsbay
Guest leaders
Pastor, entrepreneur and lifelong mentor, living out four callings: family, ministry, business and loving people.
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Pastor Mike Goolsbay is a husband, father, grandfather, pastor, entrepreneur and lifelong mentor. His life is built on four callings: family, ministry, business and loving people. He is the devoted husband of Renae and “Popsie” to his grandchildren, and he believes his greatest ministry has always been at home.
After decades in pastoral ministry, including years as a Senior Pastor, Mike stepped away from church work but never from his calling. He still teaches, writes, mentors and lectures at local universities. His message has stayed the same throughout: God is faithful, grace is greater than failure, and every life has eternal purpose.
In one defining season, Mike and Renae gave away everything they had built through years of ministry to invest in the next generation of church leaders. They count that decision among the greatest privileges of their lives.
Today Mike leads Legacy Properties and Nowlin Properties, and he runs both on the same principles that shaped his ministry: honesty, stewardship, servant leadership and excellence. His degrees cover pastoral ministry, education and business, including an MBA. Friends know him for his quick wit and love of a good story, and he believes joy is one of the truest expressions of the Christian life.
“Only when we live like nothing is our own will we truly have everything.”
Rev. Dr. Dunka & Elizabeth Gomwalk
Guest leaders
Senior Pastor of Covenant Word Christian Centre International, Jos, and Chairman of CAN, Plateau State.
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Rev. Dr. Dunka Joseph Gomwalk is the Senior Pastor of Covenant Word Christian Centre International, a vibrant and growing church in Jos, and oversees Covenant Word Ministries International. He is a pastor and teacher of God’s Word whose passion is to see believers firmly established in Scripture and living in the fullness of what Christ has done for them.
He gave his life to Christ in 1982 and has served in ministry ever since, from secondary school through university. After nearly seven years as an Associate Pastor at Glorious Praise Chapel, Jos, he founded Covenant Word Christian Centre International in 2004.
Since 2006 his teaching has reached thousands of homes across Plateau State and neighbouring states through The Unlimited Life on radio and television and The Healing School on television. He also writes a weekly column in the Sunday Standard and articles for Today’s Challenge magazine.
A trusted voice among Plateau’s churches, he has chaired the Plateau State chapter of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), and in October 2025 he was inaugurated as Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Plateau State.
He is happily married to his sweetheart, Elizabeth Gomwalk, a Senior Associate Pastor and Pastor-in-Charge of the Industrial Estate church of Covenant Word Christian Centre International. They are blessed with four beautiful daughters: Christine, Deborah, Crystal and Carissa.
Bola & Aimee Adebisi
Hosts
Founders of IMO Missions and InnerHub Productions.
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Bola and Aimee Adebisi are a husband-and-wife team whose lives bring together faith, storytelling and service. Their calling is simple: strengthen leaders, tell stories that point people to God, and serve those who need it most.
Together they are the founders of IMO Missions, a non-profit that provides free surgical, dental and women’s health care, and InnerHub Productions in Jos, which makes wholesome, faith-based films, documentaries and children’s educational content. Both trained in film production, and through InnerHub Film Academy they train young Nigerians in hands-on filmmaking.
Bola and Aimee have been married for 30 years and have three children: Kauna, Kyauta and Twy. They believe the ministry that matters most starts at their own table.
They host REFRESH because they believe leaders who pour out every week also need a place to be poured into. Their hope is to see REFRESH start in Jos and grow into a gathering that renews leaders across Africa.
“There is nothing more rewarding than helping people who can never repay you.”
Breakfast, Together
On the table: White Yam with Egg Sauce, Irish Potatoes with Shredded Chicken Breast Sauce, and Acha Pudding with Milk & Sugar, served with watermelon, pineapple, banana and oranges, plus tea, coffee, table water and juice.
What is the one question you wish you could ask another experienced Christian leader?
Every attendee answers this when they register. Your questions shape the Refresh Table and the anonymous Q&A. Names are never read out.
Register & send your questionA Seat at the Table
Breakfast is completely free, our gift to every leader who joins us. All we ask is that you register in advance.
Registration is required for everyone attending
This is strictly for headcount and food preparation, even though breakfast is free. Unregistered guests, including friends or family who show up without registering, cannot be admitted. Married attendees are strongly encouraged to bring their spouse, but each spouse must also register individually, under their own name and email. We will be checking registrations at the door, so please make sure everyone in your party has registered individually before the event.
Seating is open. There are no assigned seats or tables. Every attendee registers individually under their own name and email; we're not able to take group or proxy registrations. Registration closes automatically when seats are full, so please register early.
Free to attend. Registration required.
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Tuesday, 10 November 2026 · 8:00 am
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Reserve Your Seat
- Fill in the formYour details, your breakfast choice and the one question you're carrying.
- Get your registration numberIt appears on screen and in your confirmation email, e.g. RF26-001. Breakfast is free, so there is nothing more to do.
- Bring your number on the dayWe check you in by registration number at the door.