FORGED is a regional men’s conference centered on Ephesians 4:1–3, a challenge to live worthy of our calling with humility, gentleness, patience, and unity.
Join men from across our region as we are shaped by God’s Word, strengthened through brotherhood, and forged into faithful leaders for our homes, our churches, and our communities.
Sandy Adams is the senior pastor of Calvary Chapel Stone Mountain in Atlanta, Georgia, a church he and his wife Kathy helped plant in 1980. What began with five adults has grown into a vibrant ministry impacting believers locally and globally. Sandy’s calling is to bring the unchanging Gospel to a changing world, communicating biblical truth with clarity, humor, and practical application.
A native of Atlanta, Sandy graduated from Georgia State University and attended Calvary Chapel Bible College. He is the author of several books and the creator of the online Bible commentary, Bible Scan. Sandy and Kathy have four children and are passionate about discipling believers and equipping the church.
Raul Ries is the senior pastor of Calvary Chapel Golden Springs in Diamond Bar, California. His life story—captured in his autobiography and film Fury to Freedom—is a testimony of God’s transforming grace. Born in Mexico City and raised in Los Angeles, Raul served in the United States Marines during the Vietnam War before surrendering his life to Christ in 1972.
From a home Bible study to a congregation of thousands, Raul’s ministry has remained focused on reaching the lost and equipping believers. Through Somebody Loves You Ministries, his teaching is broadcast nationally and internationally. Raul continues to travel worldwide conducting crusades, pastor conferences, and missions outreach with a heart for fulfilling the Great Commission.
Pastor Don McClure has faithfully served in ministry for decades with a heart to plant churches, train leaders, and encourage believers. After coming to Christ at a Billy Graham Crusade while in college, Don sensed God’s call to ministry and later studied at Capernwray Bible School in England and Talbot Seminary in California.
He served alongside Chuck Smith at Calvary Chapel of Costa Mesa before planting and pastoring churches in Lake Arrowhead, Redlands, and San Jose. Don also founded Calvary Chapel Bible College in Twin Peaks. Today, through Calvary Way Ministries, Don and his wife Jean travel worldwide teaching at conferences, retreats, and churches. Their teaching style is simple, practical, and deeply encouraging.
