2026 - Follow Me

Every day, students are told to follow. “Follow directions.” “Follow your heart.” “Follow for more content!” From parents, to teachers, to influencers, to giant corporations, it seems like everyone is vying for their time and attention. And as students follow more things, their attention is diluted, their commitment watered down, and their hearts fractured. “Following” has become an easy, thoughtless practice, requiring little more than the click of a button.

But long before we all tracked our own number of followers, Jesus offered a simple invitation to a group of fishermen: “Follow me.” And while they had a lot to learn, they understood that following this Jesus would change their lives forever.

This year at the ONE Conference, join us as we trace the life of Peter and see what it means to be a follower of Jesus. We’ll see his first steps as a follower, the wrong turns he makes, and how he finds his way back to Jesus, all while considering what it looks like for us to be followers of Jesus today.

YOU are a Follower.

Any kind of follower will memorize, sacrifice, meditate, identify, and imitate whoever they are following.

We may think of this as something that only happened back in Bible times, but it turns out that we all life our lives as a follower of something (or someone...)

WHO are you Following?

If we are all following something, the next question is who?

What things or qualities make you want to follow a person or a trend? Does Jesus have those same qualities? What reasons do we have to follow Jesus? Are there differences in the reasons we follow trends and the reasons we follow Jesus?

Following Jesus brings NEW Life and NEW Purpose.

We are made NEW through Jesus. This is a free gift. Notice that when Peter swam to shore, he tried to convince Jesus of all the things he could do. “Jesus look at the fish we caught! I’ll make you breakfast!” He completely missed that Jesus had already prepared breakfast for him, as a gift. The same is true today. He has prepared “breakfast” for us today. He has salvation ready for us! Will we say yes?

2026 Highlight Reel

Games Students gather in the gym at the start of ONE Conference to play games and fellowship with one another!	Friends Reunited Groups of friends gathered together as they prepared for Session 1 to begin.	Stage Games Students gathered on stage with Host, Dee White, to play games at the start of Session 1.
Goosechase Students engaged in a weekend long video scavenger hunt.	Worship Students engage in worship as a community.	Basketball Students gather in the gym Saturday morning as they wait for Session 2.
Mornings Students gather Saturday Morning to eat breakfast and fellowship together before Session 2 begins.	Stage Games Students gather on stage to play games led by host, Dee White.	Message Jeremy Stewart speaks about what it means to follow God and believe the Truth of God's words.
Afternoon Students reunite after time away for lunch and youth group free time.	Afternoon Students take time to fellowship before Session 3 begins.	ONEsies Many students wear onesies as they anticipate the annual ONEsie awards!
First Alliance For the second year in a row, First Alliance Middle School students win the ONEsie award for having the most points in the video scavenger hunt.	Conference End At the end of ONE Conference, friends gathered together to take pictures, say their goodbyes, and prepare to step back into their normal rhythms knowing the new life, hope, and purpose that comes from following Jesus.