October 16 – 18, 2026Shoulder to Shoulder Foundation
Three days to worship together, learn together, laugh together, and be sent out together to build what will outlast us.
Not a lineup of activities but one journey with one destination — so that fifty people go home, and thousands are eventually touched.
Before anything is built, the ground is cleared. Four presentations and one prayer: that chains break, and that what we build is built free.
The flagship annual gathering of the Builders Community — a movement committed to raising wise tentmakers who influence families, workplaces, and nations.
Builder's Summit is the flagship annual gathering of the Builders Community—a movement committed to raising wise tentmakers who influence families, workplaces, and nations. More than a conference, it is a transformative experience where faith, purpose, leadership, and vocation converge, equipping participants to build lives and communities that honor God and create lasting impact.
It is the one time each year the whole community is in the same room — the people who read FLIP on a commute, who host a Tuesday small group, who carry the mission into an office in Bangkok, Manila or Cebu. What happens the rest of the year online happens here face to face.
The summit follows a unique three-year rotational theme designed to foster holistic growth. Each year stands on its own — and together they build something a single conference never could.
Build Ministry
Deepens one's calling and spiritual foundation — the year that asks what you are built on before it asks what you are building.
Build Leadership
Equips individuals to lead with character, competence, and conviction — because influence without formation is a liability.
Build Legacy
Inspires participants to create lasting impact through faithful stewardship and generational influence — the long view, deliberately taken.
Together, these themes reflect the Builders Community's commitment to developing servant leaders who faithfully live out God's purpose in every sphere of society.
The final program for October 16 – 18 at the Shoulder to Shoulder Foundation — main sessions to gather everyone, breakouts to go deeper, and enough unhurried space for the conversations people actually remember. Pick a day.
Vision. Everyone arrives, the house is welcomed by name, and the theme is set before anything else is asked of anyone.
Equipping, then freedom. The longest day of the weekend: the Word in the morning, the work of the community in the afternoon, and a night that clears the ground before anyone is sent anywhere.
Commissioning. A short morning, on purpose — the weekend ends by sending people out rather than by keeping them longer.
What is received on this mountain must be re-echoed in every small group, home and church represented.That is legacy in motion
Times are as printed in the final program — read the opening night.
The people teaching at Summit are the people leading groups the rest of the year — teachers, lecturers, missionaries and small group leaders from across the community.
Opening Night keynote
Sent to Thailand for full-time ministry in 2015, Jeff works in evangelism, discipleship and pioneering community outreach. He directs the Asian Institute for Mission, which trains and equips new missionaries for the mission fields of Asia, and he is passionate about building connections and partnerships with local pastors across the region. A close friend of the Builders community, Jeff was one of the key figures who helped the ministry take off from its very beginning.
Breakout sessions
Session A
Sis. Micaela “Mikee”
Missionary, Foursquare Mission International
Context-Based Analysis
Mikee serves in Chiang Rai with about three years of missions experience, and is in her first year as a volunteer teacher at Chiang Rai International Christian School. A partner in equipping the Builders community, she is often invited to speak at its Missions Night, where she shares her heart for reaching people across cultures.
Session B
Bro. Benson “Bench” Baniwas
Founder, Builders · university lecturer
Appreciative Inquiry
An educator in Thailand since 2014, Bench holds a Master of Arts in Teaching, major in English, and has served since 2018 as a university lecturer and course coordinator in Chiang Rai, teaching English and public speaking. He is the author of Do You Care?: Encountering the Greatest Teacher in Your Hardest Moment, a book for anyone who has wondered whether God notices them in the storm. He is passionate about helping believers build a faith that holds under pressure and leaves a legacy for the next generation.
Session C
Sis. Donna Langcao
Treasurer, Builders · teacher
Biblical Financial Principles
An OFW based in Chiang Rai, Donna teaches at a Christian private school and holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, major in Marketing Management. Over eight years abroad and six years in ministry she has become a trusted steward in the Builders community, overseeing its finances as Treasurer. She also preaches and leads a small group of young single women, and her heart is to see believers handle God's resources faithfully and build a legacy that lasts.
These four are part of a larger team — see everyone carrying Summit 2026.
Registration for the next Summit opens closer to the date. Tell us you're interested and we'll make sure you hear first — or partner with us to send someone who couldn't otherwise come.
Dates, venue and registration are announced each year through the newsletter and the community. Event sponsorship underwrites a city gathering in Thailand or the Philippines — see partnership & sponsorship.
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