#doreancon 2026
Retrieving a Doctrine of Simony
Welcome
A gathering for freely supported ministry
Silicon Valley Reformed Baptist Church would like to welcome you to #doreancon2026! This year, we are retrieving the doctrine of simony. We hope you are both challenged and edified.
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help@doreancon.orgSpeakers
Meet the speakers
Conley Owens
Conley is a pastor at Silicon Valley Reformed Baptist Church and the father of ten kids. He is also the author of The Dorean Principle: A Biblical Response to the Commercialization of Christianity.
Andrew Case
Andrew is a graduate of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and the Canada Institute of Linguistics. He serves as a Bible translation consultant, and produces a podcast about his field called Working for the Word. He spent seven years doing Bible translation work in Equatorial Guinea (Central Africa), and now he and his wife Bethany work in Mexico. Together they founded freehebrew.online where they teach Hebrew to the world. They have a beautiful baby girl named Naomi.
Michael Coughlin
Michael Coughlin is a Reformed Baptist who has spent all his life in Ohio—he served as a pastor for 2 years, and now is a member at Larue Baptist Church in LaRue, OH. He loves Christ’s Church, both universal and local, and frequently does evangelism, preaching, and writing. His latest hobby is designing websites and apps for the Church to use. He lives with his wife, Erin, and their 2 youngest boys whom she homeschools.
Kyle Fitzgerald
Kyle is married to his wife Stephanie and they have 5 children. He is a pastor of Bethany Baptist Church in Stockton, California.
Schedule
Conference sessions
- Breakfast & Check in
- Day 1 Opening Remarks: The Need for Retrieval
Conley Owens
- Message 1: The Sin of Simon Magus
Michael Coughlin
- Message 2: Spiritual Words: The Problem with Selling Teaching
Conley Owens
- Lunch
- Message 3: Seminary Tuition in the 13th Century
Conley Owens
- Message 4: Parachurch Problems in the 13th Century
Conley Owens
- Lightning talks
Short 5–15 min talks on the dorean principle or simony — [sign up to give one](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfoBc1ufopCnlIBxldc-HSC711ZXV3fKCBCdwlRD92fEOS7Bg/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=111010102643917446797)
- Unconference
Attendee-driven sessions — propose a topic and others join in
- Message 5: Base Wages: The Problem with Selling Labor
Conley Owens
- Dinner
- Post-debate analysis + Q&A with the speakers
- Breakfast & Check in
- Day 2 Opening Remarks: Addressing Evasions
Conley Owens
- Message 6: The Sin of Gehazi
Kyle Fitzgerald
- Message 7: The Trial of Jan Hus
Andrew Case
- Lunch
- Message 8: The Heresy of Simony
Conley Owens
- Q&A with the speakers
While you’re here
Good to know
Conference discussion
Follow conference discussion in Discord using the link below.
Help
If you need help with the facilities, hosting, transportation, accommodations, or other travel needs, email help@doreancon.org.
Resource spotlight
Recommended resources
FirstLove MinistriesFirstLove Ministries advances the gospel at home and abroad without charge and without compromise through publications, missions, radio, and Grace Bible University.
Let’s ChurchLet’s Church provides churches and Christian ministries with free, open-source technology, including sermon and media hosting with searchable transcripts and no advertising.
Freely Given BooksFreely Given Books is a library of Christian books, audiobooks, music, and other resources that are available without charge.
Simony Reading RoomThe Simony Reading Room is a digital library of theological and philosophical texts on simony, with transcriptions, translations, and facsimile images of the original documents.Around Sunnyvale
Nearby food
Homi Ramen (0.7 mi)The kimchi ramen is Pastor Conley’s favorite.
St John’s Bar & Grill (1.6 mi)Good burgers with outdoor seating.
Giovanni’s Pizza (0.7 mi)Authentic New York style pizza.
Laughing Monk Brewing (1.3 mi)Nearest (and best) brewery around.
Quiroga Taqueria (1.6 mi)Top-notch taco food truck.
In ’n’ Out (1.9 mi)A West Coast right of passage. It doesn’t count unless you get a Double-Double Animal Style.
