Speakers and Band

Aliza Latta

SPEAKER

Aliza Latta is a writer, artist, and pastor who is a huge fan of telling stories. She creates content for Canada’s largest youth conference, Change Conference, and is a church planter at Mountainside Church Dundas. Her artwork and writing have been featured in publications for LifeWay, Dayspring, and (in)courage. She is passionate about seeing people formed into the likeness of Jesus.

Awaken Worship

Band

Awaken Worship was founded in 2020 by long-time friends and worship leaders Nigel Broersma and Joel Brill, born out of a desire to awaken from the slumber caused by COVID-19 and return to unified worship.

Nigel, raised in a worship-focused family, has played in churches across Ontario and now leads worship at Living Hope Church in Peterborough. Joel, originally from Australia, moved to Canada in 2007 and has served as a worship leader at Zion Church since 2008. The two, bonded by years of musical collaboration, created Awaken Worship to bring people together in worship.

The band also includes Kaitlyn Ropp, an amazing vocalist with a heart for worship, Josh Broersma, drummer and Redeemer music grad, James and Adam Hoogsteen, our dynamic brothers on Bass and Keys and James Stapley rocking on electric.  

United across seven churches, Awaken Worship is committed to leading people into the presence of God and spreading His love through music.

Lucas Burton

speaker

Lucas Burton is a follower of Jesus and passionate about helping people discover their true identity and purpose. He's had the joy of working with youth throughout the world and has served as a campus minister, cross-cultural missionary, and local church pastor. Today, Lucas serves as the National Evangelism Lead for Message Canada and recently began a PhD with a focus on evangelism in a post-Christian context. He and his wife Rachel live in Toronto with their five-pound Pomeranian named Hope.