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Tulsa, OK | June 10-12, 2025
Join us for Vanguard 2025 - Paradigm Shift, a transformative gathering designed to equip and inspire the Church to embrace boldness in a world where the lines of faith and culture are rapidly shifting. As Christians, we are called not just to hold fast to our beliefs but to step out with audacious faith, breaking conventional paradigms to share the Truth in fresh, impactful ways.This year’s theme, Paradigm Shift, invites you to explore what it means to live boldly—crossing the lines of comfort, tradition, and fear to fulfill God’s call on your life.
This isn’t just another conference—it’s a call to action. Together, we’ll redefine what it means to be bold, shake the foundations of fear, and reclaim the courage to impact the world for Christ.
Ministry can be lonely, but it doesn’t have to be. At Vanguard 2025 - Paradigm Shift, you’ll join a community of leaders who are passionate about reaching the lost and willing to stand together in faith. Let’s break down walls and build bridges to strengthen one another for the work ahead.
1. Cross the line of comfort to embrace the unknown with faith.
2. Experience the power of prayer-driven boldness.
3. Reimagine ministry and outreach with creativity and confidence.
4. Build a network of relationships to support and encourage your ministry journey.

While growing up in a large ministry family, Cookie was called into ministry at a very young age. Cookie and her husband Fred have served for over 40 years in different leadership and pastoral capacities in ministries and churches around the globe. After serving as senior pastors of Father’sHouse for 17 years, Fred and Cookie resigned their position in 2015. Then in 2016, upon the prompting of the Holy Spirit to Dr.PatHarrison (founderofFCF),Cookie took the helm as the CEO ofF CFInternational and flourished asan incredible as set to the ministry. While implementing vital programs and leadership growth strategies at the National Office, she has been able to lead the way for other ministries to engage in leadership development, business coaching and legacy strategies, whole person health (spirit, soul and body) and both personal and ministerial growth. Isaiah 58:12 says,“You shall build the old waste places; You shall raise up the foundations of many generations; And you shall be called the Repairer of the Breach, The Restorer of Streets to Dwell In. ”Cookie has championed this scripture and it is the foundation of FCF’s belief that noone should doministry alone. Cookie travels and encourages the body of Christ, films a monthly vlog called Cookie’s Corner and steers the vision and direction of the international ministry operations. Cookie Brothers is a visionary, a pastor of pastors and an Isaiah 58:12 leader. Cookie lives in Tulsa, OK and has been married to Fred for more than 30 years. They have fourwonderful children/children in love, JD & Ally Brothers, Zack & Whitney Baldwin and 5 adorable grandsons.






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