We are excited to welcome Dr. Cory Seibel as a our keynote speaker this year!

Cory Seibel is a professional counsellor at Cornerstone Counselling in Edmonton, Alberta, where he also serves as Cornerstone’s Faith Community Liaison. Prior to entering the counselling profession, Cory devoted nearly three decades to serving as a pastor of Baptist churches in the US and Canada and as a full-time professor at seminaries in South Dakota and California. In addition to completing his MA in Counselling at Central Seminary in Kansas, Cory previously completed an MTh degree from Spurgeon’s College in London, England, and a PhD in practical theology from the University of Pretoria in South Africa.

As a writer and speaker, Cory has focused upon helping churches grow as vibrant intergenerational communities of faith in which all generations can flourish together. He co-authored the 2023 updated edition of Intergenerational Christian Formation alongside Holly Allen and Christine Ross, edited The Generative Church and Engage All Generations, and contributed chapters to InterGenerate. Cory was a longtime member of the InterGenerate Conference leadership team and served as its chair from 2021-2023.

He currently is developing a continuing education program focused upon the Church and Mental Health in partnership with The King’s University in Edmonton and is serving as a sessional instructor for St. Stephen’s College at the University of Alberta, teaching in the area of psychotherapy and spirituality.