Join us September 28-29, 2026
at The Met

Tickets: $85
Current Promotions: Couples $80, Group $70

Welcome to our 2nd Retirees’ Conference, themed ‘Tell The Next Generation’ from Psalm 78:4. Our goal this year is to empower purposeful retirement by...
• Reimagining Retirement
• Redefining Purpose
• Radiating Gospel Light

Featuring esteemed speakers such as Charles Price (former Lead Pastor of The Peoples Church in Toronto from 2001-2016), Professor John Wyatt (doctor, author, speaker, and research scientist), and our own Interim Lead Pastor Joy.

Join us for a time of fellowship and inspiration, culminating in an afternoon Hymn Concert with the Mission Hill Quartet. Don’t miss this transformative experience!

Tickets are $85 each to cover the conference, snacks, and lunches.

If you are registering as a couple, you can get $5 off per attendee. Register as a group of more five, and you will get $15 off per attendee (valid until September 21). Please reach out to Curtis at [email protected] for more details and to get the coupon code.

If you would like to "Pay It Forward" to provide a scholarship for someone else to attend the conference, you can make a donation to The Met and write "Seniors Conference" in the memo. A tax receipt will be issued for any sponsorship given (if needed).
Location
Metropolitan Bible Church
2176 Prince of Wales Dr. Ottawa, ON
Date & Time
Monday, September 28, 2026, 9:00AM-4:00PM
Tuesday, September 29, 2026, 9:00AM-4:00 PM
An Invitation from Charles Price
Psalm 92:14-15 says of those who walk with God: "They still bear fruit in old age; they are ever full of sap and green, to declare that the Lord is upright; he is my rock..."

Join us to see what possibilities lie in store as we relate the aging process to the living Lord Jesus Christ. Let's encourage one another in how to age fruitfully.
Speakers
Charles Price
Pastor Emeritus, Peoples Church
Charles Price has preached in over 100 countries on every continent and is the author of 8 books, some of which have been translated into a variety of languages. Originally from England, for many years he was the Principal of Capernwray Bible school in the North of England. Charles was Lead Pastor with The Peoples Church in Toronto Canada from 2001 to 2016. The weekly congregation doubled to over 4000 attending each Sunday during his time there.

Charles is the recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal for services to humanitarian need, cited as having raised several millions of dollars through his television programme for global mission projects in Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, and India. He is married to Hilary and they have two daughters, one son, two sons-in-law, five grandchildren, and their family is scattered in several parts of the world.

He was our Guest Keynote speaker during the inauguration of this conference in June 10-11, 2024 and we are honored to have him again!
John Wyatt
Professor Emeritus of Neonatal Paediatrics, Ethics & Perinatology at University College London
John Wyatt is a doctor, author, speaker, and research scientist. He is Emeritus Professor of Neonatal Pediatrics at University College London (UK) and worked for more than 25 years as a consultant neonatologist in central London, caring for sick and extremely premature infants. He also conducted medical research focused on developing new treatments to prevent brain injury in newborn babies.

Dr. Wyatt has a long-standing interest in the ethical dilemmas raised by advances in medicine and technology and has frequently engaged in public and professional debates on bioethical issues at the beginning and end of life. His book, Matters of Life and Death – Human Dilemmas in the Light of the Christian Faith, has been translated into more than ten languages. He is also the author of The Final Lap: Navigating the Transitions of Later Life, the book enjoyed by participants of our previous Tell the Next Generation conference (June 10–11, 2024).

Dr. Wyatt currently serves as President of the UK Christian Medical Fellowship and is a member of the Ethics Advisory Committee of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health. More resources by John Wyatt can be found at www.johnwyatt.com.
Christopher Joseph (Joy Gill)
Interim lead pastor, the met
Christopher “Joy” Joseph (AKA Joy Gill) currently serves as the Interim Lead Pastor at The Met, while also overseeing the Operations and Missions portfolios. Remarkably, it was a missionary supported by The Met who led Joy to the Lord in India in 2007. He often describes himself as a fruit of The Met’s missions, and now considers it a privilege to provide leadership to the very ministry that played a formative role in his faith journey.

Joy is a graduate of Delhi University and holds a Master of Divinity from Southern Asia Bible College, Bangalore, India. He has also completed NGO Management studies through Indira Gandhi National Open University, and is a graduate of the Global Proclamation Academy’s Expository Preaching School, hosted by Dallas Theological Seminary (Texas, USA).

Prior to moving to Canada, Joy served as a pastor in North India, where he planted and shepherded two churches over a 12-year period with Delhi Bible Fellowship. In 2018, he founded Life Tree Foundation (LTF) and served as its Executive Director. LTF is a Christian charitable organization focused on educating underprivileged children, with additional programs in food and nutrition, medical and healthcare support, care for women and widows, assistance to the homeless and differently abled, and emergency relief and rehabilitation across India.

Joy is also a gifted songwriter, composer, and singer, producing Christ-centered and culturally relevant Hindi Christian music. In addition, he has served as a trainer with the Redeemer City to City Church Planting Network in India.
Panelists
Theresa Quann
National director, connecting streams
Theresa Quann is a leader, entrepreneur, and ministry advocate with a passion for serving vulnerable and marginalized people. Born and raised in Ottawa, she spent more than 42 years in real estate, building and leading one of the city's most successful real estate teams and co-founding a franchise that grew to become one of Ottawa's largest.

Throughout her business career, Theresa remained deeply committed to outreach, supporting ministries that serve youth, refugees, those experiencing poverty, and others facing significant life challenges. She has operated refugee homes for nearly a decade and continues to serve actively in her local church.

Theresa joined Connecting Streams in 2016 as the Ottawa City Team Lead. In 2020, she was appointed National Director with a mandate to expand the ministry across Canada. Through God's blessing and the work of an exceptional team, Connecting Streams developed systems that made the ministry sustainable, transferable, and scalable, resulting in significant growth and impact nationwide.

Theresa is passionate about inspiring seniors and retirees to embrace the next season of life with purpose and expectation. She challenges them to reject the idea that retirement is the end of meaningful contribution and instead see it as an opportunity to be "refired, not retired." Drawing inspiration from Moses, whose greatest assignment began at the burning bush later in life, Theresa encourages others to continue using their gifts, wisdom, and experience to serve God, invest in others, and leave a legacy that outlives them.

In her personal time, Theresa enjoys spending time with her five adult children and twelve grandchildren. She loves being in nature, delights in God's creation, and finds refreshment through swimming, biking, and walking. Whether sharing life with family or enjoying meaningful conversations with friends, relationships are among her greatest joys.
John Wyatt's Perspective on Retirement
John Wyatt shares how he defined his identity by his work, what he did every day. Retiring from the medical front lines was a shock for him.

What are these years for? And how can I become like the person that I was created to become?

We need to talk and plan for how to live these later years and transition into retirement. Come learn and see what you have to pass on to others.
Worship
We are grateful to be led in worship at our conference by some incredibly talented people!
Mission Hill Quartet
Met Worship Team
Mission Hill Quartet
Hear a preview of the concert on Tuesday, September 29 with Mission Hill Quartet. You don't want to miss it!
Schedule
Please note that the program may be slightly adjusted.

Monday, September 28
9:00 AM
Registration and Refreshments
10:00 AM
Session 1
Pastor Charles Price
11:10 AM
Break
11:10 AM
Session 2
Professor John Wyatt
12:35 PM
Lunch and Fellowship
1:30 PM
Session 3 / Panel Q&A
Pastor Christopher Joseph (Joy Gill), Pastor Charles Price, Professor John Wyatt
3:15 PM
Closing
Pastor Manasseh Muvandimwe
Tuesday, September 29
9:00 AM
Breakfast
10:00 AM
Session 4
Pastor Charles Price
11:10 AM
Break
11:30 AM
Session 5
Professor John Wyatt
12:35 PM
Lunch and Fellowship
1:30 PM
Concert & Session 6
Mission Hill Quartet
Pastor Charles Price
3:15 PM
Closing
Pastor Joy
Tell the Next Generation Conference: Empowering Purposeful Retirement

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