The Can't Miss Moments of RX26

This past week, the Rock Community took over downtown Phoenix for Rockʼs annual conference, RX26. The event started with Ted Decker on the big screen rapping about all the ways heʼs been Rockmaxxing, and it had the Community excited for everything to come next.

It was our biggest RX yet with 855 registered attendees who came from across the globe for three days of keynotes, hands-on sessions and the kind of hallway conversations that only happen when this many Rock churches are in one place. Here are some of the best memories we're taking with us and the golden nuggets we hid throughout the event.

An Immersive Look at the Future of Check-In

Attendees first walked into the Future of Check-In experience, an immersive, Disney-like walkthrough we built to help churches picture check-in technologies in their own lobbies. You can see it unfold, learn how we set it up and apply it to your ministry today.

Attendees tapped for NFC check-in and watched the Bluetooth Beacon work in real time, sensing each person as they walked near and generating an AI-created baby photo that was equally hilarious and surprisingly convincing. It was a fun reminder that the technology shaping check-in today is far more approachable than you might think.

Building a Culture of Excellence

Our guest keynote speaker, Horst Schulze, challenged the room to stop leaving excellence to chance. Drawing on a career built on world-class hospitality, he made the case that excellence is not something you stumble into on a good day. Itʼs the product of systems you design on purpose.

For the ministry leaders and church staff in the room, the message landed. Schulze encouraged everyone to build intentional systems that engrain excellence into how their teams operate, so that deeply caring for people becomes the standard rather than the exception.

Rock Forward: Whatʼs Coming in v20 and Beyond

In the Rock Forward Keynote, Jon pulled back the curtain on whatʼs coming next, and the roadmap left attendees cheering and clapping. Here are a few of the highlights from v20:

• Rock Mobile Chat brings conversations directly into Rock Mobile, so Community members can connect without leaving the app.
• Helix in Rock Mobile carries the Lava Applications model into mobile. Get fresh data nearly instantly without needing a page refresh.
• Code and Workflow Composer makes building logic and automations faster and more approachable for teams of every skill level.
• An improved Group Finder makes it easier for people to discover and connect with the right groups at your church.

Taken together, the roadmap points to more capability and more accessibility, whether you're a seasoned developer or building your very first workflow.

Celebrating Gold Circle Awards & New Hall of Fame Inductee

RX is as much about the Community as it is about the software. We handed out nine Gold Circle Awards, recognizing the churches who use Rockʼs powerful toolkit for impactful ministry projects. Learn more about these award-winning projects and be inspired.

We also welcomed a new inductee into the Hall of Fame, Adam Hann. Adamʼs ongoing contributions and leadership in the Community have left a lasting mark, and his induction was a well-deserved moment of recognition!

Catch Every Session with the Content Subscription

If you couldn't make it to every session, the RX26 Content Subscription is now live, giving you on-demand access to the full lineup. Itʼs the perfect way to go deeper on the sessions you loved and catch the ones you missed.

It also provides excellent training for your team back home. Instead of one person bringing back a page of notes, your whole staff can learn directly from the sessions, at their own pace, long after the conference ends.

And a few of the biggest moments are free and open to everyone. Jonʼs Vision Day Keynotes and the Community Keynote are public, so you can share them with your leadership to get your whole team aligned.

RX27 Is Already Here

If RX26 is any indication, you won't want to miss what comes next. RX27 registration is open, and tickets are the most affordable right now.

We're not the only ones excited. In less than 24 hours after RX26 wrapped, a dozen people had already signed up to come back for another year. We'd love to have you in the room with them.

Thank you to everyone who joined us for RX26, to our speakers, Rock Stars, award winners and to the incredible Rock Community. See you at RX27!