The High Ground Conference has been blessed by a wide variety of leaders who have contributed to the conference over our 35 years.  We want to share with High Ground participants many of these unique ministry resources which you may find to be helpful as you seek to grow in your faith.  This is an initial list which will be expanded as we approach the February 2026 Conference. 

We welcome suggestions for ministries related to High Ground to consider including.  Ministries should be relevant to past and current High Ground participants.  E-mail your suggestions to highground@inbox.com.  

• Gene Getz is one of the early founders of the High Ground Conference who spoke every year for many years.  He is also the founder of Bible Principles, has also published Life Essentials Interactive Study Bible that we highly encourage you to read.  High Ground was privileged to have Gene share his progress each year over the seven years of developing the Study Bible.
  
  
• John Maisel, also an early founder of High Ground, spoke annually on Thursday night and radically challenged men in their walk with Christ.  He co-founded East West Ministries in 1993.
  
  
• The Vail Church, Avon, Colorado, our host church for High Ground.  See the extensive ministries and opportunities which The Vail Church provides to the larger Vail Valley community. 
  
  
• Christ Church of Lake Forest, IL.  Sign up for Senior Pastor Mike Woodruff's Friday Update Newsletter.
  
  See also Christ Church's Lakelight Institute: Equipping Christians with timeless wisdom for modern life. 
  Sign up for Lakelight Institute's monthly update.
  
  
• First LIberty Institute on religious liberty in the United States.  Sign up for their weekly update on religious liberty cases and issues.  Sign up for First LIberty Live.
  
  
• Jeff Kemp at MEN HUDDLE teams up to encourage us to live as beloved sons of our Perfect Father who connect consistently and deeply with our trusted core friends.
  
  Dig into RECEIVE: THE WAY OF JESUS FOR MEN. Tap & share Jeff's Free Equipping Tools for Men - CORE 3 COACHING, LEVEL 5 FRIENDSHIP PLAYBOOK  
  
  
• Mark Warren and the men's ministry he founded and leads: Power of 4 Ministries. 
  
  
• 2026 Friday evening Conference speaker Dave Gibson's sermon site, Corkin' Good Sermons. 
  
  
• 2026 Conference speaker Tom Haugen's church, El Montecito Presbyterian Church, Santa Barbara, CA.
  
  
• 2026 Conference speaker Matt Waterstone's church, Reformed Church of Bronxville, New York.