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Worship & Prayer
Three days of seeking God together through worship, prayer, and spiritual encounter.
September 25–27, 2026 · Lexington, MA
Only the Hungry Conference
A Conference for Those Who Hunger for God
GatherThree days together
SeekPrayer, fasting & worship
BuildKingdom relationships
The Vision
Come hungry.
Come hungry.
Leave filled.
Only the Hungry is a gathering for Christian businessmen and women, ministry leaders, missionaries, founders, and believers who desire to know and love Jesus Christ more.
The conference is centered on worship, prayer, fasting, testimony, fellowship, and meaningful Christian relationships. It also seeks to connect Christian companies and individuals with ministries and Christian startups so that people can collaborate, support one another, and build the Kingdom of God together.
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Community & Fellowship
Form meaningful relationships with believers, leaders, missionaries, and founders from many walks of life.
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Kingdom Collaboration
Build relationships among Christian business leaders, missionaries, ministries, and founders.
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Testimony & Calling
Hear how God has worked through lives, companies, organizations, and ministries.
Speakers
Stories of faith, leadership, and Kingdom work.
Business, civic, education, and ministry leaders will share how faith has shaped their lives, work, and service.
Keynote Speaker
Charley Shin
Founder & CEO, Charleys Philly Steaks | GOSH Enterprises
Charley Shin is a Korean-American entrepreneur best known as the founder and CEO of Charleys Philly Steaks and its parent company, GOSH Enterprises. Under GOSH Enterprises, he expanded his restaurant portfolio to include BIBIBOP Asian Grill and Lennys Grill & Subs. He also established the Charleys Kids Foundation, a nonprofit focused on youth mentorship, education, and food literacy initiatives.
Sam Hyun
Chief of Strategy, Golden Media | Former Director of Government Relations, TAAF
A prominent AAPI advocate, keynote speaker, and civic leader, Sam Hyun has worked at the intersection of public leadership, media, equity, and civic participation. He has been featured by major national media outlets and is also a co-founder of the footwear brand 1587 Sneakers.
Ling Chai
Co-Founder, Jenzabar | Founder, All Girls Allowed
Ling Chai is a Chinese-American entrepreneur and former human-rights activist who became one of the student leaders of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests. She later co-founded Jenzabar, an enterprise software company serving higher education, and founded All Girls Allowed.
Stacey Lee
CEO, LOIZ E&M
Stacey Lee leads LOIZ E&M, a global creative content production and artist management company working across music, film, television, and animation. The company brings together prominent trend-setting artists from across the entertainment industry.
Kevin Pan
Owner, Brittivia Homes & Construction
Kevin Pan owns Brittivia Homes & Construction, a residential construction company specializing in new construction, additions, decks, roofs, and accessory dwelling units.
Ministry & Community Leaders
Victoria Landers
Executive Director & Head of School, New Covenant School
Victoria Landers leads New Covenant School in Lexington, Massachusetts, with an emphasis on academic excellence alongside spiritual and character formation rooted in Christian values.
Pastor Lee Seung-hwan (이승환 목사)
Senior Pastor, The Nations Church (더열방교회) — South Korea
The Nations Church serves across migrant-worker ministry, multicultural and defector support, foreign-student outreach, and one-on-one discipleship training.
Pastor Lee Yo-sep (이요셉 목사)
Founder, Yangtte Community (양떼커뮤니티)
Yangtte Community has served at-risk youth, runaways, teenagers facing crime or homelessness, single mothers, next-generation immigrants, and young adults through a range of outreach and self-reliance projects.
Patrick & Kathy Talbot
Ministry Leaders, NextGen Law and Justice | Isaiah Justice Institute
Patrick and Kathy Talbot equip students and advocates in law and government to pursue biblical justice. Through the Isaiah Justice Institute and their partnership with YWAM’s University of the Nations, they draw on two decades of teaching university students in Indonesia, South Korea, Romania, and Cambodia.
Host
Conference Host
Peter Wontack Kang
Founder, FaithAI & MicroLearnable
Peter Wontack Kang is an education technology entrepreneur creating tools that make learning more accessible and effective. He founded FaithAI, an AI-powered homeschool learning companion designed to bridge mastery-based curricula and high-stakes exams, and MicroLearnable, a learning platform that teaches users to build applications through focused lessons in Flutter development.
Who Should Attend
For anyone who is hungry for God.
No title or status is required. Come ready to seek God with your whole heart.
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Christian business leaders & entrepreneurs
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Pastors, missionaries & ministry leaders
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Christian startup founders & innovators
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Believers called to testify of God’s work in their lives
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Anyone willing to fast and seek God wholeheartedly
Fasting
Make room to seek.
For those who feel compelled to give something up during the conference, the program offers several possible fasting approaches.
Get Involved
Help create the community around the conference.
The conference brochure invites participants and supporters to contribute in practical ways before and during the gathering.
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Offer Your Home
Host attendees for free during the conference and help create community.
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Make an Offering
Support worship leaders, speakers, and those who need help attending.
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Testify & Share
Speak of what God has done in your life — no title or status required.
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Recommend Speakers
Know a Christian business leader or missionary who should speak?
Ministry Giving
Support ministries doing the work.
Discover ministries serving communities locally and around the world. Donation links and QR codes will be added as each ministry’s giving details are confirmed.
ORAH International
ORAH International is a warm sanctuary for migrant workers, their families, and their children who labor in a foreign land. Through essential care, tailored education, and stable settlement support, ORAH walks alongside immigrant families isolated by language and cultural barriers—helping transform the loneliness of life abroad into a bright light of hope.
September 25–27, 2026
Are you hungry for more?
Join us at New Covenant School, 7 Clematis Rd, Lexington, MA 02421, for three days of worship, prayer, fasting, testimony, fellowship, and encounter.
Register for Only the Hungry →