2026 SPEAKERS
Speaker & WORSHIP LeadeR - Ron Hendrix
Ron Hendrix is a veteran educator, worship leader, musician, speaker, and spiritual mentor. Since the early 1990s, he has been actively involved with Camps Farthest Out (CFO), serving in many roles over the years—including youth leader, worship leader, creatives leader, prayer group leader, speaker, council ring member, and member of the Leadership Development Team. He currently serves on the CFO Board of Directors.
Ron is passionate about helping people discover their identity in Christ and develop their God-given gifts to fulfill their unique calling and purpose. With a heart full of gratitude, Ron is honored to share personal stories from his faith journey and testify to God's enduring faithfulness.
He and his wife, Amy, live in Greenville, South Carolina. They are proud parents of three adult children—Joshua, Carly, and John Luke—and loving grandparents to James, Isabelle, and Desmond.
This year, Ron will join the Shinkle father-and-son speaking team as our veteran CFO speaker. He will also lead worship occasionally throughout the week, mentor rising worship leaders from within our camp, and coordinate our worship set schedule.