A quick reference for event organizers, podcast hosts, and conference planners.
The short version
Brent Lacy is an author, MSP leader, rural ministry practitioner, and host of the Rural Think Tank Podcast. He speaks on MSP leadership, responsible AI, rural ministry, and the work of leading when the resources are limited and the decisions still matter.
For MSP and technology events
- Leading an MSP without becoming the bottleneck — documentation, decision-making, and the work that cannot stay in the owner’s head.
- What a useful vCIO conversation sounds like — turning technical concerns into choices a business leader can understand.
- Using AI without losing the plot — practical adoption, client-data boundaries, and questions leaders should ask before they buy another tool.
- Near Miss — preventable IT failures, competing incentives, and what business leaders should expect from their technology partner.
For ministry and church events
- Rural ministry is different out here — what small churches need that the usual playbook misses.
- The bi-vocational pastor’s survival guide — practical rhythms for leaders carrying both a job and a congregation.
- AI for small churches — where it saves time, where it creates risk, and what must remain human.
- Rural youth ministry — building something faithful with a small group, volunteer leaders, and no illusion of spare time.
Formats
Keynotes, workshops, breakouts, podcast conversations, and Sunday-morning messages. Sessions are shaped to the room rather than pulled from a generic slide deck.
Short bio
Brent Lacy has worked in IT since 1997 and ministry since 1998. He serves as Strategic Advisory Manager at Core Managed IT Services, founded RewiredMSP.com and MinistryPlace.net, and hosts the Rural Think Tank Podcast. He writes and speaks from long experience in technology leadership and rural church ministry.
Booking
For speaking, media, or podcast inquiries, visit Work With Brent or use the press kit.