Breakout Location: Chapel

Ladies! Let's meet, connect and hear stories of what God is doing across our churches. At this breakout, you will get to meet others, as well as introduce yourself.

Being a church that is beginning to or reaching the community at large has challenges. This session will serve as a way to provide and opportunity to build some relationship that we pray will last for decades to come. 

Breakout Location: B:TWO (Look at facility map for location info)

Explore the 8 essential components that every church should incorporate into their children's ministry for lasting impact.

Breakout Location: B:ONE (look at facility map for location info)

Tim Keller writes: “The difference between bad and good preaching is largely the responsibility of the preacher.” Meaning, whenever you hear a bad sermon, the fault usually lies with the preacher.  With the proliferation of technology, books, sermons, education, there is simply no excuse for not delivering good, insightful, relevant sermons.

One of the best tools of technology for sermon crafting has been Logos Bible Software. In this breakout session, I hope to share some of the ways Logos has helped me in the way I put together a sermon/series.

Breakout Location: Main Sanctuary

This is a great breakout for ethnic churches looking to start an English service, while maintaining a great ethnic service too. This panel will include participants whose churches have multiple services and will share from their experience. 

Breakout Location: Youth Space (Downstairs)

From Jeremy: I will go into details about the lobby experience, what things impact a guest the most before they ever get to the auditorium, how to get people to fill out connection cards, how to communicate with guests on Sunday from the pulpit. This session will share best practices for the best lobby experience for a first time guest. 

Breakout Location: Fellowship Hall

This collaborative and interactive workshop will explore the contrast between healthy Christian leadership and toxic religious leadership. Drawing from interviews with Christian leaders in the USA and abroad, the presentation highlights common pitfalls that need to be recognized and overcome. By identifying these toxic traits, we can seek a path toward transformational leadership that aligns with authentic Christian spirituality.