SESSION 1

From Traditional Church to Growing Movement
Releasing Pioneers and Starting New Expressions
Heather Jallad
Churches traditionally rely on volunteers to make weekend services and key ministries happen. Unfortunately, this often stifles many of our most capable and entrepreneurial volunteers. But when you encourage people to pioneer something new in the places they spend their days, you churches can reach members of their community who would never show up on a Sunday. Heather Jallad shares her experience of identifying and empowering pioneers, and how they transform traditional congregations.

Church Around the Table
How Established Churches are Reaching Those Hungry for Food and Friends
Eliseo Mejia
Jesus taught his disciples over a table, and the first churches met to share meals and remember his teachings. Today, churches across North America are rediscovering this simple form of church, and finding that their neighborhoods are full of hungry people. Eliseo Mejia shares about the simple power of Dinner Church, how everyday churches can start one, and how they reach across age, language and socioeconomic barriers.

Leading Change in a Change-Averse Church
Even if Your Church Doesn't Have Many
Bruce Young
Everything changes, but that doesn’t make it easy. Established churches, with familiar faces and rituals, often struggle to embrace change. Bruce Young shares his examples and best practices from his experience of leading change in places that aren’t always built for it.

Re-Presenting the Gospel in Post-Mormon Contexts
David Graham
The Mormon church has profoundly influenced the culture of the Intermountain West. How can Christians present Jesus and the church in fresh ways to people whose understanding of religion was shaped by this movement? David shares his personal experience with Mormonism and revitalizing churches.

SESSION 2

Rural Church Leadership
Organizing Congregations to Represent Jesus Well in Small Place
David Blackwell
Churches have long been at the center of life in small town North America. But the pressures on small towns are also making it harder for churches. David Blackwell reminds us that the role of the Church is to represent Jesus well, and helps us understand how the modern church in a small town can reorganize to shift their focus.

Reaching Children and Youth
Even if Your Church Doesn't Have Many
Chris Blackey
Is your neighborhood full of children, but your church is not? Chris Blackey shares about his stories of reimagining ministry to children and youth beyond the confines of Sunday school, VBS and other internal church programs.

Crucified Habits
Key Practices for Evangelism, Discipleship and a Christian Life
Patti Duckworth
No formula can make you a perfect Christian, but there are key practices that Christians have relied on for centuries. Patti Duckworth explores how to develop a cruciform mindset that can overcome our distracted, divisive, and success-driven culture. She examines how to bring a cruciformed mindset into evangelism and disciplemaking.

Discipleship Made Simple
Bob Hyatt
No formula can make you a perfect Christian, but there are key practices that Christians have relied on for centuries. Patti Duckworth explores how to develop a cruciform mindset that can overcome our distracted, divisive, and success-driven culture. She examines how to bring a cruciformed mindset into evangelism and disciplemaking.