Breakout Session Schedule

Breakout A (9:00-10:00)

Room
Speaker
Title

Barrows

Featured: Sherry Harney

Organic Prayer: Naturally Infuse Outreach with Heaven’s Power

Online – Rural

Marty Giese

Credibility Gatekeeping: The Power and Potential of Credibility for Evangelism in Rural Communities

Wilson

Mark DeYmaz

Fundraising and Church Economics: Why Tithes and Offerings are No Longer Enough and what you can Do about It

Room 121

Dan Haase

Loving the World: spiritual formation as the foundation for evangelism

Room 130

Bill Kolar 

Engaging the Questions Gen Z is Asking

Room 132

Andrew Abernathy

Savoring Scripture as Fuel for Evangelism

Room 134

Todd Korpi 

The Digital Sanctuary: Reimagining Cyberspace as Sacred Space

Room 136

Josh Spinks & David Kaufmann

Ignite the Vision: See What’s Possible

Room 138

John Boland 

How the Church Staff can Prepare God’s People for Ministry Through Their Work

Room 140

Arielle Randle

Reaching Jewish Communities in a Rapidly Changing World

Room 532

Stan Endicott, Dave Rhodes, Tim Harlow 

The Greying Church: Missional Dream or Maintenance Nightmare?

Room 534

Simone Halpin; Austin Adams; Krista Miller; Steve DeWitt 

Leadership Roundtable: Self-Leadership for Thriving and Growing

Breakout B (10:15-11:15)

Room
Speaker
Title

Barrows

Featured: Ian Harber

Walking Through Deconstruction: Reaching those in a Crisis of Faith

Online – Rural

Charlie Cotherman & Adam Kipp 

The Rural Church as Anchor Institutions

Wilson

Sean McDowell

Why People Are Leaving Church: Analyzing the Dechurching Trend and Finding Paths to Renewal

Room 121

Nirup Alphonse

De-centralizing Discipleship as the Future of the Church

Room 130

Brandi Williams 

Making Space for Gen Z

Room 132

Bobby Manning 

Preaching to the Next Generation

Room 134

Hunter Guy 

Digital Shepherds: Harnessing Digital Tools for Church Outreach

Room 136

Aubrey Sampson

How Walking with People Through Darkness and Grief Refines our Gospel Witness

Room 138

Jerry White 

How the Church can be Prepared to Minister through their Work

Room 140

Sam George & Ravi Narshimhan 

Sharing Jesus with Hindus

Room 532

Connie Surratt & David Loveless

4th Quarter Discipleship: How to Actively Step into the Greatest Discipleship Opportunity in Your Church

Room 534

Daniel Yang

Leadership Roundtable: Embracing Innovation in Church Forms and Leadership

Breakout C (11:30-12:30)

Room
Speaker
Title

Barrows

Featured: Doug Parks

Building an Invitational Culture

Online – Rural

Jeff Clark 

The Spectrum of Rural Evangelism: Building a Toolkit for Effective Evangelism for Rural Contexts

Wilson

David van Dyke

The Healthy Leader: Developing Healthy Systems, Skills and Boundaries Long-Term Ministry

Room 121

Tanita Maddox

What is Good News for the Next Generation?

Room 130

Rick Richardson 

Unpacking Gen Z: Understanding the Unique Ways Churches can both Reach and Mobilize the Next Generation of Leaders

Room 132

Jamal Johnson 

Biblical Preaching With Cultural Insight: How the Black Church can Deepen your Preaching

Room 134

Tyler Biggs

Digital Ministry by Design: Empowering Laity for Mission Through Innovation

Room 136

Kelli Smith

Welcome to the Table: How to Mobilize Families in Your Church to Reach Your Community

Room 138

Tim Neff 

Mobilizing Marketplace Leaders in the Local Church

Room 140

Samuel Naaman

Muslims among us a blessing: Reaching and Serving Muslim Communities in North America

Room 532

Allison Pinzon

How to Mobilize Believers to Share Jesus with the Young, the Deconstructed, and the Non-Religious

Room 534

 

Daniel Yang

Borderless Calling: Why Global Mass Displacement is the GREAT Great Commission Cause

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