Go, So the Next Generation Will Know
Workshops
The Power of Intimacy With God
Chi Adeliyi
This workshop equips participants with practical details of pursuing intimacy with God, especially in a complex and changing world. It discusses among others, the what, why, how, where, and when of intimacy with God. Drawing from a rich biblical tradition and contemporary missionary experiences, the workshop is spurred to help participants launch out on their own adventure of intimacy with the Trinity.
Offered: Saturday Morning
Worshipful and Transformed Discipleship
Mark and Grace Sumrall
It’s not enough for us to help those we disciple know the Word of God–we’re commanded to help them obey it (Matthew 28:19,20)! As a result, they will experience a worshipful and transformed life (Romans 12:1,2). Join us as we explore how Jesus embodied worshipful and transformed discipleship, and how we can imitate Him.
Offered: Saturday Morning
Clean Hands, Pure Heart
Kyle Bowman
Being equipped to go, so the next generation will know, means ensuring that your struggles with sexual integrity past and present must be acknowledged and addressed so that you can tell of God’s mighty works in all areas of your life. The Clean Hands, Pure Heart workshop will cover the ways unaddressed sexual brokenness prevents effective ministry and ways to ensure wholeness before passing on your faith to the next generation.
Offered: Saturday Morning
Unraveling Generational Trauma: A Transformational Journey
Lucretia Bowman
Learn how to look at your life through other lenses, be willing to face what you see, and move from pain to purpose.
Offered: Saturday Morning
Jesus and Therapy: Healing for Effective Ministry
Cotorey Seals
Join us on this healing journey to discover how Jesus uses therapy to heal and equip you for impactful ministry as we explore the connection between walking with Jesus and your emotional well-being. Learn the role of mental health in your spiritual and emotional life, aiding in overcoming obstacles to effectively minister to others. Discover that being equipped to support others is a natural outcome of addressing and allowing God to heal your hurts, pains, and trauma that might impede effective ministry. Ultimately, engage in discussions and exercises to discover the transformative power of a changed life, living from a place of authority and self-autonomy.
Offered: Saturday Morning
Leading in Majority Culture or Multi-cultural Spaces
Wanda Anderson and Dr. Brian Taylor
Seven things which speak to identity which every African American must consider when leading in majority or multi-cultural spaces.
Discover how to operate unapologetically out of your ethnic identity while fully embracing your identity in Christ.
Credibility: Am I enough to lead you?
Culture: Do I have to abandon my Blackness?
Conscience: Can I speak honestly about issues?
Currency: Are there strings attached?
Courage: Are we ready to talk?
Conviction: Is it worth the headache?
Collaboration: Can we mutually submit?
(From: “Ready to Lead: Essential Questions for Empowering Black Leaders,” by Pastor Brian Taylor)
Offered: Saturday Morning
Being a Life-Giving Presence in Our Community
Brandon Woodard
Through engaging discussions, scriptural insights, and practical steps, discover how to radiate a Christ-centered and life-giving presence in the communities in which we live, work, and play.
Offered: Saturday Morning
Healing and Wholeness in a Racially Jagged Culture
Connally Gilliam and Dr. Sherry Jones
Rushing rivers of rage, swirling pools of guilt, blankets of burdensome shame, hidden places of unresolved pain…the fruit of living in a racially jagged culture can be a spiritually fragmented self. With an emphasis on storytelling and prayer, this workshop will focus on the personal wholeness and healing Jesus makes possible through our radical self-disclosure, deep wrestling with the Word, and the interdependent embrace of friends in the journey.
Offered: Saturday Morning
Intentionally Making Disciples Where We Live, Work, and Play
Thomas Baker
What does it look like to intentionally make disciples in the context of our lives? We have been commanded as believers to make disciples. But how do we start? This workshop will be a time of scripture reading, discussion, and storytelling.
Offered: Saturday Afternoon
Pioneering New Campus Ministries
Loyce Nelson
We will explore and discuss the importance and need for pioneering campus ministries specifically those that reach and equip black students as disciple-makers. As well as practical steps and skills to begin the work of pioneering.
Offered: Saturday Afternoon
Whole-Life Disciplemaking in Community
Daron Moore
In this workshop, you will learn how to disciple the whole person. This involves connecting with people wherever life happens, not just in spiritual situations. This workshop is designed for those who are interested in helping to see people thrive within their current environment.
Offered: Saturday Afternoon
How Non-black Christians Can Effectively Reach and Disciple Across Ethnic Lines
Mark Smith
Interested in ministering outside your culture and across ethnicities? Come discuss God’s heart for unity in the Church, identify your motivation for multiethnic ministry, and learn a few helpful ideas to see the vision of spiritual generations cross cultural barriers.
Offered: Saturday Afternoon
What Makes Women’s Discipleship Difficult in Today’s Culture
Susie Walther
We will highlight some challenges to discipling women in our churches and discuss the one thing each disciplemaker needs to know to overcome those challenges.
Offered: Saturday Afternoon
Men Making an Impact in the Black Community
Osaze Murray
We will discuss and learn about the importance of discipling men and their impact in the Black community. This workshop will include conversations within the room and a highlight of resources from outside of the room that will help the attendees make the impact they have envisioned.
Offered: Saturday Afternoon
Disciplemaking in Your Church
Juan Price
In this workshop we will share insights that will help the church to fulfill its primary purpose of making disciples who make disciples. Pastors, church leaders, and laity will be encouraged to make discipleship foundational and essential.
Offered: Saturday Afternoon
We Are Stronger Together Than Apart
Jesse and Elaine Hipps
Whose idea was family? What does Jesus say about family? Why does it exist? What is the purpose of family? We will talk about the purpose of family and what our role is in Kingdom legacy.
