Past Workshops
Equipping Group Workshops
Our free, multi-faceted, online workshops involve training from a seasoned practitioner, Q&A, & exercises/activities to help you immediately implement the content in your current situation. We offer these a few times a year. Check out our Training page for upcoming workshops.
Winter Workshop 2023: The North American Church of 2050 with Daniel Yang & Ben Connelly
What will the North American Church look like in 2050 (which isn't even 30 years away?!) What foundations can we keep from the past, and how must we contextualize for the future? And how is Jesus still good news in an increasingly pluralistic, post-Christendom culture?
Join Daniel Yang & Ben Connelly to discuss these themes in our first workshop of 2023, sponsored by Fuller Church Planting Initiative.
End-of-Year Workshop 2022: Being Published When You’re Not “Famous” with Trillia Newbell, Don Gates, & Ben Connelly
The world of publishing is a weird, at times overwhelming world. It feels confusing to navigate, and it's often hard to even know the first step. But every book started with an idea, and every author started out in some form of obscurity -- so sometimes it's just helpful to know where to start!
For our final Workshop of 2022, Moody Publishers editor Trillia Newbell and literary agent Don Gates join Ben Connelly for a fun, helpful end-of-year convo to answer one of the most-asked questions we've heard this year: "how do I get published if I'm not 'famous'?"
Fall Workshop 2022: Re-Engaging the Heart of Advent with Hannah Anderson
Do you find it hard to conjure up that "Christmas spirit" in December? If you're a minister, does the joy of Christmas seem lost in your congregation's holiday distraction? What if the answer is that we've forgotten the depth of Advent? In this workshop based on her new book, Hannah Anderson helps us re-engage the longing and hope of the weeks before Christmas… and as we do, it makes Christmas itself all the sweeter as well.
Back to School Workshop 2022: Faithful Discipleship in a World of Activism with Carl Johnson
Do you find it hard to disciple people to stay rooted in a transient culture? Are you wondering how to engage your community and infuse the gospel in your civic actions? Do you want to multiply faithfulness throughout your whole community in making disciples? In this workshop we look at large issues in specific contexts and in our post-industrial world, how do you make true disciples among activist and justice-oriented households, business owners, and a global community.
Pre-summer Workshop 2022: Hope for the Weary Leader with Jason Kovacs
If you’re feeling tired, worn down, and anxious, you are not alone. But how do you persevere? How do you minister when your own emotional health as a leader is suffering? In this workshop we will look at Biblical and practical ways leaders can remain healthy - or return to health - no matter the season.
Spring Workshop 2022: Creativity & Communication for Discipleship with Matt Stevens
Do you feel like your organization's discipleship efforts are scattered? Do people seem unaware of the ways you try to help them grow... no matter the number of times you tell them?
Matt Stevens introduces a creative strategy to help church/org leaders focus your discipleship and give language to your ministry efforts.
Winter Workshop 2022: From Everyday Disciples to Everyday Disciple-Makers with Dhati Lewis
What does it look like to call & equip everyday followers of Jesus to their role in discipleship -- of other Christians & of non-believers too? How can church leaders create a culture to equip folks for such a shift?
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