As a church planter, business entrepreneur and sixth generation ministry leader, Phil Ling provides energetic leadership and strategic direction to The Giving Church consulting team. His expertise in building networks and developing resources to establish and strengthen congregations and non-profit organizations ia a hallmark of his ministry and is an unparalleled asset to the clients he serves.

Prior to launching his own consulting firm, Phil served as Vice President of Development of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, representing Franklin Graham, the President and CEO. Preceding joining the executive leadership of BGEA, Phil served as Executive Vice President of INJOY Stewardship Services, representing the founder, Dr. John C. Maxwell in the largest churches in America.

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PRE-CONFERENCE: Church Planting Nuts & Bolts – Hosted by Passion for Planting
Passion for Planting is offering a high-energy equipping lab that features experienced practitioners teaching church planting fundamentals with disciple making at the core. On Day 1, we'll focus on real-world, proven and practical methods of disciple making. On Day 2, we'll provide the "how to" nuts and bolts (with tools & templates) essential to church planting. Come learn, be encouraged, be challenged and have fun! Don't just plant a church, start a Disciple Making Movement that fuels a Church Planting Movement! Full list of speakers for this pre-con here.
Day / Time: Monday 1:00pm – 5:00pm and Tuesday 8:00am – 11:30am
Location: Faith Hall - Room 301E

Workshop Session 1: Nuts and Bolts Proverbs for Planting
Some seminars offer innovations hot out of the oven. Others deliver fresh research from the smartest people on the planet. We don't. We have collected a panel of stumblers and bumblers with PhD's in "learning the hard way" from the School of Hard Knocks. For one hour, we will share a boat-load of practical proverbs that have been tested and proven in the fires of church planting for decades in dozens of new churches. Our goal: 5 years from now, you will still be using at least one proverb from our time together.
Time: Tuesday, 2:30 – 3:30pm
Location: Faith Hall - Room 349
Speakers: Brett Andrews and Phil Ling

Networking Lunch: Don't Just Start a Church; Start a Disciple-Making Movement — Hosted by Passion for Planting
Grab your lunch and join us! You want your church to reach lost people and to ignite a disciple-making movement? Great. Then pre-launch is THE critical time to embed your disciple-making passions and practices. Next, you want to learn from disciple-makers, like Jeff McDaniel, who have actually reproduced disciple-makers. This workshop and networking lunch focuses on practical tools to help church planters who want to do more than just start a church; they want to start a disciple-making movement. Join our experienced practitioners as they both challenge and encourage, because yes, it starts with YOU. Grab your lunch, enjoy some networking time with Passion for Planting, and learn how to fuel your disciple-making and church planting movements. Panel: Brett Andrews, Pat Furgerson, Jeff McDaniel. Network with our Panel, PLUS Phil Ling, Stan Rodda, Dale Spaulding, Patrick Bradley, or Sean Cronin.
Day/Time: Wednesday, March 4 / 12:30pm – 2:00pm
Location: Faith Hall - Room 349

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