Jim Putman is the co-founder and Senior Pastor of Real Life Ministries in Post Falls, Idaho. Prior to his role as senior pastor, he served as a youth minister in two small churches. In college, Jim won three All American titles in wrestling and went on to become a successful wrestling coach.

Jim holds degrees from Boise State University and Boise Bible College. His voice reaches hundreds of thousands across the world through speaking conferences, the web, radio, and weekend services. He is the author of three books: Church is a Team Sport (2008), Real-Life Discipleship (2010), and The Power of Together (2016). He also co-authored four books with others: Real-Life Discipleship Training Manual (2010) (with Avery Willis, Brandon Guindon, and Bill Krause), DiscipleShift (2013) (with Bobby Harrington and Robert Coleman), Hope For The Prodigal (2017) (with Bill Putman), and The Revolutionary Disciple (2021) (with Chad Harrington).

Jim’s passion is discipleship through small groups. With his background in sports and coaching, he believes in the value of strong coaching as a means to disciple others. He and his wife, along with their 3 sons, daughter-in-laws and grandchildren, live in scenic North Idaho.

SESSIONS

PRE-CONFERENCE: Disciple Making Movement Principles for the North American Church — Hosted by Discipleship.org
There are 1400 Disciple Making Movements around the world and they include 1% of the current world population. We will explore models that are currently being adopted in North America that utilize the principles of Disciple Making Movements. In particular, we will pursue what it means to plant churches with a combination of a traditional disciple making focus and the utilization of Disciple Making Movement principles. More details for this pre-con here.
Day / Time: Monday 1:00pm — 5:00pm and Tuesday 8:00am — 11:30am
Location: Henry Chapel

Workshop Session 1: Sunday, Sunday, Sunday: How Does Sunday Fit Into a Disciple Making Strategy ... and What About the Rest of the Week?
The strategy behind 4 environments and how they all work together: Sunday service, mid-size events, small group and 1 on 3 discipleship.
Time: Tuesday, 2:30pm — 3:30pm
Location: Faith Hall - Stageside
Speakers: Jim Putman, Luke Yetter, Virgil Grant

Workshop Session 2: Creating Disciple-Making Groups
How to turn your current small groups into effective disciple making groups. Learn four key components that will transform your small groups.
Time: Wednesday, 8:45am — 9:45am
Location: Faith Hall - Stageside
Speakers: Jim Putman, Luke Yetter, Chris Knight

Workshop Session 3: What Does a “Reproducible Disciple Making Process” Look Like?
My part, their part, God’s part. How to effectively raise up an army of disciple makers.
Time: Wednesday, 2:30pm — 3:30pm
Location: Faith Hall - Stageside
Speakers: Jim Putman, Luke Yetter, Brandon Guindon

Workshop Session 4: Moving from Player to Coach
Are you getting tired and burned out? Has your relationship with Jesus become professional? Learn from those who have had to struggle through burnout and are now energized, back in the game and growing their church. Let us help you. Don’t burn out! Stay in the game!
Time: Thursday, 8:45am — 9:45am
Location: Faith Hall - Stageside
Speakers: Jim Putman, Luke Yetter, Bob Reed

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