Brandon Shields is the Founder and Lead Pastor of Soma Church in Indianapolis, where he has lived with his wife Emily and four children for the last eleven years. He also serves as the Director of Church Engagement for Practicing the Way, a new ministry startup helping churches build cultures of spiritual formation and discipleship. Brandon is a contributing author to several books on pastoral ministry and also serves as the Chairman of the Board of Harbor Network.

SESSIONS

Workshop Session 1: Building a Culture of Formation in Your Church
How do we transform the crisis of discipleship facing the Western church into an opportunity for rearchitecting our churches around formation and discipleship? In this session we will explore the journey of moving spiritual formation from the periphery to the center of our church's culture.
Time: Tuesday, 2:30 – 3:30pm
Location: Kids 2 - Room 220
Speakers: Brandon Shields

Workshop Session 2: How People Change: Unintentional Formation
If the church is going to be a place where people experience deep transformation, we as leaders need a working theory of change. In this two-part session we will unpack a framework for change that has been road-tested in the local church and brings together the best of biblical theology, church history, and the social sciences.
Time: Wednesday, 8:45 – 9:45am
Location: Kids 2 - Room 220
Speakers: John Mark Comer, Brandon Shields

Networking Lunch: Practicing the Way Pastors' Lunch with John Mark Comer — Hosted by Practicing the Way
Grab your lunch and join John Mark Comer and Brandon Shields as they talk about Building a Culture of Formation. Bring your questions! Purchase your lunch in the courtyard and bring it to this session!
Day/Time: Wednesday, March 8 / 12:30pm – 2:00pm
Location: Kids 2 - Room 220

Workshop Session 3: How People Change: Intentional Formation
If the church is going to be a place where people experience deep transformation, we as leaders need a working theory of change. In this two-part session we will unpack a framework for change that has been road-tested in the local church and brings together the best of biblical theology, church history, and the social sciences.
Time: Wednesday, 2:30 – 3:30pm
Location: Kids 2 - Room 220
Speakers: John Mark Comer, Brandon Shields

Workshop Session 4: Creating a Rule of Life
The early church had two rules that guided their life and mission: A Rule of Faith that articulated a theological vision for life with Jesus and A Rule of Life that gave specific structure and direction for becoming like Jesus. In this session we'll look at the why, what, and how for recovering a Rule of Life for our cultural moment.
Time: Thursday, 8:45 – 9:45am
Location: Kids 2 - Room 220
Speakers: Brandon Shields

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