SESSIONS

Workshop Session 1: One Eighty: The Return to Disciple Making — Reaching to Making
The first 180 we need to make is from reaching people to making disciples. We cannot simply focus on church growth methodology for filling small and big rooms with people, we need to fill people's hearts with the Spirit of God and make disciples who understand how to make other disciples. This will require a clear and concise definition of a disciple so that people not only know it, but can repeat it and share it. This definition of disciple making will use Matthew 4:19 and Matthew 28:18-20 as bookends for the disciple-making journey; beginning with the challenge to follow and ending with the challenge to go and make disciples of others.
Time: Tuesday, 2:30 – 3:30pm
Location: Worship Center - Main Auditorium
Speakers: Rob Wegner, Jim Putman, Ted Coniaris

Workshop Session 2: One Eighty: The Return to Disciple Making — Informing to Equipping
The second 180 will require rethinking about our process for making disciples. We will need to shift from merely informing people to equipping. To equip God's people (Ephesians 4:11-16) God has given to the church apostles, prophets, evangelists, shepherds, and teachers to equip God's people for the work of ministry. They are given not minimally to inform the church but to equip the church to grow up into the fullness of Christ as disciple makers. This diverse group of equippers reveals that we need a diverse approach to equipping and a process that leads to Christ-like ministers and diverse expressions of ministry.
Time: Wednesday, 8:45 – 9:45am
Location: Worship Center - Main Auditorium
Speakers: Daniel Yang, Jeff Vanderstelt, Ted Coniaris

Workshop Session 3: One Eighty: The Return to Disciple Making — Programming to Relationships
There is a third 180 pivot that we will need to make to return to disciple making; and that is a shift from emphasizing programs to emphasizing relationships. Disciple making spaces can sometimes happen through programs but will always be relational. Paul told Timothy (1 Timothy 1:5) the purpose of his instruction is love, reflecting Jesus' words that the greatest commandment is to love God with all we are and love our neighbor as one's self. Jesus then goes on to say that we are even to love our enemies. With that in mind, the role of leadership in the church is not just to create programs but rather to help disciples engage in key relational spaces for the purpose of growing in love in all our relationships.
Time: Wednesday, 2:30 – 3:30pm
Location: Worship Center - Main Auditorium
Speakers: Jason Shepperd, Faith Eury Cho, Ted Coniaris

Workshop Session 4: One Eighty: The Return to Disciple Making — Activity to Intentionality
A fourth key turning point is a 180 from church activities to spiritual intimacy. A return to disciple making is a significant shift in our church cultures. Anytime we make changes to our cultures and begin to shift away from doing church activities to building relationships we'll run into barriers. If we can intentionally eliminate the following barriers we can engage in relational disciple making and offer people an intimate experience with God. I'm talking about barriers like idolizing busyness, neglect of the sabbath, professionalizing ministry, thinking discipleship is about content to name a few. As we intentionally tear down barriers we will create the relational space for disciples who love God and follow Jesus.
Time: Thursday, 8:45 – 9:45am
Location: Worship Center - Main Auditorium
Speakers: Leanna Weber, Jay Pathak, Ted Coniaris

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