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All In Ministries: Don't Waste Your Women — Rethink Women's Ministry
Pastors/Leaders: You want help. You cannot disciple every person or meet every need. Likely, your help is sitting right inside the church: women. To encourage and equip women to fulfill their part in the body of Christ requires intentionality. Women's ministry in the local church is not meant to be superficial or siloed. With your support, women's ministry can be one of the most evangelistic, disciple-making drivers of the local church. That’s because in single-gender environments, women feel more comfortable asking questions, volunteering, and sharing their faith. You’ll learn how to launch (or re-launch) women's ministry with a proven framework to equip women to be disciples who make disciples of Jesus. This high-impact approach combines biblical principles with business strategies to mobilize women. (Win our track giveaway: award-winning new disciple-making Bible study, Your True Story.)
Location: Room 207 A
Speaker: Susan Freese

Awana: Children's Ministry in Today's Culture
How the culture today is shaping kids and what can we do about it.
Location: Level 1 - Youth Room
Speakers: Matt Markins

BetterMan: Salty D' Ingredient: Logos
Men need the Word. Men want the Word. You need to give it to them. This track will discuss practical and effective ways to engage men with God's Word.
Location: Level 2 - Wallace Chapel
Speakers: Chris Harper

Bonhoeffer Project: Words Matter
Watch your language! Though this phrase is usually associated with some negative word, phrase, or idea, it is also a great reminder of what we are to do as we think through the language we use that both informs and guides how we do life and relationships. We have all struggled with our words and the meaning of our words in every area of life, even in disciple-making. Dan Leitz and Jim Thomas, explore this important, yet overlooked, aspect of disciple-making.
Location: Level 1 - Pastor's Classroom
Speakers: Dan Leitz and Jim Thomas

discipleFIRST: The Leadership Trajectory
Explore the Leadership Pipeline and how it can be used raise up disciplemaking leaders to multiply the ministry at every level in your church.
Location: Room 208 A
Speakers: Craig Etheredge and Glenn Underhill

e3Partners: Your Journey to the Nations
Developing Leaders to Engage People and Places Far from God (Residency).
Location: Room 200
Speakers: Bryan King

Freedom in Christ Ministries: Identity and Race Relationships
How do we as believers respond to the heightened racial tension in our country today? We believe that our spiritual identity, not our ethnic or racial identity should guide our conversations. Learn how your identity in Christ informs and enables you to have conversations about race and experience for yourself what Freedom in Christ is all about.
Location: Room 201/202
Speakers: Daryl Fitzgerald, Stephanie Fitzgerald, and Dan Studt

Global Discipleship Initiative: Obstacle 2: Breaking Through the Program Mentality [Through the Power of Personal Invitation]
It is one thing to offer an assortment of classes, seminars, small groups and bible studies,but how do we shift to Jesus’ relational way?
Location: Room 103/104
Speakers: Greg Ogden and Dave Schanuel

Lionshare: Beyond Bible Stories: Discipling Kids at the Next Level
Bible stories are important. They're an essential part of helping children understand the life of Jesus, the heroes of the faith, and who God is. But we have to go beyond the basics. A new Barna report finds that to truly prepare our children for faith-filled adulthood, we need to consider reframing "children's ministry" as something closer to "child discipleship."
Location: Level 2 - Choir Room
Speakers: Dave Buehring and Lauri Jarvis

Mercy Multiplied: Discipleship Keys to Healing and Freedom
In this session, we will unpack the discipleship keys that have proven transformational to thousands of hurting people for 39 years in Mercy Multiplied’s counseling programs:
Key 1: Total Commitment to Christ
Key 2: Healing Life’s Hurts
Key 3: Renewing the Mind
Key 4: Choosing to Forgive
Key 5: Breaking Generational Patterns
Key 6: Using Your Authority in Christ
Location: Room 207 C
Speakers: Melanie Wise and Marshall Gallagher

Navigators Church Ministries: Foundation Building: A CORE Team That Owns the Mission
Ok, got it, "Go and make disciples..." but let’s be honest, it’s way easier said than done. What happens when a church gets serious about not just making disciples, but making disciple-makers? Where does a church leader begin on the journey of building a disciple making culture? Come and hear the true story one disciple making church; the lessons learned, the path walked, and what’s ahead.
Location: Level 3 - Montelle Hardwick Hall
Speakers: Dave Holmes and Justin Gravitt

Real Life Ministries International Discipleship: Discipleship Focused International Missions — What?
Practically speaking, if we make a commitment to focus our international missions on Biblical Discipleship, what does that look like?
Location: Room 207 B
Speakers: Dave Campbell and Janelle Campbell

Relational Discipleship Network: Are YOU a Force Multiplier?
• Intentionally building a team of disciple makers.
• Assessing your leadership priorities.
• When one becomes many, disciples of disciples lead.
• How to equip and raise up disciples of Jesus with purpose and vision.
Location: Lower Level - Martha Scott Hall
Speakers: Jim Putman and Bob Reed

Renew.org: Disciple Making Principles for the North American Church Part 1
Paul Huyghebaert leads an incubator of church leaders exploring how to adopt disciple making movement principles for the North American church. Paul will interview Shodankeh Johnson around key insights that we can use today.
Location: Sanctuary
Speakers: Shodankeh Johnson and Paul Huyghebaert

Small Circle: To Create a Disciple-Making Culture, We've Got to Get Everyday People in the Game ... And Here's How
The disciple-making challenge of the Great Commission has no exemptions - every Christ follower is included. But how do we make this a reality in our local church where Truck Driver Ted and Soccer Mom Sally, everyday people, are confident to make disciples? The responsibility falls to leaders to equip - that is, to provide equipment. The only way to create a culture of disciple-making in your local church is if you have a strategy that includes Ted and Sally, everyday people. This session provides real tools (printed and mobile app) specifically designed for the everyday person to be involved in disciple-making at an in-depth level. The great thing is that you can download these tools at no charge and you’ll be equipped to launch them right away.
Location: Room 203
Speakers: Steve McCoy

Sustainable Discipleship: Intentional and Amazing Groups
Can guys and gals do discipleship together? Join us for an interactive talk about things that work, things that don't, and why. You might be surprised by the results of years of research and listening to other disciple-makers. Discover how to build amazing groups that get the job done. Get the benefits of one-to-one discipleship without sacrificing the power of a group.
Location: Level 1 - Tower Chapel
Speakers: Doug Burrier

TCM International Institute: How to Understand and Apply the 7 Absolute Most Critical Elements of Jesus' Disciple Making Approach to Your Personal Discipling Ministry
Location: Room 100
Speakers: David Roadcup