Leader Conference (Feb 2-4) – Workshops

Track A: Leading a Diocese in Mission

For Bishops and Diocesan Executives who aim to see new missional activity and churches planted in their diocese
  • Leading Missional Leaders
    Jenny Andison & Gary van der Meer

    Identify creative pioneer leaders with unique giftings, and provide effective oversight.
  • Resourcing a Diocese for Mission
    Dave Male

    Oversee structures (governance, financial and educational) with the flexibility and accountability required to nurture, sustain and protect new growth.
  • Assessing Mission
    Duke Vipperman

    Use missional waymarks to evaluate the effectiveness of new churches and missional projects.

Track B: Leading a Parish in Mission

For parish/church leaders who aim to see a new missional direction for their parish
  • Creating a Culture of Mission
    Harold Percy

    Lead your church from maintenance to mission in your preaching, teaching, discipleship and pastoral care.
  • Mission Outside the Church Walls
    Tom Baird 

    Raise up and send out teams to lead missional projects in your local community.

  • Coaching Missional Leaders

    Connie den Bok moderates a conversation between Cathie Crawford Browning and her missional coach, Peter Warkentin

    Walk alongside and encourage missional leaders as they learn, lead and sustain new ministries.

Track C: Leading a Missional Project

For those who aim to lead a launch team for a church plant or new missional project
  • Planning for Mission
    Ryan Sim

    Turn a great idea into a realistic plan and proposal, without losing sight of the mission.
  • Building a Missional Team
    Beth Fellinger

    Identify, recruit and train those in your church and community with the vision, potential and gifts to be effective team members in mission.
  • Leading a Missional Team
    Beth Fellinger

    Keep your team on vision through the highs and lows of starting and sustaining something new.

Team Conference (Feb 4) – Workshops

  • Listen - Missional Listening
    Nick Brotherwood & Ryan Sim

    Learn about your neighbourhood in a whole new way, praying, walking, reading, connecting, all the while listening for where God is at work, and what needs can be served.
  • Serve - Serving Needs
    Jon Osmond 

    Serve the actual needs of people in your neighbourhood, in a way that can lead to a sustainable, nurturing community.

  • Relate - Building Community
    Simon Bell

    Build authentic, life-giving relationships with those outside the church.  Create potential for discipleship without a hidden agenda.
  • Disciple - Making Disciples
    John Bowen & Tim Haughton

    Nurturing communities where the big questions of life are welcomed, and the gospel can be shared in context.