Matthew Todd

We are living in turbulent times that have created a lot of confusion and struggle. Maybe you feel it’s sapped your plans, dreams, and peace leading you to resonate with the new work term “quiet quitting.” Encouragement is like oxygen, it clears our hearts and minds and inspires us. This workshop emphasizes a renewed focus, deconstructing where we’ve been, and spurring one another on.

Gordon Smith

We will face many vocational transitions through the course of our adult lives; this seminar will consider the principles that would guide us when we are making choices or decisions about work and vocation.

Lydia Nigh

Every day the words we speak carry overt and hidden messages. What messages are we relaying to others and are they building up our relationships or tearing them down? Here are four messages that God speaks to us that we can speak to others and even to ourselves. They are powerful and transformational and apply to every relationship.

Simon Gau

Our culture treats pornography like it’s no big deal, but it is affecting us more than we may think. The Church rarely talks about it in an in depth way and there is much shame surrounding the issue. In this "shame-free" workshop, we will learn from real stats and facts about the devastating effects of pornography and what can be done to break the cycle.

Nikki White

How can I pray effectively for another person in their presence? In this workshop we will spend time talking about the Biblical Basis for personal (“hands-on”) prayer ministry, the helpful use of the gifts of the Spirit, a biblically-balanced perspective on the charismatic, and a clinic to practice hearing from God. Then, as a large group, we will walk through a real-time prayer ministry encounter, pausing at each stage to interact over what we are learning. Come prepared to risk.

Paul Chamberlain

Have you ever wondered if there is anything you can do to prevent people from leaving the faith? In this lecture, we will address the recent wave of Christians, including leaders, who are turning away and becoming some of Christianity’s most ardent critics. We will ask why people choose to leave and then set out steps we can take to address these causes and also to engage them if they do. Last we will ask if there are things we can do to encourage the faith of people who are questioning.

Paul Chamberlain

Do you ever freeze up when someone challenges or questions your faith or lifestyle? Do you wish you were better equipped to respond persuasively? Have you wondered how anyone can be prepared for so many objections? In this session, we will set out key principles and strategies anyone can use to respond more confidently to questions and challenges we face.

Simon Gau

How familiar are you with the Holy Spirit? Let me ask you a question. It’s not a trick question, although it’s going to feel like one: As Christ followers today, do we directly interact with Jesus? How you answer may reveal how much or how little you may know about this crucial topic. We're going back to school and are going to be discovering the person of the Holy Spirit and the role of the Holy Spirit.

Nikki White

You are God’s Plan A. Do you believe this? Do you have a vision for what happens when we pray, in our vocation as God’s Image-bearing Royal Priests? In this workshop, we will explore how a deeper understanding of the significance of the Temple throughout scripture can inspire and inform our prayer life in dynamic new ways. Time will be spent in large group discussion, but also in small groups where we can practice what we learn together about Temple-filling prayer.