About this Event
DESCRIPTION
While the institutional church is on the decline in the West, God is still building his church through everyday Christians, seeking to be the church in a simple way. They are re-imagining church and mission by embracing tight-knit community, life-forming discipleship, locally-rooted presence and boundary-crossing mission. Come discover what it means to be the church in our current landscape. Something new is possible!
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT
- Time to process your personal pain and disappointment
- Discover common dysfunctions of church.
- Re-imagine what it means to be the church.
- Learn how to engage in everyday discipleship.
- Discern your call to start a Faith Community.
- Create a contagious invitation for others to join you.
PRE-WORK
Take the Person 360 Assessment ($25): https://5qcentral.com/tests/
Take the Enneagram Narrative Assessment ($10): https://bit.ly/3Z5Ch50
Take Pre-assessment (Available February 2025)
ONGOING READING AND VIEWING
Watch Faithful Deconstruction Series (6 Part): https://bit.ly/3ZiEqMd
Read The Ninefold Path of Jesus by Mark Scandrette: https://bit.ly/3OksenC
Read Select chapters of Creating a Missional Culture by JR Woodward (Chapters 10-15): https://bit.ly/3AQIaei
THE FLOW
(Thursdays 5-6 pm ET: March 6, 13, 20, 27; April 3, 10, 17, 24; May 1, 8,1 5, 22)
FAITHFUL DECONSTRUCTION
Week 1 – Pain, Possibilities and Identity
Week 2 – Dysfunctional Church Planting Narratives
Week 3 – Detecting the Spirit in Our Context
FRUITFUL RECONSTRUCTION
Week 4 – Being Released from Unhealthy Narratives
Week 5 – A New Way of Belonging
Week 6 – A New Posture toward Mission
FACILIATING DISCIPLESHIP
Week 7 – Everyday Discipleship
Week 8 – Everyday Mission
Week 9 – Understanding a Discipleship Pathway
FORMING TEAM
Week 10 – Understanding Your Five-fold
Week 11 – Finding Others to Join You on the Journey
Week 12 – Discerning Your Call to Start a Faith Community
THE RHYTHM
STEP ONE: You will be sent original material and an audio/visual element through an online platform called Engage Spaces.
STEP TWO: You will enter a short reflective exercise onto your personal (private) profile.
STEP THREE: You will attend a live group coaching call with JR Woodward and Uday Taeler Morgan.
THE COST
$399 for all 12 weeks (includes weekly articles, videos, and 12 coaching sessions, you will need to pay for Five-fold Assessment and books) Spouses: Free, Team Members: $150.
POST-WORK
Post Assessment
Future Pathway
THE COACHES
JR Woodward Ph.D. (University of Manchester, UK) loves to awaken people to join God in the renewal of all things. He is a catalyst who has been passionately starting churches and ministries for the good of the world for over thirty years. He co-founded Missio Alliance and currently serves as the National Director for the V3 Church Planting Movement. He is an adjunct professor at several seminaries and universities, including Central Seminary, Missio Seminary, and America Evangelical University. He is the co-founder of the Praxis Gathering, and serves on six different boards, including Reliant Mission, Missio Alliance, and Fuller Global Mission Advisory Council. He is the author of and co-author of . His most recent book, , is based on his PhD research and written to provide a remedy to the problem of domineering leadership in the church. He loves to surf, travel, read, and skateboard, as well as meet new people. He enjoys photography and film and tries to attend the Sundance Film Festival whenever he can.
Taeler Morgan (PCUSA, MDiv Bethel Seminary) is planter/pastor of Gather Tacoma, church planting coach with the V3 Church Planting Movement, and co-host of the Women Planters Connection Facebook community. She and her family love hanging out in their neighborhood, exploring the Pacific Northwest, and finding adventure in the ordinary!
Event Venue
Online
USD 427.60