MORNING BREAKOUTS
MORNING BREAKOUTS
True biblical accountability is not about moral policing or transactional acceptance; it is about being seen, known, and loved in the context of a healthy community. This session will explore the difference between behavioral modification and the restorative nature of authentic community. We will discuss how to build deep, resilient, and enduring relationships where believers can drop the mask of perfection and walk together toward Christ-likeness. Participants will leave with practical tools for creating a culture of vulnerability where iron sharpens iron without the weight of shame.
One way some view ethnic diversity within the local church is to propose that in the body of Christ we should be colorblind—that ethnicity and race is taken up into Christ in such a way that racial and ethnic differences do not matter because of our identity in Christ. Yet in practice this allows the Church to ignore sins related to racial and ethnic injustice and misses the power of what the Lord is doing with racial differences. This session considers one episode of how Luke portrayed the significance of recording racial and ethnic identities for the sake of the propagation of the gospel and the growth of the church.
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Faithful preaching is not just about what you say, it is about how it lands. This workshop will help you understand how you are wired as a communicator and how the people you are speaking to are wired to receive. We will look at your voice, your strengths, and your blind spots, while also learning how to better understand your audience. We will spend time focusing on how culture and lived experience shape how urban young adults hear truth. You will walk away with practical tools to communicate in a way that is faithful to Scripture, true to who you are, and clear for the people you are trying to reach. Whether you are preaching on a stage or discipling one on one, this will sharpen how you communicate so people can truly hear.
What if evangelism and discipleship weren’t separate tasks, but two sides of the same life-giving rhythm? For too long, we’ve treated evangelism and discipleship like apples and oranges—sorted, labeled, and separated. We hold outreach events, and then we begin discipleship programs. But what if they were never meant to grow apart? In Evangelship, Pastor Lawrence Perez reunites them as one complete fruit, ripened for the work of the Great Commission. He shows that following Jesus is less about programs and more about presence, relationship, and transformation—living a faith that breathes in God’s love and exhales it into the lives of others. Drawing from the everyday “wells” of life—barbershops, workplaces, neighborhoods—Evangelship offers practical, Spirit-led guidance that equips believers to listen deeply, build authentic friendships, and step into ordinary spaces with extraordinary kingdom impact.
God leads us beside still waters, but most of us are running past them. In this workshop, we will explore what it means to tend your spiritual life with intention, creating rhythms of rest, prayer, and renewal that fuel the work God has called you to rather than draining you of it.
When asked to be creative, does it feel performative? Are some people born with the gift of creativity? In this workshop, explore what it means to create from identity, not pressure. Through guided reflection and hands-on art making, you’ll uncover how being made in the image of God shapes the way you see yourself and everything you create.
What would the early church look like? This workshop is an experiential program of what an early church gathering would look like. From the fellowship to the prayers, the partaking of the Lord's supper, and teaching. This workshop will be a blend of teaching and doing in an attempt to recreate the early church setup in a house fellowship-style gathering.
What does it look like to lead others from a place of surrender and weakness rather than strength and power? How do we persevere in ministry when life gets overwhelming, we are struggling with burnout, or our ministry feels stagnant and unfruitful? This workshop aims to create space for honest and vulnerable conversations about the real challenges of life and ministry. Together, we hope to explore how biblical leadership is shaped not by swagger, control, or performance, but by humility, trust in God, and faithful perseverance through seasons of weakness.
In John 14:6, Jesus declares, “I am the way, the truth, and the life,” revealing not only the path to salvation, but the pattern for discipleship. This session will explore how disciple-making is shaped by the example of Christ through the way we lead, the truth we teach, and the life we model. The goal through this teaching is that followers of Christ will be challenged to move beyond methods and programs and instead embrace a Christ-centered approach to discipleship that is relational, biblically grounded, and visibly lived out. This teaching will help leaders evaluate their current approach and equip them to develop disciples who follow Jesus in both belief and practice.
Many Christians know how to serve, lead, perform, achieve, and appear spiritually mature, yet struggle to feel truly known by God and others. In a culture that rewards productivity and image management, many of us unintentionally build our identities around performance rather than belonging. This workshop explores the relationship between identity, emotional health, attachment, and discipleship. Participants will gain practical tools for identifying performance-based patterns and learn how Jesus invites us into a life rooted not in proving our worth but in receiving His love and living from that secure foundation.
Throughout the Bible, wells were essential gathering places where people came daily for life-sustaining water and often encountered God in life-changing ways. Similarly, public schools and compulsory education are modern gathering places where children arrive each day in need of caring teachers, quality education, and meaningful relationships. The Bible reveals a God who sends His people “where the people are,” and public education offers Christians a significant opportunity to serve and lead, especially among vulnerable children and communities. In this seminar, David Montague, Founder and President of MTR, will explore the intersection of faith and public education, drawing on MTR’s work as a top-rated teacher preparation program in Tennessee. The session will examine how Christian thought and action can make a distinctive, constructive contribution to public schools through service, excellence, and love of neighbor. Participants will consider how commitments to righteousness and justice can be faithfully expressed in public education, where every child deserves a great teacher.
What does it truly mean to know Christ—not just know about Him? Centered on Philippians 3, this workshop invites participants to explore Paul's wholehearted pursuit of Jesus and discover how that same pursuit can shape our lives today. Together, we'll reflect on what it means to know Christ through the power of His resurrection, the fellowship of His sufferings, and a deeper, daily relationship that transforms the way we live, love, and follow Him.
