As Christians, marriage has extra significance because it was designed to mirror Christ’s relationship with the church. But we often forget that Christianity uniquely has a positive view of singleness and celibacy as well. Especially in our increasingly unmarried world, which paradoxically elevates sexual activity to be essential for human fulfillment and identity, the church needs to rediscover a theology of singleness. This workshop will lay the groundwork and provide practical steps churches need to take to be a place where singleness is a blessing and not a curse.

Putting Marriage in its Place: A Theology of Singleness with Justin Thomas

We intend to provide an overview of the philosophy of ministry and theology of the Calvary Chapel movement and Calvary Global Network. In this workshop, you and others you lead will have a better understanding of the essentials of the philosophy and theology that make Calvary Chapels distinct. We have discovered how important it is for leaders and those who are following to understand these essentials.
The history of Calvary Chapel 
Our model is the Book of Acts
The church belongs to Jesus
Teaching: Verse by verse
Worship in spirit and truth
Ministry of the Holy Spirit
Church government
Grace changes everything
Church planting and missions
Is CGN Calvary Chapel?

Calvary Chapel 101 with Bruce Zachary and Brian Kelly

The Bible has a lot to say about sexuality, as do the current news cycle and our social media feeds. How do we address these things from the pulpit, recognizing that they are as important as polarizing? How do we equip our people to live countercultural lives that convey the gospel is good news for sinners and calls us to live differently? Whether you are planning a specific sermon series or just trying to grow in addressing passages as they appear in your exposition book-by-book, this workshop will give guidance on how to approach these things and what to keep in mind as you address them.

Preaching on Sex: How to Faithfully Steward a Sensitive Topic with Justin Thomas

In this session, join Bobby and his Gen Z son Dawson as they unpack some of the various reasons why Christianity does not always make sense to Gen Z, while also sharing how to make sense of it for them once again. If there was ever a need to reach a generation, that need is now with Gen Z’s. Come learn how to clear up the confusion by taking a quick crash course on navigating this emerging generation out of the darkness and into the light.

Making Sense of Christianity for Gen Z with Bobby and Dawson Conway

It’s no surprise our culture has changed and changed drastically. No longer can the church afford to miss the importance of equipping its members to think apologetically. The person who says, “Apologetics isn’t important” has just revealed how little evangelism he is doing. The moment we engage the culture, and they start asking questions is the moment our apologetic task begins. Sending people into this ever-changing mission field without some apologetic know how is equivalent to sending a soldier off to war with an M-16 having never taught him how to use it. In this session, join Bobby as he will help you recognize both the need and the approach to integrate apologetics into your church.

We’re All Apologists Now with Bobby Conway

Ed Stetzer will talk about breaking barriers for church growth, including shifts that pastors and leaders need to bring about growth.

Growing Your Church with Ed Stetzer

Attending this workshop will enable you to discover an intentional relation process to engage, equip, empower, encourage, and evaluate disciples to be leaders who develop other disciple leaders and create kingdom leverage.

Intentional Relational Leadership Development with Bruce Zachary

This introductory workshop looks at trauma from a Christian perspective. We will talk about what trauma is, why it happens, and how to recover. We will look at how trauma affects the mind and body, how bad experiences in childhood can impact us, and what the field of epigenetics can teach us about trauma. Oftentimes people ask, “What’s wrong with you?” when the more helpful question is, “What happened to you?” You will learn how to spot the signs of trauma, whether they are behavioral, emotional, physical, or spiritual. The workshop will stress the importance of creating a safe space in ministry, supporting the community, and strengthening resilience through Bible-based practices. By understanding trauma and adopting a ministry approach that reflects Jesus’s teachings, pastors can better help their congregations heal, offering hope through Christ.

Trauma Informed Ministry with Lu Wing & Peter Voorhees

We will summarize three widely held positions, good/bad biblical arguments for/against each in light of a biblical position on the nature of authority. The session will include substantial time for interaction with the goal of respectful understanding and respectful differences of opinion.

Women in Church Leadership with Gerry Breshears

In today’s world, leadership in ministry is increasingly important and increasingly difficult. Change has challenged the way we do things. Strategies and structures that seemed to work well during periods of relative stability have floundered in over a decade of rapid, discontinuous change. Ministries experiencing growth, health, and fruitfulness in the midst of this change have one thing in common: they have tapped into the synergistic power of teams. They have leaders who have learned to release the initiative and leadership in everyone. This workshop unpacks the biblical, theological mandate for team ministry. It facilitates discussion around the characteristics of highly effective teams, the unique role of team leaders, and how to implement a team paradigm to bring one’s ministry to greater levels of effectiveness.  Hopefully, it will motivate pastors and leaders to share the load. As Jethro told Moses in Exodus 18, “What you are doing is not good … the thing is too heavy for you. You are not able to do it alone.”

Ministry Team Building With Dan Jarrell

It has been said that one of the best gifts that a congregation can give its pastor is uninterrupted time to think, read, pray, and prepare and that one of the best gifts a pastor can give his congregation is to use that time wisely. Brian Brodersen and Mike Neglia will lead an interactive workshop on some of the techniques, steps, and processes they have developed over the years to prepare Christ-centered, exegetically faithful sermon notes and outlines. Learn how to make the most of the time and how to make much of the Lord in your sermon preparation process!

Preparing A Sermon With Brian Brodersen And Mike Neglia

Calvary Global Network

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