Learning Environments
January 2019
The Shepherd as Worker and Leader (Twin Cities)
Pastors are invited to invite other church leaders and congregants to hear how faith affects work through the biblical perspective of Shepherding from Pastor Delano Sheffield. As we follow our Shepherd, what does it entail to be a representative shepherd in the course of our workday? How do we do this well? How does the Gospel incline us to a certain type of hopeful presence in our daily work?
Pastor Delano Sheffield is the full-time discipleship pastor at Macedonia Baptist Church in Kansas City, MO.
Urban Pastor Lunch @ Cru Inner City (Twin Cities)
Urban Pastors are invited to join us for lunch (Famous Daves) and to hear about the upcoming Made To Flourish Learning Community. Delano Sheffield from Macedonia Baptist in Kansas City will be sharing what can be gained from an urban church joining the Learning Community and how his church was strengthened through participation in the Made To Flourish Learning Community.
Learning Community – Session One (Chicago)
The Learning Community (LC) is a unique educational experience. Over the course of three sessions, participating pastors and congregational leaders will learn from recognized thought-leaders, visit with practitioners on the leading edge of this movement, and wrestle with their own practical plan for implementing these learnings in their own church community. And perhaps most significantly, they will do all of this while rubbing shoulders with others who are wrestling with the same issues in the same city/region. Please visit our…
Find out more »Made to Flourish Lunch with Tom Nelson (Fort Lauderdale)
Join us for lunch withTom Nelson, a fellow pastor, prolific author, leading voice in the faith and work movement, and President of Made to Flourish. Tom is a regular speaker and facilitator on faith, work, and economics. He is also the senior pastor of Christ Community Church in Kansas City and on the leadership team of the Oikonomia Network.
Race, Work & Economic Justice in the Bay Area – Lunch with Bryan Loritts (Silicon Valley)
Pastor Bryan Loritts is the privileged husband of Korie, and the graced father of three sons- Quentin, Myles, and Jaden. He serves the Abundant Life Christian Fellowship of Silicon Valley, California, as the Lead Pastor. An award-winning author of six books including Saving the Saved: How Jesus Saves us from Try-harder Christianity into Performance-Free Love- which was given the Christianity Today Award of Merit, and his newest release Insider Outsider. Pastor Bryan Loritts co-founded Fellowship Memphis in 2003 and later founded The Kainos Movement- an organization committed to seeing the multi-ethnic church become the new normal in our world. In addition to his responsibilities as a pastor, Bryan travels extensively throughout the world preaching the Good News of Jesus Christ at conferences and events, as well as serving on the board of trustees for Biola University and PineCove Christian Camps. His messages can be heard daily on the Salem Radio Network’s KFAX station.
February 2019
Lunch and Learn (Boston)
Join us for our February Lunch and Learn. We will catch up, share a meal, and hear from a ministry leader in Boston. Topic to be announced in the new year.
March 2019
Pastoral Residency Workshop
Our pastoral residency network offers resources, peer relationships, coaching, and start-up funding to churches interested in beginning and sustaining a pastoral residency program.
Bring your church team to learn how to begin and sustain a Made to Flourish pastoral residency in your local church.
Find out more »Learning Community – Session Two (Chicago)
The Learning Community (LC) is a unique educational experience. Over the course of three sessions, participating pastors and congregational leaders will learn from recognized thought-leaders, visit with practitioners on the leading edge of this movement, and wrestle with their own practical plan for implementing these learnings in their own church community. And perhaps most significantly, they will do all of this while rubbing shoulders with others who are wrestling with the same issues in the same city/region. Please visit our…
Find out more »Common Good Book Club Discussion with Amy Sherman (Boston)
Join us for the second gathering of the Common Good Book Club. We will share a meal and discuss Kingdom Calling with the author herself, Amy Sherman.
April 2019
Lunch and Learn (Boston)