'Liturgy' means, quite simply, 'the work of the people'; it's what we do when we get together. While much of our attention on a Sunday goes to the preaching and the worship, the truth is ALL our communal 'rituals'- from the parking lot to the lobby to the pew and to the altar- shape who we are. So, the only question that remains is, 'HOW (not 'IF') our rituals are shaping us? What kind of people are we becoming because of our corporate 'rituals'- even the ones we aren't aware of?

Cory and Caleb will talk about the main principles of prophetic worship and how to implement spontaneous moments into your worship services.

Join various ministry leaders from the New Life Staff as they discuss specific ministry demographics. If you have interest in how to grow a sense of community over-all as well as within specific demographics, this is the breakout for you.

Dan & Amy Perkins, leaders of the Desperation Leadership Academy discuss how to invest in interns and students. Over the years they have grown DLA from a handful of students to over 100, and they can help you unlock the potential of your church's internship opportunities.

'Culture' is a word that gets thrown around a lot. But what is it? How do we 'create' it as leaders? What are the signs that it is taking root? How do we cultivate it as it takes root? Is there a way to change a church's culture? Church planter Aaron Stern and New Life Downtown pastor Glenn Packiam will lead a story-filled, lively session about these questions and more.

Worship operations at New Life Church involves pastoring and stewarding the worship staff and volunteers in a way that serves the vision of the church and its people. We?ll discuss some of the key components that help make this possible in our context, including communications, scheduling, Sunday morning worship team configuration and explanation of some of the tools we use.

Collaborative Leadership - Brady and Glenn

Women in Minisitry - Brady Boyd and Scot McKnight