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TOOL Sessions are classic ministry specific breakout sessions. They include leadership, arts, group life (small groups), student ministry, spiritual formation, children’s ministries, social justice, evangelism, business leaders, family ministry and Natural Church Development. |
COMPASS and TOOL Sessions run concurrently. There are four session opportunities to choose from each; two in the morning (A & B) and two in the afternoon (C & D). Review the list within each to see which combination will help you achieve your goals.
For your convenience, each TOOL session is categorized within at least one of the following areas. Please select the one that applies most to your area of interest. You can also view the entire list or session by time period by clicking the links above.
Below is an exhasutive list of our TOOL Sessions.
Jump to Session: A B C D
Session A - Friday am
Concurrent with COMPASS Sessions S1-S4.
A5 - The Rest of God: Finding Rest in the Midst of Busyness
Mark Buchanan, Lead Pastor, New Life Community Baptist Church, Duncan, BC
A6 - World Changers: A Conversation with Business Leaders about Giving
Dan Cochrane, Senior Pastor, CrossRoads Church, Red Deer, AB
A7 - Answering God’s Collect Call: Struggles of an Emerging Leader
Joe Manafo, Lead Team, theStory, Sarnia, ON
A8 - Generational Transfer of Leadership
Jeff Lockyer, Lead Pastor, Southridge Community Church, St. Catharines, ON
A9 - Serving Together
Carolyn Burge, Children’s Pastor, Calvary Pentecostal Church, Cambridge, ON
A10 - The Key to Creative Adaptation
Dave Huber, Family Experience Creative Director/Producer, Willow Creek Community Church, South Barrington, IL
A11 - Take It Home: Harnessing the Home through Children’s Ministry
Dave Teixeira, Youth and Family Pastor, Ventura Missionary Church, Ventura, CA
A12 - Leading an Effective and Sustainable Sunday Morning Ministry
Tom Loewen, Creative Arts Pastor, Southridge Community Church, St. Catharines, ON
A13 - Defining Excellence in Your Technical Ministry
Nathan Picklyk, Technical Director, Centre Street Church, Calgary, AB
A14 - Discipleship: The Fabric of Small Groups
Ron Baker, Associate Pastor, Forest City Community Church, London, ON
A15 - The Changing Face of Group Life
Ben Lockyer, Pastor of Ministries, Southridge Community Church, St. Catharines, ON
A16 - Missional Lifestyle Rhythms
Karl House, Pastor, Living Hope Christian Reformed Church, Peterborough, ON
A17 - Understanding Today’s Youth
Paul Robertson, Youth Culture Specialist and Director of Church, School and Family Resources for Youth Unlimited Toronto
A19 - The Three Dimensions of Alpha: Conversation, Community and the Holy Spirit
Archie Coates, Curate, Holy Trinity Brompton, London, England
A21 - The Canadian Church: Insights from Ten Years of Natural Church Development (NCD)
Ian Campbell, Director of Natural Church Development, The Leadership Centre Willow Creek Canada, Vancouver, BC
Session B - Friday am
Concurrent with COMPASS Sessions S22-S25.
B26 - In Season & Out: Matching Ministry to the Rhythms of Life
Mark Buchanan, Lead Pastor, New Life Community Baptist Church, Duncan, BC
B27 - Transformational Church Leadership
Aubrey Tozer and Duane Whittey, Consultants, Commitment Ministries Inc, Toronto, ON
B28 - Raw Material: An Interactive Dialogue on Culture, Change and the Future of the Church
Erwin McManus, Lead Pastor & Cultural Architect, Mosaic Church, Los Angeles, CA
B29 - In the Beginning
Carolyn Burge, Children’s Pastor, Calvary Pentecostal Church, Cambridge, ON
B30 - Engaging Kids in Worship
Cheryl Marett, Director of Children’s Ministry, Lakeside Church, Guelph, ON
Dave Wing, Praise & Worship Leader, Lakeside Church, Guelph, ON
B31 - Leading a Creative Team
Dave Huber, Family Experience Creative Director/Producer, Willow Creek Community Church, South Barrington, IL
B32 - Blue Like Jazz, Live
Jason Hildebrand, Actor & Performance Coach, Toronto, ON
B33 - Creative Ideas for Your Sunday Services
Tom Loewen, Creative Arts Pastor, Southridge Community Church, St. Catharines, ON
B34 - Preparing and Equipping Your Team for Worship
Phil Aud, Worship Pastor, PORTICO Church, Mississauga, ON
B35 - Digging into Organic Community
Joseph Myers, Entrepreneur, speaker, author and owner of FrontPorch, Cincinnati, OH
B37 - ReGroup: Training Groups to Be Groups
Wendy Seidman, Executive Director of Content Development/Training and Academic Partnerships, Willow Creek Association, South Barrington, IL
B39 - Take It Home: Harnessing the Home in Youth Ministry
Dave Teixeira, Youth and Family Pastor, Ventura Missionary Church, Ventura, CA
B40 - Creating a Church Culture of Invitation: The Nuts and Bolts of Running Alpha
Heather Goudreau, Director of Conferences & Events, Alpha Canada, Toronto, ON
B42 - Natural Church Development: Case Studies in Transformation
Ian Campbell, Director of Natural Church Development, The Leadership Centre Willow Creek Canada, Vancouver, BC
Session C - Friday pm
Concurrent with COMPASS Sessions S43-S46.
C47 - The Rest of God: Finding Rest in the Midst of Busyness *
Mark Buchanan, Lead Pastor, New Life Community Baptist Church, Duncan, BC
C48 - Leading and Managing Change
Ben Lockyer, Pastor of Ministries, Southridge Community Church, St. Catharines, ON
C49 - Emerging Trends in Community: The Pastorates Model of Group Life Ministry
Archie Coates, Curate, Holy Trinity Brompton, London, England
C50 - Children’s Pastor Forum
Carolyn Burge, Children’s Pastor, Calvary Pentecostal Church, Cambridge, ON
C51 - Take It Home: Harnessing the Home through Children’s Ministry *
Dave Teixeira, Youth and Family Pastor, Ventura Missionary Church, Ventura, CA
C52 - Recruiting Volunteers with a Vision that Fits Just Right
Gregg Cochrane, Children’s Ministry Champion, The Leadership Centre Willow Creek Canada, Kelowna, BC
C53 - Building the Foundations for a Solid Arts Ministry
Gary Sharpe, Pastor of Worship, Grandview Community Church, Kitchener, ON
C54 - Speaking the Language of Sound
Nathan Picklyk, Technical Director, Centre Street Church, Calgary, AB
C55 - Discipleship: The Fabric of Small Groups *
Ron Baker, Associate Pastor, Forest City Community Church, London, ON
C56 - ReGroup: Training Groups to Be Groups *
Wendy Seidman, Executive Director of Content Development/Training and Academic Partnerships, Willow Creek Association, South Barrington, IL
C57 - Missional Lifestyle Rhythms *
Karl House, Pastor, Living Hope Christian Reformed Church, Peterborough, ON
C58 - Leadership Lessons
Tic Long, President of Events, Youth Specialties
C60 - Alpha: Engaging the Whole Church in Evangelism
Dan Cochrane, Senior Pastor, CrossRoads Church, Red Deer, AB
C61 - Reveal Part 1: An Introduction *
Cally Parkinson, Brand Manager, REVEAL, Willow Creek Association, South Barrington, IL
C62 - Father to the Fatherless
Charles Mulli, Author and Founder, Mully Children’s Family - A Street Children’s Rescue Ministry, Nairobi, Kenya
C63 - Developing a Stewardship Ministry in Your Church
Gerry Crosby, Good Sense Champion, Kelowna, BC
Session D - Friday pm
Concurrent with COMPASS Sessions S64-S67.
D68 - Joy to the Board
Jim Brown, Author and Consultant, Strive!, Guelph, ON
D69 - Escaping the Silo Trap
Kurt Bruner, Executive Director of the Strong Families Innovation Alliance and Pastor of Spiritual Formation, Lake Pointe Church, Dallas, TX
D70 - Social Justice and Missional Community
Jeff Lockyer, Lead Pastor, Southridge Community Church, St. Catharines, ON
D71 - Capital Stewardship Programs: Myths & Realities
Aubrey Tozer and Duane Whittey, Consultants, Commitment Ministries Inc, Toronto, ON
D72 - Top 10 Things Kids Leaders Wished their Senior Pastor Knew
Carolyn Burge, Children’s Pastor, Calvary Pentecostal Church, Cambridge, ON
D73 - Leading and Adapting as a Small Group Leader
Carol Bell, Children’s Ministry Team Leader, Grandview Baptist Church, Kitchener, ON
D74 - Music & Motions
Cheryl Marett, Director of Children’s Ministry, Lakeside Church, Guelph, ON
Dave Wing, Praise & Worship Leader, Lakeside Church, Guelph, ON
D75 - Creating Multi-Generational Services
Dave Huber, Family Experience Creative Director/Producer, Willow Creek Community Church, South Barrington, IL
D76 - How to Transition a Church from Traditional to Contemporary without Blowing it Up
Cliff Cline, Singer, Songwriter, Newmarket, ON
D77 - Sermon Branding: Creating Life Changing Moments
Mark Batterson, Lead Pastor, National Community Church, Washington, DC
D78 - Digging into Organic Community *
Joseph Myers, Entrepreneur, speaker, author and owner of FrontPorch, Cincinnati, OH
D79 - Beyond the Forgotten Ways *
Lance Ford, Director of Glocalnet and co-founder of Shapevine, St. Louis, MO
D80 - The Changing Face of Group Life *
Ben Lockyer, Pastor of Ministries, Southridge Community Church, St. Catharines, ON
D81 - Porn…the dirty little secret *
Craig Gross, Pastor and founder of Fireproof Ministries and XXXChurch.com, Grand Rapids, MI
D82 - Finding your place in Youth Ministry: Doing ministry the way God designed you
Tic Long, President of Events, Youth Specialties
D83 - Reveal Part 2: Church Case Studies *
Cally Parkinson, Brand Manager, REVEAL, Willow Creek Association, South Barrington, IL
D84 - Introduction to a Good Sense Stewardship Ministry
Gerry Crosby, Good Sense Champion, Kelowna, BC
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Session A - Friday am
Concurrent with COMPASS Sessions S1-S4.
A5 - The Rest of God: Finding Rest in the Midst of Busyness
Mark Buchanan, Lead Pastor, New Life Community Baptist Church, Duncan, BC
A6 - World Changers: A Conversation with Business Leaders about Giving
Dan Cochrane, Senior Pastor, CrossRoads Church, Red Deer, AB
A7 - Answering God’s Collect Call: Struggles of an Emerging Leader
Joe Manafo, Lead Team, theStory, Sarnia, ON
A8 - Generational Transfer of Leadership
Jeff Lockyer, Lead Pastor, Southridge Community Church, St. Catharines, ON
A9 - Serving Together
Carolyn Burge, Children’s Pastor, Calvary Pentecostal Church, Cambridge, ON
A10 - The Key to Creative Adaptation
Dave Huber, Family Experience Creative Director/Producer, Willow Creek Community Church, South Barrington, IL
A11 - Take It Home: Harnessing the Home through Children’s Ministry
Dave Teixeira, Youth and Family Pastor, Ventura Missionary Church, Ventura, CA
A12 - Leading an Effective and Sustainable Sunday Morning Ministry
Tom Loewen, Creative Arts Pastor, Southridge Community Church, St. Catharines, ON
A13 - Defining Excellence in Your Technical Ministry
Nathan Picklyk, Technical Director, Centre Street Church, Calgary, AB
A14 - Discipleship: The Fabric of Small Groups
Ron Baker, Associate Pastor, Forest City Community Church, London, ON
A15 - The Changing Face of Group Life
Ben Lockyer, Pastor of Ministries, Southridge Community Church, St. Catharines, ON
A16 - Missional Lifestyle Rhythms
Karl House, Pastor, Living Hope Christian Reformed Church, Peterborough, ON
A17 - Understanding Today’s Youth
Paul Robertson, Youth Culture Specialist and Director of Church, School and Family Resources for Youth Unlimited Toronto
A19 - The Three Dimensions of Alpha: Conversation, Community and the Holy Spirit
Archie Coates, Curate, Holy Trinity Brompton, London, England
A21 - The Canadian Church: Insights from Ten Years of Natural Church Development (NCD)
Ian Campbell, Director of Natural Church Development, The Leadership Centre Willow Creek Canada, Vancouver, BC
Session B - Friday am
Concurrent with COMPASS Sessions S22-S25.
B26 - In Season & Out: Matching Ministry to the Rhythms of Life
Mark Buchanan, Lead Pastor, New Life Community Baptist Church, Duncan, BC
B27 - Transformational Church Leadership
Aubrey Tozer and Duane Whittey, Consultants, Commitment Ministries Inc, Toronto, ON
B28 - Raw Material: An Interactive Dialogue on Culture, Change and the Future of the Church
Erwin McManus, Lead Pastor & Cultural Architect, Mosaic Church, Los Angeles, CA
B29 - In the Beginning
Carolyn Burge, Children’s Pastor, Calvary Pentecostal Church, Cambridge, ON
B30 - Engaging Kids in Worship
Cheryl Marett, Director of Children’s Ministry, Lakeside Church, Guelph, ON
Dave Wing, Praise & Worship Leader, Lakeside Church, Guelph, ON
B31 - Leading a Creative Team
Dave Huber, Family Experience Creative Director/Producer, Willow Creek Community Church, South Barrington, IL
B32 - Blue Like Jazz, Live
Jason Hildebrand, Actor & Performance Coach, Toronto, ON
B33 - Creative Ideas for Your Sunday Services
Tom Loewen, Creative Arts Pastor, Southridge Community Church, St. Catharines, ON
B34 - Preparing and Equipping Your Team for Worship
Phil Aud, Worship Pastor, PORTICO Church, Mississauga, ON
B35 - Digging into Organic Community
Joseph Myers, Entrepreneur, speaker, author and owner of FrontPorch, Cincinnati, OH
B37 - ReGroup: Training Groups to Be Groups
Wendy Seidman, Executive Director of Content Development/Training and Academic Partnerships, Willow Creek Association, South Barrington, IL
B39 - Take It Home: Harnessing the Home in Youth Ministry
Dave Teixeira, Youth and Family Pastor, Ventura Missionary Church, Ventura, CA
B40 - Creating a Church Culture of Invitation: The Nuts and Bolts of Running Alpha
Heather Goudreau, Director of Conferences & Events, Alpha Canada, Toronto, ON
B42 - Natural Church Development: Case Studies in Transformation
Ian Campbell, Director of Natural Church Development, The Leadership Centre Willow Creek Canada, Vancouver, BC
Session C - Friday pm
Concurrent with COMPASS Sessions S43-S46.
C47 - The Rest of God: Finding Rest in the Midst of Busyness *
Mark Buchanan, Lead Pastor, New Life Community Baptist Church, Duncan, BC
C48 - Leading and Managing Change
Ben Lockyer, Pastor of Ministries, Southridge Community Church, St. Catharines, ON
C49 - Emerging Trends in Community: The Pastorates Model of Group Life Ministry
Archie Coates, Curate, Holy Trinity Brompton, London, England
C50 - Children’s Pastor Forum
Carolyn Burge, Children’s Pastor, Calvary Pentecostal Church, Cambridge, ON
C51 - Take It Home: Harnessing the Home through Children’s Ministry *
Dave Teixeira, Youth and Family Pastor, Ventura Missionary Church, Ventura, CA
C52 - Recruiting Volunteers with a Vision that Fits Just Right
Gregg Cochrane, Children’s Ministry Champion, The Leadership Centre Willow Creek Canada, Kelowna, BC
C53 - Building the Foundations for a Solid Arts Ministry
Gary Sharpe, Pastor of Worship, Grandview Community Church, Kitchener, ON
C54 - Speaking the Language of Sound
Nathan Picklyk, Technical Director, Centre Street Church, Calgary, AB
C55 - Discipleship: The Fabric of Small Groups *
Ron Baker, Associate Pastor, Forest City Community Church, London, ON
C56 - ReGroup: Training Groups to Be Groups *
Wendy Seidman, Executive Director of Content Development/Training and Academic Partnerships, Willow Creek Association, South Barrington, IL
C57 - Missional Lifestyle Rhythms *
Karl House, Pastor, Living Hope Christian Reformed Church, Peterborough, ON
C58 - Leadership Lessons
Tic Long, President of Events, Youth Specialties
C60 - Alpha: Engaging the Whole Church in Evangelism
Dan Cochrane, Senior Pastor, CrossRoads Church, Red Deer, AB
C61 - Reveal Part 1: An Introduction *
Cally Parkinson, Brand Manager, REVEAL, Willow Creek Association, South Barrington, IL
C62 - Father to the Fatherless
Charles Mulli, Founder of Mully Children’s Family - A Street Children’s Rescue Ministry, Nairobi, Kenya
C63 - Developing a Stewardship Ministry in Your Church
Gerry Crosby, Good Sense Champion, Kelowna, BC
*repeated TOOL Session from A
Session D - Friday pm
Concurrent with COMPASS Sessions S64-S67.
D68 - Joy to the Board
Jim Brown, Author and Consultant, Strive!, Guelph, ON
D69 - Escaping the Silo Trap
Kurt Bruner, Executive Director of the Strong Families Innovation Alliance and Pastor of Spiritual Formation, Lake Pointe Church, Dallas, TX
D70 - Social Justice and Missional Community
Jeff Lockyer, Lead Pastor, Southridge Community Church, St. Catharines, ON
D71 - Capital Stewardship Programs: Myths & Realities
Aubrey Tozer and Duane Whittey, Consultants, Commitment Ministries Inc, Toronto, ON
D72 - Top 10 Things Kids Leaders Wished their Senior Pastor Knew
Carolyn Burge, Children’s Pastor, Calvary Pentecostal Church, Cambridge, ON
D73 - Leading and Adapting as a Small Group Leader
Carol Bell, Children’s Ministry Team Leader, Grandview Baptist Church, Kitchener, ON
D74 - Music & Motions
Cheryl Marett, Director of Children’s Ministry, Lakeside Church, Guelph, ON
Dave Wing, Praise & Worship Leader, Lakeside Church, Guelph, ON
D75 - Creating Multi-Generational Services
Dave Huber, Family Experience Creative Director/Producer, Willow Creek Community Church, South Barrington, IL
D76 - How to Transition a Church from Traditional to Contemporary without Blowing it Up
Cliff Cline, Singer, Songwriter, Newmarket, ON
D77 - Sermon Branding: Creating Life Changing Moments
Mark Batterson, Lead Pastor, National Community Church, Washington, DC
D78 - Digging into Organic Community *
Joseph Myers, Entrepreneur, speaker, author and owner of FrontPorch, Cincinnati, OH
D79 - Beyond the Forgotten Ways *
Lance Ford, Director of Glocalnet and co-founder of Shapevine, St. Louis, MO
D80 - The Changing Face of Group Life *
Ben Lockyer, Pastor of Ministries, Southridge Community Church, St. Catharines, ON
D81 - Porn…the dirty little secret *
Craig Gross, Pastor and founder of Fireproof Ministries and XXXChurch.com, Grand Rapids, MI
D82 - Finding your place in Youth Ministry: Doing ministry the way God designed you
Tic Long, President of Events, Youth Specialties
D83 - Reveal Part 2: Church Case Studies *
Cally Parkinson, Brand Manager, REVEAL, Willow Creek Association, South Barrington, IL
D84 - Introduction to a Good Sense Stewardship Ministry
Gerry Crosby, Good Sense Champion, Kelowna, BC
*repeated TOOL Session from B
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