Forest Lakes District EFCA

34. Stories of Discipleship - Jordan Heesch

How does outreach lead to discipleship? What does it look like to 'do discipleship' by simply walking alongside people? Join us for this conversation with Jordan Heesch of Bridgepoint Church in Wisconsin Dells. We discuss local outreach, global missions & discipleship within the church. Important topics also discussed: Barbecue & Coffee - you don't want to miss it! 

33. Stories of Discipleship - Keelea Chartrand

Join us for an encouraging conversation with Keelea Chartrand of Woodlands Church. Keelea discusses her discipleship journey, how her perspective of child discipleship has changed over the years, and shares how seminary intersects with discipleship & ministry. 
 
Resource-
PB&J Guide

32. A Team I Can Work With. (Jack Guerra, Fall 2023)

Building unity and a healthy culture within the elders, volunteers and staff.
In order to have a unified team, a healthy culture must be in place. In this episode, you will explore how to build and keep a healthy culture along with balancing the team dynamics between Elders, Staff & the congregation.

31. Cultivating A Missional Culture (David Parks, Fall 2023)

The Church often lacks missional leaders but not members. What would it look like to identify the unprepared and create a pathway to prepare them for a mission? In this episode you will hear what it might look like to increase your church's ministry and missional bandwidth by developing the people right in front of you.

30. Hunger for God; The Spiritual Discipline of Fasting (Ashley Haferman, Fall 2023)

Fasting is one of the most often feared and misunderstood spiritual disciplines within the church. However, “of all the purposes for fasting found in Scripture, fasting in order to strengthen prayer receives the most emphasis by far. In fact, in one way or another, all the other biblical purposes of fasting relate to prayer. Fasting is one of the best friends we can introduce to our prayer lives.” -Donald Whitney
What would your life look like if you practiced Biblical fasting coupled with prayer? What about your church? Join church leadership from across the FLD for an overview of the powerful spiritual discipline of fasting followed by an open discussion of how Biblical fasting may be practiced both individually and collectively to see the hand of God move in your life and in your communities!
 
Seminar Handout

29. Premarital Counseling - Speaking Truth to Save Marriages Before They Begin (Dave Bondeson, Fall 2023)

How do you do premarital counseling? Is it effective? What's the goal, and how do you know if you're being successful? What should you prioritize, and how can you best equip marriages for lifelong, God-glorifying success? This workshop aims to answer these questions, and provides free resources for premarital counseling.
 
Here is a link to the resource mentioned during the workshop: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Eci_ATuEcdc1TM4lryewni2DLKSmAYUc?usp=sharing
 
(If you make a copy of the files above, they will be editable.)

28. Creating Relationship Within The Diverse Body Of Christ (Naomi Norris, Fall 2023)

Fellowship, Evangelism, and Discipleship are the essential elements of the Christian life. Listen as Naomi addresses the need for these to be applied to those living with special needs. In this workshop, you will learn how to approach those living with special needs and bring them into all of these elements of the church.

27. Stories of Discipleship - Bill Van Kirk

Join us for our second discipleship conversation with Bill VanKirk. In this episode we expel the myths about what discipleship does and doesn't need to look like. Bill also shares his personal story of discipleship, as well as some encouraging stories of discipleship within his church.  
 
Discipleship Resources-
Gospel Powered Parenting - William P. Farley 
Resources from The Navigators-
Beginning with Christ
Growing in Christ- Course

26. Stories Of Discipleship - Cindy Groshek

Welcome to our NEW SERIES! We are thrilled to be sharing stories of discipleship throughout Forest Lakes churches. We are excited to introduce you to our first guest, Cindy Groshek. Cindy shares about her journey with Jesus, false beliefs she needed God to break down, and what discipleship relationships look like in her life and ministry. 
 
Resource Recommendations:
Good News for Those Trying Harder - Alan Kraft
Gospel Fluency - Jeff Vanderstelt
Growing in Life Together - Jeff Vanderstelt- Participant Guide- Leader Guide

25. Growing Your Church from the Harvest (Scott Sterner, Spring 2023)

According to a recent study of churches, only 6 to 7.5 percent are growing through conversions. The majority of churches who are experiencing growth, are doing so through transfer growth from other churches. In response to this problem, and a growing heart for becoming conversion communities, five healthy churches in our district have been engaged in cohort with the Church Evangelism Institute of the Billy Graham Center of Wheaton College. In this two-year journey, participating leaders are learning strategies and practices for helping their churches to become conversion communities growing from the harvest. This workshop will feature a presentation on the strategies CEI has developed based on research. You will also hear from the leaders working to implement these strategies in their lives, leadership, and congregations.