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23 I do everything to spread the Good News and share in its blessings. 24 Don’t you realize that in a race everyone runs, but only one person gets the prize? So run to win! 25 All athletes are disciplined in their training. They do it to win a prize that will fade away, but we do it for an eternal prize. 26 So I run with purpose in every step. I am not just shadowboxing. 27 I discipline my body like an athlete, training it to do what it should. Otherwise, I fear that after preaching to others I myself might be disqualified.
1 Corinthians 9:23-27
Pastor Dino Rizzo spoke on Friday night at the conference. Listen below if you missed it or want to recall Alignment to Action!
RECORDINGS of sessions
"Growing in Your Faith: Personal Spiritual Growth" Michael Ball
What does a true disciple look like? How do spiritual disciplines such as prayer, Bible study, fasting, and church attendance help us to grow as believers and committed followers of Christ? Through sound biblical principles, we will discover ways that we can “Grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ” (2 Pet. 3:18).
“Faith Foundations” Dan Scott
We only have so much time with the kids in our church, what are the most important things we should be teaching them about trusting God and following Jesus? In this workshop, we’ll talk through understanding how kids learn, how that impacts the way we talk about theological foundations of faith, and cover nine core theological foundations that lead to a lasting faith.
“It’s Just A Phase” Dan Scott
Have you ever wondered why kids act the way they do at each phase of their life? This workshop will trace how kids think and experience life throughout their lives from birth through high school. We’ll talk about how this can impact the way we help them understand their relationship with God as each stage of development.
“It’s Personal” Dan Scott
As volunteers, it’s important to really get to know the kids you serve. In this workshop, we’ll take a closer look at a moment from Jesus’ life and how it can impact the way we get to know kids. We’ll cover five important questions that kids have when it comes to the people in their life and understand how we can be the answer to them.
"Making Weekend Worship Run Smoothly" Alex Schwindt
If Sundays are about celebrating our faith and our community, why do they often feel like the most stressful hours of our week? In this workshop we'll explore the crucial processes and systems that will maximize collaborations, protect relationships and free us to worship through serving.
"Recognizing and Telling Great Stories" Alex Schwindt
Description: Each of us are hardwired to respond to stories. They move our hearts, change our minds and reshape the way we connect to each other and to God. In this workshop we'll explore the essential elements of how to tell stories effectively, and how to recognize and shape the stories in our own community.
"Building Authentic Stage Presence" Ryky Legg
We all want to worship more passionately and lead more effectively, but how do we become more expressive worshippers without it feeling fake? This session will dive into biblical examples of both worshipping and leading worship and help you develop a biblical foundation for an engaging stage presence.
"Practicing A Lifestyle of Worship" Ryky Legg
You’ve heard the cliche: “worship isn’t just music, it’s a lifestyle”, but what does that even mean? This session will explore practical aspects of the posture of worship - both on and off the stage - as well as what it means to be spiritually prepared to lead worship.
"Basics of Evangelism: Helping Others Find Jesus" Michael Ball
We are commanded by Jesus, on at least five different occasions, to share our faith with others. Looking into the Scripture, we will discover the reason for our being witnesses, why so few are participating in personal evangelism, and how we might become more equipped to share our faith with others. More than we are told to “Come,” we are told to “Go.” God has chosen you to share His message through personal evangelism.
"Cultivating Disciples: Tools and Techniques for Spiritual Mentorship" Michael Ball
One of the great failures of the modern church is its neglect in making true disciples. Jesus instructed us, “Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations” (Mt. 28:19), yet very few can truly say that they have done so. The Bible is our greatest resource for understanding how to cultivate and develop disciples within our local church and community. For us to make disciples, we must be disciples. We will look at biblical models, as well as proven methods of training disciples of Jesus Christ.
"Discipling The Next Generation" Stephen Braswell
As believers, Jesus commanded us to go and make disciples of all nations which includes our students. It isn’t enough to just get our students to church. How are we preparing this generation to not just lead the church of tomorrow but lead the church of today?
"Healthy Habits for Leaders" Stephen Braswell
What you don’t control will soon control you. As leaders, we must build healthy habits that help us lead this generation of believers. The healthy habits that we develop today will help us prepare our new leaders of tomorrow.
"Preparing Our Teenagers for Launch Into Adulthood" Stephen Braswell
What do you mean I have to pay for my own Chipotle bean burrito with extra queso? Wait, what are taxes? With so many worldly questions and changes moving from teenagers to mature adults, how do we spiritually prepare our teens for the beautiful mess of adulthood?
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Dino Rizzo
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Dino Rizzo serves as the Executive Director of ARC (Association of Related Churches), an organization he co-founded which has planted over 370 churches across the country. He is the author of the book Servolution, and he serves as an Associate Pastor at Church of the Highlands in Birmingham, Alabama.
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Dan Scott
KID’S MINISTRY BREAKOUTS
Dan's been crafting kids and preteen ministries for more than a decade. Dan’s background in education, theater, and church ministry led him to his current role at Orange as the Elementary and Preteen Curriculum Director. He leads the team who create the weekend church experience for thousands of churches around the world. -
Alex Schwindt
PRODUCTION & TECH BREAKOUTS
Alex Schwindt is a documentary filmmaker, writer and creative director for Alex Schwindt Media. Over the past 20 years he has served in churches and worked as creative director in places like San Francisco, Chicago, Kansas City and Miami. -
Michael Ball
EVANGELISM & SPIRITUAL GROWTH BREAKOUTS
Michael A. Ball, D.Min. is a fourth generation preacher and a third generation Church of God (Cleveland, TN) minister. Dr. Ball has served the church as Music Minister, Co-Pastor, and National Evangelist. He is graduate of Lee University and Pentecostal Theological Seminary. He has also authored several songs, as well as his published work, Spirit-led Evangelism: A First Century Evangelism Paradigm for the Twenty-first Century Church. -
Ryky Legg
WORSHIP BREAKOUTS &
LEADING WORSHIP IN MAIN SESSIONS
Ryky serves as the Central Creative Arts Director at The Bridge Churches in Eastern North Carolina. He’s passionate about seeing local church congregations and leaders walk deeper in relationship and intimacy with God through worship and creativity. Ryky is also one of the leaders and songwriters of Bridge Music Collective, which released it’s first all-original live worship album last year! -
STEPHEN BRASWELL
YOUTH MINISTRY BREAKOUTS
Stephen Braswell is currently serving as the Student and Young Adult Pastor at Princeton Church where he has attended most of his life. He and his wife Ashlee have a heart to see all students have a lifelong relationship with Jesus Christ and to know who they are in Christ. They believe that students and young adults are not the church of tomorrow but that they are the church of today helping to lead the way with vision, energy, and passion. He and Ashlee work to see students sharing their faith, serving the kingdom, and seeking Jesus outside the walls of the church to be examples of Jesus’ love to all. They have three awesome children, Jayden, Owen, and Preslee.
