Do you find yourself surprised by these “interesting” times we live in? I do. But I believe God has a purpose behind all of this: to RESET us! And it’s not the first time he’s done this. God has reset our world many times before: during the Reformation era, during the great revivals, theologians also talk about seven dispensations/strategic changing times in biblical history…God knows why we need a reset.
This pandemic has inevitably altered our lifestyles, rhythms, and I am sure that it has also changed many aspects of our churches and even our lives. During times like these, we can either let ourselves be carried away by the wave and risk drowning or we can get on top of the wave and surf it! The choice is not easy, but it requires a RESET of our vision, our strategy, and the way we live out our lives and build our ministries.
If you sense a call to reset and know that God wants that in your life and ministry, join us at our conference. You will understand the need to reset, you will learn about the church’s life cycles, you will become aware of the challenge of change. You will be trained to reset the preaching, the worship, the assimilation and the small groups and other areas of your ministry, all to glorify God more and become more efficient in your call and ministry.
If God has reset this world, maybe He wants to reset you and your ministry as well. Let Him do it! It’s for your own benefit and for the health of His Church.
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What does it mean and how can you be a part of Vertical Church Europe? (Doru Hriscu)
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We often try to use formulas and patterns when we practice personal evangelism, but when these are absent we tend to strip evangelism away from our lives and the church. We pass it on to the professionals or don’t practice it at all. Evangelism should be personal, attractive, interactive, always present in our lives and most importantly, it must be efficient. These attributes can be found in conversational evangelism, where the conversations should flow naturally and must always point to Christ. How and why do we do this? Where can we learn this from? How do we practice this? What does Scripture show me about evangelism? We will find the answers in this workshop.
From the very beginning of human existence, we notice that one of God’s greatest passions is people’s transformation. In this workshop we will discover together the permanent need of change both at a personal level, and at the ecclesiastical level, approaching both the challenges and the existent solutions within this process.
We often think about how we can improve our worship ministry. You can get to a point where you simply don’t know what to do. Together we will go through a self assessment list that will help us identify the 3 areas in which we need to grow musically and spiritually.
The experience of people in a religious building – the church building MATTERS! Even if we know that God looks at people’s hearts, we, as human beings, look at what we are able to see. That is why we need a clear, pure and contemporary image of the church. In this workshop we will discuss architecture, interior design, stage design and visual arts within the church. We will talk about HOW and especially WHY we do what we do.
The purpose of the production team is to build up a community of believers that uses audio and video technology to enhance the experience in order to create a high quality setting, without elements that distract attention; a team that supports the vision and the mission of The Vertical Church. In this workshop you will learn about the structure of the production team in Harvest Church Arad, as well as useful technical information about stage and lighting.
Every discipleship small group will sooner or later encounter difficulties and challenges. Often times, the biggest problems come from small areas that may appear insignificant. In this session we will be looking for answers to 4 questions that any small group leader or discipleship small group will eventually struggle with: 1. How do we choose the location of our small group meetings? 2. What are we suppose to do with our children during our small group meetings? 3. What to do with the persons who always create problems and disorder? 4. How to identify and grow new small group leaders?
The Word of God was given to us to teach us how to live in righteousness. It is impossible to live with a black and white perspective in a grey world. As a result, each believer and Christian servant must develop an ethical outlook on life that will allow him to live a pure, compromise-free life, living for and partaking in the enlargement of God’s Kingdom. This workshop will help you cultivate a biblical perspective on Christian ethics and navigate through this grey world, with your family and your church, by fixing your eyes on Jesus who is the Perfecter of our faith and participate in the enlargement of his Kingdom.
In this workshop we will analyze the positive and the negative aspects of perfectionism and focus on the way we can identify its roots. How can you understand a perfectionist and what is the biblical perspective on this topic?
When the local church has vertical men, then the church is strong. Men’s ministry contributes to the discipleship process of the new generation of men, who will be the leaders of the church tomorrow. Our purpose is to disciple men to love their wives and raise their children to follow Christ passionately. This session will help you equip the men in the local church to be vertical and godly.
The church ethos has always followed the social and technological progress. The rapid social changes, dramatic events, global forces and local institutions put unprecedented pressure on life and church leadership. In this workshop we will explore a few important factors that contribute to the stagnation or activation of the influential power of the church in society. 1. Learning and interacting styles in church. What are the efficient ones and in what circumstances? 2. A few major tensions the church leadership is facing. How do we select their resolution and what are the consequences? 3. Personal crisis, transitions and the leaders’ capacity to adapt. How much is the church growth influenced by the personal limitations of the pastor?
The homiletics-exegetic workshop is a plea to bring back the biblical text to its supreme priority, indisputable in preaching. From the theological and practical perspective, the biblical text must be the friend and closest ally of the preacher as he prepares for the sermon. The goal of this workshop is to practically prove that the biblical text is the necessary and sufficient source for everything related to sermon preparation, both in its form and in its content. To relate mainly to other people’s sermons and ideas, to books and video clips, even to biblical commentaries or studies, and place them all above the immediate contact with the biblical text is an offence towards the Scripture, which is, of all available resources for a preacher, the only artifact that has life in itself.
There has always been a spiritual battle for worship which continues to exist in different ways even today. In this workshop we will refresh our passion for worship by approaching topics such as: the spiritual battle for worship, the value of evangelizing in worship, the ministry vision during the pandemic and the importance of prayer in worship ministry.
In this workshop we will discover some of the necessary skills that a sound technician needs to have and how to choose suitable sound equipment. By bringing these two aspects together we are able to serve the church by creating an environment where the focus is not on technology, but on God and His Glory.
We have the unique opportunity to share the Word of God to children; being creative, teaching the lesson using a variety of methods, involving children into a dynamic description of biblical stories is extraordinary and non-negotiable, but to bring the truths of God in a clear way to children and help them learn the practicability of the Scripture in their lives is what really makes the difference. Let’s discover together the way we can teach biblical lessons through which God can be glorified and children be transformed!
We live in times when first impressions matter, and a person’s first experience in your church could also be their last. That is why the connection and integration of visitors mean more than just a smile, a handshake or a simple welcome greeting. In this workshop we will look at 4 major challenges: 1. How to create a “welcome culture” in your church. 2. Resetting the connector ministry in your current context. 3. Catechesis classes – why and what are they? 4. Prayer for liberation- with every new member of your church.
This workshop is dedicated to all those who want to communicate the truth of the Scripture in different ministry settings (pulpit, youth meetings, trainings, biblical studies, etc). We will present 5 specific problems and common mistakes ignored in preaching, as well as their relevant solutions.
We often try to use formulas and patterns when we practice personal evangelism, but when these are absent we tend to strip evangelism away from our lives and the church. We pass it on to the professionals or don’t practice it at all. Evangelism should be personal, attractive, interactive, always present in our lives and most importantly, it must be efficient. These attributes can be found in conversational evangelism, where the conversations should flow naturally and must always point to Christ. How and why do we do this? Where can we learn this from? How do we practice this? What does Scripture show me about evangelism? We will find the answers in this workshop.
There has always been a spiritual battle for worship which continues to exist in different ways even today. In this workshop we will refresh our passion for worship by approaching topics such as: the spiritual battle for worship, the value of evangelizing in worship, the ministry vision during the pandemic and the importance of prayer in worship ministry.
We often think about how we can improve our worship ministry. You can get to a point where you simply don’t know what to do. Together we will go through a self assessment list that will help us identify the 3 areas in which we need to grow musically and spiritually.
Every discipleship small group will sooner or later encounter difficulties and challenges. Often times, the biggest problems come from small areas that may appear insignificant. In this session we will be looking for answers to 4 questions that any small group leader or discipleship small group will eventually struggle with: 1. How do we choose the location of our small group meetings? 2. What are we suppose to do with our children during our small group meetings? 3. What to do with the persons who always create problems and disorder? 4. How to identify and grow new small group leaders?
The Word of God was given to us to teach us how to live in righteousness. It is impossible to live with a black and white perspective in a grey world. As a result, each believer and Christian servant must develop an ethical outlook on life that will allow him to live a pure, compromise-free life, living for and partaking in the enlargement of God’s Kingdom. This workshop will help you cultivate a biblical perspective on Christian ethics and navigate through this grey world, with your family and your church, by fixing your eyes on Jesus who is the Perfecter of our faith and participate in the enlargement of his Kingdom.
In this workshop, we will discuss the need to reset in ministry during the COVID-19 crisis with pastors from Romania and from the Diaspora. We will present what we have learned so far and what we need to reset if this crisis extends, as it may put in danger both the life and the ministry of many churches The need to reset the ministry is imperative before it’s too late. If you are interested in learning from other people’s experiences, we hope you will join us and even ask some pertinent questions related to your ministry.
Marketing in church is something that scares us because we associate it with the business world, but this word is not just misinterpreted but it may help the Church find the balance between a relevant and efficient communication in a society that is desperately looking for the saving message of Jesus Christ. During this pandemic we realized that the church must learn to show more empathy and communicate with its community in the most familiar way possible.
When the local church has vertical men, then the church is strong. Men’s ministry contributes to the discipleship process of the new generation of men, who will be the leaders of the church tomorrow. Our purpose is to disciple men to love their wives and raise their children to follow Christ passionately. This session will help you equip the men in the local church to be vertical and godly.
The church ethos has always followed the social and technological progress. The rapid social changes, dramatic events, global forces and local institutions put unprecedented pressure on life and church leadership. In this workshop we will explore a few important factors that contribute to the stagnation or activation of the influential power of the church in society. 1. Learning and interacting styles in church. What are the efficient ones and in what circumstances? 2. A few major tensions the church leadership is facing. How do we select their resolution and what are the consequences? 3. Personal crisis, transitions and the leaders’ capacity to adapt. How much is the church growth influenced by the personal limitations of the pastor?
The homiletics-exegetic workshop is a plea to bring back the biblical text to its supreme priority, indisputable in preaching. From the theological and practical perspective, the biblical text must be the friend and closest ally of the preacher as he prepares for the sermon. The goal of this workshop is to practically prove that the biblical text is the necessary and sufficient source for everything related to sermon preparation, both in its form and in its content. To relate mainly to other people’s sermons and ideas, to books and video clips, even to biblical commentaries or studies, and place them all above the immediate contact with the biblical text is an offence towards the Scripture, which is, of all available resources for a preacher, the only artifact that has life in itself.
From the very beginning of human existence, we notice that one of God’s greatest passions is people’s transformation. In this workshop we will discover together the permanent need of change both at a personal level, and at the ecclesiastical level, approaching both the challenges and the existent solutions within this process.
This workshop is dedicated to interested/skeptical pastors and to people who are passionate about technology and want to serve the Lord and the church with their skills. We will present a few reasons why the church should do live streaming and how you can begin.
The experience of people in a religious building – the church building MATTERS! Even if we know that God looks at people’s hearts, we, as human beings, look at what we are able to see. That is why we need a clear, pure and contemporary image of the church. In this workshop we will discuss architecture, interior design, stage design and visual arts within the church. We will talk about HOW and especially WHY we do what we do.
We live in times when first impressions matter, and a person’s first experience in your church could also be their last. That is why the connection and integration of visitors mean more than just a smile, a handshake or a simple welcome greeting. In this workshop we will look at 4 major challenges: 1. How to create a “welcome culture” in your church. 2. Resetting the connector ministry in your current context. 3. Catechesis classes – why and what are they? 4. Prayer for liberation- with every new member of your church.
In this workshop we will analyze the positive and the negative aspects of perfectionism and focus on the way we can identify its roots. How can you understand a perfectionist and what is the biblical perspective on this topic?
The conference will take place in accordance with all sanitary regulations for preventing the spread of COVID-19. The sorting will be performed at the entrance of the building, which will include the measurement of the temperature with contactless digital thermometers. Wearing a mask will be mandatory throughout the conference inside the building. The rooms will be arranged in such a way as to ensure social distance and we will regularly disinfect the surfaces frequently touched by the participants.
The payment is made through the bank account you will receive by email after completing your registration. Paying the participation fee is a requirement for completing the registration.
The participation fee includes handouts, lunch on Saturday and the most important thing of all – coffee.
The conference will take place at Harvest Arad Church. The address is 8 Augusta, Arad. See the location in Google Maps.
The registration form will contain each and every workshop and you will be able to select the workshops that you want to attend.
The participation fee for the conference is non-refundable upon purchase, but fully transferable. You are welcome to gift your registration. If a medical emergency arises, we will review refunds on a case-by-case basis.
Only people 14 years and up can register for the conference.
Seating is not assigned. It is a first come first serve basis for all attendees, including groups.
Parking is free and located at the venue of the conference.
Yes, the venue is disabled accessible. Early entry will be offered to disabled attendees. Please email us at contact@conferintavertical.ro no later than October 10 to request accommodations for special needs.
Because we want to create a distraction free experience for you and the other participants, children are not allowed at the conference.
There are 4 total workshop sessions and you can only select one workshop per session.
If you have dietary preferences, please be sure to mark those in the space provided on the registration form when you register.
If you want to be a sponsor for the conference, let us know through email at contact@conferintavertical.ro.
Reach out to us through email at contact@conferintavertical.ro.
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