Events & Gatherings
Online and in-person events are an important way for us to forge relationships, sharpen our Jesus-centred theology and paradigm, and be formed and equipped together for ministry.
We host a range of events, gatherings, and learning opportunities in various shapes and formats. Check back regularly to stay in the loop. We look forward to seeing you soon!
# Upcoming Events
Regional Gathering – Phoenix 2024
Are you ready for a new reformation? How a Jesus-centered movement can change the world
Together, let’s get curious about what the Spirit is doing in our midst:
What could a reformation like this look like?
What could our response be, practically, locally, in community?
How does the idea that God looks like Jesus become central to the new reformation?
This is an opportunity for us to explore these questions with input from some great thought leaders.
Jesus Collective Partner Hubs
Join Jesus Collective for our Partner SuperHub’s as we explore and deepen our understanding and ability to lead through some of some of the most pressing and challenging realities of our cultural moment.
# Online Learning Collectives
Jesus-centred Leadership Formation is one of our key areas of focus. We’re excited to be offering a series of Online Learning Collectives – six-week, cohort-based formation experiences featuring facilitated small group learning, weekly spiritual practices, live interaction with thought leaders, one-on-one coaching, interactive online forums, and curated learning resources.
Who are these for?
Lead/Senior pastors; leaders of Christian organizations; staff pastors or ministry leaders in multi-staff churches; youth, family, and discipleship pastors; new leaders to ministry; and leaders new to an “Anabapt-ish,” Jesus-centred approach to ministry and discipleship.
Featured Online Learning Collectives
At Jesus Collective, our number one priority as Christian leaders is to be intentional about our inner life and leading from our own transformation. Check out our cohort-based, relational learning experience and invest in your ongoing internal health to transform yourself and the people & communities you lead.
Want to experience an Online Learning Collective?
# Live Podcasts
These are relational, online learning and equipping hangouts – a safe space for like-minded leaders to wrestle with what Jesus-centred living and leadership means while learning from and engaging interactively with thought and practice leaders from this growing Jesus-centred movement.
In each live podcast, attendees can interact with our featured guest(s) and each other through a live discussion and Q&A time and join smaller break-out rooms to meet others and process the topic together. The content will be challenging and provide some practical equipping ideas that can make a difference in our everyday Jesus-centred life and leadership.
Featured conversations are listed below. Check back often for new additions! All of our online podcasts are posted to our podcast channel.
Have ideas for a podcast? Share ’em with us at connect@jesuscollective.com.
Featured Podcasts
Unite Series 01: How Can a Church Centered on Jesus Surrender Power in a World Obsessed With Control? With David Fitch
Welcome to Episode 1 in our Unite Series. We are exploring themes we will dive deeper into at our global Unite Gathering on April 24 – 26, 2024 in St. Paul, MN. In this episode, Paul Walker and Christie Penner Worden sit down with Northern Seminary Professor David Fitch to talk about his new book (January 30, 2024) called Reckoning with Power: Why the Church Fails When it’s On the Wrong Side of Power. Dave, Paul, and Christie have a practical and honest conversation about what happens when the church unknowingly bases its power assumption on a secular operating system. This conversation surfaces important mistakes the church is making in our time and what we can do to align ourselves with Jesus in how we lead and operate communities of Jesus in our cultural moment.
www.jesuscollective.com/unite
Check out Dave’s forthcoming book Reckoning with Power
# Regional Gatherings
Regional gatherings are an opportunity to learn more about Jesus Collective, cast vision together, meet new like-minded peers, and network relationally with people in your neck of the woods. They are informal, typically one-day events that also feature a focused development session with a thought leader centred on themes and topics of interest to this movement.
We’ve held events in cities in Canada, the US, and the UK. Check back regularly to see an updated listing, and give us a shout if you’d like to request a gathering in your area.
# Learning Labs
Learning Labs are short term groups that meet to learn and share learnings around specific topics relevant to organizational leadership and church life. Past Learning Labs have covered Jesus-centered Children and Youth Ministry, Church membership as discipleship and discernment, Having a pastoral conversation about sexuality in your church, etc.
Stay tuned for future Learning Labs you can join.