Sundays: 9:00 A.M. (In-person), 11:00 A.M. (In-person and Livestream)
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Are you a church hoping to raise up planters and replanters? We invite you to participate at the Advance Conference at The Village Church, where we aim to call out more leaders to be a part of the work of planting and replanting churches.
Many denominations, networks, and leaders speak about the “pipeline being dried up” for future church planters. Replanting and revitalization are still relatively new efforts that need greater exposure and awareness in light of thousands of churches closing their doors. With this in mind, Advance Conference will teach and resource specific to church planting and replanting:
Out of this conference, we hope to amplify influential voices who will call out and raise up church planters and replanters. Our churches have the resources and influence as gospel-centered, multiplying churches to equip leaders in starting new churches and revitalizing dying ones. Will you answer the call?
Dr. Dhati Lewis serves as the Lead Pastor of Blueprint Church as well as the Founder and President of MyBLVD, an organization focused on teaching Christian leaders to navigate the cultural divide. Dhati is passionate about bringing contextualized resources to urban disciple makers through coaching, consulting, cohort training, and church planting. He is married to his best friend, Angie, and they live in Atlanta, Georgia with their children and church family. He is the author of Among Wolves: Disciple Making in the City and Advocates: The Narrow Path to Racial Reconciliation.
Mark Hallock serves as the Lead Pastor of Calvary Church in Englewood, Colorado. He also serves as President of the Calvary Family of Churches, a family of churches committed to planting and replanting churches for the glory of God (thecalvary.org). He is grateful for 19 years of marriage to his wife, Jenna, and loves being a daddy to their kids, Zoe and Eli. He is a graduate of Denver Seminary (M.Div) and Westminster Theological Seminary (D.Min).
Jen Wilkin is an author and Bible teacher from Dallas, Texas. She has organized and led studies for women in home, church, and parachurch contexts. An advocate for Bible literacy, her passion is to see others become articulate and committed followers of Christ, with a clear understanding of why they believe what they believe, grounded in the Word of God. You can find her at JenWilkin.net.
As the Executive Director of Saturate and visionary leader of the Soma Family of Churches, Jeff Vanderstelt gets to spend his days doing what he loves – mentoring leaders and equipping the Church in the gospel and missional living. Additionally, Jeff is on the leadership team of Saturate the Sound, a local church collective focused on gospel saturation in the Puget Sound. Jeff has authored Saturate, Gospel Fluency, and Making Space. He and Jayne, his wife, have three children; Haylee, Caleb, and Maggie. Connect with Jeff at his website www.jeffvanderstelt.com or on twitter @JeffVanderstelt.
Dr. Conway Edwards is the founding and lead pastor of One Community Church with campuses in Collin, Denton, and Dallas counties. Dr. Edwards has a distinct gift of teaching the Word of God in a way that is relevant and engaging across multiple generations and various walks of life. With a passion for teaching and inspiring other pastors and leaders in ministry to lead exceptionally well. While at DTS, he was a Leadership Fellow with the Center for Christian Leadership, under the guidance of Dr. Howard Hendricks. Dr. Edwards also holds a Doctorate in Strategic Leadership from Regent University. He formerly served as Director of Singles at Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship in Dallas, Texas under the leadership of Senior Pastor, Dr. Tony Evans. He is author of 20/80 Rule – Making the Shift to a Volunteer-Driven Culture, Before Love’s in View and co-author of Going Up, When Love’s In View and The Undercover Woman, with his wife, Jada. Dr. Edwards and Jada are proud parents of a son, Joah, and a daughter, Chloe.
Jamaal Williams is the lead pastor of Sojourn Church Midtown in Louisville, KY, and also serves as the President of Harbor Network. He is a native of Chicago, IL. Jamaal received his bachelor’s degree from Michigan State University. He also has a M.A in Church Ministries and a D.Ed.Min. in Black Church Leadership from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is married to Amber, and they are the parents of Nia, Josiah, Kayla, Micah, and Judah. Currently, he is co-authoring a book entitled A Life Like Heaven, which will be published by InterVarsity Press in 2023.
Sensing a call to reach his community and heart for revitalization, Bob Bickford left his staff position at a large multi-site church in the St. Louis area and became the pastor at Sherwood Baptist Church in November 2012. Through a strategic process a new church, The Groves, was birthed in January 2014. He served that congregation for nine years. Bob is the Associate Director of Replanting with the North American Mission Board. In February of 2015, Bob launched churchreplanters.com a site dedicated to promoting Replanting of local congregations as well as focusing on encouragement, equipping and coaching for those considering or engaged in the work of Church Revitalization. He is the author of, Am I a Replanter? , Pathways to Partnership and is the co-host of The Replant Bootcamp podcast. He and his wife Barb make their home in Webster Groves, MO. Follow Bob on twitter @bobick
Matt Chandler serves as Lead Pastor at The Village Church in Flower Mound, TX. He came to The Village in December 2002 and describes his tenure as a replanting effort where he was involved in changing the theological and philosophical culture of the congregation. Matt is currently involved in church planting efforts both locally and internationally through The Village and various strategic partnerships. He serves as president of Acts 29, a worldwide church-planting organization. Over the last 10 years, Acts 29 has emerged from a small band of brothers to over 600 churches in the United States and around the world. His greatest joy outside of Jesus is being married to Lauren and being a dad to their three children, Audrey, Reid and Norah.
Josh Patterson serves as a Lead Pastor and Elder at The Village Church in Flower Mound, TX. He is passionate about discovering, developing, and deploying the potential in leaders for the sake of the Kingdom. He works toward this end at The Village Church through coaching and leading in Strategic Leadership Communities with Lifeway Leadership, and investing in seminary doctoral students. Josh received his Doctorate in Executive Leadership from Southern Seminary and is also a co-author of the book “Creature of the Word” along with Matt Chandler and Eric Geiger. Josh and his wife, Natalie, are the proud parents of Lily, Luke, Liv, and Lucy.
The Village Church
Flower Mound, TX
2101 Justin Rd Flower Mound, TX 75028
For conference questions or more info contact Shelley Rakestraw srakestraw@thevillagechurch.net