$50 for Individuals / $75 for Couples
Schedule
Monday
12:00 – 1:30pm
Registration
1:30 – 2:45pm
Plenary Session 1 (Mike Augsburger)
On Purpose Gathering: The Aroma of Christ in Worship
2:45 – 3:15pm
Break
3:15 – 4:10pm
Workshop Session 1
4:15 – 5:10pm
Workshop Session 2
5:10 – 7:00pm
Off-Site Supper
7:00 – 8:15pm
Plenary Session 2 (Keynote: Bob Thune)
You Are What You Sing: The Formative Power of Christian Worship
Tues
8:00 – 9:00am
On-Site Breakfast
9:00 – 10:15am
Plenary Session 3 (Keynote: Bob Thune)
Order Matters: The Shape of Christian Worship
10:15 – 10:30am
Break
10:30 – 11:30am
Pastors Panel
11:30am – 1pm
On-Site Lunch
1:00 – 1:55pm
Roundtable
1:55 – 2:15pm
Break
2:20 – 3:10pm
Workshop Session 3
3:10 – 3:30pm
Break
3:30pm – 4:45pm
Plenary Session 4 (Todd Stiles)
Paul on Gathering: Christian Worship in 1 Corinthians
Schedule
Monday
12:00 – 1:30pm
Registration
1:30 – 2:45pm
Plenary Session 1 (Mike Augsburger)
On Purpose Gathering:The Aroma of Christ in Worship
2:45 – 3:15pm
Break
3:15 – 4:10pm
Workshop Session 1
4:15 – 5:10pm
Workshop Session 2
5:10 – 7:00pm
Dinner on Your Own
7:00 – 8:15pm
Plenary Session 2 (Bob Thune)
You Are What You Sing:The Formative Power of Christian Worship
Tuesday
8:00 – 9:00am
On-Site Breakfast
9:00 – 10:15am
Plenary Session 3 (Bob Thune)
Order Matters:The Shape of Christian Worship
10:15 – 10:30am
Break
10:30 – 11:30am
Pastors Panel
11:30am – 1:00pm
On-Site Lunch
1:00 – 1:55pm
Roundtable
1:55 – 2:15pm
Break
2:15 – 3:10pm
Workshop Session 3
3:10 – 3:30
Break
3:30 – 4:45pm
Plenary Session 4 (Todd Stiles)
Paul on Gathering:Christian Worship in 1 Corinthians
Workshops
Workshop 1
Intentional Worship:Structuring Services that Support the Sermon
Cody Crigger and Alexander LaVanAvailable in Workshop Session Slots 1 and 3
Workshop 2
From Searching to Serving:Assimilating Your Guests, Attenders, and Members
Monty Kaufman, Brice Fincham, and Londa CriggerAvailable in Session Slots 1, 4
Workshop 3
More than Transitions:Devoting Ourselves to Congregational Prayer
Zach DietrichAvailable in Session Slots 2, 4
Workshop 4
Community Disciple-Making:How Small Groups Support the Great Commission
Josh SmithAvailable in Session Slots 2, 3
Workshop 5
Purposely Casting Vision:Dripping DNA in Your Pulpit Ministry
Brad PausleyAvailable in Session Slots 2, 4
Workshop 6
Try That in a Small Town:Intentionality in Rural Ministry
Cody Huber and Tim O’ToolAvailable in Session Slots 1, 4
Workshops
Workshop 1
Intentional Worship:Structuring Services that Support the Sermon
Cody Crigger and Alexander LaVanAvailable in Session Slots 1, 3
Workshop 2
From Searching to Serving:Assimilating Your Guests, Attenders, and Members
Monty Kaufman, Brice Fincham, and Londa CriggerAvailable in Session Slots 1, 4
Workshop 3
More than Transitions:Devoting Ourselves to Congregational Prayer
Zach DietrichAvailable in Session Slots 2, 4
Workshop 4
Community Disciple-Making:How Small Groups Support the Great Commission
Josh SmithAvailable in Session Slots 2, 3
Workshop 5
Purposely Casting Vision:Dripping DNA in Your Pulpit Ministry
Brad PausleyAvailable in Session Slots 2, 4
Workshop 6
Try That in a Small Town:Intentionality in Rural Ministry
Cody Huber and Tim O’ToolAvailable in Session Slots 1, 4
Travel Info
Conference Location
SOTERIA CHURCH
3250 SE Soteria Ave
West Des Moines, IA 50265
Hotel Group Blocks
Hilton Garden Inn
205 S 64th St,
West Des Moines, IA 50266
515-223-0571
Hyatt Place
295 S 64th St,
West Des Moines, IA 50266
515-223-4001
FAQ's
The TGX Conference is for local church ministry leadership teams. Whether pastors, deacons, directors, staff, or their spouses, this conference will prioritize leadership team building, unity, and equipping.
The TGX Conference primarily focuses on helping leadership teams grow in unity and purpose. While encouragement and best practices are included in the conference, the primary goal is to help your team grow in unity around the Great Commission.
“On Purpose Gathering.”
Sometimes we spend so much time doing the work of the ministry that we fail to think strategically about the ministry we are leading.
The theme, “On Purpose Gathering,” seeks to explore how we can grow in intentionality throughout different ministries in the local church.
Standard conference registration includes the following: access to all plenary sessions, workshops, and a panel discussion. Also included in the registration are snacks, refreshments, coffee (lots of it), and two meals. Finally, there will be giveaway opportunities.
While there is no child care, a livestream will be available in the nursery for parents who need to use it.
Yes there are! As the TGX Conference gets closer, expect to get an email in which you can choose what you want to eat for lunch.