OCT16/17

Keynote Speakers
2023

Bob Thune

Mike Augsburger

Todd Stiles

OCT16/17

$50 for Individuals / $75 for Couples

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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.

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