Side by Side: 2015 National Conference USB

A vibrant church community is dependent on us being both needy and needed. So we want to grow in how we ask for help and how we give help. This conference is designed to guide us in those skills, with a focus on how these work in everyday friendships. Even in our professional culture, God is pleased to use needy people and ordinary conversations to do most of the heavy lifting in his kingdom. It’s the perfect system. If God used only experts and people of renown, some could boast in their own wisdom, but God’s way of doing things is not the same as our own. This conference is for ordinary people who need help and want to grow in giving help, and, as we grow, we hope to contribute to the ongoing transformation in our local churches.

Product Details

• 8 General Sessions + 16 Breakout Sessions (22 hours of audio)
• Outlines & Slides included
• 1 GB

General Sessions

• Delighting in the Growth of Others
  Alasdair Groves
• Helping Our Churches Become Communities of Change
  Steve Midgley
• How God Uses All of Us in the Lives of Others
  Ed Welch
• Our Neediness is God’s Gift
  Ed Welch
• Persevering in Ministry
  Mike Emlet
• Redemption Groups: Catalyzing Churchwide Side-by-Side Ministry
  Mike Wilkerson
• Spiritual Friendship in the Life of Aelred of Rievaulx
  Aaron Sironi
• Why We Pray and How We Pray
  David Powlison

Breakout Sessions

• A Vision for Effective Small Group Ministry
  Steve Midgley
• Abiding in Jesus as We Help Sexual Strugglers
  Ellen Dykas
• Abusive Marriages: Providing Counseling and Care
  Darby Strickland
• Behind Their Backs: When Side-by-Side Ministry Is Distorted by Gossip
  Matthew C. Mitchell
• Departures, Desertions, and Pastoral Suffering
  Dave Harvey
• Gathered Worship: Moving Toward a Culture of Gospel Encouragement
  Matt Mason
• Playing Second Fiddle or Adding Harmony? Glorifying God in a Support Role
  Kellie Sironi
• Protecting the Vulnerable in the Church
  Julie Lowe
• Relational Wisdom: A Better Kind of Smart
  Ken Sande
• Six Ways to Help an Anxious Person
  David Powlison
• Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse: How the Church Can Become a Place of Healing
  Cecelia Bernhardt
• Ten Redemptive Strategies to Help Pastors and Counselors Improve Counseling
  Deepak Reju
• Ten Ways to Confront in Love
  Alasdair Groves
• Walking Alongside Families in Crisis
  Robyn Huck
• When Pastors Should Refer
  Mike Emlet
• When You Get in the Way of Ministry
  Todd Stryd