EFCA Western District

August 18, 2022

Town Hall Meeting 2022

March 8, 2022

DLD 2022: 07 The Church as a Gathering of Sent Ones (Drew Sodestrom)

<h1>Cultivating a Local Culture of Multiplication </h1><p class="">Drew serves Vintage Grace, El Dorado Hills, CA, and the Western District as Church Multiplication Director. He and his wife, Jen, have three children. </p><p class="">In this elective we will develop a “Theology of Sending,” by unearthing the biblical depiction of the Trinitarian roots of sentness. “Everyday missionaries” in “everyday life.” We can cultivate a congregational momentum as disciples, making disciples, who can point to disciples. Engage with others in the brainstorming, best practices, and creative expressions being true multipliers of gospel life. </p>

March 8, 2022

DLD 2022: 06 Discipling Youth in the Age of Covid (Jeff Bruce)

<h1>Discoveries and Implications </h1><p class="">Jeff serves Creekside Community Church, San Leandro, CA. He and his wife, Kashelle, have a daughter and two sons. </p><p class="">12 years ago, Colin Marshall and Tony Payne said: “Imagine that [a] pandemic swept through your part of the world, and that all public assemblies of more than three people were banned by the government for reasons of public health and safety. And let’s say that due to some catastrophic combination of local circumstances, this ban had to remain in place for 18 months. How would your congregation...continue to function – with no regular church gatherings of any kind...(except for groups of three)? If you were a pastor, what would you do?”<br> They end with a provocative question; “...after 18 months, when the ban was lifted and you were able to recommence Sunday gatherings and all the rest of the meetings and activities of church life, what would you do differently? In this elective we’re going to answer that very question! What are we learning about unhindered disciplemaking during this pandemic? </p>