Sermon Notes

Scripture is clear that the people of God are called to reach out and be a light in their community. Join us in talking about how you and your church can engage in Christ-centered transformation through strategic community relationships, mobilizing resources, and empowering God's people.

Expanding Your Reach in Your Community

Breakouts

Gateway Conference 2022 Breakouts

What should pastors teach on money? Are there topics to avoid? How can I teach my people God’s word, yet avoid the hyper prosperity message? This session will share God’s heart for stewardship, finances, and giving. It will give you some introductory tools and motivation to share the fullness of Scripture with the people God has entrusted you to lead.

Don’t Apologize for Teaching On Money

No matter the size or experience of your communications team, in this session you will learn practical ways to help the team develop and grow. We will look at ways to operate more effectively and efficiently, while increasing productivity. And, we will introduce ways your team can grow strong and healthy spiritually, relationally and professionally.

Developing a Robust Communications Team

Many people are opting out of a weekly trip to their church house. Let’s explore together why healthy Christianity requires both personal devotion and corporate fellowship.

From the Church House to Your House: A Theology of Why We Gather

One of the greatest challenges for any leader, church, or organization is the development of high capacity leaders. In this session, we will identify several key components for engaging, equipping, and empowering staff and volunteers and creating environments/cultures that are conducive for growth.

The Greenhouse: How to Raise and Empower High Capacity Leaders

At Gateway Church, one of our highest values is the presence of God in worship. In this session we will look at some foundational principles that define us as a community of worshippers and how they get worked out in the context of worship ministry.

Gateway Worship Culture – Pillars

Martin Smith is one of the pioneers of modern worship music. In this conversation we will hear some of Martin’s story and gain wisdom through his experience in writing and leading worship.

Leading Worship

God’s desire is to reconcile people from every tongue, tribe, and nation to Himself in Jesus, and our desire is to reflect the diversity of the family of God in our expression of worship. In this conversation we explore our differences, our similarities, and ultimately our unity in Christ.

Diversity In Worship

Churches around the world are discovering the Bible’s priority for Israel & the Jewish people. But beyond praying for Israel, going to Israel, or giving towards Israel, how can churches integrate this love for the Jewish people into their culture? Learn the practical things Gateway does to prioritize Israel in our church, and why Pastor Robert claims this has been a key to God blessing our ministry.

You Love Israel... Now What?

In this breakout, you will learn how we are challenging the traditional approach to strategic planning, anddoing deep work to keep our vision and mission at the forefront of everything we do. We will discuss how to avoid and overcome the obstacles that keep our focus scattered and our teams busy with many “good things” that don’t actually move our mission forward. We will also explore some practical steps to building a cohesive system of consistent evaluation, alignment, planning, execution, and accountability.

Strategic Planning and Execution: Creating Alignment and Follow-Through at all levels of your organization

Every church and every organization will have a crisis. It's not IF. It's WHEN. The type of crisis, the scope of the crisis, the impact of crisis will vary. How you respond, when you respond, who responds, all greatly matter. Learn the nuances of crisis management and how to successfully navigate these troubled waters.

Managing Your Church’s Upcoming Crisis

Why is an extraordinary Guest Experience so important? What are the critical elements of an extraordinary Guest Experience? How can you take your Guest Experience to the next level? In this session,learn the answers to these questions and more.

Guest Experience Extraordinaire

Margin is one of those ideas or concepts most people aspire to but very few achieve. In a culture where speed, “burning the candle at both ends”, and pursuing growth and goals at a personal cost is accepted and sometimes valued, embracing the principle of margin feels counterintuitive. What if there was a better perspective? Living a life with margin begins with the end in mind.

Expanding Your Reach in Your Community

From This Series

Don’t Apologize for Teaching On Money

Developing a Robust Communications Team

From the Church House to Your House: A Theology of Why We Gather