February 24-29, 2024
Port St. Lucie, Florida
Registration fee: $99
DETAILED SCHEDULE
What is the More & Better Conference?
Why you have been invited to this conference.
Who will be involved in this conference
The core group are the pastors and key leaders of the current cohort (#9) in the Church Renewal Lab. We are also welcoming coaches, trainers, and graduates of the Lab. We are excited to gather in person and go deeper in our relationships as we spend extended time together!
The Details
When:
February 24-29, 2024
Where:
Sunlight Community Church, Port St. Lucie, Florida
Cost:
$99
(payment to be made at conference)
Travel Information:
West Palm Beach (PBI) Airport is the closest at about 1 hour away.
Orlando Airport (MCO) & Fort Lauderdale (FLL) are both about 2 hours from Port St. Lucie.
Hotel Reservation:
GO HERE.
Conference Schedule
Saturday – February 24
TRAVEL DAY
Sunday – February 25
FORM 1 (Stories of Discipleship)
- 8:30-9:30 a.m. Orientation (meet and greet, schedule of events, the discipleship focus, prayer) [Keith] Bay 3 of the Fellowship Hall/Gymnasium – This it the Bay farthest from the Kitchen.
- 10:00 a.m. - Worship at Sunlight Community Church PSL
- 11:30-12:30 - Lunch (SL Kitchen) – Living Room, this room is on the right as you walk down the staff offices hallway.
- 12:30- 1:30 - Sunlight Tour [Scott]
- 1:30 pm – 3:00 p.m. Sunlight Story & Testimonies of Discipleship [Scott]
- 3:00 – 5:30 p.m. Sabbath Rest – Soak up the Sun, Take a Nap
Optional:
- 5:00 p.m. – Evening Service
- 5:30 pm Dinner On Your Own
Monday – February 26
FORM 2 (A Vision for Discipleship) Bay 2 Fellowship Hall
- 8:30-9:15 a.m. - Worship Bay 2 of Fellowship Hall
- 9:30-10:30 a.m. - “REVEAL Basics: How to Get People Moving”
- 10:45-Noon - “The Five Best Disciple-making Practices”
- Noon-1:00 p.m. - Lunch [SL Kitchen] Bay 1 of Fellowship Hall
- 1:00-2:30 p.m. - “What Type of Church Are You?”
- 3:00-4:30 p.m. - “Critical Challenges in Contemporary Ministry”
- 6:00 pm Dinner Out Together – Manatee Island Grill (1640 Seaway Drive Fort Pierce, FL)
Tuesday – February 27
Form 3 (Disciple Making Tools) Living Room
- 8:30-9:15 a.m. - Worship Living Room
- 9:30-10:30 a.m. - Disciple Making Tool [Scott VanderPloeg]
- 10:45 a.m. – 11:40 - Practicing Discipleship [Scott VanderPloeg]
- Noon-1:00 p.m. Lunch [SL Kitchen] – Participate in Public Reading of Scripture During Lunch
- 1:00-2:00 p.m. – Public Reading of Scripture [Scott VanderPloeg]
- 3:00-4:30 p.m. – Conversations Around Critical Investments of Neighbor-Focused Congregations Part 1 [Kris]
- 5:00 p.m. Dinner [Sunlight Kitchen]
Wednesday – February 28
Form 4 (Disciples Make More Disciples) Living Room
- 8:30-9:15 a.m. - Worship
- 9:30-10:30 a.m. Conversations Around Critical Investments of Neighbor-Focused Congregations Part 2
- 11:00-Noon Enhancing Hospitality [Kris]
- Noon-5:30 p.m. Box Lunch Provided
- Sign up for Boat Ride! (12 people) or Pool, golf, beach, fly fishing, tennis, etc.
- Evening Discussing your “next-step” strategies in peer groups (covenanting your next investments)
- Dinner on your own
Thursday – February 29
TRAVEL DAY
