DiscipleMakers | Teaching Podcast

Speaker: Wayne Cooley

Speaker: Dave Royes

Speaker: Brian Seay - We live in unsettled times. More than ever there is a call to good “self-care” to maintain ourselves in the midst of it. But how does this suggestion square up to the Biblical calling to “deny yourself, pick up your cross, and follow” Jesus? In this breakout we’ll explore the Scriptures to find the answer. Want a copy of the packet? Find it here.

Speaker: David Royes - God. Jesus. Bible. Sin. Grace. Perhaps you feel overwhelmed by these “religious words” and are unsure of how they all come together. For others, we’ve grown up with these things, yet have become numb to the reality of which they speak. The tangible world can seem so much more real to us than an invisible God. Yet understanding the gospel with clarity enables us to perceive w...

Speaker: Mark Fodale - Can shame be healed? Can glory emerge from brokenness? The compelling story of an abandoned woman’s journey, recorded in Ezekiel 16, provides the setting for one of the clearest & most compelling pictures of the gospel in the Bible! Want a copy of the packet? Find it here.

Speaker: Andy Cimbala - As human beings, we’re deeply limited. We can only be in one place at a time, we have to sleep, it takes years to get through college, and we often experience illness, tiredness, or weakness. And yet our culture demands strength and ties our self-worth into our performance, which leads to anxiety, overwork, and sometimes burnout. Join us as we explore how the gospel speaks...

Speaker: Zack Gugenheim - “I will never do that again. I never want to do that again. I just did it again. How could God love me?” Have you ever felt stuck in this pattern? You resolve to never do something again, only to find yourself back to longing for the same sins and patterns you just resolved to stop, wondering how God could ever love someone who does this. What if God still loves? What if...

Speaker: Clint Watkins - We are often pressured to suppress feelings like grief, depression, sadness, and anxiety. But God does not ask us to conceal our sorrow. He invites us to share our struggles through lament. Biblical lament reshapes our idea of strong faith—some of the most steadfast believers look at the world through tears and walk with a limp. Come learn how you can find rugged hope thro...

Speakers: David and Megan Royes - Dating. Sigh. The idea evokes such excitement, but also dread, confusion, and an abundance of questions. People for generations have wrestled with the exhilarating, mysterious, and sometimes painful topic of romance. But what happens when you add in a culture of smartphones and social media, with virtual relationships literally at your fingertips? This breakout se...

Speaker: Tori Zbinden - Have you ever had an anxious thought that you found difficult to push from your mind? A thought that keeps you up at night? That takes up free rent inside your mind? The goal of this workshop is to take the overwhelming topic of overthinking, break it down into a biblical framework, and offer gospel hope and freedom from the thoughts inside our own minds. Want a copy of the...

Speaker: Kaylah Olshefsky - Praying can make you feel vulnerable. Maybe that’s because you don’t know what to say, or perhaps you have a hard time believing that God is a good Father who cares for his children. No matter where you are in your walk with God, Jesus has made a way and offers us a free invitation to pray to him. Join me as we explore what it means to believe that promise and respond t...

Speaker: Lincoln Fitch - Our default setting is to see the world as if what we see with our eyes is all there is. We go to class, work, and even church with little awareness of the spiritual forces that are at work in the world. The Bible shows us that our world is bigger, deeper, and darker. Yet God is doing something epic, something cosmic, to save it. And you and I have a role to play. Together...

Speakers: Matt Geiger & Tom Hallman - Within the next few years (or months!!), you’ll finally be done with school and you’ll be starting your career. Whether you’ve dreamed of that career for many years or are still figuring it out... do you know what God has to say about it? In this session, we’ll seek to answer that question while offering lots of practical counsel for both short- and long-t...

Speaker: Mark Fodale - It’s easy to make excuses or blame our circumstances. But let’s face it: our biggest enemy is usually the one staring back at us from the mirror every morning. And, believe it or not, the gospel promises power for real change in our lives! Join us as we explore what the Bible says about living a disciplined life & developing a strategy for growing in self-control. Get th...

Speaker: Brian Parker - “Just don’t worry about it!” Those can be well intended, but some of the most unhelpful and impotent words spoken to us when we are worried about something and anxious thoughts fill our minds. Are worry and anxiety just unwelcome guests that will never leave us, or is there hope to break free from them? Join us as Jesus unpacks the root of worry, and equips us to live a lif...

Speaker: Mark Fodale - Mark closes out the conference by preaching through Ruth 4:13-22. Want a copy of the packet? Find it here.

Speaker: Joel Martin - Joel introduces us to the redemption of Boaz in Ruth 1:22b-3:18 Want a copy of the packet? Find it here.

Speaker: David Royes - Dave preaches through Ruth 1:14-2:17 as hope begins to build! Want a copy of the packet? Find it here.

Speaker: Clint Watkins - Join us as Clint kicks off our opening Fall Conference Main Session, preaching through Ruth 1:1-22. Want a copy of the packet? Find it here.

Hospitality: we all love to receive it, and we all know it’s good to do, but it can be hard to get started. On top of that, what is it supposed to look like during college, this summer at home, or when you are right out of school? Join us and learn about this amazing gift and tool that God has given us to bring lost souls into His kingdom, and eat some pizza rolls too.

God made the world to work in such a way that humanity’s primary means for securing provision is through hard work, and laziness would have severe and unpleasant consequences. In this workshop, we’ll discuss how Jesus aims to turn lazy slugs into productive ants, and you’ll come away with a practical action plan to help you make the most of your summer.

After being hurt repeatedly, seeing prayers go unanswered, or watching high standards never get met, we can fall into something called cynicism . This is an attitude that approaches life seeing the brokenness and skeptically scoffs at the idea that God is at work. A cynic may have the attitude that says “I know better” or “I see things for what they really are.” Cynicism is incredibly pervasive in...

Has going after what you wanted ever left you feeling empty? We think putting ourselves first will bring joy, but more is never enough. Come learn about the heart of selfish desires and how Christ transforms our selfishness for his glory.

Do you love to read? Or do you hate to read? Did you bring a book to Focus, or is TL;DR your motto? Maybe you are excited to read a stack of books this summer, or maybe scrolling through #BookTok is the closest you’ll get to a real book. Wherever you’re at, let’s talk together about books. Why should we care about reading? What books are worth the time? How can we build resilient reading habits?

Have you ever been hurt by a lie? Have you ever hurt someone by lying? In this breakout we will unpack why it’s so easy to lie, how the gospel gives us courage to stop hiding, and the tools to speak the truth even when it’s costly.