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Join us on September 29-30 as leaders from across North Carolina come together for our annual two-day gathering in Greensboro, North Carolina. We will learn how we can work together to see a church planting movement in NC as we help every church become a church planting church! We will also cultivate life changing relationships as we have a ton of fun together!

September 29-30

Location

Definition Church
1806 Merritt Dr
Greensboro, NC 27407
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What to Expect

5 MAIN SESSIONS

BREAKOUT SESSIONS

NETWORK WITH LEADERS, PASTORS & PLANTERS ACROSS NC

AFFORDABLE FOR YOUR ENTIRE TEAM

NATIONAL AND NC SPEAKERS

A Night of FUn on Tuesday Night

COST

SUPER Early Bird

$79

Ends May 1

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Early Bird

$89

Ends Aug 1

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Regular Price

$99

After August 1

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Speakers

Dr. David Nelms

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David serves as Founder & President of TTI. He casts vision and gives direction to TTI as disciple makers impact the world for Christ. David is a former senior pastor and had success in growing three different churches in Maryland, Iowa, and Florida. He has been a trustee on the board of Luther Rice Seminary and has taught all over the world. David received a Master of Arts degree from Moody Bible Institute, a Master of Divinity from Luther Rice University and his Doctor of Ministry from Luther Rice University. David is married to his lovely wife, Loretta. They have three grown children and five grandchildren.

Chris Hankins

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Chris Hankins serves as the President and Movement Leader of Carolina Movement, a church-planting organization focused on planting churches across North Carolina. Chris also serves as the Founding Pastor and Lead Missionary at Point Church in the Raleigh area.  Chris has lived in North Carolina his entire life and feels a specific calling to see a church planting movement in our State.

Corey Alley

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Corey Alley serves as the Executive Director for Carolina Movement as well as Church Planter and Lead Pastor of Sojo Church in Concord, NC. Corey and his wife Betsey have lived in Cabarrus County for the last 25 years. 

Pastor Corey’s Story

Jeff Shipman

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Pastor Jeff Shipman is the founding and lead pastor of Crossroads Church in Columbia, South Carolina. For more than two decades, Jeff has combined his entrepreneurial spirit and pastoral heart to plant thriving churches, unite congregations through The Cola Network, and serve as President of the Board for Christ Together, a national network mobilizing churches in over 100 cities. Shaped by both faith and adversity – including his son’s battle with Cystic Fibrosis and his own Parkinson’s diagnosis – Jeff lives out his life verse, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness” (2 Corinthians 12:9). He and his wife, Allison, have three children – Cade, Grayson, and Hope – and a lively Jack Russell named Finn.

Dr. Allen Holmes

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Dr. Allen Holmes, author of Redefined: A Simple Path to a Hope-Filled Life, and Lead Pastor of Definition Church for 23 years. His greatest passion is to see people cultivate an authentic, transformative relationship with Jesus.

More speakers to be announced soon!

GET THE DETAILS

Check out the full conference schedule and more.

MONDAY - PRE-CONFERENCE 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM + Stakeholder Dinner

12:30-1:00 PM – Check-In + Coffee
1:00-5:00 PM – Group Pre-Conferences
6:30-8:30 PM – Stakeholder Dinner

Tuesday 9:30 AM - 10:00 PM

8:45-9:25 AM – Doors Open + Coffee
9:30-10:45 AM – Main Session 1 – Welcome to the Family
• John 17 Language
• Worship
10:45-11:00 AM – Break
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM – Breakout Slot #1 – Meet the Family (Planters) / A Gospel Family of Churches
12:00-1:30 PM – TAILGATE – BBQ, Tent, & Cornhole Tournament
1:30-3:15 PM – Main Session 2 – Keynote + Panel
3:15-3:30 PM – Break
3:30-4:30 PM – Breakout Slot #2 – Equipping Track
5:00-7:00 PM – Dinner on Your Own (Local Food Guide Provided)
7:00-8:30 PM – Night of Worship & Commissioning / “Be Poured Into”
8:30-10:00 PM – After Party – Ice Cream & Dessert Hang

Wednesday 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM

8:30-9:00 AM – Coffee + Doors Open
9:00-10:00 AM – Breakout Slot #3 – Final Equipping
10:15-11:30 AM – Main Session 3
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM – Final “Next Steps”

Hotel Recommendations

The below hotels are conveniently located within 10 minutes of Definition Church. Please call the hotel directly to secure your reservation.

 Sheraton Greensboro Hotel /Joseph S. Koury Convention Center

Address:
3121 West Gate City Boulevard
Greensboro, North Carolina 27407

Phone:
336-292-9161

DoubleTree

Address:
3030 W. Gate City Boulevard
Greensboro, NC 27403

Phone:
336-292-4004

Hampton Inn & Suites Greensboro Coliseum

Address:
3033 West Gate City Boulevard
Greensboro, NC 27403

Phone:
336-553-1818 

SPONSORS:

Passion 4 Planting

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BRING YOUR TEAM

It’s one thing for a church pastor to be passionate about church planting, but what happens when an entire leadership team catches the vision? Your church can unleash its potential to be a church planting church!

  • Staff
  • Elders
  • Spouses
  • Ministry Leaders
  • Key Volunteers
  • Potential Planters
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TESTIMONIALS

Matt Mitchell

Potter’s Hand Church - Apex, NC

“For years I was looking for my “tribe” and I finally found it! Gathering together is the highlight of my year!”

Nick Poindexter

Collide Church - Yadkinville, NC

“There’s nothing better than gathering together with like-minded pastors with a passion for planting across our state. This event was the fuel on my fire as a church leader!”

Joe Monk

Fuquay-Varina, NC

“I loved getting to connect with other church planters and find ways our church can connect with and support them.”