April 3 - 5, 2019 | Denver, CO
BUILD BONDS OF PEACE
JOY TO ENRICH YOUR SOUL
ENCOUNTER GOD’S LOVE MORE DEEPLY
Tired of Spiritual Growth Being So Hard?
- Frustrated by the lack of spiritual growth in your church and your own life?
- Overwhelmed by how difficult it can be to guide people towards life transformation?
- Wonder why it feels like you take one step forward and two steps backwards?
- Tired of guessing the best way to make transformation happen?
- Burned out from trying program after program that yields no results?
- Do you need practical tool you begin implementing right away?
Rediscover the Joy in Becoming Like Christ
1. Get cutting edge, easy to use tools that create sustainable transformation.
2. Learn to apply relational brain skills found in science and the Bible to enrich your relationship with Christ.
3. Acquire skills to go deeper, faster with the Lord and others
Get Equipped by the Best Teachers & Practitioners
Dr. Jim Wilder
Plenary Speaker
Founder and Chief Neurotheologian
of Life Model Works
Jim Wilder
Dr. Jim Wilder (Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, and M.A. Theology, Fuller Theological Seminary) has been training leaders and counselors for over 27 years on five continents. He is the author of multiple books with a strong focus on maturing and relationship skills for leaders. His coauthored book Living From the Heart Jesus Gave You has sold over 100,000 copies and is printed in eleven languages. Wilder has published numerous articles and developed four sets of video and relational leadership training called THRIVE. He is the founder and chief neurotheologian of Life Model Works, a nonprofit working at the intersection of brain science and theology that is building contagiously healthy Christian communities through equipping existing networks with the skills to thrive. Dr. Wilder has extensive counseling experience and has served as a guest lecturer at Fuller Seminary, Biola, Talbot Seminary, Point Loma University, Montreat College, Tyndale Seminary and elsewhere.
Dr. Marcus Warner
Plenary Speaker
President, Deeper Walk International
Marcus Warner
Marcus Warner has served as president of Deeper Walk International since 2006. Marcus earned three degrees from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School – M.Div., Th.M. Old Testament, and D.Min. He has written numerous books and spoken for both ministry and corporate groups across the country and around the world. A Bible teacher at heart, Marcus has taught Old Testament and Theology at the junior high, high school, college, and seminary levels. His passion is taking complex topics and making them practical and accessible for everyone.
Chris Coursey
Plenary Speaker
President, Thrive Today
Chris Coursey
For over 20 years Chris has been testing, creating and practicing brain-based solutions to make relationships work. While Chris is highly motivated to develop practical resources, Chris enjoys spending time with Jen and their two sons, Matthew and Andrew. The Coursey’s enthusiastically pass on the skills they missed growing up to their sons.In addition to building joy on the home front, Chris spends most of his time teaching, training, developing materials, fostering relationships, exercising and equipping God’s people to mature, so they live according to their faith and values.Chris is a published author with seven books in print including his latest, Transforming Fellowship: 19 Brain Skills That Build Joyful Community which is now translated into Korean. Chris travels the world equipping couples, ministry leaders, and churches in relational brain skills.Chris earned a B.A. in Sociology from Eastern Illinois University and then started working as a counselor working with children and families with severe trauma. Chris completed his Master’s Degree in Theological Studies from a Messianic Jewish Yeshiva called MBI, or Messianic Bible Institute, out of Virginia. Chris is also an ordained minister.
Michel Hendricks
Plenary Speaker
Author, Pastor, Speaker, Life Model Practitioner.
Michel Hendricks
Michel Hendricks is a pastor, missionary, engineer, inventor and author. He has been teaching and training for over 25 years. He was a pastor of spiritual formation at Flatirons Community Church in Lafayette, Colorado. In addition, he served and trained people in Argentina, Mexico, Kenya, South Sudan and Uganda. He is married to Claudia and they have three adult children.
Michael Sullivant
Emcee
Pastor, Author and CEO
of Life Model Works
Michael Sullivant
Michael Sullivant is the CEO of Life Model Works, a church planter, pastor, author and speaker. He has ministered in over 25 countries through over 40 years of public ministry. The first church that Michael planted was in 1974 on the campus of his university, Miami of Ohio, during a student revival. He and his wife, Terri, founded New Hope Community in Kansas City in 2014. Terri is also a professional life coach. He and Terri have raised 5 adult and married children and enjoy a growing number of grandkids. Michael’s latest book is Thinking Biblically About the Life Model. Terri, just recently published her first book, The Divine Invitation - Entering the Dance of Becoming Fully Alive.
Margaret Webb
Emcee
Founder, Alive & Well
Margaret Webb
Margaret began her career in people-helping at age 16 as an aide in a nursing home. Exploratory and adventuresome, her quest for spiritual and emotional wholeness took many twists and turns, from nursing to psychology to alternative medicine and massage therapy.After some years in the New Age movement, Margaret had a personal encounter with the living God. She returned to Christianity, and the Holy Spirit took her through a painful, glorious process of healing. She earned a Masters in Clinical Psychology from Wheaton College and spent 12 years in private practice as a Christian psychotherapist, retiring in the year 2000.Since then she has devoted herself to a ministry of emotional healing and maturation in the context of prayer. Teaching, training, mentoring and consulting, she is committed to the vision of a network of lay and professional people-helpers bringing the care of souls into the local church.
Topics
Relational Christianity
Adoring God
Facing Narcissism
Hesed Love
Brain Science and the Bible
Transformation into Christlikeness
Maturity
The Nature of Grace
Joy-based Discipleship
Church Renewal
Practical Relational Skills
Transform 19 will give you simple, practical tools to build authentic community, transform lives, and enrich your relationship with Jesus Christ. Not only will you benefit from hearing great presenters but we are weaving singing, Scripture and poetry readings, prayers, skits, and interactive exercises into the schedule to inspire rich and joy filled experiences of bonding more deeply with Immanuel, and our growing community of hesed love.
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Accommodations
Sheraton Denver Tech Center Hotel
Hotel: Sheraton Denver Tech Center Hotel – 7007 S Clinton St. Greenwood Village CO 80111 – Special conference rate of $119/night (with Free Breakfast and WiFi). This rate will be available to our attendees 3 days before and after the conference. A shuttle will run the 1.5 miles from and back to the hotel in the mornings and evenings. Light rail, taxis and shuttles run regularly to and from Denver International Airport 30 miles away.
Pricing
CLOSED – Early Bird Price (Nov. 17 – Jan. 18, 2019) – $199
Transform Ticket (Jan. 19 – April 1) – $219
Transform | Late Registration (April 2 – April 3) – $249