Main Sessions

Main Session #1

Matt Larson: A Vision for Being a People of God’s Presence

Main Session #2

Bert Alcorn: A Theology of God’s Presence

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Main Session #3

Daniel Jansson: The Practice of Being a People of God’s Presence

Breakout Sessions

Celeste Scott: Contending for God’s presence in our city

Learning about our city shapes the way we pray, but it all begins with a heart that’s ready to contend for God’s presence.

Recommended Resource: Praying Like Monks, Living Like Fools by Tyler Staton

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Crista Jansson: Enjoying God's Presence in the Scriptures

Discover how to encounter God’s presence through the living Word, drawing near to Him in every passage of Scripture.

Recommended Resource: Women of the Word by Jen Wilkin

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Kristen Larson: Cultivating space for God's Presence 

How to "clear the weeds" and cultivate space for God to work. 

Recommended Resource: God’s Lavish Grace by Terry Virgo

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Rob Patterson: Prayers for everyday life in God’s presence

Explore simple, practical ways to stay aware of God’s presence in the ordinary moments of daily life through prayer.

Recommended Resource: The Spiritual Disciplines Handbook by Adele Calhoun

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Terry Fouche: God's Presence in Community: Hearing from God for others

How God speaks through us to others, partnering with Him to strengthen and encourage one another in love.

Recommended Resource: How to Hear God by Pete Greig

Recommended Resources

  • Practice of the Presence of God by Brother Lawrence

  • Knowing God by J.I. Packer

  • Reappearing Church by Mark Sayers

  • With by Skye Jethani

  • The Pursuit of God by A.W. Tozer

  • Bearing God's Name by Carmen Joy Imes 

  • The Presence of God J. Ryan Lister

  • Simply Christian by N.T. Wright

  • God's Relational Presence by J. Scott Duvall, J. Daniel Hays

  • The Fire of God's Presence by A.W. Tozer