Assembly Workshops

Here is a list of workshops available for Friday afternoon. If you intend on participating in a workshop, please select the workshop option in registration.

Praying with Authority

Dr. Pastor Deborah Olukoju

Deborah is the Lead Pastor at Emmanuel Churches in Winnipeg Manitoba and lead our National Prayer Ministry Pilum Prayer Guard. Her commitment to prayer is exemplary and inspirational. In this workshop you will learn how to pray with power and purpose. You will also be introduced to the ministry of healing-deliverance prayer.

Deeper – Preparing the Heart: Hear God's Voice

Joshua Hoffert

Joshua is the founding President of Wind Ministries – Equipping People to Experience God. His teaching ministry is global in reach having served as the Director of Streams Ministries Canada. In this workshop you will learn how to hear God’s voice, walk with God and release the life of God to others.

Engaging with God in His Mission around the World

Nicole Jones-Qandah

In an increasingly connected and globalized country and world, how do we as followers of Jesus in Canada join God in His Mission around the world? In conversation with Nicole Jones-Qandah, come field your questions and discover some tools, resources, and training which can invite people and congregations into developing deep meaningful connections to God’s work in the world. 

Way of Jesus Overview

EMCC Regional Ministers

What a privilege it is to be invited into a relationship with Jesus. To join Him in making disciplers who make disciplers. (Matt. 28) This workshop will give an overview of seven key DNA traits of a follower of Jesus.

The seven strands that make up the Way of Jesus provide a simple language to describe our journey with Jesus. They are simple, memorable, transferable, and above of all, practical to live out in everyday life.

In this workshop, you will also experience a simple format for a disciple-making group that is designed to result in life-transformation and multiplication.

God’s Design for Human Identity & Sexuality

Dr. Pastor Graham Burkhart, Mr. Harold Johnsrude, Rosemary Flaaten

Graham Burkhart is one of our seasoned veteran pastors serving at Bethel Church in New Dundee, ON. Graham serves as the Chair of the EMCC Thinking Biblically – Theology Commission. Harold Johnsrude is the Board Chair at Zion EMCC in Didsbury, AB. Harold serves as the Chair of the Issachar Group. Rosemary Flaaten is from Centre Street Church in Calgary, AB.

In this workshop you will focus on a sample issue facing the church today asking the question, “What does it mean to think Biblically about social issues?” And, you will learn of the different ways to engage with social issues in a helpful way.

Cultural Intelligence

Mark Anderson

Our Canadian context is increasingly multi-cultural. Whether these cultural differences are ethnic, organizational, generational, social economic, regional or whatever, our response as followers of Christ needs to be one of love and sacrifice. Cultural Intelligence is a tool that measures our ability to function effectively across various cultural contexts. In this workshop we will explore some of the teachings around Cultural Intelligence and learn how they can help us better love our neighbours in ways they feel loved honoured and respected. 

Business Challenges That Churches Face Today

Nathanael Ong EMCC Chief Finance and Operations Officer

There are pressing management topics that every church leader should know. We will present an overview of some of the most important challenges confronting churches today.

Themes covered will include:

  1. Christian HR Solutions
  2. Insurance Matters – Robertson Hall
  3. Canadian Council of Christian Charities
  4. Generosity Matters – Abundance Canada