pillars of a healthy church - schedule

OVERVIEW

For each attendee to get some insights into the Revitalisation work City to City does, and why it's been so helpful to churches and leaders. We will give an overview of how we apply the City to City framework to offer a unique revitalisation process that has seen many churches become “unstuck” and healthy churches work through a strategic process to ask “what next”?

This conference is for denominational leaders, senior ministers, elders, congregation members, potential revitalisation consultants and everyone in between. City to City will present the biblical foundations for its work, unpack the tools and processes it uses to support churches and provide real examples of different churches. From rapidly declining churches to “stuck” churches, healthy growing churches, city, rural and everything in between, we can share learnings from churches like yours.

City to City is a generous organization, and so we want to ensure attendees leave the conference with some new ideas and tools to revitalise and build vitality into the churches they serve.

SESSION OUTLINE

TUESDAY, March 17, 2026
6:00 - 6:45 PM - Dinner

6:45 - 7:00 PM - Welcome and Introduction - Conan

7:00 - 7:45 PM - Session 1: Revitalisation and Church Vitality - Andrew Katay “There is no silver bullet, but there is hope.”

7:45 - 8:00 PM - Small break

8:00 - 8:45 PM -  Session 2: Denominational Revitalisation - Andrew Katay

8:45 - 9:00 PM - Q&A with Andrew and Jamie

WEDNESDAY, March 18, 2026
9:00 - 9:30 AM - Conan - Welcome and introduction to City to City Canada                

9:30 - 10:15 AM - Session 3: Jamie Bester - Overview of City to City's process: How do we revitalise churches and why it works

10:15 - 10:30 AM - Q&A with Andrew and Jamie

10:30 - 11:00 AM - Morning break

11:00 - 12:00 PM - Session 4: Andrew Katay - Ministry Design’s impact on revitalisation and church vitality

12:00 - 12:15 PM - Q&A - Jamie and Andrew

12:15 - 1:15 PM - Lunch

1:15 - 2:00 PM -  Revitalisation Impact Report - Jamie Bester - What results City to City has seen: Interview with Wayne Driedger from New Hope in BC.

2:00 - 2:15 PM - Q&A with Andrew, Jamie and Wayne

2.15 - 2:45 PM - Afternoon Break

2:30 - 3:00 PM - Andrew Katay - What next? Is this for you and the church you serve?

3:00 - 3:15 PM -  Prayer and close