Soma School is a gospel-centered, missional ecclesiology immersion experience which exists to see pastors, planters, and leaders thoroughly gripped by the gospel. Soma School is a combination of white-board theology sessions, personal processing, and immersion within the life of a missional community in context.
Some of what you will learn and experience while you are with us:
The Story of God: You will see the Bible and the redemptive, restorative work of God as you discover the gospel at work throughout the whole biblical narrative. You will also learn how to communicate and teach in dialogical methods.
Identity & Rhythms: What is the Church? How should we live? Soma churches are formed around the gospel, our new identity in Jesus, and the rhythms in which He and His followers lived. We will dig deep into these realities.
Building a Missional Community: We will discuss how we live in communities of people who are united around a common mission, and how these communities are local expressions of Jesus and His Church in the world, who live out the gospel in all ways.
Gatherings: You will gather with the Soma family in missional communities and larger gatherings, and spend time just Being with us in community.
Gospel Fluency: Soma School is as much about what God wants to do in you through the power of the gospel as it is about equipping you to lead a church of missional communities. We press into gospel practices so you experience them personally, even as you are being equipped to develop others in the gospel.
DATES: May 27 - June 1, 2022
LOCATION: West Village Church, Victoria
COST: $500/person
Since we’re opening up our lives to share what we’re learning, not putting on a conference, space is limited. To steward these limited resources well, our goal is to see Soma School be very effective for equipping church planters and pastors toward leading churches that make disciples in missional communities in the everyday. Ideal applicants are lead planters or lead pastors who bring along with them one or two key leaders (three max from one church team).