OCTOBER 19-20

LOCATION

Keller, TX // The Well Church

133 Pecan St, Keller, TX 76248

MAIN STAGE SPEAKERS:

• DR. KORIE EDWARDS

• DR. BARRY JONES

• TREY GRANT

• JADA YODER

• LAMONT HARTMAN

• COREY HUNKA

• RACHEL HUNKA

• DELE OKUWOBI

• ONEYA OKUWOBI

• ANNA BURROUGHS

• JAMES TALBERT

• KENDRICK BANKS

ABSURD 2023 SPONSORS

The Tribe Collective Leadership Pre-Conference

THURSDAY - Doors open 12:30pm

12:30pm | Check-In

• Location: The Commons

1pm | Welcome & Introduction

• Location: Auditorium

1:10pm | A Conversation with the Leaders of Tribe

2:00pm | GIANT Training (Lamont Hartman/ Corey Hunka)

3:00pm | Soul Care (Amelia Banks, JJ Blandford)

BREAK

4:15pm | Tour of Diversity Lounge/ Specs Movement

• Location: Auditorium

5pm | End of Pre-Conference

MAIN CONFERENCE

THURSDAY - Doors open 6pm

7pm | Main Stage Session 1: We live in a racialized society: Our souls must lament this.

• Dr. Carl Ellis

• LOCATION - Auditorium

FRIDAY - Doors Open 8:30am

9am| Morning Breakouts

• Breakout 1 - “The Road Map to Love & Unity” with OlaDele John Okuwobi

  • A Framework for Overcoming Injustice in an Age of Hopelessness. In this 90-minute workshop, you will learn the core ideas of The Road Map to Love & Unity! A curriculum designed to help you overcome injustice and build a more just and equitable world. The Road Map to Love & Unity is based on the premise that love and unity are the paths to overcoming injustice. When we put our faith in love and unity, we can move mountains of injustice to live possible! In this workshop, you will learn: What is required to overcome injustice? What are the seven steps of "The Road Map to Love & Unity"? How can love and unity help us overcome injustice? What does it mean to “live possible”? How can you start “living possible” today? This workshop is for anyone passionate about building a better world. Whether you are a student, a community leader, or simply an individual who wants to make a difference, The Road Map to Love & Unity can help you get started. Facilitator: OlaDele John Okuwobi

  • LOCATION - Auditorium

• Breakout 2 - “Understanding Our Own Bias” with Anna Burroughs

  • We all have an unconscious bias– it’s a fact.  But how that bias shows up and how we deal with it can make a difference in our lives and the lives around us. Join us for this fun and engaging workshop about the biases we all have.  You are guaranteed to walk away seeing life from a different perspective!

  • LOCATION - Youth Building

10:30am | Main Stage Session 2: We are in need of revival in our souls and in our communities.

• Dr. Korrie Edwards / Lamont Hartman/ Danielle Kemp

• LOCATION - Auditorium

12:15pm - 1:45pm | Lunch break (Food Trucks Available)

2pm | Afternoon Breakouts - Seeking Righteousness Collectively

• Breakout 3 -  “Revival in our communities” with James Talbert

  • Community engagement without presence and context is colonization. This session will explore the importance of community impact on birthing from being with people.

  • LOCATION - Sanctuary 

• Breakout 4 - “He Restores My Soul” with Kendrick Banks

  • Revival starts within, but we too easily forfeit our souls seeking to gain the world… for the sake of the Kingdom of course. In this breakout, we’ll reflect and discuss the challenges of having the right identity, self-awareness, and care for our souls while seeking to be faithful and disciplined leaders.

  • LOCATION - Youth Wing

3:30pm | Main Stage Session 3: Rest for the weary soul.

• Dr. Barry Jones

• LOCATION - Auditorium

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