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Workshops
One thread of the story, taken deeper.
“I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God has been making it grow.”
1 Corinthians 3:6
Going deeper, together.
Workshops take one thread of the biblical story deeper, with Scripture, an activity or talk, and a closing practice. Some follow the later sessions of Planted., as the journey moves from seed to forest; others stand on their own.
Where a workshop has a full script, it is published on the workshop’s page. Other pages pair the teaching text from the slides with the deck. Eternity Planted and From Planted to PLANT are text-only drafts while their slides are being revised.
The workshop library
Planted. Workshops4 workshops
These follow the later sessions of Planted., as the journey moves from seed to forest.
- Eternity PlantedSee the Other Side of EternityIn developmentEternal life, the biblical story, the seasons of life and the growth God gives. A text-only draft while the slides are revised.
- Rooted Through the SeasonsGrace, Truth, and the Growth God Gives over TimeFollows one seed into a mature tree and adds time to the Grace–Truth Matrix: (Grace + Truth) × Time → Growth. Ends with a shared painting that becomes a forest.
- From Planted to PLANTA life on missionIn developmentResponding to our calling through PLANT, gospel conversations, stories and sowing seeds. A text-only draft while the slides are revised.
- Every Seed Tells a StorySeed-Form TypologyTeaches people to recognize recurring biblical patterns and trace them through Scripture to Jesus and new creation: Seed → Pattern → Growth → Fulfillment → Participation → Harvest.
Other Workshops4 workshops
These stand on their own: one thread of the biblical story, taken deeper.
Forming a Reading CultureReading the Bible faithfully, for hope, and with loveHow a community learns to read Scripture together: philology and Christology, forward and backward reading, and a frame of reference that shapes how we live. The full script, with its slides.
Christianity as CountercultureSpiritual Formation as Part of Culture MakingRomans 12, deconstruction, culture and spiritual formation: teaching text with the workshop’s slides.
The ChurchThe Story Behind the SystemsEcclesiology, Christian identity, movements and institutions, and communication across traditions. Teaching text with fifteen slides.
The Exodus WayThe way out, the way through, and the way inAn introduction to the Exodus Way framework: the historical Exodus, the New Exodus in Jesus, union with Christ through baptism and the Lord’s Supper, and a road of transformation for those who follow him. The full talk, with fourteen slides.
Bring them to your group
These resources may be used in churches, small groups, classes, discipleship cohorts, workshops, retreats and personal study. Before you lead one:
- Adapt the examples to your local context.
- Keep the biblical and theological structure.
- Don’t remove the formation practices just to save time.
- Prepare your facilitators before the group begins.
Full facilitator guides, with setup, timing, safety notes and discussion questions, are available on request. For teaching, publishing, translation, partnership or licensing, contact The Garden Project.