Church Around the Table.
Long before sanctuaries and stages, the early church gathered around a table — sharing a meal, sharing their lives, and meeting Jesus in the middle of it. Dinner Church recovers that ancient rhythm for today: a full meal where strangers become family and the gospel is lived out one plate at a time.
A Dinner Church Encounter is a one-day training that walks you from the heart and theology of this vision all the way to the practical steps of hosting a table in your own community.
The Arc of the Day
From Vision to Your Table
The day begins with the rich theological history of the Dinner Church vision and moves, hour by hour, toward the practical insights that help a leader or team imagine hosting a Dinner Church of their own.
The Vision & Theology
Start at the foundation — the biblical and theological story of why the table has always been central to the mission of the church.
The Practice
Move into the how. Practical insights on hospitality, format, and rhythm that make a Dinner Church work week after week.
Imagine Your Table
Leave able to picture it — a Dinner Church in your own neighborhood, with the first steps and confidence to begin.
Dr. Verlon Fosner
Dinner Church Collective · Seattle
Dr. Verlon Fosner launched a Dinner Church mission that has now become a movement — a new way of being and doing church. He now pastors a multi-site Dinner Church network in Seattle.
His wisdom, experience, and expertise will encourage, inform, and challenge people toward greater mission. Verlon has authored a number of books on Dinner Church and more, and he is a dynamic, engaging, and passionate presenter.
The Basics
Date,
Place,
Details.
When
Saturday, Aug 22, 20269:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Where
Jackson Conference Center
2601 Greer Rd
Goodlettsville, TN 37072Who
Pastors, leaders, and teams who want to reach their communities through the table.
Cost
TBDRegistration details coming soon.
In Partnership With
The Dinner Church Collective
A national movement equipping leaders to plant Dinner Churches — reaching new people through the simple, ancient power of a shared meal.