Training and Church Planting
Soma partners with The Equipping Group to help you take tangible next steps in mission and ministry, through your unique gifts and in your specific context. The mission of God is local and global. Starting from our immediate surroundings, we work toward the multiplication of communities and churches to grow God’s kingdom.
Soma Sending - Residency Labs
Clarity in Calling. Practical Ministry Skills. Church Alignment.
Our collaborative, experiential 9-month training (September to May) focuses on aspects of spiritual life, personal leadership, and gifting, all through the lens of mission and calling.
Find your role in God’s Kingdom.
Ministry Discernment Lab
Start a church that fits your unique convictions, leadership, and mission field.
Church Planting Lab
This 10-month training equips you in practical areas of starting a gospel-centered, Spirit-led, multiplying church. You’ll learn, discuss, practice, and glean from many trainers in a cohort of peers, as your spiritual confidence and ability are bolstered in time-tested church planting/leadership competencies.
Early Years Lab
Navigate the challenges of early church planting.
The Early Years Lab provides church planters with hands-on coaching, peer support, and practical guidance to navigate the critical early years of establishing a healthy, sustainable church.
How it Works
Approximately 3-4 hours per week. Engage directly in your local church's ministry activities, allowing you to learn through practical experience. This immersion helps you develop personally and spiritually by addressing specific growth areas.
Host Church Residency
Approximately 3-4 hours per week. Undertake self-directed learning through reading, watching, listening, writing, and practical application. This component ensures you integrate theoretical knowledge with real-world practice.
Prep Work + Assignments
Bi-monthly sessions lasting 2-3 days each. Participate in immersive gatherings featuring training from experienced practitioners, peer-to-peer learning, and practical exercises. These sessions reinforce your ongoing development and provide collaborative learning opportunities.
In-Person Lab Weeks
Align your training with the specific values, doctrines, and ministry philosophies of your church with Soma Churches. This involves Soma cohort coaching and various assessments to ensure your development is tailored to your ministry context.
Soma Focus and Assessment
Recognizing the importance of holistic support, this component offers regular coaching for spouses and involves them in select Lab Weeks and assignments, fostering shared growth and understanding.
Spouse Coaching and Involvement
Training
Grow in Gospel Fluency, Everyday Discipleship, and Multiplication
Jesus invites every woman, man, and child to see how He is "good news"—for our past and future, and also for our present everyday lives. And He has equipped every Christ follower with different gifts to participate in disciple-making, mission, and ministry.
In addition to Saturate resources, The Equipping Group works with your group or church to host contextualized training* on topics such as gospel fluency, everyday mission, genuine community, creating a culture for multiplication, and other elements of disciple-making in everyday life.
* Multiple options exist to help training fit your needs and budget: online or in-person, one-time or multi-week, open or closed. Let's talk!
