What is the 1.0 Church Intensive Training?

Our 1.0 Church Intensive training is what we have been teaching since the founding of CI in 2017, with various things we’ve learned along the way spiced in. It serves a few purposes:

  1. A paradigm shift. During this training we take a fresh look at the Scriptures to better answer this question: “What does God want of His church and how do we live/lead in light of it?” We also discuss many of the lessons learned within We Are Church’s methods.

  2. Access to resources afterwards. After the 1.0 training, alumni are invited into various forms of ongoing resources for the purpose of continued inspiration and training in pursuing this vision for the church.

  3. An entry point into deeper relationships. For those who feel led to pursue this vision for the church, we believe it is so important to be connected with others for mutual learning and encouragement. We have created the CI Fellowship for the purpose of ongoing training, encouragement, fellowship, etc. All CI Alumni are invited into the CI Fellowship.

In our 1.0 Church Intensive training, we cover the following topics:

  1. We Are Church Values

  2. Biblical Leadership

  3. Commands vs. Traditions

  4. Wise Master Builder

  5. The “One Another’s”

  6. We Are Church Practices

  7. Ongoing Support and Networking

Who is 1.0 Church Intensive Training for?

The 1.0 CI Training is for those who are currently or have previously been engaged in shepherding in the life of the local church, are passionate about leading within the church, and want to rethink the church according to Scripture. It is especially geared towards those currently in leadership of a local church or praying into starting a smaller, reproducing church. We know “leader” is a loose term, and can look like anything from working in youth ministry to leading worship, but you should have a heart for shepherding the body in some way.

For those who are wanting to simply "check things out," we encourage you to engage with our materials online, as the CI Online experience is for those who are desiring to take this training and put it into practice within a local church context. Our hope is that our free content on Youtube and Facebook will help those who don’t qualify for CI Online.

Upcoming Trainings

CI Online Training

Thursday, June 6 from 8:30am - 12:30pm PDT

Thursday, June 20 from 1:00pm - 5:00pm PDT

1-Day Training

Stay tuned for future locations & dates!

The 1.0 CI Online Training consists of going through our teaching material online, and then joining with our leaders on Zoom to discuss that material. You can expect to go through about 6 hours of online video training. Then you will join for a 4 hour Zoom call to discuss the videos you went through with others from around the world.

Within the training videos are all of the above topics, as well as video Q&A with Francis on each of the topics. If you can, we ask that you try to read Letters to the Church before joining the training, as it will serve as a helpful foundation for the topics discussed.

Training Cost:

Our online training is $75 per person or $125 per married couple if they are using the same screen for the video sessions. Our 1-Day training is $95 per person. We may need to adjust this in the future to cover costs, but we will always view this as a ministry to the body and will therefore try to sacrifice as an organization to serve the church.

Married couples registering together should fill out just one registration (and list both names) to qualify for the $125 married couple rate on our online training.

  • Scholarships are available for those with financial needs, especially those in countries where the exchange rate slants towards the US dollar. Please register first, and you’ll receive access to the scholarship form upon acceptance.