OCT 22 & 23

〰️ PHX AZ 〰️

OCT 22 & 23 〰️ PHX AZ 〰️

Join us for Making Jesus Visible: An Immersive Experience in Missional Imagination, a gathering of artists, entrepreneurs, shepherds, and community-builders committed to being the Church. At Banquet, we believe our mission field lives between the pulpit and the pub, where the transcendentals—truth, goodness, and beauty—are put back into practice.

Early bird registration

This gathering is an invitation for those who sense a deeper calling to incarnate the Gospel not only within church walls, but out in the marketplace, the studio, the café, the neighborhood. We’ll explore how the Church of the future doesn’t primarily erect buildings, it cultivates people by provoking Heaven.

Why this matters

In a culture saturated with spectacle and noise, the Church is being called back to something simpler and stronger: the visible presence of Jesus. For Heavens SAKE.

What to expect

  • Interactive gatherings of hospitality, dialogue, jazz and creative experimentation

  • keynote talks and panel discussions

  • Practical breakout sessions led by practitioners – artists, business-leaders, ministry-innovators –

  • Immersion opportunities, bourbon & beer, arts and music.

Who should attend

If you long for more than maintenance-mode or consumer-driven church—if you’re drawn to a people-shaped mission rather than programs, and sense the Church’s future lies less in real estate and more in shared space and presence—this is for you. Entrepreneurs, artists, pastors, volunteer leaders, or anyone eager to live with greater mission and imagination are invited.

Artists, Shepherds & Builders

  • Brian Zahnd

    Shepherd

    Brian Zahnd is a shepherd and mystic-orator who has spent decades calling the Church back to the beauty of Jesus. Through his preaching and writing, he invites Christians to rediscover the cruciform love of God at the center of the gospel.

  • Hugh Halter

    Entrepreneur

    Hugh Halter is an entrepreneur, missionary, and storyteller who has helped pioneer a modern vision of kingdom ecosystem ecclesiology. Through his leadership and writing (Brave Cities), he invites the Church to rediscover its missionary life in everyday spaces.

  • Denson Creative

    Artists

    Michael and Charith of Denson Creative are storytellers and creative directors who help organizations bring their vision to life through thoughtful design, film, and brand development. Through their work at Denson Creative, they collaborate with leaders, churches, and businesses to craft compelling narratives that inspire imagination and meaningful connection.

  • Dennae Pierre



    Dennae Pierre is a nonprofit leader, writer, and Executive Director of Surge Network who equips leaders to pursue reconciliation, justice, and collaborative mission across cities. Through her teaching, meditations, and poetry—including Healing Prayers to Resist a Violent World—she helps communities cultivate prayerful resilience and hope in the face of violence and division.

  • Gavin Linderman

    Shepherd - Founder

    Gavin Linderman is a pastor, writer, and ecosystem builder working to help the Church rediscover a quieter, more relational way of making Jesus visible. Through his leadership at Axiom Church and his writing on contemplative leadership and kingdom ecosystems, he invites communities to embody the presence of Christ between the pulpit and the pub.

  • Micah Bentley

    Micah Bentley is a Phoenix, Arizona–based worship arts pastor at Axiom Church, singer-songwriter, spiritual director and recording artist. He is the co-owner of Banquet, a development company focused on cultivating kingdom eco-systems through creativity and good works. Through music and ministry, Micah seeks to create spaces where faith, beauty, and honesty meet. He lives in Phoenix with his wife and two children.

  • Lance Linderman

    Apostolic Entrepreneur & Found

    The marketplace is his mission field.

Schedule

Early Bird Registration

Ends June 1st

OCT 22nd NIGHT

Welcome Stranger

7pm: Jazz &

Speaker Mixer

  • drink tickets included

  • must be 21 years of age

@ Easy Tiger

4725 W Olive Ave, Glendale AZ

OCT 23rd DAY

Between the Pulpit & the Pub‍ ‍

9am: Welcome Art & Worship - 

9:15 - Brian Zhand

10: Break

10: 20 - Hugh Halter

11: Breakouts 

 11:45 - 1pm Lunch

1pm - Art & Worship

1:25pm -: Scott Erickson

2pm: Break Out Sessions

Lance Linderman - Marketplace Missiology 

Freetime 3:30 -6pm

@ Axiom Venue

8295 W. Jefferson St Peoria, AZ

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OCT 23rd NIGHT

Goodbye Friend | 6pm - Happy Hour

6:30pm – Communion                             6:45 SpeakerPanel Q&A

@ The Monastery

8301 W Washington St, Peoria

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Lots of options within walking distance. Jefferson House is across the street which is a food hall as well as Caldwell BBQ & more.

  • Yes and amen. We confess to putting our faith, trust, and hope in: The life, death, and resurrection of Jesus as fully God and man. Jesus' good news is that the Kingdom of God is made available to you.

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