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Table Talk Movements
Training

Two tracks, one heart. Learn to host a Table Talk in your city, church, or workplace — or learn to engage one-on-one in everyday conversations where the gospel becomes a natural part of life.

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A host leading a Table Talk conversation around a table

You don't need a seminary degree to lead a meaningful conversation. You don't have to be an extrovert. You don't need a script. You just need to love Jesus, be intentional with the people already around you, and have a pathway to conversation to get there — that's what this training is.

The best training isn't a video course or a content download. It's a real Table Talk you participate in, watching how the conversation unfolds, and then walking back through it with Nate to understand what was happening underneath. That's how this is taught — whether you're hosting a group of twelve or sitting across from one friend at a coffee shop.

Table Talk workshops

Bring a Workshop to Your Group

A workshop is the fastest way to get a whole group started at once. Nate comes to your church, organization, or team and leads a hands-on training built around your context: your people, your city, your venue. Participants experience a live Table Talk together, then walk back through what happened underneath it.

Two tracks, one heart

Choose Where to Begin

Both tracks share the same relational core — patient questions, attentive listening, natural gospel connection. They meet you in different places.

Track 1 · Host training

Lead a Monthly Group

For Christians ready to facilitate a recurring Table Talk in their city, church, or workplace — gathering diverse people around a real table to process meaningful life topics together.

Jump to Host Training
Track 2 · Conversation training

Engage One-on-One

For everyday Christians who want to engage the people already in their life more intentionally — through thoughtful questions, attentive listening, and natural gospel connection in everyday personal conversation.

Jump to Conversation Training
The heart of the training

Table Talk Is Best Experienced Before It Is Led

There is a major difference between hearing someone explain conversational engagement and actually sitting at the table watching it happen. One of the most important parts of training is experiencing what healthy facilitation looks and feels like — watching conversations unfold naturally, observing how discussions are guided, how questions are asked, and how deeper spiritual conversations happen without pressure or forcing the moment.

After the live experience, Nate walks participants back through the process. He explains what he was thinking during the discussion, why certain questions were asked, how tension or disagreement was handled, how quieter personalities were included, and how the gospel was connected naturally within the conversation.

"Table Talk is best experienced before it is led."
Track 1 · Host training

What You'll Learn as a Host

You'll learn the art of creating community around universal life topics: how to gather diverse people around one table, set the tone, and guide a conversation people actually want to come back to.

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What Host Training Covers

We train Table Talk hosts how to facilitate discussions, listen, ask questions, manage the table, build teams, and become community leaders outside the church.

  • Facilitate discussions

    Open the night, set the tone, and guide a group through a topic without turning it into a sermon, a debate, or a lecture.

  • Ask questions

    Write and ask questions that invite people in at the shallow end and give them a way to go deeper if they want to.

  • Listen

    Hear what is actually said, notice the heart behind it, and let people know they were heard.

  • Manage the table

    Hold the guidelines, protect every voice, stop anyone from dominating or being shut down, and keep the time.

  • Build teams

    Gather a team of believers, share the load, and raise up more hosts so the table never depends on one person.

  • Lead in your community

    Become a trusted presence outside the church, known for creating spaces where honest conversation can happen.

12 Starter Discussion Topics

Every host leaves with pre-built discussion outlines for the topics a Table Talk eventually needs, with more released over time.

Browse the 12 starter topics
Track 2 · Conversation training

Evangelism for Everyday Conversations

Maybe you're not ready to host a monthly group, but you still want to live more intentionally in your everyday relationships. The workplace, the school pickup line, your neighborhood, the gym, the coffee shop — these are the places where most of life actually happens.

Conversation Training is for the everyday Christian who wants to bring people to the table — even a table for two — and learn how to turn ordinary moments into meaningful conversations where the gospel naturally finds its way in.

Two friends in a one-on-one conversation at a coffee shop
What you'll learn

The Skills Underneath Every Meaningful Conversation

Taught the way Jesus engaged: through questions, presence, and patient listening.

Ask thoughtful questions

Move past small talk and invite people into the real story of their life.

Listen with genuine care

Practice attentive, curious listening — hearing not just what is said, but the heart behind it.

Create space that feels safe

Build the kind of presence where people feel heard and valued, even when beliefs differ.

Engage worldview and belief

Step into spiritual and worldview conversations naturally and respectfully — without pressure or argument.

Connect the gospel honestly

Tie the gospel to everyday life in a way that is genuine, not forced or formulaic.

Invite people to the table

Move from surface acquaintance to meaningful one-on-one conversation across diverse backgrounds.

Build trust over time

Develop relational depth through intentional engagement — the slow, sustainable kind of evangelism that lasts.

The process

How Training Actually Happens

Whenever possible, training is in-person. It can happen in a coffee shop, brewery, restaurant, cigar lounge, church, or wherever Nate and your team can gather. While trainings may sometimes happen inside church environments, Table Talk discussions themselves are designed for public spaces where everyday people naturally gather and feel comfortable.

Training is not meant to be rushed, copied quickly, or treated like a short-term program. The goal is not simply to launch another event. The goal is to build healthy conversational culture, sustainable rhythms of engagement, strong facilitators, and genuine community over time. That requires intentionality, patience, practice, and relational investment.

Three contexts

Training Adapts to Your Context

Every city, organization, and church is unique. Learn how to adapt Table Talk to the place you're called to.

Outreach in Your City

Training Christian hosts to launch and sustain a monthly Table Talk in their own community. Restaurants, breweries, coffee shops, wineries, cigar lounges, pubs, campuses, and any public space where people already gather.

Inside Your Organization

Training leaders to host Table Talk style discussions in workplaces, leadership teams, and organizations. Communication, conflict, culture, ethics, and emotional intelligence.

Inside Your Church

The church is where leaders are identified and where any Christian can be trained to share their faith effectively. Asking questions and listening is the posture.

One framework. Two tracks. Three contexts. The same patient, relational core.

Built for

Who Training Is For

Individual Christians who want to host a Table Talk in their city — at their local brewery, coffee shop, or favorite public space.

Everyday believers wanting to engage one-on-one with the people already in their life: coworkers, neighbors, gym friends, classmates.

Pastors and outreach leaders who want to bring Table Talk to their church as a recurring evangelism rhythm.

Church planters and missionaries looking for a culturally relevant on-ramp for unchurched people.

Organizational leaders and managers wanting to build healthier team communication and culture.

Introverts and extroverts both — the model is designed for both wirings.

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Ready to take the next step?

Tell us your context — your city, church, organization, or the people already in your everyday life — and we'll figure out the best track and the best way to get started together.