UPCOMING TRAINING EVENTS WITH YOSHI NOGUCHI IN SYDNEY

Our guest Yoshi Noguchi will be visiting various churches in Sydney to preach, share stories, run training and share life with us. We really look forward to his visit.

Yoshito (often known as Yoshi) is a Japanese pastor, church planter, and the Lead Pastor of Soma Fuchu in Tokyo, Japan. He holds a Master of Divinity (MDiv) from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Chicago.
 
Yoshi with his wife Ami and their three children planted a church with Soma in Fuchu, Tokyo and since then several other churches have been planted. These churches make up Soma Japan which Yoshi leads. He has seen many come to faith in Japan and is looking forward to sharing his experiences with us.
 
Yoshi will be visiting various churches across Sydney to connect, impart wisdom and gospel-centred teaching and to train us to make disciples who live on mission within the context of community…

Check out the events we’ll be running in August in partnership with other churches and organisations in the infographic below. Pictured right are Yoshi and Yoshi with his family.

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Yoshi, Ami and their 3 children 

UPCOMING SOMA SCHOOL WITH YOSHI NOGUCHI IN MELBOURNE 2026: 3-5 September // Leading Missional Communities for Post Christian Australia

Interested to learn about Missional Communities? Join us for an immersive learning experience as we learn from seasoned Missional Community practitioners and fellow participants as we seek to live on mission in post-Christian Australia. This year, we have guest trainer Yoshito Noguchi (Soma Tokyo) along with Chris Swann (City to City Australia) and Stephen Tan (Regen Collective) who will be leading us. We will be meeting at Cross Culture Church (Price Hall) right in the heart of Melbourne (next to Melbourne Central station).

Cost: $150 for 3 days of training including lunch.

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WHAT IS SOMA SCHOOL?

An equipping environment where missional community moves from theory to experience.

We put people in an environment to experience missional community life, to taste and see, rather than just talk theoretically about it. Every participant stays in the home of a missional community leader and sees their lives. They’re immersed in a gospel rich environment and participate in everyday mission.

Soma School equips church planters, staff, elders and key leaders to engage in missional community life, to lead missional communities, and to lead a church of missional communities.

SOMA SCHOOL GALLERIES AND PROGRAMS

Blue Mountains, NSW

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Melbourne Central, VIC

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What people have said:

‘We saw the gospel come alive and were given ideas and tools to do that with our community.’ 
 
‘I’ve learned a completely new way of life that holds Jesus at the centre. My life has been enriched by the time we shared, and there is so much I have realised about my own faith.’

‘I love how we were taught about the past and future of the gospel, but I now have a fresh understanding that the gospel is here in the present.’

‘An investment of time that will change the way you look at sharing the gospel.’

ALL THE DETAILS

What will I learn and experience at Soma School?
  • What is the Gospel?
  • The Story of God – The gospel through the whole biblical narrative. 
  • Identity and Rhythms – Living out of our new identity in Jesus, and missional rhythms.
  • Missional Communities – We’ll discuss how we live in communities of people who are united around a common mission, and how these communities are local expressions of Jesus and his church in the world.
  • Gatherings
  • Gospel Fluency
  • Life on Life Discipleship and 4 G’s – Four eternal truths about God: God is great, glorious, good and gracious.
  • Starting and Leading Missional Communities
  • Missional Community Church Realities and Leadership
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Who is the ideal applicant?

Lead planters or lead pastors who bring along with them one or two (or more) key leaders.

How long is Soma School?

Soma School occurs over 4 or 4.5 days, depending on location.

Because Soma School is an immersive learning experience, it is important that participants join all the prescribed activities. For this reason, please apply only if you can make it for 100% of Soma School.

Are there any requirements before arriving?

Please choose ONE of these:

    • Read Saturate by Jeff Vanderstelt -OR-
    • Work through the Saturate Field Guide by Jeff Vanderstelt and Ben Connelly -OR-
    • Read Gospel Fluency by Jeff Vanderstelt -OR-
    • Work through the Gospel Fluency Handbook by Jeff Vanderstelt and Ben Connelly.

AND also do the following: