Your Church has probably never heard you at your best. Not because you don’t work hard, but because you don’t have a reliable system for feedback. How do you know if your teaching is both biblically accurate and deeply relevant? What blind spots might be quietly eroding your credibility? If you could grow in just one skill that would make an immediate difference in your preaching, would you know where to start?  Join us for a practical conversation on how busy leaders can get the honest, actionable feedback they need to take their teaching to the next level. Sample Feedback Survey Notes & Visuals

This workshop, led by Mike Sloan of G.R.A.C.E. (Godly Response to Abuse in the Christian Environment), equips church leaders to further a culture of protection for the vulnerable, rooted in Christian Faith, rather than institutional preservation. Through interactive scenarios, we will learn about implementing safeguarding best practices, including policies that are both accessible and effective. Mike is a former pastor with 15 years of experience training and consulting with churches on abuse prevention and response best practices.

The journey of leadership is not a leisurely stroll along a paved road; it’s a rugged trek filled with trials, uncertainty, fear, and obstacles. In this workshop, we delve into the heart of leading those you love with a resilience mindset, exploring how leaders can view trials not as impediments, but as opportunities for growth and transformation.

This workshop draws on 34 years of ministry experience in the inner city of New Orleans. Join us as we explore what it looks like to live at the intersections of race, politics, age, and gender. We will look to scripture regarding Christ’s life, which involved navigating complex cultural and social intersections, as a case study for addressing these challenges. We will also explore community engagement, specifically focusing on fostering local leadership, reflecting practices that Urban Impact has implemented for decades.

What could it look like to become a church who cares well for those who are grieving, struggling and in need?  Come and hear from a panel of ministry leaders who bring years of experience in training, equipping and unleashing the church to care well for one another on not only physical level, but spiritually and emotionally! 

This workshop offers a practical approach for boosting self-awareness, maximizing individual impact, and fostering high-performing teams. Dig deeper into understanding your gifts and frustrations so you can better experience fulfillment and dignity in your ministry! This workshop builds off the knowledge of the Working Genuis Assessment from Patrick Lencioni. If you have not yet taken the assessment, you can do so here for a small fee! Brian will be notified and connect with you about your results!

Ministry leaders are often the first people someone turns to when facing anxiety, depression, or other mental health struggles. This workshop equips you to respond with clarity, compassion, and gospel-centered wisdom—offering meaningful care without overextending your role. You’ll also learn when and how to make a trusted referral to professional help.

In 2024, perhaps more than any other time, we hear about quiet quitting, burnout, exhaustion, high turnover and the great resignation. Whether you are leading staff or volunteers, a strategic focus on building a healthy culture is the antidote to all these issues. What are the values and behaviors that define your team? You can have a great vision and strong prayer effort, but if you don't pay attention to culture, you will not have success.  Tim Stevens will share insights from the turnaround taking place at Willow Creek Community Church following the traumatic events of 2018 and the soon-after devastating impacts of Covid and racial unrest, and how an intentional focus on culture is fueling the change from the inside out.   En 2024, quizás más que en cualquier otro momento, escuchamos sobre la renuncia silenciosa, el agotamiento, la fatiga, la alta rotación y la gran resignación. Ya sea que estés liderando al personal o a voluntarios, un enfoque estratégico en construir una cultura saludable es el antídoto para todos estos problemas. ¿Cuáles son los valores y comportamientos que definen a tu equipo? Puedes tener una gran visión y un fuerte esfuerzo de oración, pero si no prestas atención a la cultura, no tendrás éxito. Tim Stevens compartirá conocimientos sobre la transformación que está ocurriendo en Willow Creek Community Church después de los eventos traumáticos de 2018 y los devastadores impactos posteriores del Covid y la agitación racial, y cómo un enfoque intencional en la cultura está impulsando el cambio desde adentro hacia afuera.  

In a culture that celebrates busyness and experiences its negative effects, the followers of Christ have an opportunity to celebrate rhythms of rest. Rest is a God-given gift that enables us to renew, recreate, refocus, and reconnect. In living out Sabbath Rest as Christians, we distinguish ourselves as non-anxious, unhurried, peace-filled people. While the Gospel must be proclaimed with the words that we speak, it must also be proclaimed with the lives that we live. En una cultura que celebra el ajetreo y experimenta sus efectos negativos, los seguidores de Cristo tienen la oportunidad de celebrar los ritmos del descanso. El descanso es un don de Dios que nos permite renovarnos, recrearnos, reenfocarnos y reconectarnos. Al vivir el descanso sabático como cristianos, nos distinguimos como personas sin ansiedad, sin prisas y llenas de paz. Si bien el Evangelio debe proclamarse con las palabras que decimos, también debe proclamarse con la vida que vivimos.

What is needed to lead a healthy ministry team? What pitfalls can you avoid? How can you deal with team conflict? This workshop will answer these questions as we look at methods and resources for establishing healthy ministry teams. We will take a look at realistic expectations, conflict resolution plans, team rhythms along with various assessments and resources that can help maintain team health. ¿Qué se necesita para liderar un equipo ministerial saludable? ¿Qué obstáculos se pueden evitar? ¿Cómo se pueden abordar los conflictos en el equipo? Este taller responderá a estas preguntas mientras analizamos métodos y recursos para establecer equipos ministeriales saludables. Analizaremos expectativas realistas, planes de resolución de conflictos, ritmos de equipo junto con diversas evaluaciones y recursos que pueden ayudar a mantener la salud del equipo.

A look at how we blend discipleship with personal and organizational leadership development. This workshop will discuss practical ways that we can be disciples, make disciples, and intertwine this with our leadership. We are all leading someone - how do we lead them well and live out the Great Commission of Christ to go and make disciples?  Una mirada a cómo combinamos el discipulado con el desarrollo del liderazgo personal y organizacional. Este taller discutirá maneras prácticas en las que podemos ser discípulos, hacer discípulos y entrelazar esto con nuestro liderazgo. Todos estamos liderando a alguien: ¿cómo los guiamos bien y vivimos la Gran Comisión de Cristo de ir y hacer discípulos?

Relating to prickly people is a lot like dancing with porcupines. It’s difficult, to say the least.  Relating is a delicate art requiring knowledge of differing social skills. Competitor, avoider, accommodator, compromiser, and collaborator are categories, drawn from the work of researcher Dr. Jay Hall Ph.D. This seminar can help you understand your own conflict style and the styles of others.  You’ll discover a practical program for creating and improving personal, family, work, and community relationships.  With techniques for reducing tension and conflict, tips for improving communication, and ideas for increasing your tolerance of others, the Dance of the Porcupines seminar will help you to get along with even the prickliest people in your life. Relacionarse con personas susceptibles es muy parecido a bailar con puercoespines. Es difícil, por decir lo menos. Relacionarse es un arte delicado que requiere el conocimiento de diferentes habilidades sociales. Competidor, evasor, complaciente, conciliador, colaborador son categorías extraídas del trabajo del investigador Dr. Jay Hall Ph.D. Este seminario puede ayudarle a entender su propio estilo de conflicto y los estilos de los demás. Descubrirá un programa práctico para crear y mejorar las relaciones personales, familiares, laborales y comunitarias. Con técnicas para reducir la tensión y el conflicto, consejos para mejorar la comunicación e ideas para aumentar su tolerancia hacia los demás, el seminario La danza de los puercoespines le ayudará a llevarse bien incluso con las personas más susceptibles de su vida.

Ministry has become an increasingly challenging vocation because of the unique leadership dynamics in the local church setting. Studies show that between 50% - 85% of Pastors leave ministry within the first 5 years out of seminary. Key factors include that Pastors were not well connected, did not see matters of soul care and self-discipline as important, and were not able to effectively manage or resolve conflict. We become emotionally unhealthy thus affecting relationships;  we do ministry in our own strength leading to burnout. Churches are only as healthy as their leadership. Burnout is our emotion’s way of putting on the brakes and bringing high-achieving, goal-oriented persons to a stop before they self-destruct physically and emotionally. We will discuss how to recognize and confront burnout and then focus on a strategy to avoid burnout, enabling you to lead from a position of health and stability.El ministerio se ha convertido en una vocación cada vez más desafiante debido a la dinámica de liderazgo única en el entorno de la iglesia local. Los estudios muestran que entre el 50% y el 85% de los pastores dejan el ministerio dentro de los primeros 5 años después de salir del seminario. Los factores clave incluyen que los pastores no estaban bien conectados, no consideraban importantes los asuntos del cuidado del alma y la autodisciplina y no eran capaces de gestionar o resolver conflictos de manera eficaz. Nos volvemos emocionalmente insalubres, lo que afecta las relaciones; hacemos el ministerio con nuestras propias fuerzas, lo que conduce al agotamiento. Las iglesias son tan saludables como su liderazgo. El agotamiento es la forma que tienen nuestras emociones de poner los frenos y detener a las personas de alto rendimiento y orientadas a objetivos antes de que se autodestruyan física y emocionalmente. Hablaremos sobre cómo reconocer y enfrentar el agotamiento y luego nos centraremos en una estrategia para evitarlo, lo que le permitirá liderar desde una posición de salud y estabilidad.

Creating a purposeful and impactful weekend experience does not happen by accident. It comes through prayer, communication, planning, and a healthy relationship between the lead pastor and worship pastor/leader. The lead pastor & worship pastor/leader partnership can be one of the most difficult to manage. In this session, you will hear perspectives from both the lead pastor & worship pastor/leader. We are going to look at what needs to happen to create a God-honoring worship environment as well as how to eliminate tension in the process.La creación de una experiencia de fin de semana con un propósito y un impacto no ocurre por accidente. Se logra a través de la oración, la comunicación, la planificación y una relación saludable entre el pastor principal y el pastor/líder de adoración. La relación entre el pastor principal y el pastor/líder de adoración puede ser una de las más difíciles de manejar. En esta sesión, escuchará las perspectivas tanto del pastor principal como del pastor/líder de adoración. Vamos a ver qué debe suceder para crear un ambiente de adoración que honre a Dios, así como también cómo eliminar la tensión en el proceso.

It has been said that the greatest barrier to individuals with disabilities integrating into church communities is not inaccessible facilities, but rather inaccessible hearts. Creating positive church cultures that welcome and equip all people for Gospel service is a clear calling for every ministry leader. Come and hear firsthand examples of successful, integrated ministries that value all individuals and God’s unique calling upon their lives. Se ha dicho que la mayor barrera para que las personas con discapacidades se integren a las comunidades de la iglesia no son las instalaciones inaccesibles, sino más bien los corazones inaccesibles. Crear culturas eclesiasticas positivas que den la bienvenida y capaciten a todas las personas para el servicio del Evangelio, es un llamado claro para cada líder ministerial. Venga y escuche ejemplos de primera mano de ministerios exitosos e integrados que valoran a todas las personas y el llamado único de Dios para sus vidas.

A Biblical Foundation for the Body with Practical Application to Physical Health. Don’t do ministry on fumes. Learn a biblical view of the body and the basics of body stewardship to bolster your well-being while you serve the Lord with your whole self. Because your physical health impacts your spiritual health, it's important to know why your body matters. No hagas ministerio con las fuerzas agotadas. Aprende una perspectiva bíblica del cuerpo y los fundamentos del cuidado del cuerpo para fortalecer tu bienestar mientras sirves al Señor con todo tu ser. Debido a que tu salud física impacta tu salud espiritual, es importante saber por qué tu cuerpo importa.

In this episode, we chat with Leann Benson from Protect My Ministry.  If you are working to make sure that your church is a place of safety for your flock, please give this a lesson!  We discuss the why, how & heart behind all things "child protection."   Resources Mentioned:FLD Resource Guide - Protecting the Vulnerable Evangelical Council for Abuse PreventionGet the FLD Partner Discount

Welcome to our new podcast series called "Get Resourced!" where we connect you to hepful resources for your faith, ministry & discipleship. ____ In this episode we interview Michael McKittrick. Michael provides training and coaching for pastors and leaders who desire to grow in their ability to preach and teach effectively. This is part two, so be sure to check out part one!

This interactive workshop will explore and envision how to use women’s ministries to make disciples who make disciples. Intentionality is a key, but it is a unique process for each ministry context. Whether your ministry is small or large, new or established, come learn a disciple-making framework, evaluate your own ministry efforts, and hear from each other, with the goal of leveraging your ministry to further God’s Kingdom.   Plus, enjoy the one minute music break to the tune of "Let's Hear It for the Boy". It applies, we promise!