Student ministry is not everyone’s lifelong career path. If you leave, will your ministry stand without you? Have you developed a culture that empowers others to lead? Learn some practical ways to invest and equip your volunteers to see your community and your city know Jesus.

Discover effective recruitment techniques, creative training methods, and essential pastoral care practices for your volunteers. Gain insights on handling challenging personalities and learn administrative strategies to streamline your week.

Do you remember when ministry threats were simple behavioral challenges? We are now faced with internal and external threats such as culture, character, competency, and capacity. What are the specific threats and what is our response?

This breakout session equips church leaders and volunteers with essential knowledge and practical strategies to effectively manage classroom behaviors. Learn how to support individuals with special needs and address inappropriate behaviors stemming from life trauma or other challenges.

Discover how any size church can create a culture of hospitality that keeps people coming back to your church. Learn how to make authentic and lasting connections from the time a new person steps onto your church campus to the time they complete your church’s membership process.

A church does not rise because of the talents of her leaders, the competencies of her attendees, or the excellencies of her programs. A church rises when dependent believers lower themselves in prayer. We can do more after we pray but we cannot do anything until we first pray.

This session is for those who want to learn how to lead their church to grow outward instead of upward, those who want to discover the most financially efficient form of church revitalization, and those who are willing to challenge their thinking by exploring the various ways to do multisite.

This session will overview a process and discuss the steps needed for healthy, Kingdom-minded churches to partner with struggling churches to help them thrive again with renewal, health, and vitality for Jesus.

Planting a church comes with some unique challenges. If you are not prepared, these challenges can harm you, your family, and your congregation. I’d love to share what you as a planter should expect in the next 10 years.

Saved people are sent people! God wants to use YOU to make an impact on the advance of his Kingdom in your local community. Come explore ways to be more intentional about sharing the Gospel and making disciples where you live, work, and play.