Leading By Abiding in Children's/Family Ministries
Angie Hooie, Coach/Consultant, ALH Consulting, LLC & Laura Murray, ECO Pastor and Director of Spiritual Engagement and Innovation at Fuller Seminary's Center for Spiritual Formation
The State of Student Ministry
For the first half of our afternoon, join us for connection and round table discussions surrounding all things youth ministry including content, culture, volunteers, staff dynamics, leadership development, and investment! In the second half of our time together, we will discuss Moving Toward a Discipling Ministry for the Next Generation. Research has shown that ministries successful in discipling teenagers and young adults prioritize seven values. This session (for youth leaders, pastors, and anyone who is interested in youth/college ministry) provides an overview, as well as personalized assessment and plans for change.
Mark Oestreicher (Marko), Founding Partner, The Youth Cartel
Seven Worship Leaders
Worship Leaders : What kind of worship leader are you? What kind of worship leader is your church looking for? Worship leadership is such niche craft with a diverse specrum of specialization. 7 Worship Leaders was created to help worship leaders and churches flourish through comprehensive assessment, development, and placement tools. Worship leaders will benefit from discovering their archetype, while church leaders, pastors, and search committees will gain greater clarity on what type of worship leader is the best fit for their worship culture and ministry goals. Join us for a fun and productive time together!
Brandon Muchow, Minister of Worship, St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Newport Beach, CA
Starting, Leading, and Multiplying Networks of Disciple-makers and Micro-churches
Now is the time for a return to the microchurch in the West for biblical, cultural, and missiological reasons. We are well past the proof of concept. Ordinary people can and will lead these simple expressions of the church. Microchurches are a potent relational environment for disciple-making, and they are also adaptable and scalable enough to fill a city with a gospel presence, a gospel proclamation, and a gospel demonstration. Join with Rob Wegner of the Kansas City Underground as we explore together:
- Organizing Identities for a Microchurch Movement
- Disciple-Makers, Microchurches and Gospel Flourishing
- How to create and multiply a culture and system for decentralized leadership
- The Training Pathway and Ecosystem to equip disciple-makers and microchurch leaders.
Rob Wegner, One of the Founders and Directors of the Kansas City Underground
Biblical, Christ-Centered Conflict: Becoming A Peacemaking Leader
Christina Severinghaus, Bondofpeace.org & Julia Leeth, ECO Pastor, Grace Presbyterian Church, Houston, TX
Cultivating A Flourishing Congregation
What would it look like for your church to flourish in the next season of ministry? What might need to change to get there? Have you tried some solutions that didn't work and left your team frustrated or confused? Join us for a workshop where we dive into a new framework for flourishing congregations that goes beyond mere strategies to address the entire church system. This holistic approach is designed to foster a resilient and flourishing ministry. In this session, participants will:
- Learn the Framework: Gain a comprehensive understanding of the new church health framework that considers all aspects of church life, from vision and spiritual vitality to leadership development and organizational dynamics.
- Self-Assessment: Utilize hands-on activities that will help you begin naming specific areas of need within your church and brainstorm potential solutions.
- Plan for the Future: Reflect on the current state of your ministry and explore practical steps to prepare for the next season, ensuring sustainable growth and health. This workshop is ideal for church leaders, ministry teams, and anyone committed to the holistic well-being of their church community.
Come ready to collaborate, innovate, and envision a flourishing future for your church.
Dana Allin, Synod Executive, ECO and Kaitlyn Wood, Director of Church Health, ECO
What Does Retirement Mean in an Order?
Ways to Remain Covenanted in a New Season
Retirement has lots of cultural assumptions which may not be what we really intend. In our afternoon together, we will explore how to flourish as retired ECO pastors as we continue to serve in perhaps new ways, use our gifts for leadership, and maintain close relationships with our families, colleagues, congregations, and denomination. Retired pastors, please join us and let's spend the afternoon connecting with each other, sharing hopes, and dreaming of how to effectively engage during this stage of life.
Jim Singleton, ECO Pastor and Faculty, Flourish Institute of Theology
Gender, Sex, and the Church
The Standing Theology Committee is releasing a book offering a deeper dive and a unique ECO theology approach to the challenging issues of gender, sexuality, and how the church navigates living between the culture and the kingdom of God. This pre-conference will walk through a discipleship-focused approach that is biblically rich, theologically robust, and engages the world in an ambassadorial fashion.
Greg Wagenfuhr, Theology Coordinator, ECO and ECO's Standing Theology Committee
