Elder Boards from Hell

How do you deal with an elder board that is out of control?  Every year, thousands of pastors pull their hair out trying to lead a team of people that don't get along, have their own agenda, or simply can't agree on much of anything.  How do you best lead your board?  What can you do to foster unity, creativity, and action?  Getting your board on board is one of the first things great leaders must do. Speakers include Larry Osborne, Scott Wilson, and many others. Register now!

The Church's Response to Homosexuality

The issue of homosexuality is not going away for the church.  What is your response when a gay couple starts attending your church, or when they want to be baptized or join your membership? How do you communicate in loving, yet biblical ways to reach gays and lesbians, who need Jesus just as much as everyone else?  You WILL need to answer these questions. How you answer them will dramatically influence the future of your church.

"Church Staff Gone Wild"
You've got a cocky and arrogant staff member. Or a guy or gal who is incompetent or untrustworthy.  Maybe you hired a real jerk. Making staff changes in the church is really tough... in fact "freeing someone's future" is one of the hardest, yet most needed things we need to do from time to time as church leaders.  When should you fire a staff member?  How should you fire a staff member.  Learn from people who've fired and been fired on termination Dos and Don'ts.
 
Dealing with Financial Hard Times
You’re in over your head, and the options are not pretty.  You’re overstaffed.  You’re under budget.  And your people are smelling it.  There is no momentum.  In fact, people are leaving.  What do you do?  Maybe your scenario isn’t so bleak, but you just don’t have the financial resources to make it to the next step.  How do you get there?  

"Responding to Your PR Nightmare"
The local newspaper just wrote an article about your church that is disparaging, or worse yet, totally untrue.  Or a disgruntled church member has started a blog about you and your church that compares you to the spawn of Satan.  Today, everyone has a printing press, and what they say about your church matters.  So how do you deal with a rogue blogger or local newspaper writer?  How should you deal with a PR nightmare?

"Elvis Should Leave the Building"
Everyone wants to talk about succession, unless it’s their own.  Frankly, succession is a scary topic for most pastors.  Everyone wants to leave well (and at the right time), but few are able to plan and execute a flawless transition.  When should you leave?  How should you leave?  What can you do to insure a healthy transition?  We’ll learn lessons from transitions that went well, and those that didn’t.

When Tragedy Strikes
Sometimes horrible things happen inside the church.  Maybe it’s the sudden death of a pastor or church staff member.  It could be an act of nature, like a tornado, that quickly goes through your community, affecting virtually everyone that you minister to.  What do you do when tragedy strikes your church?  How do you react?  What is your game plan?  

“Cause” for Concern?
Do social justice issues help or hinder the proclamation of the Gospel? That’s the question. Should the church be all about fixing all the problems in our communities and in the world, or should we just stick with preaching the plan of salvation?  Is it possible to do both?  And if it’s possible, should we?  And how do we respond to other ministries that take a different approach than we do?

"When Jesus Steps on the Gas"
It’s a great problem to have:  uncontrollable growth.  More and more people are coming every Sunday than you have room for.  People are falling through the cracks.  You’re internal structures work only for a church half your size.  And you don’t have enough leaders to ramp up future programs or even disciple the people you find are now attending.  What do you do when Jesus steps on the gas?  Learn from those who’ve been traveling the road of ministry like a NASCAR driver on a dirt road.

“Help. I’ve Fallen and I Can’t Get Up”
Everything comes to a screeching halt when one of your staff or volunteers is accused of any kind of sexual sin.  Moral failure in church leadership happens every single day in America, yet most churches foolishly think it will never happen to them.  How can you prepare for the likelihood of sexual sin or moral failure that will in some way touch your ministry at some time in the future?  How and when should restoration be offered? Learn from leaders who had had to deal with this crisis in their church firsthand, and from some who have fallen.

How to Gracefully Kill a Church Program
Most churches are bloated and over-programmed.  A ministry that Aunt Mable started in 1954 is still going, albeit with 4 ladies.  Other more harmful programs still have a good amount of interest and attendance, but are diversions... they no longer serve the mission and vision of the church.  How do you shut down these well-loved, but draining ministries without alienating those involved?  How do you move people from one program to another without them feeling cheated and manipulated?

Jorge Acevedo
Geronimo Aguilar
Dick Alexander
Tyrone Barnette
Glyn Barrett
Mark Batterson
Laurie Beshore
John Bishop
Brian Bloye
Mike Bonem
Brady Boyd
Eric Bramlett
Pete Briscoe
Aaron Brockett
Dave Browning
Dale Burke
John Burke
Dave Carder
Bryan Carter
Matt Carter
Rafael Castillo
Chuck Chadwick
Francis Chan
Sam Chand
George Cladis
Gerald Coates
Neil Cole
Phil Cooke
Wayne Corderio
Bil Cornelius
John Coulombe
Roy Crowne
Andy Crouch
Ben Dailey
Dharius Daniels
Anthony Delaney
Mark Driscoll
Michael Duduit
Chris Elrod
Jonathan Falwell
Gregg Farah
Naeem Fazal
Margaret Feinberg
Jon Ferguson
Dave Ferguson
Matt Fry
Wes Furlong
Steven Furtick
Eric Geiger
Carl George
Dave Gibbons
Dave Gilpin
Mike Glenn
Troy Gramling
JD Greear
Craig Groeschel
Chad Hall
Matt Hannan
Amy Hanson
Kevin Harney
Brandon Hatmaker
Andy Hawthorne
Noel Heikkinen
Chip Henderson
Shane Hipps
Pete Hise
Scott Hodge
Greg Holder
Chad Hunt
Tara Jenkins
Shunna Jones-Moreno
Krish Kandia
Dennis Keating
Patrick Kelley
Tammy Kelley
DanKimball
Laura Koke
Mac Lake
Greg Lee
Scott Lehr
Brad Lomenick
Shawn Lovejoy
Will Mancini
Andrew Marin
Andrew McCourt
David McGee
Andy McQuitty
Kem Meyer
Jorge Molina
Daniel Montgomery
Greg Nettle
Carey Nieuwhof
Perry Noble
Shannon O'Dell
Dan Ohlerking
Larry Osborne
Darrin Patrick
Jim Powell
Brad Powell
Bob Roberts
Tina Rowe
Rick Rusaw
Kyle Searcy
Paul Scanlon
Jim Sheppard
Ken Shigematsu
Danielle Shroyer
Toby Slough
Stacy Spencer
Matt Steen
Ed Stetzer
Steve Stroope
ND Strupler
Greg Surratt
Chip Sweney
Brian Tome
Elmer Towns
Sebastiaan van Wessem
Joel Virgo
Rick Warren
Bruce Wesley
Chris Willard
Matt Williams
Scott Williams
Matt Wilson
Scott Wilson
Cindy Winters