Future Seminars at Ebenezers
Just thought I'd post some thoughts about future seminars we're thinking about hosting at Ebenezers--our coffeehouse on Capitol Hill. We don't have them scheduled yet, but they are on the reticular activating system.
Church Planting Seminar
We may do it in partnership with some other church planting networks, but we want to host an event exclusively for church planters. Church planting is part of our DNA at NCC.
Small Groups Seminar
This seminar would be led by our Pastor of Discipleship, Heather Zempel. She is one of the most gifted leaders and communicators I know. I recently told our congregation that small groups are the most important thing we do at NCC. I believe that. We'd like to share our learnings about everything from internal marketing for groups to free market system to leadership training.
Multi-Site Seminar
So many churches came alongside us and helped us when we were launching our second location. This seminar is one way we'd like to give back. We'd share our multi-site model for better or for worse. This will be a tag-team event.
Lead Pastor Only Seminar
This would be a smaller gathering of Lead Pastors. I envision a no-holds-barred conversation about the issues facing Lead Pastors. I'm sure the issues would range from staff management to leadership principles to family to preaching strategy to time mangagement to spiritual disciplines to vision casting. I just think we need more healthy conversations about who we are and what we do. In case you haven't noticed, pastoring can be lonely. So we'd get together, put our egos on the table, get past superficiliaties, and talk about the stresses and joys of being a Lead Pastor for a day.
Church Planting Seminar
We may do it in partnership with some other church planting networks, but we want to host an event exclusively for church planters. Church planting is part of our DNA at NCC.
Small Groups Seminar
This seminar would be led by our Pastor of Discipleship, Heather Zempel. She is one of the most gifted leaders and communicators I know. I recently told our congregation that small groups are the most important thing we do at NCC. I believe that. We'd like to share our learnings about everything from internal marketing for groups to free market system to leadership training.
Multi-Site Seminar
So many churches came alongside us and helped us when we were launching our second location. This seminar is one way we'd like to give back. We'd share our multi-site model for better or for worse. This will be a tag-team event.
Lead Pastor Only Seminar
This would be a smaller gathering of Lead Pastors. I envision a no-holds-barred conversation about the issues facing Lead Pastors. I'm sure the issues would range from staff management to leadership principles to family to preaching strategy to time mangagement to spiritual disciplines to vision casting. I just think we need more healthy conversations about who we are and what we do. In case you haven't noticed, pastoring can be lonely. So we'd get together, put our egos on the table, get past superficiliaties, and talk about the stresses and joys of being a Lead Pastor for a day.
4 Comments:
Love the ideas. Would also love ways to learn / participate without having to fly to DC.
Would you let me know when the church planters seminar is?
How about a session/seminar on short term missions (esp.on a McDonalds budget)?
Mark
The lead pastor idea is a very good idea. I encounter pastors who are holding such a burden and need a form of friendship that can only be available with and through other lead pastors. I would like to be a part of this. This is needed desperately and believe me when I say that many lead pastors planting churches are carrying such a burden that this relationship nuturing is critical. Please pray about this particular seminar and let it be something that will come to fruitation soon by God's grace. I will help any way I can.
Henry Judy
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