Breakout Sessions

Breakout A ~ Monday, October 25th 3:00-4:15pm

Building a Team That's Better Than You

Jamie Munson,

Mars Hill Church

By definition, a leader is in authority. Good leaders, however, also operate under authority. In the Trinity, God demonstrates that hierarchy and equality can — and should — co-exist within leadership teams. Are you willing to forgo the spotlight for the strength of your team and the forward progress of the gospel?

Jesus on Team Culture

Will Mancini,

Auxano

Jesus developed a team that turned the world upside down. Yet he never wrote a leadership manual, had great powerpoint bullets or enrolled his disciples in the best programs of the day. So how did he do it? One of His tools was fifteen powerful images that defined the expectations of his team. We will unpack these images and more as we explore how Jesus shaped his team's culture.

Building Sticky Teams at Home and Church

David Barr,

New Hope Church

Ministry flows from the home therefore, building a sticky church team is impossible unless you have a strong home front. Successfully balancing these two is the key. In this session, New Hope Windwards lead pastor will provide insights on how God helped him to re-build his home and church teams 4 years ago to become relationally sticky. Dave will provide insights on how to pour relational glue into your family and church teams with takeaways such as:

  • Practical and realistic ways to build sticky relationships within a busy schedule.
  • A free assessment tool to help you identify what actions to say or do to increase stickiness.
  • Simple ways for your family to feel prioritized over your church life.

How Breaking Some Rules Can Increase Your Sticky-Factor

Michael Lwin,

New Hope Church

In just seven years, New Hope Leeward, has experienced the sticky-factor in action. Their 'break the rules' leadership culture has inspired nearly 3,500 every weekend to stick with this young church. In this session, New Hope Leeward's founding pastor, Mike Lwin, will share what he and his team have learned during their time building this 'break the rules', doing church as a team ministry. He'll provide insights on how to maximize staff retention, volunteer development, congregational growth and global impact through the use of unconventional rules, including the following:

  • Start with NO Training and Experience
  • Hire Young, Cocky and Inexperienced Staff
  • Expand When it Financially Doesn't Make Sense
  • Bribe Your People Into Community
  • The Vision Thing Doesn't Need to Come First
  • Cut Ministries People Want

Sticky Teaching

Chris Brown,

North Coast Church

Step by step, find out how North Coast Church creates weekly messages that stick by developing a sermon-prep team. Their Senior and Teaching Pastor, Chris Brown, will help you activate your creative gene guiding you through the how to's of using the people around you to create better sermon series, titles and backgrounds. You will also dig into the benefits of sermon based homework and the pros and cons of a teaching team.

Let's Talk Sticky Team

Charlie Bradshaw,

North Coast Church

Multiple-Staff church?? It's impossible to have a sticky church without a sticky staff! Executive Pastor from North Coast, Charlie Bradshaw, will give tremendous insight along with several "hot tips" and of course the fundamentals that will help you ensure the longevity of your staff team. You'll gain insight from Charlie's years of working with people to help them become productive, cooperative and valuable team members.

Breakout B ~ Tuesday, October 26th

Sticky Launch

JD Larson,

North Coast Church

Your initial investment in selecting the right team for your ministry can eliminate headache in the long run. In this session Campus Pastor, JD Larson will discuss the key points needed to understand the difference between good people and sticky people. Decipher this ahead of time and create a team whose common chemistry and philosophy become the fuel for healthy expansion.

The Missing Link to Real Team Synergy

Will Mancini,

Auxano

The recipe to great teamwork has lots of ingredients. Dynamic like trust, chemistry and shared vision quickly top the list. But in working with church teams across the country, there is one key ingredient strangely absent on the best teams. Discover the secret of this missing link and watch your team and your church go to another level.

Building Sticky Teams at Home and Church

David Barr,

New Hope Church

Ministry flows from the home therefore, building a sticky church team is impossible unless you have a strong home front. Successfully balancing these two is the key. In this session, New Hope Windwards lead pastor will provide insights on how God helped him to re-build his home and church teams 4 years ago to become relationally sticky. Dave will provide insights on how to pour relational glue into your family and church teams with takeaways such as:

  • Practical and realistic ways to build sticky relationships within a busy schedule.
  • A free Assessment tool to help you identify what actions to say or do to increase stickiness.
  • Simple ways for your family to feel prioritized over your church life.

Creating a Volunteer Team that Acts Like a Paid Staff

Elise Boggs,

North Coast Church

How do you transform your volunteer team, the lifeblood of your ministry, into a Sticky Team? Elise unpacks and provides all the essential principles needed to recruit the RIGHT volunteers for your ministry, equip them for the long haul and generate a synergy that creates team unity.

Failure to Launch

Brad Graves,

Cross Church

Why should God trust you with His people? Where you are going? Who is your coach and who are you starting with? These are just a few of the questions that need to be answered to help ensure a successful and sticky launch. Brad will guide you through those questions and more, exploring the 4 H's of church planting.

Breakout C ~ Tuesday,October 26 1:00-2:15pm

Let's Talk Sticky Team

Charlie Bradshaw,

North Coast Church

Multiple-Staff church?? It's impossible to have a sticky church without a sticky staff! Executive Pastor from North Coast, Charlie Bradshaw, will give tremendous insight along with several "hot tips" and of course the fundamentals that will help you ensure the longevity of your staff team. You'll gain insight from Charlie's years of working with people to help them become productive, cooperative and valuable team members.

How Breaking Some Rules Can Increase Your Sticky-Factor

Michael Lwin,

New Hope Church

In just seven years, New Hope Leeward, has experienced the sticky-factor in action. Their 'break the rules' leadership culture has inspired nearly 3,500 every weekend to stick with this young church. In this session, New Hope Leeward's founding pastor, Mike Lwin, will share what he and his team have learned during their time building this 'break the rules', doing church as a team ministry. He'll provide insights on how to maximize staff retention, volunteer development, congregational growth and global impact through the use of unconventional rules, including the following:

  • Start with NO Training and Experience
  • Hire Young, Cocky and Inexperienced Staff
  • Expand When it Financially Doesn't Make Sense
  • Bribe Your People Into Community
  • The Vision Thing Doesn't Need to Come First
  • Cut Ministries People Want

Building a Team That's Better Than You

Jamie Munson,

Mars Hill Church

By definition, a leader is in authority. Good leaders, however, also operate under authority. In the Trinity, God demonstrates that hierarchy and equality can — and should — co-exist within leadership teams. Are you willing to forgo the spotlight for the strength of your team and the forward progress of the gospel?

Creating a Sticky Place

Chris Mavity,

North Coast Church

Believe it or not, when it comes to stickiness, environment matters. In fact, it's more important today than ever. In this session, Chris Mavity will reveal the often over looked principles and processes needed to create an environment conducive for growth.

Building a Healthy Ministry That Doesn't Need You

Travis Sybert,

North Coast Church

Learn the tools of the trade for creating a healthy system within your youth ministries that takes the focus off the director and high lights the fellow leaders and their students.

You'll discuss:

  • Developing teams ready for you to lead
  • Developing leading within your current student pool
  • Why it's not about you
  • Going beyond 15 months — the average youth directors employment

Recession Proof Your Church Plant

Brad Graves,

Cross Church

Whether you are looking to be proactive in your church plant endeavors or are currently stuck in the middle of some pretty difficult financial struggles, understanding a few funding and partnership principles will help you rise to the top. Church plant specialist, Brad Graves, will help you understand the steps in realistically knowing how much money you need, how to set budget projections and how to get others to pay for your church plant.

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