Articles for tag: Leadership Development

March 7, 2026

Wes Woodell

Intentional Churches Conference 2026

Intentional Churches Conference 2026

Intentional Churches Conference 2026 is a two-day gathering for church leaders and teams focused on helping churches bring radical alignment to the Great Commission. The conference is designed to help leaders deepen their understanding and implementation of the ChurchOS leadership system through practical teaching, interactive tracks, and collaboration with other ministry leaders. Intentional Churches says attendees will leave with practical tools they can take back and implement in their churches.

March 7, 2026

Wes Woodell

Intentional Churches Event

OneTeam Activator Training

Intentional Churches’ OneTeam Activator Training is a three-day experiential training designed for church leaders who want to learn the OneTeam leadership system and help their churches activate the Great Commission. The training focuses on the skills of the OneTeam Activator role and includes teaching on OneTeam principles, the IC toolbox, group practice time, meals, and an Activator dinner, along with access to training resources and the broader Activator community. The next listed training is in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, March 24–26, 2026.

March 7, 2026

Wes Woodell

Intentional Churches Event

Lap 1: Executive Leader Training + Learning Community

Intentional Churches’ Executive Leadership Training Cohort – Lap 1 is a year-long development experience for executive pastors and church leaders who are either in their first five years of executive leadership or preparing for a future executive role. The cohort includes two and a half days of in-person training, a special group dinner, monthly 90-minute Zoom calls, the Intentional Executive Leader Toolkit, and workbook materials. Lap 1 is built around the 12 Disciplines of an Intentional Executive Leader and is designed to provide practical tools, coaching, and peer collaboration for leaders serving in the complex world of executive ministry.

November 6, 2025

Christian Standard

This Generation is Now

We’re hearing stories from across the country about college ministries where thousands are giving their lives to Christ and being baptized in obedience to him. There’s something real happening in This Generation.

August 18, 2022

Christian Standard

10 Reasons to Send a Student to Christian College for a Year

David Fincher writes, "I have met innumerable donors, volunteers, lifelong ministers, and other Christian leaders who have this in common: They attended a Christian college planning to stay only for a year, and the experience changed their lives for the better. . . . Here are 10 reasons for encouraging your loved one to commit to attending a Christian institution for at least one year."

July 1, 2022

Ken Idleman

Healthy Churches Are Built on Trustworthy Leaders

Healthy Churches Are Built on Trustworthy Leaders

By Ken Idleman In 2011, New York Times best-selling author Tina Rosenberg published Join the Club: How Peer Pressure Can Transform the World. The question she addressed in her secular book was, How do you get people to change for the better? How do you get them to live healthier lives . . . to diet, exercise, and not drink excessively? In short, how do you get individuals to grow in a positive direction? She concluded that the masses don’t change simply because they desire to change or by getting more information. Virtually everyone who smokes knows smoking is bad

July 1, 2022

Jim Estep

How to Measure Church Health

How to Measure Church Health

By Jim Estep I hate going to the doctor. The first thing they ask me to do is step on the scale. Then, they take all the standard measurements: blood pressure, temperature, pulse, and oxygen level, among others. Finally, they ask, “So why are you here? How are you feeling?” I describe my ailment (while trying not to sound like a whiner). Doctors evaluate a person’s health based on some very objective (quantitative) measures as well as verbal (qualitative) descriptions. A church’s health should be evaluated the same way. We need to remember the church is an organism, not an

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