Online Training

Webinars are designed for Member Church leaders to engage with each other on topics relevant to their church.  Offered seasonally, Members can join over the Internet and interact with the presenter and/or can listen over the phone.

Spring 2010 Spiritual Transformation Webinar Series

Three great churches.
Great big impact.
The inside story of how God is transforming lives through local churches.

Archived Webinars

Getting Your Whole Congregation Growing and Engaging Scripture
Wednesday, June 23, Noon-1pm CDT
Palm Valley Church, Mission, TX
Rick Gannon, Senior Pastor

Palm Valley ranks among the top 5% of the most effective churches in America. This is no accident and it wasn’t always the case. Palm Valley’s story is about a church turnaround – growing from attendance of several hundred people to several thousand today. But it’s not about the numbers – it’s about the spiritual transformation that occurred along the way. We’ll hear very practical leadership insights and very practical ideas for next steps from a church that clearly knows how to open the hearts of its people so that God can work in their lives. At Palm Valley, discipleship is just a “normal” part of their culture. This webinar is designed to take you inside this incredible church and offer practical tools for discipleship in your church.

Recordings:

Audio (mp3)

Watch Video (Login Required) >

Handouts:

Slides

Sample of Palm Valley's Service Order

Putting the Local Back in the Local Church
Wednesday, May 19, Noon-1pm CDT
New Covenant Church , Clyde, North Carolina
Nick Honerkamp, Senior Pastor

Watch Video (Login Required) >

Slides from this webinar | PDF

Handouts from this webinar | PDF

New Covenant is located in rural North Carolina with 700 members. Yet the impact they are having on their community is disproportionate to their size. They rank among the top 5% of the most effective churches in America. If you live in their county, you’ve probably felt their work. They’ve trained and deployed “community chaplains” to pray with people in the lobbies of unemployment offices, food pantries, and other benevolent organizations. When their county faced budget cuts, they partnered with 50 churches to scrape, paint, and landscape ALL the public schools. When other churches in their community had to cancel their Vacation Bible Schools, they organized a joint effort at a local school. This webinar will help churches of all sizes gain practical ideas for impacting our communities together.

Good to Great: The Power of Intentional Leadership
Recorded: Wednesday, April 21
Fox River Church , Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Guy Conn, Senior Pastor, and Mark Roberts, Executive Pastor

Follow-Up Tools:

Slides from this webinar are available in the following formats: PowerPoint | PDF

All NTCGG Questions | Microsoft Word

NEXT Class Booklet | Microsoft Word

Download the Audio for this presentation | MP3

Watch Video (Login Required) >

When Fox River Church surveyed their congregation, they weren’t satisfied with how many in their congregation were growing deeper in their relationship with Christ. In the year since, this church of 2,000 has taken a series of innovative steps to get their congregation more engaged in group life and in scripture. Some of the steps they took are surprisingly simple, but have had a major impact. People’s attitudes and behaviors showed that they were growing deeper in their walk with Christ and the percentage of people exploring Christ in their church also went up. This webinar will unpack the steps that Fox River Church took and offer very practical ideas that your church team can use.

Watch Video (Login Required) > The Top Ten Things People Want and Need from You and Your Church: Latest Lessons from Willow’s REVEAL Research | MP3, PDF

	Navigating Ecnonomic Challenges | MP3*, PDF This Member Church Webinar featured Brian McAuliffe, Chief Financial Officer& Director of Operations for Willow Creek Community Church (WCCC).  This interactive event began with a brief overview of WCCC's responses to the changing economic environment and lessons learned.  The balance of the time was driven by participant questions and interaction about issues including budgeting, restructuring, cash management, stewardship, and giving.  Originally recorded June 3, 2009. * The opening seconds of this video contains some moments where the slide is not showing and some introductory remarks were cut off. We are working to improve the recording quality for future webinars.  Thank you for your patience. FOLLOW-UP TOOLS & RESOURCES Ministry Prioritization Exercise | PDF Revised Stewardship Policy, the "Red, Yellow, Green" Exercise | PDF Vision-Driven Budgets — Greg Hawkins and Brian McAuliffe | MP3 Monthly Pulse Report | PDF BOOKS Financial Intelligence: A Manager's Guide to Knowing What the Numbers Really Mean Freed Up Financial Living Curriculum How the Economic Slump is (or Isn't) Hitting Churches
	Summit Next Step Audiocast: Pastor Harvey Carey | MP3 Pastor Harvey Carey followed up on his message from The Leadership Summit 2009 by talking about how he applies biblical promises in his church and responded to questions from attendees.
	Summit Next Step Audiocast: Wess Stafford and Dr. Henry Cloud | MP3 Following up on Wess Stafford's session at The Leadership Summit 2009, Wess and Dr. Henry Cloud, a clinical psychologist, took attendee questions on how to leverage your past as a leader.   Download Wess Stafford's Reflection Tool

Download Windows Media Player.