God wants you to be thoroughly equipped as a leader, and He has given us His Word as our guide! Learn easy-to-use, powerful tools to help you dig deeper as you study the Bible!

2 Timothy 3:16-17, “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God a may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.”

Stacy Bellward produces online courses, is a Bible study teacher, an award-winning author, a wife, and a mom of two teen girls. You can connect with her at Stacy@bellward.com.

Amidst divided times in our world’s history, there is hope for the Church to receive and share with those around us!

John 17:21, “May they all be one, as you, Father, are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us, so that the world may believe you sent me.”

Portia has been in ministry for 11 years and leads alongside her husband, Clinton, at River Valley Church in Minnesota under their lead pastors, Rob & Becca Ketterling. She is passionate about uplifting and empowering people, especially women, to remember the life-changing truth of God’s amazing love. Learn more: portiaallen.com.

On the surface, conflict may seem to be anything but appealing; yet, the fruit of working well through conflict can unify, strengthen, or propel a relationship or organization in significant ways. Learn tools for managing conflict with hope and vision for the future.

Dolores Smith is a Learning and Development professional with a proven success record in the for-profit, non-profit and private sector for over 15 years. Her expertise lies in the areas of training, facilitation, and public speaking. Her passion is to equip public speakers, particularly those who serve in ministry. Realizing that if those in ministry could apply dynamic presentation principles to the work they were doing for the Kingdom, they could ensure their audiences capture the depth of their message of hope in Jesus Christ.

Raised in a Christian home, Dolores is a daughter of an Assemblies of God pastor. She currently lives in the Minneapolis area and attends of Emmanuel Christian Center. She can be found volunteering in in a variety of ways from a small group leader, kids camp counselor and working at The Car Clinic at the statewide single mom’s retreat.

Through challenging seasons and times of crisis, leaders in organizations, ministries, and businesses learn how to reinvent their leadership direction and chart new courses. It’s uncomfortable when new, out-of-the-ordinary tactics need to be explored; yet, seasons such as these can produce new ideas that can transform or reveal the gaps in your organization. How do you step into change to help make a difference?

Pat Schwalbe is the Director of Volunteers and Community Engagement for CROSS Services. CROSS is a food shelf and social service agency serving families in need in the northwest suburbs of the Twin Cities. Serving people in the non-profit world for the last 13 years as a director, pastor, and ministry leader has been Pat’s passion. She volunteers as an advisor for Bridging the Gap, and her past careers have been focused in the areas of sales and marketing, developing product lines, and distribution opportunities

Join Becky as she discusses a helpful road map for navigating through each season and transition of life. She will cover the 4 seasons of life with coaching tips on finding the hope and beauty in each one.

Becky Meyerson is passionate about writing and teaching from the Word of God. Her heart is to see women flourish in every season of life. To encourage and empower women to live abundantly she writes free Bible reading plans, Bible studies, blogs and speaks on healthy thinking, identity, and purpose. Learn more: beckymeyerson.com.

This workshop will explore Sabbath principles that help release stress, anxiety, and fear so that our soul can expand in hope and confidence in Christ. 

Dave have served as a Lead Pastor in the MN district since 2006 (Hibbing, St. Cloud). His favorite parts of ministry are teaching and missions development. He and his wife Melissa have 5 kids.  

This session will explain how you can benefit from a new, revolutionary social media platform, Clubhouse, that is changing online networking and knowledge sharing. You’ll learn how to find the connections you didn’t know you needed and how to establish a solid online presence. 

We are in the middle of the story of our life. In books, movies, and especially heroic stories of the Bible, we get the benefit of reading the whole story–the beginning, middle, and end. Being a leader challenges us to learn from the middle of these Bible stories and take on a perspective from that place. In order to have a miracle, we must have a middle.

Peggy Vagle loves God, loves people, and loves life. She and her husband pastor The Waters Church in Sartell, MN, and the last 10+ years have been the greatest adventure of their lives as they have watched God grow the church from a dozen people and a trailer of equipment into a thriving, large community in central Minnesota! They have three children, Abby, Nat, and Sophia, and a dog named Gus. They love hanging out with each other, their kids, friends, and family!

Join this session to learn a practical tool for helping overcome the fearful and negative thoughts leaders battle. We’ll have a little interactive fun by finding new meanings to words with a simple vocabulary-connection exercise.

Can you solve this puzzle?

T_ A _ _S _  I_ _N_   and J _ _!

If so, say the words aloud and smile!