Personal & Spiritual Development
The Joseph cycle: how god uses setbacks and experiences to train us
Session D
Presented By: Arlen Busenitz
Joseph’s life was marked by extreme highs and lows—betrayal, slavery, prison, and then sudden influence. But none of it was wasted. This session unpacks the “Joseph Cycle” as a model of how God uses delays, detours, successes, and difficulties to prepare leaders for lasting impact. If you’re in a pit, prison, or a promotion, you’re still in God’s plan.
Key Takeaways:
1. Recognize the spiritual pattern of preparation through adversity
2. Find purpose in painful or confusing seasons
3. Understand how to stay faithful when the dream feels delayed
4. Embrace God’s timing and training for greater influence
multiply your impact: scaling you, your team, and your ministry
Session C
Presented By: Arlen Busenitz
As ministry grows, so do the demands—and no leader can carry it all alone. This session will help you multiply your impact by scaling three critical areas: your personal leadership, your team, and your systems. Learn how to delegate, develop others, and build a ministry that doesn’t depend on you doing everything. Benefit from practical teaching that applies to everything from the home to the church to a large ministry. Arlen pulls from Scripture and from his own practical experience leading churches and multiple businesses.
Key Takeaways:
1. How to shift from doing to leading with vision
2. Practical ways to empower and equip your team
3. How to build reproducible systems
4. How to expand your reach without sacrificing your health or calling
what makes a good leader
Sessions A & D
Presented By: Vonna Laue
We have responsibility for many things in our churches, but are we prepared to lead well? The tyranny of the urgent can cause us to ignore the important. In this session, we will:
1. Consider a personal leadership philosophy and what that may include.
2. Assess our own strengths and weaknesses as it relates to leadership.
3. Share ways we might grow personally or better equip those serving with us.
unstuck: breaking free and living courageously
Sessions A, B, & C
Presented By: Roy Wooten
This interactive 75-minute presentation equips pastors and ministry staff with practical steps to break free from personal and spiritual stuck points. Drawing from Unstuck by Roy Wooten, participants will explore identity, vulnerability, accountability, and community.
By the end of this workshop, attendees will be able to:
1. Identify internal beliefs and behaviors that keep them stuck.
2. Apply biblical truths to restore identity and power.
3. Build authentic connection through accountability and soul care practices.
The purpose of prayer: perfection or consistency?
Session A
Presented By: Brent Johnson
Prayer is the most practiced spiritual discipline, yet it is often misunderstood. This class explores biblical foundations of prayer, corrects common traditions, and explores what God desires through our petitions. Participants will be challenged to rethink their approach, discover connections between teachings and practices in Scripture, and embrace the call to “pray without ceasing”—not perfectly, but faithfully and consistently.
What’s Working well and what’s broken
Session C
Presented By: Vonna Laue
Every church has things they feel they do well and other areas where it seems “the struggle is real.” Come prepared to share with and learn from each other.
1. Consider areas of operations such as software, policies, staffing, vendors, and reporting and how they function in your church.
2. Share best practices and tips you have gained.
3. Learn from the expertise and experience of others.
Finding peace among grief and sorrow
Session A, B, & C
Presented By: Scott Riling
Grief is natural, not a sign of weak faith—Jesus wept even knowing resurrection awaited. Grief and sorrow can be overwhelming when we lose someone we love or attempt to deal with the crushing magnitude of a tragic event. Every human being will eventually face grief and sorrow in their lifetime, but God draws near to the brokenhearted, offering comfort through His Word and promise of eternal life. Through prayer, Scripture, and fellowship, sorrow is tempered with hope in Christ’s ultimate victory over death.
Three Learning Objectives:
1. Understand and validate grieving as a biblical and human experience.
2. Cultivate hope through Christian truths and an eternal perspective.
3. Develop faith-centered practices for grieving and supporting others.
will taxes affect your retirement
Sessions B & D
Presented By: Joshua Jurek
Attendees will learn about how their savings and investments are taxed based on the account they are in. We will look at a brief historical overview of taxes, where they are headed in the future, and how you can plan accordingly to take control of your future tax bracket. Attendees will learn ways to create tax-free retirement income.