Forest Lakes District EFCA

13. Building a Student-Led Worship Ministry in Youth Group (Bryan Niemeyer, SFMLT 2022)

Do you have a youth group that passionately engages in worship? Students that have a heart of worship and are willing to lead their peers before the throne? Working with students to build a youth-led worship team can be filled with frustration, challenges, discipleship, skill/spiritual growth, joy, and hopefully youth who “get it.” In this workshop, we’ll explore ways to start and grow a healthy youth-led worship ministry.
 

12. How to Train your Leaders to be Good Small Group Leaders (Jimmy Bero, SFMLT 2022)

Students need space to laugh, connect, and have meaningful conversations about life’s biggest questions. Small Group Leaders create and facilitate this space. We need to train and care for volunteers in a way that shapes them to love and lead students in their faith journey. We need to pastor them so that they can pastor students. This workshop will explore both the philosophical and practical elements of what it means to be a good small group leader, equipping you to raise up volunteers who embody the love and grace of Jesus in the lives of students, walking alongside them as they grow in their confidence of who they are, where they belong, and what they were made for.

11. Ways To Improve Resiliency & Success When It Comes To The Stress of Ministry (Steve Johnson, Fall Ministry Leaders Conference 2022)

In this episode, you will hear from certified counselor, Steve Johnson.  Steve has helped many pastors and their family members identify the sources of stress and the impact that they can cause.  Learn about the warning signs of unbalanced living, lack of margin, and stress that leads to isolation, feeling overwhelmed, and potential burn out.  

10. Don’t Do It Alone! (Carlton Harris, Fall Ministry Leaders Conference, 2022)

Carlton Harris, EVP of National Ministries for the EFCA, shares about how ministry can be isolating at times. He encourages us to take steps towards initiating authentic relationships to ensure that we do not do ministry alone!  

9. We All Need Encouragement! (Jon Payne, Fall Ministry Leaders Conference 2022)

Jon Payne, the FLD Superintendent, highlights fact that we are BETTER TOGETHER!  He offers thoughts about how encouragement (both giving & receiving) is biblical and vital for ministry. 

8. Identifying & Developing Spirit-Led Leaders (Kevin Huff, Fall Ministry Leaders Conference 2022)

Kevin Huff speaks about what it looks like to identify and develop spirit led leaders in ministry spaces.  

7. Building a Strong ”Teams Culture” in Your Church (Scott Sterner, Fall Ministry Leaders Conference 2022)

Scott Sterner, Forest Lakes Associate Superintendent, talks about how our churches should be comprised of a team of teams, and what a strong 'teams culture' could look like.

6. How Making Disciples Will Change How We Multiply Churches...and so much more (Casey Johnson, Fall Ministry Leaders Conference 2022)

Casey Johnson is the Church Multiplication Director of the Forest Lakes District.  In this episode, he discusses the heart and purpose of multiplying churches and how discipleship plays a huge role.  

5. Becoming Trauma Informed (Jen Farris, Fall Ministry Leaders Conference 2022)

Jen Ferris from ReachGlobal Crisis Response talks about what it looks like to come alongside people in your congregation or community who have experienced trauma.  

4. Reaching Our Growing Latino Population with the Gospel (Dr. Julio Valera)

In today’s Podcast we hear from Dr. Julio Valera from Rio Grande Bible College on Reaching Our Growing Latino Population with the Gospel. This session was recorded at the FLD Spring Leaders Conference in 2022