Seminars

Explore the heart of our conference: our seminars! Join us for insightful sessions led by ministry and business members from across the network. In addition to our inspiring keynotes, worship sessions, and events, our seminars offer valuable learning opportunities.

New this year: A dedicated track for frontline and hospitality staff – the heartbeat of every ministry. Stay tuned to our website for full session details and speaker updates coming soon!

Client & Culture

• A Biblical Perspective on DEI
• Hispanic Culture: Challenges and Opportunities
• How Do Our Actions Help or Hurt Our Client’s Perception of God?
• A Roadmap for Nonprofit Partnerships

Leadership + Staff Development

• Leadership Lessons: From Surviving to Thriving
• Setting Your Board up for Success
• Mission: Possible – Insights and Answers from Mission Leaders
• Follow the Leader: Practical Leadership Principles from the Life of Jesus

Organizational Growth

• Bridging the Skills Gap: Workforce Development Strategies
• Turning Change into Opportunity in Staff Transitions
• The Impact of Trust on Leader Care
• Unlocking Potential: Tuning in to Your Team’s Nervous System

Transformational Programming

• Restoring Financial Hope Through Crisis
• Getting Unstuck in Client Relationships
• Cognitive Behavioral & Dialectical Behavior Therapies: A Christian Perspective
• Understanding Youth Homelessness
• Relapse: Growth Opportunity or Personal Failure?
• When Home Isn’t a Safe Place
• Aftercare: The Key to Long-term Recovery
• Creating Pathways to Employment Through the Defense Talent Program

Foundations of Counseling

• Building Resilience: Addressing Provider Burnout Through Intentional Boundaries
• Navigating the Conversation: Addressing Problematic Marijuana Use in the Era of Legalization
• Challenging Relationships: Dealing With the Kinds of Personalities that Make You Question Yourself
• Navigating Male Sexuality in Ministry: Guiding Toward Healing and Wholeness
• Supporting Recovery Together: Behavioral Couples Therapy for Substance Use and Co-Occurring Disorders

Resource Development

• CEO Engagement: Critical for Fundraising Success
• Get Government Grants without Losing Your Mission
• From Boomers to Gen Z: How Generations Shape Giving
• Optimize the New Donor Experience
• Strategic Storytelling: Making Good Fundraising Videos
• Create a Planned Giving Pipeline
• AI-Driven Decisions: Leveraging Data for Lasting Impact
• Conquering Grant Scanning and Funding Applications

Public Image + Branding Strategies

• Making Numbers Count: Storytelling with Data
• Getting Attention: Tips for News Editors
• Avoiding a Media Crisis (and what to do when you can’t)
• Website or social media-related topic - coming soon!

Operations + Administration

• Building and Breaking Emergency Management Plans
• Enhancing Efficiency and Control with Technology Solutions
• Creating a Culture of Safety and Security
• HR Bootcamp

Frontline Services + Hospitality

• Open Hearts: Cultivating Hospitality in Nonprofit Ministry
• Taking it to the Streets
• Unleashed: Volunteers in the Kitchen
• Volunteer-related topic - coming soon!

Social Enterprise + Retail

• Leveraging Social Enterprises to Strengthen Long-term Programming
• Diversifying Your Funding with Regular Revenue
• Food Service as a Social Enterprise
• Why Focusing on the Donor and the Gift is More Important than Focusing on the Customer

Hot Topics

• Building Shared Campuses for Collaborative Impact
• Shaping Ministry with Technology: AI, Creativity, and Ethical Considerations
• Beyond the Roof: Creating Sustainable Solutions When Housing Isn't Enough
• Legal Rumblings

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