Pastors Leadership Conference

Pastors, join us for the Pastor’s Leadership Conference, a two-day event (September 19 and 20) taking place during WFX specifically designed for top-level pastors and church leaders. The Pastor’s Leadership Conference consists of 13 sessions created to equip you with practical, implementable, and effective strategies and solutions for today’s challenges.

Yes, you’re going to be inspired, supported, and uplifted. More importantly, you will take home ideas you can put into action.

Pastors Luncheon Events

Alan Hirsch Stovall Weems David Ashcraft

Featured Guests are the WFX Keynoters who speak each morning:

Wednesday, September 19 (12:30pm – 2:30pm)

Alan Hirsch - Author, Founder of Forge Mission Training Network, Co-Founder of M.A. in Missional Church Movements at Wheaton

Thursday, September 20 (11:30am – 1:30pm)

Stovall Weems - Senior Pastor, Celebration Church
David Ashcraft - Senior Pastor, LCBC Church (Lives Changed By Christ)

Exclusively for Pastors Leadership Conference registrants, the Pastors Luncheons include a delicious (informal, but seated) meal as well as generous Q&A time with that morning’s keynote presenter.

The Pastors Luncheon Event is hosted and sponsored by Leadership Journal Magazine and will be moderated by the editorial staff of Christianity Today’s Leadership.

Pastors Only Conference Session with WFX Keynote Presenter Alan Hirsch

On the Verge: A Journey into the Apostolic Future of the Church

Wednesday, September 19 (4:00pm – 5:00pm)

Based on the experiences and processes of the Future Travelers mega-churches, this interactive workshop will explore how leaders can help their churches and organizations engage the apostolic movement paradigm. Overview the strategy that involves the subsequent phases: imagine, shift, innovate, move.

Pastors Only Conference Session on the Missional Church

OK, I’m In With the Missional Thinking, Now What?

Thursday, September 20 (3:30pm – 4:30pm)

Alan Hirsch has been a leading missional voice in rethinking a consumptive ministry approach. As our awareness grows that only 40% of our unchurched community will be responsive to our attractional weekend event we now see that discipling, equipping and sending are critical to our future. They are critical to deep life transformation as well as reaching the 60% that will never set foot in our weekend event.

So you ask…now what?

In this session we’ll dive deep and explore how:

Innovative ministries are effectively executing Christ’s command to be both fishers of men (Matthew 4:19) as well as disciple makers (Matthew 28:19).
Innovative pastors are seizing the genius of the AND by learning to both “attract” to powerful weekend services as well as equip others to be “sent” to reach the other 60% of their community.
Weekly rhythms are vital to effective discipling and equipping.
Developing leaders as well as your leadership can leverage your efforts deep into the congregation.
Innovative missional facility strategies can help drive this holistic ministry approach.

To reach into this challenging ministry environment requires fresh thinking. Come learn from those who are pioneering the missional movement.

Pastors Pre-Night of Worship Reception

Wednesday, September 19 (5:30pm – 6:00pm)

Join fellow pastors for a casual and fun reception prior to the Night of Worship. Enjoy refreshments, conversation,and friendship before an inspirational evening.

Pastors Have Access to Any of the 175+ Sessions at WFX and Unite Atlanta, including:

Connecting: It's as Easy as 1-2-3!
Forget the Bricks and Sticks, It's About People and Process
OK, I’m In With the Missional Thinking, Now What? (Exclusively for Pastors)
On the Verge: A Journey into the Apostolic Future of the Church with Keynote Presenter Alan Hirsch (Exclusively for Pastors)
Rebuilding the Walls: Restoring Church Facilities in the Heart of the City
Rekindling the Spirit of Servant Leadership within Your Church
Selling Change: Using Strategic Persuasion to Lead Change in Your Organization
Standing in the Presence of One
Story: Unity in WorshipThe Art of Apprenticeship: Learning to Empower and Train the Next Generation
The Church in Transition: Re-Inventing Ourselves for a New Generation
The Servant Blueprint: Designing Your Church’s Volunteer Culture with the Excellence of Nordstrom’s
Worship Leader/Pastor Relationship: What is a Pastor's Role in Worship?
Worship Leadership
Worship: What the Bible Teaches