2019 Leadership Institute features practical ministry helps, Andrew Brunson, noted prayer author Doug Webster

Andrew Brunson and Doug Webster are the keynote speakers for the Evangelical Presbyterian Church’s fifth annual Leadership Institute. The Institute is a strategic component of the EPC’s 39th General Assembly, to be held June 18-21 at Cherry Creek Presbyterian Church in suburban Denver, Colo.

The theme of this year’s annual meeting is “Unstoppable,” based on Jesus’ admonition in Matthew 7:7 to “keep on asking … keep on seeking … keep on knocking.” The theme connotes not only God’s sovereignty, but also the unstoppable, widespread prayer efforts since 2016 on behalf on Brunson, EPC Teaching Elder imprisoned in Turkey for nearly two years until his release in October 2018. Brunson will deliver the Leadership Institute plenary address on Wednesday morning, June 19.

Webster is the Wednesday afternoon plenary speaker. He is an EPC Teaching Elder and Professor of Preaching at Beeson Divinity School in Birmingham, Ala., who has written several books on prayer.

Each plenary session will include a moderated time for questions-and-answers.

On Tuesday, June 18, four full-day tracks (Children/Family Ministry Training, Youth Ministry Training, Chaplain Training, and Transitional Pastors Training), and four afternoon-only tracks (Leadership, Reformed Theology, Congregational Ministry, and Prayer), offer a variety of practical ministry enrichment seminars. Each of these sessions is facilitated by a noted leader in his or her field.

Children/Family Ministry Training:

• The Challenge Facing Families Today
• Transformational Family Ministry: Catch the Vision!
• What the Church Can Do
• Panel Q&A
• What the Family Can Do
• Networking Within Presbyteries/Next Steps
• Keeping Kids Safe: A Culture of Safety
• Premises Liability Issues

Unstoppable Youth Ministry:

• Unstoppable Youth Worker: Self Care
• Unstoppable Youth Ministry: Ministering in Times of Trial
• Unstoppable Partnerships for Youth Ministry
• Creating Intergenerational Relationships Through the Catalyst of Prayer
• Creating a Culture of Prayer In and Around Your Student Ministry
• Premises Liability Issues
• Keeping Kids Safe: A Culture of Safety

Chaplains Workshop (Open to all GA Attendees):

• Biblical Leadership and Decision Making
• Perseverance and Pursuing God Through Suffering: Lessons from a Five-Time Brain Cancer Survivor
• “Indivisible” Movie Showing
• Misplaced Identity and its Impact on the Family
• Sharing, Interaction, Discussion, Support (Chaplain Stories from the Field)

Transitional Pastors Training:

• Transitional Pastor Training
• Introduction to Transitional Ministry

Leadership (Afternoon-only):

• Forming Leaders for the Life of the World
• Leading as a Shepherd
• Turning Sessions into Spiritual Communities
• How to Get Sued

Reformed Theology (Afternoon-only):

• The Church and Its Common Doctrine
• Christ Our Head: How the Church Finds Its Origin, Identity, and Hope in Jesus Christ
• The Church in the Old Testament
• Common Grace: A Tool for Common Ground in the Public Square

Congregational Ministry (Afternoon-only):

• Serving Jesus in the Ordinary (Small) Church Context
• Understanding Individuals and Families with Disabilities
• Every Church can Welcome Individuals and Families with Disabilities
• Implications of the Trinity for Spiritual Formation

Prayer (Afternoon-only):

• Prayers for Prodigals
• Praying the Prayers of the Bible

Click here for more information on the Leadership Institute, including full seminar descriptions, times, and speaker bios.

Click here for more information about the 39th General Assembly, including links to online registration.