Learn + Lead Archive
Watch past episodes of Learn + Lead below. Episodes are listed newest to oldest.
Learn + Lead Webinar: Missional Communities 101
Rev. Brandon Wrencher shares about The Good Neighbor Movement, a movement that returns to a vision of the local church as networks of small covenant communities that follow Jesus’ way of life in the neighborhood, and what your church needs to start its own missional communities.
Learn + Lead Webinar: How to Start a Recovery Ministry
Revs. Shane Laswell and Keith Scarborough, pastors at Morning Star Church in O'Fallon, Missouri, share about the successful Celebrate Recovery ministry at Morning Star Church and how your church can step into the realm of recovery ministry.
Learn + Lead Webinar: Small Groups 101
Leanna Weber, adult ministry director at Community Christian Church in Plainfield, Illinois, shares tips and methods for starting a small group ministry at your church.
Learn + Lead Webinar: Leading Forward
Rev. Jason Byassee will leads our discussion on why and how to lead forward.
Learn + Lead Webinar: Let's Talk About It
Rev. F. Willis Johnson leads a discussion on why and how to have crucial conversations in your church and community.
Learn + Lead Webinar: Innovative Mission
Rev. Luke Edwards leads our conversation on why and how to innovate mission through Fresh Expressions of the Church.
Learn + Lead Webinar: Breakthrough Prayer
Revs. Sue Nilson Kibbey and Jason Wellman from the West Ohio Conference lead a discussion on breakthrough prayer and its impact.
Learn + Lead Webinar: Social Entrepreneurship with Revs. Dave Warner and Brad Aycock
Revs. Brad Aycock and Dave Warner from the West Ohio Annual Conference share why and how to change the world through social entrepreneurship.
Learn + Lead Webinar: Narrative Budgeting with Revs. Monica Jefferson and Tracey Wolff
Rev. Monica Jefferson, St. Andrew UMC (Florissant), and Rev. Tracey Wolff, pastor at North Hills UMC in St. Louis, lead our conversation on stewardship best practices, tips, and tools that they're using at St. Andrew and North Hills individually and as a cooperative parish.
Learn + Lead Webinar: Why and How to Start a New Small Group
Why and how to start a new small group with Angie McNeil and Robyn Miller of Woods Chapel UMC
Learn + Lead Webinar: Why and How to Start a New Worship Service
Brad Kalajainen of Cornerstone UMC, a popular multi-site church of three campuses in Michigan, offers practical advice on why and how to start a new worship experience.
Learn + Lead Webinar: Discipleship - Why and How to Create a Discipleship Pathway for Your Church
Shares the process of developing a discipleship pathway that meets individuals where they are with practical instruction on how to plan, implement and sustain a discipleship pathway based on Stride: Creating a Discipleship Pathway for Your Church.
Learn + Lead Webinars: Exponential - Why and How to Multiply Your Ministry
A practical webinar led by Rev. Dr. Ken Nash is the lead pastor of Wesleyan Church of Hamburg in Hamburg, NY on the concept of multiplication and the “art of reproducing yourself” including the simple and effective FAN method.
Learn + Lead Webinar: Creating a MAP with Rev. Nathan Stanton
Rev. Nathan Stanton, Director of Congregational Excellence for the Great Plains Annual Conference, shares how and why to create a Ministry Action Plan for breakthrough in your ministry.
Learn + Lead Webinar: Experiencing Transformational Community in a Band
Why and how to lead someone to follow Christ for the first time and rediscover relational discipleship in transformation community led by the authors of The Band Meeting.
Learn + Lead Webinar: Put a Bow on It with Jeremy Vickers
Rev. Jeremy Vickers, Grace UMC (Lee's Summit), gives guidance on end of year wrap up, key questions for reflection, goal setting, self-care as we end 2017.
Learn + Lead Webinar: Maximizing the New Year with Roger Ross
Director of Congregational Excellence Rev. Roger Ross discusses planning worship, outreach, stewardship and discipleship for a breakthrough 2018.
Learn + Lead Webinar: Maximizing the Holidays with Matt Miofsky
The Gathering's Rev. Matt Miofsky gives us strategies and tips for effective outreach and generosity during the Advent and Christmas holiday seasons.
Learn + Lead Webinar: Mission Possible with Tom Bandy
Tom Bandy from MissionInsite shows us how demographic and lifestyle insights can help us plan for church growth and mission impact.
Learn + Lead Webinar: Get Connected with Rev. Andrew Moyer and Lauren Miers
Rev. Andrew Moyer, The Light (Joplin), and Lauren Miers, Missouri Conference Communication Specialist, share ways to get your church connected using social media and web strategies.
Learn + Lead Webinar: Fall Forward with Revs. Scott Hughes and Charity Goodwin
Revs. Scott Hughes, UMC Discipleship Ministries, and Charity Goodwin, Missouri UMC (Columbia), share ways discipleship planning, leadership development and small groups can lead to an exciting fall season.
Learn + Lead Webinar: Money Matters with Dustin Cooper and Daniel Taylor
A conversation with Revs. Dustin Cooper and Daniel Taylor focused on stewardship, types of givers, donor development and social entrepreneurship.
Learn + Lead Webinar: Avoiding the Summer Slump with Bob Crossman and Jimmy Cooper
Bob Crossman from Path1 Ministries and Jimmy Cooper from Horizons share about growing in worship, giving and small groups during the summer.