Two-Part Teaching Experience
Join us for inspiring insights and practical learning across both days!
Part 1: Thursday, June 25, 2026, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM Part 2: Friday, June 26, 2026, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
BUILDING HEALTHY CULTURE
Keith Cowart - Bishop FMC
This breakout will discuss pastors as the cultural architect, healthy church culture, and building
a culture of leadership development and multiplication.
CHAPLAIN EQUIPPING
John Walker - Chaplain and Vice President for Spiritual Care &
Stephen Street - Chaplain and Executive Pastor at Frazer Church
This breakout will discuss two topics of Active Listening & Pastoral Connection, and
Listening with the 3rd Ear, in the context of Chaplain ministry.
CRUCIAL CONVERSATIONS
Jimmy Ellison - Lead Pastor, Newnan City Church
This breakout will discuss how, whether at work or at home, when stakes are high, opinions vary, and emotions run strong, you have three choices: Avoid a crucial conversation and suffer the consequences; handle the conversation poorly and suffer the consequences; or apply the lessons and strategies of crucial conversations and improve relationships and results. We'll discuss skills to help every conversation―especially difficult ones―be healthy and productive.
ENCOUNTERS - WHAT IS IT AND HOW DO WE HOST ONE?
Chris Pulice - Director of Mission Advancement, Church Development Network (CDN)
This breakout will discuss what an Encounter is, what an Encounter looks like, what is involved in hosting an Encounter, and what the expected fruit of an Encounter is.
EN ESPAÑOL: LIDERAZGO Y MULTIPLICACIÓN DE IGLESIAS EN LA CULTURA HISPANA
Sergio Peralta - Lead Pastor, Cristo La Senda
En esta sesión se analizarán las barreras comunes al liderazgo y a la multiplicación de iglesias desde una perspectiva hispana, junto con las estrategias clave que utiliza Cristo La Senda para formar y enviar a muchos líderes a nuevas comunidades para que funden nuevas iglesias.
FOLLOWING JESUS FOR GEN Z (FOR AGES 16-29)
Superintendent Mike & Marne McAvoy
This breakout will discuss what it means to accept the invitation to follow Jesus and live on mission for Gen Z.
We will also process key barriers and opportunities Gen Z is facing.
GLOBAL CHURCH LESSONS ON CHURCH LEADERSHIP
Gerry Coates - FM World Missions Director
This breakout will discuss the leadership lessons that are being learned and applied on the mission field globally, and what might be transferable principles and practices to our local context to facilitate fruitful mission.
HERDING CATS ON TO A FLATBED TRUCK… OR GUIDING THE CHURCH THROUGH CHANGE
Roger Haskins - Bishop Emmeritus
This breakout will discuss how a significant part of leadership is navigating change. Whether leading change initiated by the leader or leading through change initiated by other factors, there are principles and practices that will help or hurt the leader and those they lead. We'll address many practical questions: When is change necessary? How do we create change playing fair? Building teams and culture through change. Roles and expectations during change and much more.
HOW JESUS MADE DISCIPLES
Rudy Marte - Director SRFMC
This breakout will discuss how Jesus was the model disciple maker and His unique approach for disciple transformation
HOW TO START A PRISON MINISTRY
Michael Kirk - Chaplain and Pastor of The Warrior Life
This breakout will discuss practical steps to starting a meaningful ministry to those incarcerated.
We will address standard requirements, best practices, and common mistakes.
LEADING OUT OF YOUR STRENGTHS
Cathy Alford, Executive Coach of StrengthFinders
This breakout will discuss the StrengthsFinder Assessment, the importance of knowing and operating out of your strengths, empowering those around you to lead out of their strengths, and intentionally surrounding yourself with those who have strengths different from yours to function as a team covering one another's blind spots.
MEG MEMBERS EQUIPPING
Denise Stephens - SRC Registrar
This breakout will discuss the role and responsibilities of MEG Team Members and to provide training on the various tools available to equip and resource MEG Members for meaningful experience and contribution.
MOBILIZING LAITY
John Ed Mathison - Pastor Emeritus, Frazer Church
This breakout will deal with how to help people discover people's gifts for ministry, develop a process for giving people an opportunity to serve, having an accountability structure when people serve in ministry, having specific timelines for how and when people serve, the importance of recognizing ministry results, and how to greatly increase the number of people serving in ministry.
RETIREMENT PLANNING FOR PASTORS
Stephen Macaluso - FMF Director of Regional Partnerships
This breakout will discuss the changes to FMC Pension, retirement planning basics for pastors, and
how the Free Methodist Financial (FMF) may help.
THE HEALTHY LEADER
Crissa Letson - Pastor of Spiritual Formation, Asbury Church
This breakout will be a practical conversation addressing the demands of leadership and the steps and
habits that we can take to keep from running on empty and to avoid the crash of burnout or worse.
WHO'S IN YOUR PIPELINE?
Kelli Wommack - Lead Pastor, Christ Community Church
This breakout will discuss developing a leadership pipeline with an emphasis on Next Gen, addressing what a pipeline is,
recruiting vs developing, stages of leadership formation, and common pipeline leaks.
This is the Southeast Region Annual Conference
and we cannot wait to spend this time with you in Montgomery, Alabama !
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