2022 Kingdom Leaders
Summit
October 4-5, 2022
In-Person Breakout Sessions
Building and sustaining your ministry for the long haul begins with a solid infrastructure and plan. This session will provide a general overview of formation documentation, general operations and corporate documents needed for a well-organized ministry.
The Gospel of Mark is the cornerstone of servant leadership. In this session, we will discuss the major themes that are repeated throughout the book along with the irrefutable principles of sound servant leadership. The discussion will delve into Mark's style, his leadership and mentoring experiences and how it can impact our leadership today.
In this session, you can join the OCBF Worship Ministry Team to look at how vital unity is for receiving God’s blessing in the church. This essential element attracts the permanent residency of God, and it’s the answer to Jesus’ prayer in John 17 that “they all may be one.” We’ll share practical ways you can help cultivate this principle within your church.
OCBF’s Kingdom Agenda Bible Institute provides an interactive learning environment that connects members with other believers to learn how to study and apply Scripture to every area of life. This workshop lays the foundation for heatlhy infrastructure and curriculum development that supports the overall spiritual growth and development of your membership.
This session will give you an inside look at the Stewardship Ministry of OCBF. You'll gain an understanding of how we disciple our members to be financially free to give and serve the kingdom. This session will also provide some insight on our approach to benevolence and how we demonstrate the kingdom agenda in our community.
Providing comfort and care to those who need it most can be difficult in post pandemic ministry. This session will provide tips on navigating safely and respectfully, ensuring that everyone is able to experience the Love of Christ!
This session will provide practical tools on how to develop a small groups ministry and connect members for fellowship, discipleship and service.
Learn how to create a culture of serving with a stewardship focus. Helping staff and volunteers serve from a position of accountability and compassion like Jesus.
Providing opportunities for the women in your ministry to deepen their faith and grow spiritually is a top priority. But how do you evaluate, select or develop a curriculum that will meet your women's needs? This workshop will provide you with knowledge and resources to effectively create a discipleship plan for your women's ministry.
Our communities are decaying at a rapid rate. The National Church Adopt-a-School Initiative offers a strategy that prepares churches across the country to impact their communities by using public schools as the primary vehicle for effecting positive social change for youth and families. In this session, you will gain a better understanding of this program and the tools needed to forge church and school partnerships.
This session will include a discussion of how Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship approaches discipleship and evangelism in the attempt to develop world-impacting disciples.
Making abortion illegal doesn’t make it unthinkable, and life decisions will always need life support. Further, if we’re solving for heart change, we must envision a culture where women and men faced with pregnancy decisions are transformed by the gospel of Jesus Christ and empowered to choose life for their unborn children and abundant life for their families. To that end, this training will provide you with practical, non political ministry resources to: Disciple your congregation on the difficult, private, and hidden issue of abortion preparing them to work cross culturally with an unreached people group in their own community. Equip a group of first responders in your church to 1) offer compassion, hope, help, and discipleship to women and men facing pregnancy decisions, and 2) work with their local pregnancy center to build better relational bridges between center clients and long term discipleship at your church.
Looking back on pandemic driven challenges, we realized unexpected growth in character and action. Placed in the context of God governing all situations, there were valuable spiritual growth and ministry management lessons that are building blocks for kingdom growth.
Many legal matters impact churches’ ability to function in a secular environment. This session will offer relevant guidance regarding emerging concerns about topics such as housing allowances, governance, church discipline, religious liberties, facility use, employment, alternative conflict resolution and more. This session intends to equip pastors and their churches with confidence to better assess some of the numerous situations facing us today.
Building and sustaining your ministry for the long haul begins with a solid infrastructure and plan. This session will provide a general overview of formation documentation, general operations and corporate documents needed for a well-organized ministry.
This session will provide practical tools on how to develop a small groups ministry and connect members for fellowship, discipleship and service.
Human resources may not sound like the most spiritually important part of ministry, but in this session, we'll cover why it is vital for a growing ministry and why it's best to start planning your HR needs early on in the life of your ministry. We’ll cover these topics: organizational structure, staffing, compensation, policies and procedures, training, staff recognition, performance management, disciplinary process and volunteers.
Learn how to help individuals and families in crisis become stable and self-sufficient community advocates. By providing them with the necessary tools and resources to do a turnaround in their life, they are then equipped and empowered to help others do the same.
How do we reach our multicultural communities? How do we reflect kingdom diversity? This session will answer these questions and more through insights and engaging discussions with Pastor Ikki Soma.
This session is for pastors and leaders of small to medium-sized churches who seriously want to see their churches grow. If your church has declined, or has plateaued, or if you wish your church was growing faster than it is, then this session is for you. Pastor Lee Allen Jenkins, a former investment adviser-turned church planter, will lead this session. Pastor Lee planted Eagles Nest Church in 2012 with twenty people. Today the church has over three-thousand members. Pastor Lee understands the struggles and frustrations many pastors feel when their churches aren't growing. As your instructor, he will be very generous about the principles and strategies he has observed, learned and implemented that helped Eagles Nest Church to grow.
Sick of all this diversity tension that invades and disrupts our lives? We see it swirling and twirling around in our polarized society. We hear its daily grind in news cycles, amongst family, friends, and the community. Much conflict is due to ordinary differences. This workshop can help you manage differences and stop the chaos in its tracks. It is a fresh and new approach to looking at differences and conflict from various perspectives for clarity. Conflict is one of Satan’s ways of hindering us personally and in ministry. However, through principles learned in this workshop, you can learn how to benefit from conflict to improve ministry effectiveness and improve and repair relationships. And finally, Ms. Barnett takes you on a verbal tour of the internal operations of the conflict resolution ministry at Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship to show you can develop a culture of peace in your church or business. When you properly manage conflict, it will give you back the time spent on conflict to focus on ministry.
In this session, you can join the OCBF Worship Ministry Team to look at how vital unity is for receiving God’s blessing in the church. This essential element attracts the permanent residency of God, and it’s the answer to Jesus’ prayer in John 17 that “they all may be one.” We’ll share practical ways you can help cultivate this principle within your church.
Bringing the women in your ministry together for a retreat is a wonderful way to build community and offer opportunities for spiritual growth, fellowship and fun. This workshop presents practical steps to develop vibrant and relevant programming for the women you serve. Ministry ideas are provided for churches of all sizes and budgets.
We’ll discover more about how to move from desire to discipline, to delight in personal and corporate prayer, and look at what the Bible says about prayer and how to pray according to the Scriptures.
Believe...Belong...Become... Next Generation Ministries and the Generate Nation experience exists so that emerging generations can have transformed lives that transfer the values of the Kingdom of God. In this session, you will learn the key ways that this vision is carried out.
Our communities are decaying at a rapid rate. The National Church Adopt-a-School Initiative offers a strategy that prepares churches across the country to impact their communities by using public schools as the primary vehicle for effecting positive social change for youth and families. In this session, you will gain a better understanding of this program and the tools needed to forge church and school partnerships.
The OCBF Next Generation leaders will walk you through practical ways that you can ensure your church's youth ministry is culturally relevant, biblically accurate and effective in transforming lives.
The mission is the driving force of any organization, including the church. Therefore, the church's marketing strategies must be aligned with the mission of the church. This session will teach the fundamentals of mission-based marketing using a variety of media to communicate the message(s).
This session will provide a biblical foundation for leadership development, examine the model of the Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship's leadership development, and provide participants some practical strategies for building and/or strengthening their local church leadership program.
Discover the exchanged life principle which is the foundation to change. Explore how a supportive community can aid in the change process. And learn the vital role that the facilitator plays in fostering a healing environment.
Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship (OCBF) Membership Services ministry strives to effectively assimilate members into the life and ministry of the Local Church. We seek to make members feel welcome, needed, cared for, and connected to serve in ministry to edify the body of Christ. We encourage all OCBF members to grow, serve and give, while we also seek to fulfill our mission to “Disciple The Church to Impact the World!”
Online church—virtual membership creates an opportunity for online members to grow through the teaching and resources available, serve in select ministry areas, and give to support the ministry and furtherance of the gospel.
One thing COVID-19 has done is to force us to look at life differently. That includes our Christian life and our church ministries. No longer can church leaders afford to maintain the status quo and expect their ministries to thrive. Children’s Ministry is no exception. With technology and social media advances, children face unique challenges unheard of 10, 20 or 30 years ago. To reach a new generation of kids in a fast-paced environment, church leaders must be ahead of the curve. They must plan strategically and think outside of the box. Join Cynthia Dixson, Children’s Ministry leader in a frank and lively discussion on how to build and sustain a dynamic Children’s Ministry with innovative and forward -thinking techniques.
Creating and establishing unity among leadership and the church must be intentional. A unified body of leaders serves to engage the Godhead powerfully (1 Corinthians 12:4-8; John 17:20-23). This session will biblically outline a strategic process that can guide a church to function in a unified manner, so that the Godhead can impact God’s people for His glory and honor.
Maximize your hard work and sermon preparation through discovering additional ways to curate your content. Learn how one sermon can contribute to a future book, blog, reading plan, texting plan, social media posts and even more! Make the most of your ministry by strategically expanding your reach without adding extra work.
As our communities grow more and more culturally and ethnically diverse, we must learn how to effectively and relevantly communicate God's word to people from diverse cultural backgrounds.
Looking back on pandemic driven challenges, we realized unexpected growth in character and action. Placed in the context of God governing all situations, there were valuable spiritual growth and ministry management lessons that are building blocks for kingdom growth.
This session is for pastors, leaders, and church executives, who want to see their church grow stronger financially. How do you know if your church is financially healthy? Many don’t know, and some of the current metrics are outdated. This class will show you how to better manage the church’s finances, and how to create a culture of generosity. Pastor Lee Allen Jenkins, a former investment adviser-turned church planter and church consultant, will lead this session.
Learn how to help individuals and families in crisis become stable and self-sufficient community advocates. By providing them with the necessary tools and resources to do a turnaround in their life, they are then equipped and empowered to help others do the same.
One thing COVID-19 has done is to force us to look at life differently. That includes our Christian life and our church ministries. No longer can church leaders afford to maintain the status quo and expect their ministries to thrive. Children’s Ministry is no exception. With technology and social media advances, children face unique challenges unheard of 10, 20, or 30 years ago. To reach a new generation of kids in a fast-paced environment, church leaders must be aheard of the curve. They must plan strategically and think outside of the box. Join Cynthia Dixson, Children’s Ministry leader in a frank and lively discussion on how to build and sustain a dynamic Children’s Ministry with innovative and forward-thinking techniques.
This session will examine a biblical basis for Christian school education, describe the Kingdom Collegiate Academies Christian school program, and present practical strategies for building and sustaining a kingdom-focused Christian school in contemporary society.
The OCBF Next Generation leaders will walk you through practical ways that you can ensure your church's youth ministry is culturally relevant, biblically accurate and effective in transforming lives.
Sharing from her many years of Bible teaching, experience Priscilla Shirer will help teachers explore the study components, tools and resources needed to develop impactable lessons.
The mission is the driving force of any organization, including the church. Therefore, the church's marketing strategies must be aligned with the mission of the church. This session will teach the fundamentals of mission-based marketing using a variety of media to communicate the message(s).
According to the Soul Shepherding Institute, 75% of pastors report feeling “highly stressed” on any given week. This session will help pastors and church leaders recognize the signs of mental or emotional distress and share tools and resources that can help provide relief.
This powerful session will equip you with what you need to know for successful leadership development in your volunteer teams.
Most people are satisfied with sermon length, but a recent study shows that many are unsatisfied with sermon depth. You want to dig deeper into the Bible, showing the way for your people; Logos is the answer. Logos integrates cutting-edge technology, media resources, and a massive theological library to deliver 40-50 hours of Bible study and sermon prep in seconds. Explore cultural and historical context, do in-depth exegesis, study the original Greek and Hebrew, and much more with interactive tools created for today’s ministry; features that help you do the work of ministry—without the busywork. With Factbook you can look up lemmas, counseling topics, specialized theological terms, manuscripts, and so much more. With counseling guide, you can search for topics like marriage, grief, and addiction to discover what trustworthy biblical counseling resources have to say. In this interactive training, learn how you can use Logos to equip the Church to grow in the light of the Bible.
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