Pre-Event: Moving to Impact – Getting at the “Why” of Ministry
Date: Tuesday, January 28
Time: 2:00pm – 6:00pm CST
Location: On-site
Cost: $50
Are your programs and ministries making an impact? Why do you do what you do inside and outside your church walls? Most of us spend more time figuring out HOW to run a program rather than WHY we have the program in the first place–but the “why” can be the key to transformative ministries. Engage in a workshop that will unpack our why, learn how to evaluate programs beyond typical metrics, and consider how to transform the way your team around you thinks about impact in meaningful ways.
Jen James (she/her) is on staff for NEXT Church as the Director of Programs and Operations. She is a facilitator, trained coach, and Educator-at-Large who loves working with congregations to help church leaders vision, assess, and strategically transform ministries. She holds a Master of Divinity from Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, D.C. and will gladly tell you she went to seminary because she loves learning, not to be a pastor like everyone else! When she’s not working in the church world, Jen is offering unsolicited political commentary, cheering on her twin boys at the pool and soccer field, and conjuring up a new house project with her husband, who is a Methodist pastor.