Luncheons
Network with colleagues and hear from seasoned ministry leaders during an interactive gathering over lunch. These are a paid add-on ($39 per plated lunch included).
Note that there are two options for Friday and Saturday.
Friday Luncheons
12:30 – 2:15 pm
Counselors, life coaches, chaplains, and other caregivers, are all leaders who have been given a “sacred trust” in their professional work and ministry with clients and those they serve. Faith-based character, ethics, and values all play important roles in the competent and compassionate delivery of care and counsel. This luncheon presentation explores biblical leaership principles in a call to deeper identity, greater humility, and lasting impact. Because the greatest leaders don’t rise to be served, but rise to serve.
Learning Objectives
Participants will:
- Identify core spiritual leadership principles that foster a servant-oriented approach to providing care and counsel.
- Develop a mindset of leading from security, not insecurity, by embracing accountability and truth-tellers in their life, work, and ministry roles.
- Apply practical strategies from a personal identity model that defines an ethical, hope-filled, and faith-based orientation as one who is called to care.
Counselors, life coaches, chaplains, and other caregivers, are all leaders who have been given a “sacred trust” in their professional work and ministry with clients and those they serve. Faith-based character, ethics, and values all play important roles in the competent and compassionate delivery of care and counsel. This luncheon presentation explores biblical leaership principles in a call to deeper identity, greater humility, and lasting impact. Because the greatest leaders don’t rise to be served, but rise to serve.
Learning Objectives
Participants will:
- Identify core spiritual leadership principles that foster a servant-oriented approach to providing care and counsel.
- Develop a mindset of leading from security, not insecurity, by embracing accountability and truth-tellers in their life, work, and ministry roles.
- Apply practical strategies from a personal identity model that defines an ethical, hope-filled, and faith-based orientation as one who is called to care.
Chronic stress, uncertainty, and adversity can lead individuals into survival-oriented thinking, which limits creativity, motivation, and problem-solving capacity. This luncheon presentaion explores the neuroscience of hope and how brain-based processes influence emotional regulation, decision-making, and behavior. Practical, evidence-informed strategies will be shared for helping individuals move from discouragement to increased resilience, clarity, and forward progress. Emphasis will be placed on small, actionable steps that support sustainable change in coaching, counseling, and caregiving contexts.
Learning Objectives
Participants will:
- Describe how prolonged stress impacts brain functioning, motivation, and cognitive flexibility.
- Apply practical, neuroscience-informed strategies for fostering hope, including the use of goal-setting and incremental behavior change through hope mapping tools and micro-habits.
- Develop structured approaches that equip clients to cultivate and share hope in building resilience and sustaining positive behavioral change.
Chronic stress, uncertainty, and adversity can lead individuals into survival-oriented thinking, which limits creativity, motivation, and problem-solving capacity. This luncheon presentaion explores the neuroscience of hope and how brain-based processes influence emotional regulation, decision-making, and behavior. Practical, evidence-informed strategies will be shared for helping individuals move from discouragement to increased resilience, clarity, and forward progress. Emphasis will be placed on small, actionable steps that support sustainable change in coaching, counseling, and caregiving contexts.
Learning Objectives
Participants will:
- Describe how prolonged stress impacts brain functioning, motivation, and cognitive flexibility.
- Apply practical, neuroscience-informed strategies for fostering hope, including the use of goal-setting and incremental behavior change through hope mapping tools and micro-habits.
- Develop structured approaches that equip clients to cultivate and share hope in building resilience and sustaining positive behavioral change.
Saturday Luncheons
12:30 – 1:45 pm
Everyone has a story to tell, but not everyone tells their story. Sharing your personal narrative can be a meaningful tool for fostering connection, self-awareness, and emotional growth. It requires vulnerability and transparency, and can be used powerfully with your clients and others to feel understood, to reduce isolation, and promote greater reflection. In this luncheon presentation, be inspired and encouraged as June brings insights from her own life and journey with God to illustrate the impact of authentic and thoughtful storytelling.
Learning Objectives
Participants will:
- Identify the role of personal storytelling in fostering connection and emotional support.
- Reflect on needed vulnerability in sharing significant life experiences that have shaped their personal narrative.
- Describe the use of journaling and one’s spiritual narrative where personal stories can be shared to encourage and support others in offering care and counsel.
Everyone has a story to tell, but not everyone tells their story. Sharing your personal narrative can be a meaningful tool for fostering connection, self-awareness, and emotional growth. It requires vulnerability and transparency, and can be used powerfully with your clients and others to feel understood, to reduce isolation, and promote greater reflection. In this luncheon presentation, be inspired and encouraged as June brings insights from her own life and journey with God to illustrate the impact of authentic and thoughtful storytelling.
Learning Objectives
Participants will:
- Identify the role of personal storytelling in fostering connection and emotional support.
- Reflect on needed vulnerability in sharing significant life experiences that have shaped their personal narrative.
- Describe the use of journaling and one’s spiritual narrative where personal stories can be shared to encourage and support others in offering care and counsel.
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Individuals facing prolonged hardship, chronic stress or ongoing life challenges often experience decreased hope, emotional fatigue, and discouragement. This luncheon presentation explores practical approaches for being a “heart refresher” who provides encouragement and support to those navigating long-term difficulties. Strategies for fostering increased hope and joy, building resilience, and strengthening emotional connection will be shared within the context of counseling, coaching, and caregiving.
Learning Objectives
Participants will:
- Describe the emotional and relational impact of long-term stress and adversity on individuals, couples, and families.
- Identify practical strategies for providing encouragement and support as a “heart refresher” to those experiencing ongoing life challenges.
- Apply faith-based approaches that foster resilience, hope, and sustained emotional well-being in helping relationships.
Individuals facing prolonged hardship, chronic stress or ongoing life challenges often experience decreased hope, emotional fatigue, and discouragement. This luncheon presentation explores practical approaches for being a “heart refresher” who provides encouragement and support to those navigating long-term difficulties. Strategies for fostering increased hope and joy, building resilience, and strengthening emotional connection will be shared within the context of counseling, coaching, and caregiving.
Learning Objectives
Participants will:
- Describe the emotional and relational impact of long-term stress and adversity on individuals, couples, and families.
- Identify practical strategies for providing encouragement and support as a “heart refresher” to those experiencing ongoing life challenges.
- Apply faith-based approaches that foster resilience, hope, and sustained emotional well-being in helping relationships.
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