Ministry Brands, the leading provider of church management software and online giving solutions, today announced its upcoming Healthy Church Summit: Leading for the Long Haul, a free online event on Wednesday, May 13, featuring keynote sessions, breakout discussions, and practical training from church leadership voices, a mental health clinician, and accounting and financial stewardship experts.
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Healthy Church Summit: Leading for the Long Haul
The summit will notably feature two keynote sessions from Dr. Jason Young and Arthur James, two trusted voices in church leadership who will address topics such as building a ministry people do not want to leave and strategies to avoid burnout in ministry. Their sessions reflect the heart of this spring’s theme and will help attendees think more deeply about resilience, leadership health, and how to sustain healthy ministry in every season.
“Church leaders play such a vital role in shaping healthy communities, and I’m thrilled to contribute to an event that strengthens the people who carry that responsibility every day,” said Dr. Jason Young, leadership consultant, professor, and author. “Paired with insights from Arthur James and the other wonderful speakers, Healthy Church Summit attendees will leave with greater clarity about how to build ministries people do not want to leave, care for their teams well, and discern which tools can truly support their mission.”
Summit Highlights at a Glance
- Giveaways for attendees: Those who register and attend will have the chance to win a $1,000 Leader Getaway, MacBook Neo, Kindle Scribe, and more prizes.
- Breakout sessions: Practical sessions for will cover leading healthy staff and volunteer teams with clarity, cultivating a culture of generosity, building healthy financial systems, prioritizing mental health in ministry, keeping volunteers for life, and using AI to amplify impact without losing the human touch.
- Tech tools that support ministry: Attendees will also hear how the latest tools can help simplify ministry and support teams behind the scenes, including AvidXchange solutions focused on financial stewardship, accounting efficiency, secure payments, and reducing administrative burden so church teams can stay focused on their mission.
“Building on the success of our last Healthy Church Summit, we wanted to create a follow-up event focused on the real challenges church teams face today and what it takes to lead with clarity through every season of ministry,” said Brandon Sharrett, Chief Revenue Officer at Ministry Brands. “Church leadership is a spiritual calling that requires endurance, wisdom, and healthy rhythms over time. With our longest Summit yet, more breakout sessions, and new prizes and giveaways for attendees, we’re excited to offer an experience that brings practical encouragement and actionable insights to ministry leaders and their teams.”
Full Event Details
The Healthy Church Summit: Leading for the Long Haul event will take place online on Wednesday, May 13, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. Registration is now open at www.healthychurchsummit.com, where attendees can access the full agenda, speaker list, and additional event details.
Healthy Church Summit Speakers and Sessions
- Build a Ministry People Don’t Want to Leave: Dr. Jason Young, leadership consultant, executive coach, speaker, professor, and author
- Keeping Your Pilot Lit: Strategies for Avoiding Burnout in Ministry and Beyond the Burnout: A Deeper Dive into Sustainable Ministry: Arthur James, Christian public speaker and Lead Pastor of The Transparent Church in Grand Prairie, TX
- Prioritizing Mental Health in Ministry: Laura Howe, mental health clinician, and community development strategist
- Less Busywork, More Ministry: Leveraging Technology To Lighten the Load: Angela Hill Goudy, church consultant and Executive administrator at Love and Unity Christian Fellowship in Compton, CA
- How To Keep A Volunteer For Life: Dennis Choy, executive coach and speaker with over 30 years of pastoral experience across three churches
- Fueling the Mission: Cultivating a Culture of Generosity in Your Church: Nicole Wight, Senior Director of Product Marketing at Ministry Brands
- Leading Healthy Staff & Volunteer Teams with Clarity: Nicole Lucas, leadership coach, author, and Creative Arts Pastor at a multisite church in the Chicagoland area
- Faithful Stewardship: Healthy Accounting Systems That Support Lasting Ministry: Wes Herms, Senior Channel Manager at AvidXchange, and Jonathan Howell, Enterprise Account Executive at Ministry Brands
- Using AI to Amplify Your Impact Without Losing the Human Touch: Kira Brown, Senior Director of Product Management at Ministry Brands
About Ministry Brands
Ministry Brands helps more than 90,000 churches and non-profit organizations grow and increase their impact on the world. The company provides integrated solutions covering member and donor management, digital giving, accounting, websites, mobile apps, communications, media content, event planning, employee, and volunteer background screenings, and more. Together, their nearly 700 employees help clients transform how they operate and create positive ripple effects that drive the real human impact for which we all strive. With over $6.45 billion in charitable giving managed annually, they exist to help mission-focused organizations thrive.
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