Engaging Church Leaders to
Grow Inspired Ministries
Don’t miss out on this free event designed to unite and empower church leaders regardless of location or background.
Tuesday, September 28, 2021
9 am to 3 pm
Doors Open at 8:30 am
Lunch Included
Speaker Meet-n-Greet & Venue Tours from 3 to 4 pm
The Ridge Community Church
4500 S 108th St
Greenfield, WI 53228
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FREE Admission
About Engage Conference
Engage Conference, presented by Catalyst Ministry Solutions, is a free day-long conference dedicated to building better, stronger churches from the top-down. From engaging donors to embracing diversity, our panel of industry experts and influencers discuss the complex issues that churches face today, equipping you, as church leaders, with the knowledge and resources to help you move your ministry forward.
In addition to our speaker lineup, we're hosting three breakout sessions for Christian and private school leaders that are specifically tailored to the needs and challenges education institutions face.
All attendees will receive:
- Complimentary buffet-style lunch catered by Qdoba, with dessert provided by Upstart Kitchen
- A copy of The Four Dimensions of Extraordinary Leadership by Jenni Catron
- A copy of Intentional Churches: How Implementing an Operating System Clarifies Vision, Improves Decision-Making, and Stimulates Growth, by Doug Parks & Bart Rendel
- Access to the post-show speaker meet-n-greet and host venue tour
Why Should I attend?
LEARN FROM NEW & diverse Perspectives
DISCOVER BEST PRACTICES & post-covid strategies
DEVELOP YOUR NETWORK & RESOURCES
leave renewed, energized & READY TO LEAD
Meet Our Speakers
Strong churches are built by engaged, empowered leaders. With that in mind, we've hand-selected our speakers for their expertise in the kinds of functional areas that help organizations thrive in a post-Covid world. From finance to culture, leadership to community-building, each session will give you the tools and insight to reinforce your church home.
JENNI CATRON
FOUNDER & CEO, 4Sight Group
Jenni Catron is a nationally-known leadership coach, author and speaker. As Founder and CEO of The 4Sight Group, she consults organizations on leadership, team culture and organizational health. With over 20 years experience in corporate and non-profit organizations, she has a passion for cultivating healthy leaders to lead thriving organizations.
Funding Your Mission: What to Build Upon and Change Now Through 2022
BRAD LEEPER
Principal, Generis
Brad Leeper is a Principal at Generis, a proven firm in accelerating giving toward God-inspired vision. With 20+ years of financial development coaching, Brad works with clients on spiritual development, discipleship, stewardship and capital projects with the mission to create a sustained, organic and thriving culture of generosity to fuel their missions.
Intentionally Mobilize Your People to Reach and Grow Their Friends
DOUG PARKS
Co-Founder, Intentional Churches
As co-founder of Intentional churches, Doug Parks has been helping churches throughout the country develop a plan to grow and a prioritized way to execute the plan. His commitment to helping churches comes from his experience serving as the Executive Pastor at Canyon Ridge Christian Church in Las Vegas for seventeen years.
Panel Discussion: Leading your church through conversations about race
Pastor Kenneth Lock II
Senior Pastor, Evolve Church // Chaplain, Milwaukee Bucks
Pastor KURT OWENS
Pastor, UFlourish Church // President & Founder, Bridge Builders
Pastor Mark Weigt
Lead Pastor, The Ridge Community Church
Mark Weigt is the Lead and Founding Pastor of The Ridge Community Church. Launched in 2006, The Ridge strives to bring the hope of Jesus into every home. Mark is a passionate advocate for the local Church. He spends much of his time leading or working with local church networks, and mentoring church planters. If God hadn’t called him into ministry, you could probably find Mark coaching pro athletes somewhere warmer and less snowy than Southeastern Wisconsin!
School Breakout Sessions
Christian and private schools face their own unique challenges. That's why we're including breakout sessions throughout the late morning and early afternoon that have been specially tailored to help leaders manage and grow thriving educational institutions.
Finishing well: strategies for calendar year end giving
So you want to do a campaign? Factors to consider before embarking on a major fundraising initiative
The annual fund: why should we ask someone to give us money if they are already paying tuition?
JEFF HeNSLEY
Senior Strategist, Generis
Jeff Hensley has over 20 years of experience building the fiscal capacity of nonprofits, educational institutions, and churches. His fundraising expertise encompasses annual and planned giving, strategic planning, major gifts solicitation, corporate/foundation relations, international fundraising, crowdfunding initiatives and social media fundraising, proposal writing, and capital campaign planning and implementation.
Calling all Bucks fans... Conference attendees can enter to win a meet-n-greet with Pat Connaughton, shooting guard for the reigning NBA Champs. One winner and guests will receive a private meeting with "Planet Pat," to be scheduled for a later date. In addition to priceless memories, the winner will take home a signed basketball and 8x10 photo.
For more information, visit the Pat Connaughton Meet-n-Greet Contest FAQs.
Dessert with a Mission
Satisfy your sweet tooth with desserts courtesy of Maurice Wince and UpStart Kitchen, a food business incubator that caters to entrepreneurs who have a passion for food but lack a certified professional kitchen to help bring their vision to life. Offering shared kitchen space — as well as resources, training, mentoring and community — UpStart Kitchen helps launch dreams and create generational wealth in Milwaukee.
Maurice WINCE
Board Member, PRISM Economic Development Corp
Maurice Wince has 25 years of experience in real estate, investing, and development. As part of the PRISM Economic Development Corp, he has been able to combine faith, works and economics to create opportunity and encourage generational wealth with businesses that include UpStart Kitchen, Clean Laundry, Community Impact Center and, most recently, Sherman Park Groceries.
About the Venue
The Ridge Community Church
Located in Greenfield, WI, The Ridge Community Church provides the kind of dynamic environment that gets people talking. With a renovated, tech-forward facility and messages that are timely, relevant, and applicable to everyday life, The Ridge provides a safe, engaging environment for the modern churchgoer.
Event FAQs
Engage Conference will be providing a buffet-style lunch catered by Qdoba, with meat-free and gluten-free items available. We'll also have a selection of desserts provided by UpStart Kitchen, a local nonprofit.
Engage Conference is a completely new event, dreamed up, developed and done by Catalyst Ministry Solutions and its network of thoughtful, dedicated leaders in the church, nonprofit and school space.
While this September will mark the inaugural Engage Conference event, we're tentatively planning to hold multiple events throughout the year and the Midwest.
Event organizers will select one winner by random draw on the day of the Engage Conference, September 28, 2021.
The winner will be announced during closing remarks on the day of the event, September 28, 2021, at which time they may claim their prize. If the winner is not in attendance or the prize has not been claimed, the winner will be notified via email after the event and will be given until midnight on October 9 to claim their prize. All prize-related correspondence and scheduling will be coordinated through email.
Fall 2021 Engage Conference
Hosted by Pastor Mark Weigt
Presented by Catalyst Ministry Solutions
Sponsored by Catalyst Construction