Are you ready to maximize your leadership potential and powerfully advance your organization’s mission?
Join us for an exclusive virtual executive training tailored to equip and empower Seconds-in-Command at mission agencies to navigate uncertainty, secure legacy, and lead with intentionality.
What You’ll Gain:
- Strategies for navigating your unique role and expanding your leadership influence.
- Insight into mission-critical topics from three industry experts:
- Mission Design: Adapt and innovate your ministry in a rapidly changing world.
- Legacy Giving: Position your organization for a strong charitable investment future.
- Nominal Leadership: Practical takeaways for leading your life and organization in active obedience to God’s plans.
- Actionable takeaways to implement at your organization right away.
- Collaboration with peers facing similar challenges and opportunities.
What’s Included:
- Presentations by three distinguished subject matter experts.
- Facilitated interactive dialogue and Q&A sessions.
- Exploration of practical applications for immediate impact.
Mission agency Seconds-in-Command walk a delicate line requiring both strategy and service. This event will provide you with knowledge, connections, and inspiration to master your multifaceted responsibilities.
Featured Topics and Presenters
Lead Like a Designer: Building Agile, Impact-Driven Ministries for a Rapidly Changing World
Presented by Aaron Abramson, Author of Mission Design*
The world is changing faster than ever, and ministry leaders must guide their teams to adapt, innovate, and stay aligned with God’s mission. Drawing on human-centered design principles, biblical insight, and real-world examples from the missions field, this session will explore practical ways leaders can cultivate ministries that are flexible, creative, and responsive to today’s shifting landscape. We’ll also examine how thoughtful impact measurement can accelerate learning, drive meaningful change, and uncover innovative strategies to reach more people in a world that desperately needs Jesus.
Aaron Abramson is the CEO of Jews for Jesus and the author of Mission Design: Leading Your Ministry Through Organizational and Cultural Change. Raised in a Jewish family in Seattle and later in Israel, he came to faith in Jesus after a life-changing encounter with the New Testament. Aaron holds a BA in Biblical and Intercultural Studies from All Nations Christian College (England) and an MPA from New York University. He and his wife, Victoria, live in London with their three children.
Positioning Your Ministry for Legacy Giving
Presented by Bryan Taylor, CEO & CIO of Cornerstone Principal
Legacy giving can create meaningful spiritual and financial impact for your organization and your ministry partners. It allows donors to invest in Kingdom work that continues long after their lifetime through simple steps such as leaving a gift in a will, naming the ministry as a beneficiary on a retirement account or life insurance policy, or giving appreciated securities. We will review how nonprofits can prepare to receive legacy gifts and explore different approaches to having conversations with donors about the ways legacy giving can help them reach their stewardship goals.
Mr. Bryan Taylor is a Cornerstone Principal and currently serves as Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of the firm. He has over 25 years of experience in portfolio management and design. Mr. Taylor oversees all operations and is Chairman of the Cornerstone Investment Committee.
Nominal Leadership: Leading with Intentional Obedience
Presented by Michael VanHuis, Executive Director of Missio Nexus and Host
Michael’s heart is to shepherd leaders in ministry to lead their lives in active obedience to God’s plans and see that reflected in their organizations. As your host for the session, Michael will be presenting on his new model of Nominal Leadership, offering practical takeaways for each leader on the call to shepherd both themselves and their ministry effectively.
Michael VanHuis has served with Missio Nexus since 2015 and is the organization’s Executive Director. His background includes field work in Ghana, operational leadership in two mission agencies, service as a missions pastor, and management of a private family foundation. He advises mission agencies and churches, oversees research initiatives, and leads the Missio Nexus Innovation Fund. Michael holds a Master’s in Global Leadership from Fuller Theological Seminary. He and his wife, Laura, have five children, one grandchild, and live in Aurora, Illinois.
Don’t miss this opportunity to invest in yourself and bring fresh perspective back to your organization.
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