A Strategy-to-Execution Alignment Lab for Mission Organizations
Invitation
Missio Nexus, in partnership with Catapult, invites you to a highly practical, 1.5-day working intensive designed to bring CEO’s/Executive Directors, boards and executive teams into the same operating model—clarifying how execution actually happens and what healthy accountability looks like without micromanagement.
Why This Event Exists
Many mission organizations have strong vision, sound strategy, and committed leaders—yet still struggle to translate direction into consistent results. This event is built around one core question – How do boards and executive teams work together to ensure strategy turns into execution—faithfully, clearly, and sustainably?
This is not a conference and not a lecture series. It is a facilitated alignment lab where leaders learn, engage, and leave with concrete next steps.
Why You Want to Participate
This 1.5-day working intensive focuses on execution and accountability. Close the gap between strategy and results—together as we develop a clear, shared tactical plan that will identify the 2-4 ways in the next 12-months you can shrink the gap between vision and execution. When your board and senior leaders are in the same room, learning the same things, at the same time, decisions get made faster and they stick. That is why we designed this for teams, not individuals. When strategy is clear—but results still lag—the challenge is almost always execution.
Participant Profile
- CEOs / Executive Directors
- C-Suite leaders (COO, CFO, CXO roles)
- Second-chair leaders / Integrators
- Board members (not limited to board chairs)
This experience is designed for teams, not just individuals. When more people share understanding—not just responsibility—organizations experience greater innovation in problem-solving, faster and wiser decision-making, and stronger alignment between governance and execution.
Ideal pairings include:
- A Board Chair or Board Member attending alongside the CEO/ED
- A CEO attending with senior leaders who help execute vision and mission
- Executive teams attending together to build shared language and trust
Boards gain insight into how executive teams execute—not so they can manage operations, but so they can govern and support with wisdom.
Senior leaders gain clarity around what boards need in order to provide healthy accountability and encouragement.
When boards and leaders do this work together, execution improves—and the organization moves forward with greater unity and confidence.
What You Will Leave With
Every team will build a Tactical Action Plan (TAP) during the event:
- The 2–4 highest-impact execution priorities for the next 12 months that are
- Clear ownership and accountability
- A follow-up checkpoint placed on the calendar before you leave
This is not theory—it is execution practice.
Event Schedule
Tuesday, November 17 – Alignment & Orientation (12:30–5:00 PM)
- Framing the Well-Managed Organization
- The Pioneer / Builder (Visionary / Integrator) dynamic—how leadership teams work together effectively
- An interactive overview of Catapult’s Impact Operating System
Wednesday, November 18 – Execution & Application (9:00 AM–3:30 PM)
- Deep dives into 2–4 execution components, selected via a pre-event assessment
- Guided work sessions with role-specific, mixed, and team-based breakouts
- Structured interaction designed for learning, connecting and engaging for ministry impact.
Speakers
Michael VanHuis, Executive Director, Missio Nexus
Michael VanHuis and his wife Laura have served as field missionaries in Ghana, West Africa and in international and home office leadership with Pioneers. He has also served as the mission’s pastor and chief of staff at Northland Church. Prior to coming to Missio Nexus he managed a private family foundation and served as Vice President for OneWay Ministries. Michael is passionate about leadership and helping to liberate leaders and organizations to reach their full potential. Michael holds a Masters in Global Leadership from Fuller School of Intercultural Studies.
Todd Milby, CEO, The Catapult Group
After more than twenty years of pastoring and church planting, Todd founded Catapult in 2015. Since then, he has worked alongside leaders to help clarify vision and align strategy. His work has spanned organizations ranging from local churches to faith-based nonprofits to global Fortune 500 companies and NGOs.
Todd’s approach centers on identifying where organizations get stuck, helping leaders see new possibilities, and supporting teams as they grow into their full potential. He currently serves as chairman of the board for Exponential and Saturate, and lives with his family in Greenville, South Carolina.
Doug Paul, Managing Partner, The Catapult Group
Doug is the author of bestselling books Ready or Not and Built for Impact, and is the creator of the Impact Operating System. He deeply loves working with mission agencies, NGO’s and high impact nonprofits. He lives in Richmond, Virginia, along with his wife, Elizabeth, and three their kids, and regrettably, is severely colorblind.
Venue/Location
The ECO Office
400 East Las Colinas Blvd, Suite 900 | Irving, TX, 75039
Cost
Missio Nexus Members: $150
Non-Members: $300
Event includes lunch on Wednesday and light refreshments throughout the event. Lodging is not provided.
Lodging
If lodging is required, we recommend the following options:
Hotel Indigo Irving Las Colinas
- 0.4 miles or an 8-minute walk to the ECO Office
- $149 Standard Rate includes complimentary self-parking (be sure to select “Corporate Special Rate”)
- Book Here
Holiday Inn Irving
- 1.7 miles from the ECO Office
- $129 Standard Rate includes complimentary parking and breakfast
- Book Here or call the hotel directly at (972) 650-1600.
The schedule is intentionally designed to require only one hotel night, reducing cost and travel burden for senior leaders. Pricing is intentionally structured to make it easier for boards and executive teams to attend together, maximizing shared learning, alignment, and return on investment.
This event is sponsored by the Catapult Group
The Catapult Group partners with Missio Nexus to support this intensive through content expertise, practical execution frameworks, and operational insight.
Ready to Align Strategy and Execution?
If you are leading—or governing—a mission organization and want greater clarity, traction, and alignment between vision and results, this intensive is designed for you.
Registration Open
Registration closes Tuesday, November 3.
Cancellation Policy
Cancellations received on or before Tuesday, November 3 will be refunded minus a $25 cancellation fee. After that, no refund is available.
Contact
For any questions, please contact us at [email protected].
Missio Nexus encourages interaction on diverse and difficult topics. Be aware that the information shared in this event may not reflect the views of the Missio Nexus staff, board, or other community members.
