NTA Leader Learner Event

January 24 9:00 am - 1:00 pm | Online

LEADER LEARNER EVENT UPDATE: Because of the forecast for heavy snow and ice, Leader Learner Event 2026: Back to Basics — One Body; Many Members will now be held fully online rather than in person at First Christian Church, Plano. The good news? This change allows participants from across the region to join us — no travel required. Registration however – is still required. The $10 per person registration fee remains the same and will support speaker honorarium and presenter thank-you gifts in gratitude for their preparation and leadership.

Once registered, participants will receive access details for the online gathering.

Join leaders and learners from across the region for a half-day of learning, worship, and connection at the Leader Learner Event 2026, held on Saturday, January 24, from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM.

Rooted in the theme “Back to Basics: One Body; Many Members,” this gathering invites clergy and lay leaders to return to the core practices that sustain healthy, faithful congregations. Through a keynote address, diverse workshops, and shared worship, participants will explore practical tools for ministry, leadership, stewardship, and community care—grounded in scripture and responsive to today’s realities.

Schedule Highlights
9:00 AM – Gathering
9:15 AM – Opening Keynote; Rev. Dwight Rodgers, Bonnie View Christian Church
10:00–11:00 AM – Workshop Session 1
11:15 AM–12:15 PM – Workshop Session 2
12:15 PM – Lunch & Closing Worship

Workshop topics include:
Spiritual nurture for senior adults
Becoming a dementia-friendly congregation
From biblical text to Christian living
Church planting in Texas (English & Spanish)
Assessing your congregation’s capital needs (bilingual)
Back-to-basics approaches to men’s and women’s ministries
Faithful stewardship: remembering the past and investing in the future

Workshops will be led by experienced pastors and ministry leaders from across the region and partner organizations.

Come be renewed, equipped, and encouraged as we gather as one body—many members—rooted in faith and called forward together.