Collaborative Conference
2024

Oct 22-23, 2024

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Main Stage Speakers

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J.D. Greear
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Bryan Loritts
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Kyle Mercer
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Andrew Hopper

Breakout Speakers

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Whitney Nadeau
City Church
Murfreesboro, TN
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Spence Shelton
Mercy Church
Charlotte, NC
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Ryan McCammack
Gospel Hope Church
Atlanta, GA
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Kristen Greene
ElevateBio
Durham, NC
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Freddy T. Wyatt
Real Life Sango
Clarksville, TN
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Jason Douglas
The Summit Church
Raleigh-Durham, NC
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Lee Cadden
Grace Auburn Church
Aubrun, AL
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Bobby Herrington
Mercy Hill Church
Greensboro, NC
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Chuck Reed
Rebuild Church
Durham, NC
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Corbin Hobbs
The Heights Church
Denver, CO
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Janetta Oni
The Summit Church
Raleigh-Durahm, NC
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Tom Howe
Mercy Hill Church
Greensboro, NC
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Kyle Wilkinson
The Summit Church
Raleigh-Durham, NC
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Bryan Miller
Mercy Hill Church
Greensboro, NC
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Josh Joyner
The Summit Church
Raleigh-Durham, NC
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Josh Navey
Storyline Church
Denver, CO
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Brant Gordon
Mercy Hill Church
Greensboro, NC
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Dave Turner
The Summit Church
Raleigh-Durham, NC
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Gus Hernandez
Reality Church
Miami, FL
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Leigh Grafton
The Summit Church
Raleigh-Durham, NC
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Philip Black
Harbor City Church
Charleston, SC
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Josh Miller
Center Church
Charlottesville, VA
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Amy Whitfield
The Summit Church
Raleigh-Durham, NC
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Andrew Hopper
Mercy Hill Church
Greensboro, NC

Collab Conference Schedule 2024


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Tuesday, Oct 22


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Kyle Mercer

Lead Pastor
Two Cities Church, Winston-Salem, NC

Leadership & Emotional Maturity

Becoming a leader who can be yourself, stay relational, lead with joy, and endure hardship well.


Teacher: Whitney Nadeau

Panel: Derrick DeLain, Matt Dean, Whitney Nadeau


How do I lead when things are hard for me? It takes a different level of emotional maturity to not be wrecked by the comments and actions of others. Even more, it takes a lot of work to be able to connect relationally with people you are leading. We will all endure hardship as we lead in the church; come learn how to do that well.


Leading with Vision:

Learn to tell a compelling story that moves people.


Teacher: Spence Shelton

Panel: Spence Shelton, Will McGee, Ryan Brooks


We all have passions and burdens for God’s kingdom to move forward. To varying degrees, we can see a dream for the future that God has placed on our hearts. That dream, burden, and passion are gifts from God. But none of those things in and of themselves are vision. Vision is the skill of telling that dream in a way that helps others see the story and rallies them to join the movement. Come develop that skill.


Leading Through Change:

How to create lasting change without leaving people behind.


Teacher: Ryan McCammack

Panel: Will Toburen, Logan Dagley, Anna Murphy


People don’t fear change, people fear loss. Any time we lead people somewhere new, they are experiencing real and feared losses. So how do we lead people through the landscape (or wilderness) of what they have known to something new? Whether you are revitalizing, starting a new ministry, or even just multiplying more groups, don’t leave people behind. Lead them through the change.

Developing Women on your Team:

How to pay attention to the growth of more than half your church.


Teacher: Kristen Greene

Panel: Josh Hill, Mandy Foster, Kelsey Fowler.


In order for our churches to thrive, we must learn to develop all of our leaders. And that means giving specific attention to how we are developing women. Regardless of where your church draws “the line,” come learn how to create pathways for growth for the women on your staff and in your congregation.


Recruiting Volunteers:

Because we all need more of them.


Teacher: Freddy T. Wyatt

Panel: Kyle Wilkinson, Anna Hathaway, Freddy T Wyatt


You want to equip the saints. You care about the specific gifting of your people. AND you have a few holes to fill for this Sunday. Come learn (and practice) how to grow your ministry by growing the number of people engaged in serving at your church.


Stop Micromanaging:

Letting go of control and unleashing your leaders.


Teacher: Jason Douglas

Panel: Caleb Duvick, Jason Douglas, Yana Conner


“If they can be 80% as good as you, let them do it.” “Let leaders lead.” “You need to think more big picture and get out of the details.” It is all easier said than done. It takes practice to manage people and not micromanage them.

The Power of Prayer:

THE way to determine direction and THE fuel for ministry


Teacher: Chuck Reed

Panel: Ethan Welch, Chuck Reed, Michal Rudolph


What if God wanted to lead us as we are leading our ministries? What would we do then? Come to this breakout to be challenged in how prayer is not just something we do before meetings, but it is a life-giving connection to the divine. Without it, we don’t know what we are actually leading.


Leveling Up Your Leadership:

Moving from managing tasks to leading leaders.


Teacher: Lee Cadden

Panel: Jason Gaston, Kaylyn Clayton, Lee Cadden


There comes a time as a leader when there is too much to manage, and you can no longer get your hands around everything you are responsible for. At that moment, you need to move away from managing tasks and toward coaching your leaders. It is the most difficult transition in the leadership journey, but it’s the one you need to make.


Managing Staff:

Because people are the most important part of the movement.


Teacher: Bobby Herrington

Panel: David Vogel, Terry-Lee Kirkland, Bobby Herrington


People decisions are the most important decisions, and people decisions are the most difficult decisions. If you are responsible for overseeing 1 or 25 people on a staff, you need to be continually improving your leadership of those people. But managing staff is not just normal leadership. It is employment, care, and equipping all wrapped into one complicated 40-50 hour a week dynamic.

Bryan Loritts

Executive Pastor of Teaching and Development
The Summit Church, Raleigh-Durham, NC

Group Dinner in Downtown Winston



Wednesday, Oct 23


Grab a seat and some coffee!

J.D. Greear

Lead Pastor
The Summit Church, Raleigh-Durham, NC

Leadership Communication:

Plumblines for effective communication.


Teacher: Corbin Hobbs

Panel: Jason Gaston, Kari Wilson, Corbin Hobbs


Every ministry leader - from ministry coordinator to lead pastor - is communicating and that communication needs to be clear, not necessarily catchy. From email to stage announcements, join us as we learn to lead through our communication.


Leading Good Meetings:

Learn to lead meetings that people like and make your team more effective.


Teacher: Janetta Oni

Panel: Janetta Oni, Jake Greer, Toiya Williams


You know those dreaded meetings that should have been an email? Well, this is definitely not that. Come consider how to make meetings that matter, including what meetings you should be doing (and the ones you should stop having altogether).


Discerning Direction:

Knowing yourself and figuring out your future.


Teacher: Tom Howe

Panel: Hilary Smith, Wes Smith, Tom Howe


Knowing your Enneagram, Strengths Finder, or Myers Briggs is all good and well, but what can you actually do with all of it? And how can you discern what specific call God has on your life? We put our best gurus in one room to unpack how self awareness and direction can move you, and those you lead, forward into the future God has called you to.

Ministry Workshops with Lunch

Connect with and learn from others from your ministry area in one of our 12 different ministry breakout sessions lead by leaders from throughout the Collaborative. Includes a special gathering for lead pastors.

Andrew Hopper

Lead Pastor
Mercy Hill Church, Greensboro, NC



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