elementumSee what you've been missing. Leave with a plan to fix it.
A three-day lab for pastors and ministry leaders reaching college students and young adults. Bring your team and your real challenges. Get honest feedback from leaders across churches, and go home with a one-year vision and 90-day goals.
Limited to 12 churches so every team gets real attention.
You can't see your own blind spots. Nobody can.
Most stuck ministries aren't short on effort. They're missing something the leader is too close to see.
You're working hard. Your team is working hard. But attendance plateaus, leaders don't develop, and the vision that felt clear a year ago has gone fuzzy. You've read the books and been to the conferences. You still end up solving the same problems on Monday.
What's usually missing isn't more information. It's a few people outside your church who do the same work, looking honestly at your situation and asking the questions nobody inside it is asking.
That's what a Leader Lab is for.
At a Leader LabA small, three-day working lab for your ministry.
A Leader Lab is a three-day regional gathering where ministry leaders uncover blind spots, get personal feedback on their real challenges, and build relationships with leaders across churches.
Uncover blind spots
Practical training and evaluation tools help you and your team see your ministry clearly, including the parts you've stopped noticing.
Get personal feedback
In the Hot Seat, one leader brings one real challenge and the whole room works it with them. No generic advice from a stage.
Connect across churches
You'll spend three days with leaders in your region who are reaching the same generation, and keep those relationships after you leave.
Leave with a plan
You finish by writing a one-year vision and 90-day goals with your team, and saying them out loud before you go home.
Built for leaders reaching the next generation.
This is for you if
- You lead or pastor college students or young adults in a local church.
- Your ministry has stalled, or it's growing faster than your systems can keep up.
- You want your key leaders on the same page about where you're going.
- You're ready for honest feedback, not just encouragement.
It's probably not for you if
- You want to sit in the back and take notes.
- You'd rather keep your challenges private than work on them out loud.
- You're looking for a big-stage conference experience.
Build trust. Do the deep work. Leave with a plan.
Each day has one job. By Thursday lunch you'll know what to fix, what to build, and what to do first.
Set the tone
Build trust fast, so the next two days can be honest.
- Arrival and welcome
- Opening session: are you fixing programs, or asking the bigger questions about discipleship and vision?
- Story sharing in small groups with leaders from other churches
Training & Hot Seats
Deep work on the specific challenges in your ministry.
- Devotional and prayer
- Leadership development training, with a tool to evaluate your own church
- Hot Seats: real challenges, worked by the whole room
- Integration and alignment: getting your whole church behind one vision
- Reflection time to write down what's stirring
Vision & goals
Turn what you learned into a plan your team owns.
- Devotional and prayer
- Vision training: build a one-year vision for your ministry
- 90-day goal setting as a team, then share your commitments out loud
- Wrap-up and next steps for ongoing accountability
Detailed schedule and times arrive by email after you register.
The Hot Seat.
One leader. One real challenge. A room full of people who do this work, thinking about it with you.
Present
Name your challenge in a few minutes. One specific thing, not your whole ministry.
Clarifying questions
The room asks questions before anyone offers answers, so the real issue comes to the surface.
Collaborative ideas
Leaders who've faced something similar put ideas on the table.
Prioritized next steps
You leave with a short list of what to do first, not a pile of advice.
This space was amazing. I wish I had it five years ago.
Matt Makar · Young Adult Pastor, Orlando, FL
It works better when you don't come alone.
When you go to something by yourself, you come home excited and your team hasn't changed. When your key leaders hear the same feedback and build the same plan, you come home already aligned. That's why a second and third leader cost so little.
Register yourself
For each additional leader, up to 3 total
Churches max, so every team gets real attention
Days together, Tuesday evening to Thursday lunch
Not a conference. A lab.
Strategy matters. But you'll also be prayed for.
Every day opens with a devotional and prayer. You'll pray for other leaders, and they'll pray for you.
You go home with more than notes.
Clarity on your blind spots
A clear, honest picture of what's holding your ministry back.
A one-year vision
Written with your team, so everyone knows where you're headed.
90-day goals
Specific next steps you set in the room and said out loud.
Leaders in your corner
Relationships with leaders across your region who want you to win.
Pick your team size.
Every registration includes all three days, meals listed below, materials, and a Leader Lab shirt.
1 Leader
Nov 10–12 · Edmond, OK
- All three days of training and Hot Seats
- Wednesday dinner + evening outing
- Thursday lunch
- Worksheets and materials
- Leader Lab T-shirt
2 Leaders
Nov 10–12 · Edmond, OK
Second leader just $50
- Everything in 1 Leader, for both of you
- Build your vision and goals together
- Meals, materials, and 2 T-shirts
3 Leaders
Nov 10–12 · Edmond, OK
About $83 per leader
- Everything in 1 Leader, for all three of you
- Your key leaders go home aligned
- Meals, materials, and 3 T-shirts
Only 12 churches. Registration closes when spots fill. Venue details and the full schedule arrive by email after you register.
Good questions to ask before you come.
Something not covered here? Email andya@weareelementum.org.
Stop guessing what's holding you back.
Three days, a small room of leaders who get it, and a plan your team owns.
Reserve Your Spot · from $149CLAIM YOUR SPOT NOW!
register and take the first step toward stronger leadership and a flourishing ministry.