Church Leadership Cohorts | Financial & Board Training

Training for Treasurers

Setting up treasurers for success.

Equipping your governing body

Training volunteers to be mission focused.

Helping pastors empower leaders

The training seminary didn't provide.

Why Cohort Training?

Live. Dialogical. Designed for Spirit-led transformation.

Church leadership is sacred work—and no one should do it alone. Our cohort-based learning journeys gather 10–12 participants for weekly, interactive sessions. Every course is tailored to help you lead with wisdom, protect your ministry, and fulfill your divine calling.

In every cohort, you’ll find:

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 A supportive circle of peers and practitioners
📊 Expert-led presentations with room for questions and dialogue
🛠️ Practical tools grounded in spiritual discernment
🧭 Guidance for real-world leadership decisions

Upcoming Cohort Training Courses:

Embracing Our Call; A Spiritual Framework for Church Leadership

Monday Nights 4:00 pm PDT / 7:00 pm EDT
January 26, 2026 – March 23, 2026

This cohort equips church governing body members to lead with confidence, clarity, and spiritual grounding. Drawing from Embracing Our Call by Keith Clark-Hoyos, participants explore the sacred nature of leadership and learn to align their Calling, Energy, and Resources with God’s purpose for their congregation.

Leaders will deepen their understanding of governance as a spiritual practice—cultivating discernment, transparency, and Spirit-led wisdom. Through shared dialogue, storytelling, and reflection, participants discover how to transform board meetings into spaces of listening and clarity.

Each session blends brief teaching and guided conversation within the Effective Church Leadership Community, connecting participants with peers from across the country who share the call to lead faithfully and well.

Designed for both new and experienced leaders, this course helps boards become centers of discernment, not just caretakers of process.

The Ministry of Money; A Treasurer's Role in the Mission of the Church

Tuesday Nights 4:00 pm PDT / 7:00 pm EDT
January 27, 2026 – March 24, 2026

This cohort-based training equips church treasurers, finance committee members, and pastors to steward the church’s financial life as a ministry of witness and trust. Drawing from The Ministry of Money by Keith Clark-Hoyos, participants learn to interpret financial reports, align budgeting with mission, and communicate with transparency and care.

Each session explores the spiritual dimension of financial leadership—seeing money not as management but as testimony to faithfulness. Participants will practice reading financial stories through the lens of mission, establish systems that build confidence, and nurture clarity among leaders and congregations alike.

Sessions include a rhythm of centering, teaching, and Spirit-led dialogue within the Effective Church Leadership Community, creating space for shared learning and encouragement among peers nationwide.

Designed for those who hold the trust of the church’s resources, this course reframes fiduciary work as a calling to clarity, integrity, and grace.

Rooted in the Call; A Chairperson's Guide to Spirit-Led Leadership and Discernment

Thursday Nights 4:00 pm PDT / 7:00 pm EDT
January 29, 2026 – March 19, 2026

This cohort-based formation journey equips church chairpersons and moderators to serve as Mission Keepers—those who help governing bodies remain anchored in their congregation’s calling. Drawing from Rooted in the Call by Keith Clark-Hoyos, participants cultivate discernment, unity, and Spirit-centered leadership.

Leaders will explore how to shape prayerful agendas, guide through seasons of change, and sustain healthy rhythms of leadership across time. Each week includes centering prayer, guided dialogue, and shared reflection within the Effective Church Leadership Community, fostering a rhythm of grounded wisdom and holy attentiveness.

Designed for both new and seasoned chairs, this course helps leaders remain rooted in purpose and steady in Spirit through all seasons of ministry.

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Is This For You?

✅ You’re newly elected or newly responsible
✅ You want clarity in your financial and governance role
✅ You’re committed to learning and growing with others
✅ You want to build systems that match your church’s calling

It might not be your time if:

You prefer self-paced reading over live engagement
You’re not ready to question outdated systems
You’re looking for a quick fix instead of lasting change

What Participants Say

"It has given me confidence that I am doing the job of moderator as intended."

"This training has shown me the items that our church and counsel need to review and get back on track!"

"The training has been eye opening, informative and just what I needed. I have used my new found knowledge to open our council to thinking differently. It's a journey and we have taken the first steps."

“I have really enjoyed the cohort training- It has helped me wrap my head around the role of moderator and think more critically about what is going on in my particular church.”

“ This allows a lay leader to think more objectively about what is needed of the role instead of feeling the burden/responsibility or consider the role as a source of power.”

Cohort Training for Church Leaders