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Webinar Recordings Available as Downloads – 2007-2011

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Conversion Research: The Future of Church Growth Research

Marten Visser, Regional Leader for Northeast Thailand, OMF International, Nov 10, 2011

 

L3C: Business for Ministry and Transformation

Bill Frisby, CEO & Founder, Strengthening Leaders L3C and Jonathan A. Ruybalid - J.D., Attorney, Oct 20, 2011

 

Future Proof Your Ministry: How to Anticipate Tomorrow's Surprises Today

Jay Gary, Regent University, School of Global Leadership & Entrepreneurship, Oct 13, 2011

 

Discipleship and Mission Training in the Majority World - A Locally Sustainable and Multiplying Approach  

Galen Burkholder, Executive Director, Global Disciples, Oct 6, 2011

 

Five Steps to Building an Effective Major Gift Fundraising Program for Your Organization

Derric Bakker, President, Keystone Major Gift Consulting, Sept 15, 2011

 

Goal Alignment: The Missing Link in Leadership Effectiveness

John Pearson, President, John Pearson Associates, Inc., Sept 8, 2011

 

Mission Strategy and Evaluation: Formulas and Faith - Submitting Metrics to the Light of Christ

Pete Holzmann, ICTA Founder/Executive Director, Paraclete Mission Group Associate, Aug 25, 2011

 

Reset Dialog Feed-Forward Report 

Steve Moore, President and CEO, The Mission Exchange, Aug 18, 2011

 

Preferred Future Journey Overview, Update and Q. & A. Webinar 

Steve Moore, Rod Beidler, Russ Hersman, and David Guiles, Board Members, The Mission Exchange, Aug 4, 2011

 

Reset with this Student Generation: Engaging Millennials in Missions

Anne Hong, Urbana 12 Exhibits Manager, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, July 8, 2011

Ruth Hubbard, Senior Vice President, Wycliffe Bible Translators

 

Candid Reflections on Missionary Attrition and Retention – Global Stories and Implications

Bill Taylor, Senior Mentor for the Mission Commission, World Evangelical Alliance, May 12, 2011

 

Foundation Stones for Local Church Missions Impact

Doug Christgau, Missions Pastor, Valley Community Baptist Church, Avon, CT, Apr 28, 2011

 

Cool Tools for Travel and Training: Low Budget Productivity in a Gadget World

Doug Lucas, President, Team Expansion and Founder/Editor, Brigada Today, April 21, 2011

 

Resolving Conflict with Cross-Cultural Partners

Mary Lederleitner, Cross-Cultural Consultant, Wycliffe International, April 14, 2011

 

Developing Next Generation Leaders

Chris McLean, President, Leading Edge International, April 7, 2011

 

Performance Management Systems - A Comprehensive View

Scott Higgins, Adjunct Professor, Hope International University, Mar 31, 2011

 

7 Essential Questions of Change Management

Steve Moore, President and CEO, The Mission Exchange, Mar 24, 2011

 

Key Practices for Sending Church-Based Teams … if you want to WIN!   

Nathan J’Diim, Faith Church of the Valley, Chandler, AZ, Mar 17, 2011

 

Changing a Mission Leader’s Assignment: Maximizing Benefit/Minimizing Loss

Dave Broucek, International Ministries Director, South America Mission, Mar 10, 2011

 

Generation iY – What You Need to Know to Recruit and Coach Successful Missionaries

Tim Elmore, President and CEO, Growing Leaders, Mar 3, 2011

 

Connect.  Share.  Recruit?  Social Media Best Practices
Peter Slayton, Mobilization Coordinator, Lutheran Bible Translators, Feb 24, 2010

 

Health Care Reform – Implications for Missionary Sending Organizations

John Butler, Capin & Crouse, February 17, 2010

 

Building Ministry Teams

Paul Ford, Leadership & Teambuilding Specialist, Church Resource Ministry, February 10, 2010

 

Engaging Boomers for Missions: Overcoming the Obstacles

Don Parrott, President and CEO, Finishers Project, February 3, 2010

 

Eight Full-Funding Essentials (That We Too Easily Neglect)

Scott Morton, The Navigators and Ellis Goldstein, Campus Crusade for Christ, International, January 27, 2011

 

Trends in the Global Missions Movement  

Michael Jaffarian, Senior Research Associate, Operation World and Missionary Researcher, WorldVenture, January 20, 2011

 

Metrics in Mission: A Case Study 

Kama Bernabo, Director of International Mission Planning and Operations, LCMS World Mission, December 9, 2010

 

Global Church-to-Church Partnership Essentials

Michael VanHuis, Global Advancement Officer, Pioneers, December 2, 2010

 

Raising the Bar in Short-term Missions: Applying the Standards of Excellence

Jenny Collins, Asst. Professor of Intercultural Studies, Taylor University, November 18, 2010

 

Design and Fit:  Nurturing the Call of God in Our Mobilization of Candidates

Mark Stebbins, Collegiate Missions Mobilization Director, The Navigators. October 28, 2010

 

Student Loan Debt: Overcoming the Great Barrier 

Terrill Nelson, Director of the Communication Services, SIMUSA, October 14, 2010

 

Communication, Technology and Dispersed Teams

Pete Holzmann, ICTA Founder/Executive Director, Paraclete Mission Group Associate, September 16, 2010

 

Church Missions Coaching: Unleashing the Missions Power and Potential of Local Churches

Matthew Ellison, Chief Ministry Officer, 1615, September 9, 2010

 

The State of the Gospel - 2010
Jason Mandryk, Operation World, September 2, 2010

 

Building Churches’ Missionary Sending Skills

Ellen Livingood, Founder and CEO, Catalyst Services, August 26, 2010

 

Means and Meanings: Conducting Online Surveys and Focus Groups

James Nelson, Research Specialist, Global Mapping International, June 3, 2010

 

Five Things I Wish Missionaries Remembered about Taking Care of Themselves

Brent Lindquist, President, Link Care Center, May 27, 2010

 

Missions Tomorrow: Perspectives Crystallized from 400 Private Conversations with North American Missions Leaders

Paul McKaughan, Ambassador-at-large and former CEO, The Mission Exchange, May 20, 2010

 

Mobilizing Business Professionals for Missions

Bruce Swanson, Director of Transformational Ventures, WorldVenture, May 13, 2010

 

Shaping Spiritual Formation: How Cross-Cultural Missions serves as a Crucible for Character Development - Parts I & II

Steve Hoke, Vice President of People Development, Church Resource Ministries, April 22 and April 29, 2010

 

Overcoming Death by Email

Ted Esler, Executive Vice President, Pioneers, April 15, 2010

 

Children and Missions: Moving from Education to Action!

Jill Harris Jordan, Teacher and Mobilizer, KidZana, Mar 25, 2010

 

Leadership Succession Planning: Key to Long Term Success  

Bill Frisby, Founder and CEO, Strengthening Leaders L3C, Mar 18, 2010

 

Releasing the Power of Mentoring in Your Ministry

Stacy Rinehart, Founder of Mentorlink International, and Camille Bishop, The University of the Nations, Mar 3, 2010

 

The Power of Focus: An Introduction to Life Planning

Steve Moore, President and CEO, The Mission Exchange, Feb 4, 2010

 

Eight Myths and Mistakes to Avoid in Raising Personal Support: Back to Basics
Ellis Goldstein, Campus Crusade for Christ, International, and Kevin Dieilice, The Navigators, Jan 28, 2010

 

Helping Churches in Missions:  What Do They Need and Want?
Bruce Camp, Founder and President, DualReach, Jan 21, 2010

 

Developing Your Internal Coaching Capacity

Linda Miller, Global Liaison for Coaching, The Ken Blanchard Associates, and Gail Davis, Director of Member Development, One Mission Society (formerly OMS), Jan 7, 2010

 

Structuring and Leading an International Mission Organization in a From-Everywhere-To-Everywhere World

James E. Plueddemann, Professor and Chair of the Missions Department, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Dec 17, 2009

 

Results Focused Partnerships 

Brian O'Connell, President, REACT Services, Dec 10, 2009

 

Helping Students to See, Live and Commit at Urbana 09

Deborah Hemmer, Urbana 09 Exhibits Manager, Dec 3, 2009

 

My Ten Biggest Mistakes in Missions Leadership and What I Learned from Them  

Paul McKaughan, Ambassador-at-large and former CEO, The Mission Exchange, Nov 12, 2009

 

Survival Mode: Piloting Your Ministry's Finances through the Waters of Economic Uncertainty

Bryan Taylor, Chief Investment Officer, Cornerstone Management, Nov 5, 2009

 

Mergers, Acquisitions, and Alliances:  An Introduction to the Possibilities and Processes 

Scott Rodin, Managing Principal, OneAccord, Oct 29, 2009

 

Overcoming the Problem of the Superficially Converted

Paul Borthwick, Development Associates International, Oct 22, 2009

 

Making Disciples of Oral Learners: Truth That Sticks

Avery Willis, Executive Director, International Orality Network, Oct 15, 2009

 

Mastering the 20 Management Buckets: Why We Must Focus First on the Results Bucket

John Pearson, President, John Pearson Associates, Inc., Oct 8, 2009

 

The Strategy Map: A Proven Tool for Making the Most of a 45 Minute Consultation with Prospective Missionaries

Terrill Nelson, Director Communication Services, SIM USA, Sep 3, 2009

 

Measuring Ministry Impact: The Keystone of Outcomes-Based Evaluation

Daniel Rickett, Vice President, and Bob Morrison, Director of International Programs, Sisters in Service Inc. Aug 27, 2009

 

Leading from the Sandbox: Develop, Empower and Release High Impact Ministry Teams

T. J. Addington, ReachGlobal, June 11, 2009

 

Three Rails of Partnership Development: Field, Church, and Logistics

Ellen Livingood, Catalyst Services, May 28, 2009

 

Four Generations: One Mission - Tensions and Synergy
Larry Walker, Southwest Regional Director, ACMC, May 21, 2009

 

Cultural Intelligence 
David Livermore, Executive Director, Global Learning Center, Grand Rapids Theological Seminary, May 7, 2009

 

Life Lessons for Leaders  
John Kyle, Mission to the World, ret., Apr 30, 2009

 

Development 101 - Helping vs. Hurting
Stephen Bauman, World Relief, Apr 23, 2009

 

Artists in Missions: A Reservoir of Potential for Cross-Cultural Ministry
Byron Spradlin, Founder and President of Artists in Christian Testimony, Mar 19, 2009

 

Land on Your Feet: Preparing People for Transitions
Dennis Robert,
Associate Executive Director, independent missions sending organization, Mar 12, 2009

 

How to Successfully Engage in the Microfinance Sector
Gareth Evans, Deputy Director of Economic Development, World Relief, Mar 5, 2009

 

The North American Missions Movement: Key Facts and Trends
Michael Jaffarian, Senior Research Associate, Operation World, Feb 12, 2009

 

Mega-Churches and Missions
Robert J. Priest, Trinity International University, Feb 5, 2009

 

Tips on Personal Support Raising in a Tight Economy
Ellis Goldstein, Director, Ministry Partner Development, Campus Crusade for Christ, International with Kevin Difelice and Scott Morton, The Navigators, Jan 29, 2009

 

The State of the Gospel - 2009
Jason Mandryk, Operation World, Jan 8, 2009

 

Beyond Resolutions: Creating a Personal Growth Plan that Works
Steve Moore, President and CEO, The Mission Exchange, Dec 11, 2008

 

Life Lessons for Leaders
Robertson McQuilkin, President, Dec 4, 2008

                                                                                               

In Pursuit of Effectiveness: An Overview of John Carver's Policy Governance® Model
Olan Hendrix, CEO, Leadership Resource Group, Nov 20, 2008    

 

Small Footprint, Big Handprint: Missions and Environmental Stewardship
Tri Robinson, Founding/senior pastor, Vineyard Boise Church, Boise, ID, Nov 13, 2008

 

Knocking Over the Leadership Ladder: Leadership Re-engineered from I to WE
Paul Ford, Leader Development and Teambuilding specialist, Church Resource Ministries, Oct 9, 2008

 

Heading Roughly West: Discovering, Gaining Commitment to, and Perpetuating a Common Vision in a Mission Organization   
James E. Plueddemann, Professor and Chair of the Department of Missions, Evangelism and Intercultural Studies at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Oct 3, 2008                  

 

Authentic Intercultural Partnership: Nine Things Every Partnership Needs to Succeed 
Daniel Rickett, Ph.D., Vice President, Sisters in Service Inc.,  Sep 4
, 2008

 

Business as Mission: Principles and Strategies for Building Profitable Kingdom Ventures with Non-profit Resources  
Thomas Sudyk, Owner and CEO, EC Group International, Aug 21, 2008

 

Hispanic Realities Impacting America: Implications for Evangelism & Missions

Daniel Sanchez, Associate Dean, Masters Degrees, Director, Scarborough Institute for Church Planting and Growth, Roy Fish School of Evangelism and Missions, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary,
Jun 19, 2008
       

 

State of the U.S. Church: A Strategy for Revitalization

Paul Borden, Executive Minister of Growing Healthy Churches, formerly American Baptist Churches of the West, Jun 5, 2008

 

The First 90 Days: Optimize the Learning Curve

Linda Miller, Global Liaison for Coaching, The Ken Blanchard Companies and Steve Moore, President and CEO, The Mission Exchange, May 29, 2008                      

 

Partner Friendly Organizations: Maximizing Kingdom Impact through Partnering Intelligence

Brian O'Connell, President, REACT SERVICES, May 22, 2008

 

Great Expectations: Helping Short-termers Live Out their Commitments

Steve Moore, President and CEO, The Mission Exchange, May 15, 2008

 

Ministry in the Shadow of the Cross: Exploring a Theology of Suffering 

Glenn Penner, Canadian Director, Voice of the Martyrs, Apr 24, 2008

 

On-Site Facilitators:  The Pivotal Link for Global Church Partnerships

Ellen Livingood, Founder and Director, Catalyst Services, Apr 10, 2008

 

Leading Multicultural Teams: Catching the Wave

Steve Hoke, Vice President of People Development with Church Resource Ministries, Apr 3, 2008

 

Trends in Mission:  What's Changing and Why it Matters

Scott Moreau, Professor, Missions and Intercultural Studies, Wheaton College; Editor, Evangelical Missions Quarterly; Managing Editor, Network for Strategic Missions Knowledge Base, Feb 28, 2008

 

Leading During Chronic Crisis: Enhancing Leader and Mission Agendas

Brent Lindquist, President of Link Care Center, Jan 31, 2008    

 

Historical Mentoring: Engaging the Wisdom and Experience of Leaders from History

Steve Moore, President and CEO, The Mission Exchange, Jan 17, 2008

 

Top Missions Challenges in the Changing U.S. Church  

David Mays, Director of Learning Initiatives, The Mission Exchange, Jan 10, 2008

                                                                                                                                

Keeping Score in the Kingdom: What is Outcome Based Evaluation and Why Should our Agency Care?

Calvin Edwards, Founder & CEO of Calvin Edwards & Company Oct 4, 2007