January 23-25, 2025

One Community Church, Plano, TX

A leadership conference for pastors and their teams
Contact us at climbconference@visitonecc.com or
Call or text Martha Thorpe for more information: 972-767-9390

 

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Conference Speakers

Dr. Conway Edwards

Jada Edwards

Dr. E. Dewey Smith

Christine caine

pastor mike jr.

Dr. R.A. Vernon

Pastor Diego Mesa

Shane Pruitt

Dr. Henry Cloud

Charlotte Gambill

Bishop Kenneth Ulmer

Myron Butler

BREAKOUTS

Executive Leadership

  • Soul Care - Rest: Why We Need Sabbaticals
  • Executive Leadership - Leading with Authenticity
  • Senior Pastors - How to Increase Your Leadership Capacity
  • Building Great Teams - Getting to Alignment Before You Start

 

Ministry Leadership

  • Kids & Families - Faith Journey Overview
  • Students - Investing in the Schools in Your Community
  • Marriage - Helping Couples Overcome an Affair
  • Women - Equipping High-Capacity Leaders
  • Outreach - 10% Leave Annually & 20% to Grow: How to Get the 20%
  • Equipping & Discipleship - Making the Shift From Preaching to Equipping
  • Young Adults - The Future Church

 

Central Support

  • Guest Services - 8 Lessons From Unreasonable Hospitality
  • Worship - Creating a Healthy Worship Culture
  • Small Groups - Using Initiatives to Build Momentum: Chair, Row, Circle
  • AVL/Production - Creating a Culture Where the Team is Unnoticed
  • AI - 7 Metrics That Matter: Using AI for Ministry

Executive Leadership

  • Soul Care - Sacred Rhythms
  • Executive Leadership - Building Effective Teams
  • Senior Pastors - Balancing Leading & Feeding
  • Building Great Teams - Avoiding Triangulation

 

Ministry Leadership

  • Kids & Families - Special Events for Kids
  • Students - Guiding Students to Love Jesus
  • Marriage - Oasis: Crisis Intensive
  • Women - Leading from the Middle
  • Outreach - Add to Cart: Mobilizing Your Church to Generosity
  • Equipping & Discipleship - Customizable Spiritual Formation Pathway
  • Young Adults - An Internship Program (18-30)

 

Central Support

  • Guest Services - 12 Ways to Make Sure Your Church is Not Cliqu-ish
  • Worship - 7 Agreements of Impactful Worship
  • Small Groups - Our Small group Strategy
  • AVL/Production - 10 Guidelines for a Worship Experience
  • AI - 8 Ways AI Can Enhance (Not Replace) Pastoral Care

  • Church Court
  • Effective Men's Ministry
  • Leading Your Church Through Failure
  • Effective Prayer Ministry
  • How CEO's Think!

Executive Leadership

  • Soul Care - Transformational Principles for a Healthy Soul
  • Executive Leadership - Releasing People the Right Way
  • Senior Pastors - Building a Strong Financial Foundation
  • Building Great Teams - Why Leadership Teams Fail & What to do About It

 

Ministry Leadership

  • Kids & Families - Making Stories Last All Week
  • Students - Our OCC Philosophy
  • Marriage - Marriage Mentors
  • Outreach - DFW: We Love You
  • Equipping & Discipleship - How to get Your Members to Actually Read the Bible
  • Young Adults - Our Weekly Gathering
  • Women - Leadership Starts With Discipleship

 

Central Support

  • Guest Services - Parking Lot to Platform (Overview of Guest Services)
  • Small Groups - Raising Up Lay Leaders
  • AVL/Production - How to Lead the Creatives
  • AI - AI & Next Gen Ministry: Understanding Gen Z's Relationship With Technology
  • Worship - Keeping Worship Biblically Relevant in a Post-Christian Culture

Executive Leadership

  • Soul Care - Restored at the Root
  • Executive Leadership - Leading in Uncertainty and Ambiguity
  • Building Great Teams - Growing Through Engagement
  • Senior Pastors - The Comparison Trap

 

Ministry Leadership 

  • Kids & Families - VBS at OCC
  • Students - Student Leadership
  • Marriage - The Minister and His/Her Marriage
  • Outreach - Marriage Conferences in Prison
  • Equipping & Discipleship - Good Leaders Ask Great Questions
  • Young Adults - Outreach with Young Adults
  • Women - Finding the Rhythm for Your Women's Ministry

 

Central Support

  • Guest Services - Try 5 - A New Approach to First Time Guests
  • Small Groups - A Church of Small Groups not with Small Groups
  • AVL/Production - Nuts & Bolts of AVL
  • AI - Guarding the Digital Flock: AI Safety in Ministry
  • Worship - Leading a Volunteer Worship Ministry

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Frequently asked questions

Who is this conference for?

If you’re here, it’s probably for you. We believe leadership matters like nothing else – especially leadership within The Church. This conference is for anyone who feels a “weight” of responsibility at a local church or ministry. That could be pastors, church planters, elders, volunteer leaders, etc. Whether you teach every Sunday, lead in student ministry, or help with small groups, you will have the opportunity to learn from others who lead in a similar role.

At One Community Church, everyone on staff – regardless of position – is expected to act like an owner and a leader. A key goal is that the principles we discuss are relevant to every position within a church staff, including those outside traditional “ministry” roles, like IT, operations, HR, media, communications, administration, etc. Our entire staff will also be available during the conference to connect with you and answer questions.

Wondering if your church is too small or too big to get something out of the Climb Conference? We believe there are no such things as “big” or “little” works of God. So, whether your church attendance is 50 or 50,000, our prayer is that you will become a better leader in it because of our time together.

What is included in my ticket price?

• Three-day pass to all conference sessions and breakouts
• All conference materials
• Coffee, drinks, and snacks each day

How long is the conference?

The 2025 conference runs three days from Thursday, January 23 through Saturday, January 25.

How will I be able to attend the conference?

The Climb Conference will be in-person at One Community Church in Plano, TX.

Additionally, the general sessions and a few breakout sessions will be streaming on Brushfire.

We highly suggest you join in-person for the full experience!

What if i have more questions?

If you have any questions, feel free to email us at climbconference@visitonecc.com or call/text Martha Thorpe at 972-767-9390.