Presbytery of Coastal Carolina
Three Covenant Communities
Leading Through the Wilderness: Navigating Complexity, Uncertainty, and Accelerating Change in Ministry Today
Sun, Aug 23
|Trinity Center
August 23-25th Rev. Mark Ramsey and Dr. Elizabeth Lynn explore how church leaders can cultivate spiritual depth while managing the relentless demands of contemporary ministry.
Time & Location
Aug 23, 2026, 7:00 PM
Trinity Center, 618 Salter Path Rd, Pine Knoll Shores, NC 28512, USA
About the event
For Early Registration Savings Register by May 15th (see more below)
Like Moses leading through unfamiliar terrain, today's pastoral leaders must guide congregations through landscapes marked by rapid cultural shifts, declining volunteerism, political polarization, and evolving patterns of faith engagement.
What the data reveal: Recent research on church vitality across diverse congregations—what
distinguishes thriving communities
The economics of faith: Current giving trends and what they signal about congregational health and member engagement
The volunteerism crisis: Why fewer people are serving, and how this challenge connects directly to questions of spiritual formation and depth