Zondervan - Mark Riddle



Mark Riddle is an entrepreneur, speaker, coach, pastor and writer. He serves as the lead pastor of Eikon, a church committed to living out the dreams of God in the world, and he also leads the Riddle Group, a coaching and consulting firm committed to collaborating with local church leaders to promote and develop sustainable ministries. Mark is the author of Inside the Mind of Youth Pastors: A Church Leaders Guide to Staffing and Leading Youth Pastors.







What Every Youth Pastor Wishes Their Pastor Knew
Wednesday, February 11, 2009, 1:30pm-3:00pm, Towne
If you’ve ever wondered what makes your youth pastor tick? If you’ve ever asked yourself, “Is it normal for my youth pastor to….” This seminar will help you get inside the mind of your youth pastor so that you can more effectively lead, guide, and pastor them. It will help you understand their motivations, and their heart for ministry in new ways.

Stopping the Revolving Door
Friday, February 13, 2009, 8:30am-10:00am, Towne
Each time a youth pastor leaves, it costs you. In the average youth ministry, youth pastor turnover not only costs you and others in your church time, money and heartache, but your church pays a costly price with your kids and their families. This seminar dives into the common reasons for staff turn over in youth ministry and gives direction toward having a more sustainable youth ministry. The solutions are not what you think.