Our Practically Trained Pastors cohort is an every-other-week, year-long program designed to train potential pastors, church planters, and revitalizers as well as equip pastors and lay-leaders who could use a season of refreshment.

Topics covered:

• What is pastoral the pastoral calling?

• Biblical qualifications for pastors

• Leadership and oversight

• Congregationalism

• Membership

• Church Unity

• Preaching 

• Preaching through adversity

• Identifying and training leaders

• Structuring a worship service

• Praying for the flock

• Visiting the sick

• Comforting the grieving

• Caring for widows

• Conducting weddings and funerals

• The pastor and counseling

• Stewarding financial resources

• The pastor and self-awareness

• The pastor and soul care

• The pastor’s care for his family

• Spiritual disciplines of a pastor

• Pastoral friendships

• Physical health and rest of a pastor

• Developing ministry partnerships

• Church revitalization

• Church planting

The cohorts will begin on January 15th and be conducted every other week from 6:30 to 8:30 pm. The cohort costs $50 for BVBN-affiliated church members and $100 for non-BVBN-affiliated church members. Participants can come to the BVBN offices or can participate via video conference. 

The PTP Cohort is available in Spanish as well.