In this workshop, Courtney will reframe platform growth as stewardship, not striving. You’ll learn how to build a sustainable online foundation that supports your calling without leading to burnout.

Together, we’ll explore:

• What it means to steward your message with integrity.
• How SEO (Search Engine Optimization) helps the right people find you at the right time.
• The key website foundations that create clarity and credibility.
• Simple marketing rhythms that align with your life and values.

This session isn’t about chasing algorithms or manufacturing growth. It’s about partnering wisdom with obedience so your message can reach the people you’re called to serve.

For many writers, speakers, and ministry leaders, social media feels like there’s constant pressure — another place where you’re supposed to show up, perform, and somehow keep up. But what if it could become a tool that actually serves your message instead of draining your energy?

In this practical and encouraging workshop, you’ll learn how to approach social media with clarity and purpose so it supports the calling God has placed on your life.

You’ll walk away with tools to help you:

• Clarify the purpose of social media in your writing, speaking, or ministry.
• Choose the platforms that fit you best, rather than trying to be everywhere.
• Decide what to post and how often without feeling overwhelmed.
• Create meaningful content that reflects your voice and strengthens connection with your audience.
• Develop a sustainable rhythm that protects your time, energy, and focus.

By the end of this session, you’ll have a simple strategy you can implement right away — one that allows social media to amplify your message while leaving more margin for the work God has truly called you to do.

So you set out into the Christian writing and speaking market to make money? (OK, maybe not — but bills are still a real thing.) Here’s good news! Many “side hustles” and revenue streams exist that will not only build your bank account but can build the Kingdom while building up others. Everyone wins. 

In this workshop, you will discover how to:

• Monetize your message long before you ink a book contract.
• Link arms with others in ministry to grow your platform and pocketbook.
• Turn your area of expertise into a marketable (and billable) skill, class, or service.
• Find and pursue “secular” freelance opportunities that support your ministry goals.

As AI becomes a regular part of the creative landscape, Christian communicators and leaders are asking important questions — not just can we use it, but how should we?

In this panel, we’ll talk openly about:

• Where AI can genuinely strengthen your process.
• Where it can subtly weaken your message.
• How to establish personal guardrails before convenience shapes your convictions.
• What authenticity looks like when tools are evolving faster than we are.

You’ll leave with practical guidelines, wiser discernment, and greater confidence — equipped to use AI as a servant to your calling, not a substitute for it.

In today’s publishing landscape, there is more than one path to publication, but not every path is right for every message or season. In this workshop, Amanda will demystify publishing and walk you through how to prepare your message and platform. You will leave with clarity on your next best step, a stronger understanding of what publishers and readers are looking for today, and practical insight into how to steward your message well.

Have you ever heard a Bible teaching that made you think, How did they do that? From a single-sentence scripture, they somehow unpacked so much depth, context, and application! That’s exegesis. It’s at the center of impactful, faithful Bible teaching. 

In this workshop, you’ll learn how to:

• Distinguish between summary and exegesis so you can take your teaching beyond basic comprehension to deeper contemplation of God’s Word.
• Lean into “I don’t know” as an invitation to dig deeper into Scripture, rather than a warning to back off or skip the hard parts.
• Stop the script that “everything worth saying has already been said about the Bible,” and start embracing research as an opportunity to gain perspective and join the conversation.
• Ask the right questions to get unstuck when it feels like you hit a dead end in Bible study and you wonder if revelation is running out. 
• Craft a fresh, nuanced, and balanced biblical message that is rooted in ancient Truth but doesn’t feel like it’s a thousand years old.

Like it or not, people are already forming perceptions about your message and ministry. Instead of leaving that to chance, what if you approached it with clarity and intention? 

In this practical workshop, you’ll: 

• Move from vague and inconsistent to clear and intentional in how you present your ministry.
• Release the pressure to sound like everyone else and step into your distinct voice.
• Replace comparison and second-guessing with focused, confident action you can implement right away.

Clarifying direction for a season, a ministry, or a calling can feel abstract, especially when it is hard to know where to begin. This workshop provides a practical, step-by-step framework for identifying core themes and shaping them into a cohesive vision board. You will leave with a clear, repeatable method and practical guidance for using your vision board as an ongoing tool for focus and forward momentum.

Many writers dream of earning a sustainable income from their craft. Yet the truth is talent alone rarely pays the bills. If writing is going to move from hobby to profession, it requires more than creativity — it requires strategy.

In this practical workshop, you’ll learn how to:

• Shift your mindset from artist to entrepreneur.
• Identify revenue opportunities beyond traditional publishing.
• Package your skills into marketable services and products.
• Build systems that support consistent, long-term income.

Building a platform, landing an agent, and developing a hook matter — but if your writing is blah, your best business efforts will be for nothing. Learn 10 actionable tips to make your writing wow right now and unlock creativity you didn’t know you had. 

In this workshop, you will:

• Eliminate writing pitfalls that make editors roll their eyes.
• Learn (and practice!) an exercise that kicks writer’s block to the curb.
• Help your readers avoid whiplash through the art (and science!) of great transitions.
• Discover a seven-question checklist to build rapport with your reader so they’ll go where God wants you to take them.