"The average tenure of a pastor in Protestant churches has declined to just 4 years. The road to ministry is littered with men who have burned out, committed moral failure, or simply walked away from the ministry. This is happening at an alarming rate." The Endure conference focused on encouraging pastors and leaders to run at a sustainable pace in ministry. David Horner, pastor of Providence Baptist Church in Raleigh, NC; Tyler Jones, pastor of Vintage21 Church in Raleigh, NC; and Winfield Bevins, pastor of Church of the Outer Banks, address how the gospel applies to pastors and leaders.

"The average tenure of a pastor in Protestant churches has declined to just 4 years. The road to ministry is littered with men who have burned out, committed moral failure, or simply walked away from the ministry. This is happening at an alarming rate." The Endure conference focused on encouraging pastors and leaders to run at a sustainable pace in ministry. David Horner, pastor of Providence Baptist Church in Raleigh, NC; Tyler Jones, pastor of Vintage21 Church in Raleigh, NC; and Winfield Bevins, pastor of Church of the Outer Banks, address how the gospel applies to pastors and leaders.

"The average tenure of a pastor in Protestant churches has declined to just 4 years. The road to ministry is littered with men who have burned out, committed moral failure, or simply walked away from the ministry. This is happening at an alarming rate." The Endure conference focused on encouraging pastors and leaders to run at a sustainable pace in ministry. David Horner, pastor of Providence Baptist Church in Raleigh, NC; Tyler Jones, pastor of Vintage21 Church in Raleigh, NC; and Winfield Bevins, pastor of Church of the Outer Banks, address how the gospel applies to pastors and leaders.

Message

Message focuses on the importance of theological clarity. Does the church planter understand the gospel and how it applies to all of life? Another important area to focus on is sermon study and preparation.

Man

Man focuses on the spiritual, emotional, and physical health of the church planter. Healthy church planter's plant healthy churches.

Marriage

Marriage focuses on the importance of the church planter's role as a husband and father. A church planter must pastor his family before he can pastor the church.

Mission

Mission focuses on the planter leading the church in mission. Does the planter have a missional lifestyle, and is he leading the church on mission?

Methods

Methods focuses on the importance of leadership development, disciple making and best practices. As the church grows, so does the need for systems and structures.