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Black Church Leadership Cohort

Grow Your Church With These Simple Practical Strategies

Start Date and Time: March 12, 2026 · 9:00 AM-11:00 AM CST, 2nd Thursday of each month

Number of Spots Available: 12

Meeting Platform: Zoom

Your church can grow. Preaching saves, but strategy grows! Led by seasoned and successful pastors, this cohort is for Lead Pastors with at least 3 years of pastoral experience. It will include training, peer learning and executive coaching through actual church projects.

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Mark Croston

Mark Croston

National Director Black Church Ministries, Lifeway

A former engineer with the IBM corporation; served as pastor to an urban congregation in Virginia for 26 years; earned a Doctor of Ministry concentrating in Christian Education; and traveled, been on mission or preached in almost 40 countries -- Mark Croston now serves as National Director of Black Church Ministries at Lifeway Christian Resources. His latest book is Big Results Leadership.

Gregory Perkins

Gregory Perkins

Lead Pastor, The View Church

Pastor Gregory Perkins is the Lead Pastor of The View Church in Menifee, CA. Identified as one of the fastest growing churches in California, The View has grown from 20 to almost 3000 over the past 10 years. Pastor Perkins is a former human resources executive, having served in executive leadership roles in a number of business sectors. He is the President of the National African American Fellowship of the SBC. He is a graduate of Gateway Theological Seminary.

Monthly Agenda

  • March - Calling Strategy

  • April - Context Strategy

  • May - Values and Vision Strategy

  • June - Execution Strategy

  • July - Ministry Strategy

  • August - Administration, Staffing and Finance Strategy

  • September - Team Strategy

  • October - Evangelism Strategy

  • November - Communication Strategy

  • December - Community Strategy

  • January - Discipleship Strategy

  • February - Celebration and Continuation (Optional: Live TBD)

Registration

$750

per participant

Includes all sessions, materials, digital resources and personal coaching including:

  • Big Results Leadership, Mark Croston

  • Big Results Sunday School, Mark Croston

  • Advanced Strategic Planning, Aubrey Malphrus

  • Church Administration, Robert H. Welch

After You Register

  1. You’ll receive a confirmation email with your Zoom link and the pre-meeting document.

  2. Read the provided material before our first session.

  3. Join the Zoom call on time and ready to learn—we’ll dive right in together.

Move your church and ministry forward to achieve God's kingdom results!