A Learning Community

for Pastors Who Want to Lead Their Church into Its Next Season of Mission

A Learning Community brings pastors together for immersive retreats, coaching huddles, and peer relationships that help leaders discern God’s direction and develop a clear strategy for their church.

Pastoring can be deeply meaningful, but it can also feel isolating.

Many pastors are trying to:

  • Lead meaningful change

  • Discern God’s direction

  • Equip their people for mission

…while carrying the weight of leadership alone.

You were never meant to lead alone.

The Regional Pastor Team exists to serve pastors across the Pacific Northwest.

We believe the church flourishes

when leaders grow

together

in relationship,

discernment,

and mission.

We Designed the Learning Community as a Place to Connect & Listen

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Join a COHORT of PASTORS exploring how to lead missionally in their context.

2

Participate in IMMERSIVE RETREATS designed for teaching, discernment, and strategic planning.

3

Engage in weekly COACHING HUDDLES between immersions.

4

Bring members of YOUR LEADERSHIP TEAM to experience the process together.

From Uncertainty → To Confidence & Clarity

Justin shares how the Learning Community helped him grow CONFIDENCE.

  • Confidence in his leadership.

  • Confidence in his calling.

  • Confidence in what God is doing in his church.

From Isolation → To Life-Giving Relationships

Shay shares how the Learning Community helped her experience DEEPER CONNECTIONS.

  • Deeper relationships with people he already knew.

  • New relationships he didn’t expect.

  • Relationships that made ministry feel less heavy.

From Maintenance → To Transformation

Aaron shares how the Learning Community changed the TRAJECTORY of his church.

  • New perspective.

  • Fresh approaches to ministry.

  • A church that began to flourish.

The Learning Community Experience

The Learning Community is a guided journey over time, not a one-time event.

It creates a rhythm of gathering, practicing, and growing—so what you learn doesn’t stay in theory, but begins to take shape in your life and leadership.

Immersion 1

Building a Discipling Culture

Weekly Calls

Empowering Missional Disciples

Immersion 2

Multiplying Catalytic Leaders

Weekly Calls

Practicing the Way

Immersion 3

Practicing the Way

Weekly Calls

Multiplying Missional Disciples

Over time, this rhythm leads to:

  • Deeper formation in your leadership

  • Greater clarity in your calling

  • Real movement in your church

Immersion 4

Mobilizing a Missional Church

Each gathering gives you space to step away, gain perspective, and receive input.

Between gatherings, you stay connected through ongoing conversations and real-time application, allowing you to practice what you’re learning in your actual ministry context.

Weekly Calls

Forgotten Ways Handbook

Learn Together

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Practice in Real Time

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Grow into Your Calling

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Learn Together 〰️ Practice in Real Time 〰️ Grow into Your Calling 〰️

Apply to Join the Next Learning Community

The next cohort begins:

November 9–12, 2026
📍 Aldersgate Retreat Center in Turner, OR

Hear the Learning Community Backstory