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Training, renewal, and care for every season of ministry
From the pulpit to personal finances, these programs connect PCAFI pastors with trusted institutions and the Lilly Endowment grantee community.
● Registration reopening soon
Preaching Transformative
Initiative ’28
Preaching that engages and inspires your congregation — and speaks to the most pressing issues of our time.
PTI28 brings cutting-edge techniques, expert mentorship, and resources from prominent theologians from collegiate and ecumenical areas. Join a community of more than 2,000 preachers, and use on-demand learning that fits around your ministry.
2027 sessions
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LEAD — Tue–Wed, March 2–3, 2027, Jackson, Mississippi — $100
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GROWTH — Tue–Wed, July 27–28, 2027, Las Vegas, Nevada — $150
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Preferred Preachers Package — LEAD + GROWTH — $200
Registration includes every PTI28 session, two meals a day, and all session materials. PTI28 requires its own registration, separate from the LEAD and GROWTH national conferences.
PARTNER PROGRAMS
Care and continuing education
Each program is offered by a partner institution. Links open the partner’s own site or application.
CTS Clergy Renewal Program
Through a new partnership with Christian Theological Seminary, PCAFI pastors can apply for a sabbatical through the Clergy Renewal Grant, supported by Lilly Endowment. Renewal periods aren’t vacations — they’re time for intentional reflection, to regain enthusiasm and creativity for ministry.
Sabbatical theme: “What makes your heart sing?”
Open to PCAFI pastors and ordained clergy
IWU Bridge Initiative
Indiana Wesleyan University’s Bridge Initiative makes a degree practical for working pastors and church members — with reduced tuition through church and ministry partnerships, and degrees in ministry, business, social work, education, health sciences, and more.
100% online · one class every six weeks
Questions? bridge@indwes.edu
Advanced Leadership Certificate
A leadership certificate program offered to PCAFI leaders through Fuller Theological Seminary. The PCAFI enrollment page is being updated — email admin@pcafimec.org to enroll.
