The Ridder Church Renewal process facilitates the transformation of pastors by helping them develop the tools to confront unhealthy models that have hindered personal and congregational growth, to learn new ways of being leaders and to lead the church more fully into God’s mission.

Participants make a 30-month commitment to personal faith renewal. Along the way they live more deeply into the values of authenticity, integrity, courage and love.  They develop a greater awareness of the importance of family and organizational systems, learn to develop non-anxious leadership styles, deal with conflict, and create effective teams.  At the heart of the skill sets they learn is the ability to generate and sustain creative tension in order to lead the church toward God’s preferred future.

The process includes five 3-day retreats, regular assignments, and accountability measures that are structured into the programming. Teams will pursue God’s mission together as they are equipped and transformed as disciples and leaders.