Equip your team to help grow your church or ministry

DOVE’s training is filled with practical tools for you, your team of leaders, and those you serve. Our presenters are experienced ministry leaders. Trainings include time for discussion and the option of personal ministry. These sessions can be a retreat, a full day of interactive teaching, or a few intense hours of input and interaction. We will create a format tailor-made for your ministry needs. You will receive the benefits of:

• practical teaching
• presenters who are qualified, experienced communicators
• a catalyst for change and spiritual growth in your church
• training manuals for easy notetaking

For more information contact the DOVE office or call 717-627-1996.

Training topics

Elders and Church Leaders

Based on New Testament leadership principles, this training will show you what we have learned about biblical servant leadership throughout the years. We focus on the “nuts and bolts” of church leadership, including how to build a healthy leadership team and learning to make decisions together. Learn more here!

Spiritual Fathering and Mothering

Great practical training for those who want to have and become a spiritual father or mother! Learn scriptural principles for practical discipleship, coaching, and mentoring, including mistakes to avoid and how to build healthy, authentic relationships. Based on the book the Cry for spiritual Fathers and Mothers.

• What does a spiritual father or mother look like?
• How does spiritual parenting work practically?
• Hindrances to spiritual parenting

Passing the Tests of Leadership

Biblical insights for leaving a legacy of leadership and influence Every leader will be tested The mark of a great leader is their ability to withstand the inevitable trials of leadership. The greater your call, the greater these tests will be. Based on the book, Passing the 21 Tests of Leadership.

• Gain practical tools to prepare for the coming tests.
• biblical wisdom for standing strong through the storms.
• Leverage problems to develop maturity.

Hearing God 30 Different Ways

Explore how hearing God in everyday life is both practical and exciting! Be challenged to listen for God’s voice every day because He often speaks to us in ways we miss. We’ll learn how to tune our ears to hear and learn the difference between His voice and other voices we hear. Based on the book Speak Lord.

• Hearing through the Bible, peace, circumstances, His still voice, and people
• Hearing through common sense, conviction, worship, authorities, and natural things
• Hearing through the church, God’s character, visions and dreams, and spiritual gifts
• Hearing through daily encounters, journaling, prayer and fasting, and more

Healthy Small Groups

Essentials for healthy small group ministry. Expect to receive practical insights. Learn the scriptural values important for birthing and growing successful small groups. Based on the manual Small Group Basics.

• Scriptural values for effective small group ministry
• The restoration of spiritual fathering
• Nuts and bolts of leading small groups
• Resolving crises

Your Personal House of Prayer

Do you struggle to spend time daily in prayer? The disciples knew Jesus prayed to His Father daily with intimacy, and they wanted it too. “Lord, teach us to pray…” In response, Jesus gave them a master plan, the Lord’s Prayer, which is not just a prayer to say, but a way to pray. Based on the book Building Your Personal House of Prayer.

• Use the Lord’s Prayer as a model for prayer
• Help to turn your personal prayer life from duty to joy
• Learn from revivals in church history
• Develop a prayer strategy for your daily personal time with God

Called Together Pre- and Postmarital Counselor Training

Biblical Prosperity

Discovering God’s plan to finance the Great Commission. Designed to teach a biblical understanding of God as El Shaddai, “The God of more than enough.” Participants will be encouraged to identify poverty concepts in their thinking so they can be replaced with biblical, prosperous thoughts. Learn the many practical things you can do to develop a prosperous soul. As your soul prospers, you will prosper. For those who want to give more to the Kingdom of God and for those who feel like they can never get ahead financially Based on the book, A Practical Path to a Prosperous Life.

• How money is a tool
• How to defeat materialism
• 21 ways to develop a prosperous soul
• Developing a long-term plan for experiencing God’s blessings

Fivefold Ministry Made Practical

Fivefold ministers (prophets, pastors, evangelists, teachers, or apostles) “equip the saints for the work of ministry” and bring the Body of Christ to maturity (Ephesians 4:11, 12). They are recognized as having a discernible and functioning anointing—the power and presence of Jesus. Fivefold ministers have been affirmed by their local elders, called by the Lord, and commissioned to work alongside local elders to identify, acknowledge, and stir up the diverse giftings within the Body of Christ. Based on the book, Fivefold Ministry Made Practical

• Purpose and function of fivefold ministry
• Apostles — Expanding the kingdom
• Prophets — Declaring the word of the Lord
• Evangelists — The gathering anointing
• Pastors — Caring for the sheep
• Teachers — Delivering the goods
• Walking it out practically

House Churches

There’s a new expression of church springing up throughout our nation. These new, small, simplistic churches are often referred to as house churches or micro churches. In these churches, people are discovering what church is really all about by firsthand participation and learning how to become reproducing disciples of Jesus. They meet in homes and other venues, and have the potential to revitalize and rapidly expand the church. Led by spiritual fathers and mothers who are training and releasing new leaders, they are discipleship focused. Based on the book Micro Church Networks.

• What do house church networks look like?
• House/micro churches and finances
• Creativity and flexibility of house/micro churches
• Planting churches to reach the unchurched
• What does discipleship look like in house/micro churches?
• Learning from history and pitfalls to avoid

Prophetic Ministry

Bringing clarity and understanding to prophetic ministry. Help establish a firm biblical foundation for developing prophetic ministry in the local church. Learn how one of the most misunderstood ministries can become a powerful tool in helping your church accomplish its purpose!

• What is the prophetic and why do we need it?
• Activating the prophetic—how does it work?
• Levels of prophetic and fields of ministry
• How a prophetic word should be handled

Resolving Conflict

Learn to identify and understand conflict and techniques for improving conflict resolution. Whether you’re dealing with a conflict at work or at home, the most valuable thing you can do is remain in control of your emotions.

• Eight key causes of conflict
• A biblical response to conflict
• Why is conflict so difficult? Basic methods for resolving conflict
• Understanding your own conflict style