Five Habits of Pastors Who Finish Well:
The UBA desires to come alongside our pastors and leaders by providing them a pathway that will introduce them to the habits and choices they need in life and ministry to finish strong. These habits include: Clear Mission, Relational Security, Repeated Renewal, Lifelong Learning and Soveriegn Perspective. We call this journey the Resilient Pathway!
The Resilient Pathway:
Five Trailheads:
Monthly Pastor Groups
WHAT IF in the next 5 years Houston became a network of hundreds of pastors in multiple regions caring for one another, leading to churches partnering with one another, culminating in community kingdom impact? Find Out More
Quarterly Gatherings
January 23 — Stuart Rothberg from Sagemont.
April 16 — Terry Walling from Leader Breakthru
August 20 —Chuck Lawless from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
October 10 — Chuck DeGroat, Professor of Counseling and Christian Spirituality and Executive Director of the Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program at Western Theological Seminary.
Six Month Cohort
Six month Learning Cohorts are offered each year focusing on the Five Habits of Leaders Who Finish Well. These cohorts are comprised of 12-15 Pastors. The 2023 Resilient Cohort is full but we are looking for pastors to join us in 2024. Register Here
Yearly Retreat
Pastors Retreat to the Rocky Mountains in Colorado. This five day retreat is designed for pastors to get away, not have to make any decisions, rest, fellowship with their peers and have a blast. Many opportunities to explore and experience God’s creation: Rafting, Fly Fishing, Hiking and Axe Trowing are among a few.
Individual Coaching
We are developing a team of certified coaches to come alongside our pastors to help them process and find clarity as they lead. If you’re ready for a coach we would love to journey with you! Click Here To Connect
Five Tools For The Trail:
Check out the following trail guides on leadership and leader formation.
Five Habits of Leaders Who Finish Well - Effective leaders learn to become intentional about their character growth and formation. Discover the five habits you need as a leader to finish strong. Leading With Spiritual Authority - True leadership and influence flows out of spiritual authority. Discover the four postures that leaders take to experience increased spiritual authority. Strategic Skills For Today’s Leaders - Strategic leadership involves being able navigate the critical moments in the lives of a ministry or organization. Here are some characteristics of strategic leaders. Integration - It Takes Both - Embracing personal renewal and corporate revitalization, they go hand in hand. The Every Strategy - The EVERY STRATEGY is just one approach to a “rule of life” that can help you establish a better, sacred rhythm. What is your “sacred rhythm?”