So far this year the Leadership & Worship Team has been active in working to help provide resources for continued growth in our church leaders.  In January the Team sponsored a Sunday School/Small Groups Teachers' Conference that brought in state and local representatives to share with teachers of all age groups more effective ways to teach God's Word and use the Sunday School/Small Groups ministry for outreach.  In February the Team partnered with the Church Growth/Evangelism Team to host the Church Leadership Institute, which offered seminar classes on topics like preaching, bi-vocational pastoring, bringing about needed changes in churches, children's & youth ministries, women's spiritual growth, and involving new converts in church work.