Pastor Prayer & Coffee Event
| Date |
Wednesday, March 11, 2026
8:30 - 10 a.m. |
| Instructions for Guests | Bethel University | Community Life Center (CLC 109) Lake Valentine Room 3900 Bethel Drive St. Paul, MN 55112 |
| Registration | This event is free, but we ask that you register. Register |
| Sponsors | Office of Campus Ministries |
Event Description
Pastors are invited to join the Office of Campus Ministries for a morning of prayer, coffee, and Bethel updates from our team, along with a joint message on the topic "How to Lead When You Don't Know Where You are Going" from guest Tod Bolsinger. (NOTE: We invite all participants to stay and join us for chapel from 10:20–11 a.m. in Benson Great Hall!)
About our speakers
Tod Bolsinger, MDiv, PhD, the co-founder and principal of AE Sloan Leadership, Inc, an executive coaching and consulting firm that works with church, non-profit, university, and marketplace leaders in leading change. He is also the Executive Director of the De Pree Center Church Leadership Institute, a Senior Fellow of the De Pree Center for Leadership, Associate Professor of Leadership Formation at Fuller Theological Seminary, was the founder of the Fuller Leadership Platform, and served as a Vice President of Fuller Seminary for six years. Prior to his educational career, he served as a pastor for 27 years.
Tod is the author of nine books, including the Outreach Magazine Resource of the Year in pastoral leadership, Canoeing the Mountains: Christian Leadership in Uncharted Territory, the Christian Book Award Finalist, Tempered Resilience: How Leaders are Formed in the Crucible of Change, and the Practicing Change Series.
He can be reached at bolsinger@aesloanleadership.com
Schedule
8:30 a.m. – Coffee and refreshments
Informal mingling and connection
8:45 a.m. – Greeting from Campus Ministries
Pastor Nick and Jo Saxton
8:55 a.m. – Introduction and welcome of Dr. Tod Bolsinger
9 a.m. – Featured Speaker
Dr. Tod Bolsinger, “How to Lead When You Don’t Know Where You Are Going”
9:20 a.m. – Q&A
9:30 a.m. – Closing prayer and chapel invitation
Pastor Matt
(Chapel begins at 10:20 a.m.)
Questions?
Contact the Office of Campus Ministries at campus-ministries@bethel.edu.