Past eventHeld October 6–9, 2026
Pastoral Training in MemberCare Conference 2026
Pastoral Training in MemberCare Conference was pastoral at heart and peer-driven, for people involved in caring for global workers.
Ridgecrest Conference Center
- Held
- October 6–9, 2026
- Venue
- Ridgecrest Conference Center
TL;DR
- The main conference took place October 6–9, 2026 at Ridgecrest Conference Center.
- A Member Care 101 course was scheduled as a pre-conference program on October 5–6, 2026.
- Published sessions included Member Care 101, Being Sheep, Becoming Shepherds, Train Up a Child, Debriefing, and Walking With People Through Transition.
Who was in the room
Pastors
Pastors with a heart to shepherd cross-cultural workers.
Clinical counselors
Clinical counselors caring for cross-cultural workers.
On-field workers
On-field workers involved in caring for global workers.
Member care workers
Member care workers serving through a local church, sending agency, or member care organization.
Featured speakers
15 listedGary & Frances Green
Being Sheep
Becoming Shepherds
Darlene Jerome
Being Sheep
Brent Bounds
Train Up a Child
Bryan & Stefanie Nicholson
Church-Wide Member Care
Amy Miller
Debriefing
Brian Gibson
Debriefing
Tim Austin
Walking With People Through Transition
Vanessa Vannoy
Single, But Not Alone
Bret Taylor
Rethinking How Organizations Care for TCKs
Virgil Tanner
What If Member Care Had an Offense Game?
Scott Shaum
Sacrificially Serving Others Without Losing Yourself
Barney Davis
The Pastoral Clinician
Nathan LaGrange
The Rest You Need for the Life You Lead
Aaron Santmyire
Care Pathways
Venue & travel
Venue
Ridgecrest Conference CenterQuestions people ask
5 answeredPastoral Training in MemberCare Conference 2026 took place October 6–9, 2026.
Pastoral Training in MemberCare Conference 2026 took place at Ridgecrest Conference Center.
Pastors, clinical counselors, on-field workers, and other care-giving vocations were the intended attendees, including people serving through local churches, sending agencies, or member care organizations.
It is most useful for member care workers, pastors and counselors who support cross-cultural workers, since the workshops covered debriefing, transitions and church-wide member care and were led by practitioners. Those who want a general ministry conference will get less from it, and attendees had to arrange meals and lodging separately at Ridgecrest, with no childcare provided.
Retreat-style ministry conferences at mountain conference centers usually see casual dress, such as jeans or slacks and layers for cool October weather in North Carolina.
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