Matt Miofsky is the lead pastor of The Gathering United Methodist Church in Saint Louis, Missouri. Matt gained a degree in Advanced Math and played football at Washington University and then attended Candler School of Theology. Matt lives with his family in Saint Louis.

"8 Virtues of Rapidly Growing Churches" is his latest book. Authors Matt Miofsky and Jason Byasse carefully researched, interviewed and profiled successful church-growers across the U.S., and identified eight characteristics these leaders and their congregations have in common. These pastors are still learning, still figuring out how to do this work and how to faithfully live into God’s call. But for now, how are they doing what they do? What mistakes have they made and learned from? Where have they paid the stupid tax that others should avoid? Each of these ‘heroes’ is painfully ordinary and up front about their flaws. And each can see slightly farther than the rest of us. What do they see that we can learn from?

Our new clergy professional development and spiritual formation policy states that clergy will select and participate in 30 professional development and spiritual formation contact hours annually. This workshop will count for 6 contact hours, or 8 hours if you are staying for dinner.

Registration coming soon.