Built for Ministries That Want to Last
The Breakout Sessions at DOULOS are not side conversations. They are the engine room of the conference.
These sessions are designed to equip entire ministry teams with the clarity, systems, leadership thinking, and practical insight needed to build ministries that last beyond personalities, seasons, and trends.
This is not surface-level inspiration. This is formation, alignment, and execution.
WHO THE BREAKOUT SESSIONS ARE FOR
The Breakout Sessions are intentionally designed for:
• Senior & Lead Pastors
• Associate & Executive Pastors
• Church Workers & Ministry Staff
• Department Heads & Team Leads
• Youth, Children & Campus Leaders
• Worship, Creative & Media Teams
• Admin, Operations & Protocol Teams
• Fellowship, Cell & Small Group Leaders
• Church Volunteers Serving on Any Team
If you serve in any capacity in church or ministry, these sessions are for you.
Pastors, these sessions are built for you to bring your administrative staff, church leaders, ministry leads, and church volunteers.
WHY THESE BREAKOUTS MATTER
Most ministries don’t fail because of a lack of passion. They struggle because of weak systems, underdeveloped leaders, unclear structures, and teams that were never trained to carry weight long-term.
The Breakout Sessions exist to address that gap.
They are designed to:
• Strengthen the entire ministry ecosystem, not just the pulpit
• Equip teams with shared language and direction
• Help churches move from survival mode to sustainable growth
• Prepare leaders and volunteers to carry responsibility with wisdom
• Build ministries that are healthy, scalable, and resilient
This is how you build to last.
BREAKOUT SESSION CATEGORIES
Leadership-Level Equipping Across the Whole Church
Leadership & Governance
These sessions focus on the leadership foundations that determine whether a ministry grows strong or collapses under pressure.
Participants can expect insight into:
- Leading with clarity, conviction, and consistency
- Building leadership cultures that multiply leaders
- Making decisions that protect vision and people
- Navigating growth, transition, and change
- Thinking long-term about legacy, succession, and sustainability
Because ministries that last are led well, not just passionately.
Church Systems & Operations
These sessions address the invisible structures that carry visible ministry.
Participants can expect practical insight into:
- Building systems that support growth without killing the Spirit
- Creating order, excellence, and accountability in ministry operations
- Structuring teams, workflows, and processes that scale
- Managing complexity as churches grow
- Aligning administration with spiritual purpose
Because vision without systems eventually collapses.
NextGen & Discipleship
These sessions focus on the future of the church, and how to intentionally prepare it.
Participants can expect guidance on:
- Developing strong discipleship pathways
- Raising leaders early, not late
- Building environments that retain young people
- Passing faith, leadership, and responsibility across generations
- Creating pipelines instead of isolated programs
Because what you don’t disciple today, you will lose tomorrow.
Worship, Creative & Communications
These sessions serve the teams shaping how the church gathers, communicates, and tells its story.
Participants can expect insight into:
- Building healthy creative cultures
- Leading worship and creative teams sustainably
- Communicating vision with clarity and consistency
- Using media and communication as tools for discipleship
- Balancing excellence, authenticity, and spiritual depth
Because what a church communicates consistently, it becomes eventually.
People Care, Protocol & Church Culture
These sessions focus on the human experience of church, from the door to discipleship.
Participants can expect equipping in:
- Building cultures of honor and service
- Strengthening volunteer engagement and retention
- Front-of-house excellence and protocol
- Pastoral care systems that actually support people
- Creating safe, welcoming, spiritually healthy environments
Because culture is formed by what you tolerate, train, and model.
Missions, Outreach & Public Impact
These sessions focus on the church’s assignment beyond its walls.
Participants can expect insight into:
- Sustainable outreach and evangelism
- Community engagement that lasts
- Missions thinking that goes beyond events
- Building churches that influence cities and nations
- Aligning spiritual mandate with social responsibility
Because ministries that last think beyond themselves.