Inspiring Catholic Leadership
that Makes Disciples

The Disciple Up Conference is for anyone entrusted with leadership in the Catholic Church (parish, diocesan, or school) who desires to form disciples, not just manage programs.

This includes:

• Pastors and associate pastors

• Parish staff and ministry leaders

• Catholic school administrators and teachers

• Diocesan leaders and ministry directors

• Lay leaders, coordinators, and key volunteers
  

Whether you are seasoned or newly stepping into leadership, this conference is designed to help you meet the moment with clarity, conviction, and hope.

“Meeting the moment” means responding faithfully and courageously to the realities facing the Church right now, not the Church of 20 years ago.

Today’s leaders are navigating:

• Cultural fragmentation and secularization

• Burnout and staffing shortages

• Discipleship gaps and disengagement

• A growing hunger for authenticity and mission

This conference equips leaders to discern where God is at work now, and to lead with wisdom, intentionality, and missionary focus rather than fear or nostalgia.

Disciple Up is deeply practical, mission-centered, and grounded in real parish experience.

You can expect:

• Fewer abstractions, more application

• Clear leadership frameworks rooted in Catholic theology

• Tools you can actually bring back to your parish, school, or diocese

• A strong emphasis on discipleship, culture, and systems, not just inspiration (although there'll be plenty of that too!)
  

This conference exists to serve leaders who want to move from good intentions to intentional action.

Yes, through a blend of wide ranging keynotes and ministry specific breakouts, you'll hopefully walk away with niche ministry techniques and leadership that forms disciples across every context.

Whether you serve in:

• Worship, evangelization, formation, or administration

• A parish, school, or diocesan office

• A large staff or a mostly volunteer team
  

The principles, insights, and tools are designed to be adaptable, transferable, and scalable to your setting.

Both...and intentionally so.

The Disciple Up Conference integrates:

• A strong spiritual foundation rooted in prayer, praise, Scripture, and Church teaching

• Practical leadership strategies that address culture, clarity, alignment, and execution
  

We believe effective Catholic leadership flows from interior conversion and exterior competence, not one without the other.

While individuals WILL benefit, the conference is most powerful when attended as a team.

Teams who attend together:

• Develop shared language and vision

• Align around discipleship priorities

• Return home better equipped to implement change together
  

If you are serious about culture shift and sustainable mission, bringing your team is one of the best investments you can make.

You will leave with:

• Greater clarity about your leadership role in forming disciples

• Renewed hope and confidence for the Church’s mission today

• Practical frameworks and tools you can apply immediately

• A clearer sense of next steps for your parish, school, or diocese

• New friendships that you can turn to for guidance and support
  

Most importantly, you will leave re-anchored in why you lead in the first place.

No. This conference is especially for leaders who feel the weight of the moment.

If you are:

• Tired but still faithful

• Unsure how to move forward

• Leading in a challenging or declining environment

• Longing for renewal but unsure where to start
  

You belong here. Disciple Up exists to encourage, equip, and accompany leaders—not shame or overwhelm them.

The Disciple Up Conference is rooted in the Church’s call to make disciples of all nations.

Our mission—inspiring Catholic leadership that makes disciples—flows directly from:

• The Great Commission

• Vatican II’s call to mission

• Contemporary calls to missionary discipleship
  

Everything presented is filtered through the question: “How does this help the you form disciples who love Jesus and His Church?”

If you see leadership as stewardship of souls, then yes, this is a worthy investment.

Leaders regularly tell us that:

• The clarity alone was worth it

• The shared experience strengthened their team

• The content helped them make better decisions long after the conference ended

• The parish hosted conference made the experience relatable, real, and helpful
  

This is not time away from ministry. It is time invested in leading ministry more faithfully and fruitfully.