CHURCH TRAINING WEEK
OUR ONLINE TRAINING FOR YOUR CHURCH
FEBRUARY 24 – 26 2026 | ONLINE
Empower your Ministry.
Connect your Team.
Shape the Future.
Church Training Week is digital training for volunteers and leaders in local churches—from the ICF Movement and beyond.
More than 1,000 participants took part last year and experienced how church can be reimagined, redesigned, and relived. Now it’s time for the next round – with even more topics, deeper insights, and stronger networks.
WHAT TO EXPECT
You can expect three days full of training sessions tailored to the needs of volunteers and leaders of local churches.
Whether leadership, creative, worship, or strengthening your local community – we have the right training for you!
The sessions take place online and offer you the opportunity to participate individually or as a team. During Q&As and breakout sessions, you will have the opportunity to interact and exchange ideas with leaders and volunteers from other churches.
Afterwards, you also have the opportunity to stay connected with them through our digital channels and stay up to date on relevant topics.
Training | Sharing | Community | Growth
SPEAKER & HOSTS
Special Sessions with Leo Bigger & Tobias Teichen
Experience more powerful voices from the ICF Movement.
Tamara Fontijn
ICF Worship
David Rominger
Lead Pastor, ICF SWB
Katrin Hänsch
ICF Kids
Michaela Rescigno
Pastor, ICF Freiburg
… and many other leaders who are shaping the church with passion and innovation.
STREAMS & TRAININGS
MORE THAN 70 TRAININGS AND 16 STREAMS
Tue. 24.02. – Thu. 26.02.2026
The training sessions will take place in parallel sessions.
The exact schedule with times and languages will be released soon.
*SPECIAL*
Why “security” is the enemy of growth – Leo Bigger
*SPECIAL*
Build your team and ministry according to God’s plan – Tobias Teichen
Appreciation Culture Basics – Nicu Bachmann & Hagi Hagmann (BASIC)
Shaping vision time – Marius Kern (BASIC)
Creating a culture of empowerment – Björn Schäfer (ADVANCED)
How do I shape a culture – Andreas Pantli (PRO)
Crucial Conversations – Tamara Fontijn (PRO)
Dark Side Awareness – Benjamin Schumacher (PRO)
Church Planting Pipeline – First Steps – David Rominger (BASIC)
Building Micro Churches – Pat Kliever (ADVANCED)
Church Planting: How do I build an attractive culture? – David Rominger (ADVANCED)
Flow & momentum in smaller settings – Tamara Fontijn & Tim Mujiarto (BASIC)
Vocal Training – Gloria Kull (PRO)
Celebration Production Basics – Michael Stricker (BASIC)
Organising Events – Rico Hilpertshauser (BASIC)
Organising Child Blessing (ADVANCED)
Creating powerful moments – Martin Reichmann & Alessio Passarella (ADVANCED)
Online – Creating a powerful livestream experience – Pat Kliever (ADVANCED)
From a Celebration advertising block to an appealing invitation – Michael Sieber (AVANCED)
Organising family celebrations – Steffen Eichen & Malin Gramala (PRO)
The producer as an interface professional – Michael Stricker (PRO)
Creating unforgettable camps – Rico Hilpertshauser (BASIC)
Integration Basics – Welcome Home – Julia Diehl (BASIC)
Counseling Basics: Vision & Values – Stephan Hirs (BASIC)
Prayer Ministry Basics – Reto Walker (BASIC)
The Invisible World – Irena Wilhelm (ADVANCED)
Small Groups- Kathi Gasser & David Hofer (ADVANCED)
Faith courses as a driver of discipleship – Daniel Nüesch & Julia Diehl (ADVANCED)
Dealing correctly with prophecies – Vanessa Bohli (ADVANCED)
Welcome Home – Usher & Welcome Team – Nico Blum & Michelle Hagmann
Bar & Catering – Achieving a lot with limited resources
Audio Basics – Jan Rusch (BASIC)
Creative Lighting – Kevin Baur & Sergio Scacchi (ADVANCED)
Mixing Essentials (in-ear & FOH)- Jan Rusch (ADVANCED)
Leading Technicians – Kevin Baur (ADVANCED)
Using visuals – Pascal Affentrager (ADVANCED)
Use video for your celebration – Marco Rychlik (ADVANCED)
Beyond the mix – Building strong audio teams – Jan Rusch (PRO)
(BASIC)
From vision to culture – Isa Forster (ADVANCED)
Sustainable Social Care – Building Networks – Isa Forster (PRO)
Winning and training Young Volunteers – Franziska Andersohn (BASIC)
Rethinking Teen Graduation – Janice Braun (ADVANCED)
Youth Concepts for your church – Fabian Solovera (ADVANCED)
Shaping youth by youth – Fabian Solovera (ADVANCED)
Cooperation & support for children in Kids Church – Kathrin Hänsch (BASIC)
Storytelling for Kids – Ursula & Jani Schmitter
Next Level Kids Ministry – Samuel Wagner
IT Must-Have Setup & Basics for Your Church – Michael Rohner & Benni Amann(BASIC)
Data Protection & Lizenzmanagement – Ulrich Behle (BASIC)
HR Basics – Michaela Rescigno & Clemens Lutter (BASIC)
Managing finances in the church – Joel Baumgartner (ADVANCED)
Project management – don’t make these mistakes – Jowieke Larooij (ADVANCED)
AI Training #1 – Benni Amann (ADVANCED)
AI Training #2 – Benni Amann (ADVANCED)
Conflict & Crisis Management – Andreas Sohl (ADVANCED)
Basic Gospel Training – Matthias Saladin (BASIC)
Evangelism DNA – Culture of Invitation – Elena Kliebisch (BASIC)
Evangelising, no thanks! Rediscovering the beauty of the Gospel – Matthias Saladin (ADVANCED)
Statement of Faith & Fields of Tension – Joel Suter (BASIC)
The battle for the Bible – Joel Suter (ADVANCED)
Showcases: Best practices for good design – Pascal Czerlinski (BASIC)
Graphics & AI: How AI boosts your creativity – Simon Bigger (ADVANCED)
Recruit and engage volunteers in the field of communication/marketing – Josh Meier (BASIC)
Paid Ads Campaigns – When is it worth investing? – Christian Propp (ADVANCED)
Media training for pastors and press speakers – Michael Sieber & Konstatin Fritz (PRO)
TUESDAY
SESSION 1
12:00 – 01:15 PM (CET) | EN
SESSION 2
01:30 – 02:45 PM (CET) | EN
SESSION 3
06:30 – 07:45 PM (CET) | DE*
SESSION 4
08:15 – 09:30 PM (CET) | DE*
WEDNESDAY
SESSION 5
12:00 – 01:15 PM (CET) | EN
SESSION 6
01:30 – 02:45 PM (CET) | EN
SESSION 7
06:30 – 07:45 PM (CET) | DE*
SESSION 8
08:15 – 09:30 PM (CET) | DE*
THURSDAY
SESSION 9
12:00 – 01:15 PM (CET) | EN
SESSION 10
01:30 – 02:45 PM (CET) | EN
SESSION 11
06:30 – 07:45 PM (CET) | DE*
SESSION 12
08:15 – 09:30 PM (CET) | DE*
*partial EN translation
LOCATION
Online. Everywhere. For you.
With your registration, you will receive access to the interactive event platform—including livestreams, breakouts, Q&A zones, and direct community connection. All trainings take place online—at noon and in the evening—and can be flexibly integrated into your daily routine.
YOUR TICKET
Your key to three intense days of learning, sharing and growing.
CHURCH TRAINING WEEK PASS
▸ 59.- EUR*
▸ Access to the trainings
▸ Access to the exclusive CTW Event Plattform
▸ Networking with other participants worldwide & from the ICF Movement
▸ On-demand content after the event
* ICF volunteers and leaders can attend for free.
(Discount Code: ICFCTW2026)
REGISTRATION
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Everything you need to know – compact and clear
Date: Tue, February 24 – Thu, February 26, 2026
Times: The sessions are planned during lunchtime and evenings. An in detail program will follow soon.
Evening sessions: Main language German
(English translation partly available)
Lunch sessions: Main language English
(translation into other languages is an option)
This week is specifically for volunteers and leaders of ICF Churches, ICF Startups and Micro Churches. Guests of our ICF Network Churches are welcome to join.
After your registration, you will receive a confirmation email. You will receive your access data for the event platform and the teaching sessions at the latest one month before the event.
Price: 59,- EUR
ICF volunteers and leaders can attend for free.
(Discount Code: ICFCTW2026)
Your ticket gives you access to the training sessions and the Church Training Week platform.
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