For: Worship

Professional Conferences, Church Conferences and Retreats

Sample Topics

Participant Comments

Speaker Fees

Rev. Mike Zehnder has 27 years of speaking experience. His preaching, speaking and teaching ministry has taken him not only to conferences and pulpits throughout the United States but also to Nigeria, Argentina, Peru, Vladivostok, Moscow, Kazakhstan, Singapore, Indonesia, China, Korea, India.

Keynote Speaker, Special Guest Preacher, Teacher 

You can book this exceptional speaker for your special event, worship service, conference or retreat. Consider the possibilities:

Professional Conferences, Church Conferences and Retreats
Professionals always need to grow and be recharged. Church leaders have found that life-change can also happen best for lay people when they take the time to "get away from it all" and concentrate on God's Word for a day, a weekend, a week. Pastor Mike relates well to many ages: adults, teens and junior high and can target his teaching to church professionals or laity. Whether you're hosting an adult prayer retreat, a junior-high confirmation retreat, or a one-day conference, your church members or gathering of church professionals will get the training and motivation they need to follow Jesus more closely and fall in love with him all over again in response to his grace!
Here are some topics, for illustration purposes, on which Pastor Mike has recently taught nationally and internationally. Most topics will work in either a conference or a retreat setting unless noted. But any biblically themed topic you desire can be developed to fit a 90-minute teaching or serve in part or whole for an all-day, all-weekend or all week study.

Sample Topics for Conferences or Retreats:

• Getting Closer to God
• Recharge your Devotional and Prayer Life
• "Unanswered" Prayer
• Creation and Evolution (requires at least one full day)
• Getting out of a Devotional Dry-Spell
• How to Design Worship that Connects with the Heart (for conferences only)
• Creative, Dynamic Worship for Churches (for conferences only)
• Galatians - the Magna Carta of Christian Liberty (requires a full day or more)
• Becoming a Generous Giver (good for laity but also used internationally to train pastors in how to teach stewardship)
• Lost People Matter to God (the value and importance of witnessing)
• How to Witness (practical, "how to" instruction and practice)
• The Last Days of the Last Days (End Times)
• The Benefits of Failure (motivational)
• Beating Temptation
• Overcoming Worry
• The Lord's Prayer as a Model for Prayer
• What Will Hell be Like?
• What Will Heaven be Like?
• What is a "Just War"?
• Errors of Islam and How to Witness to Muslims
• Slowing Down to Get on Jesus' Fast Track (busyness: the enemy of spirituality)
• Beating the Pants off Satan (Spiritual Warfare) 
• Prayer as Evangelism Strategy
• Experiencing God (Retreat only, using the Blackaby or similar materials - youth or adult)
• Preaching that Changes Lives (for conferences only)
• Holiness: Your Conduct and Testimony as Worship
• Personal and Family Worship
• A Lifestyle of Worship (life-service, not lip-service)
• How to Get the Most out of Your Bible
• God's 'No' and God's 'Yes' - Law and Gospel for Everyday Life
• The Spiritual Discipline of Meditation
• God Doesn't Want What You can "Do" for Him; He Wants YOU!
• God Isn't Interested in Your Comfort as Much as He is in Your Growth
• What I Learned About Discipleship Working Out in a Gym"
• Fasting and Prayer as a Key to Spiritual Power 
• 40-day Fast: What I Learned with Only Spiritual Food for 40 Days and 40 Nights

"Participant Comments: "

"You were simply the best thing at the conference - so down to earth and practical. Hearing you speak simply 'made' the whole conference for me! I can hardly wait to go home and implement even one half of what you said." - Created to Praise Worship & Music Conference Participant, Chicago Illinois

"I appreciated your willingness to be real and share your own struggles. I could totally relate to you as a real human being. It was during your workshop that I came to the Lord. I felt like the Lord was speaking directly to me." - New Believer, Orange, California

"Your knowledge of the Bible and your love for people was so evident. You spoke directly to my heart and my situation. I will be a better pastor thanks to you." - India Church Growth and Leadership Conference Participant, Vishakhapatnam, India

"Your humor was refreshing, and the ease at which you deal with people was reassuring. But more importantly, I was so spiritually-filled after meeting you. It's hard to put into words what went through me other than to tell you that I was "recharged" after hearing about the work you do in the name of our Lord. Your strong commitment to reaching those who don't know Christ is awesome! ...It was a pleasure to meet someone who has such a strong faith in our Lord." Carla, Open Forum, Mt. Prospect, Illinois

"I came [to the confirmation retreat you led] feeling a little resentful that parents were asked to attend with their [junior high] children because as a working mom I'm so busy. Boy, was I wrong! My daughter and I learned so much from you and grew so much closer to the Lord. We also grew together and talked about many spiritual things as a result. That experience has stayed with us for years. I only regret that my younger son didn't have that same opportunity to learn from you." - Tamara, "Experiencing God" Retreat Participant

I was moved by your message on Sunday [as guest preacher]. I don't often remember the message after Sunday, but God's message delivered through you is still very vivid in my mind today. Your message was also the topic at our Tuesday morning Bible study group...seems everyone who was at the 8 or 9:30 service had something wonderful to say." - L., Chandler, Arizona

"You have a great sense of humor. I looked forward to every time you approached the podium. Even your announcements were funny." - Conference Participant, Cleveland, Ohio

"Thanks for [coming to our church]. I am the big blond guy that sang on the praise team. I just wanted to thank you for that message. It was full of truth and to the point. The Lord was definitely with you as you put it together...thanks again." - Praise Team Member, Chandler, AZ

Speaker Fees: 
Speaker Fees vary according to time, travel, event and preparation requirements. They are priced reasonably according to the ability of the average ministry. 
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Guarantee: If you feel you haven't received as much or more than you asked for, look Pastor Mike in the eye before his departure and, speaking the truth in love, tell him why. Within 48 hours he will return up to 1/2 of the speaker fee. He won't accept an engagement unless he is confident he can deliver and he guarantees you will be pleased - or you will receive a good portion of your money back!