In ministry, time is the most valuable—and most easily lost—resource. Every pastor on your team wants a moment with the lead pastor, but what happens when the calendar always says “no”? Join Phil Taylor and Chip Bernhard as they unpack how intentional time—shared lunches, walk-around moments, and hallway conversations—can transform a staff culture from transactional to relational. This isn’t about adding more meetings; it’s about making time for what truly builds trust, unity, and health in your team. Because sometimes, five minutes of presence can do more for your staff than fifty minutes of planning. TheChurchHub.org

Will you be at the Vineyard Conference in Cincinnati this year? Let’s connect! I’ll be there all week. If you’d like to get together to discuss your church building project, or you’d like to talk about how to fix an older building, I’d love to grab some time with you over coffee or just in the lobby. Send me an email at phil(at)storylandstudios.com.

I’m a huge fan and follower of the Vineyard Network. So, while my work at PlainJoe studios takes me to a lot of conferences these days, I’m particularly excited about this one. So, if you’ll be at the Vineyard National Conference East, in Cincinnati, Ohio in July, I’d love to grab some time with you!

If you happen to be in the Christian School world in a leadership role, I’d love to meet up with you at the Schools United Conference. I’ll be doing a session on telling your story well through a building project and representing for PlainJoe Studios. This is a great event hosted by Calvary Chapel in Fort Lauderdale, FL. You can get all the info here. Reach out to me via email if you plan on attending and you’d like to discuss a building project at your school.

Over the next couple of months, I have the privilege of being at several conferences. Some of them will include teaching sessions, and others are just ones I’m attending on behalf of PlainJoe Studios. If you are going to be at any of these, let me know by emailing me at phil@plainjoestudios.com.

The Advantage Launch Day-9.14.23 The Advantage is a new ministry serving pastors in the largest churches in Pennsylvania. I’ve had a blast this past year helping them clarify their values, then determine an appropriate name and then a great logo/brand, all through PlainJoe Studios. If you are planning on being there, let’s connect!

Ignite Online Conference-9.20-21.23 Ignite is an online only conference for one of the largest church software companies in America. I’ll be leading two sessions. One will be on “A Year In The Life of Staff Development” and the second will be on “Storytelling through Spaces In Your Church”. It’s free! Hope to see you in the chat room!

Missio Nexus-9.27-28.23 Missio Nexus is one of the largest gatherings of Christian non-profit leaders. This years conference is in Orlando so it made sense for me to attend even though I’m not teaching at all. If you’ll be there, let’s plan to grab a meal together, or just some time chatting in the hallways.

Harbor Network Conference-10.3-5.23 Harbor is a great network of church planters and I’m excited to be sponsoring it this year through PlainJoe studios. In addition to sponsoring, we’ll also be leading a social gathering time for Executive Pastors on Thursday afternoon at 3:45PM. The conference will take place in Louisville, KY.