Pinnacle Carolina Hub

 Elevate your leadership journey with the Pinnacle Carolina Hub, an innovative series of monthly workshops designed exclusively for forward-thinking church professionals across North and South Carolina. Combining Pinnacle Leadership Associates’ proven expertise with personalized development opportunities, these immersive sessions create a powerful regional network where leaders can exchange ideas, refine their skills, and discover transformative strategies. Whether you’re navigating organizational change, building high-performance teams, or seeking to amplify your executive presence, the Pinnacle Carolina Hub offers a collaborative environment where theory meets practice and professional growth flourishes in your own backyard.

August 14, 2025: 10:00am–12:00pm

Leveraging AI in Church Ministry

Presenter: Dana Seiler, Pinnacle Associate
Location - TBD in Columbia, SC
Cost: $50

Curious about how artificial intelligence can serve the Church? Are you unsure of where to start or even how AI works? Whether you're tech-savvy or tech-wary, this workshop is for you! Join me, Dana Seiler, on August 14th at for a 2 hour workshop on how to leverage AI for daily ministry tasks. During our time we will explore how we can use AI to spark creativity, improve efficiency, and enhance your overall ministry. AI is a useful tool and when used wisely it’s as if you have another comrade in ministry right at your finger tips. Come ready to learn, question, and imagine what's possible!

September 18, 2025: 9:30am–1:00pm

Discovering and Leveraging Your Natural Leadership Style in Ministry

Presenter: Mark E. Tidsworth, Pinnacle Founder and Team Leader
Location - TBD, Columbia, SC
Cost - $75 (includes PeopleMap Leadership Style Inventory)

October 16, 2025: 10:00am–12:30pm

Child and Youth Protection Policy for Churches and Faith Communities

Presenter: Lexanne Graves, Pinnacle Associate
Location - TBD, Columbia, SC
Cost: $50

Ensuring the safety and security of our children and youth is paramount to fostering a thriving and trustworthy faith community. This workshop directly addresses this by focusing on the development and implementation of effective Child/Youth Protection Policies. It begins by asking: 'Does our church/faith community have a Child/Youth Protection Policy with annual trainings for adult staff and volunteers?' This isn't just about compliance; it's about proactively mitigating risks, building trust with families, and demonstrating our unwavering commitment to the vulnerable members of our community. This training will guide leaders through the process of creating a context-specific policy and provide actionable steps and outlines for putting it into practice, ultimately strengthening our ability to protect and nurture our young people.  Without a clear and consistently enforced Child/Youth Protection Policy and regular training, your faith community risks failing to adequately protect vulnerable individuals, potentially leading to harm and eroding the trust of families and the wider community.

Anticipated Outcomes for Participants:

  • Educate participants about facts of child sexual abuse and understand the risks

  • Focus on ways to minimize the risks specific to one’s context

  • Provide multiple resources on creating one’s policy

  • Discuss trainings and screenings needed and how to handle reporting child sexual abuse

  • Craft an outline for one’s policy