Rocky Wyatt is the President of XL Ministries. In this final session, Rocky
emphasizes the importance of training and equipping elders and leaders in the church to fulfill
their biblical roles effectively. He discusses the Great Commission, the significance of
disciplining faithful men, and the ne...

Chad Vegas is the Senior Pastor at Sovereign Grace Church in Bakersfield,
California. In this session, Chad emphasizes the calling and responsibilities of Christian
ministers and elders. He discusses servanthood, gospel proclamation, and personal sacrifice,
drawing from passages in Isaiah, Romans...

In this session, Dr. Ian Hamilton discusses the role of church elders as under-
shepherds of Christ, focusing on their biblical responsibilities to model Christ-like humility, love,
and servant leadership. He draws on insights from theologians like John Owen and John
Calvin, emphasizing the impor...

Tom Pennington is the Senior Pastor-Teacher at Countryside Bible Church in
Southlake, Texas. In this session, Tom focuses on the role of elders as theologians in the
church. He emphasizes that every elder is called to be a student and teacher of theology,
capable of defending and explaining core ...

Dr. Ian Hamilton, DD is the President of Westminster Presbyterian Theological
Seminary in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. In this first lecture from the 2024 XL Conference,
Ian discusses the spiritual responsibilities of elders, the qualities and characteristics required
for eldership, and the sign...

Join us February 20th-21st for the 2025 XL Ministries Conference at Countryside Bible Church in Southlake, TX, where we will learn about the biblical model for church missions and the essential responsibility of the local church to train and equip men and women to ful fi ll the Great Commission.

Ryan Mitchell, Pastor in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, shares his excitement and experience sharing XL Ministries materials in South Africa, Papua New Guinea, and Australia. Ryan explains how the need in the church is the same everywhere; we need faithful men who are finding other faithful men ...

Join us February 20th-21st for the 2025 XL Ministries Conference at Countryside Bible Church in Southlake, TX, where we will learn about the biblical model for church missions and the essential responsibility of the local church to train and equip men and women to fulfill the Great Commission.

Join us February 20th-21st for the 2025 XL Ministries Conference at Countryside Bible Church in Southlake, TX, where we will learn about the biblical model for church missions and the essential responsibility of the local church to train and equip men and women to fulfill the Great Commission

Join us February 20th-21st for the 2025 XL Ministries Conference at Countryside Bible Church in Southlake, TX, where we will learn about the biblical model for church missions and the essential responsibility of the local church to train and equip men and women to fulfill the Great Commission

XL’s founders believe that the church is absolutely the best place to train men for ministry. Because of this, in 1992 XL Ministries was formed with the intent of developing internships that could be accomplished within the context of the local church.

It sounds odd, but the majority of churches do not have a process to identify and to help train elders. The Scriptures are clear that the avenue that God has ordained to train elders is under qualified, godly men who are already serving as elders in the local church. Join Rocky Wyatt, the Preside...

What do you do when you answer the call of a church who isn’t committed to the Scriptural mandate for biblical eldership? Join Chris Riser, Pastor-Teacher of Grace Community Church Maryville, Tennessee, as he walks through the biblical principles laid out in the Scripture for moving to biblical e...

Join Brian Murphy, Executive Director of XL Ministries and Tom Pennington, Pastor-Teacher of Countryside Bible Church, as they answer many questions surrounding biblical eldership and the qualifications Scripture prescribes. 

With much confusion today as to what true biblical teaching and preaching is, does the Scripture speak with clarity on the qualification Paul lays out in 1 Timothy 3:2?  What did Paul mean when he said that an elder must be “able to teach”? Join Tom Pennington, Pastor-Teacher of Countryside Bible...

The Excellence in Leadership Conference has always focused on the responsibility that the local church has in training its own leadership. XL Ministries wants to empower the local church to do just that. This
year, we’ll be focusing on evaluating potential elders, the value of self-evaluation, an...