"The average tenure of a pastor in Protestant churches has declined to just 4 years. The road to ministry is littered with men who have burned out, committed moral failure, or simply walked away from the ministry. This is happening at an alarming rate." The Endure conference focused on encouraging pastors and leaders to run at a sustainable pace in ministry. David Horner, pastor of Providence Baptist Church in Raleigh, NC; Tyler Jones, pastor of Vintage21 Church in Raleigh, NC; and Winfield Bevins, pastor of Church of the Outer Banks, address how the gospel applies to pastors and leaders.

Marriage focuses on the importance of the church planter's role as a husband and father. A church planter must pastor his family before he can pastor the church.