Leadership & Academic Retreats

At Trinity Bible College & Graduate School
July 7-9 & July 14-16, 2026

Leadership & Academic Retreats

The Retreats at Trinity are designed to help you grow in leadership and understanding, as well as renew you spiritually, intellectually, and relationally. Our beautiful campus is the ideal location to get away from the day-to-day to connect with other leaders and train with our world-class faculty. Leadership is heavy. Let us help you carry the burden.

Leadership Retreat | July 7-9

*$249 per Attendee

Our first retreat is focused on Preparing For The Future of Leadership. This live event includes face to face classroom time with Drs. Paul and Carol Alexander, personalized coaching from our Trinity faculty, and time developing relationships with other forward-thinking ministers in our region.

Academic Retreat | July 14-16

*$199 per Attendee

Our second retreat is an Academic Research and Writing Retreat. Schedule intentional time away from your typical work week to focus on writing, research, or finishing that thesis. We’ll have support staff on site to guide you with best practices and tips from those who’ve been in your shoes before. This may be just the thing that gets you across the line with that big project you’re working on!

*cost of attendance covers all lodging, food, and learning materials

Dr. Paul Alexander

President

On March 7, 2012, Dr. Paul Alexander was elected as the eighth president of Trinity Bible College. Dr. Paul Alexander comes to Trinity, with his wife, Dr. Carol Alexander with a strong vision of academic, spiritual and social engagement.

Paul and Carol have lived on four continents and led a variety of ministries and institutions. They have led churches in the UK, South Africa and Australia. Additionally, Paul has led institutions of Higher Learning in each of these places. They are both passionate about training people to be servant leaders with a commitment to church planting, mission and care for the poor and disenfranchised. This commitment informs their leadership, sets their priorities and defines the spiritual tenor they aspire to see evident in the TBC community.

Just prior to joining Trinity, Paul has served as President of Mattersey Hall College and Graduate School, located in Mattersey, England. Both he and Carol developed and taught innovative courses at undergraduate and postgraduate level. They also taught and supervised candidates at Doctoral level.

The Alexanders have two grown children: Anna and Rich live in Florida with their children, and Jason resides in Los Angeles, California. Although they live at great distances from each other, the Alexander family is close and finds ways to spend meaningful time together.

Dr. Carol Alexander

Dean of Graduate School

Carol is married to Paul – they have lived on four continents and served God passionately together for thirty-seven years of their married lives. They have led thriving churches in the UK, Johannesburg and Australia. They pioneered the Africa School of Missions in 1985 and today graduates of that College serve in over 50 nations around the world.

Carol is a motivational speaker and preaches at Conferences and Leadership seminars around the world. She currently serves as the Dean of the Graduate School at Trinity Bible College, Ellendale, North Dakota and has developed the innovative program MA (Missional Leadership).

Her Ph.D was a cutting edge piece of Practical Theology that concentrated on Christian leadership with a focus on cultural shifts, changing authority structures and moral ambiguities in contemporary society.

Carol and Paul have two children both resident in the USA. Anna is married to Rich and resides in Charlotte, North Carolina. They have two children Ava and Tylan. Jason, their son, lives in Los Angeles, California. They are an extremely close-knit family and love spending time together.

Matt Payne, PhD (cand.)

Director of Church Ministries

Matt Payne started working at Trinity in the winter of 2017, filling a new role as Graduate School Enrollment Counselor for Trinity’s growing grad programs. Since then, he has served as Director of Enrollment and later VP of Student Services, where he oversaw Enrollment, Marketing, Financial Aid, Student Accounts, and Student Records at Trinity.

In 2023, Matt both started his PhD in Practical Theology and stepped into a new role as the Director of Church Ministries, where he works with students, the institution, and constituent districts to prepare ministry students for the demands of vocational ministry.

Matt is a leader, communicator, and team builder. He’s passionate about leadership and leadership development. He lives with the conviction that Christian leaders should be the best leaders in the world because of the empowerment of the Holy Spirit and the Biblical mandate to serve.

Matt loves teaching, thought provoking books, movies, smoking and grilling meats, making music with his friends, hanging out with his beloved family, and video gaming. He is not very good at drawing, but he is very good at word games.

Leadership & Academic Retreats