11:00 Workshops

There is no magic to becoming a life-long learner. It’s a matter of choice. In this session we well have conversation about motivation, methods and materials of a life-long learner to help us reach our potential and extend our shelf life.

Have you ever been looking for that one resource that you need to pull off that great Kids Church service? Want to know where to go to get solid Kids Church curriculum? Need to know where to go to get background checks done? This workshop is for you. We will be looking at the best places to get Children’s Ministry resources.

Get a taste of the teaching shared in our Church Leadership Development Cohorts as we spend an exciting hour discussing how to create a successful evangelism strategy, one that matches both your church and community.  Just think of how powerful it would be if you found a way to involve half of your adult congregation in regular outreach that actually suited their gifts and abilities!

This session explores making the church curriculum meaningful to children with disabilities. Establishing “essential understandings and a central purpose” will be discussed in terms of modifying the curriculum and making accommodations that will allow all children to access the curriculum and grow spiritually.

How would you design, coordinate and implement a six-week Small Group emphasis in your church? We’ll discuss timelines, budgets, benefits and challenges in conducting an all-church small group campaign. Your church, regardless of its size, can have a successful small group campaign.

Having a hard time getting men to attend marriage seminars? Forget about all the lovey-dovey stuff. “If you build them, they will come.” This method is proven not only to get men to attend, but to return, as well. Men will listen to you when you speak the right language. Good for making your church male-friendly, too.

- Who should attend? Pastors, Men’s ministry leaders, Marriage ministry leaders.

Paul, the writer of half of the New Testament was a great man of prayer. He labored fervently in the Churches & for the churches in prayer as Phil. 1:6-11 & Col. 1:9-12 show. We have approximately 50 recorded prayers of Paul in the N.T. We will be centering in on Ephesians 3:14-21 and its application for today.

Ministry is much more exciting on a high performance team, but you do have to pay more-and not just in salaries, but also in time and energy.  The Law of the Lid is never more true than when you lead a high performance team.  There are three truths we will cover in dealing with high performance teams: They enhance the ministry experience, usually cost significantly more than standard teams, and they require more maintenance and care.  A high performance team takes greater effort and produces a greater return - you can have and lead a high performance team. In this session we will cover how.

This workshop will cover some of the strategies and best practices to get the most out of your social media activities – including time management and measuring the return of your activities. We will:
• talk about what social media marketing really is,
• see how to incorporate it into your organizational operations without losing productivity, and
• look at real-life examples of how other organizations are using these low-cost tools to gain visibility, develop relationships and drive engagement, fundraising and response.

We will discuss the various social media outlets that are available, how they interact together, ways to leverage their inherent strengths and tools to evaluate them for best use for your business or organization.