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Workshops - Breakouts 3 & 4 |
WORKSHOPS
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6
BREAKOUT 3
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p. m.
 Tour of Children’s Ministry Space
Do you wish you could see our children’s facility? Look behind doors? Ask questions? Join us for this 1 hour tour. – Julie Giles
Church Nursery Just Might Be Your Most Important Ministry
Parents of infants have high expectations. Your church nursery is a place of important first impressions, customer service, and connections. Parents who find comfort in leaving their child during worship can experience a more complete worship experience. – Marcia Navas
 Funnel Vision: A Fresh Approach to High School Ministry
Programming for High School Ministry is conventionally broken down by age and/or gender. This workshop offers an approach to programming based on levels of commitment rather than the typical methods. Funnel Vision will explore how to plan and implement a more effective progression for High School Ministry. – Jesse Peters and Morgan Clark
 Lighting Your Worship Atmosphere
How does different lighting designs affect the mood of worship? How do we incorporate lighting changes into our worship? What are the differences between lighting fixtures? Learn the tricks of the trade and do it affordably. – Corey Schob and Larry Brown
5 Things Every Singer Needs to Know
This workshop is open to all levels of singers and music leaders. It will be a back to basics vocal instruction that you can take home to your singers and build strong foundations. – Denise Helbig
 Outreach to the Hurting
Take a tour and learn about Suncoast Kid’s Place: Center for Grieving Children and Families. This innovative ministry, located on the Van Dyke campus, provides a much needed service to hurting families in the
Tampa
Bay area. –
Cheryl Jackson and Pattee Rampt
 Meals and Cards Ministries
This workshop will teach you how to build a team of volunteers that provide meals/cards to people/families during illness, death or a new baby. This ministry provides a much appreciated service to those in need. – Sonya King
 Strengths Based Leadership
Leaders thrive in ministry when they exercise their greatest areas of strength. By identifying their most dominant areas of talent, the Gallup Organization’s StrengthsFinder will help you empower leaders and create a positive leadership culture. – Kristy McAdams
 Volunteer Appreciation Events
Come learn how we show our appreciation to all of the volunteers. Discover how to do church-wide and ministry-specific events that encourage and inspire as well as appreciate volunteers. Plus, they are so much fun! - Rob Rose
New Believers
This ministry is all about people starting a new life in Christ. How many people do you have each weekend making a decision to follow Christ? What happens to them? You will learn how we started this very important ministry and hear how we recruit and train the volunteers, as well as the follow up for the new believers. – Karen Peel
 Working with Budgets/Finance Committee/Ministry Leaders
What can help ministry leaders and the Finance Committee plan and manage the use of financial resources provided by God? Planning budgets, understanding living budgets vs dead budgets, staff benefit plans, financial reporting, identifying special projects, and controlling their financial risks. Learn how to create a healthy relationship with all who have an interest in the ministry dollars that God releases for kingdom purposes through your church. -
Bill Atkinson
BREAKOUT 4
3:10 p.m. – 4:10 p.m.
Midweek Programs
Midweek ministry has morphed through the years and many churches face challenges in programming. This Midweek model can be done at any church with any number of volunteers. The flexibility in our program is incredible and the cost is minimal while the fun is monumental. – Julie Giles
Out of the Hallway and Into the Classroom; Beating Separation Anxiety
Do you have reluctant children? Reluctant parents? Discover ways to alleviate moments when preschoolers find it difficult to enter your ministry area. Activities, room arrangement, and customer service tools that will help you problem solve. – Vickie Partridge
Partnering with Parents
We will take an honest look at how we can reach parents of youth and make the most of the relationship. Resources and relationships are the key to unlocking the partnership. - Sherrie Leatherwood
Worship Drama 101
What makes drama work in today’s church? What does drama do best? What should drama avoid trying to do? What are the foundational tasks of audition, rehearsal, writing and evaluation that are necessary in creating this worship-filled ministry? These and other questions will be examined. If time permits, we will also share dramas in hopes of inspiring one another. – Maisie Hartsfield
A Relevant Choir in a Changing World
We will cover the changing role of the choir in worship today, including Praise and Worship. We will look at how to integrate contemporary music using the choir and how to keep the choir engaged when changing from all choral style music to a varied style (we have been living this for the past 14 years!). – Denise Helbig
Basics of Prayer Ministry – Why Pray?
Learn about the most important components in seeing the level of prayer grow in your church. Identify sources of prayer requests, identify individuals who want to learn how to pray, identify ways to link these two, and identify ways to release God’s power through prayer. –
Bill Atkinson and Amy Alberse
Strengths Based Teams
When individual team members understand and express their Strengths, the entire team excels. By using the Gallup Oragnization’s StrengthsFinder, teams can learn to see the best in each other and build a common language to encourage and grow in ministry together. – Kristy McAdams
5 Non-Negotiables College Ministry
Come and discover 5 things that are non-negotiables in developing an effective ministry to college age students. We will look at the process, order, and development for this hard to reach group. – Todd Leet
Newcomer Assimilation
What are the action steps needed for guests once they attend your church? You will learn how to create and implement positive connections, follow up, and assimilation steps necessary for newcomers to connect to your church and move them toward membership. - Karen Peel
Due to our growing and evolving staffing structure, there may be some presenter substitutions.
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