Breakout Sessions

Session 1

Praise Team Tune Up* – Jan Boehm
     Enhance your praise team ministry
Now You are In-Charge – Pat Crownover
     Responsibilities of Christian Education coordinators
How to Run a Sports Ministry Program – John Wagner
     Administrative details, legal issues, recruiting, forms, etc…
Organizing for Lay Ministry* – Bob Ward / Jacque Coulson
     How the “cluster system” involves many more laity in ministry
Adult Mission Trips – Martha Ward
     Organizing and implementing mission trips of various durations
The MUSTS of Youth Ministry – Rick Webb
     The essential elements any church youth program should have
Middle School Madness – Shelly Kubik
     How to minister to middle schoolers without losing your mind
Reaching the Next Generation – Paul Nixon
     Paul will share 10 things young adults have taught him about effective ministry
     for the 21st century

Session 2

Beginning Sound System Management –Dwight Baker
     How to get the most from your church sound system
Midweek Programming* – Pat Crownover
     How to offer programs such as Adventure Club
From Marketing to Membership – Bob Ward / Jacque Coulson
     An overview of the evangelism process at AFUMC, including Church Life 101
     curriculum
Lay Employee Management* – Martha Ward
     The basics of church human relations work
Year Round Youth Programming – Rick Webb
     Scheduling effective yearly, monthly, and weekly events for youth
Working Yourself Out of a Job – Shelly Kubik
     Empowering your adult volunteers and youth to lead
Puppet Ministry* – Avonda Gudka / Carrie Moton
     Hands on – or, rather, hands in – ministry with puppets
Reconnecting with Community – Paul Nixon
     Paul will share what to do when your church feels you no longer know the
     community you are called to serve

Session 3

Caring Ministry Overview – Susan Baldwin
     Many ideas to enhance the care-giving of your church
Effective Church Media – Kevin D. Evers
     Discuss the latest technologies and the "Do's and Don'ts" of effective media
     in worship
Blended Worship – Both/And – Jan Boehm
     Worship which appeals to both the traditional and contemporary
Sunday Morning Challenge* – Pat Crownover
     Fundamentals of operating a Sunday school
Sports Ministry Practicum – John Wagner
     Doing and experiencing sports ministry
Youth Worship for Small Churches – Rick Webb / Shelly Kubik
     Powerfully praising God with just a few youth
The Small Group Struggle– Jacque Coulson
     A roundtable discussion of what has worked AND not worked in developing
     small groups
Raising Money in the Church – Brad Oelmann / Martha Ward
     Ideas about annual stewardship campaigns and capital campaigns
I Refuse to Lead a Dying Church – Paul Nixon
     Paul shares leverage points for leading turn around in your church

* - Denotes a breakout returning this year by popular demand