March 14-17, 2007
Myrtle Beach, SC USA

Preliminary Pastor and Church Leadership Summit 2007 Schedule
Visit: http://www.leadership-summit.org

Wednesday, March 14, Evening Reception and Registration

Thursday, March 15, Breakfast and Morning Plenary; Morning Concurrent Educational Sessions; Keynote luncheon; Afternoon Concurrent Educational Sessions and on your own free time (activities available for registration).

Friday, March 16, Breakfast and Morning Plenary; Morning Concurrent Educational Sessions; Keynote luncheon; Afternoon Concurrent Educational Sessions and Evening Dinner.

Saturday, March 17, Closing Plenary

PRELIMINARY PROGRAM

Preliminary Keynote Speaker(s)

Ralph C. Watkins, D.Min., PhD.
Assistant Dean for African American Church Studies, Fuller Theological Seminary

Vivian Berryhill
President and foundation of the National Coalition of Pastors’ Spouses (NCPS)

Program Tracks Addressing Theme of “The Emerging Culture, The Emerging Church, and The Church in Transition” (Ideas for appropriate submissions)

Please Note: The Summit Committee is looking for Case Studies, Policies, Theory/Practical/Technical practices, How to content, Lessons learned, Best practices.
  • Each Session is 90 minutes in length and must include at least 30 minutes of audience driven interaction.
  • Lots of audience participation – discussion and / or Q and A. 
  • Interdisciplinary team facilitation and presentations
  • Challenges and Success Stories

Selected Tracks (potential workshop topics)

1.   Building Healthy Churches and Communities Track
  • Creating Spiritually-Sensitive Outpatient Health Care Centers in Churches
  • Counseling and Faith in the Post-Modern World
  • Developing an Effective Pre-Marital Counseling Program
  • Building Healthy Families
  • Creating Effective Addiction Ministries
  • Developing a Church-based Health Ministry
  • Developing a Parish Nursing Program
  • Churches That Heal: Becoming a Church that Mends Broken Lives

2.      Communicating the Gospel to the Post-Modern Mind track
  • Contemporary Worship Styles: Reaching Out without Dumbing Down
  • Media Ministry Made Easy: A Practical Guide to Audio-Visual Communication
  • Presenting the Gospel: Dance, Drama, and Visual Worshiper
  • Visual Preaching: Reaching the Post-Modern Audience
  • Understanding the Music Production Industry
  • Audio-Video Editing Production: Taking the Ministry to the Next Level
  • Changing Lives Through Preaching and Discipleship: Strategies for Producing Genuine Followers of Christ

3.      Revolutionizing Christian Stewardship in the 21st Century track
  • Financial Management for the Growing Congregation
  • The Pastorpreneur: Launching Bold Initiatives to Expand God’s Kingdom
  • Implementing an Effective Church Building Program
  • Building Green: Sustainable Church Building Projects
  • International Ministry: HIV, Poverty, and Education in Africa
  • Faith-Based Initiative Grants: Navigating the Government
  • Developing a Capital Stewardship Program
  • Forming CDC’s, Foundations, and other Non-profits
  • Using Technology to Increase Membership Giving

4.  Church Leadership in a Post-Modern Age track
  • Master Planning: Developing a Strategic Plan for Your Ministry
  • Developing the Leaders Around You: A Deacon and Deaconess Training Program
  • Doing Church as a Team: Transforming Churches through Teamwork
  • Growing Your Church from the Inside Out: Church Growth Strategies
  • Effective Small Churches: In the 21st Century
  • Women in Ministry: What Did Paul Really Say?
  • Creating a Healthy Marriage: For Pastors and Spouses
  • The Top Ten Mistakes Leaders Make in Ministry
  • Small, Medium, and Large Sized Churches: Does Size Really Count?
  • Christian Education: New Strategies for Emerging Churches
  • Making the Move from Membership to Discipleship
  • Human Resource Management: When to Hire and How to Fire

5.  Transforming Our Church and Communities track
  • Event and Conference Planning: Developing a Hospitality Ministry
  • Embracing Diversity: How to Understand and Reach People of all Cultures
  • Marketplace Evangelism: Using Your Influence to Change the World
  • Church Planting: Multiplying Your Ministry By Parenting New Churches
  • Starting a New Church: Everything You Wanted to Know But Were Afraid to Ask
  • Welcoming the Stranger: Creating Effective Usher and Greeter Ministries
  • Impacting Your City: Mobilizing God’s People to Transform Their Communities
  • Women’s Ministry in the 21st: New Strategies for New Lifestyles
  • Ministering to the Male Ego: Strategies for Winning Men
  • Effective Youth Ministries: Reaching Your Target

              

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