By PHIL SCHROEDER
Fantastic workshops and outstanding speakers—that’s what you will find at the IN Conference at Dunwoody UMC, Sept. 14-16. We have some of the finest experts in the country presenting workshops and keynote speeches.
The IN Conference is a nationwide training event for church leaders, staff, lay leaders and more, covering the essentials of church management programing and church health. Churches of all sizes will come away with new ideas, practical application and encouragement to lead them to the next level in their ministry.
Centering around 5 crucial concepts of church health, the IN Conference will give you a chance to engage in innovative and integrative ways to empower your church to invite, involve, inspire, invest, and be a congregation of integrity.
There will be 50 different workshops. Topics include: Small Church Ministries, Large Church Ministries, Children, Youth, Involvement, Small Groups, Needs-based Evangelism, Worship Planning, Worship and the Arts, Emerging Church, Church Administration, Community Missions, and Travel to Israel, among others.
Our INspiring leadership team of speakers and teachers include: Coach Dan Reeves, Bishop Mike Watson, Dan Kimball, Jan Love, Tyrone Gordon, Bishop Larry Goodpaster and Wiley Stephens.
Other speakers and teachers include Tom Davis, Almeda Wright, Anne Burkholder, Becky Pierson, Ernest Pullen, Gregg Capin, Jason Byassee, Malone Dodson, Mary Lou Boice, Pam Crews, Troy Bronsink, David Melton, Joy Melton, Lee Brogden-Culberson, Sandy Mabry, Joe Diaz, Jim Boyea, Sean Taylor, Richard Hunter, Sonny Walden, Stephen Streett, Zach Martin, Walter Kimbrough, Bob Winstead, Stuart Greene, Susan Marshall, Micky Young and many others.
Scholarships are available. The board of the Church Leadership Training Foundation is so enthusiastic about helping Christians and churches who want training but are having difficulties in getting the finances to do it. They have added more money to our scholarship fund.
We are offering scholarships for half the registration fee for those who need help. If you are at that place, needing some help financially to attend a training event, please contact Connectional Ministries and the scholarship is available until the funds run out.
For more information, e-mail pschroeder@ngumc.org or visit www.ngumc.org. Register at www.leadershipnexus.org.