Participate in two 90-minute workshops on Monday offering in-depth information on a specific aspect of ministry.

These first 5 workshops are offered by the staff of Brentwood UMC

WS01: Brentwood Youth Ministry
Trey Carey, Travis Garner
We live in a fast paced world that is constantly moving and pulling people in every direction. But it doesn't matter where or how fast you go if you're headed in the wrong direction. Brentwood’s Youth Ministry exists to move high school students toward Jesus Christ. Learn the strategies of ministering to over 500 active youth and their parents in our fast pace technological culture.

WS02: Brentwood River of Life
Judith Bone
Growing Disciples of Christ, who know, love and serve Him is our main mission at Brentwood UMC. Through Sunday school classes, courses, small groups and experiences adults are encouraged to shape their spiritual journey. Discover the "River of Life" which serves as the foundation that drives this process to vital discipleship in this 7500 member congregation.

WS03: Brentwood Music Ministry
Shannon Garrett, James Wells
Worship is the key to any vital congregation and music serves as the catalyst. Brentwood offers six distinct worship styles each week that offer praise to God. Learn how different music styles from traditional to contemporary serve to enhance these worship experiences.

WS04: Building Partnerships for Vital Ministry
Rob Huckaby
Brentwood has developed and is developing several non-profit and for profit partnerships in which to engage in vital ministry around the world. Explore ways in which your church can launch vital and sustainable ministries for the cause of Christ.

WS05: Caring Ministries
Kaye Harvey
Providing excellent Congregational Care today can be challenging. Explore ways to develop meaningful care for your congregation in times of grief and crisis. Learn ways to develop ministries with your laity that provides ongoing support and care to those in need.

Learn effective ways to approach Stewardship

WS06: Creating a Culture of Generosity
Cliff Christopher
Christian Financial Stewardship must change for the church to be competitive in the 21st century. Cliff will present the premise that the church is losing market share much like General Motors with bankruptcy in our future unless we adopt a completely different approach within our churches.  Cliff is president and founder of Horizons Stewardship Company and author of Not Your Parents Offering Plate.

WS07: Sabbath Economics: Making the Faith-Money-Justice Connection
Mike Little
Money is a paradox in our culture - it enslaves, yet it also frees; it is intensely private, but it is also very public; it measures worth, yet it is no measure of real worth; it destroys yet also creates. Sabbath Economics is a Biblical understanding of God’s economy as a balance between the gift of Divine abundance and the limits that we as humans exercise in relation to that gift. This workshop will introduce the concept of the 7-fold Sabbath economics household practices for seven specific areas of daily life.   Mike is executive director of the Faith & Money Network

 Workshops for transformation of congregational life:

WS08   ReThink
Ken Sloan
Hear the latest on this exciting ministry from UMCOM 

WS09: Developing a Discipleship System
Dan Glover/Claudia Levy
Learn the principles from the author’s of Deepening your Effectiviness that gives your congregation the keys for developing an effective discipleship process in your church.
  
WS10:   Touch
Rudy Rasmus
Discover the ideas that have propelled the ministry of St. John’s Downtown in Houston from a dying church to one that now serves over 6,000 on a weekend.

WS11: Safe Sanctuaries for your Church
Mary Alice Gran
Every congregation needs to have a Safe Sanctuary policy in place to protect its ministry and to let visitors know you are serious about their children’s safety.  The introduction will point you to all the resources your need to insure your congregation is a safe place.     

WS12: Evangelism in an Oral Culture
Kwasi Kena
We write. We print and store our faith in books—where the non-reading public can’t access it. Seminary teaches clergy how to reach highly literate people, but who shows us how to reach people from oral cultures? This workshop explores practical ways to share our faith, Scripture, and Christian beliefs with the vast number of people who populate today’s oral culture.

WW13:  How to use MissionInsite to Unpack Ministry Opportunities
Bener Agtarap, Paul Nixon, Chuck Salter
Don’t be left on the sidelines in the demographics tech revolutions! This 2 part workshop will introduce MissionInsite’s web based demographic engine. Explore the use of innovative mission discovery tools such as thematic maps, congregant plot and opportunity scan. Learn how Path 1 and MissionInsite can help you determine potential new church target areas and plan for effective ministry. Chuck is the president of MissionInsite, Bener and Paul are New Church Strategists with Path 1 at GBOD.
11:00-12:30 What Mission Insite Is and How it Works
1:30- 3:00  Practical Applications of Using Mission Insite