Growing Ministries Tour
Training in Sunday School, Discipleship, Assimilation, Stewardship, Youth Ministry and Preschool/Children's Ministry
- 4/22
Blackford-Breck
Hawesville Baptist Church
290 Main St, Hawesville
Join us to focus on these key ministries of your church:
- Stewardship
- Discipleship
- Assimilation
- Sunday School
- Youth Ministry
- Preschool/Children Ministry
Schedule
| 6:00 – 6:30 pm | Registration |
| 6:30 – 6:40 pm | Opening Session |
| 6:45 – 7:45 pm | Session 1 (choose 1 of 6 seminars listed below) |
| 7:45 – 8:00 pm | Break / Refreshments |
| 8:00 – 9:00 pm | Session 2 (choose 1 of 6 seminars listed below) |
Seminars and Leaders
Are you seeking improvement in the overall health of your church? Desiring to grow strategic ministries in your church?
Leaders in the areas of Stewardship, Discipleship, Assimilation, Sunday School, Youth Ministry and Preschool/Children Ministry are invited to come together to be challenged and better equipped for sharpening the effectiveness of these key ministries.
Session One (6:45 – 7:45 pm)
- Meeting the Resource Challenge through a Stewardship Strategy (Alan Witham)
Learn practical steps you can immediately apply to increase the resource base in your church and experience greater ministry impact. - The Velcro™ Church (Glen Cummins or Ronnie Sivells)
Strengthen your assimilation ministry through greeting, following up, providing new member orientation, building relationships, and involving people in ministry. - Sunday School Momentum: Six Steps Forward This Year (Darryl Wilson)
Move attendance and attitude from stagnant to growing by addressing prayer, enrollment, prospects, contacts, workers, planning and training. - Discipleship from the Inside Out (Mike James)
Examine five specific methods of discipleship along with practical ideas for applying them in your church. - Retaining 16-19 Year-Olds (Joe Ball)
Staggering numbers in this age group are leaving the church. Come join the discussion on best practices and ideas for helping high school students stay active in the church through this transitional period of life. - Transforming Preschoolers and Children (John Bennett)
Learn seven principles that will ensure your preschool and children’s ministry is effective in transforming the lives of children.
Session Two (8:00 – 9:00 pm)
The following seminars will be offered again during Session Two (see descriptions above):
- The Velcro™ Church
- Discipleship from the Inside Out
- Retaining 16-19 Year-Olds
The following sessions will be offered only during Session Two:
- Evaluating the Effectiveness of Our Stewardship Ministry (Alan Witham)
Utilize an evaluative tool to determine the strengths and weaknesses of key behaviors needed to have a healthy church stewardship ministry. Resource ideas will be shared to address the key behaviors. - Sunday School Multiplication: Three Critical Issues (Darryl Wilson)
Reach, care for, and mobilize more people as new teachers, leaders and classes are launched. - Empowering Parents (John Bennett)
There is no question that parents are the greatest influence in a child’s spiritual development. This session will focus on a very simple and fun strategy to empower parents to fulfill their role as spiritual leaders in their home.
Meet our Speakers
 Alan Witham: Alan serves as Team Leader of the Church Development Team. He assists churches in developing effective stewardship strategies that foster increasing levels of church health. |
 Glen Cummins: Glen joined the KBC in 2004 after serving for 20 years as Minister of Education at Immanuel Baptist Church in Lexington. He serves Kentucky Baptists as a Church Development Strategist in North Central Kentucky. Glen lives in Lexington with his wife Nancy. |
 Ronnie Sivells: Ronnie joined the KBC in 2004 after serving as pastor of three Kentucky churches and spending six years as a Vocational Evangelist. He presently serves Kentucky Baptists as Church Development Strategist for Western Kentucky. Ronnie lives in Princeton with his wife Sandy. |
 Darryl Wilson: As a former Minister of Education and now as Director of the Sunday School department for the KBC, Darryl brings 27 years of experience as a Sunday School practitioner, consultant, trainer and author. |
 Mike James: After years of serving as a pastor, Mike joined the KBC staff in 2008 as Church Development Strategist for Eastern Kentucky. In January of 2009 he became the Strategist for South Central Kentucky and also assumed responsibilities for the areas of Discipleship, Assimilation and Deacon Ministry. |
 Joe Ball: Bringing 25+ years experience working with teenagers and as the father of two young adult children (proof that there is life after raising teenagers), Joe is an author, conference leader, and speaker. A Kentucky native, Joe serves as NAMB Missionary in youth evangelism and as Director of the Youth Ministry Department for the KBC. |
 John Bennett: Now serving the KBC as Director of Preschool/Children Department, John previously served as a Children and Family Minister for 18 years in some of the premier churches across Kentucky. No matter what size your church is, John brings a comprehensive and passionate understanding of what is involved in establishing an effective and high impact Children and Family Ministry. |
Registration
$10 per person with a maximum of $50 per church
