School of Congregational Development

I am excited to go and learn some more stuff about how to encourage and grow the local congregation. But I found a very helpful and successful tool in taking the time to talk to folks who visit the church, whether they stick around for a while or are just one-timers. Take notes from them.

At any rate here is the schedule for the School of Congregational Development.

School of Congregational Development
August 3-8, 2006
San Diego, California
Schedule of Events

DS–District Superintendents' Track
CL–Conference Leaders' Track
BT–Bishops' Track
NC–New Churches
EC–Existing Churches

Thursday, August 3, 2006
Registration	10:00 a.m.
Opening Worship Plenary: 1: Spiritual Life of the Leader Bishop Swenson	1:00 p.m.
Break	3:00 p.m.
Basic School - Ministry Tracks (Same groups meet Fri. at 3:30, Mon. at 3:30, & Tues. at 10:00) 1. New Church Development (Pre-launch): Candace Lansberry/Don Smith 2. New Church Development (Post-launch): Brad Kalajainen 3. Turning Around Existing Churches: Rob Weber & Dottie Escobedo-Frank 4. Focus Churches: Doug Anderson 5. Emergent Ministries: Mike Skelton & Bill Lizor 6. Multiethnic/Multicultural: Edlen Cowley 7. Community Based Ministry: Jim Conn & Rudy Rasmus 8. African- American Track: Joe Daniels 9. Korean Track: Jongmin Martin Lee & Woong Min Kim 10. Hispanic Track: Jorge Luis Mayorga 11. Fitzgerald Pastors: Patti Thomas, Scott Ireland, Junius Dotson Bishops, District Superintendents, & Conference Leaders Bishops, DS, and CL Key Trends: Craig Miller Church Incubator: Barry Carpenter	3:30 p.m.
Opening Dinner with Tongan Dancers at Hotel	5:30 p.m.
Gathering Music	7:30 p.m.
Plenary 2: Vision & Call Rudy Rasmus	7:45 p.m.
Friday, August 4, 2006
Gathering	8:30 a.m.
Plenary3: Ministry in Urban Areas Phil Amerson	8:45 a.m.
Break	9:30 a.m.
Basic School: Core Seminar 1 Tracks 1 & 2 (NC) Creating a Discipleship System: Dan Glover Track 3-10 (EC) Invitational Preaching: Safiyah Fosua Fitzgerald Pastors Bishops, District Superintendents, & Conference Leaders Bishops: Community-Based Congregations: Rudy Rasmus/Jim Conn DS: Developing a Strategic Plan: Duane Anders/Rachel Lieder Simeon CL: Congregational Development Strategy: George Howard/Keith Hwang Church Incubator: Barry Carpenter	10:00 a.m.
Lunch on your own	11:30 a.m.
Plenary 4: The Next 25 Years Craig Miller	1:30 p.m.
Break	2:45 p.m.
Basic School: Ministry Tracks (Meet with same group and in same location as Thursday's 3:30 session) Bishops, District Superintendents, & Conference Leaders Bishops, DS, and CL – Key Characteristics: Jim Griffith For participants from Previous Years: First Light UMC: Steven Blair Conference Leaders' Incubator: Barry Carpenters	3:15 p.m.
Dinner on your own and evening off	5:30 p.m.
Saturday, August 5, 2006
Gathering	8:00 a.m.
Plenary 5: Intentional Growth Jonathan Lee	8:30 a.m.
Break	9:30 a.m.
Basic School: Core Seminar #2 Tracks 1 & 2 (NC) – Invitational Preaching: Safiyah Fosua Tracks 3-10 (EC) – Creating a Discipleship System: Dan Glover Fitzgerald Pastors Bishops, District Superintendents, & Conference Leaders Bishops: Key Steps for Starting New Churches : Craig Miller District Superintendents: Dane Anders/Rachel Lieder Simeon Conference Leaders: George Howard/Keith Hwang Church Incubator: Barry Carpenter	10:00 a.m.
Lunch on your own with the rest of the day off. End of event for bishops. (Those who are staying for total event will meet with DS track for its sessions.)	11:30
Sunday, August 6, 2006
Worship at Teaching Churches (You are invited to attend worship at one of the Teaching Churches on this morning and to participate in lunch and a teaching session in the afternoon that meets from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. )
Lunch at Teaching Churches	12:00 Noon
Teaching Sessions	1:00-4:00 p.m.
Travel to Hotel
Dinner on your own and Latino Dancers	5:00 p.m.
Plenary 6: Creating Ministry with Latinos Michael Rivas	7:30 p.m.
Monday, August 7, 2006
Gathering	8:00 a.m.
Plenary 7: Leading the 21st Church Rob Weber	8:30 a.m.
Break	9:30 a.m.
DS & CL: Planting a Garden – Linda McCoy Basic School – Ministry Seminars (Seminars repeated at 1:30)	10:00 a.m.
Lunch on your own	11:30 a.m.
Ministry Seminars Repeated	1:30 p.m.
Break	3:00
Ministry Tracks (Same group and location as Thursday 3:30 p.m) District Superintendents, & Conference Leaders District Superintendents: Dane Anders/Rachel Lieder Simeon Conference Leaders: George Howard/Keith Hwang Church Incubator: Barry Carpenter	3:30 p.m.
Dinner on your own	5:00 p.m.
Worship: Remembering Your Call Dottie Escobedo-Frank	7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, August 8, 2006
Gathering	8:00 a.m.
Plenary: Ministry Through Team & Small Groups Janet Forbes	8:30 a.m.
Break	9:30
Ministry Tracks (Same group and location at Thursday 3:30 p.m.) District Superintendents, & Conference Leaders District Superintendents: Dane Anders/Rachel Lieder Simeon Conference Leaders: George Howard/Keith Hwang Church Incubator: Barry Carpenter	10:00 a.m.
End of Event	12:00 Noon

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