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As you go, proclaim the good news, “The kingdom of heaven has come near.”
Matthew 10:7

Proclaiming the Kingdom of God in an Electronic World.

Church Leader Boot Camp
April 14 , 2012
8:30am – 2:30pm
Oxford Presbyterian Church and The Presbytery Center
$15 per person includes lunch

Online registration is available below.

Keynote Speaker – Michael Gyura of PokeYoka Designs and Princeton Seminary Student

 Michael started Poka Yoke Design with Khanh Lam in August 2009. Khanh and Michael met while working together on a web project for the Institute of Youth Ministry at Princeton Theological Seminary. Their skills complemented each other in a rare and extraordinary way, and they decided to form a partnership. Since then they have been helping businesses, churches, and individuals communicate their message online.

Michael has been building websites since 1998 and is always looking for ways to help people communicate more effectively and efficiently. As a former youth director and a current student at Princeton Seminary, Michael is familiar with the culture and practices of churches and non-profits, and has a passion for helping them use technology to reach their full potential.

He is the father of two amazing boys and husband to a woman way out of his league, Michael is living a life he truly doesn’t deserve.

WORKSHOPS

Click here to view the PDF version of the workshops.
Click here for a Boot Camp flyer to use for publicity in your congregation.

Electronic Newsletters – Rev. Michelle Grunseich, Communications and Resource Center Director for the Presbytery of Philadelphia. MORNING ONLY

Are you just starting the process of creating an electronic newsletter? Are you curious about what the options are for communicating with your congregation and the community?

Or are you looking for ideas to take your newsletter to the next level? In this workshop, we will cover the basics of creating an electronic newsletter as well as ideas for communicating with your congregation in new ways through electronic newsletters and e-cards.

Email BLAST!!! – Rev. Sue Wonderland, Associate Executive for Synod of the Trinity

So many people use personal email!! Can we use email to enhance ministry in and around the church?  What are some helpful AND non-helpful ways to use email? Are there policies for use we need to think about? How about an enewsletter? How often? How long? What format?           Can we email prayer concerns? And what all those other digital communication options…..Together we will think through some communication strategies for using email effectively in different congregational settings!

Worshiptimes – How not to be invisible in your own neighborhood – Developing a webpage for your ministry – Michael Gyura

Does your congregation have a webpage? If the answer is no this is the workshop for you. Do you have a webpage but it is never up to date or hard to use? If the answer is yes this workshop is for you. Do you have a webpage that doesn’t best represent your congregation? If the answer is yes this workshop is for you.

Michael will lead you through the setup of webpage for your congregation. You will leave with a webpage ready to go.   There is an additional cost for this workshop only and a pre-registration with the worshiptimes workshop. Click here for additional information and registration for the workshop.

Teenage Translation: Learning to Communicate with the Youth of Today –  Andrew Hostetter – Associate Director of youth ministries – Wayne Presbyterian Church

Have you ever tried talking with a teenager and felt like you were having a cross cultural experience?  Well you are in good company.  If you are a parent of a youth, you will see that the youth you know and love are a lot different from the kids you knew them as several years ago.  During this workshop, we will be working to understand the youth mindset a little better, and to develop and practice methods of communicating with youth.  Hopefully by the end of our experience you will feel more comfortable with using your Teenage-ese.

This workshop is sponsored by the Presbytery of Philadelphia  Youth Worker Academy.

Copyright Laws and Intellectual Property – What every congregation needs to know – Lindette Hassan- attorney and member of Oak Lane Presbyterian.

The electronic world has changed the way we look at copyright and intellectual property laws. This workshop will focus on what congregational leaders need to know about copyright laws.

Communicating with Each Other–Are We Really Reaching Everyone?  Lorri Camilleri, Director of Communications for Doylestown Presbyterian.

Join us for a lively discussion on how we, as a church, communicate with each other.  Are we reaching our targeted audience?  How do we connect with our senior adults?  What about our youth?  Are social networks the answer?  Do we only communicate electronically?  Have hard copies gone completely away?   We will begin our session with an overview of these topics and break into small groups to discuss what works and doesn’t work for your church.  Afterwards, we’ll return and share our findings. 

Evangelism in the Electronic Environment – Rev. Jeanne Radak, Associate Executive for Congregational Ministry and Rev. Alonzo Johnson, Pastor, Oak Lane Presbyterian Church.

Evangelism is telling our faith story. In a world that appears to be more and more electronically connected how do we share our faith story. This workshop will focus on tools and means that your congregation can use to tell the story of the Gospel of Jesus Christ in a world seeking to be connected on so many levels.

Using Graphics for Church Communications – Elder Betsi Moise, Assistant for Congregational Ministry, Presbytery of Philadelphia and trained graphic designer. AFTERNOON ONLY

What are “graphics” and why are they important in church communications? Church communications plays a very important role in the life of a church: It reminds the congregations and others about the church, what the church is up to and it helps to build a unique relationship between the church family and its community. This workshop will review the various forms of communications that churches use and the challenges of creating appealing templates and graphics to capture the attention and interest of church members, other connectional churches and the community at large. We will discuss some of the fundamentals for creating interesting, relevant and up-to-date information that is enjoyable to read and easy to view.

Leadership Boot Camp

Boot camp began in 2008 as a starting point for church officers and pastors to gather discuss and learn what it means to leaders in the God’s communities of faith today. Each Boot Camp event encourages leaders to stretch and grow in God’s amazing love and grace.

Past topics have included:

• Getting back to basics – understanding our ordination vows 2008
• Unbinding the Gospel: Real Life Evangelism -2010
• Church Leadership is Spiritual Leadership – 2011
• Proclaiming the Kingdom of God in an Electronic World – 2012