Reimagining Church: How Wide is Your Welcome?
Rev. Christian Coon, NIC's director of congregational development, has been attending worship at churches all over our conference for two years. He's found it an eye-opening experi…
Location: Palatine: First UMC, 123 N Plum Grove Rd, Palatine, IL
Saturday, Jan. 27, 2018
Time: 8:00 am – 12:00 noon
Event Schedule
8:00 – 8:30 am Registration, Light refreshments & Fellowship
8:30 Gathering Music
8:45 – 9:15 Welcome
9:30 – 1030 Workshop Session One
10:30 – 10:45 Break
10:45 – 11:45 Workshop Session Two
Workshops Offered:
Accessible Hearts
If you want to be encouraged and equipped to include more people in worship and reach people of all abilities for Jesus Christ, then this workshop is for you!
Cooperation and Collaboration: What Can We Learn From Multi-Site Ministry?
Open dialogue between the presenters and the attendees on the benefits from greater cooperation and collaboration by forming strategic partnerships.
Lay Leader/Lay Member (Only offered at Workshop 1)
Nurturing cooperation and coordination of the pastor and congregation in leadership
SPRC: Making Connections
Empowering pastors and laity to move forward in mission together.
Technology 2.0
Learn to build a streaming platform from scratch, to demonstrate the ease of assembling a basic online presence.