Location: Trinity only
Join this workshop and learn how to use improvisational techniques and team building in drama for worship.

Rebecca is Assistant Director of Worship Arts at FUMC-Boca Raton's West Campus. She directs the West Campus Music Ensemble, the Glory Ringers Hand Bell Choir, and plays organ and piano for traditional and special services. Born and raised in SC, she has a BA degree in Theater and Performance from Carson-Newman College in Tennessee, and has been active in community theaters in North Carolina and other venues for the past 35 years.

Locations: Grace
We all know that healthy, effective congregations are the result of strong leadership. Yet, every congregation needs more leaders and better equipped leaders to meet the challenges of such a time as this. Learn how to build a process for equipping and supporting those leaders.

My name is Phil Maynard. After 20 years of serving local congregations I now serve as the Director for Congregational Development in the Office of Congregational Excellence for the Florida Conference. My role with the Conference includes the training of coaches; congregational transformational processes; consulting; and leadership training. My calling is to walk with leaders in the local church to help them develop healthy and missional congregations for the Kingdom.

Classes: Building Kingdom Leaders, Seven Powerful Partnering Principles

Location: Trinity
In the summer of 2013, Celebrate Jesus will be hosting a mission in the Ft. Pierce, Stuart, Port St. Lucie Area. Come hear about what happens on a mission and how your church can be involved. Hear stories of how God uses our availability to further His kingdom and bring Him glory.

Martha Gay Duncan is the Executive Director of Celebrate Jesus Mission, Inc. She lives in Lakeland with her husband, Mont Duncan and worships at First United Methodist Church, Lakeland. Martha Gay has seen the church through a variety of lenses and is excited about what God is doing through the United Methodist Church in even these difficult times. She has 3 children and 3 grandchildren.

Classes: Celebrate Jesus (Brevard Mission)

Location: Grace
Come discover what can happen when a church lavishes prayer and acts of kindness on its community! Hear stories of how God uses our availability to further His kingdom and bring Him glory, and learn some easy ways to meet your neighbors. Celebrate Jesus will be hosting a mission in Brevard County the week of July 21-28, 2012. You'll find out what happens on a Celebrate Jesus mission and how you and your church can be involved.

Marilyn Coppenhaver is the Executive Assistant at Celebrate Jesus Mission, Inc. She lives in Oviedo and worships at Aloma United Methodist Church in Winter Park where she has served in a variety of ministries. Her passions include encouraging people to grow in their Christian faith and helping churches connect with their community. She and her husband Darryl have 4 children.

Classes: Celebrate Jesus (Treasure Coast Mission)

Locations: Grace
Celebrate Recovery uses the 8 Recovery Principles, based on the beatitudes, and the Christ-centered 12 Steps to help your church and community find freedom from their hurts, hang-ups, and habits through the power of Jesus Christ!

Paula worships at United Methodist Church of the Palm Beaches with her husband Wayne. She is the ministry leader of Celebrate Recovery ministry at UMCPB. Paula is also the finance director for Habitat for Humanity of Palm Beach County, Inc.

Classes: Celebrate Recovery!

Locations: Grace
Our Christian faith calls us to offer both hospitality and protection to our precious children. The Social Principles of the United Methodist church state that "…children must be protected from economic, physical and sexual exploitation and abuse." This class will review the Conference's comprehensive strategy for providing a safe, nurturing environment for our children and youth.

Mark serves as Director of Ministry Protection for the Florida Annual Conference and has 20 years experience in the risk management and commercial insurance industry. He is a professional member of the Risk and Insurance Management Society (RIMS) and American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE). Mark graduated from Southeastern Louisiana University and is a member of First UMC, Lakeland where he serves as Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees.

Classes: Child and Youth Protection Policy, Trustees

Locations: Grace
Church Finance 101 is a class for new treasurers, financial secretaries, first time members of local church finance committees and clergy. It will cover W2, 941, 1099 , audits and other accounting and finance issues relevant to those first timers or those wanting a refresher.

Craig Smelser is the Florida Annual Conference Controller.  Prior to joining the Conference Craig was the Preaching Minister for the Central Church of Christ in Winter Haven, Florida.  Craig's accounting experience prior to entering the ministry included his being Controller for the Phoenix Division of Pulte Homes Corporation, a Vice President of First Heights Bank, in Houston, Texas, and an auditor with Arthur Andersen.  Craig holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Harding University, a Master's of Arts degree in Theology from the Harding Graduate School of Religion, and is a Certified Public Accountant.

Classes: Church Finance 101, Church Finance 201

Locations: Grace
Church Finance 201 is a class for experienced treasurers and financial secretaries. It will cover apportionments, how they are computed, allocated and their purpose, as well as health insurance, pensions, mortgages, CRSP, CPP UMIP, etc.

Craig Smelser is the Florida Annual Conference Controller.  Prior to joining the Conference Craig was the Preaching Minister for the Central Church of Christ in Winter Haven, Florida.  Craig's accounting experience prior to entering the ministry included his being Controller for the Phoenix Division of Pulte Homes Corporation, a Vice President of First Heights Bank, in Houston, Texas, and an auditor with Arthur Andersen.  Craig holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Harding University, a Master's of Arts degree in Theology from the Harding Graduate School of Religion, and is a Certified Public Accountant.

Classes: Church Finance 101, Church Finance 201

Locations: Grace
In an age of programmatically-driven church, we have discovered a way of "Being" the church that is both simple and Biblical. We feel like the church should be a part of the solution to the high speed chaotic lifestyle most American Christians live… not a liability. Thus we have adopted Simple Church as a way of Spiritual life and growth. This class will provide an in-depth overview of church simplified.

Corky was born and raised in Texas before attending the University of Florida, where he received a Degree in Health Education. He served as Co-Owner of South Brevard Physical Therapy in Melbourne for 15 years, before attending Seminary at Emory University where he received a Masters of Divinity. He has served a number of churches in the Melbourne area before being appointed as Senior Pastor of Georgianna United Methodist Church in June of 2004. He has a great deal of experience in the area of Leadership and Adult Spiritual development. Corky also is an Adjunct Faculty member at Brevard Community College, where he teaches World Religions and Phi Theta Kappa Leadership. He is married to Deedie Calhoun, a Board Certified Kindergarten teacher at Meadowlane Elementary. They have 2 children Chris (16) and Kyle (21). As a family they are thrilled to be able to live and serve in such a wonderful community as South Merritt Island.

Classes: Church Simplified

Locations: Grace
"God is not a secret to be kept. We're going public with this!" --- Communicating for the church is a big deal, especially in today's hyper-connected world. We have the greatest message that's out there, and all too often we do an ineffective job of communicating it. This session will explore how we can improve the way we communicate our message so that people might get connected to our church communities and, ultimately, to Christ.

Gretchen Hastings is the Florida Conference Managing Director of Connectional Relations. She provides strategic direction and leadership for the Conference connectional relations ministry, with focus on strengthening the service, training, and support provided by the connectional ministry area to other Conference ministries, district offices, and local church leaders. Key responsibilities include oversight of all communication processes, including the website, implementing effective communication strategies, shaping content that reaches target audiences, and building strong relationships among and with congregations in the Conference. Ms. Hastings served as an internal and external consultant in the private sector, specializing in public affairs, strategic planning, training and development, and organizational effectiveness.

Classes: Communication! Communication!! Communication!!!; and Gearing Up for the Online Mission Field

Locations: Grace
It is not hard to document the anxiety in our times: our culture, our country, our denomination and even in our local congregations. How do you as a leader pay attention to the anxiety and perhaps even the trauma present in your congregation without letting it control your attitude, behavior and decision making? Typical anxiety and traumatic stress reactions within the congregational system will be documented and effective strategies will be discussed.

After serving in local parishes in the Florida Conference for ten years, Dr. William Larrison has devoted his career to pastoral counseling. He is a fellow in the American Association of Pastoral Counselors, a Clinical Member of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapists, and a state licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. His graduate degrees are from Emory University's Candler School of Theology and St. Paul School of Theology, Kansas City, MO. His practice involves counseling, leadership training and consultation.

Classes: Congregational Leadership in Anxious Times

Locations: Grace
This class starts in session 1 and continues through session 2.
This workshop will help people answer two questions: What is a biblical ministry? Where is God calling us to be in ministry in our community? Participants will be offered practical tools for figuring out how to make their salty service ministries more like Jesus' own incarnational ministry among us. They will also be offered practical strategies for discerning where God is already at work in their neighborhood (or desires to be) and for joining God in making a Kingdom difference.

Jeff Stiggins is a native of Central Florida who grew up in Maitland as the son of an Orlando architect. A graduate of Florida Southern College and Candler School of Theology, Jeff completed a Doctor of Ministry degree at Boston University School of Theology in 1999. Over the last 29 years, he has served churches in Sebring, Frostproof, Kendal, Hollywood and Titusville. In 2002 he was appointed the district superintendent of the Orlando district, which became the East Central district three years later. In 2006 he became the executive director of The Center for Congregational Excellence.

Classes: Church Planning that Keeps Us on Mission for God; and Connecting in Ministry to Our Community in Ways that Please God and Bless Others

Locations: Grace only
Does your church congregation have an older adult ministry for, by, and with older adults? Do you have an organized program for caring for the frail elderly in nursing homes and assisted living? This workshop gives you a plan, along with practical step-by-step ways with suggested resources to develop such a ministry. The class will also look at trends and attitudes on aging.

Johnnie Faye Lane is a member of First United Methodist Church of Cocoa Beach, and is a native Floridian, hailing from Plant City. She holds a BS in Education from the University of Tampa and a Master's in Education from the University of Florida. She teaches classes on the organization and development of ministry to and with older adults for Conference workshops and leads this ministry in her local church.

Classes: Designing An Older Adult Ministry

Locations: Grace
This overview of disaster ministry emphasizes the importance of working within the emergency management process, developing partnerships and having a plan. You'll learn where The United Methodist Church and other faith-based groups fit in the process, as well as how local churches and individuals can get involved. Plan now to minister effectively when disaster strikes in your community your neighboring community or beyond.

Pam Garrison holds a bachelor's degree from Rollins College in Winter Park. She left the corporate world of marketing and business development to serve on the staff of Prison Fellowship Ministries for five years before joining the Florida Annual Conference staff in 2005. She has served in Disaster Recovery Ministry since 2006. Pam is a member of Crossroads Community UMC in Wesley Chapel.

Classes: Disaster Recovery Ministry


Greg A Harford is a member of First United Methodist of Winter Garden, and is a native of Florida, hailing from Eustis. She holds a BS in Education from Florida Southern College and is credentialed in Youth Ministry from Southern Methodist in TX. She has worked on church staffs for 20 years and in Disaster Recovery Ministry for four and a half. Classes: Disaster Recovery Ministry

Locations: Grace
If becoming a disciple of Jesus is about learning a new way of living, then disciple-making has to get personal. It's a process that occurs as we intentionally walk alongside others, inspiring, mentoring, and coaching them to grow in spiritual maturity and to trade in their safe and comfortable lives for an exciting Kingdom story. Come and explore what it means to build relationships and create personalized pathways of discipleship, rather than one-size-fits-all programs.

Vicki Blose has a Master's degree in Christian Education from Union Theological Seminary/Presbyterian School of Christian Education in Richmond, Virginia. Formerly a missionary with the National reFocusing Team, a leader of Church Health on a denominational staff, and a banker, she now focuses her energies on sharing her God-given resources through disciple-making and mentoring. Her ultimate desire is for followers of Jesus to discover their unique Kingdom contribution and to live life to the full. Vicki lives in Delray Beach, Florida with her husband, Charlie, and attends FUMC Boca Raton.

Classes: Disciple-Making: Getting Personal!

Locations: Grace
Don't Be Left Behind! In social media, that is. It might be a mystery to you, and you hope it's a passing fad, but your congregation is changing and embracing social media and the internet. Is the return on your investment worth the effort to jump into this social media revolution? Come and see how the church has a great opportunity to leverage all parts of society by learning to share vast amounts of information in a manageable way. Learn how to be in front of your congregation daily. Teach them to feed themselves. Grow baby Christians, and attract seekers from the comfort of your keyboard. Learn how to use technology to do the heavy lifting of communicating with your church. And have fun in the process!

Linda Bennett has leveraged her past career in sales and marketing to Fortune 500 companies with her part-time staff position at University Carillon UMC to help churches grow their congregation with a stronger outward focus while strengthening their relationship within the current membership. She looks at the impact of social media marketing and the internet in the growth and future of the church.
At University Carillon UMC she is the Executive Assistant to the Pastors and has witnessed the struggles and challenges for the church from awareness, development, and application of social media and internet marketing. As an outsider she sees the missing elements that churches miss in their marketing plan that will make them more relevant in our society.

Classes: Don't Get Left Behind! Social Media in Ministry

Locations: Grace
This class is for new and current Local Church Representatives. We will explore the important role the LCR has an as advocate for the Florida United Methodist Children's Home in their local church. Topics will include a job description, printed materials and other tools available for your use, update about the current state and needs of the Children's Home and a time for questions and answers.

Stephen T. Hartsfield was born in Jacksonville, Florida and has lived throughout the state. Stephen received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Florida Southern College, Lakeland, and a Master of Divinity degree from Candler School of Theology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia. Stephen has served as Associate Minister of First United Methodist Church, Fort Myers, and was the founding pastor of Hope United Methodist Church, Cape Coral. Stephen's father and brother are also United Methodist Ministers in the Florida Conference. Stephen's present appointment is Director of Church Relations for the Florida United Methodist Children's Home in Enterprise. Stephen and Jill, his wife, have a son, James Thomas and a daughter, Emma Kathryn.

Classes: Florida United Methodist Children's Home

Locations: Grace
If you were a missionary going to live in unfamiliar places, you would prepare for the very real issues of diversity, cross-cultural differences, culture shock, and assimilation. The same can be said about Christ followers preparing to share their faith in the online mission field. Social networks have a culture all their own. This session will provide tips on how to prepare for the richest and most accessible mission field in our time. Here's why we need to get in the game.

Gretchen Hastings is the Florida Conference Managing Director of Connectional Relations. She provides strategic direction and leadership for the Conference connectional relations ministry, with focus on strengthening the service, training, and support provided by the connectional ministry area to other Conference ministries, district offices, and local church leaders. Key responsibilities include oversight of all communication processes, including the website, implementing effective communication strategies, shaping content that reaches target audiences, and building strong relationships among and with congregations in the Conference. Ms. Hastings served as an internal and external consultant in the private sector, specializing in public affairs, strategic planning, training and development, and organizational effectiveness.

Classes: Communication! Communication!! Communication!!!; and Gearing Up for the Online Mission Field

Locations: Trinity only
Adolescence isn't the same as it was when you were a child. Come explore how it has changed and the ways the church needs to respond.

Steve Schneeberger is the Executive Director of the Youth Ministry Institute. Beginning in 1985, Steve began a vocation as a youth minister serving churches in Kansas and Florida. He is a 1981 graduate of Shawnee Mission West High School in Overland Park, Kansas, has a business degree from Baker University (1985) and a law degree from the University of Kansas (1988). He is married to Carol, an elementary school teacher and former counselor. They have three children, one cat and one dog. Steve consults, coaches and teaches Visioning, Organizing and Planning for Success, Budgeting, Helping Youth Over Developmental Hurdles, Beginning Leadership – Mastering the Core Competencies, Conflict Resolution and Expecting Great Behavior for the Youth Ministry Institute.

Classes: Helping Adolescents Over Developmental Hurdles

Locations: Trinity only
Hundreds of workshops and seminars are conducted each year in the area of Church Growth but very few are addressing the critical concerns of Church Health. This seminar will help church leaders discern and discover the healthiness of their churches. If they are healthy, growth will naturally happen. You see, we don't have to command our kids to grow. If we provide them with a healthy environment, growth is automatic. If growth is not happening, it means something is wrong, because it is the nature of all living organisms to grow. The church is a living organism and it should be healthy and growing. Who should attend: This seminar is especially for pastors, lay leaders, church officers and members-at-large in any congregation. This seminar embraces the belief of the priesthood of ALL believers.

Harold D. Lewis, Sr. is a native of Greenwood, Mississippi, and holds the Bachelor's of Art Degree from Tougaloo College in Tougaloo, Ms, the Master's of Divinity from Gammon Theological Seminary in Atlanta, GA and an Honorary Doctorate of Sacred Theology from the Reformed Methodist Church in Toledo, Ohio. He was ordained in the Mississippi Annual Conference where he served for 5 years at the Wesley United Methodist Church before being called and appointed as the senior Pastor of the Lincoln Park United Methodist Church in Washington, DC. His accomplishments and awards are numerous. The National Council of Negro Women in Washington, DC awarded him the Community Leader of the Year Award in 2007. His special interests include spending quality time with his family, reading, jogging, traveling abroad, motivational speaking, performing stand-up comedy, meeting new people and just having fun. He is married and he and his wife, Janet, have seven children. His personal coined philosophy on life is "Never let anyone else's negative opinions of you become your reality."

Classes: How Healthy Is Your Church?

Locations: Grace
These sessions will provide an overview of the life and the theology of John Wesley.

Rev. John Hill has served since 2003 as Co-Senior Pastor with his wife Terri at Suntree UMC, in Melbourne. Prior appointments include 10 years at Sebastian UMC, where in 1995, he was named Sebastian's Man of the Year. John's spiritual gifts are teaching, discernment and wisdom. His sermons are built around a historical/theological background and he is considered an authority on the life of John Wesley. He is the founder and leader of the outreach ministry, "Theology at the Tavern" which meets at a local restaurant during the fall and winter each year.

Classes: John Wesley and the Early Methodist Movement, Wesleyan Theology

Locations: Grace
Seems like every time something important happened in the Hebrew Scriptures, somebody would stack up a pile of rocks to mark the spot. How do you "mark the spot" when important things happen in your life? A marriage, a birth, a death, and encounter with God? Journaling is one way of remembering – marking our trail through life. Ken Roughton is no expert at this, but he has been experimenting with it for most of his adult life, and will be sharing what he has learned.

Ken was born in Lexington, Kentucky where his father was completing his last year of graduate work at Asbury Theological Seminary. The family moved to Florida when Ken was 9 months old, so he feels like a native.  Following in the footsteps of his parents and grandparents, he went back to Kentucky to attend Asbury College and Asbury Seminary.  Upon graduation he and his wife Sandy moved to Florida where they have served on staff at five different United Methodist churches.  Ken has been the pastor of First UMC Boca Raton for the past 17 years and says he is just getting started. Ken started journaling in the waiting room when his first child was born. John Wesley's journals inspired him as well as his Grandmother's (now lost!) journal from their around-the-world trip in the early 1900's. He frequently shares thought provoking and touching entries with his congregation and others.

Classes: Piling Up Rocks in the Wilderness

Location: Trinity only
Three part class given over all three sessions
Sesiones: Una clase de tres partes que continúa para las tres sesiones. Juan Wesley vivió y pensó en el siglo 18. ¿Qué significa sus ideas para el siglo 21 en nuestras iglesias?

Dr. William A. Jones es un miembro retirado de la Conferencia de la Florida donde ha cido pastor de varias iglesias en Miami. Junto con su esposa, Celsa, fue misionero en el Perú durante once años. Colabora en el Instituto Telógico Hispano de la Florida. Ha enseñado en el Seminario Evangélico de Puerto Rico y en el Seminario Evangélico en Matanzas, Cuba. Actualmente vive en Sebastian, Florida.

Classes: Juan Wesley En la Actualidad

Location: Grace
Perhaps you have felt God calling you to become more involved in your local church and community. Or perhaps you have discerned the need to develop your leadership skills. If so, Lay Servant Ministries courses can help you. Lay Servant Ministries courses / Learning & Leading courses will prepare you for a multitude of missions and ministries, improve your teaching and leadership skills, guide you in improving your devotional time, help you become an accountable disciple, or help you develop confidence in leading prayer. Lay Servants are the backbone of the church, and focus in areas and ministries of leading, caring and communicating. Spend some time with Lynn Campbell, and see what it is all about!

Lynn Campbell is the Office Administrator at Tuscawilla UMC in Orlando. She serves currently as the East Central District Director of Lay Servant Ministries, and also as Associate Conference Director of Lay Servant Ministries. Lynn is the incoming Conference Director at Annual Conference this year. Additionally, Lynn is completing a term as Treasurer for the Conference Board of Lay Ministries. She has a great love of the Lord and enjoys singing his praises and encouraging everyone to worship and follow him.

Classes: Lay Servant Ministries

Location: Grace
A Lay Witness Mission consists of lay people from different churches all around the state coming together to share their testimonies – their "witness" - at a host church. They may talk about how they first came to Christ, or what he is doing in their lives now. Dinners at the church and informal gatherings in homes help everyone feel comfortable, and get to know one another. Everyone involved in one of these weekends comes away with warmed hearts and a desire to become more involved in discipleship, outreach and small groups within the church.

Richard Barnes is a recently retired Area Maintenance Superintendent for the Brevard County Schools. He has been active in his church, First Port St. John, as well as in the Indian River Via de Cristo Community for many years in a variety of leadership positions. Richard serves as the Florida Conference Director for Lay Renewal, which coordinates Lay Witness Missions throughout the state.

Classes: Lay Witness Mission

Location: Grace
If you are a new or seasoned Leader of Laity (LoL), join this session to learn some new and exciting ways to guide and train the lay leadership of your church. We will discuss ways to foster awareness of the role of laity within the congregation and as LoLs give the leaders strength, resources and purpose to lead in the local church and therefore the community and the world. You will receive helpful handouts and have an opportunity to share what you are doing to make a difference in your church that may help others be more effective leaders.

Jeanie Tennant is a Christian wife, mother, and step-grandmother who serves as the District Associate Leader of Laity. In her church life she has been Leader of Laity, involved in leading a church merger, creating of a small group program, forming of a new member orientation program., developing a leadership training program, and establishing a leadership management system. Professionally she has worked as a teacher, director of technology transfer for two universities, director of an innovation and entrepreneurship institute and president and CEO of a technology business incubator. She has a BSEd and a MSEd.

Classes: Leader of Laity... Now What Do I Do?

Dottie Graves is currently the District Leader of Laity. She has served in leadership positions in the local church, District and Conference organizations. She is a coach and facilitator for Natural Church Development and ReFocus processes. Dottie is passionate about Jesus and intentional disciple making. She enjoys connecting people and building bridges of friendship to help them accomplish their calling and mission. She is married to Russ Graves and lives in Melbourne where they worship at 1st UMC.

Classes: Leader of Laity...now what do I do?

Locations: Grace
Drama can be an effective way to engage worshipers and lead into a pastor's message. But some churches don't have a worship space that lends itself to drama and other churches don't have a whole lot of people available to perform and produce (costumes, props) quality drama. This workshop will explore the creation of effective dramatic (and comic) monologues based on biblical characters. The monologue only needs one performer and can be effective in almost any worship space, with simple costuming and props. Come learn how to make biblical characters leap off the pages of scripture and into the heart of your worship experience."

Tom Tift is a newly Licensed Local Pastor who has served as the Director of Congregational Care and Worship at FUMC Boca Raton since 1998. Tom earned his Ph.D. in Theatre from the University of Illinois. He lives in Boca Raton with Jana, his wife of twenty-seven years; they have two sons, Madison and Nelson.

Classes: Leaping Off the Page

Location: Grace only
Every Thursday morning for the last 43 years, Jody and 4 or 5 women from First UMC, Titusville go to the Brevard County Jail and listen to women inmates. It is a completely voluntary program, and the inmates are allowed to talk about anything they want. The ministry women do not talk or engage in conversation unless they are asked to do so. This ministry has helped many women to begin getting their lives back together, as well as coming to know Christ. They have won many awards and commendations over the years. The class sessions will present an introduction and short overview of the techniques involved and include class members in a mock listening exercise. Consider in what other venues your church could apply these techniques and ministries of listening.

Jody Moxley was the coordinator and continues to be an active participant in the Titusville Ministry of Listening Program from 1969 to the present. She has been an active member of First UMC, Titusville since moving from Alabama with her husband, Joe, and family. She has served as District Lay Leader for the Melbourne District and served on many Conference committees, including Chairperson of our Conference Committee on Jails and Prison Ministries under Bishop Cornelius Henderson. She served as the Florida Conference Lay Leader from 1988 to 1992, was elected several times to attend Southeastern Jurisdictional Conferences and General Conferences. She also served as our Conference Delegate to a General Board task force looking into the area of prison ministry.

Classes: Ministry of Listening

Location: Trinity only
Three part class that continues for all three sessions
Sesyon: Twa klas pati yo bay plis pase twa tout sesyon Ankouraje jenn moun vin disip nan yon sosyete miltikiltirèl

Session 1 Disip byen entensyone- Nan klas sa patisipan yo ap gen chans pou konprann ak ki gwo defi jenn moun yo ap fè fas nan sosyete Ameriken an. Patisipan yo ap konprann transisyon kiltirèl, adaptasyon ak akiltirasyon jenn moun yo. Patisipan yo ap konprann enpòtans sipò paran ak legliz nan lavi jenn moun yo.

Session 2 Mwayen efikas pou fè disip nan yon sosyete miltikiltirèl- Patisipan yo ap konprann mwayen efikas pou fè disip nan yon sosyete miltikiltirèl. Klas sa ap eklèsi patisipan yo sou kesyon travay domestik pou ti gason ak ti fi. Klas sa ap pèmèt patisipan yo balanse responsablite ti fi ak ti gason nan zafè travay nan kay.

Session 3 Diskisyon an group ak deba pou envite ak pòt pawòl- Patisipan yo va fè deba sou sa gwo mesye la syans yo panse nan koze defi kiltirèl sila. Envite ak Pòt pawòl yo va pataje eksperyans yo fè nan travay ak jenn moun nan lekòl ak nan kominote Ameriken an. Envite ak pòt pawòl nou yo ap polis Ayisyens, travayè sosyal, ak konseye nan edikasyon.

Mwen fèt Lagonav, Ayiti, nan lane 1953. Nan lane 1983 mwen marye avèk bèl madam mwen ki rele Monique F. St Louis. Nou gen yon pitit gason e yon pitit fi. Mwen se youn nan moun ki te travay pou misyon Legliz Nazareyen an Ayiti kòmanse nan lane 1978 pou rive nan lane 1983. Nan menm ane sa yo, mwen te ede devlope pwogram Konpasyon ki tap edike e ede nouri 20.000 timoun chak jou. Lè sa mwen te etidyan nan inivèsite « Hautes Etudes » ki nan Pòtoprins. Nan fen lane 1983, mwen te rantre isit Ozetazini e mwen te kontinye ale lekòl. Nan 1992, mwen te gradye nan inivèsite « Lynn » nan Biznis Administrasyon e nan lane 1997 mwen konplete yon Metriz nan Edikasyon Espesyal. Apre sa mwen ale nan « Evangelical Bible Seminary » kote mwen te gradye ak yon Doktora nan Relijyon. Depi 22 zan, m'ap travay avèk depatman Edikasyon ki nan rejyon Palm Beach la. Aktyelman mwen Pastè Legliz "Northwood United Methodist ki nan West Palm Beach".

Classes: Présentée Spécialement Pour les Congrégations Haïtiennes

Locations: Grace only
Three part class that continues for all three sessions

Sesiones: Una clase de tres partes que continúa para las tres sesiones.

El Centro Hispano para la Excelencia Congregacional (CHEC) propone que la búsqueda hacia la excelencia congregacional conlleva un proceso medular compuesto por dos pasos: Apreciar y celebrar dónde estamos, lo que hemos logrado. Con lo que tenemos, movernos hacia dónde queremos estar (hacia la Visión de Dios, la excelencia de la Obra de Dios.)

En este curso queremos dialogar sobre estos temas:
¿Qué es un(a) buen(a) discípulo(a)?
¿Qué es una congregación excelente?
¿Qué es La Exploración Apreciativa?

Juan Feliciano es natural de San Juan, Puerto Rico donde creció. Allí también estudió en la Universidad de PR completando su Bachillerato y Maestría en Educación. También estudió en la Universidad de Harvard, completando otra Maestría y un Doctorado en Educación. Además estudió en el Seminario Teológico "Garrett-Evangelical" en Evanston, Illinois en donde completó su Maestría en Divinidad para ser Ordenado como Presbítero de la Iglesia Metodista. Por muchos años enseñó en las universidades de PR, Wisconsin e Illinois. Fue Director del Centro para los Ministerios Hispanos en el Seminario "Garret-Evangelical" y Pastor en la ciudad de Chicago, antes de ser llamado a servir las iglesias en Arecibo y Ponce, Puerto Rico. Fue, además, Director-Decano de las Escuela para Pastores Locales ("Curso de Estudio") en el Seminario "Garret-Evangelical" y en el Seminario Evangélico de PR, en donde también trabajó como Director de Desarrollo. Juan está felizmente casado con Anamaris Chico y tiene cuatro hijos Juan U., Ana Y., Yariana y Mariana). Sus hijas y su nieto, William, están con él en Florida a donde vino a trabajar para la Iglesia Metodista Unida de la Florida como Director Hispano para las Oficinas de Excelencia Congregacional y Desarrollo de Nuevas Iglesia.

Classes: Queremos Dialogar Sobre Estos Temas

Location: Trinity only
Are our churches; is your church relevant in today's culture? What role does the laity really play in the church, today? What role should the laity play? If we are going to make a difference in today's society; if we are going to live up to God's command, we must find the answers to these questions. Join me as we find the answers together.

Since retiring from the Air Force and two more careers, Russ has served as District Lay Leader, and as chair of the Conference Committee on Congregational Transformation. He is a reFocus Facilitator/Coach/Trainer and Champion, a Nationally Certified NCD Trainer and Coach, and the Associate Conference Lay Leader. His vision for the Florida Conference is for laity and clergy working side by side, to energize and revitalize the church, reaching out to the lost and least in their communities in the name of Jesus.

Classes: The Role of the Laity

Locations: Grace
We are far more successful and effective in our work and in our lives when we have the right kind of partners who equip, challenge, and encourage us. Whether a seasoned pastor; a Conference leader; a District Superintendent; or an intentional disciple, we all bear more fruit in partnership. Learn to engage the right partners and watch your ministry thrive!

My name is Phil Maynard. After 20 years of serving local congregations I now serve as the Director for Congregational Development in the Office of Congregational Excellence for the Florida Conference. My role with the Conference includes the training of coaches; congregational transformational processes; consulting; and leadership training. My calling is to walk with leaders in the local church to help them develop healthy and missional congregations for the Kingdom.

Classes: Building Kingdom Leaders, Seven Powerful Partnering Principles

Locations: Grace
Whether you lead or are a member of a praise team, a traditional Sunday Choir or a drama team, you are part of a Worship Team. This course will be focusing on nurturing and building an artistic team that works together being the congregation into worship and brings honor and glory to God.

Kathleen Willey Peterson was born and reared in the republic of Panama as the daughter and granddaughter of pioneer missionaries. Kathleen served for 25 years at Indian River City UMC - 10 years in youth ministry and 15 years in the Worship Arts department. As the director of Missionary Manor, Inc. she now travels as a missionary throughout Spanish-speaking countries, teaching, training, preaching and bringing aid. Her primary area of teaching is on Worship and Leadership. Kathleen has been married to Mark Peterson for 27 years and is the mother of two young adult daughters, Anna and Lauren.

Classes: Spiritually Growing and Nurturing Your Worship Team

Locations: Grace
This course is designed for new and existing members of the Staff Parish Relations Committee and is an overview of their responsibilities.

Dr. Gary A. Spencer has been serving Florida churches for over thirty years, and completed degrees at Florida Southern, Candler School of Theology at Emory University, and a Doctorate of Divinity at Princeton. He has served appointments at Pompano Beach, Cooper City, Winter Park, Melbourne and Orlando, spending ten years at Suntree in Melbourne and eight years at First UMC Orlando. While a student at Emory, he served an internship under Georgia Governor George Busbee, during which time he met his future wife, Judy Thomason. Gary has always liked starting new things, including a church in a sandlot in Cooper City, which has since become New Horizons United Methodist Church, as well as new ministries, such as the Youth Ministry Institute at FUMC Orlando, which is training youth pastors from across our Florida Connection. Gary's penchant for starting something new also has led to a number of church building projects, including a new campus for Suntree United Methodist Church in Melbourne, and two ministry and education buildings at First UMC Orlando. He and Judy have two adult children, Kirby, a UF graduate, who works for AT&T in Jacksonville, and Katie, a graduate of Emory University, who is pursuing a master's degree in broadcast journalism at the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.

Classes: Staff-Parish Relations Committee

Locations: Grace
As servant leaders and the "Keepers of God's House" trustees are charged with a wide variety of responsibilities in managing church property. Join us for an interactive discussion about the top issues and responsibilities faced as you fulfill your call of leadership and provide support to the vision and mission of your church.

Mark serves as Director of Ministry Protection for the Florida Annual Conference and has 20 years experience in the risk management and commercial insurance industry. He is a professional member of the Risk and Insurance Management Society (RIMS) and American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE). Mark graduated from Southeastern Louisiana University and is a member of First UMC, Lakeland where he serves as Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees.

Classes: Child and Youth Protection Policy, Trustees

Locations: Grace
This session will provide a more detailed discussion of the differences between Calvinism and Arminianism, as well as some of the larger dimensions of Wesleyan theology, the theological basis for Methodism.

Rev. John Hill has served since 2003 as Co-Senior Pastor with his wife Terri at Suntree UMC, in Melbourne. Prior appointments include 10 years at Sebastian UMC, where in 1995, he was named Sebastian's Man of the Year. John's spiritual gifts are teaching, discernment and wisdom. His sermons are built around a historical/theological background and he is considered an authority on the life of John Wesley. He is the founder and leader of the outreach ministry, "Theology at the Tavern" which meets at a local restaurant during the fall and winter each year.

Classes: John Wesley and the Early Methodist Movement, Wesleyan Theology

Locations: Grace only
Churches, discover the makeup of people in your ministry area-which generations, life-styles, and needs are prevalent. MissionInsight will also indicate what unchurched people in your particular area are looking for in church and what ministries will draw them. Even if you have taken this course before, new items have just been added to the site. Learn the population projections for the year 2013. Email Mont by Friday, January 27, 2012 at Mduncan@flumc.org and he will bring detailed information specific to your local church.

Rev. Dr. Mont Duncan was born and raised in Tampa and has been a member of the Florida Annual Conference since 1970. He attended Florida Southern College, Emory University, and Vanderbilt University. He has served as a pastor for 23 years, a District Superintendent for 6 years and is currently working as the Executive Director of New Church Development for the Florida Conference.

Classes: Who Is Your Neighbor?