Option #9 Q&A with Ron Sider

Dr. Ron Sider
Want to learn more after Dr Sider’s keynote? Stay in the main worship area to go deeper and to further unpack his main session talk.

Option #10 Changing the World Together - strategic partnerships

United Methodist Committee on Relief staff
Learn how your church can truly bring about change in the world by ministering with the poor through strategic partners who can multiply your efforts.

Option #11 Small group community: serving the mission together

Kevin Applegate
Small groups aren't just for studying the word, but doing the word! Empower your small groups to tackle local mission projects and serve as Christ Incarnate within the communities that they call home.

Option #12 Serving with the poor through micro-business missions

Craig Maxwell
Learn how your church can start and implement a micro-business program (sometimes called micro-finance) that can change the lives of entire communities. See firsthand examples from the Ginghamsburg Micro Finance program in Jamaica and get detailed training on how you can replicate it.

Option #13 Finding funding: a panel discussion

John Jung, Marcia Florkey and guest panelists
Hear from a team of experts who lead fund-providing community-based foundations as well as the Ginghamsburg team about how to access community resources for furthering the mission of your faith-based organization.

Option #14 Empowering unpaid ministry & mission

Sue Nilson Kibbey
Is your harvest plentiful but the workers few? Many church attendees never become self-motivated to join God's work, even though they may want to serve. Learn how to connect with what really unleashes servanthood in the local church. 

Option #15 Clubhouse Road Trip

Cheryl Bender & team
Take a field trip to one of the area teen-led Clubhouses that provide after-school programs for children in "at risk" communities.