Church Solutions Conference & Expo
February 17 - 19, 2009
Phoenix Convention Center

Agenda at a Glance

 
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
8:15 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.

Opening Prayer Service

8:30 a.m. - 9:20 a.m.

Track One: Leadership

Track Two: Business

Track Three: Implementation

Track Four: Vendor Presentation

Strategic Staff Planning, Development and Evaluation
Speaker: Joshua Whitehead, Executive Pastor, Faith Promise Church in Knoxville, Tenn.

Effective Hiring for Effective Ministry in the Church
Speaker: Eric Rojas, Executive Pastor, Christ Community Church in St. Charles, Ill.

Church 2.0
Speaker: Greg Atkinson, Director of Technical Arts, Bent Tree Bible Fellowship in Carrollton, Texas

 
9:30 a.m. - 10:20 a.m.

Can Your Building Team Work Together?
Speaker: Bob Adams, Church Development Consultant, JH Batten

Letter of Credit Bond Issue
Speaker: Scott Rolfs, Managing Director, Ziegler

Church Unique
Speaker: Will Mancini, author, “Church Unique” and Founder, Auxano

Pastors, Web Sites and the Gospel
Sponsored by: Elexio

10:30 a.m. - 11:20 a.m.

Innovation’s Dirty Little Secret: Confessions of a Serial Innovator
Speaker: Larry Osborne, Lead Pastor, North Coast Church in San Diego

Stewardship Strategy: When Your Vision Is Bigger than Your Budget
Speaker: John Bash, Generis

The Power of Your Campus As an Outreach Tool
Speaker: Charles Reynolds, Associate Pastor of Operations, Summer Grove Baptist Church in Shreveport, La.

Sponsored by: One Call Now

11:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Exhibit Hall Open

11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Lunch in the Exhibit Hall

12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Living a Balanced Life — Pastor Burnout roundtable
Speaker: Scott Couchenour, Life Coach, Serving Strong

2:30 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Track One: Leadership

Track Two: Business

Track Three: Implementation

Track Four: Vendor Presentation

Metaphor as Metamorphosis
Speaker:  Leonard Sweet, Historian, Futurist, Best-Selling Author

Engage Church Members Through Excellent Communication
Speaker: Michael Euliss, Director of Marketing and Customer Training, PhoneTree

Executing Leadership and Influence When You Aren’t the Senior Pastor
Speaker: Kevin Parker, Executive/ Administrative Pastor, Family Victory Fellowship Church in Southfield, Mich.

How to Keep Your Church out of Trouble
Sponsored by: RmNet

4 p.m. - 5 p.m.

Exhibit Hall Open with Snack Break

5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

Keynote Address: Pastor John K. Jenkins, Sr., Senior Pastor, First Church of Glenarden in Glenarden, Md.

 
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
8:00 a.m. – 8:15 a.m.

Opening Prayer Service led by Tobey Van Wormer, Executive Director, NACDB

8:15 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.

Track One: Leadership

Track Two: Business

Track Three: Implementation

Track Four: Vendor Presentation

Leading from the Future As It Emerges
Speaker: Ron Martoia, author, “Morph! The Texture of Leadership for Tomorrow’s Church,” and “Static: Tune Out the ‘Christian Noise’ and Experience the Real Message of Jesus.”

Employment Laws and the Church
Moderators: Bob Brown, Attorney, Robert Erven Brown, PA.
Panelists: Leslie Dugan, Regional Loss Control Manager, Philadelphia Insurance Andrey Tomkiw, Attorney, Tomkiw Dalton, plc

When Churches Get Stuck
Speaker: John Bishop, Senior Pastor, Living Hope Church in Vancouver, WA

Boomers, Barnabus and Business Sales
Speaker: Greg Ring, Co-Founder and CEO of PhilanthroCorp
Sponsored by: Philanthrocorp

10 a.m. - 11 a.m.

Keynote Address: Jerry Colangelo, Chairman, Phoenix Suns and Managing Director, USA Basketball

11 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Exhibit Hall Open

11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Lunch in the Exhibit Hall

12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Spouse Roundtable

1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Church Solutions Prize Giveaways

2:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.

Track One: Leadership

Track Two: Business

Track Three: Implementation

Track Four: Vendor Presentation

Components and Trends of Multisite
Moderator: Jim Tomberlin, Church Consultant, Third Quarter Consulting LLC
Panelists: Terry Crist, Senior Pastor, City of Grace Church in Scottsdale, Ariz. Larry Osborne, Lead Pastor, North Coast Community Church in San Diego

Identifying Safety and Security Gaps
Speaker: George Sullivan, Emergency Planning Consultant, Tutis Vero

Top 5 Ways to Improve Your Church Web Site
Speaker: Allen Krauskopf, Vice President-Internet Services

Connecting the Church – Internally and Externally
Sponsored by: 360 Hubs

4 p.m. - 5 p.m.

Prepare Your Church for Change
Speaker: Kurt André, Senior Partner, The Armstrong Group (TAG)

Smart Use of Existing Church Space
Speaker: Mel McGowan, President, Visioneering Studios

Ministry Planning Before Master Planning
Speaker: Robert Gerber, President, GJS Architects LLC

 
 
Thursday, February 19, 2009
8:00 a.m. – 8:15 a.m.

Opening Prayer Service led by Jerry Halcomb, Founder and CEO, HH Architects

8:30 a.m. - 9:20 a.m.

Track One: Leadership

Track Two: Business

Track Three: Implementation

Track Four: Vendor Presentation

Dealing with Difficult People in Church
Speaker: Ken Godevenos, President, Accord Resolution Services Inc.

The True Role of Technology in Worship
Moderator: Victor Erwin, G.L. Barron
Panelists: Vance Breshears, President, Sound Technology Consultants; David Cannady, Project Manager, CSD; Glenn Peacock, Executive Director, Sound Image

Sermon Branding
Speaker: Michael Buckingham, Creative Director and Founder, Holy Cow Marketing

 
9:30 a.m. - 10:20 a.m.

Develop Tomorrow’s Church Leaders Today
Speaker: Wendy Johnson, CEO, The Center for Courageous Leadership

Cash Management & Church Loan Solutions
Speaker: Dan Mikes, Executive Vice President, Bank of the West

Communicating “The Next Big Thing”
Speaker: Evan McBroom, Creative Director, Fishhook

 
10:30 a.m. - 11:20 a.m.

25 Ways Your Church Can Go Green Today
Speaker: Steve Fridsma, Architect, Progressive AE

Small Church, Big Challenges
Speaker: Trevor Bron, Senior Consultant, TAG Consulting

Building Successful Volunteer Programs
Speaker: Holly Whitlock-Glave, Owner and President, TRACK Team LLC

 
 
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