Eleven-week Kickoff Training PowerPoint
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Forum Kick-off Training
Nov 7-8, 2014
Cornerstone Evangelical
Presbyterian Church
Why A Forum?
Go and make disciples of all nations
Pray the Lord of the harvest will send workers
Matt 28:19
Matt 9:38
Parable of the talents
Matt 25:14-30
How Do We Disciple
the Nations?
Goer
Sender
Enabler
Objectives for this Session
1.
Be able to explain the content and purpose of
the Forum to someone who has never heard of it
2.
Understand church coordinators job description
3.
Be familiar with promotional tools available
4.
Understand the eleven-week church countdown
schedule
What is MissionNext?
MissionNext is a ministry organization
dedicated to connecting people
with the good works God is preparing them
to do for the Kingdom.
What is MissionNext?
Areas of Focus
• Finishers Project – Boomers and above
• MissionXplore – Younger adults
• MissionTeach – Educators
• BAMmatch – Business as Mission
What is MissionNext?
How we do that in practice
•
Connect people with ministry opportunities
matching their interests and life experience
using web matching
……The eHarmony of the missions world
•
The Journey Deepens – Weekend retreats
•
Forums – Weekend seminars
Who should attend a Forum?
A weekend seminar for individuals desiring
to invest their lives well for God’s Kingdom
………The parable of the Talents
Forum Goals
Enable churches to mobilize their
people to learn God’s next step for
them in service
…….Make disciples
Provide a concrete path for people
that want to serve God locally or
internationally
……Workers for the harvest
Forum Content
Plenary
God’s Heart
For the
World
Workshops
Networking
Practical
Issues
Ministry Reps
Peers
Plenary Sessions
Worship, music and teaching on the Biblical call
to Disciple the Nations.
Seminars
Eighteen different seminars to discuss practical
issues with those that have been there
Networking
Interact with Mission Agency reps to talk about
opportunities to serve
Forum Schedule
Friday 7:00 pm
Welcome/opening sessions
Networking with ministry organizations
Saturday
7:00 Continental breakfast available
8:00 Opening session and ministry networking
10:00 Breakout seminars
Noon lunch – Plenary session around lunch tables
1:00 Breakout seminars
2:30 Breakout seminars
3:30 Ministry networking
4:00 Closing session
5:00 pm Adjourn
Registration
• Registration is online at www.missionnext.org
click on:
• Registration cost is $69 ($89 after Oct 25)
• Admission to all Plenary sessions, Breakouts
and Networking sessions
• Continental breakfast
• Lunch
• Conference notebook
About the Money
MissionNext staff raise their own support
2 part-time paid office people
Mission agencies pay a booth fee
Sponsoring churches help cover expenses
Registration fee covers travel expenses for guest
speakers, seminar leaders, lunch and
notebooks
Excess funds, if any, go to pay for MissionNext
website mgt and design and office staff
Registration Fees
Everyone pays to attend
There are two free scholarships for every 20
people your church signs up
Some churches underwrite cost for their
people to attend
Church Coordinators Role
Primary point of contact
Church-wide awareness
Employ multi-pronged approach to promote the
Forum
Provide a compelling presentation about the Forum
Targeted messaging
Frequently & Consistently
Use available ‘tools’/content
Leverage all local church communication channels
Church Coordinators Role
Recruit team: Prayer / Presenters / Information table
Coordinate with pastor/church staff
Church leadership support is key
Keep leadership in the loop
Provide periodic updates
Follow/respect church protocols
Implement “Countdown Schedule”
Explain registration process
Offer in-church registration assistance to those who are
computer illiterate
Goal: minimum of 20 registrants
Promotional Tools
www.missionnext.org - SE Michigan Forum / Events /
Host a Forum / Leadership Team Notes
Eleven-week countdown schedule
Color flyers & Posters (available as handouts)
Talking Points
MissionNext logo
Church Bulletin inserts (available as handouts)
Church Bulletin text/paragraph
2-minute video
PowerPoint Deck
MissionNext website
Promotional Channels
Face-to-Face: Personal Invitation to all !!!
Preferred & most effective way to communicate!!
Announcements during Sunday Worship
Sunday School Classes
Church & Community Bible Study Groups
Home Groups
Choir
Prayer Groups
Staffed Information Table
Promotional Channels
Church website w/link to MissionNext website
Sunday Bulletin / Newsletter
Email
Facebook
Twitter
Digital Signage
Bulletin Boards
What Really Works
Social Media is growing by leaps and bounds
It certainly has its place BUT
……Personal invitations are critical !!!
Like church attendance, people respond best to oneon-one interaction.
Countdown Highlights
Church leadership on board
Build promotional calendar
Use the best tools for your church in conjunction with
church media person
Multiple contracts with adults
Congregation
Adult classes
Home groups
Bible studies
……Personal invitations are critical……
Who You Gonna Call?
• Sue Walker
• 810-227-1886
• [email protected]
• Janine Fruehan
• 248-701-8689
• [email protected]
• Dave Estill
• 480-248-0643
• [email protected]
Summary
You are a guiding hand to “Investing your
talents well”
Meet often with your prayer partner
Make sure you are on Forum prayer chain
Talk to church leadership immediately
Build your promotion schedule by Aug 22
using the Eleven-week Countdown