2015 School of Congregational Development Hosted by the Indiana Conference

Live Broadcast--Satellite Events—Friday & Saturday Provided by Global Ministries in Partnership with SCD 2015

Rev. Nora Colmenares

Assistant General Secretary

Office of Congregational Development and Racial Ethnic Ministries:

Mission and Evangelism

ncolmenares@umcmission.org

General Board of Global Ministries | The United Methodist Church

475 Riverside Drive, Room 330 | New York, NY 10115

(T): 212-870-3768 | (F) 212-870-3774 http://www.umcmission.org

Welcome to our Satellite Events Team of Host Sites for 2015! We are pleased to report that this year we will host two live broadcasts, August 14th & 15th in 2015—one on Friday night from 7:00 PM til 9:00 PM ETZ, done in Spanish and the second on Saturday from 10:00 AM til 3:30 PM. When we envisioned this capacity to extend the reach of the School of Congregational Development four years ago there were just a few sites, but the impact was tremendous. What is unique about what we do is the ability to present and interact through technology with all of our sites. Therefore it is not just one way communication, our participants interact with the presenters and one another to boost the learning experience and the sharing of ministry tools, techniques and strategies. As you can see, we have grown—with eighteen sites currently and your local church is now a part of this growth and hopefully will continue well into the future. While Global Ministries has taken the lead on our connections impact with international missions around the globe—we also work to broaden a fuller understanding of what it means to be in missions where we serve.

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The Mission and Evangelism Unit recruits, places, and supports missionaries, including young adults, from many lands and cultures in a variety of ministries. The unit also links to the mission volunteer movement; promotes and oversees new mission initiatives; cultivates ties with United Methodist conferences in the United States and with other conferences, churches, and mission partners outside the United States; and relates to a broad range of racial/ethnic, community-based, and youth-oriented ministries. There are two sub-units in Mission and Evangelism - Justice and Relationships, and Missionary Services. The Office of Congregational Development and Racial Ethnic Ministries falls under this umbrella.

The Office of Congregational Development and Racial Ethnic Ministries aims to strengthen disciples of Jesus Christ and churches within the US that seek to more effectively engage with the diversity within their communities, especially with persons who are immigrants, racial ethnic, or living in poverty.

We do that by aligning strategies and resources with local assets, dreams and relationships of leaders and churches, to develop multicultural multiclass churches and communities, which model Christ’s message of crossing boundaries and building meaning relationships with their neighbors.

Suggestions for Promotion within your Conference & District Email the Office of Communications staff at the Conference & District Offices with all confirmed details:

• Event name • Date(s) • Start time • End time

• Cost (if there is a fee) & Registration Website (http://scd.gntv.info & http://scdfriday.gntv.info —Friday Night Broadcast $10.00 Saturday Day Broadcast $29.00 per person

• Location, including building and room (it will be good to include simple driving directions) • Sponsoring group(s)— Host Church, School of Congregational Development--Global Ministries

in partnership with Discipleship Ministries • Contact name(s), email address and phone extension

Contact the Office of Communications about the Satellite event (s) as soon as confirmed details are available. Depending on timing, the nature of the event and office workload, assistance could include:

• Email announcements: Plan to send out your first email “Save the Date” in your region on May 15, 2015—if your church has a Facebook page, plan on creating an event post and

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encourage your network to share this information with their networks. Now that you have more details – like a website landing page, and/or registration link) – begin to send emails explaining why someone (church leaders, clergy, laity leaders, Ministry Team Leaders, Volunteers, Community Congregations, etc.) should come to the Satellite event. Ideally, develop a small campaign or schedule to send out your emails – including the new information you can share with each email (except for reminders.) Having this schedule will give you and your host team deadlines to confirm details.

• inclusion on the conference & district events calendar • posting of an item on the clergy/laity portal if available • publication in the internal church/district newsletter (s) • promotion through social media—Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+ • media notifications

A Note About Images High-quality image associated with the event, or photo(s) from a previous events will be provided to your team, please provide these in the email to all of your media sources. If you are a returning site, please use photos from your previous events—along with testimonials that will encourage new leaders and participants this year.

Friday Night Live Broadcast

PURPOSE

For three years, the School of Congregational Development in partnership with Global Ministries has provided offsite participation, made available through target congregations in our five jurisdictions.

Each year we have greater numbers and experienced a wider reach to our leaders. For the first time, in our fourth year we will make available a Satellite Event done completely in Spanish on Friday, August 14, 2015. Those attending the Friday night Satellite Event in one of the congregations will be able to participate through live and interactive streaming of: Hispanic-Latino Satellite Event 2015: Focus on Leadership Development

New This Year—Friday Night 2 Hr. Live Broadcast in Spanish!

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Meet Our Presenter . . . Dr. Iosmar Alvarez

Certified Spiritual Leadership Incubator (SLI) Coach & Path1 Individual Coach: Leadership Development

Church Coach: Church Planting & Revitalization

Biographical Statement:

Dr. Iosmar Alvarez is a native from Cuba, who came to the United States in 2001. God began to work in his life in supernatural ways as he began to serve as a Local Pastor in the Kentucky Conference in 2002. Alvarez is a Veterinarian Doctor by profession, who is passionately serving God in the Kentucky Conference by planting

worshiping congregations and making disciples of Jesus Christ. In the last 10 years he has planted three Hispanic Churches for God's Kingdom and currently serves as Senior Pastor for Fuente De Avivamiento, with 400+ members and 72 home churches. Dr. Alvarez has the honor to train leaders nationwide on how to plant churches and develop church cultures and processes to make disciples.

SCHEDULE: Friday, August 14, 2015 – 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM ETZ (LIVE at 6 PM Central; 5 PM Mountain; 4 PM Pacific)

Friday Satellite Event 2015:(ETZ) 7:00 to 7:10 PM Opening Prayer & Introductions 7:10 to 8:00 PM Session#1 (inclusive of interactive participation with sites) 8:00 to 8:10 PM Short Break 8:10 to 8:45 PM Session# 2 (inclusive of interactive participation with sites) 8:45 to 9:00 PM Question & Answer + Closing Words REGISTRATION Registration: The registration fee is $10 per person. An online registration page will explain clearly the content of the satellite/live streaming option in both English and Spanish. It will be available for Individual Registrations, Registrations for Host Site and Group Registrations. While the Global Ministries Office of Mission and Evangelism, via Rev. Nora Colmenares—Assistant General Secretary will work diligently to promote this event in your region and conference--it will be imperative that the Local Host Site work their networks, i.e., district, conference, conference agencies, individuals, etc. to ensure the largest possible audience that the local site can accommodate.

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EXPECTATIONS OF HOST SITE

• Each host site must have hi-speed Internet connectivity, two computers, a good

projector and/or Smart TV configuration, and white wall or screen. David Wood will work with each Host Site to ensure that they are set up to receive the broadcast (computer #1; wired internet connection) and to interact on Google Hangout (computer #2; webcam; internet access) for the event. Sherry Daniels (Global Ministries Consultant) and David Wood (GNTV) will provide training for the Facilitator and Technology staff once those persons have been identified. Our team will need the number of persons the site can accommodate and we highly recommend that participants be accommodated in round tables of 6-8 to facilitate discussion. Other set-up configurations are possible and can be used.

• The name, email and cell phone for the designated facilitator for the setting. a. The Facilitator will be responsible for greeting the site participants, offering the

welcoming prayer for the gathered group and time management for the Live Broadcast Satellite Event—short breaks as outlined in the event’s schedule—preparation for the interactive Q&A, break, etc.;

b. The Facilitator will also gather Questions from the participants or secure participants to participate in the “interactive” segment from the local site—the Global Ministries’ team will provide the schedule for the interactive periods with local sites;

c. The Facilitator will also be responsible for getting the “walk-in” registrations properly registered on their customized website for the Satellite Event 2015.

• The name, email and cell phone for the technology staff to assist with the streaming.

d. The Technology staff will be responsible for managing and testing the connectivity and computer systems for the evening;

e. Set-up Google Hangout for use on the day of the Live Broadcast; f. The Technology staff will also work closely with our onsite staff in Indianapolis,

IN—GNTV to ensure good connection and minimize any disruption to the live broadcast;

g. Provide David Wood or GNTV with cell phone number for use on the day of the live broadcast.

• Lite snacks for all participants.

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Saturday—Full Day Live Broadcast

PURPOSE For the fourth year, the School of Congregational Development offsite participation is being made

available through target congregations in our five jurisdictions on Saturday, August 15, 2015. This Satellite Event is made possible by the creative partnership with Global Ministries through the Office of Congregational Development. The Office of Congregational Development aims to strengthen

disciples of Jesus Christ and churches within the US that seek to more effectively engage with the diversity within their communities, especially with persons who are immigrants, racial ethnic, or living in

poverty. We do that by aligning strategies and resources with local assets, and relationships of leaders and churches, to develop multicultural, multiclass churches and communities which model Christ’s message of crossing boundaries and building meaningful relationships with their neighbors. Those attending the Saturday event in one of the congregations will be able to participate in the live, interactive streaming of our two outstanding presenters: Rev. John Edgar & Dr. B. Kevin Smalls. An added bonus will be the tape-delayed presentation of one of the main plenaries from the on-site SCD 2015. Our continued goal is to connect the on-site school to the local church setting and region. Our theme this year is “CrossXRoads” and these two leaders will share years of ministry practice, strategy planning for innovative teams, and mobilizing ministry teams to reach the real community where we serve and much more. Just a few words about our presenters: Dr. B. Kevin Smalls--Since being at Queen’s Chapel he has been active in leading the congregation to innovative worship experiences. He has led the congregation to occupy its current building in which a $5.2 million renovation was completed in September of 2011. Reverend Smalls led seven young adults to create what is known as the Young Adult Christian Café of the Washington, DC area. This group was created to meet the needs of the young adult community and challenge the church to be more aware of the young adult populations in and out of the church. The group led Leadership Days workshops and has traveled to Bermuda to teach the Café model there.

Rev. John Edgar

Dr. B. Kevin Smalls

Currently, Reverend Smalls will receive his Doctor of Ministry Spring’2015 from Drew University School of Theology, studying congregational and clergy health. He has interests in homiletic theory, Post Modernity, church strategies to overcome internal challenges and conflict, young adult ministry and Liturgical Arts. Rev. John Edgar--Founding pastor of the United Methodist Church for All People located in the inner city of Columbus, Ohio. This remarkably diverse congregation is not only multicultural but also multiclass and encompasses a ministry grounded on the many assets of the community of faith and the surrounding community. An ordained pastor for over 30 years, he has previously served as a district superintendent and dean of the cabinet in the West Ohio Conference.

Rev. John Edgar also serves as the executive Director of Community Development for All People (CD4AP), which is the sister organization of the Church for All People. CD4AP is a multifaceted community development corporation that engages in ministry with poor folks living on the Southside of Columbus, Ohio. Rev. Edgar has a Master of Divinity degree, cum laude from Harvard University and a Bachelors degree in sociology, magna cum laude from Miami University.

SCHEDULE: Saturday, August 15, 2015 – 10:00AM – 3:30 PM ETZ

REGISTRATION Registration: The registration fee is $29 per person. An online registration page will explain clearly the content of the satellite/live streaming option. While the Global Ministries Office of Mission and Evangelism, via Rev. Nora Colmenares—Assistant General Secretary will work diligently to promote this event in your region and conference--it will be imperative that the Local Site work their networks, i.e., district, conference, conference agencies, etc. to ensure the largest possible audience that the local site can accommodate. Proposed Schedule for the Saturday Satellite Event 2015: (ETZ)

(LIVE at 9 AM Central; 8 AM Mountain; Pacific Alternate Schedule at 9 AM)

10:00 to 10:10 AM Opening Prayer & Introductions 10:10 to 11:40 AM Speaker#1 (inclusive of interactive participation with sites) 11:40 to 12:10 PM Lunch 12:10 to 1:40 PM Speaker# 2 (inclusive of interactive participation with sites) 1:40 to 1:50 PM Break 1:50 to 2:50 PM Plenary—one selected from the Indianapolis, IN onsite event 2:50 to 3:00 PM Break 3:00 to 3:30 PM Question & Answer + Closing Words

(Alternate Schedule for Pacific Time Zone) 9:00 AM to 9:10 AM - Welcome 9:10 AM to 10:40 AM - Speaker #2 10:40 AM to 10:50 AM - Break 10:50 AM to 11:50 AM - Plenary 11:50 AM to 12:00 AM - Break 12:00 AM to 12:30 PM - Question & Answer 12:30 PM to 1:00 PM - Lunch 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM - Speaker #1 2:30 PM to 2:40 PM - Closing Words Financial Support Breakdown: The participating host site will be paid approximately $26.00 per registrant to build their budgets for the day—to cover the cost for Facilitator, Tech Support, Continental Breakfast, Lunch & Misc. cost for copies and/or materials. It is highly recommended that each Satellite Event 2015 site have a minimum of 45 registrations—a customized registration website will be created for each site, to ensure viability and the securement of resources to support the event. It is highly recommended that each site investigate and explore other resources through their district, conference and other means to build their budget. In the past, some districts and conferences have supported full scholarships or scholarship assistance for 50% off for the first 50 registrations. Finally, while our team recommends the minimum number needed, we encourage your site to secure the maximum number that can be accommodated—the additional funds can be used to upgrade the technology capacity of the local church site. Budget Building: While each site is free to build their own budget, we would like to offer the following suggestions— Facilitator Honorarium

$250.00/dy This amount can be adjusted as needed

Technology support $250/dy This amount can be adjusted or split between 2 persons

Lunch $10.00 per person Some sites have engaged the UMW or UMM to donate their meals for the day

Snacks $2.00 per person This is a suggested amount Supplies/Copies $50.00

EXPECTATIONS OF HOST SITE

• Each host site must have hi-speed Internet connectivity, two computers, a good projector and/or Smart TV configuration, and white wall or screen. David Wood will work with each Host Site to ensure that they are set up to receive the broadcast (computer #1; wired internet connection) and to interact on Google Hangout (computer #2; webcam; internet access) for the event. Sherry Daniels (Global Ministries Consultant) and David Wood (GNTV) will provide training for the Facilitator and Technology staff once those persons have been identified. Our team will need the number of persons the site can accommodate and we highly recommend that participants be accommodated in round tables of 6-8 to facilitate discussion. Other set-up configurations are possible and can be used.

• The name, email and cell phone for the designated facilitator for the setting. a. The Facilitator will be responsible for greeting the site participants, offering the

welcoming prayer for the gathered group and time management for the Live Broadcast Satellite Event—short breaks as outlined in the day’s schedule, lunch break, etc.;

b. The Facilitator will also gather Questions from the participants or secure participants to participate in the “interactive” segment from the local site—the Global Ministries’ team will provide the schedule for the interactive periods with local sites;

c. The Facilitator will also be responsible for getting the “walk-in” registrations properly registered on their customized website for the Satellite Event 2015.

• The name, email and cell phone for the technology staff to assist with the streaming. d. The Technology staff will be responsible for managing and testing the connectivity

and computer systems for the day; e. Set-up Google Hangout for use on the day of the Live Broadcast; f. The Technology staff will also work closely with our onsite staff in Indianapolis,

IN—GNTV to ensure good connection and minimize any disruption to the live broadcast;

g. Provide David Wood or GNTV with cell phone number for use on the day of the live broadcast.

• Box Lunch and lite snacks for all participants.

Sherry L. Daniels currently serves as the Senior Pastor of Norfolk United Methodist Church and Senior Lead Consultant for OnPoint Church Coaching & Consultation since 2006. Additionally, she works with Global Ministries’ Office of Congregational Development & Racial Ethnic Ministries and this outstanding team of consultants annually to broadcast live Satellite Events across the connection. Contact Info: pastord.numc@gmail.com Phone: 757-617-1555 Cell#

Diane Johnson is a retired Global Ministries executive secretary and continues to serve as a consultant for the Global Ministries Office of Congregational Development and Racial Ethnic Ministries. In this capacity she relates with local congregations, annual conferences, and various diverse networks across the United Methodist connection, enabling lay, clergy and seminarian persons to receive scholarships to attend the School of Congregational Development. Prior to her work with Global Ministries, Diane worked in social service homeless and transitional living ministries and corporate sales and mass merchandising. Diane has a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Webster University in St. Louis, Missouri. She is a widow and mother of three grown children and three granddaughters. Contact Info: djnstl@aol.com Phone: 314-616-9699 Cell#

David Wood has been in ministry with GNTV Media Ministry, traveling and working with the organization to provide lights, sound and video for hundreds of church events, retreats, and concerts since beginning part time in High School. He is a 1997 graduate with a B.S. in Management from the Georgia Institute of Technology (North Avenue Trade School) in Atlanta, GA. He completed his Master of Divinity in 2007 from Candler School of Theology at Emory University in Atlanta, GA. David was Ordained a Full Elder in the South Georgia Annual Conference in 2010. Since September 2012 he is currently appointed to Macon Urban Ministries (the parent ministry of GNTV) with responsibility for being Executive Director. In this role he oversees the support of over 50 events and video production projects each year. GNTV continues to grow and serve new locations and partners across throughout the church.

Contact Info: GNTV Media Ministry P.O. Box 2637, Macon, GA 31203 2525 Beech Ave, Macon, GA 31204 478-745-2366 - www.gntv.info david@gntv.info