IYS 2018 Workshops DaySpring Community Church SESSION 1 Workshop Options 10:00-10:45 # 1-1D Engaging in Meaningful Worship This session will discuss how to be effective as a worship leader and the role of leading people into worship. Presenter: Scott Crenshaw comes from a musical family and grew up being very involved in music in both school and church. During his senior year in high school, Scott felt God s call to full-time worship ministry and attended MidAmerica Nazarene University. He graduated with a degree in Church Music and Christian Education in 1987. While at MNU, Scott met Donna Warner and they married in June 1986. They have been partners in ministry, primarily as worship leaders, for over 30 years. In 2016 Scott transitioned from deacon to elder in the Church of the Nazarene in response to God s continued call on his life. Scott is currently serving as senior pastor at Oxford MS Church of the Nazarene. # 1-2D Discipleship A Great 5-Question Meeting Format Need a workable discipleship group model? The Discipled by Jesus format is simple, easily replicable, and provides fresh insight weekly. Turn your congregation on to mature discipleship with this simple tool. Presenter: Dr. Matt Friedeman is Professor of Evangelism and Discipleship at Wesley Biblical Seminary and pastor at DaySpring Community Church. # 1-3D NMI: The Care and Nurture of Missionaries Maximizing opportunities for local churches to impact the lives of missionaries through LINKS. Discussion will focus on creative, effective ways for churches to connect with missionaries. Presenters: Mary Friedeman and Denise Ware. Mary Friedeman serves as MidSouth District NMI President and is on staff with her husband Matt at DaySpring Community Church in Clinton, MS. Mary loves to connect people of all ages with what God is doing around the world. She especially enjoys ministry to children and has six (mostly grown) children of her own. Denise Ware serves as the MidSouth District NMI Secretary. She and her husband David attend Wesley Community Church in Starkville, MS. Denise teaches 4-year-olds at Starkville Christian School. She enjoys being a part of the NMI council and tries to live according to Philippians 2:4: Let each of us look not only to his own interest but also to the interest of others.
# 1-4D Nazarene Safe 101: Five Steps of Prevention to Protect Your Ministry shared to DaySpring via virtual boardroom at the DMRC Prevention is the best protection in equipping local churches for safe environments in which we can minister to minors. Join us for this session that includes discussion about how to create and sustain a safe ministry environment for your faith community. Presenter: Leslie Hart is a Trevecca graduate and ordained elder in the Church of the Nazarene, serving children and families in churches large and small over twenty-five years of ministry. While serving as International Director of Children s Ministries, she presided over the inception and development of Nazarene Safe, the denomination s comprehensive child sexual abuse prevention program. Currently she serves through SDMI as the Coordinator of Children s Ministries for the USA/Canada Region and Global Director of Children s Bible Quizzing. Throughout her journey, she has faithfully followed her calling and passion to serve God and experience spiritual transformation with children, young and old, encouraging, empowering, and equipping them to fulfill their calling in the Body of Christ. # 1-5D MidSouth NYI 101 For those interested in connecting with MidSouth NYI, getting involved, or for those asking, what does MidSouth NYI really do?. Presenter: TBA # 1-6D Evangelism Have we fostered a culture in which too many church congregants believe they are Christian simply because they attend regularly as part of a local church? Could some of the ripe fields of harvest be in our own sanctuary chairs and pews, as well as in places beyond our church walls? This interactive session will address these questions, present recent Barna statistics, and provide practical tools participants can use to share the gospel and lead someone to a saving relationship with Jesus Christ. Presenter: Joyce Williams. SESSION 2 Workshop Options 11:00-11:45 # 2-1D The Science of Worship Join us for a discussion about the essentials for providing worship in your local setting. Presenter: Austen Broome serves as worship leader at The Foundry, a new church plant in Mississippi.
# 2-2D Building Greater CommUNITY The word says that Christ is coming back to claim a bride not a harem. What might it look like if the church took seriously the call to be one body comprised of many parts? How might our cities and communities be impacted by a unified church, actively working together to bring the hope of the gospel to the lost? Does the Lord really rescue whole cities? Yes! He has done it many times before; we call it revival. Presenter: Michael Ford is senior pastor of Lifepointe Church of the Nazarene in McComb, MS. He is a husband, father, and teacher. Michael has served many roles in ministry and in each it has been his vision to see the glory of God made manifest among His people. # 2-3D NMI and Children/Youth: Working Together Ideas and activities to plant seeds of passion for lifelong missions involvement and build cross-generational missions awareness. Presenter: Rhonda Boone has served on the District NMI Council in numerous capacities and is currently co-coordinator for Children s Missions for MidSouth District NMI. Rhonda s husband Kelvin pastors the Vicksburg (MS) First Church of the Nazarene, and they have two sons, Braden and Bryson. # 2-4D They re Here I m Here Now What? (Discipleship of Children & Youth with Emotional/Behavioral Disorders) The increase of children and youth with emotional and/or behavioral disorders have created unique challenges for ministry opportunities within the church. This session will focus on easy to use strategies that can be used by both children and youth workers to meet the unique needs of those with emotional or behavioral problems. These strategies are easy to implement and will create a more positive ministry environment for all involved. In addition, information will be provided on statistics and possible challenges that may arise working with the EBD population. Come join us for this hands-on training session. Presenter: Dr. Christie Elam is the pastor s wife at Crossroads Community Church of the Nazarene in Tipton County. She has served as a public classroom teacher for 16 years. Her doctoral research focused on meeting the needs of students with emotional and behavioral disorders. She currently supervises teacher candidates for The University of Memphis and is in the process of establishing the non-profit organization Hannah s Child Educational Consulting, Inc. where she will assist teachers in Christian schools, homeschool parents, and church workers to educate students with EBD. # 2-5D MidSouth NYI 101 For those interested in connecting with MidSouth NYI, getting involved, or for those asking, what does MidSouth NYI really do?. (This is a duplicate of the workshop of same title in session 1; the intent is to allow participants freedom to choose another workshop of interest during one of the sessions.) Presenter: TBA
# 2-6D Seven Steps to a Better Bible Study shared to DaySpring via virtual boardroom at the DMRC This workshop is designed to provide laypersons with a strategy and some practical and readily available tools that can be utilized to deepen and broaden Bible Study for leaders at any level. Teachers of children, youth, young adults, and older adults can adapt these methods to enrich the work that they do. Presenter: Dr. Dan Spross is the Emeritus Professor of Biblical Theology and Interpretation from Trevecca Nazarene University, where he taught for 29 years. Prior to his teaching career, he pastored for 16 years in California, Missouri, and Kentucky, and also served as a part time pastor for 12 years during his teaching career. Now retired, he lives in Nashville with his wife, Judy. SESSION 3 Workshop Options 12:45-1:30 # 3-1D 0-250: Growing Numbers and People shared to Trevecca Community via virtual boardroom at the DMRC Foundry Church is a new church plan, launching April 1. Learn how Foundry is effectively reaching and discipling Millennials. Presenter: Elijah Friedeman is lead pastor at Foundry Church. He also serves as admissions director at Wesley Biblical Seminary. # 3-2D NMI Connect This session provides an opportunity to learn about upcoming events and new resources; engage with other NMI leaders to share effective strategies and ideas; and pray together for Great Commission efforts on our district and around the world. Presenters: MidSouth NMI Council Members. # 3-3D Discipleship in the Community (Children s Ministry) Presenter: Bonnie Collins. # 3-4D MidSouth NYI Intro to Quizzing How to begin an NYI quizzing program at your local church. Presenter: TBA.
# 3-5D Church Finance 101 This session will cover essentials associated with church finances. Recommended for new church board treasurers and/or finance committee members, new pastors or staff, or anyone desiring a refresh on these topics Presenter: Rob Pocai is an ordained elder in the Church of the Nazarene. He has served the church as a college professor, church planter, and pastor, pastoring three churches in MS and KY. He currently serves as Executive Vice President at Wesley Biblical Seminary in Jackson, MS.