Church on a Submarine and Other Weird Ways to Do Church
Shawn Wood
Experiences Pastor
Seacoast Church, Mt. Pleasant, S.C. (America's Most Innovative Churches)

In October 2007, Seacoast Church received an e-mail from several hundred feet below the Atlantic Ocean where military personnel on a nuclear submarine were having two Seacoast Church services a week via the church’s podcast. Along with Internet campuses, home churches, DVD subscriptions and firehouse churches, people are “doing church” in some weird places these days. What does this mobility and accessibility mean to the Church? How do we leverage technology in a way that is not just cool but effective? Seacoast Experiences Pastor Shawn Wood will take you on a journey that will hopefully leave you motivated to do something weird for God.

Click Here! How to Connect with an Online Audience
Stephen Herman
Director, New Media & Online Strategies
Outreach, Inc

Are you a little envious when you hear that another online video (obviously made in minutes) is being watched and shared thousands of times more than the message you spent countless hours crafting? Discover a practical plan and proven insight for outreach that connects and engages an online audience. Learn to leverage free video-sharing and social networking sites to attract people to your church and how to shape appealing and relevant content while not softening the message. 

If you asked someone to name three points they learned from their last small group Bible study, you may be hard-pressed to get an answer. But if you asked them to describe a scene from a movie that touched their heart, they can give you vivid details. Visual media opens doors to engage people in powerful ways. Discover visual media strategies for your church and how to use movies for relational evangelism.

Less Clutter, Less Noise:  Crafting Effective Communications in Your Church
Kem Meyer
Director of Communications
Granger Community Church, Granger, IN (America's Most Innovative Churches)

Today’s world is loud and cluttered with information, and often the Church just tries to yell louder to be heard. Learn how to take your church communications and promotions from a tidal wave of “too much” to a steady stream of “just enough” to keep people informed and engaged. Leave with new ways to minimize competition among your ministries and how to organize information effectively through bulletins, brochures, Web sites and other media that keep the end user’s time, tastes and habits in mind. Discover how to find out what guests need and want—and then craft communications to meet those felt needs. 

Often, people won’t come to a church service, but they will attend an outreach event. Learn the essentials of putting together a world-class event that attracts seekers and brings them back to your church. You’ll come away with practical examples, ideas and tips that to help simplify your planning process and inspire you to create and execute events with eternal impact.