Cinematic Experiences: Best Practices from 170 Movie Theater Churches
Thomas Doyle
Manager of Worship Solutions
National Cine Media

Discover innovative ways for doing ministry by learning from the best practices of 170 theater churches. Thomas Doyle will highlight why and how some of the most innovative and dynamic churches in North America, (National Community Church, Granger Community Church, North Point) are using movie theaters for outreach.

Increase Attendance and Small Group Participation — What Churchwide Campaigns Can Do For Your Outreach
Hal Seed
Founding and Lead Pastor
New Song Community Church, Oceanside, CA

A successful churchwide campaign can often boost worship attendance by 10% to 20% and small group participation by 15% to 20%. Author (The God Questions) and Pastor Hal Seed shows you how to choose, promote and execute churchwide campaigns that increase excitement, attendance and small group participation. Plus—the three best times of the year to launch a churchwide campaign.

Pop Goes the Church
Tim Stevens
Executive Pastor
Granger Community Church, Granger, IN (America's Most Innovative Churches)

You might love your church and find it very helpful to you and your friends. But how many of us really think our church is effective in the culture? The sad truth is that in most cases the local church has no relevance whatsoever to the world around it. As a leader of a church that leverages the culture in every service, Tim Stevens will encourage you to get out of your holy huddles and look real people in the eyes, seeing the lives they live and the problems they encounter. And, he will demonstrate how to celebrate the “secular” world around us—even current pop culture—where there are exciting signs of spiritual interest. Learn why using the culture to connect people to Christ is not only effective—it’s also biblical.

By caring for the environment, Vineyard Boise has connected with the unchurched and has seen how environmental stewardship provides new areas of influence. Senior Pastor Tri Robinson will present the biblical mandate for creation care and cover missions, environmental stewardship, and discuss how outreach and caring for the environment can create a global impact. Learn practical steps for implementing a creation care ministry in your church and community.

Using Drama as Outreach
Paul Braoudakis
Communications Director
Willow Creek Association

When drama is properly used in the church, it can be a powerful, catalytic outreach tool. In this workshop you'll hear from members of the Willow Creek Drama Team, who have traveled the world over and performed in front of millions of people during the past three decades. You'll learn the fundamentals of creating drama scenes that capture people's hearts and raise provocative questions—questions that sometimes only God can answer. You'll witness several examples of some of Willow's most effective dramas and have a chance to interact with the team.