Come one, Come all, to Lunch & Learn

The third in our Communications Lunch & Learn series for our Presbytery members is (Re)Visioning Your Church. The Rev. Jim Howland will be on hand to help us touch on the importance of the church being connected to the virtual community and how that impacts our vision of “church” and the transformative aspects of it. We’ll meet from Noon to 1 p.m., March 19, to discuss the (re)visioning process from our Presbytery’s Coach of the Transformation and Visioning teams.

If you are a pastor, staff or a volunteer on the church session and would like to hear about this re-visioning process, you are encouraged to attend the meeting at the Presbytery of Des Moines, 2400 86th St., Suite 20, Urbandale, IA. (We are located behind the Perkins on the corner of 86th and Hickman in the Westview business complex.) Don’t forget to bring a brown bag lunch. A microwave and a refrigerator stocked with beverages are available for your use. Mark your calendars! Below is a list of future lunch and learns:

2009 Dates and Topics (the 3rd Thursday of each month)

• March 19 – (Re)Visioning Your Church
• April 16 – Web Site Writing and Optimization so Search Engines will find you
• May 21 – Evaluating your Churches Communications Efforts
• June 18 – Blogging 101 and Podcasting for Pastors
• July 16 – Learn about Khadamat Sudaniya’s Ministry
• August 20 – Social Networking Online with Youth (Facebook, MySpace and Twitter)
• September 17 – Annual & Statistical Reports, Newsletters and E-announcements (bring samples)
• October 15 – Public Relations 101 – How to Get Church News Noticed
• November 19 – How to use Photographs in your Church Ministry