DUE TO AN INADEQUATE NUMBER OF REGISTRATIONS THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL FALL!Churches using new technology and social networking are getting the upper hand on attracting members. Workshop speakers will help congregations embrace technology without blowing up the church!
Our leadership for this three day conference will cover topics like:
- Using technology to help congregations communicate online
- Learning how to do more for less (using technology on limited budgets)
- How to use technology to reach youth
- Media and worship
- The emerging church conversation
- Spiritual disciplines
- How to think outside the box
Through worship, general sessions and breakout times, our leaders will both show and model for 
us how we can “plug in without shorting out”. Keynote speakers include:
us how we can “plug in without shorting out”. Keynote speakers include:The Rev. Michael Bausch, author of Silver Screen, Sacred Story: Using Multimedia in Worship and teacher or the use of arts and multimedia in worship. Currently, he serves as minister at Summit Congregational UCC of Dubuque, Iowa.
Michael Wagner, CEO of the White Rabbit Group in Des Moines is a facilitator, consultant, business developer and a pastor of 17 years. He will focus on society's unpredictable dynamics and help us find Solid Ground in Shaky Times.
Adam Walker Cleaveland serves as minister for youth and young adults at Asbury United Methodist Church in Livermore, Calif. He blogs at pomomusings.com, and helped found Presbymergent, a group of Presbyterians wanting to engage the emerging church movement. Register now online for Plugging In Without Shorting Out, Friday, April 16, through Sunday, April 18, at the Downtown Marriot, 700 Grand Ave. in Des Moines. Small and rural church members are encouraged to attend!
The conference is sponsored by the Transformation Team of the Presbytery of Des Moines, Iowa. Conference brochure, 3-day schedule and registration form are now available.
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