WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS

Session Four
No Man Left Behind! CAMP 243
Presenter: Marshall Duke
48% of the US population is male, but the typical congregation is 39% male. Every church should have a vision
to reach and nurture each man in their community to become a Christ-like disciple. A paradigm will be offered
to be effective in making that vision a reality.
Working Through our Emotional Weaknesses as Pastors CAMP 302
Presenter: Scott Mapes
"Monk" has brought OCD (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder) out in the open, but it is only one of the psychoemotional
pitfalls that can result from the stresses of ministry. Scott will share from his life-long journey with
OCD in the pastorate, and pass along helpful insights related to emotional health in ministry
Caring for Children in Stressful Times CAMP 303
Presenter: Jane Kennard
Recently, a seven-year-old attempted suicide while his father was serving yet another tour in Iraq. Most
certainly this is a rare occurrence, but heightened stress levels experienced by children are not. What are the
indicators of stress in children? What pushes kids toward stress modes? What does it mean to care for
“stressed out” youngsters? What are the effects of military deployment on families and children?
Funding Ministries Outside the Offering Plate CAMP 304
Presenter: Bob Crew
Few churches realize the potential for ministry funding that is available through traditional planned giving
tools and strategies. While the not-for-profit world at large has long tapped into these resources, the local
church has not. Will help you understand the possibilities and show you strategies to capture ministry funding
over and above what comes in the offering plate. Mr. Crew serves with Stewardship Ministries of the Church of
the Nazarene
Go Big with Small Groups CAMP 306
Presenter: Woodie Stevens
Gain insight into how to develop, grow and multiply small group ministries in your local church. Dr. Stevens
has extensive pastoral and leadership experience. He currently serves as director of Nazarene Sunday School
and Discipleship Ministries International.
Compassionate Ministry as a Focus, Not a Program CHPL 113
Panel: Mike Vallangeon, Kevin Peterson & Abe Brandyberry
Through successes and failures of a panel of ministry leaders, gain insights into how compassionate ministries
and caring for the 'least of these' can be seen as a way of life in the local church, instead of another program or
event on the calendar. Plenty of Q & A time.
Assimilating Newcomers into the Body CHPL 202
Presenter: Gene Tanner
No one grows because they want to. Everyone wants to. There must be a process and clearly defined path for
new people to assimilate into the body. They will walk a path as long as we give them one. Too many churches
leave people on their own and hope they “jump-in.” No one gets on a bus if they don't know where it's going?
This is about an execution plan. Too many churches have a mission statement without an execution plan. If
there is no plan, then the mission statement has been reduced to merely a logo.