2018 Summit
OPENING EUCHARIST SERMON AND PLENARIES
Opening Eucharist Sermon
The Rt. Rev. Robert C. Wright
Diocese of Atlanta
Closing Remarks
John M. McCardell Jr.
Vice Chancellor | University of the South
Not Your Grandmother's Plenary
Mary Parmer
Director of Invite Welcome Connect
SUMMIT TESTIMONIALS
· “My desire to spread the news of Christ has been renewed.”
· “The rich variety of workshops was wonderfully frustrating!”
· “This was one of the best organized conferenced I have ever attended”
· “My second Summit. This one was “meatier!”
· “Jesus is alive!”
Closing Plenary
Frank Logue
Canon to the Ordinary | Episcopal Diocese of Georgia
WORKSHOP PRESENTATIONS
Donna Gerold | Crazy Ideas = Creative Ministry
Donna's workshop was experiential using the principles of the book Hatch: Brainstorming Secrets of a Theme Park Designer.
This book summarizes each principle outlined so it is an easy book to use.
Mary MacGregor | The Role of Spiritual Gifts in Connecting
Click HERE to download outline.
Mary MacGregor | Greeting is More than Hello
Matt Holcombe | Are you Ready?
Catherine Pryor Miller | Cracking the Invite and Connect Codes
Catherine Pryor Miller | Holy Listening
David Romanik | Morning Prayer as Welcome
David Romanik | Faith on the Small Screen
Brent Owens | Where the Rubber Meets the Road
2016 Summit
Multi-Media & Workshop Resources
Proclaiming the Gospel in Polytheistic Suburbia - Plenary #4 Slides
The Rev. Jimmy Abbott
Going Deeper with Invite, Welcome, Connect
Molly Carnes
The Rev. Michelle Boomgaard
Implementation to Growth with Invite*Welcome*Connect
The Rev. Gar Demo & Sue Elliott
Making Visitors into Members in 12 months
Shepherd Society - Ministry Descriptions
The Rev. Christopher Girata & Ebet Peeples
How great a cloud of tweets! A Theology of Social Media
The Rev. Marcus Halley & The Rev. Megan Castellan
Hospitality and the Holy Spirit
Life After Invite, Welcome, Connect
The Rev. Lisa Mason
Where the Rubber Meets the Road: From Visitor to Member
The Rev. Brent Owens
Beyond Numbers: Why Story Matters - Plenary #1 Slides
Making it Work in Your Setting
The Rev. Dr. Hillary Raining