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29 Full Day Intensive Training Institute (ITI) Seminars
You won’t want to miss these in-depth, full-day, training opportunities in everything from ministry resource development, to financial management, technology, people management and care and more! Check out the exciting line-up of courses from industry thought leaders!

All Workshops are Group Live and worth 5.5 credits each.

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

  
ITI General Session
8:15 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.		 Intensive Training Institutes Sessions
10:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Choose one Intensive Training Institute and indicate your participation on the registration form or your online registration.

You Lost Me

Alarmingly, nearly 60 percent of young people who went to church as teens drop out after high school. Kinnaman's first book unChristian shared what outsiders aged 16-29 think of Christianity, his newest book You Lost Me shows why younger Christians aged 16-29 are leaving the church and rethinking their faith. After attending this session you will be able to: 1) Understand the key trends impacting younger Christians and the Church, 2) Examine the role that you as Christian ministry leaders have in equipping the next generation and 3) Develop initiatives that better reach the next generation with the message and mission of Jesus Christ.

David Kinnaman, President, The Barna Group

Field of Study: Specialized Knowledge & Applications, Basic, no prerequisite

Right People + Right Place = Big Impact

We've all seen it this happen, the breathtaking sight of a person placed in a role that aligns with their God-given design, giftedness and passion. They are the right person, in the right place to have a big impact for God. It's what God had in mind for His church. After attending this session you will be able to: 1) Assess the giftedness, character, competency and maturity of those on your ministry team, 2) Connect organizational culture and values to hiring of staff and the placement of volunteers and 3) Recognize the importance of development, coaching and migrating people over time.

Nancy Ortberg, Author, Founding Partner, Teamworx2 and former teaching pastor at Willow Creek Community Church

Field of Study: Personnel/HR, Basic, no prerequisite

Mini Soul-Care Retreat for Ministry Leaders

What is the state of your soul? Is it weary or energetic, depleted or vibrant? If you're like many ministry leaders, your soul is the most neglected part of your life. You work hard and are addicted to activity. As a result, you rarely create margin to consider your spiritual health. Pause and join us for a day designed for renewal of your soul. After completing this course, you will be able to: 1) Effectively slow your soul down, 2) Experience unhindered, unhurried time alone with God, and 3) Walk more vitally with God back at work and at home.

Rev. Dr. Steve Macchia, President, and Rick Anderson, Vice President, Leadership Transformations

Field of Study: Personal Development, Basic, no prerequisite

Planning Styles, Skills and Tools

Recent research shows that people are wired to plan their life and work with one of four main planning styles. Your planning style influences how you plan your life and your work. We will explore tools and techniques for life planning, annual operational planning, and strategic planning. After attending this session you will be able to: 1) Identify your primary and secondary planning styles, 2) Combine strategy formation with disciplined execution, 3) Write action plans that will get everyone on the same page, 4) Engage your team more effectively in planning sessions, and 5) Develop horizons of focus for increased clarity in life and work.

Jim Galvin, President, Galvin and Associates

Field of Study: Specialized Knowledge & Applications, Basic, no prerequisite

The Equipping Leader: Leading with the Next Generation in Mind

What sets great leaders apart? Are they made or born? Seemingly countless books and conferences offer answers. While few distinguish between leadership in the world, and leadership in the Kingdom of God, there is a dramatic difference. The biblical concept of equipping others is the key. Jesus is the greatest leader to ever walk the earth, and the fact that he equipped others is a primary reason why. This session may forever change the way you lead. After attending this session you will be able to: 1) Recognize the fundamental difference between worldly leadership and Kingdom leadership, 2) Identify leaders, and 3) Equip others for ministry.

Don Cousins, President, Team Development Inc.

Field of Study: Specialized Knowledge & Applications, Basic, no prerequisites

Setting New Direction: Making U-Turns towards Health and Growth

You can take strategic and positive steps to move your life and ministry in healthy new directions. There are also pitfalls and dead-end roads to avoid. Join us as we discover how to set new direction that will lead to health and growth. After attending this session you will be able to: 1) Identify practices and actions that lead to healthy change and growth, 2) Avoid common mistakes leaders make that lead to frustration, discouragement, and stagnation, and 3) Set goals for three areas of new direction you need to experience in life and ministry. Based on: The U-Turn Church, New Direction for Health and Growth, by Kevin Harney and Bob Bouwer, Baker Books, 2011.

Kevin Harney, Author and Lead Pastor, Shoreline Community Church

Field of Study: Personal Development, Basic, no prerequisite

Innovate and Adapt your Brand to Today's Realities

Do you feel like your ministry brand is tired and worn out? Let's avert a crisis! We will examine the keys to creating a vibrant and compelling ministry brand that reaches both today's and tomorrow's generation. Create a powerful ministry brand that is both talkable and memorable! This ITI is for older ministries seeking to refresh and renew their organizational brands, and for new ministries seeking to establish themselves in a world filled with a cacophony of messages. After attending this session you will be able to: 1) Arrest decline of your brand, 2) Apply best practices to your particular organization, and 3) Make your brand relatable in today's new world.

Guy Richards, Chief Executive Officer, Abiah

Field of Study: Marketing, Basic, no prerequisite

Extraordinary Leadership

Do you want to lead your ministry so that your team catches a compelling vision? Do you desire a ministry team that is all God designed it to be? It all hinges on extraordinary leadership. We'll examine the clear Biblical foundation for maximizing the effectiveness of leaders and team members. In this highly packed, interactive session, you will learn to become an extraordinary ministry leader. After this session you will be able to: 1) Build trust through personal integrity, 2) Challenge and inspire your team to achieve results, 3) Cast a compelling vision and contagious dream for the team, and 4) Lead through challenges such as fear and other obstacles.

Chris Ihrig, CEO, and Anita Paige, Senior Vice President, Edge Learning Institute

Field of Study: Specialized Knowledge & Applications, Intermediate, Prerequisite: Team leadership experience

Minimizing Mission Drift

Mission drift causes many ministries today to limp along without clear focus. Too many ministries allow themselves to choose the good, over the best, when it comes to fulfilling their unique mission. They don't know when to say no to opportunities, and soon find themselves involved in initiatives far afield from their original mission. In this session you will learn how to avoid mission drift, a common and dangerous threat faced by Christian ministries. After attending this session you will be able to: 1) Understand and identify mission drift, 2) Determine the underlying causes of mission drift and 3) Apply skills to minimize mission drift in your own organization.

John Reed, Managing Director, Reposition Pty LTD

Field of Study: Specialized Knowledge & Applications, Basic, no prerequisite

Improve Your Ministry Income Now!

In this session, you'll learn how to make immediate enhancements to your major donor cultivation and direct response programs. We will explore what only major donors can bring to your ministry, and the best practices for cultivating those relationships. We will also explore the keys to effectively utilizing direct mail, still the workhorse of fundraising. We'll also explore online fundraising, and donor retention. After attending this session you will be able to 1) Identify major donor opportunities, 2) Strengthen your ministry's major donor giving, 3) Improve your direct response strategies 4) Enhance your online and integrated fundraising programs and 5) Reactivate lapsed donors.

Doug Shaw, Chairman and CEO, Michael Johnson, Sr. VP, Mark Loux, Vice President, Strategy and Analytics, Douglas Shaw and Associates.

Field of Study: Specialized Knowledge & Applications, Intermediate, Prerequisite: Participant must hold/be able to demonstrate Basic skills and/or knowledge in development/advancement

Revelations in Business: Connecting Your Business Plan with God's Purpose and Plan for Your Life ©

Dr. Stewart has over 20 years of leadership experience in strategic business planning, marketing, and national account sales with Fortune 500 companies including The Coca-Cola Company, BellSouth Corporation and Hostess Brands. In this session you will be led through an eight step divine business planning approach that includes Biblical principles, practical tools and real life examples. After attending this session you will be able to: 1) Uncover your unique gifting and spiritual purpose, 2) Connect your spiritual purpose with your strategic business plan, and 3) Develop the framework for a business plan that positions you to achieve your spiritual goals and individual purpose along with your professional objectives and business imperatives.

Dr. K. Shelette Stewart, Principal, Stewart Consulting, LLC

Field of Study: Personal Development, Advanced, Prerequisite: Management and leadership experience in the corporate and/or nonprofit sector

Implementing Successful Capital Campaigns without a Consultant

An organization may recognize the need for a capital campaign, but feel that they do not have the personnel to conduct a campaign or cannot afford consulting fees. In this session, we will explore how you can implement and lead a successful capital campaign without a consultant. This in-depth analysis will examine the elements of a successful capital campaign, and how you can implement those in your own ministry. After attending this session you will be able to: 1) Identify 30 elements of a capital campaign, 2) Coordinate/schedule each element, and 3) Recognize the skill sets that are needed among your personnel to conduct successful capital campaigns.

Clark Dickerson, President, Dickerson, Bakker and Associates

Field of Study: Specialized Knowledge & Applications, Basic, no prerequisite

Independence to Interdependence: Building Effective Multi-Site Ministries

Many ministries have multiple sites, or offices, and having those sites work together in an interdependent way is critical for organizational success. Participants will explore biblically based principles for developing interdependence within their organization and managing well from a distance. This ITI will provide hands on learning for network CEO's, and affiliate CEO's from across the not-for-profit world, applying materials uniquely for each participant. After attending this session, you will be able to: 1) Define the distinctive features of servant leadership for multi-site ministries, 2) Develop network thinking that maximizes a network as a whole, 3) Build the architecture of a ministry network for optimal effectiveness, and 4) Apply the best practices from peer for-profit organizations.

Scott Rodin and John Savage, Principals, OneAccord and Atul Tandon, President, Tandon Institute.

Field of Study: Specialized Knowledge & Applications, Intermediate, Prerequisite: Participant must be member of Executive Leadership team

Improve Your Ministry's Social Media ROI

We know that our ministries need to capitalize on social media today, but what is the best approach? What will work best to connect with the audiences we want to reach? We want to ensure a good return on investment (ROI) on ministry funds spent in the online and social media arena. What tools should we use to identify that? After attending this session you will be able to: 1) Determine a unique and practical ROI metric for your ministry's social media and online efforts, 2) Apply the basic tools available to everyone for measuring and analyzing social media, and 3) Prepare your own social media campaign and analysis.

Steve Thomas and Kris Hoots, Partners, Oneicity, Inc.

Field of Study: Marketing, Intermediate, Prerequisite: Must have access to Google analytics (or similar) on ministry website/blog and must be administrator on ministry Facebook page. Participant needs laptop or iPad

Leveraging your Greatest Resource: Your People

With the economic challenges that have faced ministries these past few years, we all recognize the critical importance of equipping our team members to succeed. But how do we do that? In this session you will learn how to create a "Strategic People Agenda" that produces healthier leaders and teams who achieve greater results. By the end of this session, attendees will be able to: 1) Develop and steward the basic elements of a people strategy for the organization, 2) Deal with intangibles that impede performance, 3) Successfully confront issues of trust, transparency, culture and ethics, and 4) Make decisions that initiate positive cultural changes that maximize commitment and performance.

Bill Frisby, CEO and Founder, and Dave Rippey, Senior Partner, Strengthening Leaders L3C; and Craig Warner, Executive Director, Gideons International

Field of Study: Personnel/HR, Intermediate, Prerequisite: Emerging or current leader, mid-senior level management, or board experience preferred

Making Mentoring Work in your Organization

Have you been mentored during your work life? Have you in turn mentored someone? Join us as we explore both sides of the mentoring equation. Mentoring does not have to be a complicated process or program. Every ministry should aspire to a "mentoring culture." After completing this course, you will be able to: 1) Articulate the benefits of mentoring for both individuals and organizations, 2) Build and launch a ministry mentoring program with an understanding of the basic skills needed for both the mentor and the mentee, and 3) Be equipped to overcome challenges that may arise in a mentoring program.

Dr. Elisabeth Selzer, President/CEO, Mentor Leadership Team

Field of Study: Personnel/HR, Basic, no prerequisite

Build the Right Social Media Strategy for Your Ministry

This session offers unprecedented access to social media experts that will help you determine how to craft a social media strategy for your organization. The session will include creating a one-page ministry strategic plan and learning from the best practices from 100+ ministries in the Excellence in Online Ministry research. After attending this session you will be able to: 1) Implement best practices to strengthen your ministry's social media initiatives, 2) Craft an effective social media strategy for your target audience, and 3) Integrate innovative thinking into all the communications strategies for your ministry.

Drew Goodmanson, CEO, Monk Development; Brian Barela, Director of New Media, Campus Crusade for Christ; Chris Giovagnoni, Social Media Manager, Compassion International; and Justin Wise, Social Media Director, Monk Development

Field of Study: Marketing, Intermediate, Prerequisite: Participant must hold/be able to demonstrate Basic skills and/or knowledge in Field of Study

Investment Policies and Strategies in a Changing Economy

Review the best practices in ministry investment policies and winning investment strategies that your ministry should consider in today's uncertain economy. Explore the impact that trends in today's economy will have on your ministry, and its investment policies. After attending this session, participants will be able to: 1) Respond to today's investment environment and plan strategically for investments in today's changing economy, 2) Implement best practices in the development of ministry investment policies, and 3) Steward ministry resources wisely in uncertain economic times.

Bryan C. Taylor, CFA, CEO and Principal, Cornerstone Management Inc.

Field of Study: Finance, Basic, no prerequisite

Introduction to Development

If you're new to the world of development or are considering a career change this ITI is for you. We will examine the basics of successful development for both old and new members of the development team. We will establish a ministry of development philosophy for fund development, and explore the fundamentals of relationship building with major, monthly, impulse and new donors. We will examine strategies such as direct mail, online fundraising, special events, foundation funding, corporate and small business outreach, major gift development and other critical topics. After attending this course you will be able to: 1) Define key trends and issue in the fields of stewardship and development, 2) Build dynamic donor strategies for major, core, impulse and new donor relationships, 3) Create a successful annual development strategy and calendar for your ministry, and 4) Articulate a comprehensive understanding of the field of Christian stewardship and development.

Dr. John R. Frank, CFRE, CCNL, President, The Frank Group

The Art of Agreement

The Art of Agreement, a popular 2010 workshop, returns as an ITI, providing even more opportunity to learn the art of guiding and participating in good decision making, especially when the environment is complex and involves a variety of players. Using fast-paced and interactive exercises, participants learn the elements, process and guidance to achieve good decision making outcomes, especially within leadership teams. This ITI will be held in a room uniquely designed for decision making. After attending this session you will be able to 1) Create an environment for effective decision making in your organization, 2) Implement a process to achieve good decision making outcomes and 3) Teach others how to apply the Art of Agreement. * limited to first 25 registrants

Mark L. Vincent, Ph.D., CCNL, Senior Design Partner/CEO, Design Group International, with special guests

Field of Study: Personal Development, Basic, no prerequisite

Nonprofit Boot Camp for CFOs and Controllers

Whether you are an experienced CFO or controller or new to financial management, this ITI will provide you with essential tools to guide the financial operations of your ministry in today's rapidly changing financial environment. You will walk away from this interactive learning experience knowing how to lead change as a financial professional in your organization. Participants will be able to: 1) Demonstrate an understanding of cost allocations, 2) Streamline month end closing activities, and 3) Report meaningful information after the closing, including dashboard and key indicators, and statements that mean something to your audience.

Timothy Murphy, President, and Jeffrey Roberts, CPA, Non Profit Financial Solutions

Field of Study: Finance, Intermediate, Prerequisite: Participant should have held two mid-senior level finance or operational positions

Creating an Integrated 1,000 Day Plan

Many strategic plans fail for lack of funding. During this ITI we will help you develop a 1,000 day strategic plan that incorporates the strategies for building the resources to needed to reach your ministry's strategic goals. In a nutshell, this process integrates ministry priorities with a funding model to fulfill them. It will help you to take your strategic plans off the shelf, and into reality. After attending this session, you will be able to: 1) Identify key growth channels, 2) Package ministry priorities for donors' ears, 3) Budget for, and pace, your growth, and 4) Tell your story well.

Timothy J. Gunsolley, Partner, and Karl Schaller, Partner, The Elevation Group

Field of Study: Specialized Knowledge & Applications, Intermediate, Prerequisite: President or Vice President, Development, or responsible for strategic planning. Needs in-depth knowledge of organizational priorities and funding needs

The Seven Disciplines of Transformational Marketing

This session is built on the belief that Jesus was the most powerful marketing and communication strategist of all time. The intensive will offer a Biblical blueprint for ministry marketing that is thoroughly scripturally based and explain how to apply the principles in a way that honors God and raises the bar of excellence in ministry marketing. Attendees will be able to: 1) Recognize the 7 principles and the scriptural support for them, 2) Use the Biblical blueprint for developing a marketing plan, and 3) Apply the marketing principles and practices demonstrated in the life and ministry of Jesus which are available to us today.

Bill Dolan, President and Creative Director, Spirit Media, and Ron Frey, Frey Resource Group

Field of Study: Marketing, Basic, no prerequisite

Relationship Awareness

Relationship awareness is based upon a model that identifies a person's strengths in relating to others and suggests how those strengths may be used to improve relationships. After attending this session, participants will be able to: 1) Communicate more powerfully as Jesus communicated to others, 2) Be more user friendly, with relational awareness through personal introspection, hands on exercises and using the Strength Development tools, and 3) Share with your colleagues in a manner they get every time.

Ron Smedley, President, Synergistic Resources

Field of Study: Personnel/HR, Basic, no prerequisite

More than Mergers: Options for Ministries in Challenging Times

Feeling financial, recruiting and infrastructure pressure? Wondering what options exist to help your missions organization or ministry go from trying to survive to thriving? Want to know the best practices of ministries succeeding in these challenging times? Come hear from leaders who have discovered solutions, learn what is important to consider, map a plan for next steps. After attending this session, you will be able to: 1) Identify what type of partnership options may serve your ministry best, 2) Implement the key elements to a successful partnership, and 3) Work with a coach in outlining a plan for next steps.

Bruce Johnson, President, SIM

Field of Study: Finance, Intermediate, Prerequisite: Participant must be a ministry CEO or Board Member

Top 10 Tax and Legal Issues for Your Nonprofit

Discover the critical tax and legal issues that will impact your ministry in the year ahead from the experts at Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA) and Holme, Roberts and Owen LLP. From experience working with thousands of ministries nationwide, these experts can help you prepare for what's around the corner in the tax and legal arena. After completing this course, you will be able to: 1) Identify new tax and legal standing changes, 2) Implement changes to meet new reporting requirements for 2012 and 2013, and 3) Apply the insights from experts who will answer your questions about your ministry's tax and legal challenges.

Stuart Lark, Partner, Holme, Roberts and Owen LLP; Michael Batts, CPA, Batts Morrison, Wales, and Lee PA; and Dan Busby, President, ECFA

Field of Study: Tax, Update, no prerequisite

The New Normal: Is Flat Growth the New Up?

This session focuses on stewarding your nonprofit through the long economic trough ahead. We'll take a close look at today's economy and the trends that are impacting nonprofit decision making today. We will particularly focus on the impact of today's economy on giving and ministry resource development. Subject Matter Experts will use a hands-on learning format, providing insights and guiding the process of discussion, discovery and design. After attending this session, participants will be able to: 1) Recognize current giving trends, 2) Take advantage of emerging opportunities in resource development, and 3) Implement a strategy for developing new growth.

Atul Tandon, President, Tandon Institute

Field of Study: Specialized Knowledge & Applications, Intermediate, Prerequisite: Participant must be a ministry CEO or Board Member

CEO Dialogues Roundtable

THE QUESTION: Where does a ministry CEO or senior pastor go to ask hard questions and get savvy, God-honoring answers from fellow CEOs who understand leadership in the trenches?

THE ANSWER: This unique off-the-record dialogue, is limited to just 25 CEOs. You’ll enjoy a stimulating day of build-your-own-agenda, Q & A, insights and trends. Your take-aways will include: 1)” Essential Axioms for CEO Effectiveness”; 2)A robust network of CEO relationships and ideas for new alliances; 3)Critical leadership principles from peers and core values from the top books that CEOs are reading; 4)Street-smart strategies for overcoming roadblocks.

Co-facilitators: Ed Morgan, CEO Dialogues Program Director, President & CEO, The Bowery Mission and Jerry White, President Emeritus, The Navigators and a session with Mark Holbrook, President and CEO, ECCU.

Field of Study: Specialized Knowledge & Applications, Intermediate, Prerequisite: Participant must be a ministry CEO or senior pastor
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