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Synergy 2016

Welcome to Synergy 2016. We have an incredible lineup of leaders and guest from across the region! Synergy is where great leaders come together.

9:15am EST

Opening Session of Synergy Gray's Chapel - University Hall

10:30am EST

Leading From the #2 PositionFULL University Hall 203AMichele Thompson Royal Rangers...That Was Then, This Is NowFULL University Hall 316Mickey Click BGMC: Incorporating Missions Education Into Your Children's Ministry ProgramFULL Merrick Hall 204Julie Pratt Spicing Up the ClassroomFULL Bigelow-Rice 180Kim Kelly • Hillary Ommert Helping Them, Helps MeFULL Merrick Hall 201Angel Porubsky First Impressions: Your church's most important 7 seconds!FULL Merrick Hall 202Steph Polites Working Remotely -Step into My Office! Thoughts on being a Leader at a church without walls...LIMITED Science Building 151Donna Barrett Cloud-Based Accounting for Churches featuring AplosLIMITED Science Building 167Josh Willaford Connecting the Activity of God to Sermon PreparationFULL Science Building 244John Musgrave Unfiltered Confessions of a Former Executive PastorFILLING Science Building 161Gary Fowler Discipleship Skills: What should a disciple be able to do?FULL University Hall 208Brent Heishman Kids/Teens and Technology: Effects on Identity, Relationships and CommunicationFULL Science Building 228Dr. Jolene Erlacher Reaching Ohio's Urban YouthFULL Science Building 236Danielle Gutierrez Girls Ministries Leadership Training (Part 1 of 3)LIMITED University Hall 203BLinda Holt Keeping Your Eyes Open for Emerging LeadersFULL Merrick Hall 203Kelly Zimmerman • Dr. Tracy Walker How to Start a Men's Ministry and Make it WorkFILLING University Hall 218Keith Stephens Men's Ministry in ContextLIMITED Science Building 163Tony Bartkoski Conventions, Conferences and CommitteesLIMITED University Hall 220Jim Palmer • Bill McGinnis The 7 Theory - How to be led by the Spirit and still LEAD your worship teamLIMITED Bigelow-Rice 176Jordan Biel Leading Worship in Multicultural and Multigenerational SettingsLIMITED Gray's Chapel - University HallRob Corser Building a Successful Youth Ministry TeamFULL University Hall 314Isaiah Rowe Reaching My Community As a TeenagerFILLING University Hall 207Nate Ortiz

11:30am EST

Creative Church Ministry Gray's Chapel - University HallWe Are One

11:40am EST

Rural Compassion - Progress and EncouragmentLIMITED Science Building 161Kent & Judy Anderson The Impact of a Fatherless SocietyFULL University Hall 316Jim Barger I Am at an Event, Now What?LIMITED University Hall 220Lance Porubsky "Why College Students need Your Family & Why Your Family needs College Students" University Hall 218Joe Weser How To DO Family Ministry When You Don't HAVE a Family MinistryFULL Merrick Hall 204Julie Pratt First Impressions: Your church's most important 7 seconds!FULL Bigelow-Rice 180Steph Polites An Overview of Realm – Next Generation Church Management Software from ACSLIMITED Merrick Hall 202Ron Kochanowski Lemons to Lemonade: Dealing with "Sour" People in the ChurchFULL Science Building 151Sarah House Rethinking Outreach by Partnering with Your CommunityFILLING Science Building 163Aaron DeLong OMN's Online Learning Portal Training (Free Tools)FILLING Science Building 167David Pafford Going to the Next Level with your sound: Advanced Sound TechniquesFULL Merrick Hall 203John Stefanick Girls Ministries Leadership Training (Part 2 of 3)LIMITED University Hall 203ALinda Holt Being the Church of Today When Some Tell You You're the Church of TomorrowFILLING University Hall 203BSara Good Assimilation by Number: Creating a Process to Get People ConnectedFILLING Bigelow-Rice 176Josh Willaford Building a Team (The Kind People Don’t Want to Leave!)FULL University Hall 207Kelly Zimmerman • Dr. Jolene Erlacher Truths from Paul's Epistles of Character Development for Church LeadershipFULL Science Building 228Shaun Howard Men's Ministry: A ModelLIMITED Science Building 236Randy Davis Window Into Missionary LifeFILLING University Hall 208Jim Palmer • Tim Strange The 7 Theory - How to be led by the Spirit and still LEAD your worship teamFULL Merrick Hall 201Jordan Biel Sticking It Out: Longevity in Youth MinistryFULL University Hall 314Greg Glodkowski Strategies for Serving as a Bi-Vocational or Volunteer Youth PastorsLIMITED Science Building 244Jay Brogan

12:40pm EST

Lunch Science Building Atrium Lunch Merrick Hall Lobby Lunch Merrick Hall Ballroom

1:20pm EST

Going Mobile: A Guide To Church Apps And Mobile CommunicationsLIMITED Merrick Hall 204John Holtkamp Leading From the #2 PositionLIMITED Bigelow-Rice 176Michele Thompson The Impact of a Fatherless SocietyLIMITED Bigelow-Rice 180Jim Barger Keeping Yourself Filled: Strategies to Help Ministry Leaders Maintain Spiritual HealthFULL University Hall 203ALori Valenzisi Multicultural Children's MinistryFULL University Hall 220Derek Sanborn Wake up! We're not in Christian America AnymoreFULL University Hall 218Andy & Heather Erickson Splashing Love: Event Planning Tips for a Church BudgetFILLING Merrick Hall 202Marcia Deem • Brenda Stentz Church Management with Church Windows Software (Demo and Q&A)LIMITED University Hall 208Ellen Powell Connecting Vision to a Strategic PlanFULL Science Building 244John Musgrave The Church Geek: Engaging People Through TechnologyFULL Merrick Hall 203Aaron DeLong Naturally Supernatural: How Your Sunday Service Can Move in the Spirit without Seeming "Weird"FULL Science Building 151Bill and Lynne Themelaras Developing and Implementing a Leadership PipelineFULL Science Building 161Konan Stephens Film Ministry Gray's Chapel - University HallWe Are One Practical Marketing and Communication Strategies for Youth MinistriesFULL University Hall 207Carissa Shaw How to Engage Millennials as Volunteers in Your MinistryFULL Science Building 228Dr. Jolene Erlacher The Multi-ethnic Christian Life: Why Multi-ethnic is healthy, biblical and will help your church growLIMITED Science Building 236Kelly Zimmerman • Oneya Okuwobi Help! I lead Teen Girls!FULL University Hall 203BRachel Gross Missions Theology and MissiologyFILLING Science Building 167Jim Palmer • Dr. Jim Thacker Bible Study Methods: Tools and Techniques to Maximize Your Study of ScriptureFILLING University Hall 314Sean Sams NO DIVAS ALLOWED: Striving for Worship Team Unity in Modern Day CultureLIMITED Science Building 163Kyle Smith • Kelly Spicer Speed the Light - More Than a ProgramLIMITED University Hall 316Nate Ortiz

2:30pm EST

Love and Marriage: How your Intimate Ally has Your BackLIMITED Bigelow-Rice 180Angel Porubsky • Lance Porubsky Making your point: Learning Styles and Creative Teaching TechniquesFULL University Hall 203BLori Valenzisi Ministering to Children with Special NeedsFULL Merrick Hall 201Crystal Faatz Small Groups on a MissionFILLING University Hall 218Dr. Charity & Tom Kurz Spicing Up the ClassroomFULL Merrick Hall 204Kim Kelly • Hillary Ommert Developing a Social Media Strategy for Your ChurchFULL Science Building 244Peter Kerlin Church Finance FAQLIMITED Merrick Hall 202 How To Survive Working With AnyoneFILLING Science Building 161Chris Church • Sandy Gabbard Lemons to Lemonade: Dealing with "Sour" People in the ChurchLIMITED Bigelow-Rice 176Sarah House Discipleship Pathways: Structuring accessible discipleship pathsFULL University Hall 208Brent Heishman Naturally Supernatural: Training Your Leaders to Be Sensitive to the SpiritFULL Science Building 151Bill and Lynne Themelaras Making The Mix Work: Building Cultural Competence in Multi-Ethnic CongregationsLIMITED Science Building 236Oneya Okuwobi Tolerance, Tradition and Truth: Cultural Trends, Ethics and WorldviewFILLING Science Building 228Dr. Jolene Erlacher 24 Hours to Change Your World!FULL Merrick Hall 203Kent & Judy Anderson Girls Ministries Leadership Training (Part 3 of 3)LIMITED University Hall 203ALinda Holt Diagnostic Checkups and Action Steps for Having Healthy Ministries and VolunteersFILLING University Hall 220Kelly Zimmerman • Dr. Tracy Walker Realize Your Dreams - Using A Coach Approach to LeadershipFILLING University Hall 316Michael Smith Missions in the Smaller ChurchFILLING Science Building 167Jim Palmer • Josh Willaford Interpreting the New Testament from a 1st Century Jewish PerspectiveFULL University Hall 314Sean Sams Establishing or Revitalizing Women's Ministries in your churchFILLING University Hall 207Brigette Wootton • Tonya Starr Taking Your Youth Ministry to the Next LevelLIMITED Science Building 163Nate Ortiz

3:40pm EST

Closing Session Gray's Chapel - University Hall