Expanding Your Church’s Online Ministry: Beyond Streaming Worship
Guest Presenter: Tom Lewis, Online Ministry Consulting of Virginia, LLC
Topics:
- Developing an online ministry for shut-ins
- Outreach: Moving from online viewers, to online friends, to in-person relationships
- Tweaking your current worship services to fully connect with online viewers
- Online ministry in areas with little or no internet
- Creating online small groups
- Forming an Online Ministry Team with two volunteers
- Q&A: Throughout Video
Tom’s experience with Passion Community Church and now with churches throughout Virginia, gives him the background to be a valuable resource for churches of all sizes and worship styles.
Some RESOURCES mentioned in video training:
Note Bird: www.notebird.app
Phone Streaming: www.phonelivestreaming.com
Hot Spot (mobile carrier), Refurbished Ipad, tablets, etc.
Marco Polo: www.marcopolo.me
Talley System: www.techministry.blog/tag/tally
Right Now Media: www.rightnowmedia.org
Training Your People at Your Church
Contact the Middle District office to arrange for specialized training for your people. Areas include: evangelism, deacon ministry, lay counseling, Sunday School training, small group basics, introduction to technology for the church, and many other topics.
Growth / Sunday School Consultation
Many programs and opportunities for training are available to churches wishing to explore effective methods of growth. One of the most current and popular, Transformational Church, can be provided through Middle District can recommend trainers / consultants who will come to your church. Likewise training resources and personnel are available to your church as well as training material in the MDBA resource library.
Leadership Development Conference
Each September Middle District church leaders have the opportunity of participating in a regional training event: The Leadership Development Training Conference. More than 15 breakout sessions help all church leaders and Sunday School workers develop their skills and knowledge.
Click here for the latest dates and info.
Deacon Training Conference
Training and resources are available at the Leadership Development Conference. (see above)
Materials, videos, and personal training are also available at the Association office to help deacons serve the church. Materials are also provided for deacon groups to explore “deacon teams ministry.”
Our Executive Director has also provided deacon training for Middle District churches and enjoys tailoring each training to the specific needs of each church.
Global Leadership Summit
The Global Leadership Summit is a two-day event telecast LIVE in HD from Willow Creek Community Church’s campus near Chicago every August to hundreds of locations in North America. You are presented with a lot of opportunities to sharpen your skills and develop the people you lead. The Summit is a proven tool that produces compelling outcomes for leaders who attend.
August 3-4, 2023
Local Host: TBD
Middle District staff has attended this premiere leadership event for the past 17 years, and we would highly encourage you to invest in YOUR church leaders and attend. SAVE THE DATE!!