Rebooting the Church for the 21st Century Clearwater 2008 April 18-20, 2008   Presbyterian Clearwater Forest Deerwood, Minnesota   KEYNOTE SPEAKER The Reverend Dr. Leonard Sweet Registration Form   KEYNOTE SPEAKER – LEONARD SWEET Currently the E. Stanley Jones Professor of Evangelism at Drew Theological School (Madison, NJ), and Visiting Distinguished Professor at George Fox University (Portland, OR), Leonard Sweet is the author of more than one hundred articles, 600 published sermons and thirty books, most recently The Gospel According to Starbucks (2007).  Sweet's web-based preaching resource Wikiletics.com is the first open-source preaching resource on the web. Founder and President of SpiritVenture Ministries, Sweet is a frequent speaker and conversation partner at conferences both in the US and around the globe. In both 2006 and 2007 he was voted "One of the 50 Most Influential Christians in America" (www.thechurchreport.com). His current projects include a preaching text entitled Giving Blood, The Leadership Myth (with Joe Myers), Pay Attention: Every Bush is Burning, and later in 2007, Outstorming The Perfect Storm. His weekly free podcast is called "Napkin Scribbles," and a longer subscription-based weekly podcast is available from WiredParish.com.   Workshop Leaders: Reverend Bart L. Brenner, Interim Executive Presbyter, Presbytery of South Dakota Reverend Dr. Howard Chapman, First Presbyterian Church in Marion, Iowa Reverend Dr. Sue Coller, Executive Presbyter, Minnesota Valleys Presbytery Bill Evans, Commissioned Lay Pastor at St. James Presbyterian Church, Tower MN Duane Sweep, Associate for Communications, Synod of Lakes and Prairies Reverend Phil Tom, Small Church & Community Ministry Office, PCUSA Reverend Dr. Lon and Reverend Robyn Weaver, Glen Avon Presbyterian Church, Duluth, MN   MORNING WORKSHOPS   A1 Conversation with Leonard Sweet   A2 Congregational Transformation - Bart Brenner. Transformation is not something a congregation does. Instead it is something that happens along the way while attending to God’s calling.   A3 Managing Change - Sue Coller. Change often fails not because it’s a bad idea, but because we often overlook crucial steps in helping congregations adapt. This workshop will introduce various ways of looking at change, and will give practical tools for helping planned change succeed.   A4 Communications for Churches on a Shoe String Budget - Duane Sweep. Small churches often feel a crunch – both in terms of money and time – when it comes to communications. We’ll take a look at a variety of ways to speak to your congregation and community beyond Sunday and on a shoestring – from newsletters to bulletin inserts to the Internet. The workshop will include both media relations and internal communications.   A5 Front Porch Church, a more welcoming church - Bill Evans. Years ago, homes had front porches and all the streets had sidewalks. The summer evening was often spent visiting neighbors on your porch. Friendships were started on the front porch; and as friendships developed, the neighbors were invited inside your home. This session will give you some ideas on how to create a “front porch” for your church. How to transition people in your neighborhood from sidewalk to sanctuary.   A6 More than Song Lyrics - Howard Chapman. In recent years, churches have increasingly used projectors and screens in worship. While projectors and screens are often just used to project musical lyrics and images to enhance that part of the service, there are a multitude of other ways this technology may be effectively used during worship. This workshop will focus on these other uses of projectors during worship especially in conjunction with the sermon. AFTERNOON WORKSHOPS   B1 Conversation with Leonard Sweet   B2 Spiritual Transformation - Bart Brenner. Psalm 116 invites us “to return to our rest.” Is deep restfulness really possible for church leaders today?   B3 Smaller Membership Churches Alive! - Phil Tom. This workshop will share several models of smaller membership churches engaged in mission with their communities   B4 Rattling the Rafters: Worshiping As If Culture Matters - Lon and Robyn Weaver. This workshop will help you to do worship using resources you already have, learn to take risks in worship, and understand that Presbyterian worship does not have to be boring. It will address the use of music, preaching, computers, and audio visuals in worship. It will cover spending money wisely for such worship enhancements in small and large church settings, and lead you to consider whether you should add a new/contemporary/alternative/ to your current worship setting.   B5 Managing Change - Sue Coller Change often fails not because it’s a bad idea, but because we often overlook crucial steps in helping congregations adapt. This workshop will introduce various ways of looking at change, and will give practical tools for helping planned change succeed.   B6 Front Porch Church, A More Welcoming Church - Bill Evans. Years ago, homes had front porches and all the streets had sidewalks. The summer evening was often spent visiting neighbors on your porch. Friendships were started on the front porch; and as friendships developed, the neighbors were invited inside your home. This session will give you some ideas on how to create a “front porch” for your church. How to transition people in your neighborhood from sidewalk to sanctuary COST Registration is $75.00/person – includes meals, snacks, and resource materials. The deadline for registration is April 9, 2008 – the registration fee is nonrefundable after April 14. Limit of 125 people— any registrations received beyond that number will go on a waiting list.   LOCATION Presbyterian Clearwater Forest 16595 Crooked Lake Road, Deerwood, MN 56444 www.clearwaterforest.org  218-678-2325   Located in the Brainerd Lakes area on Clearwater Lake, Presbyterian Clearwater Forest is a 1,016 acre site with 3½ miles of lakefront and nearly 10 miles of forest trails. PCF has served as a retreat center and summer camp since 1954. It is owned by the presbyteries of Minnesota Valleys, Northern Plains, Northern Waters, and Twin Cities Area and the Synod of Lakes and Prairies.   LODGING Participants have four choices of lodging at Presbyterian Clearwater Forest: Eagle Lodge, Leaning Tree Lodge, Osprey House, Campsites. Motel arrangements can be made through Karen Lange 320-235-7910 or karen@minnesotavalleys.org SCHEDULE   Friday, April 18 1:00   Enjoy God’s beauty at PCF 3:00   Check In/Registration 5:30   Welcome & Orientation 5:45   Dinner 6:45   Gather with music 7:00   Keynote: The Missional Church 8:00   Vespers 8:30   Snack   Saturday, April 19 7:30   Continental Breakfast 8:30   Music 9:00   Keynote: The Relational Church 10:00 Break/Snack 10:30 Workshops A 12:00 Meal Set-up 12:15 Lunch 12:45 Free Time 1:30   Workshops B 3:00   Snacks 3:30   Choices: Conversation with Synod Executive Phil Brown, high ropes, or break 5:45   Meal Set-up 6:00   Dinner 7:00   Keynote: The Incarnational Church 8:30   Vespers 9:00   Snack   Sunday, April 20 8:00   Continental Breakfast 9:00   Imagining the Future and Taking This Home 10:15 Break 10:30 Worship 11:30 Go Home! SPONSORS Synod of Lakes & Prairies Twin Cities Area Presbytery Minnesota Valleys Presbytery Northern Waters Presbytery Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Books provided by Bookends of Menomonie, WI

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