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Leadership Training & Networking Events UMMAS Annual Leadership Training/Networking Event Invited: all Board members,
Music directors & key musicians, Licensed Teachers, & Ministers in the UMMAS sub-region! This is an excellent opportunity for "in-filling", inspiration, ideas, and networking with other Board members in our sub-region. Music Directors and key musicians are also invited for a mini-conference with breakout sessions for music directors and music team members. SCHEDULE Friday, 7/16
2010 Keynote Speaker: Bill
Easum on "LEADERSHIP IN A WILD CARD WORLD"
Bill Easum is the founder of 21st Century Strategies in 1987. Their goal is to equip Christians for global impact. Their work is church consulting, coaching, speaking, and futuring. 21st Century Strategies consultants have worked in more than 1,000 congregations in the U.S., Canada, Australia, and New Zealand from under a 100 to over 10,000 in worship. "We know how to help churches go to the next level and reach your God-given potential. We are used to seeing churches have explosive growth."
churchconsultations.com
Books by Bill Easum: About Bill Easum: "Bill has taught me much about the kingdom of God and how to plug into
its power and future direction. He is a one of the foremost thinkers in
Church today in the area of seeing the future of the Church. He helps to
prepare me and our people to walk in step with the Spirit’s direction.
That’s not only important – it’s vital to our health!... Bill Easum is an
incredible gift from God to the Church today.... The best thing about Bill
is that he has answers and suggestions that have accessible handles on them.
He is, above all else, a super practical guy. I will consult closely with
Bill for the rest of my life. " "I always look forward to the latest findings of Easum and Bandy. It's
hard to think of anyone who does a better job of offering relevant help to
established churches." "Bill Easum is in touch with the pulse of the culture and an interpreter
of the culture to the local church. He is an expert guide in healthy ministry
models and organizational development and a great sounding board for exploring
new ideas." From Bill Easum's writings: "Price Waterhouse did a study on team based leadership more than a
decade ago and their conclusion was it was the quality of the leader that
determined the quality of the team. Put a great leader in the team and the team
became great. Put a mediocre leader in the same team and the team became
mediocre." "Now the question I think you should be asking is “How do I empower
the congregation to share in the mission of the church? That is a totally
different question, one that will grow healthy, thriving congregations that have
the potential to reproduce themselves.” "Today, in the U.S., we are called to be “back yard
missionaries” to our networks.... Missionaries have to do three things to
reach a strange and new culture. They have to learn a new language, culture, and
technology. We understand the need for a missionary to learn Chinese if they are
going to China. We also understand the need to not shake hands if you are
a missionary to Japan. We also understand if we are in the backwoods of
somewhere we don’t whip out our PowerPoint. "The same is true in the U.S. to reach the new emerging world we have to
think and act differently. We have to learn a new language (Rock n Roll); we
have to learn a new culture (causal and post-Christian); and we have to learn a
new technology (digital). We have to become back yard missionaries." Outstanding musicians will be a highlight of the Annual Leadership Training. Richard Mekdeci will perform to open the Friday night and Saturday morning sessions with music for the entire assembly. He will present specialized workshops for music directors and music volunteers in breakout sessions. On Saturday after lunch, Lytingale and the Unitic Band from the Unity Center in Mills River will present a short concert. Ministers are encouraged to let their music directors know about this outstanding opportunity.
Richard Mekdeci
dedicates his life to positive spiritual music for all faiths. His passions are Posi Music,
and the spiritual offshoot of Posi known as New Thought music. Richard travels
the country with his interfaith ministry, teaching through retreats and
workshops the message of peace, self-worth, and the uniting power of music. A
Licensed Unity Teacher, Richard works with Sacred Music at the Association of
Unity Churches, International, helping to plan and present the annual Sound
Connections Conference, and the monthly Sound Connections newsletter. He is also
president and co-founder of Empower Music and Arts. Empower sponsors an annual
Grammy-style awards program to recognize outstanding New Thought songwriters,
and a licensing program which facilitates payment to songwriters from churches.
Richard’s complete recordings and sheet music are available in flash drive
format, and his music is also distributed at heartwindmusic.com. Before moving
to the Kansas City area Richard was Music Director at First Church Unity in
Nashville. His wife, Paula, is Vice President of Communications at Unity.
"My cup runneth over and is making a big mess on the floor!"
Music
Workshops with Richard Mekdeci: Friday evening – What’s
A New Thought Song? Music is a powerful medium for carrying our unique
theology to the world. As Music Directors and church leaders, we have a
responsibility to ensure that the message in the music we present in our
services is compatible with our New Thought teachings. Saturday (9:15am-noon & 1:30pm-4:00pm) Making Your Music Department a Music Ministry Richard brings his experience as music director for
12 years, 5 years and over 70 retreats as Creative Arts Coordinator at Unity
Village, 14 years on the Association Music Ministry Team, 5 years as Sacred
Music Resource Coordinator, and intense touring to hundreds of Unity and New
Thought churches to this informative workshop. Topics will include,
Mission/Vision for your ministry, Music Resources, Service Flow, Successful
Special Events, Hosting Musical Guests, Choir/Band-Aides, Copyright and more. Lytingale & the Unitic Band, the "house band" at Unity in Mills River will rock the house with their original music on Saturday right after lunch. Lytingale (vocals, keyboard); Dave de la Rosa (guitar, vocals); Joel Pressman (bass); Pete Latrella (drums); Andy Balent (saxophone) David Ezell, music coordinator, has been music director of Christ Unity of Columbia (SC) since 1990. He is a composer & arranger, and a member of the Music Ministry Team for the Association of Unity Churches. His music has been distributed through the Sound Connections e-newsletter, published by the Association, and included in Seeds of Light songbook. David launched heartwindmusic.com, which offers downloads of audio tracks and sheet music for New Thought services. The 2010 event will be held near Asheville, NC, at Unity Center, 2041 Old Fanning Bridge Rd, Mills River, NC. 828-891-8700 unity@unitync.net Host: Rev. Chad O'Shea. Make your reservation with your minister, so that s/he can make the hotel reservations for your whole church. (If your church is currently without leadership, contact the host church for details.) Usually Board members will carpool together on Friday afternoon, having dinner together in the host city.Hotel information: Fairfield Inn, 31 Airport Park Road, Fletcher, NC. (at the airport). (828) 684-1144. Room rate is $99.00 per room, double or King. The motel is non-smoking and offers a continental breakfast. The Fairfield Inn is located directly across from the Asheville Regional Airport, just east of I-26, Exit 40. It's next to J&S Cafeteria, 1/10 of a mile from the Airport, and 5 minutes from our church. "Tom" is their sales manager and the guy to talk to if you need an answer. Our guaranteed block of rooms will only be held until June 16. Beyond that, you are on your own. With Bele Chere in town the following weekend, please don't count on a late reservation. Bele Chere adds 300,000 people to Asheville's population and totally soaks up motel availability. There are several other motels near the Asheville airport - all are only 5 minutes from our church. Restaurants near the motel: next door: J&S Cafeteria. East on Airport Road (Rt 280): Chili's, Moe's, IHOP, Arby's, McDonald's, Acropolis (Greek/Italian). Turn at the light onto Rockwood Rd (corner with McDonald's): left/north for Cracker Barrel, Carrabba's, Tamarind (nice Thai place); or right/south for Ruby Tuesday's, Waffle House. Directions to the church: www.unitync.net/Map.html | |
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About the Leadership Training & Networking events: You can expect to learn about yourself, about your role in your church, and how other churches do things. You will meet ministers, licensed teachers, Board members, and musicians from many other churches, and have an opportunity to interact and network with them. Keynote speakers have included: Bill Easum, Rev. Larry Wynn, Rev. Gary Simmons, Dr. Charles Arn, Barbara O'Hearne, Michael Wilkinson, Rev. Carole O'Connell, Rev. Rene Pare, and others. Please plan your travel time so that you can check in to your hotel and be on time for the meetings which usually begin on Friday about 7pm. We meet again on Saturday morning after breakfast, break for lunch at the host church, and meet in the afternoon until 4pm. The host church & location changes, but is chosen from churches that are central to the UMMAS subregion. This event has been hosted at Charlotte NC, Atlanta GA, Asheville NC, Winston-Salem NC, and Raleigh NC. Financial matters: This valuable resource is provided to you and to your church by UMMAS (funded by your church's tithes, and offerings at Retreat). UMMAS pays for the guest speaker/workshop leader for the event and lunch for all participants on Saturday (catered & served at the host church). A Love Offering will be taken at the event. Frequently your home church will pay for your (shared) motel room (which usually includes a complimentary breakfast). Information about a local motel will be sent by the host church. Most participants pay for their own dinner on Friday. |
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