We are excited to offer this year’s Annual Training Event in a new format! This year’s event will take place, free of cost, over the course of three evenings via Zoom. Normally, our in-person event limits your involvement to only two workshops, but this year you’ll be able to attend up to six live workshops, plus receive recordings of the ones that you miss! This is a great opportunity to learn from others in our WVBC family and to provide valuable training for your church leaders.
Registration is now open. Each workshop is limited to 100 participants. You can learn more about and register for the workshops below:
February 1st
February 2nd
February 4th
6:30 PM
6:30 PM
6:30 PM
Clerks
Instructor: Ginny Prunty
This workshop will detail some of the responsibilities of being a church clerk as well as going over the two very important forms that need to be filled out for the West Virginia Baptist Convention annually.
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Deacons
Instructors: Oakwood Baptist Church Deacons
Perspectives on the ministry of the deacon, especially in 2021. This workshop is taught by deacons for deacons.
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Discipleship at Home
Instructors: Lee Boso and Eric Kendall
Conversations with Lee and Eric about equipping families to grow as disciples together. They will offer resources, encouragement and stories of success and failures as they have explored family discipleship in their churches and homes.
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Treasurers and Financial Secretaries
Instructors: Mark Miller and Jennifer Huber
What are the responsibilities of church treasurer and financial secretary? What are some of the new laws we should be familiar with for 2021? How do I fill out the West Virginia Baptist Convention remittance forms? Those are just a few of the questions that will be answered in this workshop.
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Trustees
Instructor: Mark McCloy
An interview-style presentation on the three primary areas of responsibility for the trustee – legal, financial and property management. Includes the perspective of a senior pastor, financial advisor and two trustees – one from a large church and one from a smaller church.
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The Benefits and How To’s of Online Giving
Instructor: Greg O’Neal
The pandemic resulted in dozens of churches around our state seeking help with setting up an online giving platform. Greg worked with many of these churches. Whether you are interested in exploring online giving options or simply looking to improve your current process, this workshop will provide you with numerous helpful resources.
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Biblical Intentional Grandparenting
Instructors: Jerry Losh and Koreen Villers
Grandparents have an opportunity to make a difference in the lives of their grandchildren and leave a lasting heritage for their families that will bless generations to come. This workshop will provide ideas and resources to help you reach and disciple the youngest generation through grandparents.
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7:30 PM
7:30 PM
7:30 PM
An Introduction to Phygital: Reach and Engage
Instructors: Rich Blain, David Hulme and Phil Wayman
Whether by design or out of necessity, a majority of our churches have some type of online presence. It might be your worship service, Bible study or another ministry. What if you could leverage that digital online presence to reach and engage the unchurched, thereby growing your physical church? Well, actually you can. The process is called “Phygital.”
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Phygital Church Planting and Microchurches
Instructors: Rich Blain, David Hulme and Phil Wayman
A “microchurch” is a church where every member lives as a missionary. “Microchurch” refers to a church that intentionally plants a missional community among every subculture in a community. Ordinary men and women are equipped to plant their own simple church in their workplace, neighborhood or wherever God has already placed them.
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Global Missions in 2021 and Beyond
Instructor: Todd McClure
COVID-19 accelerated many of the trends that were already being seen in global missions. As many churches saw their global mission involvement come to a halt last year, this workshop will cover ways that you can mobilize your congregation to join in some of the new and exciting ways that God is reaching the nations.
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