Urban Ministries Convention Schedule
6:00 pm – Plenary Session 1: Keynote Address
Sung Kwon – and – Lyle Notice
7:00 – 8:00 pm – Seminars #1
| Track | Title | Presenter |
|---|---|---|
| Adventist Community Services | Cultural Intelligence: Managing Unconscious Bias // Handout | Sung Kwon |
| Children’s Ministry | How Church and School can Partner to Serve the Urban Community | Polly Johnson & Katelyn Weakley |
| Disaster Response | Donations Management in the PNW Part 1 of 2 | Gabriele Laub, Larry Mays, Doug Venn Sr |
| Fundraising | Meet the Funders | Derek Lane |
| Health Ministry | Mental Health & Best Practice Toolkit | Lander Mitchell |
| Thrift Store | Introduction to Thrifting with Social Media | Annette Emery & Daniel Howard |
| Urban Ministries | Understanding Urban Institutions: Government, Business, Religion, Cultural and Philanthropy | Byron Dulan Panelists: Jennifer Samuels, Colette Newer, Derek Lane |
10:00 – 11:00 am – Plenary Session 2
Tiffany Brown – and – Stephen Allred
11:00 am – 12:00 pm – Seminars #2
| Track | Title | Presenter |
|---|---|---|
| Disaster Response | CERT: Community Emergency Response Training | W. Derrick Lea |
| Fundraising | Telling Your Story for Results // Handout | Carrie Purkeypile |
| Health Ministry | Comprehensive Health Ministry on a Budget // Handout | Cindy Williams |
| Prison Ministry | Pen Pal Ministry | Lloyd Scharffenberg |
| Thrift Store | Dollars and Cents of Thrift Store Ministry | Tim Zollbrecht |
| Urban Ministries | ABCD: The Alphabet of Asset-based Community Development | David Lopez |
6:00 – 7:00 pm – Seminars #3
| Track | Title | Presenter |
|---|---|---|
| Children’s Ministries | S.T.E.A.M. AHEAD – Creative Ministries On A Budget | Patty Marsh, Gayle Haeger |
| Disaster Response | Donations Management in the PNW Part 2 | Gabriele Laub, Larry Mays, Doug Venn, Sr. |
| Fundraising | Pathway to a Successful Major Gifts Program | LuAnn Davis |
| Health Ministry | Benefits of Health Resources Facebook Group | Elida Jerez |
| Prison Ministry | Prison Re-entry: From Custody To Community | Cleveland Houser |
| Thrift Store | When a Plate is Donated, What Happens? | Tim Zollbrecht |
| Urban Ministries | Urban Demographics: Access & Interpretation | Derek Lane |
7:00 – 8:00 pm – Plenary Session 3
Cleveland Houser – and – Doug Venn, Jr.
9:00 -10:00 am – Plenary Session 4
David Lopez – and – Jaime Kowlessar
10:00 – 11:00 am – Seminars #4
| Track | Title | Presenter |
|---|---|---|
| Adventist Community Service | Ministry Jumpstart: Beginning and Building the Ministry God is Calling You to Do // Handout | Colette Newer |
| Children’s Ministry | Special Stars: Leaders Who Want to Empower Special Needs Community | Nitza Salazar |
| Health Ministry | Blessed Are Those Who Mourn // Presentation Slides | Pamela Keele Cress |
| Prison Ministry | Claiming Your Second Wind – There Is Hope | Juleun Johnson |
| Refugee & Immigration | Refugee & Immigration Ministry | Scott & Julie Griswold |
| Social Justice | Social Justice as Repair | Jaime Kowlessar |
| Thrift Store | Church & the ACS Thrift Store | Collette Pekar & Fran Carey |
11:00 am – 12:00 pm – Plenary Session 5
Tara VinCross – and – John Freedman
2:00 – 3:00 pm – Plenary Session 6: Let’s Talk: A Roundtable of Short Inspiration
Patty Marsh, Facilitator
Panel: Colette Newer, Gayle & Gerald Haeger, Nelson Miles, Byron Dulan, Laura Pascoe, Donna Parks, Gail Blais
3:00 – 4:00 pm – Seminars #5
| Track | Title | Presenter |
|---|---|---|
| Adventist Community Services | Volunteer Appreciation in a Virtual Climate | David Lopez |
| Children’s Ministry | Part 1: How Can Your Church Assess Community Needs | Patty Marsh |
| Part 2: How Can Your Church Assess Community Needs | Jackee Duvall Mark Witas, Jonathan Russell, Diann Glovatsky, Shirley Allen | |
| Fundraising | Ready, Set, Go! | Michael Brown |
| Prison Ministry | Coping with Trauma in Prison | Floyd Marshall |
| Urban Ministries | The Christian Response to the Poor | Byron Dulan |