Camp Logos Indianapolis October 17-18 Do you own Logos Bible Software? If so, you might want to take advantage of this local training opportunity. Camp Logos, offered by MP Seminars, will be in Indianapolis, October 17-18, at Second Baptist Church 3705 Kessler Blvd.North Dr. Indianapolis, IN 46222. Morris...

GoodWords Reading Club kicks off Autumn with an exploration of A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini on Tuesday, September 25. In October, author Dan Wakefield joins the group for discussion of his book Spiritually Incorrect on Tuesday, October 23. Tony Johnston's Bone by Bone by Bone is the focus...

A new Using Resources piece on Group Processes that Facilitate Positive Change was posted recently. Check out this comprehensive collection of ideas and recommendations on working with positive change processes, such as World Caf é, Open Space Technology, Appreciative Inquiry, and Asset Mapping.

Technology in Houses of Worship conference LDI is the largest U.S. tradeshow and conference focused on technologies for the live entertainment industry. Professionals in the interrelated ares of lighting, audio, special effects, projection and staging technologies attend to see the latest products, interface...

Using Resources is a series of publications designed to help congregations make effective use of specific kinds of resources. Beyond Reading: Using Books as Resources shares ideas about books and how to effectively utilize the information in your congregation. This article covers recommendations on selecting...

ChurchMedia.net's 2007 Annual Convention, Refresh Your Image , is July 17-19, 2007 in the Baltimore/Washington D.C. Metro area at Covenant Baptist Church, Ellicott City, Maryland. Additionally, you can attend "virtually" via live and recorded online video feeds. The CMN Convention is 3 days of media...

by Brian Bailey with Terry Storch, foreward by Ed Young If you don’t immediately recognize the authors of this book don’t fret. If you’re not familiar with Dallas’ megachurch Fellowship Church and its ministries you won’t be familiar with the authors or some of the contributors of the book. But don’t...

What happens when 176 persons get together to tell the stories of their congregations? What happens when you talk about congregations not as problems to be solved but as mysteries to be embraced? What is the essence or “positive core” of these conversations? What does all of this teach us about a “flourishing...

The recent Flourishing Congregations – Moving from Dreams to Reality event featured processes and tools for achieving positive change. At the event, participants learned three separate but complimentary processes that contribute to positive change. Appreciative Inquiry is the process of uncovering what...

At the Center, a large map of Indiana hangs on a wall. When asked what the congregations we serve are like, I like to point to it and say, “They’re all over the map.” And of course they are. We’ve served over 50% of the congregations in central Indiana. And they are blessedly different. As a result,...