The Conference Budget and the Outwardly Focused Church Taneycomo
Presenters: Rev. Lynn Dyke, President of the Conference Council on Finance and Administration and Rev.
Kendall Waller, Director of Financial and Administrative Ministries
How does the conference budget live out the conference’s mission? How does the conference budget focus our
churches outward? What questions do you have about the conference budget, apportionments, and/or finance
policies or procedures? This is your time to ask questions!!
Conference Communication Tools Arkansas
Presenters: Erin Horner, Web Services and Graphic Design and Fred Koenig, Editor, The Review
An overview of the Conference communications tools and how local churches can communicate more effectively
with the communities around them will be presented. Topics covered will include press releases, the Missouri
Conference Review, conference e-communications, local church pages on the conference web site, directories and
tips on how to make web sites more seeker friendly.
Medicare Parts A, B & D - Retirement Without Worry Texas
Presenters: Rev. Jim Day, Lead Regional Liaison for the CLAIM Program and Brenda Howell, Federally
Certified Medicare Specialist
Clergy and Laity are invited to join us for a basic lesson in Medicare 101. If you will retire in 2009, this is the place
to start. Brenda Howell from the Conference Office will join Jim Day from the CLAIM Program to discuss the
basics of Medicare Part A & B, Part D Drug Plans, and Medigap Supplemental Insurance Programs. This important
part of your retirement looks outward to the rest of our life!
4:15 Workshops
Renovate or Die: Reaching your Mission Field Colorado
Presenter: Bob Farr, Director of the Center for Congregational Excellence
Learn 10 keys on how to transform your church into a growing and vital church with outward focus into reaching
the mission field. Come away with several ideas for radical outreach in your ministry.
The Outwardly Focused Urban Church Texas
Presenters: Rev. Kevin Kosh, Senior Pastor, Union Memorial, St. Louis, MO and
Rev. Kathleen Wilder, Senior Pastor, Lafayette Park & Centenary UMC, St. Louis, MO
Two urban congregations share the P’s (Pray, Plan, Partner, Presence, Power) to becoming an outwardly focused
church. Come share the stories of God’s miracles building churches in the city of St. Louis.
Know Who Lives in Your Community Oklahoma
Presenter: Peter Wernett, Senior Vice President, MissionInsite, LLC
Learn about a new community based demographic service, MissionInsite, provided at no charge for your church
by the Annual Conference. Over 50 areas of information are available for churches. Learn how you can plot your
members on a map and about new people who are moving into your area. MissionInsite, The Next Generation of
Mission Context Analysis for the Church.
10 Ideas for Breaking the 65 Barrier llinois
Presenter: Dr. Barry E. Winders, Senior Pastor, Wesley UMC, Fruitland, MO
This workshop clearly defines a checklist of behaviors necessary for a church to move beyond 65 in attendance.
Shifting from inward to outward focus is not the result of a single idea but the execution of several ideas
simultaneously. The leadership of the pastor, the identity of the congregation and the reality of the church’s
circumstances are beneficial elements addressed here. The challenges of growing a small congregation can be
minimized if the right things are maximized.
A-14 2009 Missouri Annual Conference
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