2026 Annual Training Event

COST: The cost will be $30 per person . Your registration includes lunch.

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Any registration that comes in after January 24 will not include lunch.

WORKSHOPS: When registering, you will be asked to select one AM and one PM workshop. The workshop titles are listed at the bottom of this section.

SCHEDULE:

• 9:00 AM: Registration - Hill Hall
• 9:30 AM: Worship - Hill Hall
• 10:15 AM: Morning Workshops
• Noon: Lunch
• 1:00 PM: Afternoon Workshops
• 2:30 PM: Dismissal

*Note: Students in the General Studies program of the Bobby Wood School of Christian Studies are eligible to receive course credit for participating in two workshops of their choice.

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Morning Workshop Options:

1. Short-Term Mission Trip Leader Training (Part 1)
2. Same Storm, Different Boats: Bridging the Generational Divide in the Church
3. Identifying and Discipling Leaders
4. Faithful Innovation: Using AI to Enhance Your Ministry
5. Recruiting Faithful Volunteers for Children’s Ministry
6. God’s People, God's Word, God’s Purposes
7. Planning a Community Festival
8. Who Are We? Exploring the WVBC
9. Church Trustees
10. Church Treasurers and Financial Secretaries
11. Church Clerks

Afternoon Workshops Options:

1. Short-Term Mission Trip Leader Training (Part 2)
2. Effectively Communicating with Different Generations
3. Dinner Church: Exploring Different Contexts and Strategies
4. Christian Pharisees: The Ways We Look More Like Pharisees Than Jesus
5. Connected: Building Authentic Community in Youth
6. How Does What I Believe About God Affect my Mental Health?
7. Creating Remarkable Experiences
8. Women’s Ministries in the WVBC
9. Conflict in Church: Why & What & Where Do We Go from Here?
10. The Escape Plan: Retreats and Advances for Your Ministry
11. Deacons