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Why Attend?

Pleased by the professionalism. Not an infomercial to sell products and services like some conferences.”
Rick Hollering, Walton, IN

Sessions

Main Session
7:30 am
Main Session
8:30 am
Main Session
8:45 am

Today’s digital world brings about more change and more opportunity than we’ve ever experienced. This session will help you understand how the four factors – leadership, culture, ministry and facilities - interrelate and how that can help you create a more effective church. Learn how to blend each of these areas for more focused building expansion through real-life stories and empirical research conducted by the Cornerstone Knowledge Network.

Main Session
9:30 am

This session guides you through the process of determining your unique giftedness, which is the best place to start any church expansion project. Learn about how to examine God’s exclusive call for your ministry and take steps to accomplish what God has raised up your ministry to do.

Main Session
10:15 am
Main Session
10:45 am

Staff and facilities are the two highest investments any church will make in its lifetime. Learn how to bring your ministry staff together and adapt your leadership methods to effectively shepherd your church through the challenges of growth. Personal anecdotes and research from thousands of churches will help you see how to navigate these important issues. The goal is to come through your church expansion with a more unified and excited congregation.

Breakout Session I
11:35 am

Learn how to strategically assemble your internal and external teams around the critical skills necessary to excel.

Breakout Session I
11:35 am

Equip your ministry space with the right, cost-effective furnishings and equipment to empower your ministry to be experiential, participatory, image rich, and connecting (EPIC).

Breakout Session I
11:35 am

Discover key financial metrics that will equip you to finance construction now and take advantage of the best construction costs in years.

Main Session
12:20 am
Breakout Session II
1:20 pm

Ensure confidence from the outset by clarifying your financial capacities as well as current building costs avoiding the painful risk of overdesigning and blowing your budgets.

Breakout Session II
1:20 pm

Propel your congregation through unsettled times by crafting and projecting a clear and compelling
vision that cuts through the overwhelming demands and distractions of this Google age!

Breakout Session II
1:20 pm

Come learn how story and a planning can turn your ministry into an amazing experience.

Main Session
2:05 pm

We are experiencing a very unsettled financial climate that is affecting every church’s giving and fiscal condition. In this session you’ll hear practical ways to maintain optimum giving levels during these tough economic times and what it means to create a spirit of generosity in your church. You’ll also gain important information to share with your church about the timing of your church expansion program and how it can impact your project and resulting ministry.

Main Session
2:50 pm
Main Session
3:10 pm

People are longing for connections and relationships. This session will show ways to design facilities that help people connect with each other and ultimately experience God through those connections. Take a virtual tour of innovative facilities that were designed to create space for both hearing the Word, and experiencing the fellowship that comes from belonging. Real-life examples of facilities will help you visualize key points and principles.

Main Session
3:55 pm
Main Session
4:10 pm

Any church expansion project is a big undertaking and can take its toll on the church leaders. This session is lead by someone who has “been there” and will encourage you to guard your heart during the process. Get inspired to keep your heart right and vision clear as you juggle ministry needs and the demands of building. Finishing strong is vital and there are steps you can take to make sure you don’t lose important personal growth in ministry as you move forward into new facilities and ministries.

**REMINDER** - Since this year's ALIGNMENT4 conference falls on Nov 2, 2010, Election Day, here are some options for absentee ballots and voting. http://www.vote411.org http://govoteabsentee.org/ State by State info: http://www.declareyourself.com/voting_faq/state_by_state_info_2.html