With a new season approaching, it is time to really begin thinking about and preparing to come back in our ministry settings stronger than ever. We at Church Development have an opportunity for small churches that we think will assist you in doing just that.

Our team has developed a virtual workshop titled “The Effective Small Church” specially designed for churches that worship with 70 people, or less, weekly. This workshop zeroes in on enabling each congregation to focus on their own particular ministry context. In other words, this is not a “cookie-cutter approach”. The time spent will focus on the necessary components smaller congregations can utilize in their particular settings to carry out their vision in accomplishing the mission.

This workshop is free to you so please consider gathering a team from your church to participate. All workshops will be done live via ZOOM and there will be time for questions at the end. You will just need a Smart phone or a personal computer to participate. We are convinced it will be time well spent!

The dates and times for the workshops will be:

• Monday, February 1 from 7 – 8:30 p.m. ET
• Wednesday, February 3 from 2:30-4 p.m. ET
• Tuesday, February 9 from 7 – 8:30 p.m. ET
• Thursday, February 11 from 2:30 – 4:00 p.m. ET

Please contact Brenda Gross at brenda.gross@inumc.org to register for one of these workshops. Choose the date and time that work best for you and your team. Registration for each session will be limited, so we recommend signing up as soon as possible.