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A cradle Anglican, Andrew Weeks is a gifted lay evangelist and humorous, inspiring speaker who has taken his ministry to more than 135 Episcopal sponsors, over 85 sponsors with the Presbyterian Church of the U.S.A. churches and many other mainline denominations from Florida, Virginia and Georgia to Northern
Michigan, across the Midwest, and from New England to Texas, California and the Pacific
Northwest. He also is the author of Welcome! Tools and Techniques for new Member Ministry, published by The Alban Institute.
The conference, to be held March 13 and 14 at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in Louisville, will offer insight into non-confrontational, practical evangelism proven to help our churches attract and retain new members.
Weeks invites everyone, especially skeptics, to attend the opening evening session when he will focus
on spiritual issues to help us overcome our many negative images of evangelism. Significantly, he
invites participants into new creative ministries, not to urge them to take on more tasks. He challenges and encourages them to explore opportunities, leaving aside the old "shoulds, musts and oughts." He will
review the pitfalls, frustrations and misdirection he has seen, then offer new insights on how each
one of us can move forward.
On Saturday, he will lead us in intense, interactive sessions: "Presenting Your Church to the Public" (Signs, Property and Media); "Managing New Member Ministry Processes" and two sessions which include small group workshops: "The Ministry of Greeting" and "Communications / Internal Media." From these sessions, participants will get scores of practical ideas you can start to implement immediately.
All individuals are invited, but each church is encouraged to send multiple members with
many different interests - communications, property, hospitality, finance, greeters, so they may
return home as more effective and diverse teams. Also, many churches have found it very pro-
ductive to bring their entire management group, often in combination with an after-event retreat.
Registration costs $45 a person or $30 a person if prepaid and preregistered in groups of four or more. Fee includes refreshments and Saturday's lunch. To register, complete a registration form, posted online, and make checks payable to The Trustees and Council, The Episcopal Diocese of Kentucky, and mail the form and check to The Episcopal Diocese of Kentucky, ATT: Magnetic Church Registration, 425 S. Second St., Suite 200, Louisville, KY 40202.
To learn more about Weeks' vision and ministry, visit www.magnetic-church.com.
Also, for additional information, download these brochures:
