OROMO EVANGELICAL CHURCH OF MINNEAPOLIS
CHURCH LEADERSHIP RETREAT ON
CHURCH MEDIA TECHNOLOGY USAGE
Overall Aim:
- Aimed at helping church leaders and volunteers harness creativity and technology to use it to accomplish the Church’s mission, without compromising the message.
Objectives of the retreat:
· To build awareness in modern media usage in a church setting ( positive and negative aspects)
· To draw a lesson plan, point out mitigation plan, and adopt the right technology for the church and children of God.
Expected Outcome or Assumptions:
· This leadership retreat provides an ideal opportunity to think about where we as a church has been in terms of media technology usage, where you want to go, and how you plan to get there with minimum or no adverse impact .The possible outcomes of the retreat could be to lay down an implementation strategies for the church future technology usage (applications).
PROCEDURES
Initial phase:
· Define Purpose/Goals
· Preliminary assessment and discernment about the effectiveness of the retreat, Pray, get consent from the attendees and look for facilities, estimate costs
Planning phase
· Set a date, working around spring break, graduation, summer vacations, and holidays.
· Bring a copy of the proposed budget and discuss emendations.
· Decide on content. Identify speaker (s) from inside and outsider ,
· Delegate tasks: invitation, location, content, music, food, recreation, evaluation.
· Figure out transportation. Encourage carpooling for relationship building.
· Find out what supplies you need, from paper napkins to water skis.
· Figure out media. (setup computers with Internet to practice on youtube, facebook, etc.)
· Create a schedule
· Create an evaluation form.
METHODOLOGY
· Ground rule for the day
· Brain storm about how to accomplish goals and make improvements.
· Schedule time for prayer, music, and worship. Movies ( sound clips for group discussion) About 6 sound clips will be presented for group discussion each clips contains some positive aspect and some negative aspects or issues related to media usage.. Identify those and write-down with their mitigation plans
· Two presentations ( one presentation from outside speaker) The outside speaker will present the positive side of media technology for the church and introduce as much as new technology equipment’s to the participant of the retreat that are very pertinent to the church mission and on the other hand, the second presentation will be from inside ( facilitator) presentation on the negative impact of the media for the church and the young generation
· Group discussion (work on what kind of media technology is good for the church and what areas of the usage need much support and what area need restrict or control.
· Panel discussion: presentation with agreed point and draw the implementation plan and follow-up strategies.
· Distribute Evaluation forms and close with prayer
RESOURCES:
Computer with Internet, flip chart, Marker, tape, paper glue, Overhead screen, other stationareis, sound system with video Camera and other media thec recommended by thecnician, refreshments( coffe and snacks ), foods and water
Six Video Clips
2 power point presentations
evaluation forms
Schedules
1. Bringing the great commision 2. DEgital media in worship
3. Media in church minitry
4. Vissual motion worship
4. Vissual motion worship
5. Benedict XVI speach n new media technologies for evangelization
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Schedule
When
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What
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By whom
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Remark
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7:30-8:00AM
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Registration
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Church Leader’s
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Provide a name budge
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8;00-9:00
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Praying, setting ground rules, Introduction, Brain-storm
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Church pastor leads to prayer
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Divide into two groups
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9:00-10;00
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Presentation “ Media tech usage at church”
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Guest speaker
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Introducing with the list of media equipment that useful for the church.
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10:00-10:15
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Group discussion
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group reflection
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10:15-10:30
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Beak
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10:30-12:30
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Sound clip watch ( 6 sound clips)
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group reflection
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reflection after each video clip
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12:30-1:00
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Lunch
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1:00-1:30
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Presentation
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Facilitator
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PowerPoint
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!:30-2:00
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Group discussion
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participants
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2:00-2:30
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Panel discussion and presentation
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group leaders
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List dawn some of the important media tech usage in Oromo Church
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2:30-3::00
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Break
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3:00-3:30
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Panel discussion and presentation
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List dawn the negative aspect of media usage and mitigation plan
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3:30-4:30
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Final conclusion and future plan
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church President
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4:30-5:00
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Complete evaluation form, Thank you an final prayer
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Facilitator and participants
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CHECK LIST FOR RETREAT ORGANIZER.
· Reconfirm housing, meeting rooms, meal times, equipment needed, etc.,
· Send schedule to retreat center
· Give final numbers of people attending and confirm equipment needs.
· Meet with camp host at site. Finalize arrangements.
· Plan Program
· Confirm Speaker
· Confirm special music and song leader
· Plan other program: workshops, select workshop leaders, recreation, free time activities.
· Plan schedule, send to program people
· Confirm travel for program people
· Confirm schedule and program with program people
· Packets made up: schedules, note paper, maps, etc.
· Meet with speaker/s and other program people before the retreat for prayer and review of purpose and objectives.
· make budget (see worksheet)
· Facilitate the retreat
· Registration Coordinator appointed
