Multi-Site CONFERENCE

For all of my friends and pastors who are interested in what it means to launch a multi-site church, I'm sure you won't want to miss this!

Website: http://urbana.thevineyardchurch.us/extend/

The Vineyard Church of Central Illinois is proud to be hosting Extend, a conference for multi-site churches.

At Extend, attendees will:

• learn successful strategies from church multi-site leaders
• equip your church's future and current campus pastors and staff with ideas that will help you reach a greater part of your community 
• and multiply your church's impact in your community and see how multi-site ministry can extend your Kingdom influence.

This conference is for senior pastors, current and future campus pastors and other key ministry team leaders.

Featured Speaker - Geoff Surratt

In addition to being the Managing Director of Exponential (www.exponential.org) Geoff Surratt also helps churches across the country in strategic planning, teaching and staff development. Geoff previously led the church planting and multisite ministry of Saddleback Church and served Seacoast Church overseeing their 13 campuses. He has almost 30 years of ministry experience in a variety of roles in local churches, and is the author of several books including The Multisite Church Revolution, The Multisite Church Roadtrip and 10 Stupid Things that Keep Churches from Growing. Geoff lives in Denver, Colorado with his wife Sherry. They have two children and one granddaughter.

Date: March 15-16, 2013

Location: This conference will begin in Sullivan, IL (one of our multi-site campuses) and later travel to Urbana, IL. See maps below.

Registration: Registration is $79 per person; early bird registration (before February 20) is $59. Click the button below to sign up!

 

ScheduleFriday, March 15
6pm Registration
7pm Session 1 - Geoff Surratt - Measuring the Orchard (church growth cycles)
7:45pm Break
8pm Session 2- Geoff Surratt - Four essential questions for any church considering multi-site
8:45pm Worship & Ministry
9:30pm Close

Saturday, March 16
8am Continental Breakfast
8:45am Session 3 - Geoff Surratt - Five key ingredients of a successful multi-site church
9:45am Break
10:15am Session 4- Geoff Surratt - Nuts and bolts of multi-site (finances, structure, DNA, etc.)
11:30am Lunch (provided)
12:45pm Sullivan Building Tour

1:15pm Workshops (select one from workshops section below)

2:45pm Break/Travel to Urbana Campus
4:30pm Dinner at Urbana Campus (provided) with special interest table discussions (select one)

• Senior Pastors
• Campus Pastors
• Children's Ministry
• Student Ministry
• Small Group Ministry/Leadership Development

6pm Urbana Evening Service

7:30pm Optional Building Tour 

Sunday, March 17
Optional We invite you to attend morning services at any of our five campus locations.

Workshopsled by The Vineyard Church of Central Illinois Pastors

How to Be a Great Campus Pastor -Jim Plank, All Campus Executive Pastor/Sullivan Campus Pastor, with Jay Sorrell, Danville Campus Pastor

How to Launch a Multi-Site Campus - Jim Egli, Leadership and Missions Pastor, with Tim Wheeler, Charleston Campus Pastor

Multi-Site 2.0 - Shaping a Central Support Team -Dennis Starkey, Retiring Executive Pastor, with Laura Bice, Communication Pastor

Lodging

We encourage conference attendees to stay in one of the following hotels on Friday night. Mattoon is a 20 minute drive and Arcola is 30 minutes away.

Holiday Inn Express and Suites, Mattoon217.235.2060
Room rates: $91.20 for king, $87.20 for two queens

Hampton Inn, Mattoon217.234.4267
$109 for two queens

Comfort Suites, Mattoon217.235.6745
$99.99 for king, $105 for double

Best Western Plus, Arcola217.268.5000
$89.99 for king, $98.99 for double

We encourage those who are staying for Saturday night to stay in Champaign-Urbana.