cedar lake camp meeting 2019 seminars ADVENTIST BOOK CENTER Successful Soul Winning with Adventist Literature, presented by Theresa Broden (member, First Flint Church). This class will give you principles and practices in using Adventist literature instead of “plain Christian” literature in your personal ministries. (Conference Center 1) ADVENTIST RISK MANAGEMENT Adventist Risk Management, presented by Hunter Pettis (account executive, Adventist Risk Management serving both the Lake Union and Atlantic Union). This class will help the Seventh-day Adventist church protect its ministry. —Sunday: Safety Officer Training - From small medical incidents like a trip and fall, to an emergency such as severe weather or an active shooter, having a plan for safety is critical to protect your people. A safety officer can provide leadership in this area that is mission-driven, practical, and effective. This seminar will help you understand how to shepherd your people using the best prevention and emergency-response practices. —Monday: Pathfinder and Camp Safety (Child Protection) - As a leader or staff member of a Pathfinder Club, it is your responsibility to create a safe environment for your club members and be prepared for any incidents your club may face throughout the year. By following basic safety guidelines and implementing risk management practice, you will be able to minimize incidents and be prepared for emergencies. —Tuesday: Insurance 101 - Business insurance includes a broad range of policy options designed to protect a business from financial loss. Every commercial operation has its own unique set of risks, which means a commercial insurance policy must be tailored to the business. We will spend some time learning how our church’s insurance policies work and how they are tailored to best protect the ministry. —Wednesday: Risk Management for Treasurers - In many situations, the pressure and rationalization to commit fraud are outside a church’s control. The opportunity isn’t. The best chance at lowering risk of fraud is by lowering the opportunities present in the system for fraud to take place. Learn how to set up internal controls to mitigate the risk of embezzlement. —Thursday: Emergency Planning - Does your church have an emergency plan? Emergency planning is an essential part of risk management and creating a safe environment for your ministry. This seminar will teach you how to get started with emergency planning and what your ministry should include in the plan. (Administration 150) CHILDREN’S MINISTRIES Children’s Ministries Resource Center. Come and see what is available from the Children’s Ministries Department and the ABC to enhance your church’s children’s programs, stories, and lessons. There will be items available for Sabbath School, Vacation Bible School, Child Evangelism and any outreach for children. The Resource Center will be open Thursday from 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM and 1:00 - 5:00 PM. (Administration Library) Fun Ways to Explore God’s Word, presented by Linda Gallimore (director, Children’s Ministries, Michigan Conference). See what is available for you to use to reach children for Jesus through Sabbath School and Child Evangelism. (Administration 139) Resources for Reaching Children, presented by Linda Gallimore (director, Children’s Ministries, Michigan Conference). Join us as we participate in activities and games to enhance the outreach and prayer activities in our Sabbath School. (Administration 139) Teaching Bible Marking for Children, presented by Linda Gallimore (director, Children’s Ministries, Michigan Conference). Join us as we show you how to teach Bible marking to children ages 7-12 with color coding. This is great for a continuing fun activity for the children week-to-week. (Administration 139) CHURCH LEADERSHIP TRAINING Elder, Deacon, Deaconess Basic Training, presented by Royce Snyman (director, Ministerial, Michigan Conference). —Monday: Elders’ Basic Training, Part I. Training for new elders that will provide an elders’ job description, how to work with the church pastor and local board, basic leadership principles, basic church organization, how to organize for church services, and more. —Tuesday: Elders’ Basic Training, Part II. A continuation of basic elder tasks focusing on how to do basic visitation (home and hospital), how to oversee various ministries of the church, basic principles of how to lead the church as a soul winning organization, and more. —Wednesday: Deacons & Deaconesses Basic Training, Part I. This training is for new deacons and deaconesses. The class will provide a job description and discussion about the history and basic work of deacons and deaconesses, and how to manage regular Sabbath morning duties —Thursday: Deacons & Deaconesses Basic Training, Part II. Part 2 of Basic Training will teach organizing for and carrying out various special services of the church including communion and baptismal events, and how to work with the local church pastor and board. —Friday: Current Issues Facing Local Churches and their Leaders. Many churches in Michigan, and North America, are being faced with an ever increasing number of challenging issues. These include the managing of registered sex offenders and related problems, major societal changes regarding morality, major theological controversy in the form of Anti-Godhead theology, Branch Davidian and Shepherd’s Rod groups, shifting views on Christian standards, and more. When churches face these conflicts local church leaders are often at a loss as to how to help the church work through these issues and maintain unity. This class will address the steps leaders should take to protect the church and help the wandering. (NOTE: This class is designed to guide local church elders, deacons, deaconesses and other local church leaders with guiding principles.) (Conference Center 2) CHURCH RECORDS Church Clerk Training Seminar, presented by Alyce Blackmer (administrative assistant to the president, Michigan Conference). This seminar will provide training for new church clerks on how to use eAdventist. (Administration 154) Church Clerks Training Appointment, please contact Information for scheduling. COMMUNICATIONS Reaching Your Local Community with Facebook Marketing, presented by Chris Matts (professional digital marketer and founder of Advent Digital Marketing). How big of an impact can online advertising have on your local church? In this seminar you will learn online marketing techniques for reaching your target community through Facebook. —Monday: Would Jesus Be on Facebook? —Tuesday: Rebranding Adventism —Wednesday: How to Create Facebook Ads that Actually Work (Part 1) —Thursday: How to Create Facebook Ads that Actually Work (Part 2) —Friday: Facebook Marketing Q & A (Administration 139) COMMUNITY SERVICES A Brief Assessment of Suicide Potentiality, presented by Laurie Snyman (assistant to the director, Ministerial, Michigan Conference). Every 43 seconds, someone attempts suicide. Every 18 minutes, someone dies from a suicide. You can be the person who can stop one by learning the warning signs. —Monday: What Do You Know? —Tuesday: In Control —Wednesday: Mastering Motivation —Thursday: Earnest Empathy —Friday: Socially Acceptable (Administration 143) Blood Drive, The blood banks need your help. The blood drive will begin at 10:15 AM and the last donor will be taken in at 3:45 PM. Please consider coming Sunday to donate a life-saving pint of blood. Refreshments will be served all day. You will need your picture ID and must know all your medications. (Church Fellowship Hall) DISASTER RESPONSE Chain Saw Training, presented by Jesus Castillo (member, Grand Rapids Central Church). Classroom, demonstration and practice in the field. (Administration 128) Forklift Training, presented by Terry Dodge (associate director, Disaster Response). Classroom, demonstration, and practice in the field. (Administration 154) HAMtastic Radio Protocols and Practice, presented by Greg Zaleski (member, South Flint Church) and Dave Carter (teacher, GLAA science-). During any great disaster the electricity goes out. When this happens all communications fail. HAM Radio operators are saving lives during this period of time. Become trained, take the test, and become certified as an operator. Learn how to operate within the ACS/DR System and practice for fun. There is a booklet for this class and a donation is asked to help cover the cost. (Administration 125) SKYWARN® Class, presented by Ernie Ostuno (meteorologist, Grand Rapids National Weather service). In the average year 10,000 severe thunderstorms, 5,000 floods and more than 1,000 tornadoes occur across the United States. These events threaten lives and property. SKYWARN is a concept that is intended to promote a cooperative effort between the National Weather Service and communities. SKYWARN® storm spotters are part of the ranks of citizens who form the Nation’s first line of defense against severe weather. SKYWARN® is a volunteer program with nearly 290,000 trained severe weather spotters. These volunteers help keep their local communities safe by providing timely and accurate reports of severe weather to the National Weather Service. You will learn the basics of thunderstorm development, fundamentals of storm structure, identifying potential severe weather features, information to report, how to report information, and basic severe weather safety. (Administration 128) EDUCATION BibleRICH: Memorizing the Bible and Scriptures with Pictures, presented by Dan Connell (director/producer, BibleRICH)