REGISTRATION CLOSES APRIL 5, 2019
Early Bird Registration January 8 - March 1: $15
Regular Registration March 2 - April 5: $20

Whether you are starting a new worship service, launching a multisite campus, or starting a whole new ministry, success often rises and falls on the involvement of the laity. In this seminar, Rev. Dr. Ken Nash will teach the best practices for creating and training a healthy launch team of laypersons. You will walk away knowing the pitfalls to avoid and will have the necessary tools to help each person find their place in the new ministry.

Rev. Dr. Ken Nash serves as the Lead Pastor of Watermark Wesleyan near Buffalo, New York.  Over the past several years, Ken has overseen the launching of fifteen new campuses/church plants around the country with each of them led by lay persons from within the local church.  Ken has become a frequent conference speaker and coach for various ministries. His lively and creative teaching style will keep you engaged in the material and will give you a desire to live out what you have learned.  He is an avid sports fan and adventurist having recently completed a marathon through the Grand Canyon.  He is married to his college sweetheart and they have 4 children. 

LOCATIONS

 
LOCATIONS BY DISTRICT
Gateway Central

• Living Word UMC, 17315 Manchester Rd., Glencoe, MO, 63038-1902

Gateway Regional

• Church of the Shepherd, 1601 Woodstone Dr., St. Charles, MO, 63304-6868
• Centenary UMC (Bonne Terre), 20 Park Ave., Bonne Terre, MO, 63628-1762

Heartland

• First UMC (Blue Springs), 301 SW Woods Chapel Rd., Blue Springs, MO, 64015-3325
• Harrisonville UMC, 2600 E. Mechanic, Harrisonville, MO, 64701

Mark Twain

• Milan UMC, 120 W First St., Milan, MO, 63556
• Palmyra UMC, 120 W Olive St., Palmyra, MO, 63461-0646

Mid-State

• Faithbridge UMC, 901 Highway 42, Osage Beach, MO, 65065-9724
• Community UMC, 3301 W Broadway, Columbia, MO, 65203-0110
• First (Marshall) UMC, 225 E. Arrow St., Marshall, MO, 65340-2205

Northwest

• Platte Woods UMC, 7310 NW Prairie View Rd., Platte Woods, MO, 64151-1550
• Savannah UMC, 103 N 4th St., Savannah, MO, 64485-1471
• Chillicothe UMC, 1414 Walnut St., Chillicothe, MO, 64601-1359

Ozarks

• Schweitzer UMC, 2747 E Sunshine St., Springfield, MO, 65804-2046
• First UMC (Rolla), 803 N Main St., Rolla, MO, 65401-3025
• First UMC (West Plains), 503 W. Main St., West Plains, MO, 65775

Southeast

• La Croix , 3102 Lexington Ave., Cape Girardeau, MO, 63701-2686

Southwest

• Nevada UMC, 500 S. College, Nevada, MO, 64772
• Christ's Community (Joplin), 2700 E 44th St., Joplin, MO, 64804-5209
• First UMC (Monett), 1600 N Central Ave., Monett, MO, 65708-1145

ILLINOIS LOCATIONS

Kaskaskia River District

• Mt. Vernon First UMC, 1133 Main St., Mount Vernon, IL, 62864-3818

Mississippi River District

• Columbia Bethany UMC, 1608 Hill Top Rd., Columbia, IL, 62236-4530

Illinois River District

• Tremont UMC, 112 W. Pearl St., Tremont, IL, 61568

Sangamon River District

• Lincoln First UMC, 302 Broadway St., Lincoln, IL, 62656-2018

Embarras River District

• Effingham Centenary UMC, 203 E. Grove Ave., Effingham, IL, 62401-3835

Spoon River District

• Moline Riverside UMC, 712 16th St., Moline, IL, 61265

Cache River District

• Aldersgate UMC, 1201 N Fair St., Marion, IL, 62959

Registration closes April 5, 2019. Childcare will not be offered for this event.

For Certified Lay Servants, this training will be considered an advanced course offering. Please check the box on the registration to receive additional information about expectations for completing training and written work to receive credit.