1. Tips for Leading Conferences

2. Welcome! Complete your “Welcome!” handout in your chair.
Then, introduce yourself to a neighbor and share your answers.

3. Enjoy Thinking about your Response Be Ready to Share your Responses

4. Creates interest, personal identity (3-5 minutes)
Establishes focus on the subject (3-5 minutes)
Guides learning, interprets content
(3/4 of total time)
Summarize and offers additional resources
(8-10 minutes)

5. Conference Development Process
Worksheet for Conference Planning
Essentials & Guideline for an Effective Conference

6. Essentials & Guideline: Introduction
Group Feel
Get Acquainted
Common Understanding
Outline Session
Admin. Matters
Leads into Content
Guidelines
Brief
Creates Interest
Establishes Focus
Puts Group at Ease
Begins on Time
Involves Conferees
Relates to Content

7. Essentials & Guideline: Content
Provides information
Enable conferees
Develops skills
Express implications
Discover resources
Guidelines
Guides Learning
Interprets Content
Encourage Participation
Keeps on Target
Collaborative
Conferees Own Learning

8. Essentials & Guideline: Closing
Summarize
Evaluate
Motivate
Commit
Guidelines
Brief
Summarize
Additional Resources
Take Away
End on Time

9. Conference Development Process
Worksheet for Conference Planning
Essentials & Guideline for an Effective Conference
Getting Started
Conference Strategies

10. Worksheets
Assignments (out of conference)
Scan and share
Choral reading
Assignments (in conference)
Debate
Simulation
Workshop
Talk center
Learning center
Display
Lecture

11. Conference Development Process
Worksheet for Conference Planning
Essentials & Guideline for an Effective Conference
Getting Started
Conference Strategies
Where to find Help

12. Ten Tips for Conducting a Conference
Pray for God’s divine guidance
Use the conference theme
Using a variety of conference methods
Begin with something familiar
Make the best of the conference space

13. Ten Tips for Conducting a Conference
Be prepared and informed
Do not let method overpower content
Be practical and realistic for all sizes of churches
Be warm and friendly
Start and stop on time!

14. Creates interest, personal identity (3-5 minutes)
Establishes focus on the subject (3-5 minutes)
Guides learning, interprets content
(3/4 of total time)
Summarize and offers additional resources
(8-10 minutes)

15. Conference Development Process
1. Write out a purpose for conference
2. Decide what is to be covered.
3. Consider resources needed.
4. Plan best approaches for teaching/leading.
5. Know where to find help.