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  MOSAIC:
  Accomplishing more together…
  Dec. 6-9
  Ridgecrest – Asheville, N.C.
  
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Head Start Workshops
Join us early for Head Start Workshops 9 a.m.–4 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 6. Offered at no additional charge, these sessions provide in-depth, relevant training that will enrich your ministry. There are six options to choose from (the sixth, Next Generation Leaders, will be announced soon):

Jim Cain Teamwork, Character and Leadership: Building an Outstanding Community	John Pearson Mastering the Management Buckets	Brenda Jank The Rhythm of Rest: Sabbath-Keeping in the 21st Century	Guy Richards Justin Brackett Packing ’em in on a Shoestring: Marketing Strategies for a Struggling Economy	Tim Gunsolley Courageous Development
Teamwork, Character and Leadership: Building an Outstanding Community Jim Cain Jim is the author of five adventure-based teambuilding texts as well as the owner and creative force behind the training company known as Teamwork & Teamplay. Jim is a senior consultant for the Cornell University Corporate Teambuilding Program and a former executive director for the Association for Challenge Course Technology (ACCT). He is the innovator of more than three dozen teambuilding activities and props. In the past decade, Jim has presented programs and workshops in 46 states and 17 countries. www.teamworkandteamplay.com Mastering the Management Buckets John Pearson John is president of John Pearson Associates, Inc., a management consulting firm based in California. He is the author of Mastering the Management Buckets (Regal, 2008) and has served more than 30 years as a nonprofit CEO and 25 of those years leading three associations, including CCCA. Well-connected and well-read, John has been the publisher of two magazines, written more than 400 issues of various newsletters on management and ministry, and more than 100 magazine columns on leadership and management ministry trends. www.managementbuckets.com The Rhythm of Rest: Sabbath-Keeping in the 21st Century Brenda Jank Brenda and her family have been serving a Christian camp and retreat center since 1993. Her husband, Tim, is the executive director of Camp Lutherhaven. For the last 10 years, Brenda has been launching ministries that introduce people to the rhythm of rest found in personal retreat and Sabbath rest. The cry of her heart: Run hard. Rest well. www.lutherhaven.org Packing ’em in on a Shoestring: Marketing Strategies for a Struggling Economy Guy Richards Guy is the founder and CEO of Abiah, an innovative brand development, social strategy and digital deployment firm that focuses on helping Christian organizations thrive. He is a progressive blogger strategist and new author. His book Talkable: Building your brand from the inside out will be released in August 2010. Guy has received numerous awards, including helping three of his clients land on the Top Global Rebrand 100 list by www.rebrand.com. Abiah’s clients include the Christian Leadership Alliance, National Outreach Convention and Billy Graham Evangelical Association. www.guyrichards.typepad.com Justin Brackett Justin is the social strategy director at Abiah, a company that is driven to help Christian organizations make kingdom impact by becoming positively Talkable. Justin excels in enhancing brand reputation, harnessing excitement and building trust through emerging media. Justin has built social media strategies for the National Outreach Convention, Christian Leadership Alliance and Camp Cedar Cliff. www.abiah.com Courageous Development Tim Gunsolley Tim brings over 20 years of experience in nonprofit executive management. His experience has included integrated marketing strategies, capital campaigns, radio acquisition, volunteer management, relational fundraising and producing events raising a million dollars. Tim has a passion for finding partnership between the funding needs of ministries with the resources of major donors. In 2008, he created and founded Gift Mapping Strategies©, the first coaching program for development professionals. www.theelevationgroup.com www.giftmappingstrategies.com

Seminars
The National Conference schedule includes six sessions of seminars. Select from more than 50 options within 10 tracks to gain practical insights from camping leaders and experts in related fields. (See Presenters.) You'll gain from these seminars no matter what size or type of ministry you serve. The 10 tracks include the following seminars:

Strategic Leadership

• ▪ Leader as Coach
• ▪ Building Trust and Leveraging Strengths in Others
• ▪ Actively Exploring Character and Leadership
• ▪ Succession Planning That Makes Sense and Secures the Future
• ▪ High-Performance Team Building
• ▪ The Servant Leader: A Timeless and Timely Model

Business Strategies and Operational Delivery

• ▪ Creating Transformative Quality
• ▪ Cost Analysis That Nets Results
• ▪ Thriving Revenue Streams in a Failing Economy
• ▪ Reducing Audit Fees to Maximize the Budget
• ▪ The Sustainability Revolution
• ▪ Maintenance That Contributes to Sustainability

Ministry Expressions and Effectiveness

• ▪ Understanding Our Campers’ Mindset for More Effective Ministry
• ▪ Painless Openers, Icebreakers and Get-Acquainted Activities
• ▪ Creating and Delivering Life-Changing Messages
• ▪ Programming for the Next Generation (and the One After That!)
• ▪ From A–Z : Designing Effective and Transformational Program Experiences
• ▪ Developing a Culture of Innovation

Resource Development and Advancement

• ▪ Fund Raising According to the Apostle Paul
• ▪ Developing an Effective Strategic Fund-Raising Plan
• ▪ Grant Writing Fundamentals
• ▪ Forming Foundations and Endowments That Are Integrated with Your Mission
• ▪ The Spirituality of Development: Turning Fund Raising Into an Act of Worship
• ▪ Capital Campaigns in a Struggling Economy

Marketing Strategies and Vehicles

• ▪ Proven Principles of Guest Group Marketing
• ▪ Become Talkable
• ▪ Social Media Strategies That Increase Revenue
• ▪ Ten Things You Can Do Now to Boost Your Online Presence
• ▪ Build Your Online Marketing Strategy—Live!
• ▪ Marketing Lessons Your College Professor Stole From Your Mother and Turned Into a ▪ Best Seller

Strategic Human Capital Development

• ▪ Staff Orientation Transformation
• ▪ Training Disciples Who Make a True Difference
• ▪ Maximizing Staff Effectiveness Utilizing the DiSC Profile
• ▪ Best Hiring Practices
• ▪ The Ministry of Nurture
• ▪ Turning Wine Into Water: Moving From Destructive Conflict to Life-Giving Resolution

Guest and Camper Needs and Relations

• ▪ Understanding Adult Identity Formation
• ▪ A Short Tour of Big Ideas That Shape Youth Culture
• ▪ Making Surveys and Evaluations Really Pay Off
• ▪ Engaging the Bride of Christ: How to Enhance Church Relations and Increase Occupancy
• ▪ Service and Hospitality That Have Them Talking—and Coming Back for More
• ▪ Boomers, Xers and Other Strangers: Understanding the Generational Differences That Divide Us

Whole Life Care

• ▪ It’s a Family Affair: Helping Your Entire Family Thrive in the Craziness of a Camp Ministry World
• ▪ She’s Gonna Blow: Exploring the Force of Anger
• ▪ The Power of Sabbatical
• ▪ Living in the Light: The Healing That Comes From Honest Accountability
• ▪ Creating Order out of Chaos: Strategies for Organizing Your Work
• ▪ Day in and Day out: The Daily Disciplines of an Effective and Maturing Camp Leader

Executive Foodservice Management

• ▪ Adding the “Wow Factor” on a Less-Than-Wow Budget
• ▪ The Power of Presentation
• ▪ More than Food: Providing a Premier Dining Experience
• ▪ The Life-Giving Way of Foodservice

Critical and Emerging Concerns

• ▪ Camp Safety and Security
• ▪ The Carver Model of Policy Governance
• ▪ Protecting Your Camp’s Mission
• ▪ Staying in Camp and out of the Courtroom
• ▪ Predators, Campers and Facebook…Oh My!
• ▪ Toto, We’re Not in Kansas Anymore: Understanding and Ministering to the Emerging Generation