FAMILY LIFE INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIP, INC. 2012 ANNUAL CONVOCATION 08, 09, 10 November 2012

FAMILY LIFE INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIP, INC. 2012 ANNUAL CONVOCATION 08, 09, 10 November 2012 Greater Calvary Bible Church 6510 Berkman Dr. Austin, Texas 78723 Bishop Sterling Lands II, Presiding Prelate CONVOCATION THEME: "Families Choosing To Walk With God" THEME SCRIPTURE: Joshua 24:15 ABOUT F.L.I.F.: • The Family Life International Fellowship is an apostolic and prophetic full Gospel ministry committed to New Testament doctrine. • The Family Life International Fellowship develops and equips pastors to evangelize, disciple and minister to the family as servants of the Lord Jesus Christ. • The Family Life International Fellowship is committed to building and maintaining Christ-centered families of high integrity internationally through the local Church as a Kingdom Priority. 2012 ANNUAL CONVOCATION OBJECTIVES: 1. Reach churches that desire to build and maintain Christ-Centered Families of high integrity with the Gospel. 2. Provide tools that clergy and laity can use that reflect specific, intentional strategies to build and maintain Christ-Centered Families of high integrity. 3. Provide a substantial clergy toolkit designed to jumpstart your ministry and improve your outcomes as the principles presented are practiced regardless of ministry size. 4. Present strategies that will help parents help k - 12 students improve their reading, writing, social studies, math and science results. 5. Conduct a Convocation that reflects effective time management and intensive course content facilitated by committed highly qualified presenters. THURSDAY 08 NOVEMBER 2012 8 AM Continental Breakfast 8 AM-6 PM Registration 9 AM Opening Assembly Call to Worship Theme Exploration Music Selection Offering Music Selection Message Pastor Carlton L May, Atlanta, Ga. Invitation to Christ Announcements Dismiss to Work Shop Sessions 10 AM Workshops - Session 1 Clergy Track Church Administration 101: The Contemporary Church @ Work. To equip pastors and other church leaders to effectively navigate and manage the varied aspects of church administration to maximize ministry effectiveness. Instructor: Dr. Michael Bell Growing a Family Strengthening Church. Communicate workable strategies for enabling the local church to envisage and put into effect programming that targets building the family. Instructor: Dr. Sterling Lands II The Preacher & His (or Her) Family. The family is at the heart of our churches, yet families are increasingly under assault. How does the man or woman of God meet the challenge of growing a healthy, Christ-honoring family in a hostile cultural environment? Instructor: TBD 11 AM Plenary Session Forum Discussion: The "New Normal" is Not God's Ideal and "Modern Family" is Not the Biblical-Model Family! Panelists: TBD Moderator: TBD 12 PM Lunch 1:30 PM Workshops - Session 2 Clergy Track Church Administration 101: Instructor: Dr. Michael Bell Growing a Family Strengthening Church. Instructor: Dr. Sterling Lands II Music and the Message. Music is a means and method of messaging and as a result as the music is, so are the people of the family. This session will address music as a tremendous power to impact generations and propose strategies for managing the message. Instructor: TBD Effective Study Skills This session presents strategies on how to study that addresses how to learn. Instructor: TBD 2:30 PM Recess 3 PM Executive Council of Bishops 6 PM Workshops - Session 3 Clergy and Laity Track Victory in Family Finances. Scripture has much to say about money and our family finances. This workshop promotes family health by employing practical financial self-discipline. Instructor: TBD Confronting How Abuse & Addiction Affects Family Well-being. Drug addiction and abuse negatively impacts the abuser and his/her life AND the lives of family members. This course answers the question - "How can a family successfully confront and participate in the recovery of the addicted family member. Instructor: TBD Family Conflict Management. Conflict often results when family members have different views, perspectives or beliefs that fuel family tensions. This workshop reviews/ proposes some practical guidelines for resolving family. Instructor: Dr. Sterling Lands II The Power of Family Prayer. This course is informed by the premise that no single activity has more potential for unifying our families and bringing more love and divine direction into our homes than consistent, heartfelt family prayer. Instructor: James & Tracy Pye Effective Study Skills Instructor: TBD 7 PM Family Institute Revival Bishop AT Lands/ Bishop-Elect R Lands Stomp Off FRIDAY 09 NOVEMBER 2012 8 AM Continental Breakfast 8 AM-6 PM Registration 9 AM Opening Assembly Call to Worship Theme Exploration Music Selection Offering Music Selection Message Pastor Nathaniel (Nat) Lee, Atlanta, Ga. Invitation to Christ Announcements Dismiss to Work Shop Sessions 10 AM Workshops - Session 1 Clergy Track Selling Change. Change is a continual reality and this session helps Pastors understand and manage transitions, change and succeed under any conditions, and then "sell" change to their leadership team and congregants. Instructor TBD Reaching Families through Church Growth. An intensive review of qualitative and quantitative approaches to church growth and how to use them to reach families. Instructor: TBD Beyond Sticky Church. Strategies for membership retention and assimilation. Instructor: Dr. Michael Bell 11 AM Plenary Session Forum Discussion: "Answers for the Issues Fracturing the Black Family" Panelists: TBD Moderator: TBD 12 PM Lunch 1:30 PM Workshops - Session 2 Clergy Track Growing a Giving Church. How to plan, organize, and implement stewardship strategies to help your church to be fully resourced to carry out ministry initiatives without financial strain. Instructor: TBD Selling Change. Instructor: TBD Reaching Families through Church Growth. Instructor: TBD Effective Study Skills Instructor TBD 2:30 PM Recess (3 PM Executive Council of Bishops' Meeting) 6 PM Workshops - Session 3 Clergy and Laity Track Victory in Family Finances. Instructor TBD Confronting How Abuse & Addiction Affects Family Well-being. Instructor TBD Family Conflict Management. Instructor: Dr. Sterling Lands II The Power of Family Prayer. Instructor: James & Tracy Pye Effective Study Skills Instructor TBD 7 PM Family Institute Revival Bishop AT Lands/ Bishop-Elect R Lands F.L.I.F. Musical Saturday 10 November 2012 8 AM Continental Breakfast 9 AM Workshops - Session 1 Clergy Track Managing People is like Herding Cats. Cats, of course, won't be herded. Leadership inspires people to do what needs to be done. This session reviews the qualities successful leaders must have, and explores the challenges that today's leaders must face as they navigate through change and transition. Instructor Dr. Michael Bell Ministering to the Needs of Blended Families. A blended family is what occurs when a man and woman marry, and one or both bring with them children from a previous marriage or relationship. Blended families come with their own set of challenges. This session provides needed instruction and direction that help blended families overcome the unique barriers to marital intimacy and family health. Instructor: TBD Helping Single-Parent Families Succeed. Single-parent households have been called "the fastest growing family style in America." Being a single parent in today's society can be extremely challenging and overwhelming. This session is specifically designed to catalogue ways in which the church can assist with the inevitable challenges of single parenthood. Instructor: TBD Laity Track Parenting is a Ministry. Parents are ministers over their children. This course provides a fresh, biblical overview of God's purposes for parent(s). Instructor TBD Making the Blended Family Work. When two people meet, fall in love and get married, and one or both of them have children, how do they successfully merge their families? This breakout answers the question, What makes a successful blended family? Instructor: TBD Collaborate: Family + Church. Workable strategies on how to connect the family and the Church in symbiotic relationship that brings glory to God. Instructor: TBD Effective Study Skills Instructor: TBD 10 A.M. - 10:15 AM Break 10:15-11:15 AM Workshops - Session 2 Clergy Track Managing People is like Herding Cats. Instructor: Dr. Michael Bell Ministering to the Needs of Blended Families. Instructor: TBD Helping Single-Parent Families Succeed. Instructor: TBD Laity Track Parenting is a Ministry. Instructor: TBD Making the Blended Family Work. Instructor: TBD Collaborate: Family + Church. Instructor: TBD 11:15 AM -11:30 AM Break 11:30-1:00 PM Closing Assembly Call to Worship General Assembly Matters Music Selections Message Presiding Bishop Dr. Sterling Lands II Offering Invitation to Christ Announcements Benediction - Adjourn

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