How-To Workshop 2021

Date:

• California & Hawaii: Saturday, March 6, 2021 (11:30 AM – 4 PM PST | 9:30 AM – 2 PM HST)
• Guam & Saipan: Sunday, March 7, 2021 (5:30 AM – 10 AM ChST)

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Location: Zoom

Cost: Free to all Cal-Pac United Methodists

RSVP Deadline: Friday, March 5, 2021

The Hawaii District invites all California-Pacific Conference clergy and local church leaders to participate in this year’s how-to workshops.

We will gather for worship at 9:30 AM (HST), then have Morning Workshops at 10:00 AM (HST), a lunch break, and afternoon workshops at 12:45 PM (HST).

Workshop Options:

Session 1 (Morning Only): “Church Finances” by Archana Carey

Managing finances is crucial when sustaining a church. In this session, we will go over the local church finance committee: roles and responsibility as established by the Book of Discipline, internal control, church audit, and budgeting.

Session 2 (Morning) & Session 8 (Afternoon): “How Churches Can Take Advantage of the Employee Retention Credit” by Paul Harleman

Churches that have fully or partially suspended operations due to COVID-19 or experienced a substantial decline in revenue may be eligible for an Employee Retention Credit. Learn more how your churches can take advantage of this opportunity.

Session 3 (Morning) & Session 9 (Afternoon): “Children Virtual Ministry” by Ellen Noh

Churches will learn how to provide an at-home virtual service for your children’s ministry.

Session 4 (Morning) & Session 10 (Afternoon): “Enhancing Online Worship” by Rev. Tom Choi & Rev. Joy Yun

In this workshop Pastor Joy Yun and Pastor Tom Choi will share possible ideas and resources to help one start a virtual worship or to help enhance the virtual worship experience for your church. The topics will include using social media for broadcast, software and hardware options, online hospitality- which is very important and often overlooked. We will cover broad ideas and possibilities as well as some nuts and bolts of putting a virtual worship together. We hope everyone is able to find the seminar informative and helpful for our churches as we continue to wade through this pandemic.

Session 5 (Morning) & Session 11 (Afternoon): “Clergy & Laity in Ministry Together Using Spiritual Gifts” by Winnie Ching

Learn how clergy and laity can be in ministry together through trained laity. We introduce the course on “Discovering Your Spiritual Gifts.” After taking this introduction you will be invited to continue the rest of the course on Zoom for an Advance Certificate of Completion.

Session 6 (Morning) & Session 12 (Afternoon): “Lay Leadership” by Tupou Kelemeni, Francis Fukumoto, and Minja Choe

Hear from our Hawaii District Lay and Associate Leaders who will share their testimonies and teachings in three consecutive parts in this session: “What Would Jesus Say to Me, a Lay Leader,” “Lay Leading From a Personal Perspective,” and “Looking to Improve as Lay Leaders.”

Session 7 (Afternoon Only): “Tables 1, 2, 3” by Archana Carey & Kathy Trcopan

This session will guide you on how to enter and submit Tables in the EZRA system. We will review the most common errors and ways to avoid them.

The Zoom link for everyone to gather for opening worship is included in your confirmation email; Zoom information for your morning & afternoon workshops will be sent to you at a later date.

• Technical requirements: To participate in Zoom meetings, participants must have a reliable Internet connection, and a laptop, tablet, or smartphone device that can download and install the Zoom app. A web or phone camera and a microphone are highly recommended, although some users may call in via phone if a mic is not available.

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For questions about this event, contact the Hawaii District Office at hawaiidistrict@calpacumc.org or 808.536.1864.