fFriday, June 24
11:15am-12:30pm

Journey Well

Cynthia Brust
Ministry Center

In life’s physical journey and our personal and corporate faith journeys, we face numerous twists and turns, ups and downs, hills and valleys, detours…some of these are simply part of the road we are on, and some we cause, for better or worse. How do we approach the journey? What do we do with the opportunities and roadblocks we inevitably encounter? In this workshop, we will consider a few of the great faith journeys outlined in Scripture and consider how we can learn to journey well, being transformed and empowered by the Holy Spirit to serve under the rule and reign of Christ in His Kingdom work.

Cynthia Brust serves as Director of Communications and Chair of Winter Conference for the Anglican Mission in the Americas. She is also committed to Christian ministry in the local church, especially as it relates to reaching the de-churched and unchurched in today’s culture by living out ancient roots and faith within current contexts. A writer, speaker, teacher and consultant, she has also studied, written and taught extensively on numerous aspects of faith and discipleship over the last 26 years. She is currently pursuing a Master of Arts in Theology from Fuller Seminary. Cynthia and her husband, the Rev. Canon Ellis E. Brust, have two adult children and a son-in-law – Rebecca, married to Porter, and William. They reside in Mission Viejo, California.

Church Planting: Principles of Planting

Todd Simonis
Historic Church

Of all the “how to” church planting books available, Scripture still provides us with the greatest sense of God’s plan and desire for His Body. This session will specifically look at how the book of Nehemiah serves as a powerful blueprint for church planting today.

Todd is the team leader for St. Andrew’s City Church in Charleston, SC, and also leads a year-long intensive discipleship program called YearTeam. Todd is married to Elizabeth and has two incredible children: Annie (5) and Luke (2). Todd is still basking in the Green Bay Packer Super Bowl victory.

Experience, Observation, and Story

Greg Shore and Grace Beahm
Chapel

Part of who we are is determined by our experiences. But experiences that are held tightly lack the power to transform. Experiences should be brought out as a story – not as a fictional piece but as a narrative that points to God and who He is. We’ll spend time exploring our story as part of God’s story and we’ll look at telling the stories that belong to others. We’ll also talk about the three simple questions to answer when developing a credible and compelling narrative.

Greg Shore is the Communications Director for St. Andrew’s Church and has been telling the story of God’s people for 14 years in print, online, and in video. Grace Beahm has been a photojournalist at the Post and Courier for 10 years where telling stories with pictures is her passion.

Friday, June 24
2:00-3:15pm

Renovating Church

Cynthia Brust
Ministry Center

In their book UnChristian, authors David Kinnaman and Gabe Lyons make us aware that the Church today suffers from a significant image problem. Have we lost our way? Do we need to allow the Holy Spirit to renovate our vision and corporate life as the Church? This workshop will explore what it means to be the Body of Christ and our call to incarnational ministry within our current contexts.

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Church Planting: Vision to Implementation

Rob Sturdy
Historic Church

Church planting and church revitalization can be a daunting task. How do you discern a godly vision for your church or church plant and then lead your people in the process of implementation? This seminar will focus on the practical nuts and bolts of casting and implementing a God glorifying vision.

Rob Sturdy is the lead pastor of Trinity Church, Myrtle Beach and Carolina Forest. Over the past four years Trinity has undergone a massive revitalization that recently gave birth to a church plant in Carolina Forest. He is married to his high school sweetheart Stephanie and father to David and Genevieve.

Politics, Religion and the Public Sphere

Colin Kerr
Chapel

Can we apply our faith in a way that speaks with relevance to the issues of today without alienating non-Christians or dividing our congregations? In a society that is increasingly marginalizing the Church's role in the public sphere, discover how to approach hot-button issues in a way that is outreaching, appealing, and edifying to the Body of Christ.

Colin Kerr serves at the Second Presbyterian Church and as the director of Presbyterian campus ministry to the Citadel Military College and the College of Charleston. He is also the host of Talks on Tap, a beer-and-philosophy outreach forum downtown. Colin has authored two books, including "A Heaven-Backed Rebellion".

Friday, June 24
3:30-4:45pm

Dangerous People: Turning Vision Into Reality

Simon Guillebaud
Ministry Center

Come and take a look at how to become a dreamer of the day (not a day-dreamer), someone who acts out their dreams with open eyes to make them happen. It’ll be a raw, challenging, stirring hour packed with personal testimony, quotes, and practical pointers to being a dangerous person, to turning your vision into reality and to changing the world.

Simon Guillebaud is a passionate communicator who has spent the last decade working in extreme circumstances in a Central African warzone. Founder of Great Lakes Outreach, and author of the book and DVD series, More Than Conquerors – A Call to Radical Discipleship, he has experienced some extraordinary things, often nearly getting killed in ambushes, receiving death threats, exposing corruption, and seeing the Lord move in powerful ways. His preaching style is authentic, inspiring and deeply challenging. His passion is to stir up the Body of Christ to embrace lives of authentic costly surrender. He is currently on staff part-time at St Andrew’s whilst engaging in itinerant ministry around the USA.

Church Planting: Landmines to Avoid

Daron Taylor
Historic Church

It's safe to say there are no simple equations to follow when launching a new congregation. However, there may be specific questions to ponder that will help us avoid hardship down the road. We'll explore some potential "landmines" to be aware of as you begin the journey.

Daron served on the staff of Campus Crusade for Christ in Indiana and Illinois. He also served as a Young Adult Pastor at Evangelical Community Church in Bloomington, Indiana and at Trinity Church in Lansing, Michigan. He currently serves on the bishop's ministry team for the Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina. His primary role is helping lead churches towards engaging and reaching people between the ages of 18 and 35. Most recently he has partnered with Todd Simonis in launching St. Andrews City Church in downtown Charleston, SC. 

From Grand to Great: Loving Your Grandchildren (and THEIR parents) Outrageously

Tom & Helen Wheeler
Chapel

As grandparents and/or parents of grown children, you still have a great chance to disciple your offspring and their children. Whether you are a 'hands on' or a 'distant' presence in your family's life, your have ample opportunity to have a tremendous impact on future generations for God.

Tom and Helen Wheeler have been in ministry together since shortly after their 1995 marriage. They presently teach classes for the Family Court in the Charleston area for people who are going through custody and visitation litigation as well as facing remarriage/step family challenges.  Tom has 29 years of experience in youth ministry.  Helen is a Licensed Professional Counselor with a private counseling practice; she is also the Music Director and Counselor for The Church of Our Saviour.

Saturday, June 25
11:15am-12:30pm

The Spirit’s Role in Leadership Development

Mike Clarkson
Ministry Center

As a leader how do we cooperate with God in developing other leaders? How do we spot other leaders? This session is for those in positions of leadership, for those whom God is calling into some form of leadership in His Kingdom and for those whose calling requires them to develop other leaders. This is for church leaders, Kingdom builders, small group leaders, heads of teams and church planters.

Mike is the Rector of the Church of Our Saviour at Kiawah, Seabrook and John’s Islands. He has helped plant four churches in the US, UK and the Middle East. He is married to Linda with two sons and five grandchildren. The real question however is, how can someone like both Nora Jones and U2, the Magnificent Seven and the Matrix, read David Baldacci and Tom Wright, love scuba diving as well as rock climbing, live on his i-pad but not get the point of Twitter?

How the Gospel Changes Everything

Shawn Maze
Traditional Church

Knowing that the gospel matters is one thing, understanding how it matters is another. It is easy, while pursuing great change with good intentions, to end up with something that has the appearance of godliness but lacks its power. It is critical that we know how the message of the Spirit changes how we do everything, from parenting to serving sweet tea.

Shawn is the founding pastor of Sanctuary, an Acts 29 church plant in Charleston, SC. He is also a certified local leader for the Antioch School of Church Planting & Leadership Development. Prior to his current ministry responsibilities, he served as the director of Campus Crusade for Christ at The Citadel.

Walking by faith . . . on thin ice!

Peet Dickinson
Chapel

You're "house poor." Plenty of things you are doing just aren't working. There doesn't seem to be the slightest room for error. You're losing track of the number of millstones around your neck. You're a leader in your church, household, and/or community, and you know the ice is thin.  Now, walk by faith?!?!?!

Peet serves as the Dean of the Cathedral Church of St. Luke and St. Paul in the Diocese of South Carolina. He is passionate about sharing the Gospel and seeing its transformative power make its way into and through the heart of the Church, the City, and beyond. He is married to Jenny, and they have two daughters, Mae (7) and Ellen (4).

Saturday, June25
2:00-3:15pm

The Worship Arts Triangle – Part 1

Dwight Huthwaite
Ministry Center

‘Worship Arts’ weren’t born in the 21st century. In this two part workshop, we will look at the Biblical, theological, and historical basis for worship arts, as well as discuss ideas for integrating the arts into worship, encouraging artists while building community in the church, and shaping culture in pre-evangelistic ways. We will also share some success stories and failures, practical ways to raise it up, and a vision for the future. Each session will be team taught and allow for open discussion.

Dwight Huthwaite has been the Worship Leader at St. Andrew’s since 1998. In addition to leading and overseeing the worship at St. Andrew’s contemporary services, he leads the team that developed and plans our current Wednesday evening service. He mentors our volunteer worship leaders, leads at conferences and special events, helped raise up our Real Time Painting Team, and started our Kairos Gallery.

The “Whatever” of Prayer

Chris Warner
Historic Church

In John 14:13, Jesus says, “Whatever you ask in my name, this I will do…” What does that really mean? How is that relevant for our lives today?

Chris is on a second tour of duty as Pastoral Associate at Holy Cross, Sullivan’s Island. Previously, he served as Rector of St. Christopher Camp and Conference on Seabrook Island. Chris is passionate about helping men truly live and was instrumental in starting the “Hike” ministry in the Charleston area. His call from the Lord is to teach, preach and pray and his purpose in life is to know God and make God’s glory known. He is married to Catherine and they have 3 children: Anna, Caroline and Nathan.

Healing on the Streets
***SPECIAL TIME: 1:00-4:45pm

John Burley
Chapel

Healing on the Streets is a model of how to reach out and pray for healing for the lost and hurting on the streets of your town. It is a ministry demonstrating the Kingdom with compassion and authority in a sensitive and powerful way. The long range vision is to connect consistently in the market place powerfully expressing God's love.  There will also be an outreach on the streets of Charleston as we offer the ministry Saturday afternoon.

John David Burley has been on the pastoral staff of St. Andrews since 2003 and is responsible for the various prayer, healing and pastoral ministries.

Saturday, June 25
3:30-4:45pm

The Worship Arts Triangle – Part 2

Dwight Huthwaite
Ministry Center

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Living Out of the Overflow of the Spirit

Al Zadig
Traditional Church

What if everything you did in life and ministry was a result of the overflow of the Holy Spirit in your life? Are you exhausted from a long and demanding year of ministry? Have you found the creative juices being reduced do….what did we do last year? The critical concept of living, ministering, and serving out of the Overflow of the Holy Spirit has changed my ministry. Receiving that fresh Word of God in such a way that we know where we are going and why…Join us for this in depth look into ministering and living out of the overflow of the Holy Spirit.

The Rev. Alfred “Al” T. K. Zadig, Jr. has been Rector of St. Michael’s Church since September 2007. Born in Connecticut, the Rev. Al Zadig holds degrees from the University of Massachusetts in Amherst and the Seminary at the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee. Al’s wife Elizabeth (Libby) is a South Carolina native from St. Matthews and is a specialist in the field of Hearing–Impaired Education. Al and Libby were married in 1995 and have three children: Wimberly (12), Christian (10) and Hudson (5). Al is an avid runner and skier!