Workshops
Workshops at the Forma Conference cover a wide variety of topics, engaging participants and encouraging interaction and input. Attendees come away with practical tips and methods for addressing the challenges we all face in our efforts to improve our formation offerings.
This year, topics range from a discussion of sexuality to supporting at-home formation efforts, from digital outreach to caring for the homeless, from special needs ministry to the maker movement, from asset-based community development to Vacation Bible School.
Workshop Block 1: Thursday, 9:30 AM
Beginning the conversation: Sexuality discussion for everyone - Leslie A. Choplin, D.Ed.Min.
Sexuality surrounds us in our everyday lives and yet, we don't always have the tools to get those conversations started at church. How can the church offer safe and hospitable places for these transformational conversations? How can the church respond to the call to be a place to model ope…
Workshop Block 2: Thursday, 11:15 AM
Church Video, Better - Alex Haralson
Video is everywhere. You probably have a camera in your pocket right now, and it's probably able to make some pretty good images. The accessibility we have to decent cameras these days, coupled with instant upload to the Internet, makes it a breeze to record video and send it out to an audience in a matter of minutes. So how do you stand out ab…
Workshop Block 3: Friday, 9:00 AM
Better Together: Collaborative Youth Ministry - Missy Greene, Monica Mainwaring and Charlette Preslar
We are better together. Collaborative youth ministry is one creative solution to the perennial challenges of youth ministries: leadership, critical mass, funding, staffing, variety, and equal access. Together, collaboratively, we can share our resources, our leaders, our learning …
