news article
Become a spiritual entrepreneur-Nov. 15 workshop
October 23, 2018 / By UNY Communications
Starting a New Faith Community (and keeping it going!) is in many ways like building a business from scratch. We may never have the financial payoff of a Silicon Valley software firm, but we'd all like to see new churches succeed in disciple-making!
How can we as planters adopt and adapt the best practices of private-sector start-ups? How do entrepreneurs identify their customers plan for success? How do they make decisions in a changing marketplace? How do they stay nimble and keep going if their first product fails?
In this hands-on workshop, we will learn how entrepreneurs think about products, marketplace, return on investment, and innovation. We'll apply entrepreneurial principles to our own situations as we begin to develop our own "lean" (read: short and sweet) business plans for our churches. If you are planting a new faith community and would like to think strategically about its future with a group of your peers, this workshop is for you! Bring your creative juices, an open mind, and a member of your team!
This event will be lead by Nancy Raca, lead planter of the New Faith Community called “Sophia Community” in Rochester, NY. She is sharing some important learnings she had at a recent Continuing Education event. The Rev. Dave Masland, Director of New Faith Communities for the Conference will also be part of the conversation.
Details:
Cost: $25
November 15, 2018
10 a.m. - 2 p.m. (lunch included)
UNY Conference Office, United Methodist Center,
7481 Henry Clay Blvd.
Liverpool, NY
To Register, please contact the NFC Administrative Assistant, Anne Hutchins, by phone at 315-898-2000 (Ext. 2029); or, via email: crossroadsdistrict@unyumc.org. Deadline for registering is Friday, November 9th at 4 PM.