Equipping to Share: Book a Workshop

Maybe it's at work, your local coffee shop, or in your own family. Every day we encounter "mission moments" - those moments God assigns us to share the Gospel with a lost person. If you feel tongue tied or fearful when it comes to sharing your hope, you are not alone. Lutheran Hour Ministries has developed a training program to strengthen and encourage believers for today's witnessing challenges. Learn to share your faith effectively and with ease when mission moments emerge. The mission is God's, the message is God's, and the power is God's. Equipping to Share will teach you to acknowledge His power and to utilize the tools He's provided to confidently share your faith with both gentleness and respect.

• 'EtS' Brochure
• 'EtS' Fact Sheet
• 'EtS' Host Information and Guidelines
• 'EtS' 2009 - 2010 Sample Workshop Agenda
• For scheduling details and questions, please contact equipping@lhm.org.
• Download 'EtS' Video* (8.25mb)
  To download, right-click on the link (or ctrl-click for a Mac) and "Save Target As" to your computer.

Guidelines for Scheduling:

1. Assess potential participation in your congregation and, if desired, area LCMS congregations, your LCMS District office and other LCMS entities. Participation levels should be 35 - 125 people per workshop. Groups of 125 or more are possible.
   Please contact the Coordinator of Equipping to Share to discuss special arrangements.
2. Determine optimal dates. Have two potential workshop dates in mind.
3. Assess regional outreach needs and goals for which you want to equip people. Communicate this upon requesting workshop date to be matched with proper presenter.
4. Contact your District LLL office to notify them of your workshop plans.
5. Budget $600.00 for each workshop. This covers all promotional materials, all workshop materials - workbook and witnessing card set for each attendee - and offsets our costs for sending an EtS presenter to your church. It also includes EtS Follow-up Training materials for the host to continue training post-workshop. $300 will be due prior to your workshop and the remaining $300 due within 30 days following your workshop.
6. Determine registration fee per attendee if desired.
7. Contact LHM for available dates. (Note: No workshop cancellations will be honored within two weeks of your scheduled workshop.)
8. Supply LHM with mailing lists for promotional mailings.

Host Congregation Provides:

• Data projector, DVD player and audio, set-up and technical assistance
• Microphones to accommodate group and room size
• Lunch

Lutheran Hour Ministries Provides:

• Facilitator
• Promotional Tools: Posters, Promo DVDs, Brochures, and Bulletin Announcements
• Workshop Materials: Workbooks, MORE witnessing cards and presentation equipment
• EtS Follow-up Training Resources, including Practicing Hospitality

For workshop times and registration details, call Sarah Guldalian
at 800-944-3450 or contact her via email at equipping@lhm.org.

For the 2009 - 2010 Equipping to Share year, workshops will take place each Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. (unless otherwise noted) beginning August 22nd through November 21st before breaking for Christmas. Workshops will begin again on Saturday, January 2nd and run through June 5th with the exception of holiday weekends. Please book six weeks in advance to assure proper promotion and presenter placement.

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