Church IT Network Conference 2019: Full Schedule

We will explore the capabilities of the Microsoft Teams Cloud PBX capabilities in their current state to discuss the pros and cons of using it as a PBX in 2019. This will include high level discussion as well as an overview of Teams Direct Routing with a session border controller to bring your own SIP trunks to Microsoft Teams.

Session will be co-led by Chris Green from BEMA Information Technologies and multiple churches who have successfully transitioned from various on-prem solutions to the Teams platform and will include panel/Q&A discussion. Bring your questions and scenarios for an open discussion to determine if this is the right solution for you.

Speakers

Chris Green

Director of Technology, BEMA Information Technologies

Chris has a strong passion for technology that has driven him his entire life. He is a Cisco Certified Network Associate and a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer with over 20 years of experience in Information Technology. This extensive technical background, combined with his... Read More →

Monday October 21, 2019 10:45am - 11:45am
TBA

Host Organization Church IT Network

10:45am

Powershell 101

New to PowerShell?
This talk should get you up and running and help you figure out all the ins and outs of using PowerShell in your daily tasks.
In this session you'll learn how to use PowerShell to get information quickly and in a form you can use.
You will also learn how to get some scripting done with PowerShell that can help out your daily tasks.

Speakers

Ed Buford

Method Computing

I've been in the Information Technology field for over 20 years now. I was Network admin at Granger Community Church for 7 years. Since then I've been working in Consulting where I've had a role in Managing and Migrating Exchange to newer versions or to Office 365.Over the past 2... Read More →

Monday October 21, 2019 10:45am - 11:45am
TBA

Host Organization Church IT Network

10:45am

What IT staff needs to know about Accounting, and what Accounting staff needs to know about IT

The session will cover a number of topics that will be helpful to IT staff when communicating with members of the accounting department. In addition, the session will provide information that IT staff can use to educate the accounting staff about their IT needs.

Speakers

Alfred Johnson

Shelby Systems, Inc.

Monday October 21, 2019 10:45am - 11:45am
TBA

IT Leadership ChMS

Host Organization Church IT Network

10:45am

Church Cyber Security

Churches are a ripe targets for hackers. They store lots of data and aren't as obsessed with security as the corporate world is. What do you need to know to be prepared? Getting hit by a cyber-threat isn't a matter of if, but when. Come learn what church leaders and technology professionals need to know to be good stewards of their data.

Speakers

Jonathan Smith

Director of Technology, Faith Ministries

Director of Technology for Faith Ministries, author, traveler, space nut, professional geek. I lead a pretty boring life.

Monday October 21, 2019 10:45am - 11:45am
TBA

IT Leadership Web

Host Organization Church IT Network

10:45am

The ABC's of the Alphabet Soup of Compliance - PII, PCI, HIPAA, GDPR, CCPA for churches

What does compliance have to do with ministry? How do the different regulations relate and overlap? What responsibilities do churches have to be compliant (or to follow the best practices of compliance)? Beyond the legalities, what ethical obligations do churches have? We'll delve into these questions in this interactive session.

Speakers

Elliott Wood

Director of Consulting, Enable Ministry Partners

I'm Elliott. I've been helping churches use technology to enable more effective ministry for 16 years. These days, that usually means helping churches think through how their ministry "why?" and "how?" define the Church Management software needs. Beyond that, how do all of the tech... Read More →

Monday October 21, 2019 10:45am - 11:45am
TBA

IT Leadership Web ChMS

Host Organization Church IT Network

10:45am

Intro to SSMS

Provide an introduction to SSMS (geared toward ChMS administrators) that would cover these four areas
1) T-SQL Query Formatting Tips and Suggestions
2) Helpful SSMS GUI Features (Database Diagramming, Object Filtering, Intellisense, Templates)
3) XEvent Profiler (Debugging Stored Procedure Calls)
4) Free Addons from Redgate to manage database schemas (DLM Dashboard & SQL Search)

Speakers

Tony Visconti

Digital Ministry Manager, College Church

I’ve worked for eight years in Church IT, but also as a direct member of various teams including communications, finance and volunteer mobilization. My background in computer science but my passion is people. My immediate family includes my wife, Kristin, and our son Pearson (2... Read More →

Monday October 21, 2019 10:45am - 11:45am
TBA

IT Web ChMS

Host Organization Church IT Network

10:45am

How to Deal with Difficult People

Let's face it. Sometimes, we have to deal with someone who's just really difficult. Perhaps they're demanding, complaining, or tyrannical. Maybe they act inappropriately or they're dishonest. Regardless, they're just difficult and yet, they may be a church staff person or a member. In this session, you'll learn valuable techniques for dealing effectively with challenging people. You'll learn how to deal with someone who's always complaining and never satisfied, someone who is dishonest, someone who is verbally abusive, someone who is threatening, and other types of difficult people. (You know the type, right?) You'll learn how to say no without alienating the other person. You'll also learn when it's appropriate to terminate the relationship and how to do so respectfully. You'll probably never be able to avoid difficult people entirely, but you certainly can learn how to manage them positively.

Speakers

Don Crawley

The author of seven books for IT people, Don informs IT audiences worldwide on how to enhance IT customer service with compassion and respect.

Monday October 21, 2019 10:45am - 11:45am
TBA

Leadership

10:45am

Redefining Your Why? (Defining the Strategies of Church Online)

Churches are broadcasting our services each week, but to what end? We've got thousands of people watching, but what's next? To kick off our Online Ministry Breakout Track we're bringing together church leaders, like you, who have created different, yet effective, strategies for their Church Online. God's given us people online to disciple, to shepherd, to minister to. Let's do it.

Moderators

Jeff Reed

Consultant, Church Online Fanboy, THECHURCH.DIGITAL

Speakers

Jason Morris

Global Innovation Pastor, Westside Family Church

Jason Morris serves Westside Family Church as Global Innovation Pastor, overseeing the church online, global church planting, and bringing new ideas and creativity to expand God's Kingdom.Jason also serves as part of the support team for the Church Online Platform and has helped many... Read More →

Jan Bryan Touchberry

Online Campus Pastor, Christ Fellowship

Tyler Sansom

Engagement Pastor, First Capital Christian Church

Tyler Sansom is the Engagement Pastor at First Capital Christian Church in Corydon, IN (right outside of Louisville, KY.) He is the lead over the Church Anywhere initiative!

Monday October 21, 2019 10:45am - 11:45am
TBA

Online Ministry

10:45am

Get to know MinistryPlatform

Come learn about MinistryPlatform, an exciting customizable Church Management System (ChMS) that allows you and your church unlimited flexibility. MinistryPlatform is a complete system out of the box and includes a robust API and flexible schema so you can manage your people, events, groups and donations in ways that work best for you.

Speakers

Chris Kehayias

Think Ministry

Monday October 21, 2019 10:45am - 11:45am
TBA

Web ChMS

Host Organization Church IT Network

12:00pm

Lunch

Lunch - TBA

Monday October 21, 2019 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Foundry (Bldg. B)

Meal

Host Organization Church IT Network

12:00pm

Partner Recognition -- Exabyte Partners

Introduction of our Petabyte Partners

Partners

BEMA

IT1 Source

Living As One

Meraki Go

Ministry Brands

Missional Marketing

Pushpay

Subsplash

Vision2

Monday October 21, 2019 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Foundry (Bldg. B)

Partner Info

Host Organization Church IT Network

12:00pm

#prizepatrol

#prizepatrol
****MUST BE PRESENT TO WIN****

Monday October 21, 2019 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Foundry (Bldg. B)

Prizes & Giveaways

Host Organization Church IT Network

1:00pm

Roundtable Discussions

Roundtable discussions…bring your questions to ask your peers.

Monday October 21, 2019 1:00pm - 2:00pm
TBA

IT Leadership Web ChMS

Host Organization Church IT Network

1:00pm

Gigachurch Roundtable

Roundtable discussion for churches over 10k in weekend attendance

Speakers

Tyler Vance

CTL Information Technology, Life.Church

Tyler leads the Information Technology team at Life.Church that equips staff members across 34 locations with the technology needed to lead people to become fully devoted followers of Christ. Tyler is passionate about leveraging technology to see lives changed and giving volunteers... Read More →

Monday October 21, 2019 1:00pm - 2:00pm
TBA

IT Leadership Web

Host Organization Church IT Network

1:00pm

Analytics of Church Online

How do you know that your church online is successful. Analytics are a great place to start. But what do the analytics mean? Which ones should you be watching? Come learn how your strategy influences the analytics you watch.

Moderators

Frank Grand

Web Director, NewSpring Church

Speakers

David Fedor

Collin Jones

Jennifer Miles

User Education/Digital Ministry Strategist, Faithlife/Jen A Miles Consulting

Jennifer is the User Education Team Lead for Faithlife and the owner of Jen A Miles Consulting. Faithlife uses technology to equip the Church to grow in the light of the Bible. At Faithlife, Jennifer oversees all of the educational content for using Faithlife’s Bible Study Products... Read More →

Partners

Living As One

Monday October 21, 2019 1:00pm - 2:00pm
TBA

Online Ministry

Host Organization Church IT Network

1:00pm

The Church Online Primer

Starting out with Church Online? Don't know where to start? Here you go. Our primer will hit up the technical aspects of running a broadcast as well as the pastoral aspects needed to shepherd and disciple someone online.

Speakers

Nicholas Roselius

Director of Operations, Stream Monkey

I am a former church video director and I currently work to provide churches an awesome streaming service. I'm a big Star Wars fan!Stream Monkey is an online video company focused on simplifying the way users share, connect, and engage with their audience. Stream Monkey’s online... Read More →

Desrae Richter

Westside Family Church

Partners

Stream Monkey

Monday October 21, 2019 1:00pm - 2:00pm
TBA

Online Ministry

Host Organization Church IT Network

1:00pm

When to Hit the Reset Button

Did you start streaming services, then you weren't sure what the next step was so you lost your way a bit? Maybe you've had online ministry going for awhile but it's lost it's vision?Sometimes it's better to just start over, and set it up the right way. Let's talk about when it's time to pull that trigger.

Speakers

David Urzi

Communications Director

David has served in the Online Ministry community for a number of years. Serving first as Online Campus Pastor at Seacoast Church (seaccoast.org) and now serving as Communications Director at Cape First Church, a multi-site church in Southeast Missouri. David loves finding order by... Read More →

Monday October 21, 2019 1:00pm - 2:00pm
TBA

Online Ministry

Host Organization Church IT Network

2:00pm

Break/Snack/Partner Expo

Grab a snack, drink & Visit with CITN Partners!

Monday October 21, 2019 2:00pm - 2:45pm
Foundry and Commons

Break Partner Info

Host Organization Church IT Network

2:45pm

Architecting the Future

Why micro services, scaling, and api integrations matter

Monday October 21, 2019 2:45pm - 3:45pm

ChMS

2:45pm

Office365 Panel Q&A

Bring your O365/Azure questions

Speakers

Travis Phipps

Director of Technology, Enable Ministry Partners

Enable Ministry Partners, Director of Technology

Monday October 21, 2019 2:45pm - 3:45pm
TBA

Host Organization Church IT Network

2:45pm

The Power of the Security Fabric

Fortinet Security Fabric which includes the concept of network devices sharing security information and easing the overall management of network devices. Security from edge to endpoint as well as automation.

Speakers

Jeff Jones

Systems Architect, Fortinet

I am a Systems Architect for Fortinet. I have been a network engineer for over 25 years and now specialize in simplifying and securing enterprise networks. Yes, you can do both. I'm passionate about protecting your people, property, and information.

Monday October 21, 2019 2:45pm - 3:45pm
TBA

Host Organization Church IT Network

2:45pm

Thriving as a solo IT shop in the church

How not to die when you are doing it by yourself

Speakers

Scott Miller

Director of IT, Watermark Community Church

My wife Shannon and I were married in 1999 and we have 3 daughters. That means that I have the amazing job of shepherding the hearts of one amazing wife and three amazing girls. I'm a big fan of music, sports, technology, and social media. I'm a geek and cool with the stigma that... Read More →

Monday October 21, 2019 2:45pm - 3:45pm
TBA

Host Organization Church IT Network

2:45pm

Security Awareness For Your Organization

A discussion of phishing scams, password security, reporting protocols, and various ways to help secure your organization from outside threats.

Speakers

Mark White

Director of Product Strategy, Ministry Brands

Monday October 21, 2019 2:45pm - 3:45pm
TBA

IT Leadership

Host Organization Church IT Network

2:45pm

Scrum/Agile Basics In Your Day-to-Day Life

Understanding of Scrum / Agile practices and how to use them outside of Software Development

Foundation of Scrum / Agility
Using Software to Track Your Work

Speakers

Alex Nicoletti

Product Owner / Scrum Master, Ministry Brands

Monday October 21, 2019 2:45pm - 3:45pm
TBA

IT Web ChMS

Host Organization Church IT Network

2:45pm

Your Church as a Platform

Platforms exist to turn consumers into contributors. Traditionally, churches have relied on delivering value through a pipeline model, but platforms are changing the world. Think Airbnb and Uber. Let's examine how ministries are challenging the traditional "pipeline" way of thinking and examine infrastructures that promote "platform" thinking.

Speakers

Steele Billings

Big Data Strategist, Gloo

Founded by the leaders behind Blockbuster, Boston Market, Ancestry.com, and HomeAdvisor (to name a few), Gloo is on a mission to power what wants to happen in the faith ecosystem. A common platform is missing and it is causing churches to miss out on the very things that modern organizations... Read More →

Monday October 21, 2019 2:45pm - 3:45pm
TBA

IT Web ChMS Online Ministry

Host Organization Church IT Network

2:45pm

Effectively Marketing Church Online

Speakers

Jennifer Miles

User Education/Digital Ministry Strategist, Faithlife/Jen A Miles Consulting

Monday October 21, 2019 2:45pm - 3:45pm
TBA

Online Ministry

Host Organization Church IT Network

2:45pm

Next Steps to an Online Discipleship Pathway

People are watching the live stream...now what? How do I disciple people if I can't be with them?
Tyler Sansom and Jason Morris share new tools and strategies they both use to help people take next steps in following Jesus that enhance not only the online expression of church, but the on-site expression of church as well.
Jason will share the evolving iterations of their discipleship pathways that online tools have enhanced and influenced.
Tyler will share how online and on-site pathways enhance each other and intersect for an integrated process.

Speakers

Jason Morris

Global Innovation Pastor, Westside Family Church

Tyler Sansom

Engagement Pastor, First Capital Christian Church

Tyler Sansom is the Engagement Pastor at First Capital Christian Church in Corydon, IN (right outside of Louisville, KY.) He is the lead over the Church Anywhere initiative!

Monday October 21, 2019 2:45pm - 3:45pm
TBA

Online Ministry

Host Organization Church IT Network

2:45pm

Starting and Maximizing Your Online Ministry with Church Online Platform

You’re called to reach people for Christ through Church Online. But where do you start? Join the Life.Church Open Network team, creators of the Church Online Platform, to learn everything you need to know to launch your online ministry. Start with the high-level vision of this powerful tool and then dive into each of the core features and integrations like streaming, scheduling services, and creating and customizing your online ministry experience. If you’re already using the platform and want to maximize impact, the team will also cover a few of the more advanced features you can leverage to reach more people for Christ.

Speakers

Ben Matthews

Partners

Church Online Platform

Monday October 21, 2019 2:45pm - 3:45pm
TBA

Online Ministry

Host Organization Church IT Network

2:45pm

Living As One: Broadcasting to Campuses

When live video streaming first became a thing, innovative church techs adopted the technology and tried to use it to stream between campuses over the public internet. Problem was, the internet wasn't designed to provide perfect video quality streaming in real-time, and so their audiences experienced distracting video artifacts, dropouts, and buffering wheels. This resulted in many of the early innovators abandoning public internet streaming and reverting to less efficient methods such as on-demand file-based video delivery, or significantly more expensive and complicated options such as satellite video or streaming over private networks.

Join this session to learn how, using next-generation streaming technologies, the live video quality and reliability problem has been solved, and how you can easily deploy that streaming technology across multiple locations regardless of geographical distance and quality of network access. You'll hear about how leading churches such as NewSpring, Elevation, Life Church, and Northwoods are saving thousands of dollars per month using this technology, and how it's changing their strategy from "where can we go" to "where do we need to go" -- because they now have the technology to go wherever.

Speakers

Paul Martel

Co-Founder, Living As one

Paul Martel is CEO and Co-Founder of Living As One, LLC, an organization focused on strengthening and uniting The Church through improved communication technology and techniques. Paul is a graduate from The University of Texas at Dallas and has professional employment experience in... Read More →

Partners

Living As One

Monday October 21, 2019 2:45pm - 3:45pm
TBA

Online Ministry IT

Host Organization Church IT Network

2:45pm

Why you should consider combining your CMS and ChMS with Rock!

Going to talk through our journey in moving all of our content from our previous CMS into our ChMS, RockRMS. Will talk through pros/cons and what we've learned 6 months into the new system.

Speakers

Frank Grand

Web Director, NewSpring Church

Monday October 21, 2019 2:45pm - 3:45pm
TBA

Web ChMS

Host Organization Church IT Network

3:45pm

Break

Grab a snack, drink & head towards Session 3!

Monday October 21, 2019 3:45pm - 4:00pm
Foundry and Commons

Break Partner Info

Host Organization Church IT Network

4:00pm

IT Ten Talks

Monday October 21, 2019 4:00pm - 5:15pm
TBA

Host Organization Church IT Network

4:00pm

Gloo: Big Data & Trust in the Church

After interviewing over 2,000 organizations, Gloo's founder identified a simple concept: the Church does not need more technology. It needs interoperability. It needs purpose driven data. It needs the ability to turn consumers into contributors. And thus, Gloo set out to develop a platform that does just that. We will dive into what we are learning as big data and machine learning enters ministries in revolutionary ways and how ministries are making it practical.

Speakers

Steele Billings

Big Data Strategist, Gloo

Partners

Gloo

Monday October 21, 2019 4:00pm - 5:15pm
TBA

Leadership Web ChMS

Host Organization Church IT Network

4:00pm

Let's Chat!: Leveraging Chat During Online Services

From creating a sense of community, offering live prayer, and promoting next steps, chat is a powerful way to make your live services more engaging.

What does a chat host team look like? What roles are there? Who should fill them? What should the team communicate? This breakout will cover building a chat host team and the strategy and content the team uses to engage your live audience.

Speakers

Evan Connelly

IT Director, Lighthouse Church

Church Online and Church IT

Monday October 21, 2019 4:00pm - 5:15pm
TBA

Online Ministry

Host Organization Church IT Network

4:00pm

PHYGITAL Church: Church Online Doesn't Compete with Physical Church, It Complements

Many Churches today view Church Online as an obstacle to physical church. More and more people are attending church online and not coming to physical buildings. Rather than seeing this culture change as a threat, what if our churches strategized utilizing the strengths of Church Online, around digital technology. What we'd find is that, given a chance, Church Online doesn't threaten physical church. The endgame isn't whether Church Online or Phygital Church is better... the endgame should be to merge these together. It's not physical. It's not digital. It's phygital.

Speakers

Jeff Reed

Consultant, Church Online Fanboy, THECHURCH.DIGITAL

Jennifer Miles

User Education/Digital Ministry Strategist, Faithlife/Jen A Miles Consulting

Monday October 21, 2019 4:00pm - 5:15pm
TBA

Online Ministry

Host Organization Church IT Network

4:00pm

What’s Next in the Church Online Platform

Millions of people have grown closer to Jesus because of the work you’re doing in online ministry. The Church Online Platform is dedicated to equipping online ministry teams to lead people to next steps in Christ. Join the Life.Church Open Network team, creators of the Church Online Platform, for a sneak peek into new features, innovations, and integrations that are coming soon to the platform to equip online ministry teams to reach even more people for Christ!

Speakers

Ben Matthews

Partners

Church Online Platform

Monday October 21, 2019 4:00pm - 5:15pm
TBA

Online Ministry

Host Organization Church IT Network

4:00pm

Intro to SSMS

Speakers

Tony Visconti

Digital Ministry Manager, College Church

Monday October 21, 2019 4:00pm - 5:15pm
TBA

Web ChMS

Host Organization Church IT Network

5:30pm

Dinner and Communion

Monday October 21, 2019 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Foundry (Bldg. B)

Meal

Host Organization Church IT Network

5:45pm

#prizepatrol

#prizepatrol
****MUST BE PRESENT TO WIN****

Monday October 21, 2019 5:45pm - 6:00pm
TBA

Prizes & Giveaways

Host Organization Church IT Network

7:30pm

Facility/IT Tour

Monday October 21, 2019 7:30pm - 8:30pm
Commons (Bldg. B)

General Conf. Info

8:15am

Coffee & Hangout

Tuesday October 22, 2019 8:15am - 9:00am
Narthex (Bldg. A)

Meal

Host Organization Church IT Network

9:00am

Worship and Keynote - The Armor of God: The Technology of Gospel Community

With the Armor of God, we have a God-given technology designed for our protection and flourishing. But the predominant view of this passage has kept most of us from knowing how to actually use it! Learn how to avoid this #techfail

Speakers

Rob Wegner

KC Underground

“Rob Wegner served as a teaching pastor at Granger Community Church in Granger, Indiana, for 21 years, and four years at Westside Family Church in Kansas City. Currently he is planting the Kansas City Underground, a decentralized network of reproducing disciples, microchurches and... Read More →

Tuesday October 22, 2019 9:00am - 10:15am
Sanctuary (Bldg. A)

Keynote

Host Organization Church IT Network

10:15am

Break

Grab a snack, drink & head towards Session 1!

Tuesday October 22, 2019 10:15am - 10:30am
Foundry and Commons

Break Partner Info

Host Organization Church IT Network

10:30am

Spiritual Breakouts

We believe that you can't do life alone. During this session conference attendees will participate in groups of 20-25 for a topical discussion of Personal Spiritual Heath in ministry and how to thrive in ministry and personal spiritual growth.

Discussion Questions

Tuesday October 22, 2019 10:30am - 11:30am
TBA

Host Organization Church IT Network

11:30am

Break

Grab a snack, drink & head morning Keynote

Tuesday October 22, 2019 11:30am - 11:45am
Foundry and Commons

Break Partner Info

Host Organization Church IT Network

11:45am

Lunch - Fajita Bar

Lunch from TBA

Tuesday October 22, 2019 11:45am - 12:45pm
Foundry (Bldg. B)

Meal

Host Organization Church IT Network

11:45am

Partner Recognition -- Petabyte Partners

Partners

Brotherhood Mutual Insurance

Checkr

Chetu

Focus Ministry

Gloo

Haivision

Mirazon

RockRMS

Sardius Media

Stream Monkey

Tuesday October 22, 2019 11:45am - 12:45pm
Foundry (Bldg. B)

Partner Info

Host Organization Church IT Network

11:45am

#prizepatrol

#prizepatrol

****MUST BE PRESENT TO WIN****

Tuesday October 22, 2019 11:45am - 12:45pm
Foundry (Bldg. B)

Prizes & Giveaways

Host Organization Church IT Network

12:45pm

Break

Grab a snack, drink & head Session 5

Tuesday October 22, 2019 12:45pm - 1:00pm
Foundry and Commons

Break Partner Info

Host Organization Church IT Network

1:00pm

Creating an Effective Volunteer Culture for Church Online

Speakers

Kaye Golden

Online Pastor, Redemption Church

Kaye Golden is the Online Pastor for i.Church with Ron Carpenter in San Jose, California. She considers herself an ordinary gal with an extraordinary God! Kaye is passionate about using technology to connect others with Jesus. It is her heart to see everyone come to know Jesus and... Read More →

Tuesday October 22, 2019 1:00pm - 2:00pm
TBA

Online Ministry

Host Organization Church IT Network

1:00pm

Living As One, Broadcasting Online

Churches all over the world such as Hillsong, Life Church, and Elevation are leveraging live video to expand their ministry to reach online audiences. And it's not just the huge churches, either. In fact, according to a 2018 study by the Leadership Network, nearly a quarter of churches with total in-person attendance of 2,000 or less live stream their services, and that number is growing. What's common to all of these churches, though, is a growing awareness that the viewing experience of the end-user can be significantly impacted by the technology which is used for streaming over the public internet, so choosing the right technology to reach online audiences is key for effectiveness and engagement.

Join this workshop to learn about the technical differences between the various methods for streaming online, and what those difference mean, practically, for your audience. When you walk away, you should understand the ins and outs of how your church can easily reach online audiences with live video through your website, social media platforms such as YouTube and Facebook, and TV boxes like Roku and AppleTV.

Speakers

Paul Martel

Co-Founder, Living As one

Partners

Living As One

Tuesday October 22, 2019 1:00pm - 2:00pm
TBA

Online Ministry IT

Host Organization Church IT Network

1:00pm

Platforms to Do Ministry Online

We all have our favorite tools for online ministry, what’s YOUR secret weapon? In this roundtable we will discuss all the great tools out there for online ministry, (ChOP, Twitch, Discord, Talky.io, Line, Roblox, Slack, MS Teams, What’sApp, Zoom, etc.) probably ones you’ve never heard of or thought of using for the Kingdom to expand your portfolio of options from streaming to messaging so that digital discipleship and community can happen!!! Got a tool that you’re using in a unique way? Come do a show and tell!!!

Speakers

Jason Morris

Global Innovation Pastor, Westside Family Church

Tuesday October 22, 2019 1:00pm - 2:00pm
TBA

Online Ministry Web

Host Organization Church IT Network

1:00pm

Session 6 (Collaboration by Role)

Roundtable discussions by role type

Tuesday October 22, 2019 1:00pm - 2:15pm
TBA

IT Leadership Web ChMS

Host Organization Church IT Network

2:00pm

Break & Partner Time

Grab a snack, drink & head towards Session 1!

Tuesday October 22, 2019 2:00pm - 2:45pm
Foundry and Commons

Break Partner Info

Host Organization Church IT Network

2:45pm

Come see what's coming from Church Community Builder

Get a sneak peek of the new congregant app (Connect App)
Take a hard look at the new giving experience inside Church Community Builder
See a demo of our new in-software integration with "Checkr", a background check provider
View our new worship planning tool
Software Q & A

Speakers

Brian Ferris

Church Community Builder

Tuesday October 22, 2019 2:45pm - 3:45pm
TBA

ChMS

Host Organization Church IT Network

2:45pm

MinistryPlatform Roadmap

Come see and hear where MinistryPlatform is headed! Our CEO and Product Director will be sharing the development roadmap including a sneak peak or two at some of the exciting features currently being worked on. This session is open to current customers and anyone interested in MinistryPlatform's direction.

Speakers

Chris Kehayias

Think Ministry

Tuesday October 22, 2019 2:45pm - 3:45pm
TBA

ChMS

Host Organization Church IT Network

2:45pm

All-in With Azure AD, Intune, and Office 365

There’s a good chance you've thought about or are already starting to leverage Azure AD, Intune, and/or Office 365 in your environment. Join us to hear an IT Director’s perspective on moving from traditional to cloud-powered Microsoft management. We’ll focus mostly on identity and device management via Azure AD and Intune. Hopefully, you'll leave better informed and ready to make the right decisions for your environment.

Speakers

Bill Deitrick

Information Services Director, Christ Wesleyan Church

Tuesday October 22, 2019 2:45pm - 3:45pm
TBA

Host Organization Church IT Network

2:45pm

Intentional Facility Stewardship via Technology

Every one of our churches have a facility. That means that God has entrusted them to us to steward. There is obviously physical work that must be performed by human beings, but those personnel can do their roles more efficiently and effectively with the right kind of technology. From software to apps to IoT integrations, Church Facility Management is no longer a "paper and pencil" initiative. Technology is your friend!

Speakers

Tim Cool

Chief Solutions Officer, Cool Solutions Group

Tuesday October 22, 2019 2:45pm - 3:45pm
TBA

IT Leadership

Host Organization Church IT Network

2:45pm

Technology Infrastructure Planning: Take your Network to the Next Level!

Its hard to think about the future when your battling the things of the past and present. At Lake Pointe, we created a 7 year infrastructure sustainability plan. It stabilized our budget, and better helps us plan for the future. Come learn how easy it is to get started and have an infrastructure that is designed to support future ministry!

Speakers

Stuart Burt

Director of Innovation and Technology, Lake Pointe Church

Tuesday October 22, 2019 2:45pm - 3:45pm
TBA

IT Leadership

Host Organization Church IT Network

2:45pm

Project Management Q & A

Let's have a conversation about projects:

How do you get leadership and ministry buy in?
How do you finish a project well, before moving on to the next thing?
How do you manage scope change within your project budget?
What tools are you using to manage your projects?

Speakers

Jared Barden

IT Project Manager, NewSpring Church

Tuesday October 22, 2019 2:45pm - 3:45pm
TBA

IT Leadership Web ChMS

Host Organization Church IT Network

2:45pm

Practical Security in a Church

Practical ways to improve IT security in church environments. Useful technology, processes, and policies that can actually be implemented on church budgets and in church staff cultures.

Speakers

Travis Phipps

Director of Technology, Enable Ministry Partners

Enable Ministry Partners, Director of Technology

Tuesday October 22, 2019 2:45pm - 3:45pm
TBA

IT Web

Host Organization Church IT Network

2:45pm

Developing a mobile strategy

While each organization might have a mobile application, they are typically nothing more than a mirror of their website. Because of this, many churches members see little value in the application. In this session, we will discuss how to develop an application that will change the way your church functions and place your application on the main section of your members mobile devices.

Speakers

Scott Pleasants

CIO | Creative Technology Entrepreneur, Thomas Road Baptist Church

Scott Pleasants is a seasoned technology visionary with experience in commercializing and growing successful products, brands and teams. Because he works best at a cruising altitude of 100,000 feet, Scott has an eye for seeing things not as they are, but rather what they can become... Read More →

Tuesday October 22, 2019 2:45pm - 3:45pm
TBA

Leadership Online Ministry Web ChMS

Host Organization Church IT Network

2:45pm

Stream Monkey Platform

After 8 years of using the same platform, Stream Monkey has redesigned and rebuilt our platform to work quicker, more efficiently, and provide more robust features. Releasing with the new platform includes numerous additions to our feature set like:

• creating and managing multiple stream outputs easily
• a live monitoring tool to see the health of your stream
• downloadable analytics in a CSV format
• optimized media management for creating depth to your archival
• embeddable media gallery through our channel creator with a featured section, allowing you to highlight specific media
• multiple user accounts with different roles and access

Join me as we explore the platform, look at our new and updated features, utilize certain features to expand your media offering, and answer any questions you might have.

Speakers

Nicholas Roselius

Director of Operations, Stream Monkey

Partners

Stream Monkey

Tuesday October 22, 2019 2:45pm - 3:45pm
TBA

Online Ministry Web

Host Organization Church IT Network

2:45pm

Tell Better Stories With Virtual Reality

Learn step-by-step how the Surge Project developed a VR experience to further its mission so you can also leverage this emerging technology.

Speakers

Ben Debayle

Managing Director, Surge Project

The Surge Project is a global church planting movement that plants an average of 1.5 church per day in towns and villages in hard to reach places around the world. surgeproject.com

Partners

Surge Project

Tuesday October 22, 2019 2:45pm - 3:45pm
TBA

Online Ministry Web

Host Organization Church IT Network

2:45pm

House Church, Microlocations & Church Online

Is your church interested in expanding it's circle of influence? While the most common expression of church in larger buildings, church can potentially look much different across the country and around the world. Micro-locations, House Church, Watch Parties... Church Online opens the potential to decentralize ministry, birthing smaller physical locations. Come learn KC Underground's Rob Wegner and others while we explore what church looks like on the micro, and how Church Online gives you a phenomenal opportunity to grow big by going small.

Moderators

Jeff Reed

Consultant, Church Online Fanboy, THECHURCH.DIGITAL

Speakers

Tyler Sansom

Engagement Pastor, First Capital Christian Church

Tyler Sansom is the Engagement Pastor at First Capital Christian Church in Corydon, IN (right outside of Louisville, KY.) He is the lead over the Church Anywhere initiative!

Rob Wegner

KC Underground

Brian Phipps

Tuesday October 22, 2019 2:45pm - 3:45pm
TBA

Online Ministry Leadership

Host Organization Church IT Network

3:45pm

Break

Grab a snack, drink & head Session 6

Tuesday October 22, 2019 3:45pm - 4:00pm
Foundry and Commons

Break Partner Info

Host Organization Church IT Network

4:00pm

Travis's annual Office 365 topic smorgasbord

Speakers

Travis Phipps

Director of Technology, Enable Ministry Partners

Enable Ministry Partners, Director of Technology

Tuesday October 22, 2019 4:00pm - 5:00pm
TBA

Host Organization Church IT Network

4:00pm

Moving from on Prem to Azure

A redux on my talk last year about our transition to moving near everything to Azure. This year I will also add in about moving our Rock DB to Azure SQL and some of the hurdles we had to cross.

Speakers

Paul Triplett

Server Administrator, NewSpring Church

My wife Amy and I live in Greenville with our Bocker (Beagle + Cocker Spaniel) Lucy. I've been at NewSpring for 9 years and am the server admin. I love watching Clemson football and anime.

Tuesday October 22, 2019 4:00pm - 5:00pm
TBA

IT Web ChMS

Host Organization Church IT Network

4:00pm

Gloo: Big Data & Trust in the Church

Speakers

Steele Billings

Big Data Strategist, Gloo

Partners

Gloo

Tuesday October 22, 2019 4:00pm - 5:00pm
TBA

IT Leadership Online Ministry Web ChMS

Host Organization Church IT Network

4:00pm

3 Strategies for Data Privacy

We worry about Google and Facebook and other corporations having our personal identities…and we use them in spite of knowing that they are making money off of our information. But our churches have thousands of personal information, and we may be held to a HIGHER standard of protection than those corporations. How much time do we spend thinking about our responsibility for the personal information that we are responsible for? That is why we’re talking about these 3 strategies to protect your people and maintain their trust.

Speakers

Chris Huff

Director of Technology, 12Stone Church

I have a 95 year old grandmother and a 16 year old granddaughter. Do the math. I love sailing and boating but don't get to go often. I helped write a book this year, but can't seem to publish another blog post. We're doing some fun things with MP, like building a multi-domain... Read More →

Tuesday October 22, 2019 4:00pm - 5:00pm
TBA

IT Leadership Web ChMS

Host Organization Church IT Network

4:00pm

Are you solving the right problem?

Have you ever spent hours implementing a solution only to find out you weren't solving the right problem? Avoid the frustration and miscommunication that happens when we start with assumptions about the solution without first agreeing on the problem.

Speakers

Ted Bass

Systems Engineer/Strategy Consultant, Enable Ministry Partners

Tuesday October 22, 2019 4:00pm - 5:00pm
TBA

Leadership

Host Organization Church IT Network

4:00pm

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION: MOVING THE CHURCH INTO A 21ST CENTURY WORKPLACE.

Companies like Apple, Google and Microsoft have a unique work culture that inspires creativity with increased productivity. Many churches today struggle to grasp these core concepts that are cultivating community in the workplace. In this session, you will discover how the workplace of the future blurs the lines between digital and physical space. You will learn some of the best practices of productivity and collaboration solutions that will enable your people to work with partners and coworkers whenever and wherever they need.

This ‘new work’ is fueled by tools that improve your internal operations and help your teams to communicate much faster, more transparently and more intensely across the organization. Increasing productivity within weeks and at the same time ensuring the highest IT security standards, requires cloud-based solutions to be scalable, the best in their class and simultaneously an ideal fit to your operational needs.

Speakers

Scott Pleasants

CIO | Creative Technology Entrepreneur, Thomas Road Baptist Church

Tuesday October 22, 2019 4:00pm - 5:00pm
TBA

Leadership

Host Organization Church IT Network

4:00pm

Should I Stay or Should I Go Now? - Optimize or Replace your ChMS?

At Enable, we're often invited to help churches choose a new ChMS. But new requires a lot of effort and work that may just trade one set of problems for a new set of problems. How can your church staff assess whether new is really better or whether you're better off focusing on revamping their ministry processes to enable better ministry with their current tools.

Speakers

Elliott Wood

Director of Consulting, Enable Ministry Partners

Tuesday October 22, 2019 4:00pm - 5:00pm
TBA

Leadership ChMS

Host Organization Church IT Network

4:00pm

Producing Video, Hosted Segments (Lab)

Join us for a discussion about producing live segments around the weekend service, Facebook Live or other live videos. Learn about some key concepts and essential (modestly priced) tools to make your live segments awesome.

This session will have teaching about the primary concepts and with a large portion of the session being a hands on lab for you to practice writing an awesome script, apply the concepts to memorize the script without a teleprompter or cue cards and practice a live segment to get feedback from your peers.

Speakers

Jason Lee

Online Campus Pastor / Information Technology Director, Northwoods Community Church

Jason Lee is the Online Campus Pastor and Information Technology Director for Northwoods Community Church in Peoria, Illinois. Jason has served on the leadership team of the Church IT Network since 2006. Jason is an ordained pastor with a BA from Milligan College with a dual majors... Read More →

Hope Graves

Communications Associate, Northwoods Community Church

Brian Turnbull

Partners

Amplio

Tuesday October 22, 2019 4:00pm - 5:00pm
TBA

Online Ministry

Host Organization Church IT Network

4:00pm

Strategies for Building Community for Online Small Groups

Offering online small groups is an important part of keeping your online family connected. Join Tyler Sansom with First Capital Christian Church, Kaye Golden with Redemption Church, and a video presentation by Saddleback Church to get a sneak-peak from three unique churches on how they do online small groups. This session will cover everything from group content, recruiting leaders, attendee sign-ups, and testimonies. You will see first-hand how to connect and grow your online audience through community. There are no wrong ways to do online small groups but LOTS of options. Come find out what will work best for your church culture.

Speakers

Tyler Sansom

Engagement Pastor, First Capital Christian Church

Tyler Sansom is the Engagement Pastor at First Capital Christian Church in Corydon, IN (right outside of Louisville, KY.) He is the lead over the Church Anywhere initiative!

Kaye Golden

Online Pastor, Redemption Church

Tuesday October 22, 2019 4:00pm - 5:00pm
TBA

Online Ministry

Host Organization Church IT Network

4:00pm

The Future of Church Services Online

How well does your current online system serve your church’s needs? Do you have the freedom to provide a tailored custom-fit online experience to your audience?
You are invited to come see an up and coming proven solutions for stronger integration, more powerful stats, custom organization-specific branding, and more. Followed by an open discussion, this session is a unique opportunity to voice your thoughts with other like-minded problem solvers to go beyond not only what has been voiced, but to discuss the unheard pains of running your church services online.

Speakers

Ari Burt

Co-Founder, Sardius Media

Ari Burt is VP of Global Sales and Co-Founder of Sardius Media LLC, an organization committed to linking ministeries with the future of the online church by empowering ministries with the capability to create a personalized online presence that effectively serves you, your church... Read More →

Tuesday October 22, 2019 4:00pm - 5:00pm
TBA

Online Ministry

4:00pm

Mobilize The Church: Text-to-Church & Workflows

Join Churchteams co-founders as they share their journey of developing text-messaging as a database interface. This helped solve the problems of giving guests, members, leaders, volunteers and staff access to the information they need simply by sending a text. See how we link this interface with workflows to take common work task automation to a new level.

Speakers

Boyd Pelley

Co-founder, Churchteams

Guys, I was a Dship, Admin, Family Pastor from 1990 to 2008. The last 8 of those developing Churchteams as the pioneer small group software. In 08 we begen building out a full ChMS solution so churches could have all their people data / CRM in one place. This include email / text... Read More →

Tuesday October 22, 2019 4:00pm - 5:00pm
TBA

Web ChMS

Host Organization Church IT Network

5:15pm

Dinner & Evening Activity Information

Tuesday October 22, 2019 5:15pm - 5:30pm
Foundry (Bldg. B)

Meal

Host Organization Church IT Network

5:15pm

#prizepatrol

#prizepatrol

****MUST BE PRESENT TO WIN****

Tuesday October 22, 2019 5:15pm - 5:30pm
Foundry (Bldg. B)

Prizes & Giveaways

Host Organization Church IT Network

6:00pm

Dinner and Games @ Dave & Busters

Enjoy an evening of food and fun

Tuesday October 22, 2019 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Dave & Busters

Meal

Host Organization Church IT Network

8:00am

Coffee & Hangout

Wednesday October 23, 2019 8:00am - 9:00am
Foundry and Commons

Meal

Host Organization Church IT Network

8:45am

#prizepatrol

MUST BE PRESENT TO WIN

Wednesday October 23, 2019 8:45am - 9:00am
Foundry (Bldg. B)

Prizes & Giveaways

Host Organization Church IT Network

9:00am

Worship and Keynote

Wednesday October 23, 2019 9:00am - 10:00am
Foundry (Bldg. B)

Keynote

Host Organization Church IT Network

10:00am

Break

Wednesday October 23, 2019 10:00am - 10:15am
Foundry and Commons

Break Partner Info

Host Organization Church IT Network

10:15am

Automating & Optimizing HVAC Your Operations

InThrMa EMS for Houses of Worship
Our cloud based platform allows your church facilities team to automate, optimize, and customize their HVAC systems based on your ChMS/events calendar.
24x7 HVAC monitoring
Energy savings
Labor savings
Wear & tear savings
Worry savings"

Speakers

Sam Boutros

Wednesday October 23, 2019 10:15am - 11:15am
TBA

ChMS

Host Organization Church IT Network

10:15am

What Would You Do? An Interactive Lesson on Reviewing Background Checks

This isn't your basic Background Check 101 session. Checkr will open with a brief intro to our company and the industry and then spend most of the session walking through real life screening scenarios that actual customers have had to review and adjudicate. We will then explore the Checkr Positive Adjudication Matrix (PAM) that allows ministries to standardize adjudication criteria to ensure fast and consistent decision-making across the organization. This will be an interactive session and participants of all levels of familiarity with background checks are encouraged to attend.

Speakers

Em Varney

Checkr

Wednesday October 23, 2019 10:15am - 11:15am
TBA

ChMs

Host Organization Church IT Network

10:15am

Worship Leaders Now Have an Option

Worship Planning is a key aspect of every church. Up until recently, there was only one primary option for churches to revert to use.

Not any longer.

There is another option, and we will show you how the WorshipPlanning application may be the right tool and resource for your church.

Speakers

Tim Cool

Chief Solutions Officer, Cool Solutions Group

Wednesday October 23, 2019 10:15am - 11:15am
TBA

ChMS

Host Organization Church IT Network

10:15am

active directory

Active Directory is often forgotten about in most environments, that is until something goes wrong.
This session will go over care and feeding of Active Directory and will give you some basic troubleshooting when something goes wrong.
Think of this as the missing manual for Active Directory!

Speakers

Ed Buford

Method Computing

Wednesday October 23, 2019 10:15am - 11:15am
TBA

Host Organization Church IT Network

10:15am

mac panel

Wednesday October 23, 2019 10:15am - 11:15am
TBA

Host Organization Church IT Network

10:15am

Modern Microsoft: We're not in Kansas anymore

The last 5 years have brought tremendous change to Microsoft. The next 5 years will cement it.

What does Microsoft expect your environments to look like over the next 3 to 5 years?
How much choice do you have in all this?
What should you be learning?
What is it going to cost?

In this session we will answer those questions and - if your presenter does his job well - have time for some meaningful Q&A.

NOTE:
This is going to be a fast moving session focused on the modernization roadmap for the Microsoft client/server family of products.
Dev components of the Azure family, and the deeper aspects of the business solutions family will be largely out of scope for this conversation.

Speakers

Karl Peterson

Vision and Strategy, Vibrant

I enjoy helping people through complicated or nuanced opportunities. Sometimes those are technical in nature, and often they aren't.Over the past 30-odd years I have had the privilege to work with hundreds of great people and organizations, equipping them to do even greater things.If... Read More →

Wednesday October 23, 2019 10:15am - 11:15am
TBA

Host Organization Church IT Network

10:15am

Wi-Fi Presence: Know and Engage With Your Anonymous People

As families become increasingly mobile and drawn in many directions, it becomes essential for church leaders to have tools which help them to more effectively shepherd and understand their congregations. Using existing Wi-Fi technology, Wi-Fi Presence helps bring new visibility to church attendance, enabling churches to know individual attendance trends, even for those who might fall through the cracks of other traditional attendance systems such as connection cards and check-ins. You'll learn how to associate mobile phones to real people and better understand member engagement and connect with visitors.

Wednesday October 23, 2019 10:15am - 11:15am

10:15am

Are You Chasing Ideas or Executing Projects?

Have you ever been sitting in a meeting and someone throws out an idea and before you know it, you find yourself in charge of that idea and getting it done? Or maybe you volunteered for it. You are all excited and you leave the meeting and begin to realize you have just signed yourself up for a project, or did you? We are going to define a project (versus an idea) and equip you with the right questions to ask to maximize your success.

Speakers

Chris Huff

Director of Technology, 12Stone Church

Wednesday October 23, 2019 10:15am - 11:15am
TBA

Leadership

Host Organization Church IT Network

10:15am

NewSpring IT's staffing journey over the last 5 years

IT at NewSpring has been a crazy ride over the last 5 years. Our church as a whole was been through some major changes which translates to changes to our team. Our team went from a peak of 15(in 2014) down to 7 today.

In this session I will discuss:
- How our team has walked through those changes
- Our Approach to staffing throughout the years
- Current challenges we have been facing this year
- Our approach to adding another team member this year

Speakers

Jonathan Evans

IT Director, NewSpring Church

I get to be a part of guiding technology at NewSpring Church . I have been on staff since 2008 and love everything about it. It's amazing getting to work in something I love (IT) for a church I love (NewSpring) . I am married and have two little boys (7 and 9).

Wednesday October 23, 2019 10:15am - 11:15am
TBA

Leadership IT

Host Organization Church IT Network

10:15am

Blue Sky Sessions: Church Online Edition

We've learned a lot this week. Lots of new ideas, concepts, and friendships. But how do we get started? How do you execute these ideas when you get home? How do you change culture, change attitude among leadership. Let's gather together, brainstorm, and figure out how to help your church take these its steps.

Wednesday October 23, 2019 10:15am - 11:15am
TBA

Online Ministry

Host Organization Church IT Network

11:15am

Break

Wednesday October 23, 2019 11:15am - 11:30am
Foundry and Commons

Break Partner Info

Host Organization Church IT Network

11:30am

Keeping Your Devices Safe from Malware and other Cyber Threats

An overview of the latest malware threats over the last 3 months. Tips and recommendations on safeguarding from those threats, and a brief look into new emerging threats.

Speakers

Steven Sundermeier

Wednesday October 23, 2019 11:30am - 12:30pm
TBA

Host Organization Church IT Network

11:30am

MDM to Zero-touch with Apple Devices

Moving from an unmanaged to managed work flow for Apple Devices.
This session will cover working with the Apple Business Portal for the Device Enrollment Program and Volume Purchase Program, options for Mobile Device Management, what capabilities it adds to your environment and the possibility of moving to a Zero-Touch deployment for Apple devices.

Speakers

Rob Daniels

IT Director/President, Westside Family Church/Tech Wyze, Inc.

I am owner and President of Tech Wyze, Inc. an Apple focused training and consulting company in the Kansas City Metro area since 1998. I am an Certified Apple Trainer and have taught Apple Certification Course on Apple support, server (when they had one) and hardware across the... Read More →

Wednesday October 23, 2019 11:30am - 12:30pm

11:30am

Office 365 - all those other apps

You're familiar with Outlook and Onedrive but what the heck are Stream, Forms, Flow, Sharepoint site pages and all those other apps that are included in your O365. I'll do a quick glance at the full Office 365 suite and show you some practical ministry uses that have helped us immensely with our Communication and Automation.

Speakers

Jeff Bush

Wednesday October 23, 2019 11:30am - 12:30pm
TBA

Host Organization Church IT Network

11:30am

Powershell 101

Speakers

Ed Buford

Method Computing

Wednesday October 23, 2019 11:30am - 12:30pm
TBA

Host Organization Church IT Network

11:30am

To the Cloud with Sharepoint!

This will be a collaborative session to discuss our (and others) efforts in moving from on-premises file shares and intranet to the cloud with Microsoft Sharepoint. We are always learning and want to learn from you also. Join us to discuss how we can all better use these great tools!

Speakers

Stuart Burt

Director of Innovation and Technology, Lake Pointe Church

Wednesday October 23, 2019 11:30am - 12:30pm
TBA

Host Organization Church IT Network

11:30am

Wifi panel

Wednesday October 23, 2019 11:30am - 12:30pm
TBA

Host Organization Church IT Network

11:30am

Effective Time Management

There is always too much to do and never enough time. How do you accomplish your objectives while also balancing life in line with biblical priorities? How do you manage/handle people so that you are effective with your time? We will talk about gaining control of your schedule, doing more with the time you have, distinguishing being effective from being busy, controlling interruptions and better communication.

Speakers