Church IT Network Conference 2019: Full Schedule

5:00pm CDT

Facility/IT Tour

Resurrection IT staff members will be available to give facility tours Sunday at 5 pm, Monday night after dinner, and Wednesday after the closing session. Depending on your interests, we will be happy to show you our data center, a couple of typical IDFs, our main sanctuary video control room, video editing suites in Communications, Saint Paul seminary videoconferencing classrooms, and the big venues in Building C we’re not using for the conference.
Look for the EO "Pearl Bus" flag near the main north entrance to the Commons, next to the cross tower.

Sunday October 20, 2019 5:00pm - 6:00pm CDT
Commons (Bldg. B)

General Conf. Info

5:30pm CDT

Check-in/Registration

Location:
Church of the Resurrection
Leawood Campus, Building B
5001 W 137th, Leawood, KS 66224

Sunday October 20, 2019 5:30pm - 6:30pm CDT
Foundry (Bldg. B)

General Conf. Info

Host Organization Church IT Network

6:30pm CDT

Meet & Greet with Light Dinner

Location:
Church of the Resurrection
Leawood Campus, Building B
5001 W 137th, Leawood, KS 66224

Sunday October 20, 2019 6:30pm - 8:00pm CDT
Foundry (Bldg. B)

Meal

Host Organization Church IT Network

7:00pm CDT

#prizepatrol

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

Sunday October 20, 2019 7:00pm - 7:15pm CDT
Foundry (Bldg. B)

Prizes & Giveaways

Host Organization Church IT Network

7:45pm CDT

First Timer's Orientation

If this is your first time attending a Church IT Network National Conference, come meet some other first timers and learn how to get the most value out of your time with us.

Sunday October 20, 2019 7:45pm - 8:15pm CDT
B252

General Conf. Info

8:00am CDT

Check-In/Registration

Monday October 21, 2019 8:00am - 8:45am CDT
Foundry (Bldg. B)

General Conf. Info

Host Organization Church IT Network

8:00am CDT

Coffee & Hangout

Monday October 21, 2019 8:00am - 8:45am CDT
Foundry and Commons

Meal

Host Organization Church IT Network

9:00am CDT

Worship/Welcome/Conference Info

Worship, General Conference Information, Campus Information

Monday October 21, 2019 9:00am - 10:30am CDT
Foundry (Bldg. B)

General Conf. Info

Host Organization Church IT Network

9:30am CDT

How the Notre Dame Fire, the End of the Universe, and Paul’s Letter to the Corinthians Will Help You Better Serve Your Customers

What are the similarities between being a church musician and an IT manager? And, how does one of the most popular wedding scriptures relate to computer systems and networks? Join best-selling author Don Crawley for this thought-provoking reflection on how being a preacher's kid, a church musician, and a nerdy, geeky guy led him to develop the five principles of IT customer service.

Speakers

Don Crawley

President, Crawley International, Inc.

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 9:30am - 10:15am CDT
Foundry (Bldg. B)

Keynote

Host Organization Church IT Network

10:30am CDT

Break

Grab a snack, drink & head towards Session 1!

Monday October 21, 2019 10:30am - 10:45am CDT
Foundry and Commons

Break Partner Info

Host Organization Church IT Network

10:45am CDT

Microsoft Teams Cloud PBX - Ready for prime time?

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 ability... Read More →

CITN2019 Teams PBX Presentation pdf

Monday October 21, 2019 10:45am - 11:45am CDT
B252

Host Organization Church IT Network

10:45am CDT

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 CDT
B253

Host Organization Church IT Network

10:45am CDT

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

Financials Product Owner, Shelby Systems, Inc.

Alfred E. Johnson, Jr.Financials Product Owner, Shelby Systems, Inc. Alfred Johnson, Financials Product Owner for Shelby Systems, Inc., spent 8 years as an independent consultant for Shelby Systems and the last 16 years as part of Shelby Systems’ leadership team. His past experience... Read More →

Monday October 21, 2019 10:45am - 11:45am CDT
B149

IT Leadership ChMS

Host Organization Church IT Network

10:45am CDT

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 / President, Faith Ministries / MBS

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

Protecting Ministries from Cyber Threats handout pdf

Monday October 21, 2019 10:45am - 11:45am CDT
B251

IT Leadership Web

Host Organization Church IT Network

10:45am CDT

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 over 17 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... Read More →

Monday October 21, 2019 10:45am - 11:45am CDT
B153

IT Leadership Web ChMS

Host Organization Church IT Network

10:45am CDT

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)
Link to Presenatation: https://bit.ly/2o6oIVD

Speakers

Tony Visconti

Digital Ministry Manager, College Church

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

Monday October 21, 2019 10:45am - 11:45am CDT
B256

IT Web ChMS

Host Organization Church IT Network

10:45am CDT

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

President, Crawley International, Inc.

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 CDT
B158

Leadership

10:45am CDT

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

Founder, DigitalChurch.Network

In June 2000, Jeff led his first Online Bible Study, taking 75 people around the planet through the book of James using a text-based system called Ultimate BB. He was doing digital ministry way before it was cool. Founding THECHURCH.DIGITAL in 2018, Jeff’s passions have evolved... Read More →

Speakers

Randy Greene

Digital Media Specialist, Church of the Resurrection

Randall J. Greene is a digital marketing strategist who works closely with churches and other missional organizations. He has an M.A. in Theological Studies from Central Baptist Theological Seminary, and is the lead for digital communications at the United Methodist Church of the... Read More →

Jason Morris

Product Manager, Resi

Jason Morris serves at Resi as Product manager bringing new ideas and creativity to expand God's Kingdom. Jason also has helped many churches with their philosophy of online ministry as well as their tech. Jason is experienced as a missionary to Paraguay, South America for almost... Read More →

Jan Bryan Touchberry

Online Campus Pastor, Christ Fellowship

Tyler Sansom

Lead Pastor, First Capital Christian Church/Church Anywhere

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!

Why Panel PDF pdf

Monday October 21, 2019 10:45am - 11:45am CDT
B200

Online Ministry

10:45am CDT

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 CDT
B257

Web ChMS

Host Organization Church IT Network

12:00pm CDT

Lunch - Soup and Salad by Chef Tony

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

Meal

Host Organization Church IT Network

12:00pm CDT

Partner Recognition -- Exabyte Partners

Introduction of our Petabyte Partners

Partners

BEMA

IT1 Source

Meraki Go

Ministry Brands

Missional Marketing

Pushpay

Resi

Subsplash

Vision2

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

Partner Info

Host Organization Church IT Network

12:00pm CDT

#prizepatrol

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

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

Prizes & Giveaways

Host Organization Church IT Network

1:00pm CDT

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 CDT
B158

IT Leadership Web

Host Organization Church IT Network

1:00pm CDT

Open Topic Roundtable (Elliot)

Roundtable discussions…bring your questions to ask your peers.

Speakers

Collin Elliott

Christ Chapel

Monday October 21, 2019 1:00pm - 2:00pm CDT
B260

IT Leadership Web ChMS

Host Organization Church IT Network

1:00pm CDT

Open Topic Roundtable (Guy)

Roundtable discussions…bring your questions to ask your peers.

Speakers

Clif Guy

Church of the Resurrection

Monday October 21, 2019 1:00pm - 2:00pm CDT
B221

IT Leadership Web ChMS

Host Organization Church IT Network

1:00pm CDT

Open Topic Roundtable (Henderson)

Roundtable discussions…bring your questions to ask your peers.

Speakers

Mark Henderson

Monday October 21, 2019 1:00pm - 2:00pm CDT
B261

IT Leadership Web ChMS

Host Organization Church IT Network

1:00pm CDT

Open Topic Roundtable (Johnson)

Roundtable discussions…bring your questions to ask your peers.

Speakers

Stephanie Johnson

College Park Church

Monday October 21, 2019 1:00pm - 2:00pm CDT
B223

IT Leadership Web ChMS

Host Organization Church IT Network

1:00pm CDT

Open Topic Roundtable (Moore)

Roundtable discussions…bring your questions to ask your peers.

Speakers

Justin Moore

Granger Community Church

Monday October 21, 2019 1:00pm - 2:00pm CDT
B225

IT Leadership Web ChMS

Host Organization Church IT Network

1:00pm CDT

Open Topic Roundtable (Nicholaou)

Roundtable discussions…bring your questions to ask your peers.

Speakers

Nick Nicholaou

MBS, Inc.

Monday October 21, 2019 1:00pm - 2:00pm CDT
B227

IT Leadership Web ChMS

Host Organization Church IT Network

1:00pm CDT

Open Topic Roundtable (Visconti)

Roundtable discussions…bring your questions to ask your peers.

Speakers

Tony Visconti

Digital Ministry Manager, College Church

Monday October 21, 2019 1:00pm - 2:00pm CDT
B259

IT Leadership Web ChMS

Host Organization Church IT Network

1:00pm CDT

5 Things You Can Do Today to Improve Your Website

Our websites are powerful tools for helping our communities become more deeply engaged in the life of the church, but often they don’t live up to this promise because the sites themselves distract from the mission of the church. We’ll discuss 5 simple tricks you can put into practice today to help your website’s user experience better connect your people into your church.

Speakers

Randy Greene

Digital Media Specialist, Church of the Resurrection

2019 10 21 FiveThingsYouCanDoTodayWebsite pdf

Monday October 21, 2019 1:00pm - 2:00pm CDT
B149

Online Ministry

1:00pm CDT

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

Technology Product Owner, NewSpring Church

I'm a military brat who claims Louisiana as my home state (Geaux Tigers!). My wife, Meagan, and I haved lived in Anderson, SC for the last 14+ years and love spending time with our 4 kids. I'm an avid home brewer (should I claim that at a Church conference??), love reading, and really... Read More →

Speakers

David Fedor

Engineering Director, Life.Church

My team runs the Church Online Platform, as well as the Open Network website where any church can download free ministry resources. My background is in software development; I love getting to serve the global church with high quality software, for free.

Collin Jones

Jennifer Miles

Digital Ministry & Discipleship Strategist, Church Best Practices

Jennifer has been in the digital ministry space for 10 years. She’s worked with almost 70 church online and social ministry organizations helping them create a marketing, content and analytics strategy for outreach and discipleship. She has a background in project management, systems... Read More →

Partners

Resi

Monday October 21, 2019 1:00pm - 2:00pm CDT
B200

Online Ministry

Host Organization Church IT Network

1:00pm CDT

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.
Here are some questions we intend to answer during the session.How can you make your production content really good online? Audio, video, lighting...
Why should you do more than FB or YT live?
What to do before or after service?
How to grow the online viewership?
Where can I find good resources?
What are the mindsets that make it possible to disciple people in/from the online space?
What are the steps/processes and resources/tools needed to accomplish that?
How to grow an online community?
What are the top 3 to do's outside of Sunday? How to foster relationships that cultivate volunteer growth?

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 // Ro 12 Business Solutions, LLC

Desrae is all about passion, potential, and purpose. A few years ago she was convicted to create and share the journey of her own personal identify in Christ into a physical tangible existence beyond normal every day living. She has cultivated the principals derived from Romans... Read More →

Partners

Stream Monkey

Monday October 21, 2019 1:00pm - 2:00pm CDT
B229

Online Ministry

Host Organization Church IT Network

1:00pm CDT

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 CDT
B231

Online Ministry

Host Organization Church IT Network

2:00pm CDT

Break/Snack/Partner Expo

Grab a snack, drink & Visit with CITN Partners!

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

Break Partner Info

Host Organization Church IT Network

2:45pm CDT

Office365 Panel Q&A

Bring your O365/Azure questions

Speakers

Chris Green

Director of Technology, BEMA Information Technologies

Karl Peterson

Helping Great People Do Greater Things, 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 →

Travis Phipps

Director of Technology, Enable Ministry Partners

Travis helps lead Enable’s team of engineers and works closely with them to oversee Enable’s technology strategy and direction for all clients. He tells everyone that he loves doing what God clearly built him to do. Travis loves sharing his knowledge of technology and is a regular... Read More →

Monday October 21, 2019 2:45pm - 3:45pm CDT
B252

Host Organization Church IT Network

2:45pm CDT

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 CDT
B258

Host Organization Church IT Network

2:45pm CDT

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

I currently serve as the Director of Information Technology at Watermark Community Church in Dallas, Texas. I've been in full time ministry for the past 22 years. On staff at Watermark since 2006, and before that spent my time as the IT Director at another church, in professional... Read More →

2019 CITN Surving as a solo IT shop pdf

Monday October 21, 2019 2:45pm - 3:45pm CDT
B153

Host Organization Church IT Network

2:45pm CDT

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 CDT
B251

IT Leadership

Host Organization Church IT Network

2:45pm CDT

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

CITN2019 Scrum pptx

Monday October 21, 2019 2:45pm - 3:45pm CDT
B158

IT Web ChMS

Host Organization Church IT Network

2:45pm CDT

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 CDT
B256

IT Web ChMS Online Ministry

Host Organization Church IT Network

2:45pm CDT

Effectively Marketing Church Online

Marketing Church Online looks different depending on your audience and goals. Come talk about using marketing to build an outreach and discipleship funnel. What does it look like to use advertising and social content to draw people closer to Christ? Bring your questions. We’ll work through your real world scenarios during the workshop.

Speakers

Jennifer Miles

Digital Ministry & Discipleship Strategist, Church Best Practices

Monday October 21, 2019 2:45pm - 3:45pm CDT
B231

Online Ministry

Host Organization Church IT Network

2:45pm CDT

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

Product Manager, Resi

Tyler Sansom

Lead Pastor, First Capital Christian Church/Church Anywhere

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!

Discipleship Pathway Workshop pptx

Monday October 21, 2019 2:45pm - 3:45pm CDT
B200

Online Ministry

Host Organization Church IT Network

2:45pm CDT

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

Sr. Director, Open Network, Life.Church

Clayton Fike

Open Network Product Manager, Life.Church

I have been working in the digital product space for 5 years, with 2 of those on staff at Life.Church as product manager for the Open Network team. I get to wake up everyday and think about new ways to leverage technology to equip pastors and church leaders to lead people to Jesus... Read More →

Partners

Church Online Platform

Monday October 21, 2019 2:45pm - 3:45pm CDT
B229

Online Ministry

Host Organization Church IT Network

2:45pm CDT

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

Resi

Monday October 21, 2019 2:45pm - 3:45pm CDT
B257

Online Ministry IT

Host Organization Church IT Network

2:45pm CDT

Architecting the Future

Why micro services, scaling, and api integrations matter

Speakers

Ryan Clodfelter

Director of Engineering, Subsplash

Subsplash

Monday October 21, 2019 2:45pm - 3:45pm CDT
B149

Web

2:45pm CDT

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

Technology Product Owner, NewSpring Church

Monday October 21, 2019 2:45pm - 3:45pm CDT
B253

Web ChMS

Host Organization Church IT Network

3:45pm CDT

Break

Grab a snack, drink & head towards Session 3!

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

Break Partner Info

Host Organization Church IT Network

4:00pm CDT

IT TenTalks

Chris Holub / CCV / Hackers don’t care you are a church…guess how I know!

Terry Schordock / Bay Presbyterian Church / Simple Digital Signage on the Super Cheap

Jonathan Smith / Faith Ministries / Microsoft Intune - BYOD made easy with GPO in the cloud

Elliott Wood / Enable Ministry Partners / Security, Privacy, ChMS, Big Data, and AI - Oh My!

Karl Peterson / Vibrant / Azure Backup

Travis Phipps / Enable Ministry Partners / IRONSCALES - Anti-phishing on steroids

Matt Engel / Gloo / Uberization of Ministry through Platforms

Monday October 21, 2019 4:00pm - 5:15pm CDT
B206

Host Organization Church IT Network

4:00pm CDT

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 CDT
B251

Leadership Web ChMS

Host Organization Church IT Network

4:00pm CDT

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 CDT
B229

Online Ministry

Host Organization Church IT Network

4:00pm CDT

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

Founder, DigitalChurch.Network

Jennifer Miles

Digital Ministry & Discipleship Strategist, Church Best Practices

Phygital Church pdf

Monday October 21, 2019 4:00pm - 5:15pm CDT
B231

Online Ministry

Host Organization Church IT Network

4:00pm CDT

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

David Fedor

Engineering Director, Life.Church

Ben Matthews

Sr. Director, Open Network, Life.Church

Partners

Church Online Platform

Monday October 21, 2019 4:00pm - 5:15pm CDT
B200

Online Ministry

Host Organization Church IT Network

4:00pm CDT

Intro to SSMS

Speakers

Tony Visconti

Digital Ministry Manager, College Church

Monday October 21, 2019 4:00pm - 5:15pm CDT
B256

Web ChMS

Host Organization Church IT Network

5:30pm CDT

Dinner (Jack's Stack BBQ) and Communion

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

Meal

Host Organization Church IT Network

5:45pm CDT

#prizepatrol

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

Monday October 21, 2019 5:45pm - 6:00pm CDT
Foundry (Bldg. B)

Prizes & Giveaways

Host Organization Church IT Network

7:00pm CDT

Facility/IT Tour

Monday October 21, 2019 7:00pm - 8:00pm CDT
Commons (Bldg. B)

General Conf. Info

8:15am CDT

Coffee & Hangout

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

Meal

Host Organization Church IT Network

9:00am CDT

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 CDT
Sanctuary (Bldg. A)

Keynote

Host Organization Church IT Network

10:15am CDT

Break

Grab a snack, drink & head towards Session 1!

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

Break Partner Info

Host Organization Church IT Network

10:30am CDT

You can't do life alone - Men (See description for room locations)

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.

B149 - Vance
B153 - Burleson
B158 - Sansom
B256 - Pupke
B257 - Rock
B258 - Good
B259 - Swaby
B260 - Prater
B261 - Mast
B221 - Grubbs
B223 - Spooner
B229 - Morris
B231 - Schultz

Discussion Questions
1. Each piece of the armor of God is a call to specific type of action that can only happen in community. What part of your community/organization needs to be activated?
2. When it comes to quenching the darts of disinformation, we are all unbelievers in some areas of our heart. Rob asked during the message: Can you name one area where you aren’t believing or applying what Jesus said?
Share it with the group.
3. Where are the gaps in your testudo formation?
4. Where or with whom are you being called to raise the shield so that no one stands alone?

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

Host Organization Church IT Network

10:30am CDT

You can't do life alone - Women (B225 and B227)

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.

B225 (Plucker, Turner)
B227 (Touchberry, Golden, Graves)

Discussion Questions
1. Each piece of the armor of God is a call to specific type of action that can only happen in community. What part of your community/organization needs to be activated?
2. When it comes to quenching the darts of disinformation, we are all unbelievers in some areas of our heart. Rob asked during the message: Can you name one area where you aren’t believing or applying what Jesus said?
Share it with the group.
3. Where are the gaps in your testudo formation?
4. Where or with whom are you being called to raise the shield so that no one stands alone?

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

Host Organization Church IT Network

11:30am CDT

Break

Grab a snack, drink & head morning Keynote

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

Break Partner Info

Host Organization Church IT Network

11:45am CDT

Lunch - Fajita Bar

Lunch from TBA

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

Meal

Host Organization Church IT Network

11:45am CDT

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 CDT
Foundry (Bldg. B)

Partner Info

Host Organization Church IT Network

11:45am CDT

#prizepatrol

#prizepatrol

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

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

Prizes & Giveaways

Host Organization Church IT Network

12:45pm CDT

Break

Grab a snack, drink & head Session 5

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

Break Partner Info

Host Organization Church IT Network

1:00pm CDT

Going Remote: Effectively Utilizing Online Volunteers

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 CDT
B200

Online Ministry

Host Organization Church IT Network

1:00pm CDT

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

Resi

Tuesday October 22, 2019 1:00pm - 2:00pm CDT
B231

Online Ministry IT

Host Organization Church IT Network

1:00pm CDT

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

Product Manager, Resi

Tuesday October 22, 2019 1:00pm - 2:00pm CDT
B206

Online Ministry Web

Host Organization Church IT Network