Welcome From Pastor E. Dewey Smith, Jr.

Dear Friend,

It is with divine love that I greet you. Truly we have been blessed to witness the dawning of a new season. To
God be the glory, great things He has done.

Several years ago God gave me an assignment that involved pastors and leaders. A forum was needed that
promoted the exchange of ideas and practical principles. In order to fulfill that divine mandate the
“Maximizing Your Ministry” conference was convened. Hundreds of leaders from across the world converged
upon Atlanta for a time of communication, collaboration and consecration. We are still receiving testimonies
from innumerable congregations regarding the positive impact the conference had on their church leaders. God
be praised!

Because of the STELLAR and UNPARALLED quality of the previous gatherings, we are proud to present and invite you to the 3rd
“Maximizing Your Ministry” Pastors and Leaders Conference. This year we have heeded the recommendations of previous conferees
and added a music ministry component to the conference. Our meeting will be held July 20-23, 2011 in metropolitan Atlanta.

We are making every effort to ensure that your ministry will never be the same after our time together. Regardless of your context or
denomination, you will receive relevant and powerful instruction.

Save the date now and make preparations to meet me in Atlanta, July 20-23, 2011. Come with the mentality to “Expect the Great.”
I sincerely believe this will be a life-changing encounter. In closing, always remember, if you will be good to God, then God will be
good to you.

Hope to see you in July,

E. Dewey Smith, Jr.

Conference Schedule
(All classes and events to be held at The Greater Travelers Rest Baptist Church)

Wednesday, July 20, 2011 Friday, July 22, 2011

Registration 9:00 a.m. - 6:45 p.m. Registration 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
8:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. Breakfast* 8:00 a.m. - 8:40 a.m.
Worship 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Prayer & Praise 8:45 a.m. - 8:55 a.m.
Reception* 8:45 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. Track 4 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Track 5 10:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Thursday, July 21, 2011 Lunch* 12:25 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Registration 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Track 6 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Breakfast* 8:00 a.m. - 8:40 a.m. Worship Service 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Prayer & Praise 8:45 a.m. - 8:55 a.m. Pastors Reception After worship service
Track 1 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Track 2 10:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Saturday, July 23, 2011
Lunch* 12:25 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. Breakfast* 9:00 a.m. - 9:40 a.m.
Track 3 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Prayer & Praise 9:45 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Panel Discussion 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

* Meals included in the conference cost.

 Conference Sessions

CAN WE ALL GET ALONG?

Learn how to:
• Bridge the gaps between pastors and musicians
• Develop a system that promotes healthy relationships
• Understand the pastor’s heart and the musician’s hurts

CHORAL CONDUCTING/DIRECTING
Learn how to:
• Improve conducting/directing skills
• More effectively communicate with musicians
• Minimize choral errors and increase choral quality
• Prepare yourself to lead others

CREATING A CLIMATE OF HOSPITALITY

Learn how to:
• Make your church more welcoming for guests
• Increase return visitors to your ministry
• Foster an environment that promotes church growth

DEVELOPING A HEART FOR EVANGELISM AND MISSIONS

Learn how to:
• Increase your congregation’s focus on “outside” ministry
• Recruit for your foreign missions projects
• Initiate global ministry partnerships
• Understand the difference between church growth and evangelism

EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN PASTORS AND LEADERS

Learn how to:
• Foster an atmosphere that encourages unity and ministry progression
• Assist the pastor in galvanizing the congregation around the vision
• Resolve potential conflicts in a way that honors God and promotes growth

EMPOWERING DEACONS AND CHURCH LEADERS

Learn how to:
• Clarify roles and responsibilities for church leadership
• Articulate the overall vision to specific groups/subgroups
• Recruit others to assist the church leadership

EVENT PLANNING THAT MAINTAINS ORDER

Learn how to:
• Eliminate stress and ensure quality with church events/initiatives
• Save your church money by streamlining events under one umbrella
• Ensure that all of your events have a certain “brand”

GETTING THE “FINANCIAL HOUSE” IN ORDER

Learn how to:
• Instruct your leadership team on the importance of fiscal integrity
• Comply with IRS guidelines regarding church finances
• Position your ministry to receive monthly financial statements and annual audits
 Conference Sessions

GRANTS AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Learn how to:
• Prepare your church to receive non-profit status
• Find grants/sources that undergird your mission and vision
• Protect your church while securing resources
• Engage in projects that empower the community

HOW TO JUMP START YOUR YOUTH MINISTRY

Learn how to:
• Reinvigorate the emphasis and energy of youth ministry efforts
• Increase youth input/involvement within your ministry
• Recruit more volunteers to assist with your youth ministry

MARKETING YOUR MINISTRY

Learn how to:
• Increase your ministry’s presence in the community
• Get the community involved in your ministry endeavors
• Increase attendance at ministry functions
• Use technology and social media networks to get the word out about your church

MINISTERING THROUGH THE ARTS

Learn how to:
• Develop additional arts ministries
• Understand the difference between “ministering” and “performing”
• Incorporate the arts into your ministry and worship services

PASTORING FOR PROGRESSION IN A RECESSION

Learn how to:
• Do effective ministry in turbulent economic conditions
• “Go Green” in ministry initiatives
• Increase ministry output while decreasing costs
• Increase your volunteer base for ministry efforts

PASTORING IN THE YEAR “2020”

Learn how to:
• Prepare your congregation for present and future ministry
• Get ahead of the curve in an evolving society
• Position your ministry to effectively meet the needs of the next decade

PREACHING WITH HEAD AND HEART

Learn how to:
• More effectively communicate the Word of God
• Sharpen your focus on exegetical preaching
• Prepare the minister for ministry

PREPARING FOR MUSIC MINISTRY

Learn how to:
• Select music that ministers
• Ensure that the Bible is incorporated in your ministry
• Position your ministry for spiritual growth as well as music quality
• Improve the quality of your rehearsals and ministry moments
 Conference Sessions

THE 21ST CENTURY LEVITE

Learn how to:
• Parallel the Old Testament Levites with present-day ministry
• Develop guidelines for music ministry
• Emphasize the importance of the Levites’ ministry

THE FIVE STAR CHURCH

Learn how to:
• Increase the overall quality of your congregation
• Prepare your church to minister effectively in the 21st century
• Create an atmosphere of excellence within your ministry
• Position your ministry for church growth

THE IMPORTANCE OF SOUND AND SIGHT (AUDIO/VISUAL MINISTRY)

Learn how to:
• Improve the quality of your PA system without going broke
• Increase your ministry possibilities with video capabilities
• Advertise and do outreach ministry through video mediums

THE MUSICIANS AND THEIR CRAFT

Learn how to:
• Be an asset to the ministry
• Develop tools that promote musical growth
• Distinguish between the ministry and the industry
• Assist the church in creating additional revenue

THE POWER OF PRAISE AND WORSHIP

Learn how to:
• Incorporate authentic praise and worship into the life of your ministry
• Select worship leaders and team members who understand their purpose
• Use technology to assist your congregation and team members
• Prepare an atmosphere that leads the congregation into worship

THEY’VE JOINED, NOW WHAT?

Learn how to:
• Acclimate new members into the life of the congregation
• Stop the ever-present “back door” revival threat
• Increase ministry involvement of new members

TRANSFORMATIONAL PREACHING AND TEACHING

Learn how to:
• Effectively communicate the Word of God in post-modern times
• Develop a Bible-based congregation
• Resist the popular “motivational speaking”
• Lead your congregation in developing a love for the Scriptures

VOCAL TRAINING

Learn how to:

• Improve individual vocal quality
• Use and care for your voice properly
• Improve the vocal quality of your choir
• Implement weekly vocal warm-ups into your music ministry
 Hotel Accommodations

The Westin Atlanta Airport

4736 Best Road · Atlanta, Georgia 30337
Ph. 1-888-627-7211

$99 plus tax (Rates available through June 26)

Parking $6 per day

** Guests should request The Greater Travelers Rest Baptist Church (GTRBC)
Pastors, Leaders and Music Conference.
** Free daily shuttle service will be available for conference attendees residing
at the host hotel listed above.

Advertisements
We are excited to offer you the opportunity to advertise your church, business or upcoming event in the
2011 “Maximizing Your Ministry” conference manual. If you would like to take advantage of this opportunity, please
follow the four steps listed below.
Step 1.
Select the desired size for your ad:

Silver (1/4 page) - $50 Gold (1/2 page) - $75 Platinum (Full page) - $100

With the purchase of a full page ad, you are invited to send us marketing materials (e.g., pens, magnets, brochures) to
be shared with conference attendees.
Step 2.
To ensure Kingdom quality exposure for your business and/or church, please be sure to follow these specifications:
• The preferred format for ads is PDF. Be sure to embed all fonts when creating the PDF.
• Other acceptable formats are TIFF and JPEG. Please note that JPEG is the least desirable format for reproduction,
especially when small type is used in the ad. If using JPEG, please create your ad to the size you selected and save
the ad at high resolution, 300 dpi.
• If you will be including artwork in your ad, please use art that is scanned at a resolution of 200 to 400 dpi and at
100% of its original size. Lower resolution artwork, including artwork taken from a website (normally 72 dpi), will
not reproduce well.
• If you are building or submitting a color ad, please save it in CMYK color mode. If the ad is black and white be
sure that all art within the ad is in grayscale color mode.
Step 3.
Send your ad as a digital file to palcinfo@gtrbc.org.
Step 4.
Remit your check or money order, made payable to The Greater Travelers Rest Baptist Church - GTRBC, to
4650 Flat Shoals Parkway, Decatur, GA 30034, Attn: Pastors, Leaders and Music Conference Ads.

All ads and payments must be received by June 6, 2011 to be included in the conference manual.
 Conference Registration
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City, State and Zip Code: ____________________________________________________________________________

E-mail Address:______________________________________ Phone: _______________________________________

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Registration Information *Registration Fee Is Non-Refundable*

Type of Registration Number of Registrants Total Cost
Pre-Registration (ends May 2, 2011) $150

Group Pre- Registration (ends May 2, 2011) $125

(10 or more registrants - cost is per person)

Registration (May 3 - July 6, 2011) $175

Group Registration (May 3 - July 6, 2011) $150

(10 or more registrants - cost is per person)

After July 6, 2011 $225

(No group discounts will apply - cost is per person)

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 Conference Registration
Thursday, July 21, 2011 (Please select one class for each track)
Track 1: 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
□ Can We All Get Along? □ Pastoring in the Year “2020”
□ Choral Conducting/Directing □ Preaching with Head and Heart
□ Effective Communication Between Pastors and Leaders □ Preparing for Music Ministry
□ Getting the “Financial House” in Order □ They’ve Joined, Now What?
□ How to Jump Start Your Youth Ministry □ Vocal Training

Track 2 - 10:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.

□ Can We All Get Along? □ Pastoring in the Year “2020”
□ Choral Conducting/Directing □ Preaching with Head and Heart
□ Effective Communication Between Pastors and Leaders □ Preparing for Music Ministry
□ Getting the “Financial House” in Order □ They’ve Joined, Now What?
□ How to Jump Start Your Youth Ministry □ Vocal Training

Track 3 - 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

□ Creating a Climate of Hospitality □ Rehearsal for the Conference Recording
□ Empowering Deacons and Church Leaders □ The Importance of Sound and Sight
□ Event Planning that Maintains Order □ The Musicians and Their Craft*
□ Pastoring for Progression in a Recession
*Optional - during recording/rehearsal

Friday, July 22, 2011 (Please select one class for each track)
Track 4 - 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
□ Creating a Climate of Hospitality □ Pastoring for Progression in a Recession
□ Empowering Deacons and Church Leaders □ The 21st Century Levite
□ Event Planning that Maintains Order □ The Importance of Sound and Sight
□ Ministering Through the Arts □ The Power of Praise and Worship

Track 5 - 10:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.

□ Developing a Heart for Evangelism and Missions □ The 21st Century Levite
□ Grants and Community Development □ The Five Star Church
□ Marketing Your Ministry □ The Power of Praise and Worship
□ Ministering Through the Arts □ Transformational Preaching and Teaching
□ Rehearsal for the Conference Recording

Track 6 - 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

□ Developing a Heart for Evangelism and Missions □ The Five Star Church
□ Grants and Community Development □ The Musicians and Their Craft*
□ Marketing Your Ministry □ Transformational Preaching and Teaching
□ Rehearsal for the Conference Recording
*Optional - during recording/rehearsal

The Greater Travelers Rest Baptist Church

4650 Flat Shoals Parkway
Decatur, Georgia 30034

www.greatertravelersrest.org