General Council 2007 Leadership Seminar
Schedule
Tuesday, August 7
- 7:00–8:15 pm Opening Plenary Session - Herbert Cooper, Nino Gonzalez, Dary Northrop
- 8:45–9:45 pm Breakout #1
Wednesday, August 8
- 8:45–10:15 am Breakout #2
- 10:15 am–Noon Breakout #3
- 1:00-2:45 pm Breakout #4 *
- 3:00-4:45 pm Breakout #5
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*Southwestern AG University track only
Opening session at the Indiana Convention Center (ICC). Breakout sessions at the Hyatt Regency, Marriott Downtown, Westin and the ICC.
August 7–8, 2007 — Indianapolis, Indiana
Opening Plenary Session Speakers
Spanish translation available
![]() Herbert Cooper |
![]() Nino Gonzalez |
![]() Dary Northrop |
Breakout Sessions
The codes (listed in parentheses) are provided for tracking purposes for use on the registration form.
AG Church Administrators Association

Battaglia

Hammar
Session 1
Empowering Leadership: New Trends for Senior Leaders and Executive Pastors – Dr. John Battaglia (CAA)
Session 2
Spirit-Empowered Strategic Leadership for the 21st Century Church –Dr. John Battaglia (CAA)
Session 3
Best Practices for Effective and Holistic Church Administration – Dr. John Battaglia and Richard Hammar (CAA)
AG Financial Solutions

Hood

Watson
Session 1
Funding Your Vision – Dr. Kregg Hood (FSG1)
Session 2
Developing a Culture of Generosity – Dr. Kregg Hood, Lee Watson and Richard Hammar (FSG3)
Session 3
Teaching Christians the Art of Personal Finance –Dr. Kregg Hood (FSG2)
AG U.S. Missions

Pike

Stetzer
Session 1
How to Select a Winning Team – Steve Pike (USM1)
Session 2
A Presentation of the Most Current Research on Church Planting and Church Health – Dr. Ed Stetzer (USM2)
Session 3
How to Prepare Your Church to Parent or Partner – Panel: Rev. Maury Davis, Bryan Koch, Brad Leach, Jeff Leake, Ron Johnson and Dave Williams (USM3)
Assemblies of God Theological Seminary

Hausfeld

Oss
Sessions 1-3 Theme: Do You Know Your New Neighbor: The Growth of Islam in America
Session 1
Know the Faith: The Beliefs, History and Spread of Islam around the World – Dr. Mark Hausfeld (ATS1)
Session 2
Not All Muslims Are Terrorists: Relating to Muslims in Your Community – Dr. Mark Hausfeld (ATS1)
Session 3
A Missional Church Reaches Muslims with the Gospel – Dr. Mark Hausfeld (ATS1)
Session 2 & 3
Biblical Exposition: Foundations for Pentecostal Preaching – Dr. Doug Oss (ATS2)
Graduate credit is available. Contact the AGTS Continuing Education office at 800-467-2487 x1044 or e-mail Dr. Randy Walls at rwalls@agts.edu.
Carpe Digital – Communicating Christ in the 21st Century

Batterson
Session 1
Digital Discipleship: Blogging, Podcasting and Sharing Christ Everywhere – Mark Batterson (CDG1)
Session 2
Right-Brain Preaching: How to Communicate the Most Important Truths in the Most Unforgettable Ways –Mark Batterson (CDG2)
Session 3
Interactive Web Sites for Your Church – AG Headquarters Information Technology Group (CDG3)
Center for Church Leadership

McManus

Chand
Session 1
Leading at the Next Level – Dr. Ron McManus (CCL1)
Spanish translation available
Session 2
“Who’s Holding Your Ladder?” – Dr. Sam Chand (CCL2)
Session 3
“Laddershifts” –Dr. Sam Chand (CCL3)
Children’s Ministries

Loy

Dollar

Boyd
Session 1
The Healthy Senior Pastor and Children’s Pastor Relationship – Rod Loy and Brian Dollar (CDM1)
Session 2
Children’s and Adult Ministries Working Hand in Hand – Rod Loy and Brian Dollar (CDM2)
Session 3
The Church’s Role in Raising Spiritual Champions – David Boyd (CDM3)
Commission on Christian Education and Discipleship

Crabtree

O'Dea
Session 1
Future of Small Groups in the Assemblies of God – Rev. Charles Crabtree (CED1)
Session 2
Transitioning to Small Groups – Lori O’Dea (CED2)
Spanish translation available
Session 3
Leadership Training –Lori O’Dea (CED3)
Commission on Evangelism

Hurst

Northrop

Batterson
Session 1
A Master Plan for Local Church Evangelism – Randy Hurst (CEV1)
Session 2
Loving and Reaching the Lost – Dary Northrop (CEV2)
Session 3
Innovative Evangelism in a Pluralistic Community – Mark Batterson (CEV3)
Commission on Worship

Cottrell
Session 1
Worship Experience – Travis Cottrell (CMW1)
Session 2
Conversations –Travis Cottrell (CMW2)
Session 3
Panel Discussion: Q and A with worship leaders and church musicians from across the country (CMW3)
Ministerial Enrichment

Argue

Paul

Allen
Session 1
What Does a Healthy Pastor Look Like? – Rev. Dave Argue (MNE1)
Session 2
Helping People Build Healthy Marriages and Families – Dr. Bob Paul (MNE2)
Session 3
Building Healthy Relationships and Minimizing Conflict – Dr. Gary Allen (MNE3)
Spanish translation available
National Evangelist’s Office

Windsor

Vega

Enloe
Session 1
Emotional Intelligence and Leadership – Marshall Windsor (NEO1)
Session 2
Leading a Successful Altar Invitation – Mark Vega (NEO2)
Session 3
How to Minister the Spirit Baptism to Post-moderns – Tim Enloe (NEO3)
Southwestern Assemblies of God University — “Biblical Preaching for the 21st Century”

Magruder

Robinson

Dresselhaus
Session 1
Why Pentecostals Should Preach Expository Sermons – Jeff Magruder (BPC1)
Session 2
The Benefit of Having One Big Idea-Part 1 – Dr. Haddon Robinson (BPC2)
Session 3
The Benefit of Having One Big Idea-Part 2 –Dr. Haddon Robinson (BPC3)
Session 4
How To Go From Text, To Sermon, To Contemporary Audience-Part 1 – Dr. Richard Dresselhaus (BPC4)
Session 5
How To Go From Text, To Sermon, To Contemporary Audience-Part 2 – Dr. Richard Dresselhaus (BPC5)
Earn Graduate or Undergraduate Credit
Women in Leadership

Cox

Westbrook

Fenton

O'Dea

Gordon

Tennant
Session 1
Leading with Courage in a Changing World – Lori O’Dea (Intro) and Susanne Cox (Testimony) (WML1)
Session 2
Maximizing Productivity in Mixed Gender Settings
- Reality Check: How High is the Wall? – Dr. April Westbrook
- Can’t We All Just Get Along? – Dr. Eve Fenton (WML2)
Session 3
Collaborating with Community for Creative Change
- Collaborating with the Community – Kate Gordon
- Collaboration with the Corporate Culture – June Lui (DVD)
- Collaboration with the Holy Spirit – Dr. Carolyn Tennant (WML3)
Writer’s Seminar

Castleberry

Awbrey

Horn

Weigand-Buckley

Maempa

Watkins
Session 1
The Story in Today’s Writing
- The Power of Story – Joe Castleberry
- Reading to be a Better Writer – Diane Awbrey (WRS1)
Session 2
Getting Your Story Out
- Newsletter and Print Media – Ken Horn
- Electronic Media (Blogging) – Amber Weigand-Buckley (WRS2)
Session 3
Publishing Your Book
- Editing Your Manuscript – John Maempa
- Self Publishing – Jim Watkins (WRS3)
Youth Ministries

Mooney

Lorimer

Lindell

Gibbons
Session 2 & 3
Building Life-Long Followers of Jesus Christ Through Multi-Generational Youth Ministry – Jay Mooney (YMN1)
Session 2 & 3
The Missional Youth Ministry and Principled Programming – Rick Lorimer (YMN2)
Session 2 & 3
Healthy Youth Ministry: Building Blocks to Long-Term Success – Rev. John Lindell and Rev. Scotty Gibbons (YMN3)



