New for 2012
125 DISTINCT WORKSHOPS AND BREAKOUTS
Last year we offered you over 80 workshop and breakout options. This year, we’ve been striving to outdo ourselves! It is always our desire to rethink what we do, as well as assess your needs and gather your feedback. We want each conference to be new and exciting. After all, there is always more to learn. And for OC12, we are pleased to tell you that we’ll have over 80% new material!
NEW RECOMMENDED TRACKS
In addition to offering recommended tracks by age group ministry and role, we’ll also include tracks based on the categories of training you’ve asked for the most! So whatever your role or area of responsibility in your church, you’ll feel like the conference was created just for you. Take a look…
- Preschool Ministry
- Children’s Ministry
- Student Ministry
- Senior Pastors Forum
- College Ministry
- Special Needs Ministry
- Navigating Change
- Worship Leaders
- Small Group Leaders
- Investing in Your Volunteers
- Middle School Ministry
- Getting Parents Involved
- The Start Up Church
- Family Experience Nuts & Bolts
- Social Media in Ministry
PARTNER CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS
We are thrilled to present TWO specialty tracks sponsored by Youth Specialties and International Network of Children’s Ministries! Our friends in ministry will be providing the speakers and content, so you are sure to hear a favorite from one of their conferences and some great content. We are proud to present these to anyone wishing for a two-conference-in-one experience.
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FREE BONUS WORKSHOPS
Available on Wednesday afternoon for those who feel like you can never learn too much.
CONVERSATION GROUPS
Key speakers and leaders in family ministry will offer you the opportunity within a small, relaxed gathering to ask questions, network and brainstorm with attendees and speakers. You will not want to miss this up-close and in-person environment. Space will be first come, first served.
CONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS
We are excited to announce that, for the first time, attendees of OC12 will be able to accrue continuing education units (CEU’s) according to the standards of the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET), without being members.
Attendees of the main conference and breakouts can receive up to 1.2 CEU’s per IACET’s definition of “ten contact hours of participation in an organized continuing education experience under responsible sponsorship, capable direction, and qualified instruction.” Attending the Preconference can add another .4 CEU, for a total of 1.6 CEU’s during the three-day event.
Details about applying for CEUs will be available in April, 2012. Check back here for specifics!