THE NORTH CAROLINA CONFERENCE OF THE UMC
REGISTRATION Send the completed registration form along with $5.00 per person (nonrefundable checks made out to NC Conference UMC) with a postmark of at least 10 days prior to the event to:
SAFE SANCTUARIES COMMITTEE / SEXUAL ETHICS COMMITTEE
Children and Youth Ministry Treasurer—NC Conference The United Methodist Church (Raleigh Area) P.O. Box 60053 Charlotte, NC 28260
“Shepherding 21st Century Sheep: Cyberspace, Cybersafety, Cyberministry”
Name Mailing Address
FOR MORE INFORMATION E-mail Phone Church / District
Event You Plan to Attend: September 6th, Haymount UMC September 20th, White Plains UMC September 27th, Wesley Memorial UMC November 15th, Edenton UMC
Number of Attendees:
For Office Use Only: 236 4860-000 2361-0000
Sue Ellen Nicholson (
[email protected]) Mary Jane Wilson-Parsons (
[email protected]) North Carolina Conference www.nccumc.org Also, you may visit Paul O’Briant’s website at 21stcenturysheep.com to read more about some of the topics that will be covered at the workshop.
Telephone: 919-832-9560 x252 or 800-849-4433 (Conference Office) 877-603-8816 (Sexual Ethics Hotline)
Shepherding 21st Century Sheep: Cyberspace, Cyberministry and Cybersafety EVENT LOCATIONS AND DATES •
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September 6th—Haymount UMC, Fayetteville (convenient to the Fayetteville, Rockingham, Sanford Districts)
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The current cyberspace landscape
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New and emerging technologies • Pornography sexual sites
November 15th—Edenton UMC, Edenton (convenient to the Elizabeth City, Rocky Mount, Greenville Districts)
We encourage you to attend the event that is the most convenient for your schedule and/or location.
TIMES Registration will be from 9:15—9:30 at each location. The program will run from 9:30 until 12:30, with one snack break. Participants will be on their own for lunch.
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• Using technology in ministry
September 20th—White Plains UMC, Cary (convenient to the Burlington, Raleigh, Durham Districts) September 27th—Wesley Memorial UMC, Wilmington (convenient to the Goldsboro, Wilmington, New Bern Districts)
Who’s Invited?
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Training and programming for the local church Assessment of your church’s place in cyberspace
OUR PRESENTER Paul O’Briant is the Director of Media and Technology Services for Currituck County Schools. He is also a member of Pilmoor Memorial UMC, where he is a Certified Lay Speaker, UMM Chaplain and a Sunday school teacher. He is in national demand for his presentations on cyberministry and cybersafety, including being the keynote speaker at the Cybersafety Workshop sponsored by the General Board of Discipleship in October of 2007. He is the author of Reflections on a Beach: A Spiritual Parable.
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Clergy
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Church Staff
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Safe Sanctuaries Committee Members
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Trustees
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Technology Committee and Technical Ministries Teams
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Volunteers with youth and children
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Parents
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High School Youth
Attendees are encouraged to bring laptop computers—wireless access will be available in all four workshop locations. Participants will have the opportunity to post questions via the Internet to our presenter during the workshop.