Operations & Maintenance Track

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Wednesday, October 24, 2007

8:30am – 9:30am

Securing Your Facilities
You take measures to ensure a high level of security for your house, but are you ensuring at least the same level of security for your house of worship? Whether you have a new facility with high-tech AV or you have just begun the planning and fundraising for your new facility, you need to secure the valuables inside. This class will explore the various effective measures for securing your facilities.
Presenter: TBD

10:00am – 11:30am

Fundamentals of Facilities Operations and Maintenance
In addition to the traditional responsibilities of maintenance and upkeep of the church, today’s facilities managers must also keep abreast of many new technologies. Attend this class to learn tips for implementing the building blocks of successful management of your church and grounds.
Presenter: Dean Johnson, Executive Director, National Association of Church Facilities Managers (NACFM)

1:00pm – 2:00pm

Rebuilding the Walls: Visionary Strategies for Facilities Renewal
Many churches worship in facilities that are adequate in terms of size for their ministry needs, but are either ‘frayed around the edges’ physically, poorly designed, or not organized strategically to help the church grow in their current context. This class will help you develop a new vision for you current facility that will lead to new strategies for increasing effectiveness in ministry and anticipating opportunities for future growth.
Presenter: Timothy White, Senior Pastor, Dallas Central Church of the Nazarene

2:30pm – 4:00pm

25 Steps to Creation Care for Churches
There is a growing public expectation that buildings must be crafted and managed to be kind to the environment and sustainable for future generations, which can be viewed as a metaphor for grace. In making decisions about the built environment, churches can effectively model a Creation caretaker’s role in the way they design, build and manage their facilities. This session will explore basics of environmental design; LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) and Energy Star certification for new and existing buildings; Strategies, pitfalls, and benefits in adaptively re-using existing structures as church facilities, with case studies; 25 practical ways that churches can implement practices and model Creation Care to their communities in their existing buildings.
Presenter: Steve Fridsma, Architect, Worship Environments Leader, ProgressiveAE

Thursday, October 25, 2007

12:00pm – 1:00pm

ENERGY STAR Tools and Training for Energy Stewardship
In 2007, ENERGY STAR began offering online training for the first time, customized for houses of worship and allowing “benchmarking” and tracking of energy use with our free “Portfolio Manager” software. Portfolio Manager will generate annual reports on electricity, natural gas and water use and savings, dollar savings and prevented climate change emissions. They have also initiated in 2007 an online training class called “Energy Savings 101.” This presentation will preview and summarize these and other ENERGY STAR tools.
Presenter: Jerry Lawson, National Manager, ENERGY STAR Congregations, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

4:00 – 5:00pm

Multi-Site ‘Lite’
Many denominational churches have 50-year-old facilities and traditions. They struggle to stay relevant in an increasingly fragmented society. We will explore a trend called Multi-Site ‘Lite’ that does not require a permanent infrastructure. These churches do not wish to overburden an already stretched budget and volunteer base. Temporary operation and maintenance of community facilities presents a unique set of challenges. Find out what works and what doesn’t.
Presenter: Clay Gandy, Architect, Greenville Technical College

Friday, October 26, 2007

1:00pm – 2:30pm

Getting Control of your Facilities and Planning for the Future
You’re in your new facilities and excited to maximize their potential. But how do you ensure that happens? In this session, we will explore how to maintain and make the most of your campus. Volunteer staff is essential in keeping the facility and surrounding areas intact. Learn how to manage and train these folks to extend the life of your buildings and grounds.
Presenter: John Conlon, Partner, FacilityTree

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