Speaking Opportunities

Call for Presenters

The Worship Facilities Conference & Expo (WFX) call for presenters is currently closed. Please feel welcome to peruse the details below for your reference. The Call for Presenters for the WFX Spring 2009 event will be announced in October 2008.

WFX is designed to help decision makers in houses of worship pull together their strategies for facilities design, financing, building management and audio-visual and IT technologies.

For more information on submitting a proposal, please read the /speaking/guidelines.html:Application Guidelines"

WFX conference attendees include:

• Senior Pastors and Youth Pastors
• Executive Pastors, Business Administrators
• Facilities/Building/Operations Managers
• Building Committee Members
• Technical Directors, Media Ministers
• Worship Leaders, Music Ministers
• Audio, Video, Lighting and IT Specialists
• Tech & Business Volunteers
• Architects, Builders, Consultants & Contractors serving the market

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

Worship Facilities: Design & Construction
>> Design trends of innovative churches
>> Fundraising, donor development and financial management
>> Innovative auditorium design
>> Designing facilities beyond the sanctuary: themed environments, youth facilities, multi-purpose rooms, recreation/sports facilities, kitchens and dining facilities, retail environments, schools/daycares
>> Grounds design
>> Green building and energy management strategies for houses of worship
>> Construction team building
>> Project Management
>> Site selection
>> Teaming with technical staff for facilities planning

Facilities Operations & Maintenance
>> Operating facilities beyond the sanctuary – kitchens and dining facilities, recreation/sports facilities, retail environments, schools/daycare
>> Case studies of facilities/operations managers who have been successfully involved with a building project
>> Case studies on houses of worship that have successfully improved efficiency
>> Best practices in building and grounds maintenance
>> Facilities security
>> Sanitation and pest control
>> Event scheduling and management
>> Volunteer management for operations and maintenance

Church Production: Audio/Video/Lighting Technologies and Management
>> How-to technical seminars on audio, video, lighting, A/V recording and production
>> Technical primers/overviews for non-technical pastors and administrators
>> Multi-site and satellite services
>> A/V/L strategies for small, medium and large churches
>> Case studies on creative production of contemporary worship services, theatrical sermons, original videos to support live music or spoken work in service, concerts, dramas and other community outreach
>> Project management for audio, video or lighting systems implementation
>> Technical team building and operations
>> Special seminars for contractors and systems integrators serving the house of worship market

The Digital Church
>> Leveraging the Internet and new media to build community and organize for action
>> Leveraging information technology (IT) for church business management
>> Church website development
>> Podcasting
>> Electronic newsletters and other push outreach
>> Digital fundraising

The WFX Conference Program will continue to highlight sessions that are green-focused

For additional information or questions, please contact Carey Huxsaw, , 508-663-1500 x298.