Speaking If you're ready to jump start or rev up your single adult ministry, it's time to call Kris Swiatocho, President and Director of TheSinglesNetwork.org Ministries. Kris is available for: Seminars, ranging in length from one hour to a half-day Training, ranging in length from half-day to several months Womens' talks, perfect for women's retreats and Bible studies Each speaking engagement is customized for your church and your singles. Take a look at the following topics; when you see one or more that you're interested in, Kris can fit the content into a seminar just a few hours long or into a series of in-depth training sessions. It's totally up to you and your team. SEE NEW! Complete Video/Webinars: Finding Your Purpose & Passion for your SAM plus Falling Back..Springing Forward for your SAM Location: Baptist General Convention of Texas Singles Leaders Conference, April 2008 Young & Single Adult Ministry Development Equipping your staff to minister to single adults   WATCH VIDEO Equipping your congregation to minister to single adults How to start a single adult ministry (SAM)   WATCH VIDEO Small group development: Connecting, growing, maturing your SAM Setting up goals and a mission statement for your SAM Leadership development part 1: Giving the ministry away*   WATCH VIDEO Leadership development part 2: Team development Leadership development part 3: Discipleship Leadership development part 4: Accountability Leadership development part 5: Outreach Six levels of greeting: How to double your ministry size   WATCH VIDEO Icebreakers, skits, team building and warm up exercises for your SAM Creative Sunday School: From the front door to the curtains to the teacher Marketing you SAM: From logo development to your web site Conference development: The basics and beyond Overcoming barriers and problems in your SAM Take 5...Give 5: Becoming a welcoming ministry Nehemiah: Keeping the vision out front Creative Outreach for your SAM Grow my singles ministry...I'm just trying to keep it going! Stick a Fork in Me, I'm Done: Leadership burnout What do you mean I'm the leader..leader of what? Predators in our ministry...and we aren't talking the movie Meet them, Greet Them, Grow Them, Keep Them How to encourage, empower, and enable single adults Pouring Out Of Nothing: Leadership Burning Out Developing relationships with EGRs and dysfunctional or shy outsiders in your SAM Three types of churches: Single-sensitive, single-focused, and single-targeted *Leadership development can be taught as an all-day conference or over several months. Young and Single Adult Development SAM evangelism part 1: Understanding who you are in Christ SAM evangelism part 2: Developing and telling your story SAM evangelism part 3: Reaching single adults within your church SAM evangelism part 4: Reaching single adults in your community Alone with God: Developing a noisy quiet time Young and Single Adult Conferences* From the Manger to Cross: The Singles in Jesus' Life Everything I need to know about relationships I learned from Shrek   WATCH VIDEO Jesus...Single Like Me: A walk with Christ through his eyes as a single adult Relationships: God, friends, romance...in that order Relationships: Building relationships that last (Bible study released Summer, 2005) Relationships: Understanding the opposite sex Leaving a Legacy: Taking your SAM to the next level Finding your purpose, passion and developing your spiritual gifts Purposely Single: God's got you here until He moves you there Teamwork: Nehemiah's Way or the Highway *Shorter versions available as seminar talks. Feel free to choose several seminar topics to create one larger conference. Young and Single Adult Seminar Talks (all talks/seminars use movie clips of some kind) Are you falling apart or just need a few screws? Renew, refresh and remake our purpose and passion in Christ Purposely Single: God's got you here until He moves you there Baby Steps: Making Changes That Last (uses movie clip "What About Bob") The Big Chill: How to Rest, Relax and Renew in Christ (uses movie clip of "Scratch from the Ice Age 1") Let's Talk About Sex: How to stay sexually pure in a sexual world ( Wanna get hitched and not to a uhaul: Online, Offline and Out of Line...ways single adults connect (movie clips from Hitch) How to lose a guy/girl in 10 days: Ten things we do to sabotage romantic relationships (using movie clips from movie with same title) Famous single adults: Understanding your value and purpose as a single adult "I will get committed when..." Distractions that keep single adults from realizing God's purpose Three kinds of friends: Which one are you? I Never Promised You a Rose Garden: Understanding God's promises for single adults Friends: Life isn't meant to live in isolation but in the insulation of our friends? Spiderman: A real hero...giving up our dreams to do God's best (movie clips from Spiderman) A Single's Focus on God versus a "focus on singlesness" One is the Lonliness Number That You've ever Heard: How being alone doesn't have to be lonely Yea, my prince came...and he's still a frog: Why relationships fail A funny thing happened on the way to church: Making yourself available to be used by God everyday "All I want for Christmas is my two...." Needs versus wants, and knowing when it's enough From drought to flood in 30 minutes: Steps to bring life back to your journey Being content where you are...Until God moves you somewhere else! Raise your white flag: Surrendering your life to Christ Write me a love letter...just not on toilet paper: How we encourage, love, and show affection to others Nip it in the bud before it sprouts: boundaries in relationships: Rear View Mirror Addiction: Staying Stuck in the Past Are we Married yet? How our present relationships keep us from getting married. What do you Mean the Turkey will be Fried this Year? Traditions we love and hate. From the Manger to the Cross: The women in Jesus' life. It's just Gravy: Putting our personal life in the right order. Spinning, Spinning, Spinning: Learning how to stop going nowhere so we can go somewhere. For Women Building a positive self-image Finding purpose and passion and developing your spiritual gifts   WATCH VIDEO Women of the Bible with purpose Lord, keep them with us a little longer: Take care of those you love Developing women of leadership From drought to flood in 30 minutes: Steps to bring life back to your journey Greeting: From the parking lot to the pew   WATCH VIDEO Being content where you are...Until God moves you somewhere else! Three kinds of friends...Which one are you? Beaver, Bear, Dog: What kind of giver are you? Spinning Wheel: It's time to get off Alone with God: Developing a noisy quiet time Spinning Wheel: It's time to get off De-Nesting: Knowing when its time to let go and let God Picket Fences: Dealing with life disappointments Past Perfect: Four kinds of reconcilliation Her Hands, His Hands: From our past to our present, experiencing joy through our hands. From the Manger to the Cross...The women in Jesus'life. The Big Chill: Learning how to rest, relax, and renew in Christ Note: Anything under "Seminar Talks" is available for women only too.