Applications are now available for the Clergy Academy for Christian Witness 2012!  The Academy concentrates on the many different aspects of evangelism such as reaching young adults in a postmodern world, mission as evangelism, preaching and worship as evangelism, personal faith-sharing, leadership as evangelism, and getting the word out in your community.

Invest in your Evangelism Toolbox April 17-19, 2012 at Camp Rockfish near Parkton, NC!

Download your application here:  2012 Clergy ACW Application

Here is the class of 2011 Lay Academy of Christian Witness. Thank you to the participants, presenters and those who worked to made the Academy flow this year. Look for an announcement in early December 2011 for next year’s Academies.

Here are some handouts from our time together!

We have included handouts from Toni Wood, Marty Cauley, and Tim Reaves.
Toni Wood: Children & Youth
Tim Reaves: Why Evangelism Matters
Marty Cauley: Radical Church
13 Paradigm Shifts

The Commission on Evangelism welcomes Rev. Doug Johnson as a new conference evangelist. To learn more about Doug and his ministries, click on this link to the ministry website.

The Commission on Evangelism invites lay members of local churches to participate in Lay Academy of Christian Witness. The Academy will run Thursday, October 20th through Saturday, October 22nd at Camp Rockfish in Parkton, NC. This three day Academy will offer tools that can be used in the local church by lay members. The Academy cost $25 per person which includes lodging, meals, sessions and take home materials. For an application to attend, please click here. Please send your application and check to the address at the bottom of the application.  Plans are being finalized at this time.  For details of last year’s Lay Academy of Christian Witness, click here.

The 2011 Academy of Christian Witness is open for registration.

The Academy for 2011 has been revamped to provide for the changing environment that clergy and churches find themselves reaching individuals for the Gospel. The Academy has new sessions and a breakout time to address the needs of different size churches in the Annual Conference. To attend, contact Robin Harry at email or 800-849-4433.

The Academy will be at Camp Rockfish in Parkton in the Bergland Center. The dates for the Academy are April 5th through 7th. Registration begins at 1pm in the Berland Center. A copy of the itinerary will be will be posted around the first of March 2011.

The Commission on Evangelism is excited to offer our Advanced Academy of Christian Witness on February 3rd through 5th. We will be meeting at Fort Caswell. Our Academy speaker will be Dr. Thom Rainer. For more infomation, click here.

Here are all the saints that participated in the Lay Academy of Christian Witness for 2010. We included a few of the presenters for no additional charge.
Group Photo

We will be provide media and handouts as they are made available to us by the presenters at the Academy. Click here for the recaps available.

The 2010 Lay Academy of Christian Witness will convene on Thursday, October 21st at 3 pm at the Bergland Center at Camp Rockfish near Parkton, NC. 

Here are some details to assist the participants at the Academy:

1.  We are staying at Camp Rockfish outside of Parkton, NC.  Here is their web address if you need directions to arrive there:  www.camprockfish.org  .  At the camp, we will be staying at the Bergland Center.  The Bergland Center has motel quality rooms and a conference room where much of our activities will take place.  
2. We will be eating most of our meals at the Dining Hall at Camp Rockfish.  It is a reasonable walk from the Conference center. 
3. The weather forecast for Thursday through Saturday has highs in the low to mid 70’s during the day with no expectation of rain and the lows at nights between the mid 40’s to low 50’s. 
4. Please dress in comfortable casual clothing for the Academy. 
5. We are working to assign roommates based on your request, however, please understand we may not be able to connect everyone with their request. 
6. We will provide you with paper for taking notes.  Various speakers may give you handouts in addition.  We ask that you bring your Bible with you.
7. Check-in time on Thursday is 2 pm.  The Academy will begin at 3 pm that day.  The Academy looks forward to sending you back to your churches around noon on Saturday morning. 
8. Attached you will find a schedule of the Academy running Thursday through Saturday.  You will receive another copy when you arrive.

2010 Lay ACW Schedule