Ministry Innovation Accelerator

604 Market Street,Williamsport PA 17701

06 June, 2022

Description

4-5 MONTH HYBRID COHORT JOURNEY FOR TEAMS & INDIVIDUALS We believe that God is active and working in powerful ways in the world. God's abundance and creativity means that the best days for the Church are ahead of us! Take a moment and think of your personal context. Is there a ministry that needs to be rethought? A complex problem you wish you could be a part of solving? A ministry opportunity worth pursuing? If so, this ministry innovation accelerator will assist you and your team in taking the next steps needed to turn imagination into innovation through the i2 process. The i2 Process was developed to help translate what the world's top product design companies are using to solve complex challenges in today's world, for the sake of the Church. In studying Design Thinking, we saw that the first step, developing 'empathy' for your end user, is a distinctly Christian approach to problem-solving that Christians should embrace and claim. The incarnation of Jesus is our model for building empathy for those we serve. So, we expanded the traditional 'Design Thinking' process and rooted it theologically and in Scripture, in order to help ministry teams have a concrete method for problem-solving and innovation. What to expect throughout the i2 process: Study of the theology of creativity and play Introduction to and practice of creativity tools, techniques, and fundamentals Change the way your team approaches problem solving (including how you brainstorm, communicate ideas, launch new initiatives, and more) Learn how to live into a process of creativity, both personally and organizationally This i2 accelerator consists of 8 sessions, each session lasting for 2 hours from 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm EST. See specific dates below. June 6th, 13th, & 27thJuly 11th & 25thAugust 15th & 29thOctober 3rd*Can be conducted in person or virtually