Worship Facilities Conference & Expo (WFX) has announced a strategic alliance with Christianity Today International (CTI), whereby CTI will be an event and media sponsor for the upcoming Worship Facilities Conference & Expo, taking place November 3-5, 2010 at the Cobb Galleria in Atlanta.
As part of this new collaboration, CTI and WFX will co-develop new educational content for church leadership roles, including pastors, executive pastors, and church administrative staff, on critical topics including safety, finance, and strategies to develop new church leaders.
Educational content will be delivered to an established audience of church leaders that connect with WFX through a combination of face-to-face events, live streaming video, and a new virtual conference.
“WFX, in partnership with Church Production Magazine and Worship Facilities Magazine, is committed to the mission of equipping churches with the tools they need to express and expand the impact of their ministries,” says Jim Wagner, General Manager of Events at EH Publishing. “In doing so, WFX has traditionally focused on growth or expansion-oriented churches seeking education, training, and products around finance, building design and building strategies, AV technology, and new media.
“In recent years, we have observed an increasing need for education on managerial and administrative subjects for staff and lay persons involved or responsible for activities within ongoing ministries at the church. Innovations around how facilities are designed and used, changes in liability and tax rules, as well as the new economic reality have created new challenges for churches which go beyond structures and technology.”
Wagner continued, “In order to remain true to our mission, we felt driven to seek an authoritative way to meet the needs of churches on these critically important issues. CTI is clearly the most authoritative and comprehensive source of information and guidance on topics of safety, tax and law, administration, and new leader development, and we are honored to partner with them on this important initiative.”
Christianity Today International will also sponsor the online trade show, WFX Virtual, taking place in September.
“In addition to the creation of important education, we are most excited by the impact of distributing this information into the hands of churches across multiple formats and venues,” says Wagner. “Through the CTI and WFX alliance, churches will benefit from a combination of webinar-based education in our WFX Virtual Conference in September, face-to-face educational sessions at WFX Atlanta, and through live video streams of exclusive interviews during the WFX Atlanta conference.”
Registration for WFX Atlanta 2010 is available online at www.wfxweb.com.
