Synergy 2025: Full Schedule

10:15am EDT

Social Media Roundtable: Creating Content, Current Trends, & More

Saturday March 15, 2025 10:15am - 11:15am EDT

Activities Center

Ask questions about current trends, best practices, and get clarity as you start or grow your social media presence.

Speakers

Tara Zimmer

Communications Director, Ohio Ministry Network

Tara Zimmer is an ordained minister with the Assemblies of God and holds a bachelor's degree in organizational leadership and a master's degree in religion. She has been in full-time ministry for more than a decade and currently serves as the communications director at the Ohio Ministry... Read More →

Courtney Jones

Owner/Designer, Little Creative Company

Courtney Jones is the founder of Little Creative Company, a design studio dedicated to helping kingdom-minded entrepreneurs, Christian leaders, ministries, and small business owners build brands, books, and websites that make an impact. With over a decade of experience in design and... Read More →

DeAndre Patrick

Youth/Young Adults Pastor, Calvary Assembly of God

Bi-vocational credentialed minister. Full time content specialist with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Bringing five seasons of NBA production and personal media business experience to the Kingdom of God.

Derrick Smith

Creative Pastor, Simple Church

Christ-follower, husband, father, Pastor, artist, creative, and bearded wonder. Derrick wears many hats (literally & metaphorically), but none more important than a bridge between a person and their creative calling. “let's bring something beautiful into the world.”

Jackie Kibby

Media & Communications Director, Faith Church, Sandusky

I am a credentialed minister. I am the classic story of how God qualifies the called. Being in the creative field was never on my radar, but it was on Gods and so here I am! I walked into this creative world only knowing how to post on my own social media to now creating, editing... Read More →

Saturday March 15, 2025 10:15am - 11:15am EDT
Activities Center

Communications

11:30am EDT

Love Your City: Practical Ways to Impact Your Community

Saturday March 15, 2025 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT

Activities Center

How well do you love your city? If your church moved to another location, would your city miss you? Would they notice? The tips and ideas from this session will be especially beneficial to those needing to stretch a budget. Many takeaways would also be ideal for small group serve opportunities. Become a church your city can't live without!

Speakers

Kelly Zimmerman

Executive Director, Mission 516

I was recently introduced as "lover of Jesus" and while I'll share a little more during our session, that is all I would ever really want anyone to know. I have served on church boards, lead teams, church staffs, non-profit boards - my most favorite roles are disciple-maker, wife... Read More →

Love Your City Synergy25 compressed pdf

Saturday March 15, 2025 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT
Activities Center

Engage Community

1:30pm EDT

Teaching Kids the Why & How of Prayer

Saturday March 15, 2025 1:30pm - 2:30pm EDT

Activities Center

Imagine if kids could grasp the spiritual discipline of prayer from an early age and the impact it would make in their lives! In this session, you will be equipped to explain to kids why they should pray and how they can do it! It will include a hands-on prayer experiences that you can immediately implement in your church.

Speakers

Edgar Santos

NextGen Pastor, Bethel Christian

Pastor Edgar, an ordained minister with the Assemblies of God, joined the Bethel Christian staff in 2019. He currently serves as the NextGen Pastor, overseeing all ministries from nursery through high school. Edgar also serves as the Cleveland Area Kids Rep for the Ohio Ministry Network... Read More →

Teaching Kids the Why and How of Prayer pdf

Synergy Kids Why & How of Prayer zip

Saturday March 15, 2025 1:30pm - 2:30pm EDT
Activities Center

Kidmin

2:45pm EDT

Kids & Worship: Efficient Ways of Teaching & Leading Kids in Worship

Saturday March 15, 2025 2:45pm - 3:45pm EDT

Activities Center

Have you ever found yourself trying to lead kids in worship and overwhelmed because of their responses? Is it challenging to teach kids about worship because of imagery and theology in songs? You might not be alone! This session will empower attendees with practical methods to effectively teach kids about worship and what it means to have a life of worship.

Speakers

Lindsey Shaffer

Children's Pastor, Calvary Church

Lindsey is a Jesus follower, wife of Josh and mom to Landen, Kylie and Jase. She has served in ministry since she was 14 yrs old and attended Central Bible College for Kids Ministry/ Bible/ Psychology. Lindsey is now a full time staff pastor at Calvary Church in Maumee, serving in... Read More →

Saturday March 15, 2025 2:45pm - 3:45pm EDT
Activities Center

Kidmin