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BENCHMARK offers seminar sessions and teaching & speaking opportunities which emphasize applying Biblical
principles to daily life and ministry, focusing on clarifying personal values and evaluating them in light of Biblical
truth. A BENCHMARK seminar or workshop is just right for your next retreat, summer camp, private school chapel,
a Sunday message, special youth or young adult emphasis, staff training, Bible study, or Christian Education
conference.
Our seminars and ministry workshops have been presented at RecLab, a LifeWay conference; Rejuvenate Marketplace, a Collinson Publishing event; National Student and Children’s Workers Conference; Association of Gospel Rescue Missions regional conference; Middle Tennessee Christian Workers Conference, a Randall House Publications training event; Trinity Middle School Retreat; and College Missions Program training retreat, a Free Will Baptist International Mission retreat.
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Seminar & Workshop Leader:
James Evans is the founder of BENCHMARK Adventure
Ministries, Inc., which designs discipleship experiences
for spiritual growth and leadership development. James
is a gifted teacher with over twenty-five years of ministry
experience and a M.A. in Educational Ministries from
Wheaton College Graduate School.
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Here are some examples:
Processing Experiences For Growth--Learning from what you’re doing
Life comes at you fast-- Retreats, missions trips, summer camp, service projects, ... life. The benefits of experiences can be minimal or lost
altogether if we don’t take time to reflect and consider the implications. Help yourself and help others make the most of life by learning from
and growing through the uncomplicated evaluation of daily experiences.
Attempting an Effective Life and Ministry? Moving too fast? Slow down a bit. Take some time to consider where you are and where you are heading. Consider that essential next step
to move your life and ministry in a more healthy direction.
Family Friendly Youth Ministry
Parents:
Enemies or Allies? Are parents the enemy of local church youth ministry? Let’s explore a cooperative approach between parents
and youth workers in ministry to students.
Life on Life: What Ministry’s All About
Are programs hindering your personal ministry to people? Let’s look at Jesus’ life and ministry. Consider His priorities and gain some fresh
insight for the life you live as ministry.
Journaling 101
Journaling, it’s not for everyone— or is it? Learn some practical ways you can use this helpful tool of self-reflection and evaluation as you
strive to live a more thoughtful life. Answer questions such as: Why should I journal? How do I begin? What should I write? Come prepared
to share your successes and failures to help others.
Urban Orienteering with a Purpose
Do you know where you are? Do you know where you’re going? Two really good questions to ask yourself. Learn how basic map reading
skills can be used to help people connect in the big city. Yes, we will leave the room.
Priest, Servant and Pilgrim – It’s Who We Are
A survey of 3 metaphors; priest, servant and pilgrim, our position in Christ and its implications for the local body and local ministry. What if
everyone knew who they are in Christ?
Adding Adventure to Your Ministry
A little history, a little philosophy, a little activity toward meeting a generation where they are. What ‘tools’ can we use? What should we do?
Where do we start?
Building Your Ministry Team
Helping people to communicate and make wise decisions are two huge pieces that affect ministry. Clear Communication. Strategic Decision
Making. Effective Leadership. Leading a group of people to become a community of believers. Do you know a group of people that needs
to improve?
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