THE NORTH CAROLINA

REGISTRATION
Send the completed registration form along with
CONFERENCE OF THE UMC
$5.00 per person (nonrefundable checks made
out to NC Conference UMC) with a postmark of
at least 10 days prior to the event to: SAFE SANCTUARIES
COMMITTEE / SEXUAL
Children and Youth Ministry ETHICS COMMITTEE
Treasurer—NC Conference
The United Methodist Church (Raleigh Area)
P.O. Box 60053
“Shepherding 21st
Charlotte, NC 28260
Century Sheep:
Name Cyberspace,
Mailing Address Cybersafety,
Cyberministry”

FOR MORE INFORMATION

E-mail Sue Ellen Nicholson
(senicholson@nccumc.org)
Phone
Mary Jane Wilson-Parsons
Church / District (maryjane@nccumc.org)
North Carolina Conference
www.nccumc.org
Event You Plan to Attend:
September 6th, Haymount UMC Also, you may visit Paul O’Briant’s
September 20th, White Plains UMC website at 21stcenturysheep.com
September 27th, Wesley Memorial UMC
November 15th, Edenton UMC
to read more about some of the Telephone:
topics that will be covered at the 919-832-9560 x252 or
workshop. 800-849-4433
Number of Attendees:
(Conference Office)

For Office Use Only: 236 4860-000 2361-0000

877-603-8816
(Sexual Ethics Hotline)
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EVENT LOCATIONS AND
DATES
• September 6th—Haymount UMC,
Fayetteville (convenient to the
Fayetteville, Rockingham, Sanford
Districts)
• September 20th—White Plains
UMC, Cary (convenient to the
Burlington, Raleigh, Durham Dis-
tricts)
• September 27th—Wesley Memo-
rial UMC, Wilmington (convenient
to the Goldsboro, Wilmington,
New Bern Districts)
• November 15th—Edenton UMC,
Edenton (convenient to the Eliza-
beth City, Rocky Mount,
Greenville Districts)
We encourage you to attend the
event that is the most convenient for
your schedule and/or location.
TIMES
Registration will be from 9:15—9:30 at
each location. The program will run
from 9:30 until 12:30, with one snack
break. Participants will be on their
own for lunch.
OUR TOPICS
• The current cyberspace landscape Who’s
• New and emerging technologies Invited?
• Pornography and
sexual sites
• Using technology • Clergy
in ministry
• Church Staff
• Issues in cyber-
saftety • Safe Sanctuaries Committee
• Training and programming for the Members
local church
• Trustees
• Assessment of your church’s place in
cyberspace
• Technology Committee and
Technical Ministries Teams
OUR PRESENTER • Volunteers with youth and chil-
Paul O’Briant is the Director of Media dren
and Technology Services for Currituck • Parents
County Schools. He is also a member
• High School Youth
of Pilmoor Memorial UMC, where he
is a Certified Lay Speaker, UMM Chap-
Attendees are encouraged to bring
lain and a Sunday school teacher. He
laptop computers—wireless access
is in national demand for his presenta-
tions on cyberministry and cyber-
will be available in all four work-
safety, including being the keynote shop locations. Participants will
speaker at the Cybersafety Workshop have the opportunity to post ques-
sponsored by the General Board of tions via the Internet to our pre-
Discipleship in October of 2007. He is senter during the workshop.
the author of Reflections on a Beach: A
Spiritual Parable.