Extravaganza Intensive Care Courses
Interested in going deeper in an area of interest? Consider attending one of the Intensive Care Courses prior to the Extravaganza.
Each course is an additional $190 per person for two days of learning. These are great opportunities to add-on to your Extravaganza registration today. ICCs meet for two days, both Thursday, January 29 from 1:00pm-6:00pm and Friday, January 30 from 9:00am-4:00pm.
Sign up for an Intensive Care Course when you register for Extravaganza.
If you have already registered and would like to add an ICC, contact Laurie at [email protected]
A Lay Preacher's Primer: How to Craft a Faithful Sermon
Faculty: Rev. Dr. Karoline Lewis, Marbury E. Anderson Chair in Biblical Preaching at Luther Seminary
Course Description:
More and more in ministry settings, lay persons are being called upon to preach. This Intensive Care Course will introduce participants to the basics of crafting sermons that are faithful to the Gospel. We will cover biblical exegesis for preaching, how to have a clear focus, expanding theological imagination, oral communication and delivery, and writing to touch the heart, all the while being truthful to the unique voice God has given you to preach the Word.
Rev. Karoline M. Lewis, Ph.D., is the Marbury E. Anderson Chair in Biblical Preaching at Luther Seminary, St. Paul, MN, where she has taught since 2007.
Lewis is the author of Preaching the Word: Contemporary Approaches to the Bible For The Pulpit; Belonging: Five Keys to Unlocking Your Potential as a Disciple; A Lay Preacher’s Guide: How to Craft a Faithful Sermon; Embody: Five Steps to Leading With Integrity; SHE: Five Keys to Unlock the Power of Women in Ministry and John: Fortress Biblical Preaching Commentaries, as well as numerous articles, book chapters, and web resources. Lewis was one of a 100 religious scholars in the United States to be a part of the Values and Voices Campaign 2017 (valuesandvoices.com) and again in 2021.
Ordained in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Lewis oversees and is a contributing writer for the popular preaching resource Working Preacher and has co-hosted the site's weekly podcast, Sermon Brainwave, since its inception. Lewis leads conferences, workshops, and retreats internationally on the Gospel of John, the New Testament, interpreting the Bible, preaching, leadership, and women in ministry.
Cultural Intelligence: The Answer to Understanding and Loving Your Neighbor
Faculty: Dr. Dee Stokes, Overseer/Lead Pastor of T.E.A.M. Church
Course Description:
Cultural Intelligence (CQ) is the ability to interact and work effectively in intercultural settings or contexts. These may include family structures, organizations, congregations, regions of the country, ethnicities, etc. Many times, church leaders do not understand the culture(s) within their own church, much less the surrounding community. This course will help you and your church gain a knowledge of 1) what Cultural Intelligence is, 2) the 10 unique Cultural Values seen everywhere, and 3) the first day will begin with a dose of unconscious bias in an effort to get you excited about understanding and loving your neighbor at a greater level and to make you feel compelled to want more. We will also utilize our time role-playing and engaging in case studies to better understand these concepts and to help you apply them to your work in the kingdom!
 Dr. Dee Stokes is a spiritual leader/advisor, preacher, entrepreneur, educator, author, coach, and church planter. She serves as Overseer/Lead Pastor of T.E.A.M. Church, a global network of house churches that serve, do good, and love their neighbors. Dr. Dee is also President/CEO of Dee Stokes Ministries, Inc., a non-profit cross-cultural ministry, and she owns a consulting firm that specializes in leadership development at all levels and all areas of society. With over 30 years of experience in every level of education, Dr. Stokes has served God in the marketplace and in the Church. She has a passion for God and His Church, and to see people walk in divine destiny. Her degrees are in Sociology (BA from UNC Charlotte), Public Administration (MPA from Devry University), Biblical and Theological Foundations (MBTF from Asbury Theological Seminary), and Educational Leadership (Ed.S. & Ed.D. from Liberty University). Dr. Stokes's research interests include Cultural Intelligence, Emotional Intelligence, Burnout, Transformational Leadership, unconscious bias, and spousal responsibility.
Belonging, Engaging, and Celebrating
Faculty: Kendall Mathiason & Doug Johnson, Youth Ministry Professionals near Seattle
Course Description:
Do you wonder how you can transform strangers into belonging members in your ministry? Engaging and participating in a variety of activities is a way to increase a sense of belonging, but getting there is often hard.
Finding a place of belonging is a start, but next steps are needed to create a true culture of belonging and recognition. How does your congregation, or yourself, appreciate and celebrate? What does appreciation and celebrating look like for you? How can we turn our Appreciation into Celebration?
This Intensive Care Course will focus on discussions and activities about how your communities can work towards a community of belonging, engagement, and celebration. During this course, you will learn through interactive activities and collaborative conversations about how to foster a long-lasting culture of inclusion, acceptance, honesty, appreciation, and celebration for all generations—from the church walls and beyond!
 Kendyll Mathiason has worked with youth of all ages for over a decade, currently serving as the Director of Children, Youth, and Family Ministries in Washington State. She has loved every moment of her experience in ministry- be them profound, silly, challenging, embarrassing, or downright baffling. She sees it as God’s gift to be part of people’s stories, just as the children, staff, and volunteers she has and does work with are part of hers. When not working, she surrounds herself with her handsome, hairy husband, two kooky kiddos, pets, glitter, and as many board games and adventures as possible.
 Doug Johnson has been in children, youth, and family ministry for nearly 15 years, serving congregations from Minnesota, to Florida, to Washington with a passion for building relationships with families, other congregations, and the wider community. Doug currently serves two congregations, just outside of Seattle. When not at church, Doug enjoys spending time going on adventures with his wonderful wife (hiking, camping, or just walking our dogs), playing ultimate Frisbee, playing games, and cooking.
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