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  Kem Meyer is a recovering corporate spin doctor who used to think church was for out-of-touch people who just needed to “get a life.” Now? She believes the local church is the hope of the world — it just needs some help. As Communications Director at Granger Community Church, Kem leads creative, information and technology teams to champion a clear, cohesive and unified experience across departments and campuses. Her book, Less Clutter. Less Noise. provides simple insights to the not-so-simple art of communication to help churches, businesses and not-for-profits find ways to get the word out and, simply, do better.

  Granger Community Church
  KemMeyer.com
  Less Clutter. Less Noise

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• TONY STEWARD

  Tony Steward is passionate about his faith in Jesus and effectively using technology and innovation to make an impact in the world. As the Online Community Pastor at LifeChurch.tv he seeks to leverage the social web to connect with people from all over the world as they seek God. Tony blogs at the Church Online blog and on his personal blog at TonySteward.me.

  LifeChurch.tv
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  Church Online Blog

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• JUSTIN WISE

  Justin Wise is a pastor, blogger, and speaker from West Des Moines, IA. He enjoys blending culture, faith and technology in a relevant way. Justin is on staff at Lutheran Church of Hope, and is senior editor of BeDeviant.com.

  Lutheran Church of Hope
  BeDeviant.com

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• NATHAN SMITH

  Nathan is UX developer at Fellowship Tech. Previously, he was a front-end developer at Viewzi, an information architect at EMC, and an intranet web designer at Albertsons. Nathan earned a Master of Divinity degree from Asbury Theological Seminary.

  Fellowship Technologies
  SonSpring

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• MATT CARLISLE

  Matt Carlisle is the founder of Big Heart Design, a user-centered design company located in Nashville, Tenn. A highly sought after consultant, strategist and speaker, Matt Carlisle is a 17-year veteran of non-profit web and social media development. As the former director of web ministry at United Methodist Communications, Carlisle spent five years as the executive designer, producer and editor of UMC.org, the official website of The United Methodist Church. Matt is the co-founder of M2LIVE.

  Big Heart Design
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• ERIN SEAN MCATEE

  Erin Sean McAtee is the co-founder of M2LIVE and currently serves as lead eBusiness/eCommerce architect for United Methodist Communications and is a consultant working in Nashville, Tenn. With more than 8 years experience helping churches “gear-up” with the best hardware, software, and web tools to grow their ministry, Sean has been involved with numerous web and technology training events across America and in Europe.

  Sean’s Profile Site
  United Methodist Communications

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If you are a church leader or volunteer interested in learning how to develop an effective social media strategy, create a more appealing and usable church website, or would like to grow your ministry using web technology, M2LIVE Chicago is the event for you!

Here’s the core outline of what you’ll learn at M2LIVE Chicago:

Web Development

Web Ministry: Past, Present and Future
User-Centered Approach to Web Design
Fundamental Visual Web Design Principles: What Does Good Design Look Like
Essentials of Choosing Web Platforms and Hiring Contractors
Project Management & Nurturing Your Web Ministry Team
Surveying the Landscape of Open Source Web Management Systems
Building your Church Website using DRUPAL
Building your Church Website Using WORDPRESS

Social Media

Exploring the Essential Tools of Social Media
Developing Your Church Social Media Strategy
Measuring Social Media Success
Shaping Your Social Media Message
Listening to Your Social Network, and the Tools That Make it Manageable

CEU Now Available for M2LIVE Chicago!

Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary has graciously agreed to support the upcoming M2LIVE Chicago training event by offering participants the opportunity to earn Continuing Education Units (CEU). Those participating in both days of training (15 hours), will have the opportunity to earn 1.5 units of credit. A great offer for those pastors and leaders needing to earn required credits!

To participate, please print and fill-out the CEU application form. A participant will need to bring both the completed form and a $25 check paid to the order of Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary. Application forms will also be made available at the event as well.

CEU Application Form (pdf) >>

M2Live Chicago will be held at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary in Evanston, Illinois. Garrett is located on the Northwestern University campus, 30 minutes north of Chicago. We will be meeting in the Chapel which is located just west of the main building.

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Lodging

Please be aware that lodging is not included as part of your event registration fee. We offer the following map as a resource to help secure lodging during M2LIVE Chicago. If you locate preferred pricing and would like to share with other participants, please contact us and we will share with registrants.

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