Organising a special weekend
First published on this website in February 2013 and last updated in March 2023
Synopsis
The organisation of a successful church weekend (away or at home) is a complex task. Here is detailed advice on how to do it well, written for those responsible and for all church leaders.
Ten aspects, divided into four broad areas, are covered:
The foundations
1 purpose and theme
2 options to consider
The people
3 Organising Team
4 self-catering
5 speakers and leaders
The preparation
6 publicity
7 financial arrangements
The weekend
8 programme
9 young people
10 follow-up
The article has drawn on the experience of practitioners and provides a range of options with comment at each point in the process. It can be applied not only to a residential weekend away but to other special weekends, events for smaller groups and church holidays too.
A detailed checklist of actions to take at each stage, items to include in mailings and advice on working with the conference centre are all provided in a supplement linked from the article or from here.
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A30 - Take your church away.pdf
Author's notes
This Article was updated in March 2023 with some amendments to the text.