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Dwight Andrews, Senior Pastor First Congregational 1:20-1:25 Welcome and Housekeeping-Kirk Lyman-Barner, Director Fuller Center for 1:25-1:40 Opening Remarks-David Snell, President and

Special Thanks to The Following

Our Host Church

First Congregational United Church of Christ

and Pastor Dwight Andrews

Join us for worship at 11:00 on Sunday!

The Praxis UCC Band

www.praxisucc.org

Welcome to the 5th Annual Covenant Partner Conference!

Oyee!! to the Covenant Partners that tithed in 2012!

Fuller Center for Housing Armenia

Americus/SC, GAAtlanta, GABloomington, Central IllinoisCarol County, VAChattahoochee Valley, ALDarke County, OHDisaster ReBuildersHammond, LAIndianapolis/Central IndianaJefferson County, GAJoplin, MOKansas City, MOLouisville KYMacon, GANew Jersey Pines

NW Portage County, OHOrlando/Central FloridaSilver Valley, ID

January 25-27, 2013

Greetings Fuller Center Partners!

We are so delighted that you have joined us for this year’s

conference Thank you for taking the time out of your busy

schedule to join us for this exchange of information and

ideas

This month, The Fuller Center begins a year-long

celebration of the 40th anniversary of Millard and Linda

Fuller's work in the Congo to test the basic Christian

principles of our housing ministry It is a time-tested

strategy of compassion for people in need, volunteering and

providing a hand up instead of a handout Your presence

here and the work you do in your own communities is a

living testimony to this legacy

The conference will include for the first time a gathering of

some of our current and future Global Builders team

leaders Welcome to everyone here for the first time!

Special thanks goes out to everyone who made this

weekend possible especially First Congregational Church,

South Face Energy Institute, Jackie Goodman, Sheilla

Snell, Brenda Barton, David Hooker, Hailey Dady, Ryan

Iafigliola, Dan Fishman, Betty Thomas, Chris Lyman

Waldron and Allen Ries and all of the presenters and

workshop leaders

May your time be blessed with joy and with new and

deeper friendships within the Fuller Center family

In partnership,

Kirk Lyman-Barner, Director

U.S Field Operations

in Red Committee in Green Friday January 25, 2013

Pre-Conference Activities

8:30-12:30 Jackie Goodman Recommends These Touring Options:

• Martin Luther King, Jr Historic Site

• Jimmy Carter Library and Museum

• Stone Mountain Park

• World of Coca-Cola

• High Museum of Art

• Tour of the Georgia State Capital Building

Conference - Friday

12:30-1:00 Conference Sign In at First Congregational

105 Courtland St NE, Atlanta, GA 30303

(404) 659-6255

Fellowship Hall

1:00-1:20 Devotions – Rev Dr Dwight Andrews, Senior Pastor First Congregational

1:20-1:25 Welcome and Housekeeping-Kirk Lyman-Barner, Director Fuller Center for

1:25-1:40 Opening Remarks-David Snell, President and Co-founder of The Fuller

1:40-2:05 Presentation 1-Resource Development

• Val Porter, Director-Atlanta, The Foundation Center

Sanctuary

Global Builders - Fuller Center 101

• David Snell, President and Co-founder of The Fuller Center for Housing

Conference Room

2:05-2:10 Break –Sponsored by Bill Allen of ByrnAllen and Convergent Nonprofit

Solutions

Fellowship Hall

2:10-2:55 Presentation 2- Resource Development –

• ShaDonte Dozier, Community Investment Business Development Manager Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta

Sanctuary

Global Builders -Global Builders Tour

• Ryan Iafigliola, Director International Programs, Stacey Goolsby, Fuller Center for Housing Registrar and Hailey Dady, Fuller Center for Housing Global Builders Coordinator

Conference Room

2:55-3:05 Break –Sponsored by Bill Allen of ByrnAllen and Convergent Nonprofit

3:05-4:00 Presentation 3-Faith Builders- How to approach and work with churches

• Rev Tim Downs, Conference Minister, South East Conference UCC

Sanctuary

4:00-6:00 Visit to Southface Energy Institute

• Mike Barcik-Director of Technical Services http://www.southface.org/

6:00-7:30 Supper at Mary Mac’s Tea Room

224 Ponce de Leon Ave

Atlanta, GA 30308

Conference-Saturday

in Red Committee in Green

7:30-8:00 Breakfast Sponsored By Praxis United Church of Christ Fellowship

Hall

8:30-8:50 Devotions- Chris and Leah Lyman-Waldron, Co-pastors

8:50-9:00 Welcome and Housekeeping- Kirk Lyman-Barner,

Director Fuller Center US Field Operations Sanctuary9:00-9:45 Presentation 4- Global Builders

• Ryan Iafigliola, Director Fuller Center International Programs

• Gohar Palyan, Resource Development ManagerFuller Center for Housing in Armenia

• Hailey Dady, Global Builders Coordinator

• and our Global Builders Team Leaders

Sanctuary

Hall

9:50-10:35 Workshop Sessions 3

Construction- An Introduction to VOAD

• Mike Yoder, President Georgia Voluntary

Organizations Active in Disaster (VOAD)

Herndon Tower Lobby

Family Partnering-“How to get a better return on your

Greater Blessing partnerships.”

• Kim Roberts, Executive Director Chattahoochee Fuller Center Project

Sanctuary

Resource Development –Starting and Managing a ReUse /Surplus Store Panel Discussion

• Ginger Northshore FCH ReUse Store Manager, Kimi McDonald

• Tamara Danel, Executive Director Ginger Ford Hammond Fuller Center for Housing

• Lee Jeter, Executive Director, Fuller Center for Housing of NW Louisiana

10:35-10:40 Break – Sponsored By The Fuller Center Staf Fellowship

Family Selection-Fair Housing Training

• Brenda Barton, Communications Liaison, U.S

Field Operations

Music Room

Global Builders-Cultural Competency

• Ashley Murray, Mercer University

Conference Room

• Merle Brown, Director of Lending Operations at Beneficial Bank in Philadelphia

Global Builders-Team Building

• Ryan Iafigliola, Fuller Center Director of International Programs

Conference Room

Hall

1:00-1:30 Resource Development Presentation 3-How to Raise

Funds with our New Fundraising Pages Tool

• Ryan Iafigliola, Fuller Center Director of International Programs

• Chris Johnson, Fuller Center For Housing Director of Communications

Sanctuary

1:30-1:35 Break –Sponsored By The Fuller Center Staf Fellowship

Hall

Board of Directors-Creating an Effective Board

• Kirk Lyman-Barner, Fuller Center for Housing Director of US Field Operations

Sanctuary

Volunteer Management Working with Students

• Ryan Iafigliola, Fuller Center Director of International Programs

• Melissa Merrill, Director of Fuller Center Bicycle Adventure and Student Builder Groups

Herndon Tower Lobby

Communications- Building A Multi Functional

Communications Program

• Chris Johnson, Fuller Center for Housing Director

of Communications

Music Room

Global Builders-Herding those cats: Team Management

• Gohar Palyan, Director of Development Fuller Center of Armenia

Conference Room

2:15-2:20 Break – Sponsored By The Fuller Center Staf Fellowship

Hall

2:20-3:15 Resource Development-Save A House –Make A Home

Sanctuary

Global Builders-Lessons Learned

• Hailey Dady, Fuller Center for Housing Global Builders Coordinator

Conference Room

Post –Conference Opportunities

Worship at our host church:

First Church Atlanta

http://firstchurchatlanta.com/

Adult and Youth Sunday School9:30 AM Sunday Service 11:00 AM

Fellowship Hall

Music Room

Herndon

Tower

Lobby

Conference Room

Our Presenters and Devotional Leaders

Rev Dr Dwight D Andrews

Dwight Andrews is a native of Detroit, Michigan and

a product of the Detroit Public Schools System He graduated from Cass Technical High School and received his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Music from the University of Michigan He continued his studies at Yale University, receiving a Master of Divinity degree in 1977 and his Ph D in Music Theory in 1993 He was ordained into the Christian ministry in 1978 by the United Church of Christ His ordination was held

at Plymouth United Church of Christ in Detroit where his first interests in

ministry were shaped and nurtured by the Reverend Nicholas Hood, Sr

and the Reverend Roger Miller

Andrews served as Associate Pastor of Christ’s Church at Yale University’s Battell Chapel for ministry to the minority communities there For over a decade he served as minister at the Black Church at Yale and

pastored several generations of Yale students and faculty as well as members of the greater New Haven community He has also served as Interim Minister at Faith Congregational Church in Hartford, Connecticut and Plymouth Congregational Church in Beaumont, Texas

His biggest accomplishment at Yale however, was meeting his wonderful wife, Desiree Pedescleaux of Baton Rouge She was a graduate student in Political Science and an active lay leader in the campus ministry there.They were married in 1988 and Dr Pedescleaux is now an Associate Professor of Political Science at

Spelman College Andrews continues the tradition of First Church ministers John Clarence Wright and Homer McEwen by being committed to both pastoring and teaching He has lectured extensively throughout the United States and is an Associate Professor of Music at Emory University In addition, Dr Andrews has taught

at Rice and Harvard Universities In 1996 he was named the first Quincy Jones Visiting Professor of African American Music at Harvard

Yale was a rich environment for Andrews, intellectually, spiritually, and artistically During the “New Haven years,” he taught in Yale’s music department and Afro American Studies program and was selected by director and Dean of the Yale Drama School, Lloyd Richards, to serve as Resident Music Director of the Yale Repertory Theatre (1979-1986) The result of this particular opportunity led to a productive long-standing relationship with Richards and playwright August Wilson Andrews served as the music director for the Broadway productions of Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Joe Turner’s Come and Gone, the Piano Lesson, and Seven Guitars He has also been associated with playwrights Pearl Cleage and Thulani Davis and film maker Louis Massiah He has created music for film and dance and, as a saxophonist and sideman, been recorded

on over twenty albums and performed throughout the U S , Europe, and Iceland Reverend Andrews views his preaching, teaching, community work and music, as discrete parts of a single public ministry In each of these capacities he thinks of himself, first and foremost, as a minister This perspective informs the way he performs his duties in the pulpit, the classroom, and on the concert stage Andrews carries his ministry wherever he goes and is grateful that God continues to provide him with wonderful opportunities for ministry -within the walls of the church and without

With a passion for training, Mike has led thousands of workshops and charrettes on high-performance residential and commercial buildings He is a RESNET-approved Home Energy Rating System (HERS) Trainer, member of the State of Georgia Energy Code Task Force, ASHRAE member, and a LEED Accredited Professional He is the only person selected as both a USGBC LEED for Homes and a USGBC LEED - NC Faculty member Mike lives in Decatur with his much smarter, architect wife Tiffany, two young daughters, and wiener dog in a 1920’s bungalow that they are continuously working on to sustainably improve

Bob Barker, President

Joplin Area Fuller Center for Housingbarkerbj@sbcglobal.net

Bob Barker has been in ministry related vocations for 40 plus years He pastored 3 churches for total of 17 years, was a Foreign Missionary in Venezuela for 4 years, served as Chaplain at 4 different hospitals for 18 years He also served as Disaster Response Coordinator for Missouri Cooperative Baptist Fellowship

Bob is married to Joyce Parrack Barker for 46.5 years and they have four adult children Blenda, Brent, Amy and Aaron He is happy to report they are all college educated and gainfully employed! Bob and Joyce have four grandchildren Hannah, Katelynn, Andres and William

Bob earned a BA from Southwest Baptist University, an MDiv from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and a DMin from Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

Brenda Barton

Communications Liaison, Fuller Center U.S Field Operationsbrenda@fullercenter.org

Brenda serves as the Communications Liaison, Trainer and Compliance Officer for

US Field Operations of The Fuller Center for Housing She helps new covenant partners get up and running with organizational support by tracking their annual progress and helping them keep their individual web pages current and attractive so that local communities can raise funds and attract new volunteers Following hurricane Katrina, Brenda, along with her late husband Glen Barton, helped to develop the education and training components offered to our teams in the field She worked side-by-side with Glen to make our Northwest Louisiana – Shreveport Fuller Center for Housing the successful model that it is for the rest of us Brenda resides in Tallahassee and through her work organizing and supporting our Covenant Partner Conferences and

Legacy Builds, continues on the good work she and Glen began in the early days of The Fuller Center for Housing.

Lacey Brown

brownrlacey@gmail.comLacey Brown is a recent Masters of Divinity graduate from Columbia Theological Seminary She is currently seeking ordination in the United Church of Christ and is

an active member of Kirkwood United Church of Christ

Merle Brown

fullercenternewjerseypines@gmail.com

Merle is the Director of Lending Operations at Beneficial Bank in Philadelphia Prior

to her tenure at Beneficial Bank she served as the Bank Secrecy Act/Anti Money Laundering Officer for a 4 billion dollar bank in southern New Jersey for 15 years.Merle is the President of the Fuller Center for Housing in NJ Pines, an experienced work team leader, a proud mother of three and grandmother of one She is married

to “Poor” Neil Brown, Executive Director of FCH-New Jersey Pines and never gets to

go on a vacation that doesn’t involve hammers

Neil Brown

fullercenternewjerseypines@gmail.comNeil began his professional career in 1978 working in the cold drawn and structural steel industry In the mid 1980's he made a career change establishing his own general contracting business with a focus on new homes, home renovations and additions He also tackled several commercial and church building projects After more than 10 years of mission trips working at Habitat for Humanity worksites Neil was led to the Fuller Center for Housing and, along with his wife Merle and a group

of like minded friends, established the Fuller Center for Housing in the New Jersey Pines (FCfH-NJP) in 2009 Neil currently serves as the Executive Director of FCfH-NJP He is the proud father of three and grandfather of one Much to his wife's dismay, Neil seems to have forgotten that "vacations" do not only involve hammers, sleeping on gym floors and rousing shouts

of "Oyee" at early morning devotions

In 2006 Hailey took the leap of faith and traveled to the Dominican Republic to serve families in need of simple, decent and affordable housing While in the Dominican Republic she was shocked with the love ofthe people and the willingness to help others with so little The experience opened her eyes and gave her

a new mission to live by Since then Hailey has traveled to 8 countries and has traveled over 6,000 miles

by bicycle raising money and awareness for affordable housing Before coming to the Fuller Center in

2012, Hailey served two years in AmeriCorps with Habitat for Humanity of Indiana However, it wasn't until

an extended trip to China she felt her call to join the Fuller Center family Now as the Global Builders coordinator, Hailey feels blessed to share her experience and passion for affordable housing with others

and inspiring them into action

Tim Downs

Conference MinisterSoutheast Conference, United Church of Christtdowns@secucc.org

Timothy Downs was born in Indianapolis, Indiana in 1946 At the age of two his family moved to Thailand where his mother and father, Ray and Betty Downs, were Presbyterian missionaries Baptized Presbyterian, he was confirmed in the Church

of Christ in Thailand, and ordained in June 1974 by the Chicago Metropolitan Association of the Illinois Conference of the United Church of Christ In addition to being raised in Thailand, he has lived in India, Minnesota, Chicago, Massachusetts, Connecticut,

Pennsylvania, and currently in Atlanta, Georgia

The Southeast Conference is the third smallest conference of the United Church of Christ, comprised of

45 congregations in a 5½ state area In the time he has served as conference minister, the conference has grown 70% in membership and giving to the denomination has increased 60%, and become the only majority African-American conference in the United Church of Christ

Married in 1979 to Carol E Kobayashi, children; Christopher, 1981, Andrew, 1983, Grandson, Watson Kobayashi Mendoza, 2011

ShaDonte Dozier

Community Investment Business Development ManagerFederal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta

(800) 536-9650, Option 3, Option 3

As Business Development Manager, ShaDonte Dozier focuses on cultivating and expanding the Bank’s customer relationships and driving new business to the Bank through its Community Investment Products.Prior to joining the Bank in May of 2009 as Business and Relationship Development Manager, Ms Dozier worked in a variety of roles within Fannie Mae’s Single Family Mortgage Division Her most recent

position was Sales Support Manager in which she developed operational efficiencies to increase new customer acquisition and developed effective sales techniques and procedures to successfully position Fannie Mae’s product and technology offerings

Ms Dozier earned a Bachelor of Science degree in finance and economics from Fisk University in

Nashville, TN, a Master of Business Administration in Finance from Clark Atlanta University, and a Master

of Science in Building Construction from Georgia Tech She resides in Atlanta, Georgia

Don Erler

don.erler@svn.comSenior Advisor/Auctioneer, Sperry Van NessBoard Member The Fuller Center for Housing of Louisville KY, The Fuller Center for Housing

Don Erler, CAI, AARE, serves as a senior advisor and real estate auctioneer for Sperry Van Ness/Ward Commercial Group He belongs to the Sperry Van Ness National Accelerated Marketing Team and is Secretary to the Board of the Asset Recovery Team (SVN-ART.)

With more than 24 years of national commercial real estate experience, he was awarded the prestigious Sperry Van Ness Achiever Award his first year and again in 2007; in 2010 he attained their Partner Circle for top national agents Erler earned the 2007 Exchanger of the Year Award from the Kentucky Real Estate Exchangors Earlier he was the Top RE/MAX Regional Commercial Agent (1994-2001); ten-years

in 100% Club, two years in the Platinum Club; and earned the Hall of Fame in 2000

Erler's clients include financial institutions, state and federal courts, legal counselors, corporations, REITS, municipalities, school boards, other government entities, consultants and private investors His practice specializes in surplus dispositions, liquidations, foreclosures, and other accelerated marketingneeds

He holds the Certified Auctioneers Institute and Accredited Auctioneer of Real Estate designations Additional activity includes: serving as the secretary/treasurer and a director of the Kentucky Auctioneers Association; the president of the Kentucky Real Estate Exchangors; the governor of the Auction MarketingInstitute; and member of the National Auctioneers Institute's legislative committee

As an avid philanthropist, Erler has supported the Children's Miracle Network, Louisville Zoo, Jaycees, Red Cross, Cedar Lake Lodge, March of Dimes, Executive Women International,

Mercy Academy, local churches, and school systems He was the past Chair of FCH Louisville, current board member of FCH Louisville and a trustee of The Fuller Center for Housing

Attorney David Forehand earned his Juris Doctor and undergraduate degrees from Mercer University in Macon, Georgia A graduate of Crisp County High School in Cordele, Georgia, he and his wife Liz are theproud parents of Marie and Bo Forehand

In addition to his passion for The Fuller Center’s Save A House / Make A Home initiative, David is

involved in a project in Honduras building homes near Lake Yojoa

Stacey has lived in Georgia all her life She has been with the Fuller Center for four years Stacey previously worked at Georgia Southwestern University and Habitat forHumanity International She is a member of First Baptist Church in Americus, Georgia

She has a Business Degree from South Georgia Technical College, a certificate in A-Z Grant writing, and has taken several continuing education classes the last few years She has also taught adults to read as part of a literacy action group

Stacey’s niece, Gabrielle Bunch, was the Junior Ambassador for The Fuller Center for Housing from December 2011 to December 2012

a thousand volunteers experience meaningful travel through the Global Builders program Now at the ripeold age of 27, he hopes God is not through with him yet

Lee Arthur Jeter, Sr.

Executive Director, Fuller Center for Housing of Northwest Louisianaljeter@fullercenternwla.org

A life-long resident of the Bossier-Shreveport area, Lee is a graduate of Parkway High School and CentralTexas College

Lee retired from the United States Marine Corps after 20 years of faithful and honorable service in 1997

He served as Program Manager for ShrevCORPS, an AmeriCorps National Service Program directed by Shreveport Green for eleven years prior to assuming the duties as executive director of the Fuller Center for Housing of Northwest Louisiana

Under Lee’s leadership, the organization has completed 45 new homes, 54 rehabilitation projects, and four handicapped ramps, built seven homes for the City of Shreveport and facilitated the completion of sixrehabilitation projects for Desoto Parish

Lee completed the NeighborWorks Community Leadership Institute in 2011, the American Express Leadership Academy in 2012 and has received a number of community awards, most recently the 2012 Maggie Lee Henson Angel Award, and recognized was by the Shreveport Times and Alliance for

Education as one of Shreveport/Bossier twelve community leaders for 2012

Lee is an active community leader who serves as the co-chairman for the City of Shreveport Paint Your Heart Out Program for 2012, a mentor for the Louisiana Army National Guard Youth Challenge Program, Past-Trustee for the Louisiana, Mississippi and West Tennessee district of Kiwanis International, and has volunteered and served on the board of directors of myriad other organizations

Lee is a licensed and ordained minister