Seminars/Workshops
VLMI offers exciting seminars, workshop training, and continuing education.
Worship and Worship Leading
Effective Worship-Leading Workshop
This valuable ministry tool is now available for worship leaders, choirs, and worship teams. The Effective Worship-Leading Workshop is an opportunity for your worship team to perfect musical skills, to gain a fresh perspective of praise and worship, and to grow as a team. Eight–hour workshop. Instructor: Rev. Melody Lavin
This workshop provides practical, hands-on training in the areas of:
• Song and service preparation
• Platform skills for vocalists
• Stage presence
• Vocal control and projection
• The role of the worship leader
• How to flow with the Holy Spirit
The Believer's Worship Life
This workshop encourages believers to develop their fellowship with God through worship. New Testament scriptures and examples inspire heart-to-heart communication with God. Demonstration and practice time are included. Three–hour workshop. Instructor: Rev. Melody Lavin
Worship – A Love Encounter With God
This workshop focuses on expressing love toward God through worship. Attendees receive practical teaching on worship and worship time directed toward God. Four 2–hour sessions. Instructors: Revs. Paul and Mary Birt
Leadership Skills
Building Strong Leaders
For pastors and lay-leaders. Teaching includes the topics of motivating volunteer workers, time management, effect goal-setting, handling criticism, and maintaining a ministry of excellence. Six–hour seminar. Instructor: Rev. Melody Lavin
Preparing For Public Speaking
This seminar offers practical teaching covering the areas of platform etiquette, effective teaching techniques, and sermon/lesson preparation and presentation. Four to six–hour seminar. Instructor: Rev. Melody Lavin
Effective Communication
Attendees learn the keys of effective communication, hindrances to communication, and how to understand one another. Four 2–hour sessions. Instructors: Revs. Paul and Mary Birt, or Rev. Melody Lavin
Ministering To Others
I Can Minister To Others
This practical approach to the Great Commission equips believers to minister to others in the following areas:
• I Can Minister Salvation
• I Can Minister The Baptism In The Holy Spirit
• I Can Minister With Agreement Prayer
• I Can Minister Healing
The workshop provides teaching, demonstration, and practice time for attendees. Four 2½ – hour sessions. Instructors: Revs. Paul and Mary Birt
I Can Intercede
Believers learn the balanced principles of effective intercession through teaching and practice. Topics include: I Can Intercede With The Word; I Can Intercede With The Spirit; I Can Intercede With The Name Of Jesus; I Can Pull Down Satan’s Strongholds; I Can Bind And Loose; I Can Intercede With Praise; I Can Intercede With Prayer And Fasting; The Gifts Of The Spirit; Things I Need To Know. Four 2½ – hour sessions. Instructors: Revs. Paul and Mary Birt
Ministering In The Anointing
This workshop teaches believers about the anointing and provides opportunity to learn how to flow with the Holy Spirit in the anointing. Four 2½ – hour sessions. Instructors: Revs. Paul and Mary Birt
Spiritual Truths
Healing
Believers explore the methods of ministering healing, learning principles from the Scripture and ministering to one another. Four 2–hour sessions. Instructors: Revs. Paul and Mary Birt.
The Gifts Of The Spirit
This workshop equips believers with balanced teaching on the subject of the Holy Spirit’s Gifts. Believers will be inspired as they learn to flow with the Holy Spirit. Four to seven 2–hour sessions. Instructors: Revs. Paul and Mary Birt
Doing The Works Of Christ
Believers learn how to effectively accomplish what Jesus instructed us to do. Four 1½ – hour sessions. Instructors: Revs. Paul and Mary Birt
Walking With God – Ephesians
Attendees study the exciting principles for victorious, Christian life found in Paul’s letter to the Ephesians. Four 1½ – hour sessions. Instructors: Revs. Paul and Mary Birt
An Encounter With Our Living Lord – The Gospel Of John
This seminar gives an in-depth look at the life, teaching, and ministry of Jesus as seen in the Gospel of John. Believers encounter our Living Lord. Six 1½ – hour sessions. Instructors: Revs. Paul and Mary Birt
Living In The Power Of The Blood Covenant
Every believer can live a victorious life. This teaching about what has been provided in our covenant with God will liberate the believer. Four 1½ – hour sessions. Instructors: Revs. Paul and Mary Birt
Specialized Education Programs
Developing an Adult Bible Training Program
Rev. Melody Lavin or Rev. Mary Birt are available to work with pastors and ministers to tailor an adult training program (continuing, spiritual education) for the specific needs and dynamics of a church, Bible School, mission, or training organization.
Additional Information
Other seminars and conference topics are available. You can contact Paul and Mary Birt, or you can contact Melody Lavin to schedule the listed seminars and workshops or to tailor teaching specific to your church’s or organization's needs.
Seminars focus on training attendees in a continuing education format. Attendees learn new information and how it applies to their lives. Workshops are interactive with teaching plus attendee participation. A conference setting, which includes vocal interaction by participants, would be tailored to a church’s or organization’s specifications. Seminary or Bible School teaching is also available.
This teaching ministry is an outreach of Victorious Living Ministries International, Inc.