Mt.
Zion Apostolic Church Deaf and Hard of Hearing Ministry presents the
A DEAF, DEAF WORLD
Enjoy an exciting experience
by entering the Deaf World!
Friday, April 16—7:00 p.m.
Fellowship Hall
(Description on reverse side)
MAIL REGISTRATION AND PAYMENT TO:
Mt. Zion Apostolic Church
4900 E. 38th Street
Indianapolis, IN 46218
Attn: Deaf Ministry Workshop
FOR QUESTIONS CONTACT:
Elder Donald Tinsley, Ministry Leader
317-542-3261
877-487-5401 (Relay)
donaldtinsley@gmail.com
Kathleen Preddie, Interpreter
317-679-2583
kpreddie@sbcglobal.net
CHRISTIAN INTERPRETER
TRAINING WORKSHOP
Workshop and services are voice interpreted for the Hearing.
Oral interpretation available upon request.
CONFERENCE LOCATION:
Mt. Zion Apostolic Church
4900 E. 38th St., Indianapolis, IN 46218
317-549-1200
www.mtzionchurch.org
Bishop Lambert W. Gates, Sr., Senior Pastor
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REGISTRATION FEE:  $35pp (by 4/09/10) $45pp (at the door)
Fee includes workshop materials and lunch. No refunds.
To miss this seminar is to miss more than just another “Deaf Workshop.” Join
us and be blessed spiritually and naturally as we learn how to advance the
Kingdom through effective and anointed sign interpretation!
 Mt. Zion Apostolic Church ▪ 7th Annual Deaf Ministry Conference ▪ 2010

“THE DEAF SHALL HEAR THE WORD”

Presenter: Noah Butler III 

Workshop Descriptions
The “What’s In a Word?” workshop is designed to help interpreters under-
stand the importance of increasing one’s vocabulary to enhance proper word-
to-sign equivalence, and to conceptualize word meanings. The presenter will
offer analytical thinking strategies to deduce content-to-context meaning.
Participants are encouraged to use creativity and a range of linguistic re-
sources to come up with a faithful translation without the pressure of real-
time processing. Learning synonyms in ASL increases one’s sign vocabulary
and also provides the interpreter with “tools” to become more effective dur-
ing the actual interpreting process. Once information is presented, students
will be required to present that information in sign to voice and voice to sign
formats. Resources will be pulled from poetry, music, scripture, political top-
ics, and current events.

The “You Said What?” workshop will be approached from three different an-
gles. Primarily, the interpretation of Scriptures will be investigated as it re-
lates to history, culture, and the language and customs of biblical times in
order to determine context. Secondly, a unique study of philosophy will be
introduced that allows participants to do their own study, and draw their own
conclusions based on their interpretation of the content of scripture. This
concept will be used to determine the proper word (sign) usage and ASL
structure that can be used to convey the proper meaning and intent of a pas-
sage.

FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 2010

6:00 p.m.—7:00 p.m. Registration

7:00 p.m.—9:00 p.m. Deaf, Deaf World “The Deaf Experience—You Talk, You Pay”
Indiana DHHS CEUs - RID & ACET - 0.2 CEUs General Studies
IIC & EIC – .2 CEUs Category 1

Enjoy an exciting experience by entering the Deaf World. All who enter must communicate by sign language only, using ASL, finger-
spelling, or gesturing. While in this “community," you'll place an order at a pizzeria and transact business at the Power & Light Co., gain-
ing points along the way to earn a first, second, or third place prize. But remember, NO TALKING ALLOWED. Anyone caught speaking
will be arrested by the Community Cop and charged a fine of .25¢. So turn off your vocal chords and flex your finger muscles and join us
in a DEAF, DEAF WORLD!

SATURDAY, APRIL 17, 2010

8:00 a.m.—9:00 a.m. Registration and continental breakfast

8:45 a.m.-9:00 a.m. Devotion by Elder Donald Tinsley

9:00 a.m.—noon “What’s In a Word?”

Indiana DHHS CEUs - RID & ACET - 0.3 CEUs Professional Studies
IIC & EIC – 0.3 CEUs Category 1

12:00 p.m.—1:00 p.m. Lunch

1:00 p.m.—4:00 p.m. “You Said What?”

Indiana DHHS CEUs - RID & ACET - 0.3 CEUs Professional Studies
IIC & EIC – 0.3 CEUs Category 2

6:30 p.m. Deaf Ministry Talent Show

SUNDAY, APRIL 18, 2010

10:00 a.m.—11:00 a.m. 21st Century Sunday School—Deaf Ministry class