Presbygrow

Check out this opportunity for in-depth discernment process to determine your gifts and talents for church planting. Whether or not you are called to church planting, this time will provide great insights into your particular strengths and how they impact your ministry call. http://presbygrowwest.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=44an

Evangelism and Church Growth’s 2012 conference

JULY 29 – AUGUST 2, 2012
ST. PETE BEACH, FLORIDA

Influence culture. Live out your mission. Develop disciples. Grow spiritually.

Join Evangelism and Church Growth for ECG 2012, an all area ministry conference, to discover how to become the church God intended us to be.

Learning tracks will be available for Evangelism, New Church Development, Transformation, Collegiate Ministries and Youth Workers.

LOCATION

Tradewinds Resort
5500 Gulf Blvd.
St. Pete Beach, Florida

RATES

Early Bird Registration $250

Housing: Private Room $115, Double $56, Triple $39

FEATURED SPEAKERS

Len Sweet
Highly influential in social media, best-selling author.

Linnea Nilsen Capshaw
Empowering leaders discern and live out mission.

Jo Saxton
Helping churches live into a discipling and missional way of being.

Mark Yaconelli
Exploring ground breaking spiritual direction and practice in Youth Ministry.

**Online registration will be open in early 2012.**

Go here to visit the official  ECG 2012 website.

Mission: To train an equip churches, teams and church planters to multiply spiritually dynamic communities of faith.

Purpose:

• Provide training and conversations to strengthen vision for new church development and community outreach/discipleship.
• Provide intentionally smaller conferences to allow for individual/team discernment and collaboration
• Provide follow-up support and coaching after the event to encourage individuals and teams to continue moving forward with their vision.
• Provide intentional intersection with the culture of ta “church planting church” which hosts these training events.

“The Training Center is committed to train and equip churches, teams, and church planters to multiply spiritually dynamic communities of faith.  We believe that by providing training and conversations to strengthen vision for new church development, discipleship, and community outreach, we can foster eyes to see what God is calling churches to risk for the sake of the gospel.  We believe that by keeping training events small and providing follow up coaching, we can encourage individuals, churches, and teams to move from talking to action.

www.riversidechurch.com

The Training  Center is a partnership between the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Office of Church Growth & Riverside Presbyterian Church, Sterling, VA

This is one of the best “short” explanations of the Missional Church.

Missional Church Simple

“Real People, Real Lives, Real Spirituality”

www.spiritualbookclub.com is an on-line global community of kindred spirits who explore spirituality through books, music, discussion, and ways to get involved in doing good things globally. It’s a spiritual home on the web.

We’ve been here since 1999, and we work to feed the spirits of those who visit this site with:
*Books that nourish the soul, give deeper insights
*Music that moves you (or that just rocks and therefore moves you)
*Discussion that makes you think about what you believe
*Links that help you get involved in cool projects all over the planet

Want a meaningful way to spend a half an hour?

Check this out:

“A collection of inspirational videos and text featuring America’s finest religious thinkers, stories of personal faith, and reflections on spiritual topics, gathered from television broadcasts of 30 Good Minutes, a weekly ecumenical and interfaith program on WTTW 11 (PBS) in Chicago.”

www.thirtygoodminutes.org

Are you looking for the ideal location for your next church retreat or family gathering?

BookARetreat.com is a complete directory of all the Presbyterian camps and conference centers in the United States and Canada.  This new search engine will find the perfect place for your event based on your lodging needs and locaion.

**BookARetreat.com is brought to you by:

Presbyterian Church Camp and Conference Association www.pcca.net

Passion for Jesus, focus on prayer part of vision for Evangelism and Church Growth office

by Bethany Furkin
Presbyterian News Service

LOUISVILLE — For many Presbyterians, “evangelism” can be a scary word, one that brings up feelings of hesitancy, nervousness and fear.

Talking about one’s faith can be hard, especially when it’s not a common topic of conversation, says Philip Lotspeich, coordinator for church growth and transformation in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s General Assembly Mission Council (GAMC).

“It’s so deep, so personal, that we have a hard time articulating it,” he says. “It’s like being asked to go out and run a marathon without being trained to do it.”

With a refreshed vision statement, the PC(USA)’s Evangelism and Church Growth office is preparing Presbyterians for that metaphorical marathon.

“We really want to help churches and presbyteries pursue their full redemption potential,” says Ray Jones, the GAMC’s coordinator for evangelism.

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