Congregations Events and Training
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New Church Development training events sponsored by our colleagues in the Office of Church Growth of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) "New Church Development Training for Presbytery Teams"-This event will focus on the third task of the discernment process-Developing a Mission Plan. Presbytery and church teams working to start a new church are strongly encouraged to attend this event. Teams that have at least 3 people will recieve the added benefit of working with coaches on their projects during all of the breakout sessions. This period of training and discernment will not present "the only way" to start new churches, but will also explore the many possibilities for starting new churches for the people that God has placed on your hearts. Teams will go on area site visits and will hear from presenters with a wide variety of experiences and contexts. You may register online by going to www.riversidechurch.com. The online registration will accept payments via credit card (Visa, MasterCard) or electronic check. Registration deadline is August 15, 2009 "New Church Development Pastor Discernment"- Experience three days of prayer, discernment, and conversation with NCD coaches as you contemplate if God is calling you to New Church Development ministry. There will also be the option of staying an extra day to visit and worship with several NCDs in the Pittsburgh area. Space is limited to 25 participants who will be selected based on two letters of reference and a brief essay on "Why I Would Like to Attend this Discernment Event". All participant's meals, lodging, and transformation (up to $250) will be covered by the Office of Church Growth and will be reimbursed at the event. Email references and essay to Sherry Britton (
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) or Meredith Kemp-Pappan (
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). Registration deadline is September 1, 2009. "Can I Get a Witness?-New Church Development Team Training" - Questions dealt with at this event will be what will your new church grow into, will it be around 10 years from now, and will it make an impact for the gospel? The answers to these questions can be found by examining the end purpose of your discipleship training. For us to develop healthy congregations, we need to form disciples who exist "Not for ourselves, but for those we have yet to meet"-discipleship goes beyond the self-satisfaction of individual believers. The "Can I Get a Witness?" New Church Development Team Training Conference will focus on discipleship that is intent on reaching those outside the church community, sowing the gospel and seeing communities of believers grow, teaching the church to be a witness in both word and deed to the world, replicating churches through the process of church planting, and learning from our sisters and brothers in majority-world churches. We are encouraging the leadership team of your new church to come and learn what God is doing in the world and wants to do in your church. The price is the same if you bring 1 or 4 people. Increase the value and participate together. Register and pay online through the San Clemente Presbyterian Church website, www.scpres.org. Registration deadline is September 1, 2009.
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