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Thursday, July 31st

 
12:00 Registration  
2:00 Gathering and Welcome  
2:30 Plenary 1: Spiritual Life of the Leader Bishop Minerva G. Carcaño

3:30 Break

 
4:00 Basic School: Ministry Tracks

 
1. New Church 101: How to Start a Church:

Ed Jones/Steven Blair
2. Turning Around Existing Churches Dottie Escobedo-Frank /Rudy Rasmus
3. Focus Churches Doug Anderson
4. Grow the Church Where you Are Ken Nash/Brad Kalajainen
5. Starting a New Worship Service

Rob Weber/Stacy Hood
6. Rural Church Sharon Schwab
7. Headwounds: Practicing Koinonia in a Fractured World Jim Walker/Chris Heckert
8. Leading an L3 Leadership Incubator Betsey Heavner/Bryan Sims
   
5:30 Dinner on your own  
7:30 Gathering  
8:00 Plenary 2: En-Gauge the Disconnected Ed Jones
   

Friday, August 1st

 
8:00 Gathering  
8:30 Plenary 3: Innovate or Die Mark Beeson
9:30 Break  
10:00 Core Seminars: (choose one)
  • Creating New Faith Communities
  • Rob Weber
  • Creating a Discipleship System
  • Dan Glover
  • Creative Preaching
  • Dottie Escobedo-Frank
  • Developing Small Groups
  • Brad Kalajainen
    11:30 Lunch Provided at Church  
    1:30 Core Seminars: (choose one)
  • Touch
  • Rudy Rasmus
  • A New Kind of Church
  • Steven Blair
  • Creating a Discipleship System
  • Dan Glover
  • Developing Small Groups
  • Brad Kalajainen
    3:00 Break  
    3:30 Ministry Tracks (same as Thursday 4:00 pm)
    5:30 Dinner and evening on your own  
       

    Saturday, August 2nd

     
    8:00 Gathering  
    8:30 Plenary 4: The Tribal Church Carol Howard Merritt
    9:30 Break  
    10:00 Core Seminars: (choose one)
  • Touch
  • Rudy Rasmus
  • A New Kind of Church
  • Steven Blair
  • Creating New Faith Communities
  • Rob Weber
  • Creative Preaching
  • Dottie Escobedo-Frank
    11:30 Off for rest of the day  
       

    Sunday, August 3rd

     
    Morning: Worship at one of the following Teaching Churches:

    • DeWitt Redeemer Church, DeWitt, MI
    • The Church of All Nations, Kentwood, MI
    • CrossWind Church, Dorr, MI
    • Mars Hill Bible Church, Grandville, MI
    12:00 Lunch at Teaching Churches  
    1:00-4:00 Teaching Sessions  
    Dinner on your own  
       

    Monday, August 4th

     
    8:00 Gathering  
    8:30 Plenary 5: The 21st Century Church (Grand Rapids only) Brad Kalajainen
    9:30 Break  
    10:00 Workshops (repeated at 1:30) Led by leaders of Cornerstone & Board Staff
    11:30 Lunch at Church  
    1:30 Workshops Repeat of 10:00 a.m. Workshops
    3:00 Break  
    3:30 Ministry Tracks (same as Thursday 4:00 pm)
    5:00 Dinner on your own  
    7:30 Worship & Communion: Remembering your Call Jim Walker
    9:00 Off for Evening  
       

    Tuesday, August 5th

     
    8:00 Gathering  
    8:30 Plenary 6: Leading in a Multi World Jorge Acevedo
    10:00 Ministry Tracks (same as Thursday 4:00 pm)
    12:00 End of Event  

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