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Enlighten, Empower, Employ and Deploy
January 3 - 5, 2008 • Nashville, Tennessee

Thursday, January 3, 2008
Themes: Enlighten & Empower

9:00am - 12:45pm Registration
1:00pm - 2:30pm Opening Worship/Plenary I: Enlighten
“Why the Bible, By Whose Authority"
2:30pm - 2:45pm Refreshment Break
2:45pm - 3:45pm Reflection Sessions - Plenary I
3:45pm - 4:00pm Stand Up Break
4:00pm - 5:00pm Reporting Session I: Enlighten
5:00pm - 7:00pm Dinner (On your own)
7:00pm - 8:00pm Plenary II: Empower
“Lift up Your Hearts”
8:00pm - 9:00pm Reflection Sessions - Plenary II

Friday, January 4, 2008
Theme: Employ

7:00am - 8:00am Continental Breakfast
8:00am - 9:00am Morning Worship
9:00am - 10:00am Reporting Session II: Empower
10:00am - 10:20am Refreshment Break
10:30am - 11:30am

Plenary III: Employ
"Build To Last”

11:30am - 12:30pm Reflection Session - Plenary III
12:30pm - 2:15pm Luncheon
2:15pm - 2:30pm Break to Ministry Labs
2:30pm - 4:00pm Ministry Labs I (six choices)
4:00pm - 4:15pm Break
4:15pm - 5:45pm Ministry Labs II (six choices)
Free Evening: Dinner on your own

Saturday, January 5, 2008
Theme: Deploy

7:00am - 8:00am Continental Breakfast
8:00am - 8:30am Evaluations. Teams Complete Tri-fold Ministry Form
8:30am -10:30am Closing Worship/
Communion Service

 

 
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