CELEBRATE
Morning sessions:
Celebrate God! Rev. Josh and Nonni Wagner will lead us in a time of worship that will set the stage for the day.
Celebrate Ministry! Rev. Eric Livingston has an incredible heart for pastors, chaplains, and ministers. You will be encouraged by his message.
Celebrate Diversity! Rev. Arnetta Bailey is an incredibly gracious and capable leader. She will help us think about our relationships with people who are different from us by talking about what she wishes others understood about prejudice.
Afternoon breakouts:
Celebrate the Next Generation! Rev. Brett Talley will talk about the reality that kids, students and families are not showing up to in person church programming as often as they used do. How does the church continue to have an influence in their lives and faith? Brett wants to talk about important principles to build into NextGen ministries and the systems needed to maintain them.While he will be specifically speaking about something that is important to children and student ministries pastors and workers, his session will also be relevant to senior pastors.
Celebrate Tension! Rev. Dr. Nathan Willowby will address the reality that the church lives in a polarized world. So do we as pastors and Christian leaders lead to transformation or merely amplify or echo the views people learn outside the church? To not discuss the tension-filled or hot topics is to cede the ground of information to social and news media. We have to wrestle with the hot topics, but the mission is not to win, but to grow and change so we and others are more like Christ.
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