September 2018
Welcome to the newly updated newsletter!
Host Church:  Converge Community Church
 NEW BUFFALO, MICHIGAN
October 22–24, 2018!

Accommodations are at the beautiful  Marina Grand Resort  and T he Harbor Grand .  Hotel reservations for all participants will be made by Converge MidAmerica only.
 
Our speaker is Dr. James Ford, Jr ., affectionately known as the “Love Doctor” because of his pragmatic, do-able advice on relationships and marriage. He has been the senior pastor of Christ Bible Church of Chicago for 36 years. He is an international conference speaker, seminar leader, and author of When a Man Loves a Woman, When a Woman Loves a Man, and 7 Reasons God Created Marriage.
 
There will again be a special break-out session just for pastor's wives.  Jennifer Wiggins will be our speaker. As a PK, Jennifer determined early in life to avoid missionaries and pastors. She currently finds herself grateful to be in ministry with her husband, Kirt, at Pathway Community Church, where he is lead pastor. During their 26 years of marriage, they have worked in Christian higher education, missions and church planting. They have three children and recently gained a daughter-in-law.
 
This retreat is for all Converge MidAmerica pastors, including senior, associate, worship and youth pastors and their wives.  Space is limited and reservations will be done on a first-come, first-served basis!

This special event has been designed for and prayed over just for you!

by Lucretia Berry

This summer, I had the unique experience of having my life told back to me in a most creative way. Karin introduced herself to me as “Karin with an i.” Karin, in addition to the many hats she wears as a wife and mom, is a professional organizer and coach. She is one of those modern-day goddesses who specializes in helping folks declutter, organize, and be more mindful with their stuff (I would love to be her assistant!).

After participating in the “Understanding Race/ism” class that I offer for parents, Karin expressed gratitude for my work and offered to come alongside me, hold my hand, and lead me in the ways of assembling my organization. I definitely needed her help. With no regard to whether I was ready or not, my organization had taken flight, speeding along and requiring me to pull it together while flying it...

by Jennifer Dukes Lee

Suzie  came to the edge of the stage and asked if I needed anything before I spoke to the women filling the seats. I had almost everything that I needed.

Microphone. Check.

Water. Check.

Outline. Check.

Tissues (because I almost always cry a little when I talk about Jesus). Check.

But I needed one more thing. So when Suzie asked me if I needed anything, I told her what I needed most of all:

“Prayer.”

She nodded, promised to pray, and then started to walk. But she didn’t walk away; she walked to the other side of the stage.

“Come with me,” she said, motioning me to a quiet corner.

And there, behind my podium, I knelt. She grabbed my hands and began to pray...
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