By Charles Albrecht
By Charles Albrecht
PASADENA—Church Administration announced its nationally sponsored events for 2004.
This year the denomination will host eight regional conferences as well as four worship and fellowship events. The denomination will sponsor two cruises and a land tour (see page 28), as well as eight Spiritual Enrichment Program (SEP) camps for youths (please see our web site, www.wcg.wn/youths for further camp details).
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| TEENS IN CHICAGO—From left: Nora Lindquist, Liz Garman, Nathan Denn and Brad Claggett. |
This year’s regional conferences focus on creating the balance necessary for healthy, disciplemaking churches. Sessions will cover ways pastors, leaders and members can provide a friendly and supportive disciplemaking environment in their congregations. Attendees will work through an implementation process for guiding congregations through the priorities of winning the lost, building up believers and equipping workers.
President Joseph Tkach will give a message titled “What Is
the Song in Your Heart?” and will also lead a session on what God is doing through denominations. Dan Rogers, superintendent of ministers, will present “Building a Disciplemaking Environment in Your Church” and “Balance
for Growing a Healthy Church.” Additionally, several breakout sessions will be conducted during the course of these Friday to Sunday conferences.
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| Mark and Anne Stapleton at 2003 conference in California. |
The dates and locations for this year’s conferences are listed in
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| Zora Houston (left) and Annette Nettles at the 2003 conference in California. [Photo by Ron Grove] |
the box on page 3. The registration fee of $25 per person includes a workbook and all handouts and materials for the event. For more information
about a particular location, please check out our web site at www.wcg.org/events or contact your pastor or the coordinator listed in the box.
SOUTHWEST
CONFERENCE—Ministers
and members gather in Covina,
California,
April 3 to 6, 2003. [Photo by Thomas C. Hanson]
Location Dates Coordinator
Santa Ana, California Feb. 27-29 curtis.may@gci.org
Chicago, Illinois March 26-28 richard.frankel@wcg.org
Portland, Oregon April 30-May 2 hank.lageman@wcg.org
Union, New Jersey May 21-23 john.adams@wcg.org
Lexington, Kentucky June 4-6 ron.dick@wcg.org
Denver, Colorado June 25-27 tim.snyder@wcg.org
Dallas, Texas Aug. 6-8 arnold.clauson@wcg.org
Orlando, Florida to be announced robert.persky@wcg.org
2004 Fall Fellowship and Worship Retreats
Our fall fellowship and worship retreats this year have been scheduled for September and October in four locations across the country. These events will be inspiring times of renewal for members and friends, and the dates and locations are listed in the table below.
The April issue of the WN will include a registration coupon that can be completed and mailed in along with your registration fee. The coupon will also be available on our web site at www.wcg.org/events along with additional details about each location. We look forward to these 2004 events, and we pray that they will be a time of equipping, renewal and encouragement for our members.
Location Dates Coordinator
Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin Sept. 9-12 doug.johannsen@wcg.org
Seaside, Oregon Sept. 29–Oct. 3
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Oct. 8-11 martin.manuel@wcg.org
Southern California Oct. 8-10
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