C l e v e l a n d AlA n HirscH ministry leadership A day f learning, netwrking and taking the next step in Gd s call n ur lives. Tw events in ne DAy! 4cTber2012 Signature Spnsr
alan hirsch ChurCh and Ministry Leadership Regardless f yur thelgical bent r training, ne thing everyne agrees n is that tday s lcal cngregatin faces a great challenge. Clarity f missin and purpse, biblical yet culturally relevant prclamatin f the Gspel, and the equipping f the saints fr the wrk f the Kingdm are all, at their cre, leadership issues. ALAN HIRSCH is the funding directr f Frge Missin Training Netwrk. Currently he c-leads Future Travelers, an innvative learning prgram helping megachurches becme missinal mvements. Knwn fr his innvative apprach t missin, Alan is cnsidered t be a thught-leader and key missin strategist fr churches acrss the Western wrld. Hirsch is the authr f The Frgtten Ways and The Frgtten Ways Handbk; c-authr f The Shaping f Things t Cme, ReJesus and The Faith f Leap (with Michael Frst); Untamed (with Debra Hirsch); Right Here, Right Nw (with Lance Frd); On the Verge (with Dave Fergusn) and The Permanent Revlutin (with Tim Catchim). This ne-day cnference ffers tw pprtunities t gather with ministry leaders frm acrss the regin. Nted authr and missilgist Alan Hirsch will ffer three plenary sessins n the subjects f leadership and missin. Plus, veteran church leaders frm ur wn cmmunity will ffer additinal insights. The first (mrning) sessin is geared fr pastrs and ministry leaders, in particular. Church staff, vlunteer ministry leaders and cngregatin cuncil members are all welcme t register. The evening event, which is free and pen t the public, will challenge all Christians t greater passin fr Christ s missin and celebrate the publishing f Rev. Jeff Jhnsn s first bk! Cme t be inspired, share yur wn experiences and gain new perspectives. Leave charged, changed and cnnected t thers. His experience includes leading a lcal church mvement amng the marginalized, develping training systems fr innvative missinal leadership, and heading up the missin and revitalizatin wrk f his denminatin. Alan is c-funder and adjunct faculty fr the M.A. in Missinal Church Mvements at Wheatn Cllege (Illinis). He is als adjunct prfessr at Fuller Seminary, Gerge Fx Seminary, amng thers, and he lectures frequently thrughut Eurpe and the United States. He is series editr fr Baker Bks Shapevine series, IVP s Frge line, and a cntributing editr f Leadership Jurnal.
Mrning EvEnt ChurCh & Ministry Leadership CnferenCe 8 am t 2:30 pm Family Ministry center 3389 Fultn rad Cleveland, hi 44109 $20 per persn, which includes lunch 8 t 8:30 am Registratin and Cntinental Breakfast Opening Devtin with Rev. Jeff Jhnsn 8:45 am Alan Hirsch Mrning Address The Permanent Revlutin Part I Get ready fr a much-needed alternative prescriptin t tday s prevailing frms f church leadership. Hirsch unpacks the nature f ministry and leadership within (and fr) apstlic mvements and apstlic leadership in particular, fcusing n the five-fld gifting St. Paul sets ut in Ephesians. 10 t 11 am Breakut Sessins (chse 2, see sidebar belw fr 11 t Nn sessin descriptins) Mrning Breakut sessins lisa l. Bttms Lisa Bttms is Prgram Directr fr Human services, Child and Yuth Develpment at the Cleveland Fundatin. in this rle, she leads the Fundatin s strategy t invest in child and yuth develpment and versees all f the Fundatin s human services grantmaking. Lisa als directs Prject access, a capacity building prgram fr faith- and cmmunitybased rganizatins. 12:30 t 2:30 pm Lunchen Lisa Bttms, Prgram Directr, The Cleveland Fundatin The Imprtance f Churches t Cleveland s Renewal and Future Alan Hirsch Leaders Address The Permanent Revlutin Part II Hirsch cntinues n leadership themes frm his mrning presentatins. Develping and Releasing Transfrmatinal Leaders in the Church Panel Discussin: Juri Ammari, MetrAlliance Church Jeff Jhnsn, Building Hpe in the City Guy Stevens, NEO 360 Mdern Nehemiahs: Thught Leadership n Faith-Based Cmmunity Develpment Presenter: Andy Batten, Lighthuse, Inc. Case Study: Bay Presbyterian Church / Family Ministry Center One Suburban Church s Decisin t G Beynd Ding Gd in the City Presenter: Julie Busch-Jnes, Family Ministry Center Ministry Lessns frm the Rearview Mirrr: What I Gt Right and What I Gt All Wrng Panel Discussin: Jim Martin, Ryal Redeemer Lutheran Church Je Abraham, Scrantn Rad Bible Church Dc Cllings, Christ Church Lunchen spnsred by Church Extensin Fund, LCMS-Ohi District
EvEning EvEnt an evening with alan hirsch & rev. Jeff Jhnsn s Bk release 5:30 pm 7 t 9:30 pm BHITC VIP Receptin (by invitatin nly) Free, public event with Alan Hirsch windws n the river 2000 Sycamre Cleveland, Ohi 44113 Parking available fr $3 per car This event is free, hwever RSVPs are kindly requested fr planning purpses. Please cntact Lesa Hess at (216) 281-4673 r use the enclsed registratin frm t save yur seat. The Faith f Leap Alan Hirsch Why is it that when discussing tday s church and Western Christianity, the cncepts f adventure, risk and curage are srely missing? Alan Hirsch explres this questin and ffers a dynamic framewrk fr 21st century missin that ges beynd ding church. Hirsch s visin radically refrms ntins f leadership, discipleship and even hw we teach thelgy. Regardless f yur vcatin r prfessin, this presentatin will change hw yu think f yurself as a fllwer f Jesus and yur place in the wrld. AbuT building Hpe in THe city Hw t Hug a Smelly Guy Rev. Jeff Jhnsn The evening will als celebrate the publishing f Rev. Jeff Jhnsn s Hw t Hug a Smelly Guy, which captures Jhnsn s frmatin as a disciple f Jesus and an urban pastr thrugh the use f stries and persnal encunters with Gd s grace and prvidence. It puts int wrds the heartbeat f Building Hpe in the City as Jhnsn explres lessns he has learned in city ministry, crss-cultural missin, leadership, and the uncanny and ften humrus wisdm f Gd, wh invites brken peple t share in His Kingdm and its wrk. Hw t Hug a Smelly Guy will be available fr purchase at the event fr $11.95. It will be als be available at Amazn.cm this fall. All bk prceeds benefit Building Hpe in the City. Building Hpe in the City is a Cleveland-based missin and ministry rganizatin cmmitted t restring the city t Gd by linking and develping peple, cmmunities and cngregatins. It seeks scietal transfrmatin by encuraging the start f new urban churches, equipping ministry leaders, and prviding prven knw-hw in faith-based ministry strategies that bring diverse peple tgether fr mutual supprt, cmmunity develpment and service in the Lrd s Kingdm. T learn mre r jin in this missin, visit www. buildinghpeinthecity.rg
Alan Hirsch ministry leadership cnference registratin Yes, I/we will attend the Leadership Cnference at Family Ministry Center. Yes, I will attend the free evening event with Alan Hirsch and Rev. Jhnsn. Prvide names f all attendees belw and multiply by $20 each $ Ttal number f peple in my party: Registratin includes lunchen. Please enclsed check r call 216.281.4673 t prcess payment by credit/debit card. Please cntact me abut purchasing a cpy f Rev. Jhnsn s bk. Nte: Parking at Windws n the River/Nautica will be $3 per car. Cntact persn and infrmatin fr any questins: Name Phne N, I can t attend during the day, but want t spnsr a lcal ministry leader t attend. Enclsed is my gift f $ Mail yur cmpleted frm and payment t Building Hpe in the City 2031 West 30 Street, Cleveland, Ohi 44113