2014 Annual Family Conference Seminars

by Terry Shanahan, Northeast Region Minister

You may have heard — we are having the Annual Family Conference out here in New England this year in Warwick, Rhode Island, July 21–24! And we here in the Northeast have been very busy preparing for a wonderful time of worship, teaching and living life together.

Our local Arrangements Chairman, Rev. Bob McKenney says, “Our theme, ‘For Every Generation,’ flows throughout the week and works itself out in many tracks and workshops. We’ve also aligned our time together with the CCCC’s three major areas of focus: Conference Care, Church Development and Church Multiplication. There will be opportunities to hear about the work God is doing, and to think about how we might bring what we learn back to equip the saints at home for the work of ministry.”

As Seminar Coordinator for the conference, I want to give you a peek at what to expect. The seminars for this year’s annual get-together are broken down into our three areas of ministry priority as well; Conference Care, Church Multiplication and Church Development.

In our Conference Care track you will have the following offerings:

Pastoral Mentoring, Rev. David Midwood
Introduction to the CCCC, Rev. Nick Granitsas
Fill My House; Christ’s Luke 14 Mandate, Shauna Amick and Molly Vasquez (from Joni and Friends)
Good Goodbyes for Pastors, Rev. Ed Whitman
The Gift of a Pastoral Sabbatical, Rev. Peter Balentine
Growing Churches During a Pastoral Transition; How to Strengthen Churches by Serving as an Intentional Interim Pastor, Tom Harris, Lenn Zeller, Dick Carter
Rhythms of Discipleship, Work and Rest, Rama Ziegenhals and Rev. Laurel Coolbaugh

In the Church Multiplication track you will have these offerings:

CCCC Overview Of Church Multiplication, Rev. Jeff O’Guin, and various church planters
Multiple Expressions of Church Planting, Rev. Jeff O’Guin
Building a Holy, Prolific, and Uncommonly Unified Lead Team, Matthew Kruse

And in our Church Development track you will have the following:

Understanding Your Identity In Christ, Rev. Ed Rhineheart and Rev. Richard Cook
Rural Church Development for Every Generation, Dr. Jason McConnell
Ten Reasons to Stay in a Small Church for 25 Years, (or longer), Rev. Blake Brown
Media as Ministry: Using Technology for the Kingdom Of God, Jeremy Peters
The Viability of a Small Group Ministry in the Local Church, Marcia Moskal and Joel Bucklin
Creating an Intentional Evangelism System in Your Church, Rev. Ryan Howell
Gospel-Centered Small Group Discipleship, Rev. Nathan Hall
Process Evangelism and an Outward Focus, Rev. Jon Paul

In addition, the Women’s Ministry will have Rev. Lisa J. Sfameni as their speaker during the seminar time.

All the seminars will be on Wednesday afternoon this year. We are excited about what God is preparing in advance for your visit. I can’t wait to see you all in Rhode Island!