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"Planning for Harvest" |
"I planted the seed in your hearts, and Appollos watered it, but it was God who made it grow. It's not important who does the planting, or who does the watering. What's important is that God makes the seed grow. The one who plants and the one who waters work together with the same purpose. And both will be rewarded for their own hard work. For we are both God's workers.
And you are God's field. You are God's building.
1 Corinthians 3:6-9 |
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| Keynote Speaker |
Rev. Dr. Gerald Kieschnick, President of the LCMS, will lead the opening Bible study, "Having a Heart for Outreach," and the closing worship sermon.
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| Discussion Panel |
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"Elements of a Congregational Outreach Plan" |
- Plowing - Preparing Our Congregation and Community for Evangelism
Panelist: Julie Jacoby,
marketing consultant for LCEF and Bethlehem Lutheran School in Lakewood, CO, and marketing director for her husband's mission church plant, Family of Christ Lutheran Church in Frederick, CO.
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- Planting - We Share Christ with Others
Panelist: Rev. Scott Snow,
LCMS Director of Outreach. He is tasked with developing a national program for outreach in the Synod, which includes leading the Ablaze! Movement in North America.
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- Cultivating - We Cultivate On-going Relationships
Panelist: Arlyn Sprecher,
DCE, serves as Pastoral Assistant and Coordinator of Connecting Ministries at Christ Lutheran Church, Overland Park, KS, and has been a part of a ministry team that has helped the congregation grow, change locations and establish an elementary school.
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- Harvesting - We Bring People Into the Family of Christ
Panelist: Rev. Dennis Fitzpatrick,
Associate Pastor at Trinity Lutheran Church, Atchison, KS, is very passionate about outreach through mission and ministry. Trinity has grown into a large congregation and is known as a congregation that reaches out to its community.
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- Evaluating - How are We Doing?
Panelist: Susan Roberts, DCO
at Christ Lutheran Church and School, Murray, UT; the Director of Sudanese Ministry at St. John's Lutheran Church, Salt Lake City; the Executive Director of Utah Lutheran Mission Outreach; and a member of the Rocky Mountain District's Evangelism Committee. Susan's role as a DCO is to be an advocate for the non-Christian and unchurched through assessing outreach opportunities and equipping, educating, mobilizing, and supporting congregation members in witnessing, evangelism, missions, and the assimilation of new church members.
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- Moderator: Sandy Wendelin, DCE,
has served at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Lakewood, CO, since 1983, currently as Director of Assimilation and Small Groups, concentrating on the area of discipleship development, and supporting and equipping members for ministry within their circle of influence.
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| Conference Goal |
To inspire and inform congregations on how to develop and/or enhance their local evangelism plan.
Participants should leave the conference with something they can use immediately, no matter where they are in the development of their evangelism plan. |
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Who Can Participate? |
| This conference is designed for professional workers and lay people - anyone who wants to learn more about how to reach out to those who do not yet know Christ. |
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$15/person which includes lunch,
snacks and all materials |
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Kansas Host Congregations |
- Trinity Lutheran Church, South Campus
16928 Evans Rd, Bonner Springs, 66012-7190
Pastor Jim Jobst
913-724-4441
www.gatheringinchrist.org
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- Redeemer Lutheran Church
920 S Alta Ln, Olathe, 66061-4105
Pastor Calvin Reinke, Pastor Perry Sukstorf
913-764-2359
www.redeemerolathe.org
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- Christ Lutheran Church
3509 SW Burlingame Rd, Topeka, 66611-2099
Pastor Dave Schemm
785-266-6263
www.christlcms.org
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- Ascension Lutheran Church
842 N Tyler Rd, Wichita, 67212-3239
Pastor Michael Bingenheimer, Pastor Scott Goltl
316-722-4694
www.ascension-lcms.org
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- Christ the King Lutheran Church
111 W Magnolia Rd, Salina, 67401-7546
785-827-7492
www.ctksalina.org
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- Redeemer Lutheran Church
808 S 1st St, Atwood, 67730-2108
Pastor Don White
785-626-3178
www.rlcatwood.org
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- Trinity Lutheran Church
1010 Fleming St, Garden City, 67846-6225
Pastor Lyle Stuehrenberg
620-276-3110
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