Ministers Conference September 28-30 with Gary McIntosh

ABC Northwest’s 6th Annual All Region Ministers Conference will be held September 28th-30th at Ross Point Camp & Conference Center in Post Falls, ID. The conference begins with lunch on Monday and concludes with breakfast on Wednesday. This leadership training event for pastors, staff and lay leaders, provides opportunities for meeting new friends, networking, worship, fellowship, and spiritual renewal.

Conference Rates

Rates include lodging at Ross Point, six meals and program fee:

• $188/single room
• $140/double room
• $112/cabin
• If you need a room for Sunday night, cost is $35/single room, or $25/double/triple occupancy room
• If you only require meals, $79 will cover all six. We are unable to take registrations for separate meals.

Grants

Continuing Education or New Life grants may be available for you.

Registration

You can download a registration form, and there is also one included in the Ministers Conference Brochure. Registration deadline is September 1, 2009.

 

Speakers

Dr. Gary McIntosh, professor, consultant, author and speaker, is President of the Church Growth Network and Professor of Christian Ministry and Leadership at Talbot School of Theology, Biola University in La Mirada, CA. Dr. McIntosh, has over 22 years of experience in the field of church growth consultation, coaching of church leaders, and workshop presentations. More than 500 churches in 55 different denominations have been assessed through his ministry. He has authored 13 books on church growth and six manuals on pastoral ministry. Two of these have been on the ABCNW LLC reading list, Church That Works and Beyond the First Visit. He is also the editor of Church Growth Network and the Journal of American Church Growth.

Tom Lipsey is the pastor of Montgomery Community Baptist Church, Cincinnati, OH, a member of American Baptist Churches Ohio. Established in 1942, MCC has grown to an average attendance of over 1600 in three weekend worship services. They have twice expanded their facilities to accommodate the growth in people and programming, including adding an Activities Center and Preschool wing in 1995 and a new Sanctuary and Christian Education wing in 1998.