From: Michelle Eggert
Subject: 2009 Church & Change Conference: Regaining Momentum
Date: Thursday, July 23, 2009, 7:22 PM
2009 Church & Change Conference: Regaining Momentum
The 2009 Church & Change Conference will feature an outstanding line-up of speakers and ministry topics. Our main presenters will be Rev. Bruce Becker, Director of Operations for Time of Grace and Rev. Elton Stroh, director of our WELS Parish Assistance program. Rev. Becker will be examining characteristics that are hurting our congregations as well as those that are helping congregations in their efforts to bring the Gospel to more people. Rev. Stroh will discuss the what certain churches did to turnaround from being in decline to becoming more active.
You will be challenged, inspired and encouraged as a Christian and as a leader of Christians. When several hundred creative WELS leaders gather around God's Word and share their ideas, that's what we expect to happen!
The conference will be held Thursday, November 5 through Saturday, November 7, 2009 at the Wyndham Milwaukee Airport Hotel and Convention Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The cost for the conference is $200.00 per person ($280 for registrations received on or after September 16, 2009). A special "3+1 offer" will be available to congregations sending four or more participants. All meals are included in the conference price, but participants will need to provide their own lodging.
Special conference hotel rates of $99 single or $109 double occupancy per night are available at the Wyndham Milwaukee Airport Hotel & Convention Center through October 13, 2009. Please contact the hotel directly to make your hotel reservations at (866) 625-3104 and mention you are attending the Church & Change Conference.
Reservations can also be made online at: http://www.wyndham.com/groupeventsnew/mkeap_churchchange09/main.wnt.
All registrations will take place online at http://www.regonline.com/churchandchange2009. For a full description of each presenter/topic, click C&C program.bw.pdf for efficient black/white printing or C&C program.color.pdf for full color viewing printing. Check out our Website (www.churchandchange.org) for further details.This conference is shaping up to be the best ever!
Pastor Ron Ash
Chairman, The Center for Church & Change
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The Center for Church & Change
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GJ - How difficult is it to connect the dots and form a picture?
Ron Ash's congregation sponsored The CORE, although its lavish spending ($250,000 blown so far) remains a mystery.
Ski and Bishop Katie worked together at St. Marcus (Jeske) before spending their monthlies at various expensive Schwermer conferences around the country: Drive, Catalyst, Drive again, Granger, Mars Hill, and Echo.
Becker went to work for Jeske when WELS began making noises about getting rid of his job.
Stroh worked for Becker at The Love Shack and now promotes Stetzer.
