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SUMMARY:Evangelistic Equipping
DESCRIPTION:Register for the Training \n \nStatistics indicate that fewer Christians engage in evangelism. While some suggest people have lost confidence in the Gospel\, others would argue the problem lies in how evangelism is taught. We have lost confidence\, not in the Gospel but in the techniques for sharing the Gospel. Many pastors feel stuck between a rock and a hard place. They either teach the techniques they don’t believe work and feel guilty\, or they feel guilty because they don’t teach evangelism at all. Many believe the old models of evangelism are no longer effective\, which makes it difficult to know how to train others. \nThose who do endeavor to equip their people report that they find it just plain hard! It is slow\, frustrating\, and difficult to measure. It takes time and intentionality\, and it is not easily controlled. The attempts that are made feel unsuccessful\, and many feel they are not doing a good job. \nThis training will provide an evaluative framework to help you assess your evangelistic equipping efforts. It will help you to recognize gaps you may need to fill\, find distortions you will want to correct\, and provide a clearer path forward toward helping your church become more evangelistically faithful. \nJoin Merv Budd\, equipping evangelist on the Missional Initiatives Team\, in this four-session\, 60-minute webinar training. The sessions will include: \n\nApril 11 – Understanding the three quadrants of evangelism.\nApril 18 – Understanding the three quadrants of equipping.\nApril 25 – Understanding the distortions of excess and neglect.\nMay 2 – Understanding your congregations needs and developing a way forward.\n\n \nThere are a limited number of spaces available\, so confirm your participation as soon as possible. \n \nRegister for the Training
URL:https://nabconference.org/event/evangelistic-equipping-2024-05-02/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Missional Initiatives
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ORGANIZER;CN="Sara-May Cardy":MAILTO:scardy@nabconf.org
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SUMMARY:Year of Equipping (Application Deadline)
DESCRIPTION:SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION \n \nFor over a decade now\, the NAB has intentionally developed and delivered spaces for training\, discussion\, and spiritual growth. Our strategy has included Blue Ocean\, Discovery\, and Ethos\, each of which involve training leaders and members of NAB churches\, helping them to live into a missional and formational vision for their communities. \nIn a desire to continue to extend this vision into and through our churches\, members of the NAB Executive Team are planning a cohort uniquely designed to reach emerging leaders\, those twenty- and thirty-something women and men who are active leaders of our churches and who will continue to serve NAB churches for the decades to come. We prayerfully seek to continue to expand our points of connection with NAB churches and leaders and deepen the learning and relationships in our conference. \nWe are planning three\, three-month modules\, each reflecting the three modules in Blue Ocean. The first will address questions of who God is and what he is up to; we want to bring revitalization and a fresh biblical vision about the nature and character of the God who wants to reach the world with his mercy and love. The second module takes on the topic of spiritual formation\, as we will discuss how we are (re-)formed in God’s image; if God truly desires his people to be conformed to the character of Christ\, then it is incumbent upon us as his people to really process what this means for us and those we are reaching with his good news. Module three addresses how Christian community flows from the first two; we will discuss what we are to do in light of who God is and how we are formed. \nEach module will have multiple components: a book pertaining to the subject matter\, Zoom discussions\, and one in-person meeting. The goal of this experience is to develop and enrich the relationships of our emerging leaders\, to provide instruction and conversation about the movement of God in the world and how we participate\, and to deepen the preparation of our emerging leaders for the future of the NAB. \nThe application deadline is May 31\, 2024. Those who are accepted will be notified in June. \n \nSUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION
URL:https://nabconference.org/event/year-of-equipping-application-deadline/
CATEGORIES:Emerging Leaders,Missional Initiatives
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