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REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Toronto BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20240310T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20241103T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20250309T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20251102T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20260308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20261101T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20270314T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20271107T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20241030T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20241030T143000 DTSTAMP:20260418T194555 CREATED:20240918T221200Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240925T173841Z UID:1127589-1730293200-1730298600@nabconference.org SUMMARY:Reframe: Equipping Your Congregation for Evangelism DESCRIPTION:How well equipped is your congregation for the ministry of evangelism?\nHow do you evaluate your church’s health in that regard?\nHow would you identify equipping gaps in your congregation’s evangelistic faithfulness?\n\n \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 and distortions you will want to correct and provide a clearer path forward towards helping your church become more evangelistically faithful.\nThis online training consists of four sessions that will be 90 minutes each. \nDates: Oct. 30\, Nov. 6\, 13\, 20 \nTime: 1:00–2:30 p.m. (Eastern) \nRegister by Monday\, October 28 using the form below. Training is free for NAB ministry leaders. \n\n\n \n Name(Required)\n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n \n Email(Required)\n \n Enter Email\n \n \n \n Confirm Email\n \n \n \n ChurchMinistry RoleLocationInclude your city and state/province.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Δ URL:https://nabconference.org/event/reframe-equipping-your-congregation-for-evangelism/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Missional Initiatives ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://nabconference.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Reframe.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250620 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250621 DTSTAMP:20260418T194555 CREATED:20250528T220859Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250528T220859Z UID:1128933-1750377600-1750463999@nabconference.org SUMMARY:Year of Equipping: Year 2 (Application Deadline) DESCRIPTION:Apply for Year of Equipping: Year 2\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. \nFor the past year\, a group of twenty- and thirty-something leaders from across the NAB have been gathering monthly as part of the inaugural Year of Equipping cohort. (You can read their reflections from the Vancouver\, Detroit\, and Chicago in-person gatherings.) They have shared how much they have appreciated the conversations and the readings and how their experiences in the Year of Equipping have shaped their ministries. Great friendships have formed\, connections that will season and guide their ministries in the NAB in the years and decades to come. \nThe time has come for us to begin putting together the Year 2 cohort of emerging leaders within the NAB\, those individuals in their twenties and thirties who hold some position of ministry leadership in the church\, or even in a parachurch organization. \nThe Year of Equipping consists of three\, three-month modules\, each reflecting the three modules in Blue Ocean. \nThe 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. \nThe 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. \nModule 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 June 20\, 2025. \nApply for Year of Equipping: Year 2 URL:https://nabconference.org/event/year-of-equipping-year-2-application-deadline/ CATEGORIES:Emerging Leaders,Missional Initiatives ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://nabconference.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Year-of-Equipping-Year-2.png ORGANIZER;CN="Meg Kempton":MAILTO:mkempton@nabconf.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251001T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251001T233000 DTSTAMP:20260418T194555 CREATED:20250820T221523Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251001T145356Z UID:1129215-1759312800-1759361400@nabconference.org SUMMARY:Reframe: Equipping Your Congregation for Evangelism DESCRIPTION:Assess your congregation’s evangelism readiness with this four-week\, online training. \n\nHow well equipped is your congregation for the ministry of evangelism?\nHow do you evaluate your church’s health in that regard?\nHow would you identify equipping gaps in your congregation’s evangelistic faithfulness?\n\n \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 and distortions you will want to correct and provide a clearer path forward towards helping your church become more evangelistically faithful. \nThis online training consists of four sessions that will be 90 minutes each. \nDates: Oct. 1\, 8\, 15\, 22 \nTime: 10:00–11:30 p.m. (Pacific) \nTraining is free for NAB ministry leaders. \nRegister closed September 30.\n  URL:https://nabconference.org/event/reframe-2025/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Missional Initiatives ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nabconference.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/REFRAME.jpeg ORGANIZER;CN="Deb Judas":MAILTO:djudas@nabconf.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251021 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251025 DTSTAMP:20260418T194555 CREATED:20250625T215918Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251002T145412Z UID:1129017-1761004800-1761350399@nabconference.org SUMMARY:Blue Ocean: 2025/26 DESCRIPTION:Sign Up for Blue Ocean Sign Up for Blue Ocean \nBlue Ocean is a transformative one-year learning experience. You’ll be part of a cohort that journeys together throughout the year\, exploring what it means to join God on mission\, be formed into the character of Christ\, and dwell in your neighborhood – sharing and living out the Gospel. \nBlue Ocean includes pastors\, leaders\, and regional ministers from across the NAB. Each cohort represents a cross-section of regions\, church sizes\, and ministry styles. The discussions are both encouraging and challenging. \nModule 1\nLocation: Vancouver\, British Columbia\nDates: October 21–24\, 2025\nTopic: Missional Theology – Joining in with the God of Mission \nModule 2\nLocation: TBD\nDates: February 1–4\, 2026\nTopic: Missional Formation – Becoming Like Christ \nModule 3\nLocation: Medina\, Ohio\nDates: May 5–8\, 2026\nTopic: A Missional People – Becoming a Sent People \nThere is no cost for Blue Ocean\, though participants are responsible for covering their travel and accommodation costs. All other costs are covered by the NAB. \nSign Up for Blue Ocean Sign Up for Blue Ocean URL:https://nabconference.org/event/blue-ocean-2025-26/ CATEGORIES:Blue Ocean,Missional Initiatives ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://nabconference.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Blue-Ocean-2025.png ORGANIZER;CN="Deb Judas":MAILTO:djudas@nabconf.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260603T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260603T233000 DTSTAMP:20260418T194555 CREATED:20260414T151118Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260414T151209Z UID:1130333-1780480800-1780529400@nabconference.org SUMMARY:Reframe: Equipping Your Congregation for Evangelism DESCRIPTION:Reframe is a four-week\, online training for pastors and leaders to help you assess your congregation’s evangelism readiness. This training will provide an evaluative framework to help you to recognize gaps you may need to fill and distortions you will want to correct\, and it will provide a clearer path forward toward helping your church become more evangelistically faithful. \nReframe is not a training that will focus on how to better do evangelism but instead will focus on how to be evangelistic. \n\nHow well equipped is your congregation for the ministry of evangelism?\nHow do you evaluate your church’s health in that regard?\nHow would you identify equipping gaps in your congregation’s evangelistic faithfulness?\n\n \nEach training consists of an online\, 90-minute session. They will take place each Wednesday in June. \nDates: June 3\, 10\, 17\, 24 (Wednesdays) \nTime: 10:00–11:30 p.m. (Pacific) \nTraining is free for NAB ministry leaders. \nREGISTRATION STARTING IN MAY. \nFor more information\, connect with Deb Judas. URL:https://nabconference.org/event/reframe-june-2026/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Missional Initiatives ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nabconference.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Reframe-June-2026.jpeg ORGANIZER;CN="Deb Judas":MAILTO:djudas@nabconf.org END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR