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HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Martin Luther wrote this reflecting on the New Year.
"Glory to God in highest heaven,
Who unto man His Son hath given;
While angels sing with tender mirth,
A glad new year to all the earth."
We at Converge MidAmerica pray that 2012 will be a year that you and your church experience God's favor and His power flowing through your ministries as you seek to see lives transformed by the power of the gospel of Jesus Christ.
God Bless,
Gary
Gary Rohrmayer
Executive Minister
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Transform 2012 - Converge Network Gatherings
January 23 - 26, 2012
Orlando, Florida
You will find opportunities to connect with other leaders in similar situations that we know will ignite new ideas and strategic thinking to transform your ministry, the church and the world. The focus is on what you and your ministry peers decide are the most vital topics for discussion.
ONE event with separate network breakouts!
- peer-to-peer discussions
- facilitated by experienced pastors and leaders
- interactive leadership development
- sharing transformational ministry ideas
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January Acts 29 Quarterly
Few things are as challenging as leading others and leading with others! Yet, we each face these challenges every day as we lead alongside elders, staff and/or key volunteers. Some of the common challenges we experience are:
- Discerning direction together
- Resolving conflict and differences
- Yielding and submitting personal preferences
- Listening and accepting constructive feedback
- Maintaining unity
- Fostering healthy relationships
Are these familiar to you?
If so, join us Tuesday, January 17, 2012 from 9 am-2 pm
on The Journey's Tower Grove campus in St. Louis for the winter Acts 29 Midwest Quarterly. Be sure to bring your team as we hear from planters and pastors who are navigating the challenge of team leadership.
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Upcoming Winter Retreats
SNOW DAZE
Winter retreat for junior highers at Lake Geneva Christian Camp in Wisconsin - January 27-29, 2012.
SNOWBLAST
Winter retreat for high schoolers at Expeditions Unlimited Camp in Baraboo, Wisconsin - February 17-20, 2012.
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2012 Celebration Banquet
Hyatt Regency O'Hare - Rosemont, IL
Save the Date - March 29, 2012
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LoveINDY
Indianapolis, IN
Pastor Darryn Scheske
This is the first year we've done this. Last year we gave 300 food boxes to a local community outreach organization. This year's goal: 1,000 boxes of food to families in greater Indianapolis. We delivered to local food pantries, Shepherd Community Center, or members could take a box personally to someone in need. If they did the latter, we asked them to write us and tell us what they did (see below) A local box manufacturer donated 1,000 boxes. Each box could hold 44 pounds of food. Over 6 weeks we gave out all 1,000 boxes!! About 40,000 pounds of food or about 20 tons of food donated.
"This whole experience is outside of my comfort zone and not something I would typically do because I am shy, but I having been praying for a way to connect (with this mom) and it was great to have something to help me, like the boxes. So thank you, Heartland, for helping us reach out to the community." Michelle, Heartland Member
WAY TO SHOW THE LOVE OF JESUS HEARTLAND CHURCH!
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What is so wrong with Tim Tebow?
by Norm Byers
Petoshey, MI
(Norm writes a weekly column in the Petoskey-News Review, that goes to 20,000 homes in Northern Michigan)
The Lions have been a big football story around these parts, but a bigger national story has been Tim Tebow.Tebow is the starting quarterback for the NFL Denver Broncos. Tebow became the starter when Kyle Orton was removed after a 1-4 record to start the season, and has led his team to wins in four out of five games. The Broncos have surged from last place to second place in their division and are in position for a possible playoff berth. Yet he has been maligned and criticized, some calling him terrible and the most polarizing figure in football. Some vigorously love him and others vehemently hate him. The recent uproar over Tebow prompted New York Times columnist, Greg Bishop, to write a column where he defines "the Tebow Derangement Syndrome." This malady is "the acute onset of mockery and verbal 'hatred' in otherwise normal people in reaction to the football prowess and play -- nay -- the very existence of Tim Tebow." Why is Tebow so disliked? |
2011 Minister's Tax Guide
The 2011 Guide has been ordered and a limited number will be available. The first copy for each church is free; $5 for each additional copy needed for your church staff.
Contact Jackie Forbes at convergeretirement@convergeww.org or 877.482.6882 to place your order now (shipping January 2012).
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Ministry Positions:
Senior Pastor
Grace Missionary Baptist Church
Markham, IL
The next Senior Pastor should be a leader who models an authentic walk with God and lives with a passion to reach this community. The history of this church has included many stories of how God's grace, shared through the ministries and people of this church has been life-changing. Yet as you visit and meet the people who are a part of Grace Church, there is a vision of even greater outreach and impact for the future. The church desires a senior pastor to lead the congregation in continuing to build on Grace's commitment of faith. Hebrew 11 begins, "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. "God has blessed all of us with the vision to build the ministry here at Grace. We are ever mindful that faith is the foundation on which Grace is built. John Mac Arthur writes, "People of faith obey, worship, endure, sacrifice and work by faith." We obey because we are committed to the mission of Jesus Christ, to share the Word of God with a dying world.
Click here for a complete job description
DO YOU HAVE A MINISTRY POSITION THAT NEEDS TO BE FILLED? Contact: Katie@convergema.org
For a complete list of positions...
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