Oct
27
to Oct 29
Sep
25
to Sep 27
Leadership Tune-Up 2017
Annual Leadership Tune-Up
The Leadership Tune-Up is for all pastors, church leaders and motivated church members all across Mission Northwest.
Consider bringing your top team of leaders!
This year's Leadership Tune-Up focuses on helping churches and leaders adapt their ministry efforts in a post-everything world.
The ministry landscape in this 21st century world is significantly different than the by-gone world of the 1950s and 1960s on which most church models are based. Pastors and church leaders are struggling to navigate this new world. Many churches are declining, some are at death’s door, while others have found new life, but not without major retooling. The ministry map for this new world has yet to be charted.
This year’s Leadership Tune-Up will face this challenge and wrestle with approaches for finding new ways towards ministry effectiveness in the midst of this new world in which we find ourselves. Referencing adaptive change, systems theory, organizational transformation and entrepreneurial leadership participants will gain insights for thriving in today’s ministry context.
The plenary sessions, workshops and table conversations will encourage our family of leaders to experiment, adapt and move out in faith.
The conference will begin, as it does each year, with lunch at noon on Monday and will conclude Tuesday evening. Most attenders stay through Wednesday breakfast and then head home.
This year’s line-up of speakers include Dr. Tod Bolsinger, author and church leadership expert, Dr. Lee Spitzer, General Secretary of the ABC-USA, and two Mission Northwest pastors giving TED Style talks. In addition there will be a line-up of breakout sessions related to the theme, again, led by Mission Northwest people, all of whom are in the trenches leading ministry in similar contexts to your ministry situation.
Dr. Lee Spitzer will speak once on Monday, Sept 25, and offer two breakout sessions. Tod Bolsinger will speak three times on Tuesday, Sept 26, and offer one breakout session.
Featured
Sep
9
to Sep 10
Emmanuel Baptist Church, Roundup, MT--Centennial Celebration
Emmanuel Baptist Church in Roundup, MT is marking a huge milestone. On Sept 9-10, 2017 the church commemorates 100 years as Christ-centered presence in the community of Roundup, MT. The church started in a chapel car parked on a railway siding. The church has grown in numbers and influence across the years. The celebration weekend launches with a Community Carnival from 10am-2pm. There will be games for all ages, and a sense of excitement will fill the air. Both lunch and supper will be available that day for a minimal cost, and form 8-9 pm there will be a time of reflection and praise under a big tent featuring the Worship Team "Rise Up" from Columbus and others from EBC as well. On Sunday, September 10th, a special church service will begin at 10:45 am, followed by a pot luck meal. Emmanuel Baptist Church is located at 602 Main St, Roundup, MT For information call 406-323-2817.
Aug
25
to Aug 26
Ethics Conference 2017
Join us online or in Bremerton at Manette Community Church for our ministry ethics training for all pastors, church leaders, and ministry workers.
Jul
27
9:30 AM09:30
YOUNG LEADERS NETWORK MEETING
July's meeting will not feature a presenter. Rather, the group will check in with one another, problem solve, encourage and pray. The Youngish Leaders Network is a monthly gathering via Zoom Video Conferencing of Mission Northwest Pastors under the age of 42ish.
Oct
29
9:00 AM09:00
Leadership Summit @ Anacortes FBC
Charles Revis, Executive Minister for Mission Northwest, will be presenting on the topics of Qualifications for Spiritual Leadership, The Mission Trumps All, and Spiritual Discernment for Boards. Meets at FBC Anacortes, WA and nearby Mission Northwest churches are invited to attend.
Oct
21
to Oct 22
Big Sky Area Meeting-Hamilton, MT
The annual gathering of Big Sky churches takes place at the UMC-ABC Federated Church in Hamilton, MT. David Olson will be the key-note speaker. David is a church researcher, church planting leader and leadership coach. For the past twenty years, he has served in leadership for church growth and evangelism in the Evangelical Covenant Church. Dave is also the director of the American Church Research Project. He is the author of Discover Your Leadership Style and The American Church in Crisis (Zondervan). Dave and his wife, Shelly, live in Minneapolis.
Sep
28
8:45 AM08:45
LLC Ministry & Region Pastors Meeting
Meeting at Ross Point Camp after the Leadership Tune-Up. For Region Pastors and Region Staff only. Guest resource person: Phil Lee, His Way Out Ministries.
Sep
26
to Sep 28
Leadership Tune-Up 2016
This year's Leadership Tune-Up will focus on helping churches accelerate their efforts in evangelism and outreach. Our keynote speaker is Kevin Harney, senior pastor of Shoreline Church in Monterey, CA and author of numerous books including "Organic Outreach for Churches" and "U-Turn Church". Both books are on the 2016 LLC reading list. Kevin will speak three times on Tuesday, Sept 27th.
We're changing the format this year for Monday, Sept 26, and some of Tuesday. There will be four guest speakers, all from our own churches, giving "TED style" talks followed by a panel discussion. In addition there will be a line-up of workshops (offered twice) related to the theme, again, led by Mission Northwest people, all of whom are in the trenches leading ministry in similar contexts to your place of ministry.
The conference is for all pastors, church leaders and motivated church members all across Mission Northwest.
The conference will begin, as it does each year, with lunch at noon on Monday and will conclude Tuesday evening. Most attenders stay through Wednesday breakfast and then head home.
Sep
17
to Oct 1
First Crow Indian Baptist Church Mission Project
MISSION PROJECT -- Sept 17-Oct 1, 2016
First Crow Indian Baptist Church
Work groups needed to help with HVAC, Electrical and Plumbing
Sponsored by ABMen
In the Spring of 2011, the 100-year old church was hit by a major flood and demolished. The congregation, under the leadership of pastor David Lopez, is in the process of building a new facility. The church building is currently a shell that is in need of heating, air conditioning, electrical and plumbing installation. The church is located in Lodge Grass, on the Crow Indian Reservation 70 miles south of Billings, MT. Lodge Grass is a small town of 900 people. The town and the Reservation suffer from poor economic conditions.
For more information about this work project contact:
Cody Pollington
406.231.0100
clpollington@msn.com
Sep
17
8:30 AM08:30
Central WA Training & Connection Event Southside Church, Richland, WA Speaker: Dr. Charles Revis
Southside Church, 517 Jadwin Ave, Richland, WA.
SPEAKER: Dr. Charles Revis, Executive Minister
8:30 AM Registration ◆ Event starts at 9:00 AM ◆ Concludes at Noon ◆ Cost: Free This gathering of Central WA Mission Northwest churches will focus on:
Learning ◆ Connecting ◆ Encouraging
Dr. Revis will provide an extended two-part seminar focusing on church leadership. The title is “A Baker’s Dozen: 12 Leadership Insights for Church Leaders.” Pastors, church leaders, ministry team leaders and any church member who desires to grow in their leadership skills will benefit from the material. There will be time for participants to meet new friends from sister churches and connect with friends from former years.
Some of the topics Dr. Revis will address include:
- Who is a leader?
- What does God required of church leaders?
- The spiritual life of the leader.
- What makes church leadership different than leadership in business?
- Leadership responsibilities that are often over looked.
- Skills church leaders need to develop.
- Leadership and the church board.
- Leaders and change.
- Leaders and conflict-resolution.
- Healthy leaders and their relationship to healthy churches.
Aug
29
1:00 PM13:00
Big Sky Prayer Gathering-Interceding for Montana Churches & Pastors
Meeting at Belgrade Community Church from 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM. RSVP at 406.388.6791.
May
1
3:00 PM15:00
"Beyond the Walls" Evangelism Training Event at FBC Billings 3:00-6:00 PM
Area ABC-NW pastors will be giving 12 minute presentations of different topics/practical ideas that individuals and churches can do to reach others with the gospel
Who should attend? Anyone who wants to grow in the “how to’s” of evangelism
What is the cost? The event is free but a light meal will be served @ 6pm for $5.00.
Why should I attend? Great question! We all need encouragement and new ideas from the Holy Spirit of how to reach those “beyond our walls.”
Come with an expectation to receive new insight and growth about our mandate to reach others for Jesus Christ!
Apr
25
to Apr 26
Region Pastors Staff Meeting
Meeting is at Ross Point Camp with Walt Bennett, Organic Outreach Ministries International
Monday, April 25th, will be devoted to training with Walt Bennett presenting. Tuesday, April 26th, will be a time for coordinating the LLC ministry. Concludes at noon.
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Apr
23
8:30 AM08:30
Organic Outreach for Your Church Conference @ Everett FBC. [Click Here for Details]
This "Tools for the Trade" like gathering for worship, connection and learning is being sponsored by the four Western WA LLCs and FBC Everett. The focus will be on learning how to make evangelism a deep part of your church's culture by implementing ideas that originate out of the "Organic Outreach" books by Kevin Harney. The morning will include plenary training sessions by Walt Bennett, the director of Organic Outreach Ministries International. Additionally there will be numerous workshops led by various leaders from ABC-NW churches. The cost is low at $10. Bring your staff, bring your team and let's engage in an excellent day of fellowship, worship and learning together.
If you prefer registering by phone or email please contact Ray Berig at (425) 259-9166 or ray@fbc-everett.org.
FBC Everett is located at 1616 Pacific Ave, Everett, WA 98201. Office phone: (425) 259-9166.
Mar
31
10:00 AM10:00
OIKOS TRAINING WEBINAR WITH TOM MERCER at 10:00 AM PT/11:00 AM MT
OIKOS Webinar this Thursday, March 31 @ 10:00 am PT/11:00 am MT
FREE! REGISTER HERE
Charles Revis here: I hope you had a wonderful Easter Sunday celebrating the Resurrection of our Lord.
I wanted to remind you of this great opportunity to learn more about the Oikos approach to evangelism through a Free Webinar with Tom Mercer this week on Thursday, March 31st.
As a region resourcing pastors and churches we have spotlighted both Oikos and Organic Outreach resources for increasing your church's evangelistic effectiveness. I believe that each approach is compatible with the other. Why not give this a shot and learn more about Oikos. I know it's going to be an excellent webinar.
Here's the invite from the Oikos Team:
Do you desire your church to be more effective reaching the unchurched? Do you hope your church family would intentionally "laser-focus" on the Great Commission?
Pastor Tom Mercer (Sr. Pastor of the High Desert Church and author of 8 to 15: The World Is Smaller Than You Think) has trained thousands of pastors on the oikos principle – a dynamic biblical strategy Jesus gave us to grow HIS church and to reach more people. He is going to teach pastors and church leaders about oikos and show us how we can leverage this strategy to grow our churches absolutely free.
FREE ONLINE MASTER CLASS
5 Steps to Make the Great Commission the Great MY Mission!
Thursday, March 31, 2016. 10:00 am Pacific/11:00 am Mountain
What you will learn:
1. The formula that brought 95% of believers to faith in Christ
2. A 5-Step strategy to implementing this strategy
3. How to move your church from inward focused to outward focused
4. A system that will eliminate ministry silos
5. A filter to pass ever major church decision through (ie: staff, budget, program)
No airline tickets or hotels to purchase, you can watch this LIVE training from the convenience of your personal office and invite all of your staff and ministry leaders to join you.
REGISTER NOW!
Free Webinar! Invite your entire staff and ministry team to join us!
Date: Thursday, March 31, 2016
Time: 10:00 am PT/11:00 am MT
FREE BONUS! Just for signing up Tom is going to give you his free eBook – The Common Sense Guide to Worldchange. This resource is the “cliff notes” on the oikos principle and also includes a testimony worksheet you can use to help your church family write their God story.
BONUS #2: Be sure to stay for all of the training and Tom is going to give you a brand new resource calld 7 Ways to Move Church Members from Consumers to Promoters. He’ll help us get our church family off the sideline and into the game of reaching people for Christ.
Two additional Surprise Bonuses will be rolled out during the webinar, as well, because we want to adequately resource you and your church to reach more people. Can you tell we are excited? We hope you are as well!
REGISTER NOW!After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information for joining the webinar. Make it a great day; we'll see you on March 31!
PS: If you can’t make the LIVE Webinar, be sure to register anyway and we will send you a replay link.
Mar
27
6:30 AM06:30
Easter Sunrise Service & Breakfast -- Ross Point Camp @ 6:30 AM
Ross Point Camp invites everyone to attend the Easter Sunrise Service on Sunday, March 27th to celebrate the resurrection of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. We will meet in the lagoon at 6:30 AM. If the weather is inclement, we will meet in Ledbetter Chapel. We will have the campfire going in the lagoon to warm up by and enjoy the sounds of the geese and ducks as we gather to celebrate. Pastor Chris Thompson of Christ Central Church of Spokane will share a message with us from God's word. Following the message, we will gather in the dining room for a breakfast of waffles and strawberries, sausage, orange juice, coffee and hot chocolate. Please call the office if you would like to join us for breakfast.
Mar
20
4:00 PM16:00
Des Moines FBC Hosts Ordination Service for Pastor Sun Kim
All ABC Northwest churches, pastors and leaders are invited to attend. Here is the invitation as it appears in their newsletter:
The date is easy to remember: Palm Sunday.
It is a long road from a call to ministry to ordination, filled with school, study, internships, work experience, beginning in ministerial service, the often-dreaded Ordination Council, and the finally the wonderful moment when all the work, study and prayer come together and are recognized by the church and all of the churches in our American Baptist Churches denomination. Let us come and celebrate this eventful day with our pastor.
FBC Des Moines is located at 22415 19th Avenue South Des Moines, WA 98198
Office Number 206.878.3972
Feb
25
9:30 AM09:30
Feb
25
9:00 AM09:00
Aug
9
5:00 PM17:00
Kyle and Katrina Williams Commissioning Service
Kyle and Katrina Williams, from Everett, Washington, have been appointed to serve in partnership with the Baptist Community of Congo at the Pastoral Institute of Kikongo.
They will assist with the training of pastors and their spouses in theology, literacy and church and rural development. Kyle has recently finished a Master's of Science at Central Washington University where he focused on racism and its driving mechanism and techniques to overcome it. Katrina is a photographer and graphic artist. Together they have worked summers at a family commercial fishing site in Alaska and are homeschooling their four children.
Congo remains one of the most tribally diverse nations on the planet, and this tribalism can effect people's desire to love their neighboring tribe. Kyle hopes to implement his thesis topic, implicit bias toward the other (treating people differently but thinking you don't), into the pastoral training in order to allow future pastors more tools and information about carrying out the second greatest commandment.
Apr
27
to Apr 28
Region Pastor Training & Coordination Event
Region Pastors (aka Mentor Pastors) gather for training and LLC ministry coordination at Ross Point Camp on Monday and Tuesday (April 27-28, 2015). Select guests will also be invited to join the Region Pastors as the team prepares to resource pastors through the Leadership Learning Communities. Guest presenter Dr. Craig Blomberg, distinguished professor of New Testament at Denver Seminary will be present on Monday, April 27th. Dr. Blomberg will provide input for strengthening churches and pastors in discipleship, developing theological depth and apologetical strength in the face of a culture increasingly hostile to evangelical faith.
Feb
13
9:30 AM09:30
Church Unique Boise Co::Lab
Southern Idaho churches are invited to sign up for the third Co:Lab offered by Church Unique and heavily subsidized by ABC Northwest. Church Unique is a proven process for developing mission, vision, values and strategic clarity. Each Co:Lab is facilitated by Mike Gammill, a top-level church consultant with Auxano, the parent company that developed the Church Unique approach. Seven churches are presently registered with room for 3 more.
ABC of the Northwest continues to celebrate the progress that many of our churches are making as they've journeyed through the Church Unique process. Seven churches in Washington have completed a Co::Lab and are in various stages of working through their Vision Frame. Five more churches in Montana are engaged in the process.
This includes a bunk bed (lower level only), six meals, snacks, and program fee for one person. There will be a" Guys" cabin and a separate "Girls" cabin. Bring your own towels, sleeping bag/bedding.
You must add a registration to the cart for each person attending, then click the cart icon in the upper right hand corner to pay.