Regional Gatherings are an opportunity for the EMCC family to connect on a regional basis between our bi-annual National Assembly. They include keynote presentations to stir hearts and minds, disciple-making stories, the "Living Room" Family Celebration, workshops and more.
Dates and Locations for 2012:
CALGARY - Apr 30 - May 1, 2012 at Bonavista EMC
KITCHENER - May 7-8, 2012 at Faith EMC
Plenary Speakers in Both Cities:
Dr. Chap Clark
Chap is Associate Provost of Regional Campuses and Special Projects and professor of Youth, Family, and Culture at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, CA. He is also the Senior Editor of YouthWorker Journal.
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Mark Bolender
Mark is the Lead Pastor at Hillcrest Evangelical Missionary Church in Medicine Hat, AB. He served as President of EMCC from 1997 to 2002. He was the founding pastor of Country Hills EMC in Kicthener, ON.
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Pernell Goodyear
Pernell is currently the teaching pastor at Hillside Church in London, Ontario. Previously he started and led The Freeway, a Christian community in a highly under-resourced neighborhood of Hamilton, ON.
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THEME:
Transmission: Interpreting Reality for Our World
Our keynote speakers will lead us in considering 3 aspects of this tremendously important task:
1. Transmission from Generation to Generation: Making Faith Sticky for
our Children. Chap Clark will present important findings from
the recent "Sticky Faith" research from the Fuller Youth Institute.
2. Transmission from Pastor to People: Interpreting Reality in a world with
competing worldviews.Mark Bolender will address the preacher’s task of effectively
interpreting reality for one’s congregation.
3.Transmission from Me to My Community/ Us to Our Community: Incarnating the
Message of Jesus in an inviting, transformational way. Pernell Goodyear will share
learnings from his experience in helping unchurched friends interpret reality in the light of
Christ’s coming.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Recordings from the Regional Gathering Sessions
Blog Entries from the Kitchener Regional Gathering