A Healthy Response to Emergent Thinking
Date: Sept. 14-15 & Nov. 2, 2009
Registration Deadline: Aug. 31, 2009
Location: Cedar Lakes Conference Center, Ripley, WV
Facilitator: Steve Ruby, Ashland (KY) First Church

• Examine and critique both the impact and influence that emergent thinking is having on the Church in general and the Church of the Nazarene in particular related to ecclesiology, theology, and the cultural contextualization for ministry.  The process will take both a descriptive and as well as definitive approach in assessing the contribution and criticism of the movement to date.  The goal of the class is to develop a healthy and balanced perspective regarding the emergent dialogue currently taking place as well as a biblical and practical response to it.
   
  

Transitioning an Established Church to a Missional Church -
Discovering your church’s path to missional ministry
Date: Nov. 19-20, 2009 & Jan. 21, 2010
Registration Deadline: Nov. 5, 2009
Location: MVNU
Facilitator: Wes Humble, Newark First Church

• Learn to recast the vision, clarify the vision, articulate the vision, and advance the vision. The critical component to change is not necessarily the vision, but the buy-in by those involved in the church. We will work on changing the internal culture of our church to understand and embrace the unique mission Christ has given us to reach our community with the Good News.
   

Best Practices for Missional Leaders
Date: Jan. 11-12 & Mar. 8, 2010
Registration Deadline: Dec. 21, 2009
Location: Grove City Church of the Nazarene
Facilitator: Mark Fuller, Grove City Church and Mike Williams, MVNU

• We will deal with issues such as: Getting beyond the ‘pastor’ title in building relationships with outsiders; the pastor’s daily schedule, priorities, and disciplines; effectively leading transition and change; keeping the main thing the main thing; and learning to say ‘no’.  
  
  

Leading Your Church in Missional Prayer Ministry
Date: Mar. 16-17 & May 27, 2010
Registration Deadline: Mar. 2, 2010
Location: Cedar Lakes Conference Center, Ripley, WV
Facilitator: Ron Frizzell, Wooster Church

• 'Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know.' (Jeremiah 33:3).  Imagine the implications for any city where the Church truly begins to pray not just for the in house needs of the local church, but for heaven to come down to encounter every dimension of community life.  As you might imagine, foundations would be shaken, strongholds would be broken, and breakthrough would come.  Transformation would overtake the city on every level.   This is the mission of the Church for we have been instructed to be a House of Prayer.  How do we know that missional prayer moves the heart of God?  It is the promise of God's Word (2 Chronicles 7:14).  Let's learn how missional prayer will purify the heart, mobilize the Body, and transform the community as we seek His plan and take our first steps right where we are. 
  
  

Dealing with Personal Roadblocks in Ministry
Date: June 24-25 & Aug. 19, 2010
Registration Deadline: June 10, 2010
Location: MVNU
Facilitator: Wade Brill, Wooster Church

• This session will help pastors understand how unhealed wounds and their resulting emotional upheaval, distorted perceptions and maladaptive behaviors hinder ministry by impeding their ability to grow in the nature and likeness of Jesus.
  
  
   

LEAP Plus- Pastoring Men
Date: Oct. 22-23, 2009 & Jan. 4, 2010
Registration Deadline: Oct. 15, 2009
Location: MVNU
Facilitator: Patrick Morley

Based on Morley's newest book, Pastoring Men, this seminar will equip you to more effectively pastor all men. You will find out who men are doing, what they want, what keeps them from getting what they want and what they need.

LEAP Plus- The Missional Leader
Date: Mar. 23-24 & May 25, 2010
Registration Deadline: Mar. 15, 2010
Location: MVNU
Facilitator: Alan Roxburgh

In The Missional Leader, Alan J Roxburgh gives a clear model for leading the change necessary to create and foster a missional church, focused outward to spread the message of the Gospel in the surrounding community. The Missional Leader demonstrates what capacities, environments, and mindsets are required to lead a missional church.

To register for any of these events, click here or call 1-888-470-0050.