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SHIFT: Event to Lifestyle

Location: The Augsburg Room at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in American (ELCA) Churchwide Ministries Center 8765 W. Higgins Road, Chicago, Illinois 60631

Shift: Helping Congregations Back Into The Game of Effective Ministry by Phil Maynard

Are you doing things the same old way and getting the same old results? This training sponsored by the NIC Office of Congregational Development and Redevelopment on Wednesday,  Feb 7 from 9:30 am – 3:30 pm will explore 5 key shifts congregations can make to become vital, effective, and fruitful.  Discover the tools and methods to move your congregation into healthy church systems that create a new way of doing life together. Learn how to make the shifts from:

  • Worship: Event to Lifestyle (Feb 7)
  • Membership to Discipleship (April 11)
  • Serve Us to Service (May 30)
  • Survival Mentality to Generosity (TBD)


Imagine the possibilities for your congregation

Date: Feb. 7, 2018

Location: The Augsburg Room at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in American (ELCA) Churchwide Ministries Center
8765 W. Higgins Road, Chicago, Illinois 60631

Registration Fee: $20 (lunch and Workbook, per workshop)

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Questions contact: Laura Lopez

312-346-9766 Ext. 724

Email: llopez@umcnic.org

Sponsored by the NIC Office of Congregational Development and Redevelopment

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