Michigan District NAM Presents
Nov 8-9 | PORTAGE, MI
Our Michigan District Fall ‘ELEVATE’ Conference takes place November 8-9! This conference sponsored by the Michigan District NAM ministry will be held at Cornerstone Church in Portage, and include multiple tracks and sessions to train and equip our ministers. Among our special guest speakers will be Pastor Jeffrey Harpole from New Life Fellowship in Terre Haute, Indiana! This will be an incredible event for ministers, aspiring ministers, and church volunteers of all ages.
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Event Details
Attendees can expect to be receive training in areas relevant to their areas of ministry such as church growth and administration, evangelism and discipleship, music and worship, ministry development, and more. Sessions will include both instruction and feedback, with tools that you can take away and implement in your church. Breakout Sessions will correlate to ministry tracks such as Church Growth, Church and Pastoral Ministry, Ladies in Ministry, Worship Ministry and Young and Aspiring Ministers.
SESSION TRACKS
- Track A: Healthy Ministers (Sanctuary)
- Track B: Healthy Churches (Chapel)
- Track C: Developing New Leaders (Training Center)
- Track D: Planting New Works (Classroom)
FRIDAY SCHEDULE
- Worship and General Session – Speaker – Jeffrey Harpole
- ROOM: Sanctuary
- Know Yourself to Lead Yourself – Unlocking the Power of your Leadership (Dwaine Chapdelaine)
- ROOM: Sanctuary
- How to Establish a Ministry Development Program (Kevin and Sandy Leaman)
- ROOM: Training Center
- Strategies for Planting Churches – The Apostolic Continuum (Brian Michael)
- ROOM: Classroom
- PANEL: Get a Grip on Life – Managing your personal schedule (Various Speakers)
- ROOM: Sanctuary
- PANEL: Grow your church through Community Outreach Events (Various Speakers)
- ROOM: Chapel
- A.I. for Ministry: Ethics, Empowerment, and Mission (Jay Jones)
- ROOM: Training Center
- Is God calling me to plant a church (Kevin Willis)
- ROOM: Classroom
- General Wrap-up Session – Brian Michael
- ROOM: Sanctuary
- Break
- Michigan Matters Worship Service – Speaker – Jeffrey Harpole
- Dinner Following Service
- Hyphen Coffee Chat with Speaker (following dinner)
SATURDAY SCHEDULE
- Breakfast Fellowship
- ROOM: Chapel
- Worship/Opening Session
- How to thrive in Bivocational Ministry (Shawn Cabot)
- ROOM: Sanctuary
- Successful Social Media for Church Growth (Zach Thayer)
- ROOM: Training Center
- Understanding the UPCI’s Application, Training, and Licensing Process (Kevin Yeager)
- ROOM: Chapel
- Medicare Planning for Senior Ministers (David Bowen)
- ROOM: Classroom
- Developing a Transformational Prayer Life (Bobby Gray)
- ROOM: Sanctuary
- Cultivating a Multicultural Church (Gary Gauthier)
- ROOM: Training Center
- How to be a disciple who makes disciples (Terron Erwin)
- ROOM: Chapel
- Beyond One Church: Creating a Rural Network of church plants (Jeremy Baldwin)
- ROOM: Classroom
- General Session – Speaker – Jeffrey Harpole
Conference Speakers
Jeffrey Harpole
Pastor of New Life, Terre Haute, IN
Location
Elevate Conference will take place at Cornerstone Church.
1809 Romence Rd.
Portage, MI 49024 (get directions)
Apparel
Business Casual for Day Sessions and Business for Friday evening.
Hotel
The Portage area offers some great hotels to fit your budget and style. We have a room block with SpringHill Suites by Marriott, and some suggested Hotels without room rates follow:
- SpringHill Suites by Marriott – Kalamazoo Portage
269-238-3254
850 Trade Centre Way – Portage, MI 49002
Special rate: $159 before Oct 10 Mention “Michigan District UPCI” (click here)
Check out hotels.com or Priceline for deals that are convenient for you, or search Google here!
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Registration is required for meals, and strongly requested for sessions. Please register by October 31!