Registration is $70/person OR pay just $200 for up to four

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
How to Register
Pastors with a heart for mission
Registration is $70/person
OR pay just $200 for up to four
members of your team!*
Church Staff and Lay Leaders
Mission Developers
7th Annual Missional
Church Conference
“Growing the Church by
Growing Disciples” with
Keynote Speaker, Michael Foss
Interns
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Early Bird Special! Register by
December 20 and receive a copy of
Mike Foss’s book Power Surge: Six Marks
of Discipleship for a Changing Church.
Name __________________________________
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Participants can also complete the following
information and mail or fax this form with payment to the synod office (see below).
Retreat
Center
Scottsdale Road
Online registration is available by going to
www.gcsynod.org and following the prompts.
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(One copy per early bird registrant.)
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Directions to Spirit in the Desert Retreat Center
Name __________________________________
Congregation_____________________________
Contact Phone____________________________
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Please make checks payable to Grand Canyon
Synod and note ―Missional Church Conference‖ in
memo. Mail or fax BY JANUARY 15, 2010 to:
Grand Canyon Synod
Attn: Dawn Burnell
7227 North 16th St., Suite 260
Phoenix, AZ 85020
Fax: 602-956-8104  Phone: 602-957-3223
Email: [email protected]
* See inside for information about housing at SITD.
Also special rate available for MLA congregations.
Saturday, January 29, 2011
9:00 AM-4:00 PM
Spirit in the Desert Retreat Center
7415 E. Elbow Bend
Carefree, AZ 85377
Sponsored by Grand Canyon Synod
And Spirit in the Desert
We again urge teams of pastors, staff,
and lay leaders to come for a day of
insight and training; to learn and
dream together about the missional
church God is calling them to be. The
conference will feature inspiring
presentations and practical workshops
that you can take home and put to use
in your congregation.
Highlights include
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Presenter with both the expertise
and the experience to help you
think and be a missional leader.
Practical workshops led by mission
minded leaders "in the trenches."
Time for informal conversations
with presenters and participants.
Information and inspiring worship.
Workshop Leaders
In addition to the keynote speaker, other
workshop leaders include:
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Beth Lewis, Pres. and CEO of Augsburg
Fortress Publishers, offers a practical
workshop on ―Congregational Hospitality‖.
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Chad Diegle (Desert Cross LC, Tempe)
and Darcy Mittelstaedt (Holy Trinity LC,
Chandler) will discuss ―Building a Healthy
Foundation for Youth Ministry.‖
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―From Membership to Discipleship: The
Catechumenate for Making Disciples‖
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Schedule
8:45-–Registration and Refreshments
9:00—Welcome and Introductions
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9:15—Celebration Worship
10:00—Keynote: Mike Foss
11:00—Workshop Session I
12:15—Lunch
1:00—Workshop Session II
2:15—Keynote: Mike Foss
and Team Debrief Session
3:30—Synod Updates
3:45—Closing Worship
4:00—Departure
The Rev. Dr. Richard Rouse, synod
resource staff, will lead a workshop on
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The Rev. Charles Newman, Assistant to
the bishop in the Grand Canyon Synod,
will explore creating an ―Organic House
Church‖ with participants.
Korra Looschen (Sierra LC, Sierra Vista)
will share updates on ―The Book of Faith‖
initiative and resources for congregations.
Rev. Stew McDonald (Faith LC, Wilcox)
and Dave Jeffrey (First Evangelical LC,
Mesa) discuss: ―Journey of Transformation
to Becoming a Missional Church.‖
Presenter
MIKE FOSS is
currently Lead
Pastor at St Mark
Lutheran in West
Des Moines, IA
and former Ex.
Director of the
Changing Church
for a Changing
World Institute.
He is the author of several Augsburg
Fortress books including Power
Surge: Six Marks of Discipleship for
a Changing Church and Real Faith
for Real Life: Living the Six Marks of
Discipleship.
OVERNIGHT HOUSING AVAILABLE
AT SPIRIT IN THE DESERT, CAREFREE
In-suite rooms for double occupancy only
with bathroom including Sat. breakfast.
$75 per person (sharing a room)
Contact Cyndy, Spirit in Desert Registrar)
Phone: 480-488-5218
MLA REUNION WITH FOSS ON FRIDAY!
Email: [email protected]
All past and present MLA congregations are
invited to attend a special pre-conference event
with Mike Foss on Friday beginning at 2 pm and
including dinner. Overnight housing available.
Total package only $110 per person for 2 days!
MLA REUNION PARTICIPANTS are to make
arrangements with Rick Rouse, Director of
the Missional Leadership Academy. Email
him at [email protected] or call 612710-7959 for pre-conference reservations.