In addition to the HOPE Network Partners and Associates listed below who will be presenting classes and/or hosting gatherings, HOPE Network will have a table setup near the Waves Café. Stop by, say hi, and let us know how we can be helpful!
Tuesday, April 30
8:30 PM – 9:30 PM, Faculty Dining Room
HOST: Jason Thompson
Executive Ministers and Nonprofit Leaders Reception
Wednesday, May 1
8:00 AM – 8:45 AM, CAC 214
Speaker: Jim Martin
Before You Quit
Sometimes we may become discouraged and be tempted to quit. This could be a marriage, a friendship, a ministry, or anything else that has been valuable in the past. This class will offer a few spiritual resources that may be helpful as you navigate these decisions
10:00 AM – 10:45 AM, Surfboard Room
Speaker: Jason Locke
Reimagining Church and Church Leadership for a New Era
In this one-hour class, Jason Locke will help participants imagine new ways of doing church in our changing world. While most churches clearly need traditional forms of gathering for worship, along with traditional forms of administration and pastoral leadership, how can churches actually make Christianity relevant to people who will never walk in the doors of a church building? How might we create new forms of Christian community and lead innovative teams to reach non-church-goers with the good news of Jesus? This session will look at concrete ideas for how to break out of existing frameworks.
3:00 PM – 3:45 PM, Elkins Auditorium
Speaker: Chris Goldman
Preventing the 2020 Relational Wars
How this election cycle can either make or break many relationships.
5:00 PM – 6:30 PM, Hahn Fireside Room
Host: Doug Peters
Heritage21 Dinner
Meals can be purchased and carried from Waves Buffet.
8:30 PM – 9:30 PM, BPC 190
Speaker: Doug Peters
Heritage21: Renew! Repurpose! Replant!
Churches have Lifecycles – just like the people that comprise them. Some are in need of Renewal. Others may not see a future and need to be good stewards as they Repurpose their kingdom resources to help Replant for the future. Heritage21 is ready to serve!
Thursday, May 2
10:00 AM – 10:45 AM, Surfboard Room
Speaker: Pat Bills
The Restoration Collective
Discouraged? Weary of hearing how our churches are shrinking, aging, and becoming irrelevant? Come hear why we believe there can be hope for the future of our tribe. And hear how you can be a part of this exciting movement. (Panelists: Tiffany Dahlman, Cynthia Michaud Ownby, and Doug Page)
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM, BPC 188
Speaker: Shannon Rains
From “This I Know” to “You Are My All in All”: Jesus and Children Together
The relationship between Jesus and children is the topic of sermons and deep theological papers. It’s been imagined through art and is joyfully described in time-worn songs. While our society clamors for the attention of our children, this workshop will provide practical ways of leading children into life with Christ.
Friday, May 3
8:00 AM – 8:45 AM, AC 290
Speaker: Brad Cox
Spiritual Blind Spots
How to be a leader in a valley of dry bones.