Gateway Community Church
Friday, October 19, 2007
1:00 – 4:30 pm

“Come as you are…but don’t stay that way” has been the motto of Gateway Community Church since it began in 1999.  Today, Gateway ministers to almost 4000 people every week – a majority of them post moderns who were not Christ followers before coming to Gateway.  Along the way, the leaders at Gateway have discovered that reaching this generation and growing a church out of their culture is messy. 

As leaders who share the calling to reach emerging generations, you are invited to spend an afternoon with John Burke and members of the Gateway leadership team wrestling with the realities of ministry in an emerging context.  You will have an opportunity to hear about the “Come as you are” philosophy from John, interact with the Gateway staff at ministry roundtables and participate in an extended Q&A.  This event is FREE, however, it will be limited to the first 100 people to register here.

Schedule
1:00 pm     Session 1 (John)
“Doing Ministry With and For Messy People”

2:00 pm     Break
Refreshments in garage
Building open for “exploring”

2:15 pm     Ministry Roundtables (Staff)
“Come as you are….” Preaching (John/Ted)
 Worship/Programming (JJ/Betty)
 Small Groups (Gary)
 Discipleship (Rick/Merry)
 Community Involvement (Karen/Kenny)
 Children/Youth (needed? who?)

3:15 pm     Break
Refreshments in garage
Building open for “exploring”

3:30 pm     Q & A
John & Staff

4:30 pm     Dismiss
Gives attendees 90 minutes for dinner before Emergence 2007 begins @ 6 pm.