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2003 Conferences
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18 January—Gurnee, Illinois
Lakeland
Evangelical Free Church in Gurnee, Illinois, was
the site for this Local Conference. Over 100 people
came together to learn and grow under the leadership
of Renovaré Team Member Roger Fredrikson. Roger,
in his special, tender way, guided folks into
the abundant life of God. Chairperson Jill Payne
tirelessly worked to bring the conference together
in a way that made room for the Holy Spirit to
work in the lives of the attendees.
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31 January-1 February—Jacksonville,
Florida
Steering
Committee Chair Steve Cooper brought together
a unique body of churches for the Renovaré Regional
Conference in Jacksonville, Florida. The conference
was hosted by Deermeadows Baptist Church and had
over 500 people in attendance. Led by Team Members
Glandion Carney, Richard Foster, and George Skramstad,
special times of healing and reconciliation were
experienced by many from different churches. Many
praises have gone forward for the oneness of Body
experienced that weekend!
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8 February—West Olive, Michigan
In
a wintry retreat environment on the east shore
of Lake Michigan, Emilie Griffin led the folks
at Haven Shores Community Church in West Olive,
Michigan, in a weekend Local Conference. Just
over 65 people gathered for the weekend. Emilie
led them further into the transforming grace of
God, gave instruction on the Spiritual Disciplines,
and offered a vision for how small groups can
lead to spiritually changed lives. Pastor David
Bailey led the Steering Committee in preparation
for this weekend journey of grace.
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George Skramstad leads worship |
21-22 February—Rolling Hills Estates,
California
With
a sellout crowd of just over 1,000 people in attendance,
the transforming love of God came through the
teaching of Dallas Willard and Richard Foster
as well as the Spirit-led worship of George Skramstad
and the worship team. Rolling Hills Covenant Church
was the site of one of the strongest Regional
Conferences in Southern California to date. Many
thanks go to Carol Houston Gibbs and the Steering
Committee for their hard work and extraordinary
faithfulness.
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7-8 March—Paoli, Pennsylvania
For
the first time, a Renovaré Regional Conference was
hosted at an Episcopal Church. The wonderful people
at Good Samaritan Episcopal Church, where Steering
Committee chair Dave Tower attends, treated conference
attendees from many surrounding churches to a very
special weekend. Renovaré Team Members Richard Foster,
George Skramstad, and James Bryan Smith led a rich
time of fun and fellowship while bringing teaching
that changes lives forever. Special thanks go to
the local Steering Committee for many innovative
ideas for follow-up efforts to the sold-out conference
at Good Samaritan. |
Small group time
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Richard Foster & Dallas Willard |
2-3 May—Fairfax, Virginia
Truro Episcopal Church hosted a sold-out Regional
Conference in the Washington, DC, Metro area. Many
thanks go to Phil Anderson, the Regional Conference
Chairperson, and the fine folks at The C. S. Lewis
Institute for all their efforts. Marked by a powerful
prayer experience on Friday evening, a silly birthday
song on Saturday morning, endless limericks on Saturday
afternoon, robust worship led by George Skramstad,
and the penetrating teaching of Richard Foster and
Dallas Willard, this Regional Conference has many
memories to boast of. May God continue to bless
the 750 plus people in attendance! |
6 September—Ripon, California
In the words of Renovaré Team Member Roger Fredrikson,
“This conference went very deep.” About 45 people
from Calvary Church journeyed together with Roger
into what it means to be a growing disciple of Jesus.
Dan Kruse, a pastor at Calvary Church and the chairperson
for the conference, led a Steering Committee that
showed the character and warmth of Christ. May grace
continue their way as they go forward in the work
of the kingdom. |
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- 13 September—Louisville, Kentucky
St. Matthews Baptist Church in Louisville, Kentucky,
was the site of the first Renovaré VIM Conference.
VIM, an acronym for Vision/Intention/Means taken
from Dallas Willard’s latest book, Renovation of
the Heart, provides the structure for this new conference
designed to follow-up and compliment other Renovaré
Conferences. Led by Team Members Marti Ensign and
Keith Matthews, over 140 were led further into the
VIM kingdom life with God. Special thanks go to
Senior Pastor Les Hollon and Steering Committee
Chair Skip Ford and their team for their leadership. |
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September—Birmingham, Alabama
Birmingham Memorial Baptist Church was the site
for this Local Conference led by Renovaré Team Member
James Bryan Smith. Hosted all day Sunday, Jim preached
the first session of the Local Conference to over
1,000 people and continued the rest of the Conference
after lunch and throughout the day. Special thanks
go to Neal Schooley and the rest of the Steering
Committee for all their hard work. May the important
work of spiritual growth continue there. |
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September—Jacksonville, Florida
Steering Committee Chairperson Anita Millar organized
this Local Conference in part as a follow-up response
to the Regional Conference in Jacksonville in January
of 2003 and as an event that would help the people
from the Jacksonville District United Methodist
Church Christian Enrichment School. Renovaré Team
Member Glandion Carney led 120 people through the
Balanced Vision and Practical Strategy of Renovaré
at Ortega United Methodist Church. As it turns out,
this Local Conference has led to plans for another
Regional Conference in the Jacksonville area in
February of 2005. |
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October—Los Angeles, California
As a next step in what is becoming a Renovaré expression
for the Korean Church here in the United States
and, eventually and hopefully, Korea, Renovaré held
our second conference for a primarily Korean-speaking
audience. Hosted by The Oriental Mission Church,
this Regional Conference was presented in Korean
and English-to-Korean translation. 400+ attended
the Friday evening and all-day Saturday event. Presenters
included Richard, Pastor Joshua Choon Min Kang,
and Brian Kang, and worship was led by Jongwon Chung.
The conference was preceded by a retreat for Korean
leaders, many of whom provide guidance for the fledging
Renovaré Korea movement. |
Joshua Choon Min Kang |
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October—Columbia, Maryland
Glandion Carney led this Local Conference for Columbia
area pastors and leaders. In all, about 50 pastors
attended the event hosted by Rolling Hills Baptist
Church. Under Glandion’s leadership, pastors and
church leaders were able to explore together many
important areas of the spiritual life of leaders.
Spiritual Disciplines, prayer, authentic sharing,
leading a balanced life, and spiritual formation
communities were just a few of the many important
subjects discussed. Thanks to Chairpersons Clarence
Byerly and Steve Carter for bringing the logistics
together. |
Montrose book tables |
17-18 October—Montrose, Colorado
This Regional Conference held at the Montrose Pavilion
on the Western Slope (the west side of the Rockies),
went far into the hearts of all who came. With just
under 400 people in attendance, Renovaré Team Members
Marti Ensign and Richard Foster gave a faithful
witness to the abundant life to be had in Jesus.
The hospitality of the local Steering Committee,
led by Chairperson Evan Howard, was evident to all.
May God continue the good work he started in the
minds and hearts of the folks on the Western Slope. |
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November—Baton Rouge, Lousiana
This was one of the most unique Regional Conferences
ever held. It was hosted by an inner city school,
Scotlandville Magnet High School, and attempted
to build bridges across long-standing racial divides.
Great success was achieved in this area through
the wide diversity of co-sponsoring churches and
institutions for the conference. With Christians
from many traditions joining together in worship
and fellowship, Team Members Glandion Carney, Emilie
Griffin, and Richard Foster opened up the kingdom
for all to celebrate. Many thanks to Conference
Chairperson Alvin Smith and the warm and loving
hearts of the Steering Committee for exemplifying
the type of unity they had prayed about for their
Region. |
Modeling a Spiritual Formation Group |
21-22 November—Bradford, England
& 28-29 November—Southampton, England
In England we held two back-to-back Regional Conferences
with the UK Board retreat sandwiched in between.
The first conference was held at the beautiful Bradford
Cathedral in the north and the second at the famous
Central Hall, Southampton, in the south. A speaking
team of James Catford, Roy Searle, Elohor Knowles,
and Richard Foster along with two worship teams
from the Northumbria Community gave us a wonderful
opportunity to preach and pray for several hundreds
of British folk. The power of the Lord was over
all and these events have set the stage for our
next major mission which is to be in Scotland. |
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Registration Deadline
for the August 17-21, 2004,
Renovaré Covenant Retreat is
June 1, 2004
Visit www.renovare.org/cr
for a registration form or call Lyle at 303-485-0670.
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