NOW is the time for the church to be powerful! We have come through a global challenge that has tested us and continues to have impact on the Body of Christ. The church must not wait for things to go back to normal, because normal may not be what it was nor should we expect it to be. This is a new day with new opportunities. inspire 2021: A Powerful Emergence is what your church leaders need to dream and plan again!
-Rev. Russ Fairbanks, inspire 2021 Director. Contact: [email protected] or (615)758-7001
-Rev. Russ Fairbanks, inspire 2021 Director. Contact: [email protected] or (615)758-7001
Location
Covenant Fellowship
Church of the Nazarene
3290 N Mt. Juliet Rd, Mt. Juliet, TN 37122
Church of the Nazarene
3290 N Mt. Juliet Rd, Mt. Juliet, TN 37122
Date & Time
August 21, 2021
9:00 AM - 12:45 PM
Nursery Will Be Provided (0-3)
(Childcare Unavailable This Year)
9:00 AM - 12:45 PM
Nursery Will Be Provided (0-3)
(Childcare Unavailable This Year)
MAIN SPEAKER - DR. DWIGHT GUNTER
Dr. Dwight Gunter served as pastor of Nashville Trevecca Community Church from April 2002 until his election as the MidSouth District Superintendent in 2018. He previously served as pastor of Richardson Church of the Nazarene in Richardson, TX, Midland Valley First Church of the Nazarene in Aiken, SC, and Spartanburg (SC) First Church of the Nazarene. He is currently Chairman of the Board of Trustees for Trevecca Nazarene University and served as President of the General Board of the Church of the Nazarene, Inc. (2017-18).
Dr. Gunter has written for various publications and authored Deliverance From Daily Giants, Seven Letters for Seven Churches and co-authored Best Practices for Effective Boards.
Dwight and his wife Karan have two children – Lindsay (Jamin) Wentworth and Trae Gunter, and three grandsons, Benjamin, Carter, and Rivers.
Dr. Gunter earned the Bachelor of Arts degree from Trevecca Nazarene University (1982), the Masters of Religious Education degree from Nazarene Theological Seminary (1984), and the Doctor of Ministry
degree from Nazarene Theological Seminary (2000).
Dr. Gunter has written for various publications and authored Deliverance From Daily Giants, Seven Letters for Seven Churches and co-authored Best Practices for Effective Boards.
Dwight and his wife Karan have two children – Lindsay (Jamin) Wentworth and Trae Gunter, and three grandsons, Benjamin, Carter, and Rivers.
Dr. Gunter earned the Bachelor of Arts degree from Trevecca Nazarene University (1982), the Masters of Religious Education degree from Nazarene Theological Seminary (1984), and the Doctor of Ministry
degree from Nazarene Theological Seminary (2000).
Schedule
8:30 AM
Registration, Coffee, and Conversation
9:00 AM
Welcome and Worship
9:15 AM
Dr. Dwight Gunter - Session 1,
A Powerful Emergence
A Powerful Emergence
10:30 AM
Breakout Workshops
SIX BREAKOUT SESSIONS TO CHOOSE FROM:
-Children's Ministry with Melinda Hale: "Cocoon to Butterfly: Children's Ministry Metamorphosis"
-NMI with Teresa Hodge: "NMI for Post-Covid Churches"
-NYI with Ryan McDermott: "The Rebound: Creating an Innovative Youth Ministry"
-SDMI Leaders with Matt Hastings and Russ Fairbanks: "Seizing New Opportunities in Christian Education"
-Audio/Visual with Jim Patton: "The New Necessary"
-Dr. Tim Gaines (TNU Professor): "Hopeful Worship After 'The End of the World'" (Your church's worship can be a conduit of hope coming out of this challenging season. This workshop will lean into how Christians faced catastrophic times and give us insight to how our worship practices might offer a hopeful way forward).
-Children's Ministry with Melinda Hale: "Cocoon to Butterfly: Children's Ministry Metamorphosis"
-NMI with Teresa Hodge: "NMI for Post-Covid Churches"
-NYI with Ryan McDermott: "The Rebound: Creating an Innovative Youth Ministry"
-SDMI Leaders with Matt Hastings and Russ Fairbanks: "Seizing New Opportunities in Christian Education"
-Audio/Visual with Jim Patton: "The New Necessary"
-Dr. Tim Gaines (TNU Professor): "Hopeful Worship After 'The End of the World'" (Your church's worship can be a conduit of hope coming out of this challenging season. This workshop will lean into how Christians faced catastrophic times and give us insight to how our worship practices might offer a hopeful way forward).
11:15 AM
Doughnuts and Coffee
11:30 AM
Dr. Dwight Gunter - Session 2,
A Powerful Emergence (Continued)
A Powerful Emergence (Continued)
12:45 PM
Dismissal