MINE 2012

MINE is a time of spiritual renewal, teaching, fellowship, and relaxation for the pastors and leaders of the North East conferences. The event is located at the Doubletree Resort: Lancaster/Willow Valley, in southeastern Pennsylvania just 3 miles south of scenic Lancaster, PA on Rt. 222.

The keynote speaker is John Oswalt. John Oswalt’s writings have appeared in Bible encyclopedias, scholarly journals and popular religious periodicals. Many of his articles have dealt with the application of Biblical teachings to modern ethical questions. He has written more than eight books. His most recent book is Lectures in Old Testament Theology: Yahweh is God Alone with Dennis Kinlaw, 2010.

MINE will take place in April 24-26. For more information, rates, and schedule go to minefmc.org.

2012 Multiplication Training Event

Thursday, March 29, MTE will take place at Rising Sun, MD. There are still seats available and it is not too late to register. This year, Pastor Mike Hilson will be the speaker.

Pastor Mike Hilson, a graduate of Southern Wesleyan University, has pastored at New Life Church, LaPlata, MD since 1999. He also serves as the Assistant District Superintendent of the Chesapeake District of the Wesleyan Church, and is President of IMPACTO an organization that provides evangelism, relief, medical, and micro-enterprise ministry in Guatemala. Mike is married to Tina, who serves as Director of Family Ministries at the church Mike currently pastors. They have three children.

Under his leadership at New Life Church in LaPlata, MD the church has grown from 74 people to five churches holding eight services with over 2100 in weekly attendance.

Reframe Conference 2012

Besides regular business, The 2012 Reframe Conference is a once in a lifetime opportunity to interact with two unique men, Bruce Bennett and David Nelms, who have led church planting movements that have each planted over 15,000 churches.

The Acts 12:24 Churches will be partnering with David Nelms, from the Timothy Initiative to plant 100 churches in Ethiopia.

The Reframe Conference will be held at Tuscarora Conference Center – Mt. Bethel, PA from June 10-12. For more info, schedule, and registration visit www.reframeconference.com

Church Consultant Network FMCUSA Training Event

Church Growth studies estimates that two-thirds of the population in the United States is non-Christian. Less than 20% of the population attends church on any given weekend. If the trend continues, the percentage of the population in America will be around 10.5 percent in 2050.

To reverse the decline in church attendance there needs to be a drastic turnaround in churches and thousands more churches planted. This year's training event will feature six Free Methodist Pastors who have led various sizes of Free Methodist churches in turning around in both attendance and convert growth.

The training is called "Best Practices to Turn Around Plateaued or Declining Churches"

Sponsored by Dr. Ray Ellis and the Church Consultant Network

At Cornerstone Community Free Methodist Church

6745 38th Ave. N.

St. Petersburg, FL 33710

The cost of the training event is $79.00 for individuals and $99.00 for couples. To register call the World Ministries Center, 1-800-342-5531.

You can also get more information and see a electronic version of the brochure by clicking here

Annual Reports Due Tomorrow!

Yes! It's that time of the year. We know that it requires work, but has to be done. Having the correct and complete information helps the Free Methodist Church leadership to plan for the years to come. The good news is that the reports are done through the internet at the website fmdata.org.
By now you should have received by e-mail all the steps needed to post the information of your church on the website.
If your church has not sent the reports yet, please send it as soon as possible. The dead line is Jan 31st.
If you have any question, please don't hesitate to contact the conference office.

Doctor Allen Wachter Authors a New Book

Allen Wachter, who has pastored Horton Brook Church for us and who continues to serve as a pastor's coach, has recently published a new book called "Dance of the Bees." Dance of the Bees is a fable that brings hope to those seeking to lead an organization to positive change. In addition to his pastoral work Allen, who recently completed his Doctor of Ministry degree, is a practicing veterinarian and serves as assistant professor in the Veterinary Science Department at the State University of New York at Delhi. The book is available on Amazon.com.

Kingdom Ministries Network Resource Session

KMN will hold a training/resources session on November 12th. The meeting will be held at Pastor Allen Powell's church ( Holy Trinity Worship Center). The church is located at 3511 Tejon Dr. Laurel MD 20724. The keynote speaker is Dr. Anthony Headley. Dr Headley is a licensed psychologist and a professor at Asbury Theological Seminary. He is also a compelling speaker. Dr. Headley conducts seminars for pastors and other para-churches groups in the US and abroad.