If you believe God has a purpose for your church in your community…
If you value both tradition and innovation…
If you hope to engage a new generation of leaders…
If you desire to see ministry bubble up from among your people…
If you want to live a better story…
…Then make plans now for Hopeful Imagination that offers another perspective on doing church.

Hopeful Imagination is for ordinary leaders who trust in an extraordinary God
…who seek a divinely guided church to transform leaders, cities, families

The steady, the faithful, the hopeful who keep their eyes and hearts open…
…for God to break in to our everyday places,
…to make a way for God’s plans,
…to declare the impossible possible.

To allow God’s Story to unfold uniquely through them.

Hopeful Imagination is for ordinary leaders who expect to be changed and deeply desire
to be used by God to change their world.

Event Schedule and Workshops:
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Friday, October 22, 2010
9:30 am Registration and Check-in
Activity Center of First Baptist Church located at 1939 Independence Blvd., Wilmington, NC
(note: this is not the downtown church location)

10:30 am Hopeful Imagination: The Best is Yet To Be
- Mike Queen, Pastor FBC Wilmington
- George Bullard, Moderator

12:00 pm Lunch - Fellowship and meal at FBC Activities Center
(When registering, you may choose a Regular or Vegetarian meal.)

1:00 pm Workshop I

2:15 pm Workshop II

3:30 pm Workshop III

5:00 pm Evening Meal - On your own for supper. Lists of hotels and restaurants provided.

Evening Activities will be held in the sanctuary at FBC’s Downtown location:
411 Market Street, Wilmington, N.C. 28401
7:00 pm The Missional Church: Doing the Stuff
- Jim Everette, Associate Pastor FBC Wilmington

Concert- Featuring the music of deepwater, FBCW’s praise band


Saturday, October 23, 2010
9:00 am Spiritual Formation: Following Jesus Along the Way
- Jayne Davis, Minister for Spiritual Formation FBC Wilmington

10:15 am Workshop IV

11:30 am Panel Q & A with FBCW Staff - Moderated by Eddie Hammett

12:30 pm Conference Adjourns

Benefits of Participating:

• Discover and network with church leaders who value their past and traditions while also creating structures and leaders that move the church into tomorrow
• Dialogue with pastors, staff and lay leadership of First Baptist Church Wilmington, NC, and other churches …. about their journey of reaching people under 40 while keeping people over 60.
• Discover how building trusting relationships is foundational for moving from maintenance to mission in your church
• Experience multi-generational contemporary worship in a 140-year-old sanctuary
• Observe a ministry design built on “how we can…” instead of “why we can’t”
• Take home catalytic stories to inspire the imagination of your congregation
• Engage the possibilities of building missional partnerships with your city, other congregations and non-profit organizations in your community
• Establish a plan for next steps and opportunity of continuing communication with conference leadership through teleclasses and webinars
• Opportunities to explore how God is birthing your future
   
   

Suggested Hotels:
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