Pursuing Community

Small Group Leadership Workshop – 2008

April 5, 2008

Brandywine Valley Baptist Church

"There is no life not lived in community and no community not lived in praise of God."
 -T.S. Eliot

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 Our Featured Speakers

   Greg Bowman has a passion for building ministries that connect people into community. He has been involved in small group ministry for over 20 years as a small group member, leader, coach, staff member and consultant.

   He currently serves as the Director of Ministry Development for Small Groups and Next Gen Ministries at the Willow Creek Association. In this role Greg provides strategic leadership for the development of resources and training tools that impact ministries around the world. He also speaks on the topic of small group ministry at national and international WCA conferences and training events.

   Prior to working at the WCA, Greg served for seven years as a small group pastor for Willow Creek Community Church. Before coming to Willow, Greg build and led small group ministries at churches in Cincinnati, Ohio, and Bloomington, Indiana.

   Greg is co-author of the book, Coaching Life-Changing Small Group Leaders with Bill Donahue. He has a bachelor's degree in Christian ministries from Cincinnati Christian University. Greg and his wife, Connie, life in Elgin, Illinois and have a married daughter, Courtney, and a son, Chris.

  Jeff Arnold has been helping churches establish community through small groups for many years and has done small group consulting and seminars with many congregations.

  He has authored eight books, including recently re-released "The Big Book on Small Groups" and "Small Group Outreach" (InterVarsity Press), "Seven Traits of Healthy Leaders" and "What We Believe" (Pilgrimage/NavPress) and "Starting Small Groups in Your Church" (Abingdon Press). Jeff and his wife Karen, and their three children currently make their home in Beaver, PA, just north of Pittsburgh, where Jeff serves as the senior pastor of First Presbyterian Church.

Session Information

Session A

1. Coaching Small Group Leaders – Greg Bowman, WCA
2. Small Group Leadership 101 – Karl Nockengost, BVBC
3. Initiating a Small Group Ministry – Carole Matthews, BVBC
4. Grace, Truth and Time in a Small Group – Marc Lucenus, Willowdale Chapel
5. Recruiting People for Small Groups – Jack Dyson, Small Group Consultant
6. Experiencing God in Prayer – Pattie Harris, BVBC

Session B

1. Leading Women's Small Groups – Sally Kantzes, BVBC
2. Small Group Leadership 102 – Gregg Miner, BVBC
3. Healing Group Conflict – Jack Dyson, Small Group Consultant
4. ALPHA Ministry in Small Groups – Bill Drennan, Mid-Atlantic Director, ALPHA (2 hours)
5. Building Small Groups in a Traditional Church – Jeff Arnold, 1st Presbyterian Church, Pittsburgh, PA
6. The Spiritual Life of the Leader – Angela Williamson, BVBC

Session C

1. Leading Men's Groups – John Groth, Priority One Ministries
2. Small Group Leadership 103 – Ruth Miner, BVBC
3. Birthing Small Groups – Craig Montgomery, BVBC
4. Point Leader Forum (Small Group Directors and Pastors only) – Greg Bowman and Jeff Arnold
5. Spiritual Practice for Small Groups – Jack Dyson, Small Group Consultant
6. ALPHA Ministry in Small Groups – Bill Drennan, Mid-Atlantic Director, ALPHA

Workshop Schedule
Saturday, April 5, 2007

8:00 A.M. – 9:00 A.M.  Registration/Continental Breakfast

9:30 A.M. – 10:45 A.M.  Speaker, Jeff Arnold

11:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M.  Breakout Session A

12:00 P.M. – 1:00 P.M.  Lunch

1:00 P.M. – 2:00 P.M.  Speaker, Greg Bowman

2:30 P.M. –  3:30 P.M.  Breakout Session B

3:30 P.M. – 4:30 P.M.  Breakout Session C

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BRANDYWINE VALLEY BAPTIST CHURCH
7 Mt. Lebanon Road
Wilmington, DE  19803

(302) 478-4255
(302) 478-6137 – Fax

Email: karlnockengost@bvbcnet.org
Website: www.bvbcnet.org

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