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Hospitality & Worship

A New Life Ministries Workshop
Led by Fred Bernhard

New Seminar Date Posted

Seminar Hosts Needed - Learn More about It!

Overview

The practice of biblical hospitality can help a congregation grow, but hospitality is more than just another program of the church.  True biblical hospitality is central to the spiritual life and affects all of our relationships, including those within our congregations, families, and communities.  In this new workshop offered by New Life Ministries, Hospitality & Worship helps pastors and other church leaders understand the spiritual basis of hospitality and how its practice can have a liberating impact on all that we do, including worship.

During the Hospitality & Worship workshop, participants will learn the importance of viewing worship through the lens of hospitality.  Attendees will also learn how to look at styles of worship and the major trends affecting worship today.  Fred Bernhard, the workshop leader, will provide strategies for providing meaningful worship services for visitors as well as long-term members.

Each attendee will receive a packet of workshop materials to take home with them.

Seminar Leader

Fred Bernhard is the senior pastor at Oakland Church of the Brethren, a growing congregation located in rural west central Ohio.  He is co-author of the popular books Widening the Welcome of Your Church, Hospitality: Life in a Time of Fear, and the newly-released Worship and Hospitality.

Fred has served as the  Annual Conference moderator of the Church of the Brethren, the highest elected position within the denomination, and has led hospitality workshops all across North America.

Seminar Topics

Understanding Hospitality as a Lens

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What is worship?

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What is hospitality?

bulletHow does our view of worship change when we begin to be concerned not only about our own needs but also about the needs of others, including those who are not familiar with the church?

Major Trends Affecting Worship Today

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Why we have to understand the theology of worship, the audience, and the culture of our time.

bulletUsing the lens of hospitality as a means to help link the traditional and the contemporary in worship.

The Impact of Music, Media, and Setting on Worship

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Why we need to speak in culturally relevant terms.

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Why not to be addicted to the "new and innovative."

Connecting with People Before, During, and After the Worship Service

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Why worship is an important component in the church's outreach efforts.

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Why it is dangerous to make worship exclusively about evangelism.

The Sermon in the 21st Century

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How we can craft our sermons in ways that relate the gospel directly to the lives of people.

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How to invite others into the hospitality which Christ offers us.

Where Do We Go from Here?

bulletAddressing the changes in attitude and practice necessary for biblical hospitality to come alive in your church.
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Planning an educational program in biblical hospitality that involves all active members.

Dates and Locations

Seminar Dates and Times

Location

Early-bird
Pre-Registration
Deadline

Lunch
Information

Host This Seminar

Interested in hosting this seminar?
Read more about hosting requirements.

Registration Costs

On-site registration begins one-half hour before the beginning seminar time listed above.

Registration Fee
per Person

Registration at the door or after the early-bird deadline:
   • One to three, same church, registered together
   • Four or more, same church, registered together

 
$40
$35

Early-bird Registration (mailed by the deadline):
 
  • One to three, same church, registered together
   • Four or more, same church, registered together


$35
$29

Prices subject to change without notice.

Continuing Education Credit

This workshop is a qualifying event for those in the Church of the Brethren interested in earning 0.6 Continuing Education Units (CEU).  Contact us for more information.

To Complete Your Registration or 
To Request a Seminar Brochure

bulletWrite: New Life Ministries, 6404 S. Calhoun St., Fort Wayne, IN 46807
bulletE-mail: NLMServiceCenter@aol.com
bulletCall: 1-800-774-3360
 

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