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Hospitality & Worship
A New Life Ministries Workshop
Led by Fred Bernhard
New Seminar Date Posted
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?
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| How 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.
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| Using 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."
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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.
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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.
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Where
Do We Go from Here?
| Addressing 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.
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Dates and
Locations
Registration Costs
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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
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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
| Write: New Life Ministries, 6404 S. Calhoun St., Fort Wayne, IN 46807 |
| E-mail:
NLMServiceCenter@aol.com |
| Call: 1-800-774-3360 |
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