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Hospitality and the Vital Church Seminar
Seminar
 Speaker:
Fred Bernhard
Pastor, Oakland Church of the Brethren, a rural congregation in west
central Ohio. This church has implemented the ideas that will be presented
at the seminar. Co-author of the book Widening the Welcome of Your
Church
and the new book Hospitality:
Life without Fear. When the Oakland church applied the principles taught in this
seminar, it experienced a 19% increase in worship attendance and a 36%
increase in Sunday school attendance in the first three months. Since
then, the church has continued to grow, doubling in size in an eight-year
period.
Many Churches Are Asking Questions Such as These . . .
 | How can we keep visitors from being ignored by church
members who are busy talking with one another? |
| How can we help the members of the congregation overcome
their uneasiness around strangers and start showing a true
attitude of acceptance? |
| What can we do to create enough excitement that people will
want to invite others to come to our church? |
| How can we truly assimilate new members when most of the
people in our church have been coming for more than twenty
years? |
If you are asking these or similar questions about your
congregation, you'll want to attend this helpful seminar.
Speaker Fred Bernhard will present a model for biblical
hospitality that will include practical applications you can take
home and implement immediately.
Seminar Topics
What is biblical hospitality?
| The elements of biblical hospitality |
| Specific examples from the Old and New
Testaments |
Attitudes about strangers: friend or foe?
| The impact of fear of strangers on church life |
| How we want to be treated when we are
strangers |
A hospitality program that works
| How the Oakland congregation began the study
and practice of biblical hospitality |
| The results of that hospitality |
Assimilation of newcomers
| Seeing assimilation as the responsibility of
the whole church, not just a few |
| Putting ourselves in the shoes of the stranger |
Planning your own model
| Planning an educational program in biblical
hospitality that involves all active members |
| Addressing the changes in attitude and
practice necessary for biblical hospitality to come alive in your
church |
Dates and
Locations
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Seminar Date |
Location |
Pre-Registration
Deadline |
Lunch
Information |
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Interested in
hosting this seminar? New Life Ministries is able to schedule a
limited number of seminars based on the presenter's
availability. If interested in hosting this or another
seminar, contact us at
NLMServiceCenter@aol.com
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Fred Bernhard has developed a
new seminar entitled Hospitality: Life without
Fear. |
Time
Registration: 8:30 - 9:00
a.m.
Seminar: 9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Registration Costs
| Please
submit all registrations together to qualify for discounted
registration rates |
Per Person
By Pre-registration
Deadline |
Per Person
After Pre-Registration
Deadline |
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One to three persons from the same church |
$28 |
$38 |
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Four to eight persons from the same church |
$25 |
$35 |
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Nine or more persons from the same church |
$18 |
$28 |
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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 toll-free: 1-800-774-3360 |
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