Friday – October 9

* 12:30 : Welcome

* 12:40 : Gathered Worship

* 01:00 : Tim Chester – Session #1 Making God’s people the heart of God’s mission – Is our gospel too small? Too individualistic? The Bible’s story of salvation puts community at the heart of God’s mission. The church is part of our identity as Christians.

* 03:00 : Tim Chester -  Session #2 Community as lifestyle – How can we live as a community – sharing lives, sharing decisions, sharing struggles?

* 05:00 : Jonathan Dodson. Session #3 What is the Gospel? The Three Dimensions – this will be a biblical-theological examination of the Doctrinal, Personal, & Social dimensions of the Gospel.

* 06:30 : Dinner [maps & discounts of area restaurants will be available]

* 08:00 : Breakout Sessions –

1. Too Busy for Mission?: Tim Chester | “I’m getting really excited about community and mission. There’s so much I’d love to do. But where’s the time going to come from. After a day at work or looking after the kids I just want to slump in front of the TV. Help!”
2. Becoming a Missional Leader: Jonathan Dodson | This breakout will focus on how to practically cultivate missional leadership that contributes to a culture of mission. (this session will be limited to 35 people)
3. Gospel, Community, Mission & Orphan?: Bill Legere [Director of Foundation for Hope & Grace] | It is not good for man to be alone, uhhh unless you are an orphan: This session will look at the storyline of the Bible as evidence for God’s call to care for the vulnerable and oppressed of the world.  There is a special emphasis on our call to care for the orphans of the globe as a tangible responsibility of the body of Christ.  How will you express your words and deeds to reflect the good news of the gospel to a broken, desolate and lonely world?
4. The Shift: Our experience in re-churching the church: Mark Gedicks [Lead Pastor Windham Baptist Church] | This session will focus on how the gospel shapes who we are and how we live as the church that God loves, Christ died for, and the Spirit transforms.  We will share the concepts that have shaped us, some resources that have helped us, and what that has looked like in one rural Maine church.

Saturday – October 10th

* 9:00 : Welcome – Gathered Worship

* 9:30 : Tim Chester Session #4 Making God’s mission the heart of God’s people – For many churches mission is one activity competing for attention with other priorities. But the Bible story makes mission part of the identity of God’s people. How can we make mission central to church life?

* 11:00 : Jonathan Dodson Session #5 Converting to the Gospel: The Three Conversions – this will be a synthesis of biblical and practical material arguing that the gospel results in three conversions, not just one—to Christ, the Church, and Mission.

* 12:30 : Lunch [maps & discounts of area restaurants will be available]

* 02:00 : Breakout Sessions -

1. Extended Q&A with Tim Chester: Tim Chester (moderated by Mark Gedicks) | Still got questions? Want to talk through what it might mean for you? A chance to dialogue further with you setting the agenda.  Join 35 other leaders for a time of Q&A with Tim Chester. (this session will be limited to 35 people)
2. Fight Club: Gospel-Centered Discipleship: Jonathan Dodson | This session will focus on how to form small, gospel-centered communities of 2-3 that promote peer-to-peer discipleship and repentance as a way of life.
3. Gathered Worship=Gospel Encouragement: Josh Otte [Worship Pastor Windam Baptist Church] | This will explore both the why God’s people must worship him together and how the gospel must be central to everything we read, say, sing, pray, preach, and celebrate.

* 03:00 : Jonathan Dodson Session #6 Living out the Gospel: The Missional Roles – this is a paradigm for city renewal taken from Ezra, exploring the three roles of a missional disciple as Citizen, Exile, and Missionary.

* 05:00 : Tim Chester – Session #7 – Mission as lifestyle [this final session will be open free to the public]. How can we do mission together? Attracting people to the Christian community means much more than inviting them to meetings. It involves exposing them to the shared life of the community. How can we built mission into the fabric of our lives and our life together?

*Schedule is subject to change.