Learning Environments
August 2019
Power Breakfast Outreach: Food Bank and Food Deserts (Hampton Roads)
Portsmouth, Virginia area pastors and faith leaders, join us for a free breakfast treat and conversation about the Food Bank and its efforts in addressing food deserts and hunger within our local communities.
Bring a friend or two and learn how this conversation and future conversations are empowering pastors and their churches to integrate faith, work and economic wisdom for the flourishing of their communities.
Connecting Sunday to Monday (Orlando)
Join other pastors for a free breakfast, and learn more about integrating faith, work, and economic wisdom within your church. We will hear from Robert Olszewski and MTF city network leaders Case Thorp and Justin Holcomb.
Labor Day Worship Celebration Followed by Fellowship at Mather’s (Orlando)
Join us for a Labor Day Worship Celebration! We will be giving thanks to God for calling us to use our labor to work with Him for the redemption of creation.
We will meet after the worship service for fellowship at Mather's in downtown Orlando.
Lunch Event with Jordan Raynor (Fort Lauderdale)
In partnership with Broward County’s Church United, we will host best-selling author and speaker, Jordan Raynor.
In 2017, Jordan wrote and published "Called to Create: A Biblical Invitation to
Create, Innovate, and Risk," which became an instant national bestseller. Since
then, he and his team have helped more than 1,000,000 Christians do
exceptional work for the glory of God and the good of others.Church
This is a free event. Must RSVP for the lunch.
Pastors and Leaders Collaborative Lunch (Twin Cities)
There is great kingdom blessing through collaboration of pastors and churches in the Twin Cities.
Made To Flourish Twin Cities is starting a monthly meeting to discuss what's happening in the Cities through Faith/Work, Economic Wisdom engagement, and to build greater collaboration.
MTF pastors and leaders are invited to join together for lunch and sharing. Specifically:
What are you learning (specifically from the last MTF event you attended)?
What are you applying in terms of Faith, Work, and Economic Wisdom?
What are you / your church struggling with in terms of FWE?
How can we help one another (prayer, processing, partnership, resources)?
$10 to cover lunch. Hosted at Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church.
September 2019
Evaluating Ministry Through the Lens of Self-Giving Love (Phoenix)
We know success in pastoral ministry is measured by something different than seats (attendance) and receipts (giving), but we don't always know how to measure the fruit of our local churches. How does the gospel shape our understanding and practice of truly successful ministry? What does it look like for the shape of the dying and rising of Jesus to be evident in evaluating our work? Come and find out!
About Jon Hori:
Jon Hori served for 19 years in pastoral ministry first as an associate pastor and then as a church planter. When Jon read Paul Miller’s "A Praying Life" in 2009 and then hosted his first seeJesus training, he knew he’d discovered an invaluable tool that impacted his life and ministry. In 2015, Jon joined seeJesus to serve as their Regional Director for the West Coast and East Asia. In this role, Jon trains pastors, missionaries, and churches throughout the United States as well as in East and South Asia. Jon and Sonia, his wife of 21 years, along with their four children currently live in Southern California.
Evaluating Ministry Through the Lens of Self-Giving Love (Phoenix)
We know success in pastoral ministry is measured by something different than seats (attendance) and receipts (giving), but we don't always know how to measure the fruit of our local churches. How does the gospel shape our understanding and practice of truly successful ministry? What does it look like for the shape of the dying and rising of Jesus to be evident in evaluating our work? Come and find out!
About Jon Hori:
Jon Hori served for 19 years in pastoral ministry first as an associate pastor and then as a church planter. When Jon read Paul Miller’s "A Praying Life" in 2009 and then hosted his first seeJesus training, he knew he’d discovered an invaluable tool that impacted his life and ministry. In 2015, Jon joined seeJesus to serve as their Regional Director for the West Coast and East Asia. In this role, Jon trains pastors, missionaries, and churches throughout the United States as well as in East and South Asia. Jon and Sonia, his wife of 21 years, along with their four children currently live in Southern California.
The Resilient Pastor: Lunch & Learn (Research Triangle)
Join us on September 9 for teaching and a delicious meal with Bob Burns at Maggiano's Little Italy in Durham. Bob will be sharing from some of his recent work on The Resilient Pastor: How to Have a Sustained & Lasting Ministry.
Bob Burns is a pastor on staff at Church of the Good Shepherd in Durham. He previously served as the Director of the Center for Ministry Leadership at Covenant Theological Seminary, coordinating the joint Lilly Endowment research project for Reformed Theological Seminary, Covenant Theological Seminary, and Westminster Theological Seminary. He is the author, along with Donald Guthrie and Tasha Chapman, of "Resilient Ministry: What Pastors Told Us About Surviving and Thriving." He loves designing initiatives on how the gospel impacts issues of life and culture. Bob and Janet have two married sons and eight grandchildren.
September Gathering (Miami)
The Challenge: Are you in leadership as a church pastor/planter, ministry, non-profit or business?
If so, you probably struggle with having the resources needed to accomplish your mission and tasks. Wondering what to do?
Our Invitation: Join us for lunch and networking as we learn how to leverage our asset to further the Kingdom, bless our communities and create sustainable sources of support for our endeavors.
About Our Speaker: Writer, pastor and champion of the Mult-ethnic Church Movement. Mark DeYmaz also co-founded the Mosaix Global Network and serves as president and convener of the triennial National Multi-ethnic Church Conference. In 2019, He is also an Adjunct Professor at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary (Charlotte Campus), and teaches D.Min. courses at seminaries across the country including TEDS, Western, and Phoenix.
This is a free event.
Virtual Network Gathering (Chicago)
Grab your lunch and join us on-line for our September Network Gathering!
Location: online (via Zoom)
Date/Time: Thursday, September 12th from noon to 1:30pm
We’ll be getting to know other network members who share a similar field of work, and stepping into each others’ shoes as we discuss the current, personal work challenges that keep us up at night. This will be an excellent opportunity to practice faith & work integration real time as we each seek to spiritually discern new insights and next steps that God might have for us.
Please register via the button below, and prayerfully discern other church leaders to invite!