Hope Imagination Mission @HIM #hope #imagination #mission New Church Planting Conference May 19 - 21, 2016 Bethany Theological Seminary, Richmond, Indiana This vibrant gathering focused on church planting is rooted in worship and prayer while providing practical training, nurturing conversation, and stimulating idea-sharing. We will be exploring the deep roots of hope in Jesus Christ which invite us to imagine new and vibrant mission in the world. The event is open to anyone who is willing to explore creative ways of shaping communities of faith and service. The conference will include a training track offered in Spanish. Efrem Smith is an internationally recognized speaker, author, planter, preacher and consultant addressing multi-ethnicity, leadership, and community development. He serves as President and CEO of World Impact, an inner-city missions organization dedicated to planting churches among the unchurched, urban poor in America. Originally from Australia, Mandy Smith is lead pastor of University Christian Church, a campus and neighborhood congregation with its own fair-trade café in Cincinnati, Ohio. She is a regular contributor to Leadership Journal and the author of The Vulnerable Pastor: How Human Limitations Empower Our Ministry (IVP). She is also the creator of The Collect, a citywide trash-to-art project. www.brethren.org/churchplanting churchplanting@brethren.org Church of the Brethren Planting Network Sponsored by the Church of the Brethren through the office of Congregational Life Ministries and the New Church Development Advisory Committee. Hosted by Bethany Seminary Esperanza Imaginación Misión @HIM #hope #imagination #mission Conferencia de la Siembra de Iglesias Nuevas May 19 - 21, 2016 Bethany Theological Seminary, Richmond, Indiana Esta vibrante encuentro, con énfasis en sembrar iglesias, tiene la adoración y la oración a su centro. Ademas ofrece entrenamiento practico, conversación edificante, la oportunidad para compartir ideas, misión a la comunidad, y también se ofrece una programa de entrenamiento en español. Seremos explorando las raíces profundas de la esperanza que tenemos in Jesucristo, que nos invita a imaginar una nueva y vibrante misión en el mundo. El evento está abierto a cualquier persona quien se interesa en explorar maneras creativas para cultivar comunidades de fe y servicio. Efrem Smith es un orador, autor, sembrador de iglesias, predicador y consultor reconocido internacionalmente, con énfasis en multietnicidad, el liderazgo y el desarrollo comunitario. Se desempeña como presidente y director ejecutivo de World Impact, una organización de misión dedicada a sembrar iglesias entre los no creyentes en areas urbanas en los Estados Unidos. Originalmente de Australia, Mandy Smith es la pastora principal de University Christian Church, una iglesia que ministra a su vecindario y a la universidad. La iglesia vende café de comercio justo en Cincinnati, Ohio, como un ministerio de justicia. Ella es una contribuidora regular para la revista Leadership Journal y la autora de The Vulnerable Pastor: How Human Limitations Empower Our Ministry, IVP (El Pastor Vulnerable: Cómo Limitaciones Humanas Empoderan Nuestro Ministerio). También ella fundó The Collect, un proyeto que convierte basura al arte. www.brethren.org/churchplanting churchplanting@brethren.org Church of the Brethren Planting Network Sponsored by the Church of the Brethren through the office of Congregational Life Ministries and the New Church Development Advisory Committee. Hosted by Bethany Seminary