Weekend Schedule
Thursday, September 14th
9:00 am EA Board of Directors
Friday, September 15th
9:00 am - Company Retreat
3:00 pm - Registration Opens
5:30 pm - Dinner
7:00 pm - Evening Worship (with Pastor David Bitler)
Saturday, September 16th
8:00 am - Hot Breakfast
9:00 am - Morning Worship (with Pastor C.E. Holt)
10:30 am - Break
11:00 am - Morning Workshops:
• Adopt A School Initiative
• Reaching the Next Generation
• Compassionate Clarity
12:00 pm - Lunch
1:30 pm - Afternoon Session (with Dr. James Emery White)
2:15 pm - Break
2:30 pm - Afternoon Session - Q & A (with Dr. James Emery White)
3:15 pm - Break
3:30 pm - Free Time
• Reaching the Next Generation - or - Compassionate Clarity
• McCanless Golf Course (9 Holes)
• Germanfest (Old Stone House)
• Grace Lowerstone Church Tour -or- Shiloh Reformed Church Tour
5:30 pm - Dinner
7:00 pm - Evening Worship (with Mrs. Ashley Creek)
Sunday, September 17th
9:00 am - Continental Breakfast
10:00 am - Morning Worship (with National Minister Jim Barnes)
9:00 am EA Board of Directors
Friday, September 15th
9:00 am - Company Retreat
3:00 pm - Registration Opens
5:30 pm - Dinner
7:00 pm - Evening Worship (with Pastor David Bitler)
Saturday, September 16th
8:00 am - Hot Breakfast
9:00 am - Morning Worship (with Pastor C.E. Holt)
10:30 am - Break
11:00 am - Morning Workshops:
• Adopt A School Initiative
• Reaching the Next Generation
• Compassionate Clarity
12:00 pm - Lunch
1:30 pm - Afternoon Session (with Dr. James Emery White)
2:15 pm - Break
2:30 pm - Afternoon Session - Q & A (with Dr. James Emery White)
3:15 pm - Break
3:30 pm - Free Time
• Reaching the Next Generation - or - Compassionate Clarity
• McCanless Golf Course (9 Holes)
• Germanfest (Old Stone House)
• Grace Lowerstone Church Tour -or- Shiloh Reformed Church Tour
5:30 pm - Dinner
7:00 pm - Evening Worship (with Mrs. Ashley Creek)
Sunday, September 17th
9:00 am - Continental Breakfast
10:00 am - Morning Worship (with National Minister Jim Barnes)
Speakers
KEYNOTE SPEAKER - DR. JAMES EMERY WHITE SATURDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 16th Session- 1:30 pm – 2:15 pm Q & A – 2:30 pm – 3:15 pm James Emery White is the founding and senior pastor of Mecklenburg Community Church (Meck) in Charlotte, NC. Mecklenburg Community Church (Meck) began with a single family and has grown to more than 20,000 active attenders through in-person and online campuses. Meck also experiences more than 70% of its growth from those who were previously unchurched. Dr. White is the president of Serious Times, a ministry that explores the intersection of faith and culture and hosts churchandculture.org featuring his blog and a wide range of resources to serve the church. He is a former professor of theology and culture at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, where he also served as their fourth president. Dr. White is an author of more than twenty books that have been translated into ten languages. Among his many books are Gold Medallion nominees Serious Times and A Search for the Spiritual. His most recent releases are Christianity for People Who Aren’t Christians: Uncommon Answers to Common Questions, its companion titled After “I Believe”: Everyday Practices for a Vibrant Faith, and his latest book Hybrid Church: Rethinking the Church for a Post-Christian Digital Age. Feel free to check out his podcast, “Church & Culture”, on Apple Podcast, Spotify & Youtube. |
PASTOR DAVID BITLER FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15TH Evening Worship: 7:00 pm Pastor Dave Bitler is currently serving at St. John-Hill Church in Boyertown, PA. He is also an Evangelism Resident with Evangelize Today Ministries specializing in "outside-the-box" approaches to the Great Commission. His evangelism research has taken him to the Harley Davidson Motorcycle Rally in Sturgis, SD, as well as, Bike Week in Daytona Beach, FL. He is the husband of his college sweetheart, Rose, and together they have four wonderful children. PASTOR C. E. HOLT SATURDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 16TH Morning Worship – 9:00 am Reverend C. E. Holt, Jr., has actively served as a pastor and member of the Evangelical Association Board of Directors for many years and is considered by many to be one of the strongest voices of the Gospel in our network. For 37 years, C.E. has served as the pastor of Green Level Christian Church in Green Level, NC, where he and his wife Donna also live. MRS. ASHLEY CREEK SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH Evening Worship: 7:00 pm Ashley Creek is a NC Certified Peer Specialist and works at the Stanly County Health Department. Ashley had an experience with the Holy Spirit while incarcerated in 2016. Ever since that day she has been walking hand in hand with Jesus in the pursuit of wholeness through Him and with Him. Ashley will share her experiences with the Church during this process, both how Christians helped and how they hurt. Ashley is passionate about helping folks that are walking where she has walked and helping the community understand how we can reach out to those living with similar struggles. NATIONAL MINISTER JIM BARNES SUNDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 17th Morning Worship – 10:00 am Rev. Jim Barnes has served as National Minister of the Evangelical Association since October 2009. He worked for 21 years as the Senior Pastor at Bethesda Evangelical Church in St. Louis, MO. Pastor Jim has been involved in church renewal and served on the Board of Directors of Biblical Witness Fellowship and the EA, two groups seeking to provide options for Bible-believing churches and pastors within the Evangelical, Reformed, Congregational and Christian traditions. He has a Master of Divinity from Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, CA and currently resides in St. Louis with his wife Patti. They have three adult children. |
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Shiloh Reformed Church
Faith, NC SEPTMEBER 15-17, 2023 |