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NEW07 Lineup Announced for Fort Worth in July
Disciples News Service - 3/23/2007

Fort Worth, Texas – National leaders in the “how to” of church growth and ministry vitality will lead a special three-track lineup at NEW07 July 18-20 in Fort Worth, Texas.

NEW07 will feature Cynthia Hale, Ed Stetzer, Jim Harnish and Bob Pike and a three-track workshop approach in church planting, church transformation and Christian leadership coaching.

NEW07 is the offspring of NEW conferences sponsored by the National Evangelistic Association/Net Results magazine in previous years. This year’s event has a new national sponsor—The Columbia Partnership—in association with NEA. Previously known as the National Evangelism Workshop, NEW07 is emphasizing a NEW dimension of ministry vitality.

Dick Hamm, president of The Columbia Partnership and former general minister of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) said the broader scope—yet sharper focus—will be of more benefit to a larger audience.

“Church planting, church transformation and Christian coaching are three flames burning through the dry tinder of church life in America,” Hamm said. “Participants in NEW07 will be able to capture that heat to light their own churches.”

NEW07 will be at the Fort Worth Convention Center downtown. It immediately precedes the biannual assembly of the Christian Church (Disciples), to be held in the same facility July 21-25.

A special room rate has been secured at the Fort Worth Hilton, which will be headquarters hotel.

Cynthia Hale is founding pastor of the 3,500 member Ray of Hope Christian Church in Decatur, GA, and will tell participants “How We Did It.” NW
Jim Harnish, pastor of Hyde Park United Methodist Church, Tampa, FL, will lead the session on church transformation.

Ed Stetzer, missiologist and senior director for missional research at the North American Mission Board in Alpharetta, GA, will lead participants in Church Planting.
Bob Pike, founder and chairman of The Bob Pike Group, and Creative Training Techniques International, Inc., Minneapolis, MN is author of 21 books and will focus on Christian leadership coaching.

NEW07 participants will attend workshops primarily in the track they choose but will hear all four plenary speakers. Workshops in the three tracks will provide training—including CEU credits in coaching—rarely available outside of NEW07.
Registration fee through March is $99. After March the fee rises to $129. Register at www.NEW07.org or with The Columbia Partnership, 905 Hwy 321 NW, Suite 331 · Hickory, NC 28601.

Workshops will include:

Church Transformation Track

How We Did It: Cynthia Hale.

Unbinding the Gospel in YOUR Church: Martha Grace Reese, author of Unbinding the Gospel: Real Life Evangelism

Preaching for Change: Joe and Dawn Weeks, co-minsters at Raytown Christian Church, near Kansas City, MO, who will also lead Praying for Change.

A Good Place to Begin: Bill McConnell, senior pastor, First Christian Church, Harrison, OH

The Myth of the 200 Barrier: Kevin Martin, dean, Cathedral of St. Matthew, Dallas, TX

Cruciform Leadership: Your Mission If You Choose to Accept It, On a Clear Day You Can See Forever, and Back to the Future [3 workshops]: Jim Harnish, pastor, Hyde Park United Methodist Church, Tampa FL

Church Planting Track
This track is sponsored by the Disciples’ Church Extension.

Called to Plant New Churches: Nadine Burton, minister for new church leader development, Church Extension, Disciples, Indianapolis, IN

Taking the Demon out of Demographics: Charles Walker, new church ministry team, Church Extension, Disciples, Indianapolis, IN

Why Church Planting Should be a Denominational Top Priority: Chuck Denison, pastor, Big Sky Community Church [Presbyterian], Big Sky, MT

Moving from Goal to Reality: How one denomination moved from minimal church planting to a 2.5% growth rate in churches: Rick Morse, vice president, new church ministry and mission initiatives, Church Extension, Disciples, Indianapolis, IN

Church Planting Right Out of Seminary: Kelly Santos, minister of coaching, new church ministry team, Church Extension, Disciples, Indianapolis, IN

Trends in New Church Planting: Stephen Compton, executive director, congregational development, NC Conference of the United Methodist Church, Raleigh, NC

Immigrant Realities and Church Planting: Carlos Cordosa, associate professor of world Christianity, Columbia Theological Seminary, Atlanta, GA

Christian Leadership Coaching Track

The 411 on Coaching: Val Hastings, founder and president, Coaching4Clergy, Douglassville, PA, and professional certified coach {PCC} with the International Coach Federation

Creating a Coaching Culture that Inspires the World of Work: Bev Wright, executive with IBM, Dallas, TX, and professional certified coach {PCC} with the International Coach Federation

What's Next in Christian Coaching?: Jane Creswell, founding partner, The Columbia Partnership, master certified coach and author of Christ-Centered Coaching.

Global Leadership Coaching—The Coach Approach to Leadership Development and Member Care in the Developing World: Chuck Ainsworth, founder of Epic Rivers.

Getting to the C.O.R.E.—Powerful Closers, Openers, Revisit Strategies, and Energizers: Bob Pike, The Bob Pike Group, Minneapolis, MN

Lead Like Jesus: Learning the Leadership Lessons of the Greatest Leadership Role Model Who Ever Lived: Bob Pike, The Bob Pike Group, Minneapolis, MN

A Coach Approach to Evangelism and Discipleship: Chad Hall, founding partner, The Columbia Partnership, and pastor, church planter, and ministry coach.

Using the Coaching Approach in the Middle Judicatory: Dick Hamm and George Bullard, founding partners with The Columbia Partnership, and advisors to many denominational organizations.

Coaching a Spiritual Strategic Journey for Congregations: George Bullard, Ken Kessler, and Dick Hamm, founding partners with The Columbia Partnership, and leaders of the Spiritual Strategic Journey Congregational Clusters.