IMB Sending Church Lab: Las Cruces
Calvary Baptist Church (main campus)
Friday, Sept 4: 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm MDT
Saturday, Sept 5: 8:30 am – 1:30 pm MDT
Ever wondered how to become a church who sends missionaries?
Are you already sending missionaries, but don’t quite know how to continue the relationship and care for them well?
Would you say by God’s grace you’re doing well, but you want to get better and connect with other sending churches and leaders? The Sending Church Lab is for you.
Spend time being encouraged & equipped by IMB Church Engagement staff, hearing from current missionaries and sending churches, and developing your own strategies and plans for how to send well. Part of our time together will be spent in workshops where you and your team will evaluate and work on your own church’s plans in real time.
Who should come:
• Churches who are currently sending missionaries…
• Churches who want to send missionaries…
• Anyone interested in serving mid to long-term as a missionary…
• Missionaries who have, or want, a sending church…
• Or anyone in between!
What to expect:
• Best practices for sending and caring for missionaries well
• How to grow from a partnering church into a sending church
• How to take your first steps as a partner or sending church
• Build connections between missionaries and churches
• Hear from current missionaries and sending churches
• Giveaways, snacks, & meals together
Friday, September 4
5:30 pm Arrival & Registration
5:45 Dinner
6:30 Session 1: Partnering vs Sending
7:00 Workshop: Church Engagement Pathway
7:30 Break
7:45 Worship & Prayer for the Nations
8:30 Dismiss
Saturday, September 5
8:30 am Breakfast
9:00 Session 2: Cultivate: Discover & Develop Future Goers
9:45 Break
10:00 Session 3: Commission: Assessing & Equipping Future Goers
10:45 Break
11:00 Session 4: Care: Shepherding the Sent
Missionary Q&A Panel Discussion
12:00 pm Working Lunch
Workshop: Building Out Your Cultivate, Commission, and Care Plan
1:15 Final Q&A: Get What You Need
1:30 Dismiss
This is a free event, and meals and snacks are provided at no cost to the participants.
If you have additional questions, please reach out to Bryan Wooten.
Location:
Calvary Baptist Church
1800 S Locust
Las Cruces, NM 88001