UPDATE: The Groups Conference - Rescheduled
August 2020 - Brad Himes & Jason Sniff The Groups Conference for October 2020 is being postponed until Spring 2021 due to the current COVID pandemic. The conference will still focus on the same theme of As We Go... with Rick Howerton as the main session speaker. In the meantime, to help equip group leaders & pastors navigate this unique season we will be hosting multiple webinars. The webinars will offer opportunities to connect with others, learn from group practitioners, and more. The upcoming dates & times are as follows with more info on the session topics to come:
To sign up for any of the webinars or for more details please contact Jason Sniff at: jsniff@eastview.church 
Resource Spotlight:
When Disciples Defect May 2020 - Brad Himes Discipleship is a key component to our faith journey, yet it doesn't always go as planned. We begin the relationship, nourished by prayer, time, and energy yet the relationship may still wither and wilt. Recently I was asked to write on this topic for The Lookout Magazine. As I reflected on my experiences, I realized there are many valuable lessons I learned through these difficult times of discipleship. And that is part of our journey... to learn from our experiences both good and bad in order to grow in our relationship with God and others. To learn more you can read the article below, just click "Download File". Also, The Lookout magazine is offering a free download for the entire issue, click here to check it out! 
2021 Conference Speaker Update:
Rick Howerton We are excited to announce the main speaker for the 2021 conference is Rick Howerton. Rick is a returning speaker with The Groups Conference and we are excited to have him back. His extensive background in the area of groups and discipleship are a natural fit with our conference theme... "As We Go...". Rick spent 13 years as the small group specialist at LifeWay Church Resources, three years with NavPress as their Small Group Specialist, and is currently the Kentucky Baptist Convention, Church Consultant for the South Central Region of Kentucky. Rick has authored or co-authored multiple books, studies, and leader training resources including:
Rick's varied ministry experiences as a collegiate minister, small group pastor, teaching pastor, elder, fulltime trainer and church consultant, as well as having been a successful church planter gives him a perspective of church life that is all-encompassing and multi-dimensional. Rick is a highly sought after communicator and trainer. Rick's deepest passion and his goal in life is to see, "a biblical small group within walking distance of every person on the planet making disciples that make disciples." | |||
UPDATE: The Groups Conference
October 2019 - Brad Himes & Jason Sniff
**UPDATE August 2020: Due to the delay, the breakout sessions may change - more info will be released soon, thank you for your patience.**
We are excited to announce The Groups Conference is coming back in October 2020 and the host church is Eastview Christian Church in Normal, IL. The conference will be a 2-day event and feature main sessions along with multiple workshops geared specifically for the group leader.
The theme for 2020 is As We Go... and our focus will be on how groups (and individuals) can impact the communities around us.
October 2019 - Brad Himes & Jason Sniff
**UPDATE August 2020: Due to the delay, the breakout sessions may change - more info will be released soon, thank you for your patience.**
We are excited to announce The Groups Conference is coming back in October 2020 and the host church is Eastview Christian Church in Normal, IL. The conference will be a 2-day event and feature main sessions along with multiple workshops geared specifically for the group leader.
The theme for 2020 is As We Go... and our focus will be on how groups (and individuals) can impact the communities around us.
- Dates: Spring 2021
- Workshop speakers:
- Amy Jackson - The Perch
- Dr. Richard Knopp - Lincoln Christian University
- Danah & Brad Himes - Christian Campus House - Eastern Illinois University
Stay tuned for more announcements in the coming months regarding:
- Main speaker
- Workshop details & speaker bios
- And more...
2021 Location - Normal, IL
Host ChurchEastview Christian Church
1500 North Airport Rd Normal, IL 61761 |
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