Dear Friends,

Neil Cole and Paul Kaak, who were with us for a GlobaLocal Convergence seminar and Conversations about Organic (House) Church Planting in mid-October, will be back January 11-13, 2002 for a weekend retreat on planting organic (house) churches. We hope that this "greenhouse" will lead to house church planting movements that will help "bring in the harvest" in our region. If you or someone you know may be interested, please read on for full information.

Why have an organic church planting Greenhouse?

There's a movement afoot in postmodern America. It's a movement toward spirituality...into relationships...for purpose. People are looking for these things---and they are finding them---in the occult, self-made religions, and grass roots social action groups. And sadly, it's a movement away from church. People just aren't waking up on Sunday morning saying, "HEY, I think the church is what I need to provide meaning and hope!" What's more, there's a lot of Christian people and leaders who are longing to do church in a fresh, more "organic" way.

It's time for the church in America to learn how God is moving with power in the growing church around the world. It's time for us to sit at the feet of missionaries and martyrs who have quietly planted the gospel in places of hardship...and still seen incredible fruitfulness. It's time for us to make choices that might mean we trade in our personal dreams and visions for the glory of God and the gladness of all peoples.

The Organic Church Planters' GREENHOUSE

The Organic Church Planters' GREENHOUSE provides a supportive environment for Christian leaders who are choosing to function in ways similar to the apostolic role of the New Testament. It is for leaders who aren't just interested in planting a church---but rather, in churching a whole city and a region. It's for those who are willing to get their hands dirty in the soil of lost people. It's for those wanting to make a globalocal impact from the ground up.

Location: Come join us for an initial kick off retreat January 11-13, 2002 in Spokane WA at the Wholly Ground Coffee Company, 9119 East Broadway between Argonne and Mullan from 6:30 PM Friday night through Sunday noon. For more information, call 509-624-7287 or 562-961-1962, email prestonjackson@qwest.net or resourcescma@aol.com, or visit www.organicchurchplanting.org. Registration information is below.

The Greenhouse components

The GREENHOUSE retreat gets the process started. During an informative weekend, church planters gather from a local region for a comprehensive overview of the organic church planting process. Via "the Big Picture", this retreat brings the organic approach to life and gives a compelling and exciting framework for reproducible church planting.

The GREENHOUSE Monthly Gatherings follow the Retreat with tools, skills and connections with other leaders. These gatherings happen once a month, usually for about three hours in the evenings or on weekends so as to include bivocational Christian leaders. Each gathering will equip particiapants for a greater harvest of disciples, leaders and churches through teaching, interaction, worksheets, reflection, worship, prayer and relationships.

Who is the Greenhouse for?

· Regional Church Planters
· Members of City Reaching Teams concerned about Churching their City
· College/Seminary Students who want real life Church Planting experience
· Alpha course leaders
· Lighthouses of prayer-care-share
· Pastors who attended the GlobaLocal Convergence Seminar
· Pastors & Outreach Leaders in local Church Planting Churches
· Denominational Leaders who oversee Church Planting
· Individuals & Families preparing for the Mission Field
· Pastors & Youth Pastors in transition
· Bi-vocational Ministers / working Professionals with a passion to make & multiply Disciples
· And especially new believers/workers coming out of the harvest.

Registration Information

When:
· January 11-13, 2002
· Friday, 6:30 PM-10:00 PM;
· Saturday, 9:00 AM-5:30 PM;
· Sunday, 9:00 AM-Noon

Where:
· 9119 East Broadway, Spokane, WA (Between Argonne and Mullan on north side.)
· Directions and local information, 509-624-7287

Cost:
· $80 per person including materials and snacks.
· Lunch and accommodations not included.
· Please mail the registration form information below and check made out to CMA Resources so that it will be received by January 4th.
CMA Resources
Greenhouse Conference
Spokane 1965 E. 21st
Street Signal Hill, CA 90806

For late registration:
Contact: Preston Jackson, 509-624-7287, prestonjackson@qwest.net. Or Angela 562-961-1962, ResourcesCMA@aol.com.

Registration Form:
Name:
Address:

Phone:
Email:
Home Church:

Are you currently involved in a church planting project?

When did you start or when do you plan to start?

Dan Grether
Mission Spokane
PO Box 18178
Spokane, WA 99228-0178
509-468-4855; fax 468-6792 (Dan's)
dgrether@missionspokane.org
www.missionspokane.org
"The whole city transformed by the whole gospel through the whole church."

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Links to info from Neil Cole and Paul Kaak, who were with us for a GlobaLocal Convergence seminar and Conversations about Organic (House) Church Planting in mid-October.
Speakers bio
Organic Church Planting
Life Transformation Groups