GA 2024 SCHEDULE

OVERVIEW

Times	Tuesday, June 18th
9:00 – 9:45 AM	Worship
10:00 – 11:30 AM	Gospel Priorities Summit Plenary 1: Effective Biblical Leadership
12:00 – 1:00 PM	Networking Lunches
1:15 – 2:45 PM	Gospel Priorities Summit Plenary 2: Global Movement
3:00 – 5:15 PM	Business Session 1
5:30 – 7:00 PM	World Outreach Dinner
7:15 – 8:15 PM	Worship/WO Global Worker Commissioning Service

Times	Wednesday, June 19th
9:00 – 9:45 AM	Worship
10:00 – 11:30 AM	Gospel Priorities Summit Plenary 3: Church Health
12:00 – 1:00 PM	Networking Lunches
1:15 – 2:45 PM	Gospel Priorities Summit Plenary 4: Multiplication
3:00 – 5:30 PM	Business Session 2: Standing Committees
5:30 – 7:00 PM	Ticketed Group Dinner
7:15 – 8:15 PM	Worship
8:15 – 8:45 PM	Desserts

Times	Thursday, June 20th
9:00 – 9:45 AM	Worship/Moderator Service
10:00 – 11:15 AM	Equipping Sessions
11:45 – 12:45 PM	Equipping Sessions \| Lunch
1:00 – 5:15 PM	Business Session 3
5:30 – 7:00 PM	Dinner
7:15 – 8:15 PM	Worship

MONDAY, JUNE 17

1:00–5:00 PM

Check-in/Information Open

2:00-5:00 PM

Civil Rights Museum

5:00-8:00 PM

GA Kickoff at Grind City Brewery

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TUESDAY, JUNE 18

7:30 AM–5:00 PM

Check-in/Information Open

8:30 AM–8:30 PM

Nursery/PreK – Infants to 5yrs old

Child care throughout the day for children involved.

8:30 AM–5:00 PM

Elementary – Kindergarten – 5th Grade

Activities throughout the day for kids involved.

8:30 AM–5:00 PM

Youth (6th-12th Grade)

Activities throughout the day for youth involved.

9:00–9:45 AM

Worship – Sanctuary

Speaker: Tim Johnson, Lead Pastor at The Avenue Community Church

10:00–11:30 AM

Plenary Session 1 : Effective Biblical Leadership

Closing the Generation Gap in Leadership – Sanctuary

Jim Davis, Pastor and Author

11:45 AM

Child Box Lunch Tuesday

11:45 AM

Box Lunch Tuesday

12:00–1:00 PM

Networking Lunches

“Ad Interim Committee on Ordination Standards” – Cry Rooms 2 & 3

“Developing Leaders Among the Next Generation” (CCO Campus Ministry) – Cry Room 1

“EPC Medical & Retirements Plans – Managing Your Physical, Emotional & Financial Wellbeing” (EPC Benefit Resources, Inc.) – Rm 221

“Equipping Ministry Leaders for Today: A Conversation With Knox Seminary” (Knox Seminary) – Rm 226

“Executive Pastor Roundtable” (XP/Admin Group) – Rm 223

“ITEN Update Luncheon” (EPC World Outreach) – Rm 227

“Reaching the Dechurched with Jim Davis” (EPC EBL) – South Hall

“Revelation 7:9 Taskforce Update” – Rm 230

“Six Relational Roles for Pastoral Thriving” (PastorServe) – Rm 225

“Study the Psalms” (The Westminster Society) – Chapel

“The Work of the People” (Parker Evangelical Pres.) – Rm 232

“What is the Future of Missions?” (EPC World Outreach) – Rm 222/224

“Where is EPC Church Planting Going?” (EPC Church Planting) – Rm 234

“Women Pastors’ Lunch” (EPC Effective Biblical Leadership) – Entrance 5 Foyer

“World Outreach: Home from the Field” (EPC World Outreach)

1:15–2:45 PM

Plenary Session 2 : Global Movement

Calling the Whole Church – Every Generation – to Global Movement – Sanctuary

Jeff Lewis, Mobilization and Discipleship Strategist for Sixteen:Fifteen

Dr. Lisa Pak, Global Strategist at Finishing The Task, Operational Catalyst for the Kingdom Impact Network with Wycliffe USA

3:00–5:15 PM

Business Session 1 – Sanctuary

5:30–7:00 PM

Gospel Priorities Dinner: “Building a Global Movement” – South Hall

Speakers: World Outreach Global Workers

7:15–8:15 PM

Worship / World Outreach Global Worker Commissioning Service – Sanctuary

Speaker: Marcos Ortega, TE Oregon

Offering designation: Global Worker Health Fund

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19

8:00 AM–5:00 PM

Check-in/Information Open

8:30 AM–8:30 PM

Nursery/PreK – Infants to 5yrs old

Child care throughout the day for children involved.

8:30 AM–5:00 PM

Elementary – Kindergarten – 5th Grade

Activities throughout the day for kids involved.

8:30 AM–5:00 PM

Youth (6th-12th Grade)

Activities throughout the day for youth involved.

9:00–9:45 AM

Worship – Sanctuary

Speaker: Corrine Gambrell, Commissioned Pastor of Cypress Springs Evangelical Presbyterian Church in Cameron, North Carolina.

10:00–11:30 AM

Plenary Session 3: Church Health

Generations Creating Local Transformation – Sanctuary

Sam Rainer, President, Church Answers and Lead Pastor at West Bradenton Baptist Church in Bradenton, FL

11:45 AM

Child Box Lunch Wednesday

11:45 AM

Box Lunch Wednesday

12:00–12:50 PM

Networking Lunches

Church Health National Team – Invitation Only (EPC Church Health) – Rm 227

Curiosity: Developing the Link Between Your Journey and Another’s (Alongside Ministry Wives) – Rm 223

Disability and Mental Health Ministry (Key Ministry) – Cry Room 1

EPC Medical and Retirement Plans – Managing Your Physical, Emotional, and Financial Wellbeing (EPC BRI) – Rm 221

Equipping Pastors for Coaching (PastorServe) – Rm 225

LGBTQ: Reaching Across the Divides (OnebyOne/Where Grace Abounds) – Rm 222/224

Loving Your Refugee Neighbor (EPC World Outreach) – Rm 232

Ministry in a Trauma Driven World (Hopewell Ministries) – Rm 234

Pastoral Health – The Next Generation and Beyond (PIR Ministries) – Rm 226

Pastoral Letter on Racial Lament and Hope (Ad Interim Committee) – South Hall

Praying the Psalms (Westminster Society) – Chapel

Presbytery Mission Teams and Engage 2025 Home Teams (EPC World Outreach) – Rm 230

Small Church Network: Leading Within Your Limits (EPC Smaller Church Network) – Youth Loft

Why Do We Need New Churches? (EPC Church Planting) – Entrance 5 Foyer

1:15-2:45 PM

Plenary Session 4: Church Planting

“Generations Collaborating for Multiplication” – Sanctuary

Warren Bird, EFCA

3:00-5:30 PM

Business Session 2 – Sanctuary
Standing Committee Meetings (Commissioners will begin in sanctuary for Business and then be dismissed to Standing Committees from there)

Administration: Chapel
Disaster Relief: 225
Fraternal Relations: 234
Memorials and Appreciation: 221
Ministerial Vocation: Youth Loft
Next Gen: Youth Lower
Overtures and Resolutions: 230
Theology: 222/224
World Outreach: Entrance 5

5:30–7:00 PM

Ticketed Dinner – Lobby

5:30–7:00 PM

Fraternal Relations Meet and Greet – Entrance 5 Foyer

5:30–7:00 PM

Sing the Psalms – Youth Lower

A group dinner hosted by the Westminster Society and co-sponsored by Great Commission Publications. Pizza will be available for a suggested donation of $5 per attendee. TE Bryan Rhodes will lead a brief reflection on the history and biblical practice of psalm singing in the Reformed tradition followed by a time of robust singing making use of the Trinity Psalter Hymnal. We welcome you to join us as we break bread and make a joyful noise to the Rock of our salvation.

5:30–7:00 PM

World Outreach Affinity Group Dinner – Rm 222/224

5:30–7:00 PM

Stated Clerks Dinner (invitation only) – Rm 230

5:30–7:00 PM

Moderators Dinner (invitation only) – Rm 230

5:30–7:00 PM

Chaplains Dinner – Youth Loft

5:30–7:00 PM

Women in Ministry Dinner – South Hall
All women are invited to come and be fed physically, spiritually, and practically for all the ways you serve the church and God’s kingdom. Karen Ellis, lecturer RTS Atlanta, will equip women to flourish in the coming year in order that He may be glorified through the women of the EPC in greater measure than ever before.

7:15–8:15 PM

Worship – Sanctuary

Speaker: Sandy Willson, Interim President of The Gospel Coalition, Pastor Emeritus at Second Presbyterian Church, Memphis, TN

Offering designation: Care of Pastors and Spouses Fund

8:15–8:45 PM

Desserts

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THURSDAY, JUNE 20

8:00 AM–12:00 PM

Check-in/Information Open

8:30 AM–8:30 PM

Nursery/PreK – Infants to 5yrs old

Child care throughout the day for children involved.

8:30 AM–5:00 PM

Elementary – Kindergarten – 5th Grade

Activities throughout the day for kids involved.

8:30 AM–5:00 PM

Youth (6th-12th Grade)

Activities throughout the day for youth involved.

9:00–9:45 AM

Worship / Moderator’s Communion Service – Sanctuary

Speaker: Joe Kim, Moderator, 43rd General Assembly

10:00–11:15 AM

Equipping Session: Church Health 1

“Returning to the Neighborhood: Centering Your Church’s Local Context in Your Great Commission Work” – Youth Lower

Sam Rainer, author, The Surprising Return of the Neighborhood Church

10:00–11:15 AM

Equipping Session: Church Health 2

“Building an Evangelistic Culture in Your Church” – Chapel

Mark Farrell, Pastor, Tampa Covenant Church (Tampa, Florida)

10:00–11:15 AM

Equipping Session: Church Health 3

“All You Need to Know About Transitional Pastoring” – Rm 234

Bill Rasch, Director, Transitional Pastor Ministries (West Lafayette, Indiana)

10:00–11:15 AM

Equipping Session: Church Planting 1

“Ricks & Bird Q&A” – Rm 223

Warren Bird

Tom Ricks, Church Planting

10:00–11:15 AM

Equipping Session: Church Planting 2

“Matching our Model to Our Mission: Considering Different Types of Church Planting” – Rm 226

Hunter Bailey, Church Planting Missionary (EPC South and Heartland regions), inFaith (Exton, Pennsylvania)

10:00–11:15 AM

Equipping Session: Church Planting 3

“How do I Know if I’m Called to Church Planting?” – Cry Room 1

Richard Rieves, Pastor, Downtown Church (Memphis, Tennessee)

10:00–11:15 AM

Equipping Session: Effective Biblical Leadership 1

“Going Forward Together: Ministry Cohorts That Work” – Rm 232

Effective Biblical Leadership Team

10:00–11:15 AM

Equipping Session: Effective Biblical Leadership 2

“Cross Generational Discipleship” – Youth Loft

Next Generation Ministries Council

10:00–11:15 AM

Equipping Session: Effective Biblical Leadership 3

“Ten Ways to Pursue a Revelation 7:9 Pathway” – Rm 222/224

Revelation 7:9 Task Force

10:00–11:15 AM

Equipping Session: Global Movement 1

“Mobilizing the Next Generation for the Great Commission” – Rm 230

Dr. Lisa Pak, Global Strategist at Finishing The Task, Operational Catalyst for the Kingdom Impact Network with Wycliffe USA

10:00–11:15 AM

Equipping Session: Global Movement 2

“Disciple Makers for All Nations” – Entrance 5 Foyer

Jeff Lewis, Mobilization and Discipleship Strategist, Sixteen Fifteen

11:30 AM

Box Lunch Thursday – Lobby

11:45 AM–12:45 PM

“Pastors’ Wives Lunch” hosted by Jacqueline Smith, Hope Church Women’s Ministry. This will be a catered lunch – Please do not pick up a boxed lunch. – South Hall

11:45 AM–12:45 PM

Equipping Session: Church Health 1

“The Surprising Return of the Neighborhood Church by Sam Rainer” – Youth Lower

Sam Rainer

11:45 AM–12:45 PM

Equipping Session: Church Health 2

“Building an Evangelistic Culture in Your Church” – Chapel

Mark Farrell, Pastor, Tampa Covenant Church (Tampa, Florida)

11:45 AM–12:45 PM

Equipping Session: Church Health 3

“All You Need to Know About Transitional Pastoring” – Rm 225

Bill Rasch, Director, Transitional Pastor Ministries (West Lafayette, Indiana)