The 2007 Group Life Conference at a Glance

The 2007 Group Life Conference at a Glance
Thursday, September 27
Main Session One
9:00 - 10:30 AM

Recovering Community

Scot McKnight
Break: 10:30 - 11:15 AM
Point Leader Session*
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM
General Session
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM

Bill Donahue & Henry Cloud: The Ancient-Future Leader
Lunch: 12:15 - 1:45 PM
Point Leader* Breakout
1:45 - 4:45 PM

Session PL1
General Breakout
1:45 - 3:00 PM

Session A
Break: 3:00 - 3:30 PM
General Breakout
3:30 - 4:45 PM

Session B
Friday, September 28
Point Leader Breakout*
9:30 - 12:30 PM

Session PL2
General Breakout
9:30 10:45 AM

Session C
Break: 10:45 - 11:15 AM
General Breakout
11:15 - 12:30 PM

Session D
Lunch: 12:30 - 2:00 PM
Main Session Two
2:00 - 3:30 PM

Restoring Community


Worship with Wayne Alguire

Will Miller
Refrigerator Rights
Community Experiences & Team Time
Beginning at 4:00 PM
Saturday, September 29
Main Session Three
9:30 - 11:30 AM

Re-Imagining Community

Bill Donahue with:
Mike Breaux
Ageless Influence
Conference Concludes: 11:30 AM
*Point Leader Track, separate registration is required. Click here for pricing.

Main Session 2: Restoring Community

Wayne Alguire, pastor for Willow Creek Community Church McHenry regional campus, launches this session with a powerful interactive worship experience. Will Miller, speaker, campus minister, and author of the acclaimed Refrigerator Rights, then reveals the trends that mitigate against community and offers his unique take on how to meet the unprecedented longing for connection in today’s culture.



Wayne Alguire

After working in the marketplace for 19 years with Levi Strauss & Company in Canada and the Philippines, Wayne joined the Willow Creek Association as vice president of international ministries in the summer of 2000. His role was to support the expansion of the WCA’s mandate to help church leaders build prevailing local churches in a number of markets around the globe. In November 2002, Wayne moved from the WCA to the regional effort of Willow Creek Community Church as the campus pastor for Willow Creek McHenry County. In this role, Wayne serves as the primary leader of staff and core volunteers in offering a full expression of Willow to the residents of McHenry County. Wayne is married to Brenda, and they have two children, Sarah and Nate.

Will Miller

Will Miller is a psychotherapist, ordained minister, and hospital and police chaplain. He has worked in community mental health centers and drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs and has served as a spokesman for the National Institute of Mental Health. Simultaneously, for 16 years, Will had a successful career as a stand-up comedian. He has headlined in clubs and theaters across the country, appearing with such stars as Aretha Franklin and Natalie Cole. He is one of the country’s foremost media and popular culture analysts, having served as host of Nick at Nite’s “Why We Watch” segment for five years. Currently, Dr. Miller is a therapist and campus minister at Purdue University, where he lectures on media effects. He has written three books, including the acclaimed Refrigerator Rights. Will holds a master’s degree and a doctorate in urban education from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, a master’s in clinical social work from Columbia University, and a master’s in divinity from Union Theological Seminary.

 

Related Links & Resources

Refrigerator Rights Blog

Philippians 4:4-7

Aretha Franklin

The Jetsons

U.S. Supreme Court

The Andy Griffith Show

U.S. Cabinet

"Social Isolation Growing in U.S., Study Says"

Mark 3:31-34

Narcissism Study

1 Corinthians 12 (Spiritual Gifts)

 

Worship & Programming

Gather Round

Joel Johns / Matt Wright

© 2007 drippingglory music

Not To Us

Chris Tomlin and Jesse Reeves

© 2001 worshiptogether.com songs/sixsteps Music

Here Is Our King

David Crowder

© 2005 worship together.com songs/sixsteps Music

From The Inside Out

Joel Houston

© 2005 Hillsong Publishing

Glorious One

Steve Fee

© 2006 LeviBear

Jesus Paid It All

M.S. Schaffer and Samuel W. Beazley

Public Domain

Video for Jesus Paid It All was made by Igniter Media Group and will soon be available for sale on Igniter Tracks, Volume 1. For more information, visit the Igniter Media Group blog.

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