GA 2023 SCHEDULE
Unless otherwise indicated, all events are held at Cherry Hills Community Church. You can use these quick links to navigate to a specific day:
Overview
Monday, June 19
Tuesday, June 20
Wednesday, June 21
Thursday, June 22
OVERVIEW
| Times | Tuesday, June 18th | Wednesday, June 19th | Thursday, June 20 |
| 9:00 - 9:45 AM | Worship | Worship | Worship: Moderator's Communion Service |
| 10:00 - 11:30 AM | Gospel Priorities Summit Plenary 1: Effective Biblical Leadership |
Gospel Priorities Summit Plenary 3: Church Health |
Equipping Sessions |
| 11:45 - 1:00 PM | Networking Lunches | Networking Lunches | Equipping Sessions (During Lunch) |
| 1:15 - 2:45 PM | Gospel Priorities Summit Plenary 2: Global Movement |
Gospel Priorities Summit Plenary 4: Church Planting |
Business Session 3 |
| 3:00 - 4:30 PM | Business Session 1 | Business Session 2 Standing Committees |
Business Session 4 |
| 5:00 - 6:30 PM | World Outreach Dinner | Group Dinners |
Church Health/Planting Dinner |
| 7:00 - 8:00 PM | Worship | Worship |
Worship with Memorials |
TUESDAY, JUNE 20
7:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Check-in/Information Open
8:30 a.m.–7:00 p.m.
Women’s Hospitality Suite
A gathering place to refresh and connect with other female conference attendees. Light refreshments provided.
9:00–9:50 a.m.
Worship
Speaker: Shelly Kral, Associate Pastor, Longview EPC (Longview, Texas)
10:00–10:50 a.m.
Plenary Session: Church Planting
“Why Church Planting”
Tom Ricks, EPC National Director of Church Planting.
11:00–11:50 a.m.
Plenary Session: Church Planting
“Church Planting: So What?”
Mike Moses is Founding and Lead Pastor of the Lake Forest family of churches in suburban Charlotte, North Carolina.
12:00–12:50 p.m.
“Apologetic Principles for Church Planting” (Aspen Grove Church Planting Network)
“Building Retirement Savings and Tax-Exempt Housing Expense Withdrawal” (EPC Benefit Resources, Inc.)
“Choosing to Plant a Multi-Ethnic Church” (The Antioch Room)
“Disability Ministry Story & Support” (Presbytery of the Coastal Mid-Atlantic)
“How to Revitalize Your Leadership Pipeline” (Knox Theological Seminary)
“Navigating the Letters (LGBTQ+) with a Family Member” (Where Grace Abounds)
“Revival and Revivalism in American Presbyterianism” (Westminster Society)
“World Outreach: Home from the Field” (EPC World Outreach)
1:00–2:50 p.m.
Plenary Session: Global Movement
“Sharpening Our Focus on the 3 Billion”
Matthew Ellison, President, Sixteen:Fifteen (Lewisville, Texas)
Mary Ho, International Executive Leader, All Nations International (Kansas City, Missouri)
John Love, EPC World Outreach (Orlando, Florida)
3:00–5:00 p.m.
Business Session 1
5:15–6:30 p.m.
Gospel Priorities Dinner: “Building a Global Movement”
Speakers: World Outreach Global Workers
7:00–8:00 p.m.
Worship / World Outreach Global Worker Commissioning Service
Speaker: Mike Kuhn, Director, International Theological Education Network (ITEN)
Offering designation: Global Worker Health Fund
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21
8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Check-in/Information Open
8:30 a.m.–7:00 p.m.
Women’s Hospitality Suite
A gathering place to refresh and connect with other female conference attendees. Light refreshments provided.
9:00–9:50 a.m.
Worship
Speaker: Aaron White, Pastor, First Presbyterian Church (South Charleston, Ohio)
10:00–10:50 a.m.
Plenary Session: Church Health
“Celebrating Evangelism in the EPC”
Thomas D, Global Worker, EPC World Outreach (Orlando, Florida)
Jeff Moore, Pastor, First Presbyterian Church (Aurora, Illinois)
Bob Stauffer, National Director of Church Health, EPC Office of the General Assembly (Orlando, Florida)
Mark V, Global Worker, EPC World Outreach (Orlando, Florida)
11:00–11:50 a.m.
Plenary Session: Church Health
“Love Thy Neighborhood”
Keon Abner, Founding Pastor, Bridge City Church (Cleveland, Ohio)
Marc de Jeu, Church Health Coordinator and Mission Mobilizer, Presbytery of the Alleghenies (Beaver, Pennsylvania)
12:00–12:50 p.m.
“Church Planter Best Practices” (EPC Church Planting Leadership Team)
“Come and Ask Your Church Health Questions” (EPC Church Health Leadership Team)
“Executive Pastors and Church Administrators” (EPC Office of the General Assembly)
“Female Pastors, Chaplains, and TE Candidates” (Presbytery of the Alleghenies)
“Meet Our Newly Commissioned Global Workers” (EPC World Outreach)
“Revelation 7:9: How to be a Community-Conscious Congregation” (EPC Revelation 7:9 Task Force)
“Sharpening Parent Skills Amidst Today’s Adolescent Crisis” (Gospel App Ministries)
“Small Church Leadership: Developing the Body in its Call to Hope” (EPC Smaller Church Network)
“The Contemporary Significance of Westminster Divine Edward Reynolds (1599-1676)” (Westminster Society)
“What Does Your Personal Well-Being Look Like?” (EPC Benefit Resources, Inc.)
1:00–2:50 p.m.
Plenary Session: Effective Biblical Leadership
“What Is an Effective Biblical Leader”
Michael Davis, Assistant Stated Clerk, EPC Office of the General Assembly (Orlando, Florida)
3:00–3:50 p.m.
Business Session 2
4:00–5:00 p.m.
Standing Committee Meetings
5:15–6:30 p.m.
Ticketed Dinner
5:15–6:30 p.m.
Chaplains Dinner
5:15–6:30 p.m.
Moderators Dinner (invitation only)
5:15–6:30 p.m.
Stated Clerks Dinner (invitation only)
5:15–6:30 p.m.
Women’s Ministry Dinner
5:15–6:30 p.m.
World Outreach Affinity Group Dinner
7:00–8:30 p.m.
Worship / Memorials and Moderator’s Prayer
Speaker: Mark Farrell, Pastor, Tampa Covenant Church (Tampa, Florida)
Offering designation: Care of Pastors and Spouses Fund
8:30–9:00 p.m.
Desserts
THURSDAY, JUNE 22
8:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Check-in/Information Open
8:30 a.m.–7:00 p.m.
Women’s Hospitality Suite
A gathering place to refresh and connect with other female conference attendees. Light refreshments provided.
9:00–9:50 a.m.
Worship / Moderator’s Communion Service
Speaker: Rosemary Lukens, Moderator, 42nd General Assembly
10:00–10:50 a.m.
Equipping Session: Church Health 1
“Building an Evangelistic Culture Utilizing 3 Circles”
Mark Farrell, Pastor, Tampa Covenant Church (Tampa, Florida)
10:00–10:50 a.m.
Equipping Session: Church Health 2
“Do Less Better: The Power of Focus in Your Church’s Health”
Stefan Bomberger, Pastor, Manoa Community Church (Manoa, Pennsylvania)
10:00–10:50 a.m.
Equipping Session: Church Health 3
“Help, Our Pastor Left … What’s Next?”
Bill Rasch, Director, Transitional Pastor Ministries (West Lafayette, Indiana)
10:00–10:50 a.m.
Equipping Session: Church Planting 1
“Partnering to Plant: What Does that Look Like?”
Marc de Jeu, Church Health Coordinator and Mission Mobilizer for the Presbytery of the Alleghenies.
10:00–10:50 a.m.
Equipping Session: Church Planting 2
“The Many Faces of Creative Church Planting”
Shawn Robinson, Pastor, Clayton Community Church (Clayton, California)
Shane Sunn, Executive Director, Aspen Grove Church Planting Network (Denver, Colorado)
10:00–10:50 a.m.
Equipping Session: Church Planting 3
“Why Church Planting Is Good for Every Church”
Hunter Bailey, Church Planting Missionary (EPC South and Heartland regions), inFaith (Exton, Pennsylvania)
Richard Rieves, Pastor, Downtown Church (Memphis, Tennessee)
10:00–10:50 a.m.
Equipping Session: Effective Biblical Leadership 1
“A Fond Farewell: Navigating a Healthy Pastoral Transition”
Kent Mathews, President, Heartland Theological Seminary (Lenexa, Kansas)
Annie Rose, Director of Ministerial Support and Development, EPC Office of the General Assembly (Orlando, Florida)
10:00–10:50 a.m.
Equipping Session: Effective Biblical Leadership 2
“A Most Vital Expression: Using the Westminster Standards in the 21st Century and Beyond”
Zach Hopkins, Pastor, Edgington Presbyterian Church (Taylor Ridge, Illinois)
Marcos Ortega, Pastor, Goodwill Church Beacon (Beacon, New York)
10:00–10:50 a.m.
Equipping Session: Effective Biblical Leadership 3
“Pastoral Health and Effectiveness”
Kent Mathews, President, Heartland Theological Seminary (Lenexa, Kansas)
Doug Resler, Senior Pastor, Parker Evangelical Presbyterian Church (Parker, Colorado)
Rachel White, Pastor for Lifegroups and Alpha, Chapel Hill Presbyterian Church (Gig Harbor, Washington)
10:00–10:50 a.m.
Equipping Session: Global Movement 1
“A Touch of Kairos: Simply Mobilizing & EPC World Outreach”
Nancy Cimprich, EPC World Outreach (Orlando, Florida)
Colleen Di Raddo, National Coordinator, Simply Mobilizing-USA (Butuan City, Philippines)
Randy H, EPC World Outreach (Orlando, Florida)
10:00–10:50 a.m.
Equipping Session: Global Movement 2
“Practically, What Does it Take to Reach the 3 Billion?”
Mary Ho, International Executive Leader, All Nations International (Kansas City, Missouri)
10:00–10:50 a.m.
Equipping Session: Global Movement 3
“The Mobilized Church: Keys to Unlock Missions Potential In Your Church”
Matthew Ellison, President, Sixteen:Fifteen (Lewisville, Texas)
11:00–11:50 a.m.
Equipping Session: Church Health 1
“Building an Evangelistic Culture Utilizing 3 Circles”
Mark Farrell, Pastor, Tampa Covenant Church (Tampa, Florida)
11:00–11:50 a.m.
Equipping Session: Church Health 2
“Do Less Better: The Power of Focus in Your Church’s Health”
Stefan Bomberger, Pastor, Manoa Community Church (Manoa, Pennsylvania)
11:00–11:50 a.m.
Equipping Session: Church Health 3
“Help, Our Pastor Left … What’s Next?”
Bill Rasch, Director, Transitional Pastor Ministries (West Lafayette, Indiana)
11:00–11:50 a.m.
Equipping Session: Church Planting 1
“Partnering to Plant: What Does that Look Like?”
Marc de Jeu, Church Health Coordinator and Mission Mobilizer for the Presbytery of the Alleghenies.
11:00–11:50 a.m.
Equipping Session: Church Planting 2
“The Many Faces of Creative Church Planting”
Shawn Robinson, Pastor, Clayton Community Church (Clayton, California)
Shane Sunn, Executive Director, Aspen Grove Church Planting Network (Denver, Colorado)
11:00–11:50 a.m.
Equipping Session: Church Planting 3
“Why Church Planting Is Good for Every Church”
Hunter Bailey, Church Planting Missionary (EPC South and Heartland regions), inFaith (Exton, Pennsylvania)
Richard Rieves, Pastor, Downtown Church (Memphis, Tennessee)
11:00–11:50 a.m.
Equipping Session: Effective Biblical Leadership 1
“A Fond Farewell: Navigating a Healthy Pastoral Transition”
Kent Mathews, President, Heartland Theological Seminary (Lenexa, Kansas)
Annie Rose, Director of Ministerial Support and Development, EPC Office of the General Assembly (Orlando, Florida)
11:00–11:50 a.m.
Equipping Session: Effective Biblical Leadership 2
“A Most Vital Expression: Using the Westminster Standards in the 21st Century and Beyond”
Zach Hopkins, Pastor, Edgington Presbyterian Church (Taylor Ridge, Illinois)
Marcos Ortega, Pastor, Goodwill Church Beacon (Beacon, New York)
11:00–11:50 a.m.
Equipping Session: Effective Biblical Leadership 3
“Pastoral Health and Effectiveness”
Kent Mathews, President, Heartland Theological Seminary (Lenexa, Kansas)
Doug Resler, Senior Pastor, Parker Evangelical Presbyterian Church (Parker, Colorado)
Rachel White, Pastor for Lifegroups and Alpha, Chapel Hill Presbyterian Church (Gig Harbor, Washington)
11:00–11:50 a.m.
Equipping Session: Global Movement 1
“A Touch of Kairos: Simply Mobilizing & EPC World Outreach”
Nancy Cimprich, EPC World Outreach (Orlando, Florida)
Colleen Di Raddo, National Coordinator, Simply Mobilizing-USA (Butuan City, Philippines)
Randy H, EPC World Outreach (Orlando, Florida)
11:00–11:50 a.m.
Equipping Session: Global Movement 2
“Practically, What Does it Take to Reach the 3 Billion?”
Mary Ho, International Executive Leader, All Nations International (Kansas City, Missouri)
11:00–11:50 a.m.
Equipping Session: Global Movement 3
“The Mobilized Church: Keys to Unlock Missions Potential In Your Church”
Matthew Ellison, President, Sixteen:Fifteen (Lewisville, Texas)
12:00–12:50 p.m.
“Building Retirement Savings and Tax-Exempt Housing Expense Withdrawal” (EPC Benefit Resources, Inc.)
“Discerning and Engaging the Culture Through Film” (EPC Church Health Coordinators)
“Healthy Leadership Development in Church Planting” (Hopewell Equipping & Counseling Ministry Center, Northampton Church Planting Network)
“ITEN Partnership and Training Ministries” (EPC World Outreach)
“Liturgical Worship, the Regulative Principle, and Presbyterianism” (Westminster Society)
“Next Generation Missions” (EPC World Outreach)
“Pastoral Letter of Racial Lament and Hope” (Interim Committee on Pastoral Letter of Racial Lament and Hope)
“Pastors’ Wives Lunch” (Cherry Hills Community Church Women’s Ministry)
“Reaching a Generation Like None Other” (Coalition for Christian Outreach)
“The Awakening Power of a Great Question” (PastorServe)
“The Power of Rest: Embracing Sabbaticals for Ministry Health” (PIR Ministries)
1:00–2:50 p.m.
Business Session 3
3:00–3:50 p.m.
Business Session 3 (continued)
4:00–5:00 p.m.
Equipping Session: Church Health 1
“Building an Evangelistic Culture Utilizing 3 Circles”
Mark Farrell, Pastor, Tampa Covenant Church (Tampa, Florida)
4:00–5:00 p.m.
Equipping Session: Church Health 2
“Do Less Better: The Power of Focus in Your Church’s Health”
Stefan Bomberger, Pastor, Manoa Community Church (Manoa, Pennsylvania)
4:00–5:00 p.m.
Equipping Session: Church Health 3
“Help, Our Pastor Left … What’s Next?”
Bill Rasch, Director, Transitional Pastor Ministries (West Lafayette, Indiana)
4:00–5:00 p.m.
Equipping Session: Church Planting 1
“Partnering to Plant: What Does that Look Like?”
Marc de Jeu, Church Health Coordinator and Mission Mobilizer for the Presbytery of the Alleghenies.
4:00–5:00 p.m.
Equipping Session: Church Planting 2
“The Many Faces of Creative Church Planting”
Shawn Robinson, Pastor, Clayton Community Church (Clayton, California)
Shane Sunn, Executive Director, Aspen Grove Church Planting Network (Denver, Colorado)
4:00–5:00 p.m.
Equipping Session: Church Planting 3
“Why Church Planting Is Good for Every Church”
Hunter Bailey, Church Planting Missionary (EPC South and Heartland regions), inFaith (Exton, Pennsylvania)
Richard Rieves, Pastor, Downtown Church (Memphis, Tennessee)
4:00–5:00 p.m.
Equipping Session: Effective Biblical Leadership 1
“A Fond Farewell: Navigating a Healthy Pastoral Transition”
Kent Mathews, President, Heartland Theological Seminary (Lenexa, Kansas)
Annie Rose, Director of Ministerial Support and Development, EPC Office of the General Assembly (Orlando, Florida)
4:00–5:00 p.m.
Equipping Session: Effective Biblical Leadership 2
“A Most Vital Expression: Using the Westminster Standards in the 21st Century and Beyond”
Zach Hopkins, Pastor, Edgington Presbyterian Church (Taylor Ridge, Illinois)
Marcos Ortega, Pastor, Goodwill Church Beacon (Beacon, New York)
4:00–5:00 p.m.
Equipping Session: Effective Biblical Leadership 3
“Pastoral Health and Effectiveness”
Kent Mathews, President, Heartland Theological Seminary (Lenexa, Kansas)
Doug Resler, Senior Pastor, Parker Evangelical Presbyterian Church (Parker, Colorado)
Rachel White, Pastor for Lifegroups and Alpha, Chapel Hill Presbyterian Church (Gig Harbor, Washington)
4:00–5:00 p.m.
Equipping Session: Global Movement 1
“A Touch of Kairos: Simply Mobilizing & EPC World Outreach”
Nancy Cimprich, EPC World Outreach (Orlando, Florida)
Colleen Di Raddo, National Coordinator, Simply Mobilizing-USA (Butuan City, Philippines)
Randy H, EPC World Outreach (Orlando, Florida)
4:00–5:00 p.m.
Equipping Session: Global Movement 2
“Practically, What Does it Take to Reach the 3 Billion?”
Mary Ho, International Executive Leader, All Nations International (Kansas City, Missouri)
4:00–5:00 p.m.
Equipping Session: Global Movement 3
“The Mobilized Church: Keys to Unlock Missions Potential In Your Church”
Matthew Ellison, President, Sixteen:Fifteen (Lewisville, Texas)
5:15–6:30 p.m.
Gospel Priorities Dinner: “A View from the Mountain Top: Where Is the EPC Going and How Do We Get There?” (based on Matthew 28:16-20)
Speaker: Dean Weaver, EPC Stated Clerk
7:00–8:00 p.m.
Worship
Speaker: Curt Taylor, Senior Pastor, Cherry Hills Community Church (Highlands Ranch, Colorado)
Offering Designation: Moderator’s Scholarship Fund
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