2008 Consultant Training Event
September 30 - October 1, 2008
(Tuesday and Wednesday)

"Going to the Next Level:
How Age and Size Affect A Church's Vision and Growth"

Co-sponsored by
Free Methodist Church Consultant Network and the Board of Bishops
  Free Methodist World Ministries Center
Indianapolis, IN
With
Consultant Network Leader, Dr. Ray W. Ellis
And
Trainer, Dr. Gary McIntosh

Dr. Gary L. McIntosh, has over 22 years of experience in the field of church growth consultation, coaching of church leaders, and workshop presentations.As President of the McIntosh Church Growth Network, Gary has analyzed over 500 churches, representing some 55 denominations throughout the United States, Canada and Southeast Asia.His articles have appeared in Global Church Growth, New Results, the Win Arn Growth Report, Leadership, Church Growth America, Growing Churches, and numerous denominational publications.

Dr. McIntosh was the 1995 and 1996 President of the American Society of Church Growth, a national society which networks professors, denominational leaders, and pastors interested in church growth.As a national seminar leader, Gary conducts approximately 20 workshops and seminars yearly on various church growth topics such as outreach, assimilation, long-range planning, church advertising, and worship.

Gary is professor of Christian Ministry and Leadership at Talbot School of Theology, Biola University, teaching courses in the field of Pastoral Theology

Participants will receive training on the changes churches must make as they grow in size, as well as go through the predictable lifecycle of a congregation.

For more information contact Dr. Ray W. Ellis,
Leader of the FM Church Consultant Network
1730 Curtner Ave., San Jose, CA  95125
Phone 408-264-2811 * Fax 408-264-2817 * Email: raywellis@aol.com
Or contact Beth Kilgore ~ Free Methodist World Ministries Center ~ Indianapolis, IN
800-342-5531 * 317-244-3660 ext 287  * Email: BethK@fmcna.org

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