House Church International – North America Shepherds Conference

[HC International Conference Organizers]

One For ALL
All For One

2023 North America House Church Conference for Shepherds

God, the Creator, loves the world so much (John 3:16) and has a desire (1 Timothy 2:4) to save all people in the world. God’s heart has always been towards “one soul” (Luke 15:4) in the world.

To save the world, God established the Church body in the world, and allowed the saints, who are the members of the Church, to live as God’s people in the world.

God sent us into the world to save it (John 17:18), to work through our community, and to achieve greater things through our unity (John 17:22).
To fulfill the mission of saving souls as desired by God, we must be united with our fellow members in house church ministry and with all members in the church. Furthermore, through the unity of churches with one another, a Universal Church is established in the world, and as more people are saved on this earth, the Kingdom of God expands and brings great glory to God.

As the lay ministers attending this year’s Shepherd’s Conference gather, they will once again deeply engrave in their hearts the love of Jesus Christ (One for All), who laid down His life on the cross to save all people in this world.

To fulfill God’s mission (One Mission), which transcends the walls of each church’s denomination and reaches into different cultures and languages, all Christians are expected to become one community (One Body) (All for One). With this hope in mind, the theme for the 2023 Shepherd’s Conference has been chosen as follows:

One for All and All for One

“For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died. And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised again.” (2 Corinthians 5:14-15)
“There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called; one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.” (Ephesians 4:4-6)

Details related to House Church Shepherds Conference

In order to register for the House Church Shepherds Conference, please complete the online registration.

The seminar will be held Thursday, August 3rd through Saturday, August 5th, 2023, at New Life Fellowship in Houston, Texas. Please complete all answers in ENGLISH. This is conference is for English Speaking participants. If you are looking for the Korean speaking version of the seminar please visit this link: http://www.housechurchministries.org/

KEY DATES & FEES
• Early Bird Registration – May 1 – May 31 – $200 per person ($360 for couple)
• Regular Registration – June 1 – June 15 – $240 per person ($440 for couple)

IMPORTANT – PLEASE READ

There are a limited number of spots for this seminar. Your registration will be reviewed and once approved you will be sent instructions on how to submit your security deposit. Once we receive your security deposit you will receive a confirmation email that your spot has been secured. Please do not make travel arrangements until you have received a CONFIRMATION EMAIL. If your spouse is also planning to attend, he/she must submit their own separate registration. Please do not assume that if you have indicated on your registration that your spouse is coming that they are registered. Each participant must submit their own individual registration. Please note, childcare is not provided. If you have any questions, please contact us at hcinternational@nlfhouston.org.

Shepherd Conference Breakout Topics:
Tentative Breakout Session Topics, these are subject to change.

1. What to do when people don’t grow or don’t want to grow?
This seminar will work to address the following:

• How do shepherds and other HCs endure dry spells and still engage?

• How long do we have to be patient with them?

• The tension between controlling vs guiding your sheep.

• Preventing your own burnout.

2. Healthy boundaries in HC.
This seminar will work to address questions such as:

• When do you stop helping?

• How do you know when you’ve done enough as a Shepherd?

• Example: mental health issues. – what is my role?

3. Meet your VIP where they are.
• This seminar will focus on reminding you that the role of Shepherd is to have faith and bring the VIP to JESUS and allow Jesus to work. You are not the fixer. As well as working through the transition from VIP to saved.

4. How to minister to HC members that are older/later stage in life than you.
This session works to answer questions like:

• How do I minister to those that are older than me? How do I minister to those that are in a stage of life, I’ve never experienced?

5. Marriage in ministry.
This seminar will focus on:

• What does marriage and family life look like within the context of leading house church?

6. My role as a female shepherd, serving the house church with wisdom alongside the shepherd, it’s not just about cooking meals.
This seminar will focus on answering the question:

• How can I support my husband as a shepherds wife or female co-leader?

7. Children’s ministry (Olive Blessing) in HC.
The seminar will focus on:

• Being encouraged and challenged to being a light and encouragement to our own children.

• Practical ways of including children at house church and ministry lifestyle.

8. Shepherding singles
This seminar will work on addressing questions and situations related to single members:

• When HC members start dating within the HC.

• When members hide behind school or work.

9. Multiplications
This seminar will focus on addressing:

• Members put preferences and it’s too one-sided/lopsided.

• How to choose/select a HC intern? Should it be selected earlier? Choose right before multiplication? Unanimous voting? Shepherd picks?

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