Our church hosted a Conversational Evangelism Conference with high expectations – and it exceeded them. Our leaders were inspired and trained and our “evangelism fire” was stoked!
John Ortberg
Senior Pastor
Menlo Park Presbyterian Church
Menlo Park, CA
“A team of people involved in our Alpha ministry attended the CEC together and came away with anew vigor and commitment to reach others for Christ. The speakers, the interaction with other attenders,and the materials made available during the conference spoke to us in powerful and translatable ways. We began immediately to pray and strategize regarding how we could more effectively communicate the Gospel to friends, colleagues, neighbors and family members. We eventually developed a new strategy encompassing all aspects of our church life called, “REACH ‘08″, which has the goal of mobilizing our church family to “reach” at least one person for Christ by the end of 2008. We will continue to send our people to attend a CEC at every opportunity made available in our area.”
Roger Bosch
Associate Pastor of Missions and Evangelism
Lake Avenue Church
Pasadena, CA
“As a Lead Pastor, I have desired to renew the missional heart and vision of our church. I wasn’t looking for a new program as much as fresh calling and insight for relationally sharing faith in today’s world. When I heard about the Conversational Evangelism Conference this past year, I knew I could trust the voices that had been drawn together for just such a purpose. We decided to invite all of our lay leaders… and to cover the cost of registration and a night of hotel for all who would come. It proved to be extremely worthwhile on many levels It blessed every person with fresh vision and confidence, touched them through ministry, and united all with a common calling that transcended any particular program. I highly recommend making a Conversational Evangelism Conference a part of your plans this year.”
Brad Bailey
Lead Pastor
VCF Westside
Los Angeles, CA
“I took a team of seventeen people from our church to the Conversational Evangelism Conference. Wow! They heard from the best, the veterans who are on the cutting edge in evangelism, about the journey people travel before they come to faith in Christ. They learned how to be a patient and positive influence on those who are on the journey. The team is really fired up about being bridge builders and encouragers to their friends. Several people have already come to faith in Christ since the conference. We have made some key decisions about how to best target certain small groups just for seekers and to create for them a safe place…with other seekers… to learn, ask questions and test out the spiritual journey for themselves.”
Kent Tucker
Pastor Congregational Ministries
Hillside Community Church
Alta Loma, CA
“I took 4 emerging leaders and one long term Alpha leader to the CEC in California last year. The explosion of energy and ideas that the conference ignited is still being felt by those who come in contact with them. I would highly recommend that others invest in sending emerging leaders to such a conference!”
Sheila Coonen
Director of Mission Development
Mountain View Lutheran Church
Phoenix, AZ
