Learn more about missional engagement - Aug. 9

Reggie McNeal will present a seminar, “Missional Leadership: Character, Context, and Challenge,” on Monday, August 9, from 9:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. at First Baptist Church, 7401 Katy Freeway.

Workshop participants will gain new biblical and theological insights into the nature of the church and the Kingdom, along with an understanding of action steps that need to be taken to reflect a more missionally informed engagement with the world. Pastors and lay leaders who want to fast forward their missional engagement are invited to attend this day of learning and exploration. Cost: $75.

The workshop is sponsored by Fuller Seminary. Contact Julia Speck at dmin@fuller.edu to register.

“What Is God Up To in Our World Today?
Implications from the Witness of the Global Church for our Ministry

You are invited to hear the Rev. Clifton Kirkpatrick speak in a series of lectures at St. Philip Presbyterian, Houston, August 29-30. He will share some of the exciting ways that God is at work today in our world and their implications for our ministry and mission right here in Houston.

• Sunday, August 29 - Cliff will preach at 8:30 and 11:00 a.m. on the theme, “A Different World is Possible,” drawing from the legacy of John Calvin and the scripture texts of Amos 5: 21-24 and Mark 1: 14-20.

• Sunday, August 29 - Dinner in Fellowship Hall at 6:00 p.m. Call the church office for reservations by noon on Thursday, August, 26. (713-622-4807). At 7:00 p.m., Cliff will lecture on “Calvin’s legacy 500 Years Later: A World Communion of Reformed Churches and the Future of the Reformed Movement in the 21st Century.”

• Monday, August 30 - Cliff will lecture at 7:00 p.m. on “Witnessing to Christ Today: The Implications and Challenges for our Life and Ministry from being Part of a Global and Ecumenical Church.”