Upcoming NEDA Events

March

10 Maine Module from 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM @ Faith EFC in Waterville, ME

18-19 NEDA Conference @ Camp Spofford

18 Women's Networking Luncheon. Contact District Mobilizer, Regina Robinson at robinson.regina@gmail.com to register or for more information prior to March 1^st.

April

28 Southern CT Module from 9:30 - 11:30 AM in North Haven, CT. Please read "The Unlikely Disciple" by Kevin Roose. The entire book should be completed before our April 28th module meeting.

If you would like further information about any of these upcoming events, please contact the NEDA Office by calling 860-674-9541 or click here to send an email.

2010 NEDA Conference

"Growing Christ-like Communities"

March 18-19^th, 2010

Hosted by:

Grace Community EFC

49 Swanzey Rd., Chesterfield, NH

(603) 363-4277

“They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, praising God and enjoying the favor of all people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.” Acts 2:42, 46b & 47

Key Events

Thursday, March 18th

   9:00 AM   Registration

9:30 AM    Jim Van Ypren

11:00 AM   Break

11:30 AM   Jim Van Ypren

12:30 PM   Lunch

    1:30 PM  Jim Van Ypren

4:30 PM  Dinner on your own

6:30 PM  Registration

7:00 PM  Session 1 - Alvin Sanders

Friday, March 19th

8:00 AM   Registration

    8:30 AM   Session 2 – Alvin Sanders

   9:45 AM   Break

10:00 AM   Business Session I

12:00 PM   Lunch

1:00 PM   Business Session II

    4:30 PM   End of Conference

Conference Speakers

Jim Van Yperen is the President of Metanoia Ministries. Prior to founding Metanoia, Jim spent twelve years leading his own creative communications business serving leaders of national and international non-profit organizations. Jim has written two books and many articles and resources on the subject of conflict reconciliation and spiritual leadership formation. Jim is a gifted speaker and teacher who has led seminars and conferences in the United States, Canada, Europe and Asia. He has been featured on various radio and television broadcasts with Michael Card, Moody Radio, and Christianity Today. Jim serves Christian leaders in strategic thinking and spiritual formation. Jim graduated from Wheaton College, Wheaton, Illinois where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in both Theology and in Interpersonal Communications in 1978 and a Master of Arts degree in Cross-Cultural Communications in 1980.

Alvin Sanders Following years of urban ministry in Chicago and Cincinnati, Dr. Sanders along with his wife Caroline, started River of Life Church in downtown Cincinnati in the midst of civil unrest over the shooting death of an African-American teenager by a white police officer. River of Life was planted as a multi-racial, multi-ethnic, economically diverse church with a heart for reconciliation. While serving as founding pastor, he also served as Director of Ethnic Ministries for Cincinnati Christian University. Presently, Alvin serves as Executive Director of Reconciliation (EFCA Samaritan Way). EFCA Samaritan Way is a division of the Evangelical Free Church of America that has a mission to reverse division, multiplying Kingdom growth (www.efca.org/samaritanway). A noted authority on reconciliation, Dr. Sanders travels often to consult, teach and preach on the unique theological, social and cultural issues concerning diversity and Christian organizations. He has been named an adjunct professor at institutions such as Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary. He also is the author of Reconciliation 101: A Handbook for Ministry Leaders.

Brochure

Click here for a printable conference brochure in Word format.

Directions

From Brattleboro, VT:

Travel east on NH Route 9, past "The Big Deal" on your right. Take the next right; which is Old Chesterfield Road. **Turn left onto Tuttle Road. Take the second right onto the Old Swanzey Road. Grace Community Church is the second driveway on the left; approx 3/10ths of a mile up the road.

From Keene, NH:

Travel west on NH Route 9, past Howard's Leather on your right. Take the next left; which is Old Chesterfield Road. Then see directions above from Tuttle Road!

For more directions go to www.mapquest.com

Housing

Deadline March 1^st

Host housing is available from Grace Community EFC. Housing options below require you to make your own reservations as soon as possible!

Camp Spofford 603-363-4788

24 Route 9A Spofford, NH

$20/per person with breakfast.

Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites 802-257-2400

100 Chickering Dr. Brattleboro, VT 05301

$89 with breakfast please mention “NEDA”.

Super 8 Motel 802-254-8889

1043 Putney Rd. Brattleboro, VT 05301

Room rates with breakfast range from $58 to $66.

Meals

Only meals listed are included in the registration fee. Registration must be received by March 1^st 2010 for meals.

Online Registration

Click here to register for the conference online.

Questions

Please contact the NEDA office at (860) 674-9541 or LRand7777@aol.com.