2007 Mercy Ministries Conference

“Blessed are the merciful for they will be shown mercy.” Matthew 5:7
Sponsored by Christian Education & Publications and Mission to North America, Presbyterian Church in America.

April 20 - 22, 2007

Atlanta, Georgia

Crowne Plaza Ravinia

Keynote Speakers

	Dr. Phil Ryken, Senior Pastor of Tenth Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia, PA. Noted author of works such as: The Message of Salvation, The Bible Speaks Today, The Doctrines of Grace: Rediscovering the Evangelical Gospel, with James Montgomery Boice; City on a Hill: Recovering the Biblical Pattern for the Church in the 21st Century
	Dr. Diane Langberg practicing psychologist whose clinical expertise includes 30 years of working with trauma survivors and clergy. Diane is a member of Calvary Presbyterian Church in Willow Grove, PA.
	March and Mariam Bell March is the Senior Trafficking Counselor, US Department of Justice and Mariam is the Director of Public Policy for the Wilberforce Forum, a division of Prison Fellowship
	Randy Nabors Senior Pastor, New City Fellowship, Chattanooga, Tennessee since 1976. Randy has helped to develop a permanent committee of Mercy in the Tennessee Valley Presbytery, and has taught and trained extensively in the area of mercy and diaconal ministry. He serves as the movement leader for the Urban and Mercy Network of Mission to North America for the PCA.

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Workshop Leaders

March and Mariam Bell (see above)

Steve Corbett, Director of U.S. Programs, Chalmers Center for Economic Development, Covenant College, Lookout Mountain, Georgia

Jason Dorsey is Senior Pastor at Redeemer Pres. Church in Indianapolis, IN.

George Fuller formerly served as President of Westminster Theological Seminary; currently serves as Consultant to CE&P on Seniors Ministry.

Maria Garriott recent author of "A Thousand Resurrections" which is an autobiographical presentation of her family's 20+ years of inner-city church planting in Baltimore, MD.

Wilson Goode - as a former Mayor of the city of Philadelphia, Dr. Goode offers a wealth of experience in community development. He currently serves as Director of teh Amachi Mentoring program.

George Grant, author and Director of King’s Meadow Study Center and Karen Grant, co-founder and member of the Board of Franklin Classical School.

Arklie Hooten, Mission to North America Disaster Response and ShortTerm Director

Stephanie Hubach, Special Needs Committee of Reformed Presbyterian Church in Ephrata, PA

Gene Johnson, Diaconal Coordinator, New City Fellowship, Chattanooga, Tennessee

Paul Karlberg, Executive Pastor of Proclamation Pres. Church; serves as Director of Urban Suburban Action Committee USA and is involved with the Amachi Mentoring program.

Dr. Diane Langberg (see above)

Phil Monroe Associate Professor of Counseling & Psychology and Director of the Masters of Arts in Counseling program at Biblical Theological Seminary, Hatfeld, Pennsylvania.

Amy L. Sherman is a leading national expert on charitable choice, an advisor to the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, and the Urban Ministries Advisor for Trinity Presbyterian Church in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Yvonne Sawyer Director of Family and Children Faith Coalition. Appointed by Gov. Bush to the Faith Based Advisory Board for the State of Florida. Also, Founded of Hope for New York in 1991.

David Spickard, President and CEO of Jobs for Life which equips churches and community organizations to help unemployed and underemployed individuals gain meaningful employment and experience new life through Christ.

Attend Specialized Workshops ** click to read detail descriptions) ** Click to view schedule

No Refuge: Encountering Domestic Violence and Abuse in the Church (Langberg)

Comfort for the Grieving (Langberg)

Distorted Sex: Providing Mercy to Sexual Strugglers (Monroe)

Repentance and Restoration: A look at how God restores broken and sinful people (Monroe)

The ABCs of Community Ministry (Sherman)

Helping the Last of These: Options and Opportunities for Prison Ministry (Mariam Bell)

Launching an Effective After-School Tutoring Program (Sherman)

Documenting and Communicating Your Ministry's Value to Donors (Sherman)

Multi-Sector Collaboration for Community Transformation (Sherman)

Small Church - Big City Impact (Redeemer PCA)

I need a job: Effective Biblically-based strategy to help those you serve find meaningful employment and build healthy lives (Spickard)

Serving Human Trafficking Victims as "Aliens in the Land" (March Bell)

Disaster Response-an incarnational ministry based on the life of Christ (Hooten)

Mobilizing Deacons (Johnson)

Ministry Funding 1: Getting Ready for Money (Sawyer)

Ministry Funding 2: Writing your First Proposal (Sawyer)

Mercy: Ordinary Things in Extraordinary Circumstances (Grant and Grant)

The Oil of Aaron’s Beard: Ministries of Justice and Mercy Forge Oneness in the Body (Grant)

Registration Information	cost $199 which includes Saturday lunch and dinner conference begins at 7pm Friday and ends after morning worship on Sunday

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