ALDEN BAPTIST CHURCH CONVENES
LEADERSHIP
SUMMIT
On
Saturdays, during the months of January and February, The Alden Baptist Church
has embarked upon a ‘Leadership Summit.’
Their theme of ‘Lead where you are’ has inspired the congregation to
begin to do just that. Led by their Pastor, the Reverend J. Willard Cofield,
the Summit has been a wonderful spiritual journey.
Ten members of the church, including
Reverend Cofield, attended The Leadership Summit, sponsored by the Willow Creek
Association, which was held at the First Cathedral in Bloomfield, CT in August
2008. They were moved by the presentations and believed the Lord was leading
them to bring the Summit to Alden. And with much prayer, guidance by The Holy
Spirit and Pastor Cofield, the Leadership Summit was brought to Alden in
January.
On March 7th and 8th, Alden is inviting
the community to join with them in worship in the culmination of their
Leadership Summit. Saturday, March 7th, service will begin at 6:00 p.m. and
Sunday morning March 8th, service will begin at 10:00 a.m.
The guest preacher for each worship
service will be Reverend Efrem Smith, Senior Pastor of The Sanctuary Covenant
Church, Minneapolis, MN. Reverend Smith was one of the presenters at the Summit
in August. He is a young, dynamic speaker/preacher who uses storytelling,
comedy and passion to present the gospel of Jesus Christ. Reverend Smith is the Urban Ministry
Director of Minnesota Fellowship of Christian Athletes, member of the CORE
seminar training team of Youth Specialties, and former Executive Director of
The Park Avenue Foundation. He is the author of Raising Up Young Heroes
and the Hip-Hop Church. He serves close to 1,000 people with the vision
to be an urban, multi-ethnic, relevant, holistic, and Christ-centered
community.
The community is invited to worship
with the Alden Baptist Church and hear Reverend Efrem Smith share the call on
his life to lead in new cultural realities. “For the Church to bring the gospel
into our postmodern world, we must wrestle not only with our culture, but also
its subcultures of hip-hop and multiculturalism.”
A special reception with Reverend Smith
for Pastors and their spouses will also be held. To register for this
reception, please call the church at (413) 736-5997.
If you have any questions, please call
Carolyn Mutcherson at 733-5476. n