Agenda for Neighboring Conference March 5 Released

 


Does it matter who lives near us physically when our fast-paced, hurried, highly individualized lives don’t seem to intersect much with the people in our neighborhood? Yes, it does matter – you were placed for a purpose. Your address is not an accident and neither is your neighbors. 

Join authors and speakers Chris and Elizabeth McKinney for our “Love Where You Live Neighboring Conference” on March 5 at Ridgecrest Baptist Church. How to be a good neighbor is a topic rarely discussed in church and long forgotten in our broader culture. This conference will provide a template for Christians to learn how to be a good neighbor, how to positively impact their neighborhood, and how to experience a deeper understanding of God’s grace, and His redemptive work. 

Conference is open to the public as well as members and pastors of other churches.

Lunch is provided at this conference along with related materials.

FEATURED SPEAKERS: 

Chris and Elizabeth McKinney, live in Columbia, MO with their four daughters and a Pomeranian. They work for Cru City and serve as associate staff at their church, The Crossing. They write, speak and are passionate about helping people love their next-door neighbors.

ADDITIONAL GUEST SPEAKERS

Shari McCallister is owner-operator of D&L Florist  in Houston, Mo. She is also the brain-child behind a community effort to annually celebrate National Good Neighbor Day in a way that spreads roses and kindness in her hometown. In 2021, Shari’s project was recognized as the Missouri Neighboring Project of the Year by University of Missouri Extension.

Steve Donaldson lives in Ozark, Mo. and has been a director at Convoy of Hope since 1994 and is the founder of Rural Compassion. He works with pastors nationwide on ways to reach their rural communities. His vision is to see communities become more vibrant through intentional compassion and seeing communities become better places for children and families to flourish. 

David Burton is at the forefront of a national movement that recognizes the importance of neighboring in community development. In his work as a County Engagement Specialist with University of Missouri Extension he offers classes like "Neighboring 101" and event like Lawn Art With Neighbors and Missouri Good Neighbor Week as a way to raise awareness and encourage a focus on neighbors.

8:30 am – Registration begins

 

9:00am - 10:00am -- Chris and Elizabeth McKinney

Neighboring in God’s Big Redemptive Story

Bringing the Great Commandment Home (Luke 10)

 

10 Min Break

 

10:10am - 10:40am -- Chris and Elizabeth McKinney

Seeing Your Neighbor (Matthew 9)

 

10 Min Break

 

10:50am - 11:35am -- Chris and Elizabeth McKinney

The Patience of Neighboring (Matthew 13:31-33)

 

11:35 – noon | Missouri Neighboring Project of the Year – Shari McCallister, Houston, Mo

 

Noon – 12:40 | Lunch provided | Discussion lunch: process provided questions

 

10 Min Break

 

12:50 – 1:20 | Neighboring in rural areas – Steve Donaldson, Rural Commpassion

 

1:20 pm to 2:00 pm -- Chris and Elizabeth McKinney

Gospel-motivated Conversations (Luke 18:18­-30)

 

10 Min Break

 

2:10 pm to 2:40 p.m. -- Chris and Elizabeth McKinney

Hospitality and its role in Neighboring

 

10 Min Break

 

2:50 – 3:00 pm – David Burton, University of Missouri Extension

Using the “Idea Friendly Method” for neighboring events

Neighborhood Coaching and Greene County Neighborhood Grant Program


3 pm -- Chris and Elizabeth McKinney

Q&A and Praying for Your Neighborhood

 



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