Church Leaders For Evansville Retreat 2021

5101 Kleitz Rd,Evansille IN 47720

22 October, 2021

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Every so often, it is good (and maybe even necessary) to get away with your tribe, the people who understand your life best. Church leader, By now you’ve probably realized, things aren’t going back to the way they were before. Our city (and the world) will be dealing with the social, economic, and personal aftermath of these challenging couple of years for a long time. And God has entrusted you all with the role of leading and equipping His Church to carry the mission forward in this place and time. We believe in you, and we believe in Jesus working in and through you. Our prayer for you is that the condition of your soul during this challenging time would be characterized by these words from the prophet Jeremiah, who was painfully familiar with the upheaval of his own city: “But blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in him. They will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit.” (Jeremiah 17:7-8) How are your roots? Just like the root system in a forest allows individual trees to strengthen each other, strong relationships among Church leaders are essential for a fruitful Church in our city. That’s why we hope you’ll join us for this year’s Church Leaders For Evansville Retreat. We’re diligently planning the day with time together for fun and encouragement, plenty of time to get alone with God and rest, and of course amazing food. We hope you’re able to join us for the entire time, but feel free to come and go as you need. Also, the event is open to all pastoral staff, so feel free to bring other members of your team who fit that description. We’re looking forward to our time together! The For Evansville Team We want Evansville to be a city where every person experiences love and gives love; every person prioritizes the holistic wellbeing of all people; and every person’s work provides community value and individual purpose.  Citywide flourishing happens when every person in the city flourishes. We pursue the fruitfulness of every person by bringing people together to solve our city's most pressing needs. We convene church and community leaders, cultivate the mindsets and language necessary for collaboration, and storytell about the way things are and the way things should be. Our ultimate goal is to cultivate collaboration between churches and others in the city around the city’s needs and dreams that align with God’s mission. For Evansville seeks to facilitate the formation and/or the sustainability and effectiveness of centered sets in the Greater Evansville area.  Centered sets are mini Collective Impact cohorts of organizations, businesses, schools, government agencies, and churches that care about the same issue or geographic area.  Rather than operating in bounded set mentalities that rule out cross-sector collaboration, centered set mindsets and structures foster effective collaboration.  We are deeply committed to seeing churches and the channels of culture thrive for the flourishing of the Tri-State area.  We support centered sets at www.forevansville.org, we storytell at www.leftturnproductions.com, and we provide education about city transformation at www.cityshelf.org.