GLA Newsletter DECEMBER 2014
Better together….. in mission. Send stories or ministry training opportunities to glaclerkss@gmail.com
PRAYER SUMMIT 2015: The CRC’s third PRAYER SUMMIT will be held April 13-
15 at All Nations CRC in Lakeview Terrace, Calif. Save the date.
RESOURCES: What was your favorite, most useful, or inspiring ministerial or
personal resource in 2014?
Send glaclerkss@gmail.com a link so we can share.
www.exponential.org : www.missionalchurchnetwork.com : www.leadlocal.o
rg : www.calvinseminary.edu/the-renwal-lab
HOME MISSIONS CRC: www.CRHM.org 7 year Church planting analysis
attached.
MINTS GRADUATION: On December 6 about 50 people gathered in Anaheim
CRC to celebrate the graduation of the first cohort of MINTS students. 11
Spanish speaking students completed 10 courses of the MINTS curriculum and
received certificates. Six of the graduates were from GLA churches and five
were from the RCA. There are four MINTS sites in southern California that
offer theological training for Spanish speaking students – Sun Valley, Anaheim,
Paramount, and Fontana. Courses begin again in January 8. For more
information contact Rev. Mirtha Villafane at mvillafane21@yahoo.com. Also -
you can see MINTS online at http://www.mints.edu/
LA CHURCH PLANTING MOVEMENT: All the churches, leaders,
networks, local missionaries/planters and individuals interested in church
planting are meeting for an inspirational lunch gathering January 15
at Fellowship Monrovia Church Offices 401 E. Huntington Drive, Monrovia,
CA 91016 from 11 am to 1 pm. Lunch is provided. Check out LACPM videos
at https://www.stadia.cc/LA-movement/
TIMOTHY LEADERSHIP TRAINING INSTITUTES in LA (www.TLTI.org) Do you
want training for your elders, deacons, small group leaders, worship leaders,
Sunday school teachers? Do you as a pastor want to become a master
ministry trainer and develop leaders at home and abroad? Then TLT is for
you. The Next TLT in LA will be May 6-9, 2015.
BOOKS: Starting Missional Churches: Life with God in the Neighborhood by
Mark Branson. Missional: Joining God in the Neighborhood (*detailed notes
attached) by Alan Roxburgh. Life Together in Christ: Experiencing
Transformation in Community by Ruth Haley Barton
HAVE A WONDER-FULL CHRISTMAS AND …..
A BLESSED NEW YEAR.
GLOCAL SUMMIT: In November many church
leaders from GLA and around the country gathered
for the first GLOCAL CHURCH SUMMIT at Ttokamsa
Mission Church. You can see 8 of the key note
presentations at www.glocalchurch.net. Several
videos are worth checking out.
- Alan Roxburgh: "A Missional Movement - How to
do it?"
- Mark Lau Branson: “Church Planting and
Pluralism”
- Steve Timmerman: “Longing for Renewed
Neighborhood”
TOGETHER LA: Classis GLA agreed to join the
TogetherLA conference February 26 – 28. Tim
Keller and 30 other dynamic speakers were invited
to inspire a missional movement of LA leaders and
encourage church ministries to love the city of
LA. For a list of speakers go
to www.togetherla.net/speakers/ . For more
information about the Together LA conference go
to www.togeherla.net GLA pastors and
leaders will receive a special discount code to
register from our Classis Mission Leader. All GLA
pastors and leaders are encourage to save the date
and plan to attend. A Tim Keller invitation to
togetherLA at http://vimeo.com/89115009
GLA PASTORS RETREAT: Pastors and LEAD teams
will have a retreat, January 19/20, 2015 at Mater
Dolorosa. Rev. Mark Vermiere will lead us in
reflections on D. Bonhoeffer and his “Life
Together”. It will be a day of refreshment,
fellowship, and prayer. Register with Sid
Sybenga (sshope10@yahoo.com) before January 9.
SoCal YOUTH – WINTER RETREAT: March 27–
29. To register and info contact Rachel Peters at
Rachel@therivercrc.com. Attention ALL CRC youth
groups.
CRC CHURCH ORDER WORKSHOP: Jan. 13, 2015
with Prof. Kathy Smith of Calvin seminary. Contact
David Kong dkkong007@gmail.com There will be
Korean translation.
FACING YOUR FUTURE: summer workshop for
students in grades 11 & 12 who want to explore
serving in ministry. Apply at
www.calvinseminary.edu/FYF. Classis scholarship
available.