Speaker: Michael Gordon, Midwest Regional Coordinator, RUF If the idea that "culture eats strategy for lunch," is helpful in the world of business, is it helpful in ministry group development? How might the culture of a ministry influence the mission of a ministry? Come interact with current RUF campus ministers and staff on how developing intentional cultural values/practices shapes campus ministry effectiveness and group development and health. Lunch provided.

  Speaker: Jim Hatch, Church Planter Development Director, Mission to North America As you head toward vocational ministry, what are the questions you should be asking? What minefields might you unwittingly wander onto? How can you better prepare for what’s ahead? Jim Hatch will share out of his 53 years of marriage and ministry. In very practical ways, he will raise some questions you should be asking as you move toward any kind of ministry, church planting or otherwise.

Speaker: Cole Lescher, Pastor of College Ministry, Central Presbyterian Church; and Jonathan Wagner, Partnership Coordinator, Midwest, Coalition for Christian Outreach There are over 20 million college students studying on campuses right now. Only 2% of them are reached by a Christian campus ministry. The Coalition for Christian Outreach (CCO) believes that every student needs to hear the gospel, to be connected to a local church, and to gain a vision for serving Jesus Christ in the world. In order to make…