February 8, 2022
ICOM has announced the 2022 gathering in Columbus, Ohio, will be one day shorter than in recent years. The conference will officially open on Thursday, Nov. 3, and close at 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5 (instead of on Sunday morning, as has been the recent practice).
February 6, 2017
By Chris Moon Something new! Something free! Something fun! It’s for EVERYONE! It was like a banana split without the whipped cream. Or hot chocolate without the marshmallows. Or a Thanksgiving Day meal without the pumpkin pie. Something was missing. That was the thinking among the leadership of the North American Christian Convention following the final night of programming at the 2016 convention in Anaheim, California. Everything went so well. Bob Goff was the keynote speaker. The Christian rock band For King & Country put on a concert. The atmosphere was electric. “People were just up in the clouds””excited,” says
December 8, 2012
By Jennifer Johnson Building wheelchair ramps for the disabled . . . leading VBS sessions in South America . . . digging wells in Third World countries . . . all of these are popular short-term mission trips. But volunteering at a trade show for the sex industry? Although this type of mission experience is far less common, it was the focus of a four-day trip for several women from SouthBrook Christian Church (Miamisburg, OH) last month. “For the last four years we have partnered strategically with XXX Church, an organization that offers resources and support to fight porn addiction,”
February 14, 2010
TUESDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 6 Exhibit Hall Standard Publishing Lunch LOGOS Bible Software Training “The Zone,” Student Area TUESDAY EVENING, JULY 6 Exhibit Hall Evening Main Session with Ben Cachiaras NACC President”s Reception College Fair (for students and parents) WEDNESDAY MORNING, JULY 7 Exhibit Hall Ministers” Networking Breakfast Bible Study Exhibitor Workshops Morning Main Session with Brian Jones Student Main Session with Todd Clark Featured Guest Speaker, Efrem Smith WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 7 Exhibit Hall Seniors” Luncheon with Ben Merold Workshops Bible Studies WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY 7 Exhibit Hall President”s Banquet””Open to All Evening Main Session with Dick Alexander THURSDAY MORNING,
September 21, 2008
By Justin Horey Iattended the NACC only once before joining the marketing team at Provision Ministry Group in 2002, so I have little with which to compare today”s conventions. But I have gathered, through my involvement with this high-profile “ministry partner” over the past seven years, that the convention isn”t what it used to be. Before and during the convention, I am often asked, usually in a somber tone, “How are registrations this year?” Apparently the only thing that matters about the convention””at least to those who question me””is the attendance. No one ever asks me who was there, or
August 8, 2007
By Mark A. Taylor Maybe it”s the hugs I remember most: grown men on city streets embracing as though they were at a family reunion. Which, of course, is exactly what we call the North American Christian Convention. It”s the connecting place, according to NACC publicity, and for many the meetings outside main sessions are the most important part of the week. It was true this year, July 3-6 in Kansas City, as much as any other. But the week was about far more than just fellowship. This year”s convention lifted up the need for church planting and promised a
By Mark A. Taylor The North American Christian Convention meets in Kansas City in just a couple of weeks. Standard Publishing is pleased to help sponsor this one-of-a-kind connecting place””it”s a unique opportunity to fellowship with Christians from around the world and share with them in a week of inspiration, worship, and learning. It”s not too late for you to make your plans to attend at least a day of the convention, July 3-6. Get all the information you need at www.nacctheconnectingplace.org. Meanwhile, we want to tell you about some special events and experiences Standard Publishing is hosting. We hope
August 21, 2005
Readers respond to the NACC regional conference experiment, highlighting cost, scheduling, missing family programming, and the loss of the exhibit-hall “connecting place.” Several offer ideas to strengthen future North American Christian Convention gatherings.
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