Dates: October 20 – 25
Theme: Find Your Role in Missions
Keynote: Paul Davis, president of ABWE
Project: Basketballs and Bibles – what do these have in common? Outreach of the Gospel!!
Basketballs – building a basketball court at the CLAY Center in Thailand
Bibles – translation project in Nigeria
We are still looking for meal hosts for Saturday dinner and Sunday lunch – contact Nancy if you’d like to host a missionary family.
Brochures will be available to pick up on October 8, detailing conference events and schedule.
Signups are required for many of the events – sign up below or at the conference table in the Gathering or by the library beginning on October 8.
Conference Events
Friday, October 20
6:00 pm – Friday Fusion Join us for dinner with the global guests, then at 6:45pm, our global guests will be set up in different rooms of the church, and you will rotate through the rooms, based on the ticket times you pick up when you arrive. See the insert for more specific information. Everyone is invited to come, but childcare is not provided. Please RSVP to attend.
Saturday, October 21
12:00 noon – Ladies’ Lunch in the Commons – Come and enjoy a special time of yummy salad lunch, fellowship and a Q&A with our guests. Learn how we can better pray for them. We need volunteers to bring a salad to pass – sign up at the conference table.
Sunday, October 22
9:30 am Balanced Worship in the Worship Center
11:00 am Creative Worship in the Chapel
Keynote Speaker: Paul Davis
Global Guests in classes (feel free to join any room today):
9:35 am
• Student Ministry (Student Ministry Center): Brad & Amber
• College (Fireside Room): Tom & Lisa
• Crossroads (Room 205): Serkan & Berna
• Rooted (Room 204): Jacob & Asse
11:00 am
• Homebuilders (Room 111): JJ
• Journey (Room 205): Cody & Courtney
• Christian Families (Room 201): James & Renee
• New Horizons (Room 202): Dave & Diane, Pon & Daa
• God’s Potpourri (Room 228): Greg & Debby
6:00 pm Evening Worship in the Chapel
Keynote Speaker: Paul Davis
Greeting from JJ
7:15 pm All Church Gathering in the South Life Center. Sign up and come for a light meal and a time of fellowshipping with our Global guests.
Monday, October 23
12:30 pm Mission Focus/Legacy – in the Commons. Come for lunch and a great time of fellowship with our guests. Please RSVP to attend.
6:30 pm – Neighborhood Fellowships Please RSVP to attend.
• At the church:Marcus & Rachel, Fireside Room; contact Becky Phillips
• South Lansing:Jacob & Asse at the Sovas, contact Kate Sova
• South Lansing:Mark & Kim at the Oppers, contact Faith Opper
• North Lansing:Serkan & Berna, contact Elaine Snyder
• Eagle: Dave & Diane (with Pon & Daa) at the Petersons, contact Judy Peterson
• East Lansing:Greg & Debby at the DeLaps; contact Shannon DeLap
• Grand Ledge:Tom at the Hudsons, contact Jackie Hudson
• Grand Ledge:Brad & Amber at the Cheneys, contact Heidi Cheney
• Holt:James & Renee at the Loudons, contact Ted Loudon
• Okemos:Cody & Courtney at the Grangers, contact Hannah Granger
• Mason:Carl & Cindy at the Eastmans, contact Judy Eastman
For complete contact information of the hosts, pick up a brochure at church, or contact Nancy in the church office at nbassett@southlife.org or (517) 322-2000
Tuesday, October 24
7:00 am – Men’s Breakfast in the Commons. Come for a great breakfast and hear an update from Carl and Greg. Please RSVP to attend.
6:30 pm – Communion Service in the Chapel. Join us for a greeting from Serkan & Berna, worship, communion and short message from Greg. Please RSVP to attend.
Wednesday, October 25
5:00 pm – Family Dinner in the South Life Center. Our Global guests will be joining us. Sign up deadline is Tuesday (Oct 24) at noon. Sign up (and prepay) at southlife.org/meals
6:30 pm – Closing Program in the Chapel. Come and hear a greeting from Tom, then a “Barnabas” panel (based on Acts 11:19-30) featuring Dave, Kim, Josh, Courtney and Daa. A short faith story from Pon will follow. Awana will meet as usual. Senior and junior high students will join the Closing Program.
It’s time for our annual Shoebox Collection for Operation Christmas Child.
- Collection dates are 10/29, 11/5, 11/12
- If you can’t pack a box, help ship one!
- Stop by the table in the Gathering for more information
For more information: https://www.samaritanspurse.org/what-we-do/operation-christmas-child/
- Come, join us as we pray for
- our South Church evangelism outreaches.
- our church to become even more evangelistic.
- individuals in our lives who are not yet followers of Christ.
Contact Pastor Tim to join the Zoom session online.
Widower’s Bible Study
3:30-4:30PM in the Fireside room
Widowers, come join Dick Ranshaw for an informal study of Knowing God by J.I. Packer. This is a rich time studying God’s Word and a great opportunity to connect with each other. Together, we will grow in our walk with the Lord.
For more information, contact Dick Ranshaw for more information rranshaw46@gmail.com 517.420.0304
5:00 pm – Family Dinner in the South Life Center. Our Global guests will be joining us. Sign up deadline is Tuesday (Oct 24) at noon. Sign up (and prepay) at southlife.org/meals
6:30 pm – Closing Program in the Chapel. Come and hear a greeting from
Tom, then a “Barnabas” panel (based on Acts 11:19-30) featuring Dave, Kim, Josh, Courtney and Daa. A faith story from Pon (CLAY Center director) will follow.
Awana will meet as usual. Student Ministries and Wednesday Bible Studies will join the Closing Program.
This fall we will begin our 41st year of Awana. We will need a team of volunteers to serve in this ministry of teaching children God’s Truth. Please let us know if you’d be interested in learning about serving at Awana by contacting Kathy Risch (Krisch@southlife.org)
We are looking for more choir singers starting in the fall. All parts are needed, (especially sopranos and altos). Reading music is beneficial but not crucial. Rehearsals are on Wednesdays at 6:30 with the first rehearsal of the season on August 30. Come one. Come all. No audition necessary. For more info, go to southlife.org/choir or contact Pastor Corb if you would like to be a part of this group
For more information, click here to visit the choir page.
If you are interested in participating in the choir next season, come to our Choir picnic at Hawk Island on August 10th @5pm. Contact Pastor Corb if interested at info@southlife.org.
Wednesday Evening Prayer and Bible Study (men & women)
6:30 – 7:30 pm in room 111
How thankful we are to be able to approach the Lord in prayer, and how desperately we need Him! Please join the pastors for prayer followed by a rich time in the Word. All are welcome.
The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.
James 5:16
“Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful…..” (Colossians 4:2)
For more information, please contact Pastor Doug Phillips at dphillips@southlife.org.
Wednesday Evening Men’s Study
6:30 – 8:00 PM in Room 228
Come, join us as we read and discuss. This is a rich time of discussion and a great opportunity to connect with each other. Together, we will grow in our walk with the Lord.
For more information, please contact Dick Ranshaw 517.420.0304 or Dan Sutter 517.488.6633