published by webteam on Wed, 02/02/2011 - 11:19
Life moves fast and so does ministry. FPU’s 2011 Central Valley Ministry Forum looks at how pastors, lay leaders, members of faith-based organizations—anyone who wants to grow in Christian leadership—can not just survive but thrive.
“Ministry in a Hyperchange World: Staying Focused When Everything is a Blur” takes place Thursday, February 17, in the Special Events Center on the main university campus, on Winery south of the intersection with Butler Avenue. Registration begins at 8:15 a.m. and the last session is scheduled to end at 2:30 p.m.
published by webteam on Mon, 03/01/2010 - 08:31
Despite the wonder of God's grace, we still feel emptiness as "the gap between the me I am and the me God wants me to be--Me 2.0," pastor and author John Ortberg told a record crowd of 550 pastors and lay leaders February 25 at FPU's Central Valley Ministry Forum.
published by webteam on Thu, 04/03/2008 - 00:00
A fresh voice brings a new take on the Gospels to the 2008 Central Valley Ministry Forum April 17 at FPU.
Donald Miller, author of "Blue Like Jazz," is the featured speaker for the event, which runs from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on the FPU main campus, 1717 S. Chestnut Avenue, Fresno, south of the Butler intersection.
Seven words keep city churches from ministering to the multitudes around them, Ray Bakke says. It's the We Never Did it That Way Before Syndrome, and it crosses theological and denominational lines.