GoMarket Gatherings

 GoMarket Gathering
August 28-29, Atlanta, GA

We invite you to join Marketplace Initiatives on Friday evening, August 28 and Saturday, August 29. This gathering will explore how God can use you to expand His Kingdom in and through the marketplace on the mission field. In a small group setting, you will have an opportunity to interact, contribute, ask questions, explore possibilities, and learn from each other as well as from our expert presenters.

Leaders with successful experience in cross-cultural marketplace work and ministry will facilitate this gathering and share lessons they have learned about:

• Three major categories of marketplace engagement and what they look like in real life
• The keys to success in marketplace work and ministry on the mission field
• How God can use you to make the greatest impact
• How to take the next steps

Who should come?

• Entrepreneurs and business professionals willing to share their expertise in business start-ups.
• Those interested in using their careers to expand God’s Kingdom abroad.
• Those who want to maximize their business’ influence abroad.
• Those who have enjoyed success and are seeking greater significance by joining God where He is working on the mission field.
• Those who want to learn more about how God is working through the marketplace.

Date/Time: Registration begins at 4:00pm and the program starts at 5:00 PM on Friday, August 28. We will finish up at 4:00 PM on Saturday, August 29.

 Cost: $25/single, $50/couple – pay by cash or check when you register on Friday afternoon or on Saturday morning. You will need to cover your own lodging and transportation. Meals will be provided. If you do not plan to be present for all the meals, please let us know.

 Location:

STONECREEK CHURCH

13540 Highway 9 North

Alpharetta, GA 30004

Tel: (770) 754-7900

 Here is their website address: http://www.stonecreekchurch.org/.

 Lodging: This is a link to area hotel listings. Anything on either Windward Parkway or Deerfield Parkway will be within 3 miles of Stonecreek Church: http://www.metrotravelguide.com/hotels/alpharetta/ga/usa/#trafficLogID=565773529&visited=true&clickingLogId=40448637

You can also go to Google maps and type in “hotels near 13540 Hwy 9 N, Alpharetta, GA 30004”. This will show you all the hotels nearby. You can click on each entry and additional information is provided on that hotel.

 One person has highly recommended the Hilton Garden Inn Atlanta North/Alpharetta 4025 Windward Plaza Alpharetta, GA 30005. A less expensive option is the Holiday Inn Express Alpharetta (Windward Pkwy), Ga 5455 Windward Parkway Alpharetta, GA United States 30004.

Featured Presenters

• Henry Deneen – Henry is an attorney, former Chief Legal Counsel to SC Governor David M. Beasley (1995-1999), and former City Judge.  Currently, he serves as President of Greater Europe Mission and is strategically facililating creative and innovative missions iniatives.

Larry McCrary - Larry is a church-planter and mobilization leader currently residing in Germany. He has lived in Spain and is using innovative, contextual approaches to reach the lost. Larry is also seeking to connect emerging churches in the United States with the needs of people in Western Europe.

• John Brown - John specializes in connecting like-minded marketplace professionals. He has facilitated a previous GoMarket Gathering and is seeking to help equip, encourage, and integrate individuals into God’s strategy for reaching countries, through tentmaking strategies.

• Caleb Crider-Caleb currently resides in Spain and has developed ministry strategies leading church-planters to focus on three areas: art, social action, and culture exchange. He is an expert on reaching out to Europeans in a post-Christian society.

RSVP and contact: Clink on this link to register:

http://www.marketplaceinitiatives.com/

or email: jbrownmpi@gmail.com if you have more questions

Check out this video of participants at a recent GoMarket Gathering, sharing their experience: