Already almost over? Or just beginning?

It’s already Saturday afternoon (3:30 pm) and the last set of seminars are winding down. Now comes a break followed by the last set of affinity group meetings. Then tonight’s plenary celebration and the Phoenix 2009 Summit is history. All over.

Or is it? The Summits are really the visible peak of a process that started three years ago, bringing together people from the various ethnic groups in Phoenix to plan for the event and that now continues a new impetus for ministry in the area. The post-summit continuation of what God is doing in and through this event is the long-term benefit of a Summit.

Lunch planning

At lunch today some members of the National Committee met with representatives of other cities that are interested in hosting a Summit. We talked about Denver, Greenville/Spartanburg, SC, and San Francisco. We are working toward a Vision Casting Meeting (the first step in confirming a city) in Denver, probably in May.

Saturday morning plenary

Huron Claus will speak this morning. There has been worship, giving of gifts of appreciation to those who helped develop the summt, prayer in Navaho, now a testmony from a Hopi man.

623-202-9566

The emergency contact number for people participating in the Ethnic Ministries Summit is 623-202-9566

March 19, 2009

Dear Friends,

His name shall endure forever;

His name shall continue as long as the sun.

And men shall be blessed in Him;

All nations shall call Him blessed.

Psalm 72:17

Blessed by the Lord and we call Him blessed …

We want to warmly welcome you to the

2009 ETHNIC MINISTRIES SUMMIT

A Ministry of Ethnic America Network

sponsored by the Billy Graham Center

at Wheaton College

Date:

March 19-21, 2009

Time:

1:30 PM March 19th – 9 PM March 21st

Location:

Scottsdale Bible Church

7601 East Shea Blvd

Scottsdale, AZ 85260

Contact Information:

623-202-9566

YaffaBrachot@aol.com

Regional Summit Website:

www.thenationsforhisglory.org

PLEASE PRAY FOR:

* God to move on many to reach out to their new foreign neighbor.

* Many foreign born friends coming to know Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior!

* The North American Church to reach these diverse groups for Jesus.

…

FYI

Your Regional/National Summit Team

serving you:

Academic Track - Local: Dr. Malcolm Hartnell National: Ken Gill

Administrator - Local: Linda Gross National: David Housholder

Finance -                    Local: Larry Mathis National: Ken Gill

Ethnic Liaison -          Local: Meg Crossman National: Jerry Baker

Prayer -                      Local: Sanghoon Yoo/Connie National: Linda Gross

Schmidt

Program - Local: Gil Kaplan National: Anna Wlasiuk

Music -          Local: Joel Mishler National:

Promotion/Publicity -  Local: Mark Whiten National:

Seminars -  Local: Jamal Bishara                  National: Jerry Baker                                                           Vernon Perkins

Affinity Groups -         Local: Yvonne Bishara National: Bob Rasmussen

Post Summit -             Local: Sanghoon Yoo/ National: John Sewak Ray

Linda Gross

Logistics -                   Local: Scottsdale Bible/ National: Lynn Haines/Alex Turoczi and Bordy Brilling

Ministry Displays -      Local: Debbie Miller National: Gene Purvis

Language Services -  Local: Doug Towne National: Nick Venditti & Gary Teja

Database -                   Local: Linda Gross &         National: David Powell/Min-Ha Nguyen

Pastor Sanghoon Yoo

Volunteers -                Local: Nick Piantedosi National: Linda Housholder

ETHNIC CO-CHAIRS:

Native American – John Maracle – Assemblies of God

African – Tafesse Kidane –Evangelical Church (will find out more on this name)

Asian – Sanghoon Yoo – Independent Church in Tempe

Middle Eastern – Jamal Bishara – Southern Baptist

Hispanic – Eve Nunez, two ministries called Alma Vision (Christian radio and some TV and videos too) & Help4Kids

Jewish – Harlon Picker – Beth Yachad

Afro-American – Aubrey Barnwell - Missionary Baptist

National Committee in Session

If you are reading this between 7:30 am and on into the rest of the day today (Wednesday) it will be during the meeting of the EAN National Committee. We a variety of issues to cover (including plans for next year’s BOSTON Summit) plus reviewing, again, any left-over tasks to prepare for the Phoenix Summit which starts tomorrow.

Final Pre-Summit Logistics Planning

The campus at Scottsdale Bible Church

A few National and Regional Committee members met with Julie Bridwell of Scottsdale Bible Church Tuesday to look over planned layouts and traffic flow for the Summit, especially for registration and selection of seminars. If you are coming to join us here you will be blessed even just by the beauty of this wonderful venue.

The Week Begins

It’s Monday in Scottsdale, Arizona. Members of the National Committee of the Ethnic America Network are beginning to arrive, ready to help in any way to support the work of the regional committee that has worked so hard to make this Summit possible.

Some are in the Comfort Inn Scottsdale, just a couple of blocks from the Scottsdale Bible Church where the sessions will be held. Some early arrivers are at the Thunderbird, some at the Country Inn and Suites, and some with relatives or friends living nearby.

One thing we’ve discovered: It doesn’t pay to wait until the last minute to try to rent a car. As of this evening only one rental car company listed any being available, and they were charging $182 a day for their smallest cars! So if you are coming in and don’t have a vehicle reserved there is still good news. Shuttle services are not highly expensive for the run from the airport to the hotels in Scottsdale.

More people come in tomorrow, and tomorrow evening the National Committee members present will start off the event with a dinner at a Mexican restaurant, one of the many great food places within walking distance of our venue.

Pre-Summit Registration

Have you put off until now getting registered for the Phoenix 2009 Ethnic Ministries Summit? Well, now is a good time to register. Sunday we will remove online registration. You can still register, but it will have to be at the Summit site.

So, here are some options

1. Register online now
2. Do walk-in registration starting Thursday afternoon
3. Come Friday or Saturday and register at the one-day rate.
4. Come to the open-to-the-public, free, evening sessions Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. 

With all those options, how can you not plan to come?

The Phoenix Summit is Next Week!

It’s almost time. The 2009 Phoenix Ethnic Ministries Summit begins with registration in the afternoon on Thursday, March 19. The first event is the public gathering at 7:00 pm that evening. The venue is the Scottsdale Bible Church.

Read more about it at www.thenationsforhisglory.org

We hope to see you there. But if not? Watch this blog for updated information about the Summit.