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Stand Up Conference: Elevating Mission and Empowering Churches

Join us for the 133rd Session of the Annual Conference where we will explore the powerful story of the paralyzed man and his four friends in Mark 2:1-11. Discover how this story relates to your personal and church application, and learn about the various initiatives the conference is undertaking to empower leaders, review structures, connect with communities, and seek spiritual renewal. Don't miss this opportunity to be inspired and equipped for God's next level of ministry in your context.

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Stand Up Conference: Elevating Mission and Empowering Churches

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  1. Welcome! To the 133rd Session of Annual Conference

  2. Stand Up Mark 2:1-11 (TNIV) A few days later, when Jesus again entered Capernaum, the people heard that he had come home. They gathered in such large numbers that there was no room left, not even outside the door, and he preached the word to them.

  3. Stand Up Mark 2:1-11 (TNIV) Some men came, bringing to him a paralyzed man, carried by four of them. Since they could not get him to Jesus because of the crowd, they made an opening in the roof above Jesus by digging through it and then lowered the mat the man was lying on.

  4. Stand Up Mark 2:1-11 (TNIV) When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralyzed man, “Son, Your sins are forgiven.” Now some teachers of the law were sitting there, thinking to themselves, “Why does this fellow talk like that? He’s blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?”

  5. Stand Up Mark 2:1-11 (TNIV) Immediately Jesus knew in his spirit that this was what they were thinking in their hearts, and he said to them, “Why are you thinking these things? Which is easier, to say to this paralyzed man, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up, take your mat and walk’?”

  6. Stand Up Mark 2:1-11 (TNIV) “But I want you to know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins.” So he said to the man, “I tell you, get up, take your mat and go home.” He got up, took his mat and walked out in full view of them all. This amazed everyone and they praised God, saying, “We have never seen anything like this!”

  7. Stand Up Personal Application • How do you identify with the paralytic? • How do you identify with the four friends? • How do you identify with the bystanders? • How do you identify with the teachers?

  8. Stand Up Church Application • What if we viewed the paralytic, metaphorically speaking, as the church? • What if we viewed the four friends as men and women called to lead a local church?

  9. Stand Up East Michigan Conference • As we seek to elevate mission and empower churches, what must we do as a conference? • How are we going to help our churches to stand up and be the physical representation of God’s authority and power?

  10. Stand Up Conference Initiatives • In order to increase the conference’s efficiency and effectiveness, we will continue our efforts to review structures, policies, and practices. • Conference Board of Adminstration

  11. Stand Up Conference Wide Initiatives • In order to equip and support leaders more effectively, we will continue our efforts to re-orient and expand our leadership development processes. • Ministerial Education and Guidance Board

  12. Stand Up Conference Wide Initiatives • In order to connect with, inform, and encourage leaders, we will continue to hold regional gatherings for pastors and delegates during the conference year. • Superintendent and EMC Leaders

  13. Stand Up Conference Wide Initiatives • In order to seek God for spiritual renewal and revival, we will implement a prayer strategy that engages individuals and local churches, and targets communities. • Establish a Prayer Activation Team

  14. Stand Up Conference Wide Initiatives • In order to assist leaders in positioning their churches and ministries for God’s next level of ministry in their context, we will establish a coaching network and together seek the Lord for His guidance. • Establish a Recalibration Team

  15. Stand Up Conference Wide Initiatives • In order to generate the creation of new ministries and to start new churches, we will endeavor to discern God’s call for our churches to reach and represent all people within our conference boundaries. • Establish a Ministry Intelligence Team

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