Fifth annual event gathering advances and empowers church-based evangelism
Contact: Monique Bottger, National Outreach Convention, 760-940-0600 ext.3247, mbottger@outreach.com
SAN DIEGO, Aug. 31 /Christian Newswire/ -- Craig Groeschel, Pastor of LifeChurch.tv of Edmond, Okla., named the most innovative church in America, will be among the keynote presenters at the 2007 National Outreach Convention to be held November 7-10 in San Diego, Calif. Presented by Outreach Magazine, the National Outreach Convention is the largest single church leadership gathering in the U.S. focused solely on outreach and evangelism. This year's theme is Converge: Where Mission Meets Innovation. The event features four general sessions, more than 60 workshops and an exhibit hall with more than 125 resource providers.
In addition to Groeschel, general session speakers include Dan Kimball, author of The Emerging Church and They Like Jesus but not the Church. Ministry Guru Leonard Sweet, Author of AquaChurch and Soul Tsunami, and Miles McPherson, former NFL player and founder/pastor of The Rock in San Diego, California.
In 2007 Outreach magazine published a list of the 25 most innovative churches in America. More than half of those churches will be on hand at the NOC07 presenting workshops, exhibits or participating in general sessions. Innovation will be found throughout the convention in the ideas, stories and insights presented, but not merely technological innovation, innovation in the form of any "out of the box" approaches that are being used to effectively share and live the Gospel in the 21st century.
Presenting churches represented at the 2007 National Outreach Convention include: Saddleback Community Church, Willow Creek Community Church, LifeChurch.tv, Mars Hill Church, Healing Place Church, The Journey, The Rock, Sarang Community Church, Community Christian Church, National Community Church, Central Christian Church, Crossover Church, North Coast Church and dozens more.
"Both regionally and nationally, many of our participating churches host conferences of their own," said Lynne Marian, publisher of Outreach magazine which presents the National Outreach Convention, "The NOC offers a rare opportunity to meet and learn from these ministries in a single event."
The National Outreach Convention is presented by Outreach magazine and sponsored by Lifeway Christian Resources, The Jesus Film Project and The Great News Network. For more information on the National Outreach Convention visit www.outreachconvention.com.
Media kits are available by request to mbottger@outreach.com or downloadable at www.nationaloutreachconvention.com/media.htm
