This year's theme is Pushing Back The Darkness Through Evangelism and features God's Plan for Sharing (GPS) a national evangelism initiative supported by the North American Mission Board.
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Download a copy of the 2009 Book of Reports for a complete grouping of all the business reports.
Vision 20/20 - Rev. Carl Weiser, Chairman of the Vision 20/20 Team, presented the Vision 20/20 report on Monday, November 9. The report was enthusiastically adopted the same afternoon.
2010 Ministry Investment Plan - On Monday, November 9, Dr. Doyle Chauncey presented the 2010 Ministry Investment Plan to the messengers of the 2009 Annual Homecoming. The plan was adopted the following day during the morning business session.
2009 Resolutions Committee Report - On Tuesday Morning, November 10, the Resolutions Committee presented four resolutions to the convention. These were immediately adopted.
Visit the Maturing Churches Resources Page to download PowerPoint presentations from the Revitalizing Your Church breakout seminar which was held on Monday morning.
Missions Fair
Mobilizing Churches hosted a Missions Fair on Tuesday, November 10.
Messengers and guests were given a Passport to Missions: a card with spaces to be marked at each of 12 Mobilizing Churches booths.
After visiting each of the 12 Mobilizing Churches booths, participants entered their marked passports into a drawing for mission trip scholarships. Two winners received scholarships including a $1000 scholarship for an IMB international mission trip and a $500 scholarship for a NAMB North American mission trip.
Fellowship Meals
Special fellowship meals and theme dinners were offered over the course of the Annual Homecoming. Meals included Seminary luncheons and affinity dinners as well as a special missions fair lunch on Tuesday afternoon.
Read about last year's Annual Homecoming; watch videos of the speakers and testimonies;
and learn more at the Annual Homecoming 2008 page.
