| Mission Huntsville Update - a City-Impact Initiative |
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Area-Wide Update - February, Community, Marketplace, Pastors/Leaders
John Buhler, Mission Huntsville
February 3, 2006
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Mis·sion: noun: 1.) a specific objective or task with which a person is charged or assigned; 2.) a personal or collaborative effort that includes a definite military or evangelistic objective; 3.) a divine assignment to the people and place within a specific geographic area;
Hunts·ville: noun: 1.) proper name identifying a city and surrounding geographic area of North Alabama in the Tennessee River Valley; 2.) historical capital of Alabama and birthplace of the state constitution 3.) a city of birth and new beginnings; 4.) a city of nations;
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Mission: Huntsville
A City-Impact Initiative |
"Thou crownest the year with thy goodness ..."
(Ps 65:11)
May the LORD cause His face to shine upon our City and Valley!
Please be aware of several of the following opportunities for prayer, support, or community involvement, and pass this information along to others who may be interested as well.
"GOD be merciful unto us, and bless us; and cause Your face to shine upon us ... that Thy way may be known upon earth, and Thy salvation among all the people!" (Ps 67:1-2)
If you know of others who might like to receive area-wide updates for the Christian community of the Greater Huntsville and Tennessee Valley area, please forward this note to them so they may optionally subscribe and provide areas of interest here: subscribe. Also, if you would prefer not to receive these updates you may unsubscribe here: unsubscribe.
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Choose Life Sav-A-Life 25th Anniversary Gala - VBC! |
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Friday, February 24, 2006 at the VBC
Click the icon for more info
Call our office for tickets and more info.
For more information see our Web site Choose Life Huntsville or call (256) 534-1996.
Our mission is to change lives and strengthen families by educating people to make choices that will have a positive effect on their lives, their families, and their communities.
2006 Franklin Street · Suite 204 · Huntsville, Alabama 35801 · 256-534-1996 · 256-534-1994 fax |
Church Women United (CWU) |
CHURCH WOMEN UNITED (CWU)
Church Women United of Huntsville Hosts:
Forum on Constitution Reform
Date: Feb 18th, 2006
Time: 9:00 A.M.
Place: Highlands United Methodist Church, 3921 Bordmor Rd. NW, Huntsville, AL 35810
Church Women United of Huntsville Observes:
World Day of Prayer
Date: March 4th, 2006
Time: 9:00 A.M.
Place: Madkins's Chapel Cumberland Presbyterian Church,
2403 Oakwood Rd. NW, Huntsville, AL 35810
Guest Speaker: Minister Chantaye Knotts, Associate Minister of First Missionary Baptist Church
See also: www.churchwomen.org
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Grace Lutheran Open House and Dedication with Mayor Loretta Spencer |
Grace Lutheran Open House and Dedication with Mayor Loretta Spencer
SPECIAL COMMUNITY INVITATION!
Dedication of Family Life Center
And Open House at Grace Lutheran Church & School -- February 12
Grace Lutheran Church and School cordially invites the Huntsville Community to attend our Dedication Service and festivities on February 12.
From 2-4 P.M. the school will host an Open House. Tours will be given of both the improved facilities and the new building. You are welcome to visit classrooms and meet teachers and staff from the Pre-Kindergarten through 8th grade and from the Mommies Time Out day care.
At 4:30 the community is invited to stay for the Dedication Service of the New Family Life Center. Mayor Loretta Spencer will speak, as well as key individuals who were involved in the building program. Also participating will be children from the School and Sunday School, the Middle School Band, Adult Choir, and handbells. Food and fellowship will follow the service.
Key features of the Family Life Center include a High School regulation size gymnasium, modern kitchen, community room, youth center, and office complex. There are also blue prints for a future building program to complete the second floor with science and art labs and multiple classrooms.
The purpose of the building is to help us fulfill our God given mission internally and with our neighbors: Empowered by the Holy Spirit we worship God, grow in faith and service, and boldly share the love of Jesus. Our buildings, people and activities exist to advance worship, sharing the Good News of Jesus, fellowship with each other, growth in discipleship, and ministering to the needs of each other and our community.
Our address is 3321 South Memorial Parkway. (Next to Gibson¹s BBQ)
Directions: Going north on South Memorial Parkway take the first Drake Ave. exit.
From the North, on the Parkway take the Airport Road exit and do a U-turn under the overpass and head back north on access road.
More information is available on the web or call:
Church www.gracelutheran-hsv.org 256-881-0552
School www.gls-hsv.org 256-881-0553
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Greater Huntsville Interdenominational Ministerial Fellowship - GHIMF! |
Greater Huntsville
Interdenominational Ministerial Fellowship
Monthly Meeting
February 2006
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GHIMF Monthly Meetings occur the Saturday before the 2nd Sunday of each month.
February Meeting
Saturday February 11th
Please note that the GHIMF meeting for the month of January will be hosted by Blackburn Chapel CP and Pastor McKinley Jones. The location and directions are included.
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10:00am |
| Spiritual Feast: |
Rev. Dr. John Clay |
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Blackburn Chapel CP Church
507 Plummer Rd
Huntsville, AL
Phone: (256) 852-5674
Map and Directions
Please note there will also be a GHIMF Executive Board Meeting Tuesday, February 7th at 11:30am at Union Hill Primitive Baptist Church (Multipurpose Room), 2115 Winchester Rd NW. |
Greater Huntsville Pastors Prayer Summit - GHPPS! |
7th Annual Greater Huntsville Pastors Prayer Summit
Please MARK YOUR CALENDARS for the 7th annual Greater Huntsville Pastors Prayer Summit that will occur February 27th-March 2nd, 2006! Don't miss this incredible opportunity to join with pastors and ministry leaders from throughout the Greater Huntsville area, for focused prayer for one another, our city, and our community. It will be life-changing and city-reaching as relationships continue to grow among leaders, and vision for our city and community continues to expand. See more information online here. |
Greater Huntsville Pastors Prayer Summit
Monthly Mini-Summit
February 2006
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Mini-Summits occur the 2nd Thursday of each month.
February Mini-Summit
Thursday February 9th
Please note that the mini-summit for the month of February will be hosted by Covenant of Peace Church and Pastor Bob Somerville. The location and directions are included.
| Meet and Greet: |
10:00am |
| Prayer: |
10:30am |
| Lunch: |
12:00pm |
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Please note there will also be a meeting of the Servant Leadership Team at 8:30am in the same location. |
| Host Possibilities? If your church or ministry would be willing to host a mini-summit one month, or you would like to recommend a location that may be a strategic site for a future month, please let us know! Email: Host Possibility |
Host Ministry Highlight
Covenant of Peace Church |
Location
Covenant of Peace Church
926 Weatherly Rd Se
Huntsville, AL 35803-1175
Phone: (256) 882-7978
www.CovenantCenter.org
Educate to Liberate
"You shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free." (Jn 8:32)
The Christian people associated with Covenant Center have chosen educational opportunities as the primary focus of their ministries. As ambassadors of the gospel of the kingdom of God the Christian community is to represent Jesus Christ to a troubled world.
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Church Profile
Three primary ministries operate out of the Covenant Center facility: (note web sites are in transition)
Covenant of Peace Church
Covenant Homeschool Program - Three homeschooling programs are provided, including Covenant Christian Academy(CCA), Harvest of Peace Education (HOPE), and Contemporary Education Academy (CEA)
Awareness Ministry - (Host of the city-wide Christ Our Passover Celebration) An international outreach teaching the basic concepts of historic Judeo-Christianity. We declare the Lordship of Jesus Christ as the only begotten son of God, the promised Messiah and Savior of the world.
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7th Annual Greater Huntsville Pastors Prayer Summit - Shocco Springs |
Letter of Invitation to Pastors and Marketplace Leaders! |
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SPECIAL LETTER OF INVITATION TO PASTORS AND MARKETPLACE LEADERS!
Please click on the letter to the left to open the special invitation (PDF) that has been recently mailed to pastors and ministry leaders throughout Greater Huntsville and Madison County!
The 7th Annual Greater Huntsville Pastors and Marketplace Leaders Prayer Summit will occur in Shocco Springs Feb 27th - Mar 2nd, 2006.
Please forward this information to any pastors, ministry leaders, or marketplace leaders you know who might be interested in joining together for this special time of several days of seeking God and focused prayer for one another, our congregations, businesses, city and community.
Optionally reference Online Brochure or Online Registration.
Additional information is included below, and at www.PrayerSummit.org.
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Annual Greater Huntsville Pastors Prayer Summit - Details and Information! |
7th Annual Greater Huntsville Pastors Prayer Summit
February 27th - March 2nd, 2006
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| This year includes a special focus and invitation to Marketplace and Business community leaders to join with Area Pastors during the Prayer Summit on Tue-Wed! |
What is a Pastors Prayer Summit? |
"A prolonged, four day, life-changing experience attended by a diversity of Christian leaders from a specific geographic area or community, whose single purpose is to seek God together, with the expectation that He will guide them through a humbling, healing, uniting process, which will lead them into unity of heart, mind, and mission, qualifying them for the blessing and favor of God." |
Registration
Greater Huntsville Pastors Prayer Summit
Mon-Thu, Feb 27th-Mar 2nd, 2006
Shocco Springs Conference Center
Talladega, Alabama
Register Online
2006 Prayer Summit Brochure
2006 Brochure (PDF)
For more information:
(256) 859-1853 or (256) 539-7171
Monday-Friday 8:30am-4:00pm
info@PrayerSummit.org
www.PrayerSummit.org
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Cost - Pastors and Ministry Leaders
Price includes 10 meals, 4 days/3 nights lodging, and transportation.
$215 per person, double occupancy
$275 per person, single occupancy
$395 per couple
Cost - Marketplace and Business Community
Price includes 3 meals, 2 days/1 night lodging
$70 per person, double occupancy
$90 per person, single occupancy
$130 per couple
Scholarship assistance will also be available. |
Registration Options - Registration and payment options are available through Mission Huntsville
Online Registration:
1 - Register - Fill out online registration information in the online form here and submit to reserve space.
2 - Payment - Click online payment button here and follow instructions.
Registration by Mail:
1 - Register - Print and fill out registration information in the brochure, 2006 Brochure (PDF).
2 - Payment - Mail registration information with check for payment to Mission Huntsville P.O. Box 6693 Huntsville, AL 35824, to reserve space. Please write checks to Mission Huntsville (and designate to Pastors Prayer Summit).
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Marketplace Leadership Luncheon - Blessing the Business Community! |
SPECIAL NOTE: Luncheon Host Location Change! |
Please note the MLL host location has moved to Carrabba's Italian Grill!
While Carrabba's is not generally open for lunch, they have agreed to host our Thursday luncheons with a private Italian buffet (that will open at 11:15am each week - cost $10), and with the private use of the facility providing much needed room for growth!
Please remember to RSVP below if you will have opportunity to be present so we can make necessary arrangements, and consider inviting a friend.
Our hope is these luncheons may serve to inspire, encourage, and bless you in a very unique way as you serve in the Marketplace and Business Community of Greater Huntsville and the Tennessee Valley!
MLL Steering Team
Marketplace Leadership Luncheon (Greater Huntsville)
 The Area-Wide Marketplace Leadership Luncheon (MLL) is a unique time of encouragement and specific focus, including consideration of greater purpose and unique opportunity in the workplace. It is hosted by businessmen and women for businessmen and women. If you are a committed Christian involved in the Marketplace and Business Community please consider joining us for this special time!
Area-Wide Marketplace Leadership Luncheon
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11:30am-12:30pm (MLL private buffet will open at 11:15am) |
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Thursdays - weekly (Jan 12th - Mar 16th) |
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Carrabba's Italian Grill
2801 S. Memorial Parkway, Huntsville, AL 35801, (256) 288-1333
Map and Directions - Located on Memorial Parkway in the Parkway Place Mall parking deck. |
Additional Notes:
- Luncheon will conclude promptly within an hour.
- Please RSVP here due to limited seating if you have not already confirmed your attendance!
- This will be a special luncheon occurring every Thursday (Jan 12th - Mar 16th) as a gift to the Marketplace and Business community (no cost other than your lunch).
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Special Young Business Leaders "Workshop for the Workplace" Luncheon with Os Hillman |
Marketplace and Business Community - A Luncheon with Os Hillman |
Young Business Leaders invites you to our ...
"Workshop for the Workplace Luncheon"
12 noon, Friday, February 17th, 2006
The Huntsville Marriott
with Os Hillman
 Author-speaker, Os Hillman, will present an encouraging and challenging presentation on, “Our Work—Our Ministry.” Hillman is one of the most widely known and respected leaders in the market-place ministry movement today. He is Founder and President of Marketplace Leaders, an organization whose purpose is to train men and women to view their work as ministry and fulfill their calling in and through the workplace. He has authored 9 books including the titles, The 9 To 5 Window: How Faith can Transform the Workplace and Proven Strategies For Business Success. As a result of his leadership in the faith at work movement, Hillman has been interviewed by many media sources, including, The New York Times, CNBC, ABC, NBC, CBS, Boston Globe, and the LA Times.
For more information about Os and his organization: www.MarketplaceLeaders.org
Luncheon Cost: $15/each or tables of 8 for $120.
RSVP required by February 14th! You can RSVP by email Bob Boerner (Director YBL North Alabama) at ybl@arilion.com or call the YBL office at 882-6003. You may pay at the door or make checks payable to YBL and send to: YBL, 1111 Gleneagles Dr. Suite D, Huntsville, AL 35801.
The luncheon will conclude at 1:15pm
Luncheon Printable Flyer (PDF)
Online Information: www.MissionHuntsville.org/events/WWL
Young Business Leaders (YBL) - www.ybl.org
YBL strongly endorses a local Seminar with Os Hillman
“Called to the Workplace: Seeing Our Work as a Calling from God”
Huntsville Hospital’s Corporate University
Dowdle Center, 109 Governors Dr.
February 17th and 18th
Friday evening from 6:30-9:30pm, Saturday morning from 8:30am-12:30pm
Cost: $50/each or $75/couple
Contact: John and Anne Cox at anne@hiwaay.net
Details and Registration see: www.MissionHuntsville.org/events/MLW
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Young Business Leaders · 1111 Gleneagles Dr. Suite D Huntsville, AL 35801 · www.ybl.org · ybl@arilion.com |
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Marketplace and Business Community - A Workshop with Os Hillman |
"Called to the Workplace"
A Workshop with Os Hillman
Faith and calling are not to be segmented from our work and vocation. Whether in the corporate workplace, a Christian ministry, or as a mom raising children, “Called to the Workplace - from Esau to Joseph” will prepare you to make a difference in the kingdom of God through your work and life. The workshop is filled with biblically based principles that will help you discern purpose, calling, and the role of faith in the workplace and the business community.
Greater Huntsville Marketplace Workshop
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6:30pm - 9:30pm · Friday February 17th, 2006
8:30am - 12:30pm · Saturday February 18th, 2006
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Huntsville Hospital’s Corporate University/Dowdle Center
109 Governors Dr. Huntsville, AL
(across from Huntsville Hospital at intersection of Governors Dr. and Gallatin St.)
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$50 per individual
$75 per couple
Price includes workbook, if register by February 12th, 2006 (after this date the workbook may be purchased separately for $10) |
Contact - John or Anne Cox (anne@hiwaay.net)
Specific Workshop Details - Called to the Workplace
Online Registration and Information - Click Here!
Registration by Mail - To reserve space by mail, send Name(s) and payment to Mission Huntsville, P.O. Box 6693, Huntsville, AL 35824 (please write checks to Mission Huntsville and designate to Marketplace Workshop).
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Mission: Huntsville · P.O. Box 6693 Huntsville, AL 35824 · www.MissionHuntsville.org · info@MissionHuntsville.org |
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Marketplace Prayer Summit! |
Marketplace Prayer Summit - A Special Invitation to Join Pastors during the 7th Annual Prayer Summit
There has been a growing desire to provide an opportunity to share with the Marketplace and Business community the experience Greater Huntsville Pastors have tasted during their annual four day prayer summits. This year a special invitation has been included to Marketplace and Business leaders to join with Pastors and Christian leaders during part of this special time as we include a unique and specific focus on the business community this year.
SPECIAL LETTER OF INVITATION TO PASTORS AND MARKETPLACE LEADERS!
Please click on the letter to the left to open the special invitation (PDF) to pastors, ministry leaders, and business leaders throughout Greater Huntsville and Madison County!
The 7th Annual Greater Huntsville Pastors and Marketplace Leaders Prayer Summit will occur in Shocco Springs Feb 27th - Mar 2nd, 2006 (with the Marketplace focus being Tue PM and Wed during that four days).
Please forward this information to any pastors, ministry leaders, or marketplace leaders you know who might be interested in joining together for this special time of several days of seeking God and focused prayer for one another, our congregations, businesses, city and community.
More details are available here Online Information or at www.PrayerSummit.org.
Optionally reference Online Brochure or Online Registration.
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Church Hurricane Relief Mobilization - Churches of the Valley Uniting in Disaster Relief! |
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| Mission Huntsville - Special Note: It was requested that we continue to forward this information for reference as evacuees (and churches) continue to need access to some of these resources. Note this information is also available from www.MissionHuntsville.org. |
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