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Schedule for
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Tuesday, September 1

3:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Reviving our Spirits Workshop
Daring to Dream Again
Presenter: Mike Johnson, Yakima Union Gospel Mission, Yakima, Wash.
Description: The challenges and uncertainty created by COVID-19 are real. Without a clearer portrait of the future, how do we cast a vision for our ministries? We must not lose our ability to dream big: God is our certainty. This session will focus on how we can inspire our teams, energize our creativity, look forward with confidence, and communicate more effectively than ever.

 

Wednesday, September 2

 
9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
Plenary Session #2
Speaker: Stephen Mansfield
 
10:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Reviving Our Teams Workshop
Beauty from Ashes
Presenters: Pat and Barb Vanderburgh, Milwaukee Rescue Mission, Milwaukee, Wisc.
Description: Two leaders who contracted COVID-19 talk about how their illness and absence affected their morale and that of their staff. Hear how the death of a beloved team member (who was a former guest/student) impacted employees and, ultimately, the entire community. They will talk about feelings of sorrow, helplessness, guilt, peace, and then passion to continue working hard in honor of his memory.
 
2:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Reviving Our Strategies Workshop
Innovating Recovery
Presenter: Shawn Blankenship, Sober Peer, Dallas, Tex.
Description: While still embracing the Holy Spirit’s work in recovery, we’ll show you some new tech tools being used to help people move from destructive behaviors to healthy choices. One tool employs a peer-driven community to encourage interactions between substance abusers and professionals. It’s powered by an AI system that measures recovery and suggests the best next steps for treatment.
 
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
COVID Concerns Going Forward
Presenter: Dr. Robert Marbut
Description: Hear the executive director of the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness talk about the lessons learned in the COVID-19 pandemic, the amazing work of our members, what’s still ahead, and what homeless services providers need to be doing as we move into the fall and winter flu season.
 
8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Plenary Session #3
Speaker: Stephen Mansfield
 

 

Thursday, September 3

 
10:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Reviving Our Stakeholders Workshop
Understanding What Makes a Donor Give More—or Give Less
Presenter: Mike Williams
Description: In regard to donations, an unprecedented number of Citygate Network members said they saw the best March, April, and/or May in their history. Some think they can point to a reason. Others speculate but aren’t sure. But there are reasons people give in abundance, just as there are reasons why they make token gifts. Wouldn’t you like to know the biggest reasons why?
 
2:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Reviving Our Cities Workshop
Healing Our Communities
Panel: Bob Gehman, Helping Up Mission, Baltimore, Md.
Clarence Shuler, Building Lasting Relationships, Colorado Springs, Colo.
James Whitford, Watered Gardens Gospel Rescue Mission, Joplin, Mo.
Dennis Van Kampen, Mel Trotter Ministries, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Description: Before COVID-19, we were already facing high levels of divisiveness on political, social, and economic issues—and social distancing hasn’t helped. When this all ends, will we be positioned to be leaders in peacemaking? Explore how we can use the experience of fighting a shared enemy to promote more constructive patterns in our cultural and political discourse.