Worship That Connects – Friday PM

Ontario Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church is pleased to invite you to our conference-wide “Worship that Connects” worship summit, Dec. 10-11. This initiative is a continuation of our “Connecting Like Jesus” theme.

Its main objective will be to inspire a worship renewal in our conference. Attendees will be blessed by different worship elements, including:

• a multi-generational panel during Sabbath School time;
• inspiring messages from main speaker Dr. Joseph Kidder (Professor of Pastoral Theology & Discipleship, Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary) on Friday evening and for the Sabbath mid-day service;
• Four Concurrent Seminars: 1) acceptable vs unacceptable worship; 2) worship designed for children, 3) worship lessons from the sanctuary and 4) considerations in designing a worship service; and
• Ordination service.

Pastor Mansfield Edwards, Ontario Conference president, explained the significance of the summit to “connecting like Jesus” as: “The God we encounter in our worship experience is the one we take out in our service to the community. Thus, people can come to know the God we encounter.”

Touching on individual, family and corporate worship, this summit will be relevant for every church member.

• Zoom links for the Sabbath afternoon seminars (happening from 3-4 pm Eastern)
• General schedule, including YouTube links for the plenaries so you can set reminders
• Info about promotions, including wording you can use and a Google Drive link

ZOOM LINKS:

SCHEDULE (including YouTube links):

Friday, Dec. 10, 6-7:30 pm

Opening worship service with Dr. Joseph Kidder (Professor of Pastoral Theology & Discipleship, Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary) 

Friday evening (English) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9URMuGxW87Y

Friday evening (French) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuyjkagoYa4

Sabbath, Dec. 11 (full day)

9:30 am – Sabbath worship with a multigenerational panel

11 am-12:30 pm – Main worship service with Dr. Joseph Kidder

Sabbath morning (English) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqlMruD3Z1s

Sabbath morning (French) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnuzyxJ5oHY

3-4 pm – Four concurrent seminars*

1. Acceptable vs Unacceptable Worship – Dr. Joseph Kidder
2. Worship Designed for Children – Pr. Shawn Ellis (Apple Creek Church)
3. Worship Lessons from the Sanctuary – Dr. Arthur Stele (General Vice President, General Conference)
4. Considerations in Designing a Worship Service – Dr. Mansfield Edwards (Ontario Conference president)

*See Zoom links for the seminars above.

5-7 pm – Ordination service – charge by Pr. James Black (Prayer Ministry Coordinator, North American Division)

Sabbath afternoon/evening (English) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nHJJwOqIPM

Sabbath afternoon/evening (French) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6xpyV2Z-1w

PROMOTIONS:

Here’s the YouTube link for the promo video: https://youtu.be/4P-b4n2euMQ. Also, see the downloadable file attached. You can also find all promotional materials in this link: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/14MgOAGb-AOATaz13DJr8ubEQy_45VJ-x

Verbiage for sharing info:

Ontario Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church is pleased to invite you to our conference-wide “Worship that Connects” worship summit, Dec. 10-11. This initiative is a continuation of our “Connecting Like Jesus” theme.

Its main objective will be to inspire a worship renewal in our conference. Attendees will be blessed by different worship elements, including prayer, scripture reflections, special presentations with main speaker Dr. Joseph Kidder (Professor of Pastoral Theology & Discipleship, Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary) and breakout sessions with worship experts.

Join us at youtube.com/adventistontario on Friday, Dec. 10 (evening) and Sabbath, Dec. 11 (all day).

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