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International Conference
July 22-25, 2010
Orlando, FL

We are thrilled to announce that our 2010 International Conference will be held in Orlando, Florida from Thursday, July 22, through Sunday, July 25. There will also be a pre-conference session for senior pastors on Wednesday afternoon, July 21. The venue will be the Hilton Hotel in the Walt Disney World Resort.

The conference will be open to all GCI members, families and guests. We are looking forward to reconnecting as we fellowship and worship together. In addition to denominational presentations and workshops, speakers will include noted author, pastor and professor Elmer Colyer, InterVarsity Press Senior Editor Gary Deddo and his wife, Bible teacher and retreat leader Cathy Deddo, and missiologist Ed Stetzer. A detailed agenda will be forthcoming.

Congregations will be responsible for the transportation and on-site costs for pastors attending the 2010 International Conference. To help with some of the costs, the denominational office will give pre-registered senior pastors a scholarship to cover the registration fee as well as $10 per night of the conference to help offset the cost of lodging during the conference. Elders and members wishing to attend the conference may do so at personal expense, or congregations may also choose to assist in the attendance costs for some of the congregational leaders.

We have negotiated a $99 per night room rate, which includes all taxes and fees. This is a very good summertime rate for a hotel with conference facilities in Orlando.

The Hilton is located across the street from Downtown Disney and offers free shuttle service within the resort area. The hotel is a AAA Four Diamond Property. It will provide plenty of casual meeting areas to reconnect and unwind. Meal prices, including tax and gratuity, will be $19 for breakfast, $24 for lunch and $29 for dinner. Information regarding pricing details and registration will soon be available.

Please do not contact the hotel directly for reservations. The hotel will not give this rate to call-ins. We will generate a housing list for our group. For reference in the meantime, the hotel location and web site are noted below.

Hilton in the Walt Disney World Resort
1751 Hotel Plaza Blvd.
Lake Buena Vista, Florida 32830

for more information about the hotel, click here: http://2.gp/disneyhilton
for updates about the conference, see the website: http://2010.gci.org

For information about the youth/young adult track at the conference, click here: http://2.gp/youthtrack

http://genmin.gci.org/Web%20Documents/International%20youth%20track%20flyer.pdf

If you have other questions regarding the 2010 International Conference, please email them to church.administration@gci.org. We look forward to seeing you at next year’s conference!

Pastoral Continuing Education Workshop - March 27 - Anchorage, AK - Dan Rogers will be conducting the Pastoral Continuing Education Workshop for Alaska pastors and church members desiring to attend. don.marson@gci.org

Church-Next Training - April 8-10 - Tipp City, OH. Part 2 will take place Sept. 9-11 in Staten Island, NY. Materials discussed in Part 1 will not be duplicated in Part 2. Both sessions combine to provide the entire training experience. The time between each part is to be used to apply lessons learned. Church-Next Training is Trinitarian-based and designed to introduce pastors and other ministry leaders to the key principles and processes for starting healthy new congregations in GCI. For further information see the flier or see cmm.gci.org.

Camp Connections (eastern Canadian youth camp) - Session 1, July 17-23 - Session 2, July 24-30 - Ontario, Canada - see www.drivehq.com/web/connectionpoint/

GCI International Conference - July 22-25 - Orlando, FL - open to all members - U.S. pastors conference begins July 21 - see box at right. ACCM class on July 26-27.

Mission Trip to the Bahamas. July 30 to August 14. For info see www.gctrips.org

Couples Cruise - Miami, FL - Nov. 7-14 - Make plans now to Refresh, Rejuvenate & Reconnect with your mate at the 6th Annual Couples Retreat aboard the Carnival Valor as it sails the Western Caribbean/Central America to Belize, Honduras, Grand Cayman, & Cozumel. Current prices are: $522 for Inside Cabins, $602 for Oceanview Cabins, and $680 for Balcony Cabins (prices are for per person based on double occupancy, & include all taxes/fees. Prices are subject to change until booked). As a special gift, room rates include a $100 shipboard credit. A deposit of $50 per person is required to reserve your cabin, $225 per person is due by June 1, and remaining balance is due August 1. To book your cabin, call Heidi at 888-333-3116, ext. 132. For more information contact Kenneth Barker, 954.701.7569.