ABCOPAD Biennial
Leadership Conference
Renewal for the 21st Century Church
October 17-19, 2024
Blair County Convention Center
One Convention Center Blvd.; Altoona, PA 16602
Invitation from Guest Speaker Rev. Dr. Michael Beck
Five Congregational Personality Types:
An Ancient Pathway for Congregational Renewal in the 21st Century
Can churches in the 21st century stop, reverse, or prevent decline – and even become healthy, thriving congregations? Leading scholar and practitioner of congregational renewal, Michael Adam Beck, says they can.
But the old cookie cutter ways of doing church won’t cut it in today’s world. If churches are going to stop the shocking rates of pastoral burnout and exodus from the pews, they must learn to be the church with new people, in new places, and in new ways.
Click to Register Online
| Hymn Suggestions - Biennial Regional Choir The Biennial Leadership Conference Planning Committee and its appointed Music Director, Chris Wells, are hard at work planning the times of worship for our upcoming conference. We are so excited to invite our ABCOPAD family to submit a favorite hymn or song to us and we can’t wait to see what hymns and songs spur your heart into worship! In addition, we’d like to put together a choir of singers from around the Region for the Biennial. If you love to sing, are planning to attend the conference and would like to be part of that, we’d love to have you! No expertise needed; the only requirement is the desire to sing to the Lord! Click to Submit a Hymn and/or Join the Choir |
Biennial Leadership Conference Scholarships...
WIM Female-Pastor First-Time Participants
10 Female-Pastor, First-Time Participant scholarships, for both those who are currently serving a church or those who have retired, are available to any ABCOPAD clergy. Scholarships are available until July 31, 2024
First-Time Participants
60 First-Time Participant scholarships (up to 2 per church) are available to ABCOPAD churches.
Applying for Scholarships
If registering online, simply select the appropriate scholarship option on the registration form.
If registering by hard copy through the mail, please note on the form "BLC scholarship requested" or "WIM Scholarship requested".
Both scholarships will be given on a first-come, first-served basis and cover only the registration fee. Optional events such as the Biennial Breakfast, Mission Lunch or Box Lunch and any hotel expenses are over and above the scholarships and will be at the participant's expense.