Join us in Lincoln for the North Central District Conference, October 4-6, 2016! It's a meeting designed for spiritual enrichment, networking with your peers, meeting new friends, building your knowledge base, and getting refreshed and energized for the busy fall season.

With a registration cost of only $10, fill a van and come be a part of what AGRM is doing in the North Central District!

Please note that pending AGRM board approval, AGRM member missions in Colorado will become part of the North Central District, and they are urged to attend the North Central District Conference this year.

Lodging

This year's conference will be held at the Country Inn and Suites in Lincoln. The hotel cost is $86 per night. The address is 5353 North 27th, Lincoln, NE 68521 and reservations can be made by calling 402-476-5353 and asking for the People's City Mission/AGRM rate.  Breakfasts will be provided by the hotel, box lunches will be provided by the mission and dinner at the Omaha Zoo is included in the $10 registration fee!  

Speakers

As co-founder of Trueface in 1995, Bill’s wisdom has been penned throughout The Cure, The Ascent of a Leader, Bo’s Café, Behind The Mask, and High Trust Cultures.

Bill’s gifts and experience also shine as he helps leaders establish trust in all their key relationships and nurtures grace-based environments. CEOs of international companies to heads of mission organizations and universities have repeatedly discovered a lifelong gratitude for spending time with Bill.

Prior to joining Trueface, Bill founded and pastored the influential faith community Open Door Fellowship for over 20 years. While there he built an effective character development training program, which nurtured visionaries such as Kit Danley, founder of Neighborhood Ministries.

In his spare time, Bill can be found fishing, golfing, crafting furniture for his family in his woodshop, and cultivating fruits, herbs, and vegetables in his fertile backyard garden. Bill and his wife, Grace, have three grown children; Wende married to Jim; Bill married to Charlotte; and Joy married to Joe—and nine grandchildren.

Nick started as an assistant professor at the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing in 2016 after five years of private practice as a psychiatric nurse practitioner and three years as an RN on an inpatient psychiatric unit. He has a particular interest in psychiatric disparities and the impact of socioeconomic factors on mental health. Nick currently works part time as a nurse practitioner in addition to his research and teaching responsibilities. He also volunteers at the People’s City Mission Free Medical Clinic.

Ian’s primary practice is serving nonprofits and faith-based organizations. As general counsel to several organizations, he advises clients on the legal, business, and ministry challenges they face. Whether the issues are corporate governance, employment, or international activities, Ian helps organizations minimize their risks and operate in accordance with their unique missions and beliefs.

Ian’s work includes a focus on legal efforts to combat human trafficking and stop international religious persecution, and he advises clients in both of these areas. Ian also has a strong commitment to pro bono representation, particularly for the indigent and underserved.

Mark is a public speaker and serves as the director of education for the Denver Rescue Mission.  He’s a certified facilitator with Franklin Covey content.  He’s taught various workshops for the Association of Gospel Rescue Missions' national conferences.  He holds a Master’s of Divinity degree and a Master of Arts in Business Management.
 
Mark and his wife, Valerie, have two sons.  He loves listening to jazz as well as hiking and camping in the mountains of Colorado.   

Agenda

9:30 a.m. -

9:45 a.m.

Speaker: Pat McLaughlin
"Developing and Keeping Major Donors"

Bus departs from Country Suites for the Omaha Zoo

*Box Lunches provided

Sponsorships

There are three levels of sponsorships/exhibitors available at the conference. Sign-up is located under Sponsorship Opportunities at the bottom of this page. All sponsors and exhibitors should make their own hotel reservations.