4th ‘Change the World’ conference

TIPP CITY, Ohio (UMNS) — Organizers of the fourth "Change the World" conference, Thursday and Friday, Oct. 22-23, at Ginghamsburg Church, a United Methodist congregation, hope to encourage people to do all they can to end poverty.

Slaughter

For the past three years, the conference has focused on making the church stronger and bringing the world into the church, according to the Rev. Mike Slaughter, Ginghamsburg pastor. This year, he said the conference will take a new approach, bringing the church into the world and ministering to the poor.

“This year we are trying to focus on doing missions outside the four walls of a church instead of just ministry that can be done inside church walls,” said Karen Smith, director of communications at Ginghamsburg Church.

In addition to pastors and religious leaders, the conference in October is designed to attract educators and policy experts as part of a collaborative effort to share with and encourage one another in the fight against poverty.

Besides Slaughter, featured speakers include

The conference will also feature sessions on how to equip people to go out in the world and offer help to those that need it the most.

Workshop topics include how to involve youths and children in missions, how to aid those in the midst of crisis and how to obtain funding for missions.

Further information is available at Change the World.