Convention Setup and Preparations commences in readiness for attendee arrivals and registration. This is followed by key Leadership Conferences
Convention welcomes the attendees with a delicious lunch catered by the Marriott.
2:05 PM – 2:50 PM | Panel Discussion – A Return to Tradition or a Return to Christ?
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM | Convention Officially Kicks-Off with Opening Remarks
4:00 PM – 4:25 PM | HOD Keynote Address (Exodus: The Emancipation of CCC)
4:30 PM – 5:50 PM | Regional & Directorate Reports
6:00 AM – 7:00 AM | Morning Workout (Exercise) – BREAKING THE CHAINS
7:00 AM – 8:30 AM | Breakfast
9:00 AM – 9:25 AM | Morning Worship
9:30 AM – 9:55 AM | The Word- The Bait of Satan in the Church. Avoiding the spiritual dangers and temptations still common to Celestians. Rendered by Sup/Evangelist ADEWALE
9:55 AM – 10:05 AM | Housecleaning by MC (Review Day’s Agenda)
10:10 AM – 10:35 AM | Presentation- Celestial Culture. An in-depth analysis of how culture, that is the behaviors and mannerisms that define a people, has been confused with the spirit of the Church, and how the fabric and foundation of the church has come under stress where culture and spirituality have been in conflict.
10:40 AM – 10:50 AM |BREAK
11:00 AM – 11:30 AM | Debate- Which is More Important: The Prophetic Ministry or the Evangelical Ministry? Traditionalists argue the Church was at its greatest when its prophetic and spiritual ministry were strongest. Others contend that there is no future for the Church unless she embraces and invests in promoting the gospel. This will be an impassioned debate to educate and clarify the issue once and for all.
11:30 AM – 11:45 PM | Audience Quiz- Do You Know Celestial Church of Christ?
Convention welcomes the attendees with a delicious lunch catered by the Marriott.
12:45 PM – 12:55 PM | MC kicks off the second half of the day’s program
1:00 PM – 1:40 PM | Women’s Panel Discussion – Is There A Place For Women In The New Celestial? A panel of women and young ladies discussing the historical role of women in Celestial and the challenges in reconciling those roles with the passions and voice of today’s women and young ladies; women’s continuing struggle to find an identity in the Culture of Celestial Church.
1:45 PM – 2:10 PM | Presentation-The Laity as a Reflection of the Clergy ”Strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.”- Zechariah 13:7. The spiritual health of the sheep is a direct reflection of the spiritual shape of the shepherd. What is responsible leadership? Who is leading who in the Parish? How can shepherds build themselves up spiritually? How can the sheep be fed and fattened on spiritual truths and saved from wolf?
2:15 PM – 2:45 PM | Speakers. Legal – What you need to know about the legal framework of church administration (15 Mins). Immigration – Changing immigration laws and the impact on our community (15 Mins)
Music Interlude by the Central Choir and Revival
3:00 PM – 3:35 PM | Guest Speaker, SHARLIE ANN ROSS, FINRA registered broker and private wealth manager, Wells Fargo. Personal Financial Responsibility, Planning, saving, budgeting, building and protecting your credit, building a nest egg for retirement and unforeseen circumstances.
3:40 PM – 4:05 PM | Evangelical Keynote Address: The Urgency of Salvation
4:10 PM – 4:50 PM | Youth Panel Presentation – The Struggle of the Millennial Celestian A down-to-earth, no holds barred panel discussion of the youth with the elders addressing contemporary issues confronting the millennial generation of the Church in today’s society?
4:50 PM – 5:00 PM | One-Act Play
5:05 PM – 5:30 PM | Women’s Evangelism: CCC, A Spiritual Church- But Do We Understand the Spirit? We often tout ourselves as a spiritual church and the phrase “Be in spirit” is spoken ad nauseam. But do we understand the Spirit? Are we pursuing the right spirit?
5:30 PM – 6:30 PM | Updates from the Board of Trustees from Nigeria
5:30 PM – 5:55 PM | The State of the Union in Nigeria rendered by SUP/EVANG PIUS OLAREWAJU
6:00 PM – 6:25 PM | The Future of the Church- SUP/EVANG B. AKINTERINWA
6:30 PM – 7:30 PM | Dinner Reception in main Auditorium
7:40 PM – 7:55 PM | Welcome Entertainment
8:00 PM – 8:45 PM | Breakout Session Meeting of Groups & Ministries. A thorough deliberation on the practical challenges facing the various ministries in the Church and practicable, implementable solutions to the issues. All hands on deck! Proposals will be presented at the general session on Saturday, and sponsors will be assigned to work with the diocese and region to ensure the implementation of the approved proposed solutions.
6:00 AM – 7:00 AM | Morning Workout (Exercise) – BREAKING THE CHAINS
7:00 AM – 8:30 AM | Breakfast
9:00 AM – 9:25 AM | Morning Worship
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM | Presentation: Training as a Requisite Curriculum for Successful Leadership- SUP/EVANG S.O. BANJO
10:00 AM – 10:10 AM – BREAK
10:15 AM – 10:40 AM | Help Talk: Starting your own business. There are many factors to consider before embarking a successful business venture. There are fundamental questions one needs to ask, and critical decisions that must be made. Yet many enter blindly with nothing but optimism and passion, without proper guidance and invest time and money in business ventures that no sooner fail. Come and listen if you don’t want to be another failed statistic.
10:45 AM – 11:05 AM | Youth Presentation – Engage Me: Bringing back and carrying along the youth in Celestial
11:10 AM -11:35 AM | Evangelical Presentation- A Dearth of Truth & A Famine of Love The Celestial Church of Christ is a fellowship, family and brotherhood sustained by Truth and nurtured in Love. Yet these two elements have never been scarcer and lacking in the church, assaulted as the Church is by insurrection, division, and agencies set on its destruction. How do we return to the bosom of truth, grace and love in Christ?
11:40 PM – 12:40 PM | Ministry & Committee Report Presentations. The ad-hoc committees will present the summary of the year-long research into the Challenges facing their respective committees, ministries and disciplines within the vision of the New Celestial, the Proposed Solutions, Implementation plan and timeline
Committees-
• SHEPHERDS/LEADERSHIP (10 mins)
• MEMBERSHIP (NEW & EXISTING) (10 mins)
• SUNDAY SCHOOL (10 mins)
• WOMEN OF CELESTIAL (10 mins)
• BIBLE & EVANGELICAL, MEN, COUNSELING, MEDIA & PUBLIC RELATIONS (10 mins)
o Q & A – (15 mins)
Convention welcomes the attendees with a delicious lunch catered by the Marriott.
1:40 PM – 2:45 PM | Ministry & Committee Report Presentations. The ad-hoc committees will present the summary of the year-long research into the Challenges facing their respective committees, ministries and disciplines within the vision of the New Celestial, the Proposed Solutions, Implementation plan and timeline. Committees are: TECHNOLOGY (10 mins), INTERNAL CONTROL (10 mins), YOUTH (10 mins), SPIRITUAL & PROPHETIC (10 mins), and MARRIAGE & SINGLES (10 mins)
2:45 PM – 2:55 PM | BREAK
3:00 PM – 3:25 PM | Inspirational Talk: Pursuing God’s Dream For You. The world promotes a need to pursue your dream. But what if your dream is not God’s will for you? How do you find out His vision for you? A spiritual and practical guide to identifying your talent/gift (or your children’s), deciding, developing it into a skill, and achieving results through vision, goal, planning, action
3:30 PM – 3:55 PM | Evangelical Presentation: The Church in a State of Inertia. The strength of the Church has been weakened by the inspired lust for prominence, position, robe, rank, and functions of prestige. But unless we focus and return to the core strength of our gifts and calling in Christ, the Church remains stagnant and unproductive.
4:00 PM – 4:30 PM | HOD Closing Address: The Reformation of CCC Begins With You
4:35 PM – 5:15 PM | AUDIENCE Q & A- Opportunity for the audience to ask any questions they have of the elders, panelists, speakers or audience members.
5:15 PM – 5:35 PM | Convention Communique. Wrap up, Closing remarks and prayer
5:30 PM – 7:30 PM | YOUR PERSONAL TIME TO EXPLORE THE AREA AND PREPARE FOR DINNER
Dinner & Gala Celebration (Traditional Attire)
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Exodus: The Emancipation of Celestial Church of Christ.
A look into the past, the present and the imminent future of Celestial Church of Christ.