Here's a bunch of very relevant information you need to know, and some which is nice to know regarding ENGAGE 2017.
This information has been sent to attendees via email in the weeks prior to the conference, but is here in one place so you don't miss anything important. Any questions - please don't hesitate to contact us. See you at ENGAGE!!!!
This information has been sent to attendees via email in the weeks prior to the conference, but is here in one place so you don't miss anything important. Any questions - please don't hesitate to contact us. See you at ENGAGE!!!!
NEED TO KNOW
SCHEDULES
The complete conference schedules for both Christchurch and Auckland are now available to view/download on our website here. We have put much time and effort into making this as detailed as possible so that you and your family can best prepare for the conference.
OPPORTUNITY TO SUBMIT QUESTIONS FOR Q & A SESSIONS
There will be a 30 minute "Man 2 Man" Q & A with Craig Houston on the Friday night, and a 45 minute Q & A (30 min in Auckland) on the Saturday afternoon. If you have any questions in advance, we have provided a link by which you can ask questions anonymously. Please feel free to ask any questions via the link, by clicking here.
KID'S ACTIVITY SHEETS
There will be paper activity sheets available for children for during the sessions. Please bring your own pens/pencils - but please no felts or paints (so we don't get a bill from the church!). Please also bring only quiet toys/activities for children to use within the main auditorium, to avoid distraction - thanks so much :-) Lastly, no food or drink is permitted in the main auditorium (water bottles are ok).
PIZZA / BYO DINNER - CHRISTCHURCH ONLY
After the conference ends on the Saturday night, we can give you the option of pizza being delivered that you can pre-order and pay for in advance. This makes it a great way to not stress about dinner/hungry children - and allows you to go straight into food and fellowship once the conference ends!
Pizzas will be delivered to the venue shortly after 5:30 pm. If you would like to opt in for pizza, please contact us and we'll add you to the list and give you details about how you can make payment. The cost will be $5 per adult, and $2 per child (aged 3-15) - please let us know by Wednesday 23 August at the latest if you wish to have pizza ordered for you. Please indicate if you wish to have Gluten Free Pizza (it will be a selection of basic pizzas).
CONFERENCE PROMOTION
We're trying to get the word out far and wide about ENGAGE 2017. The promotion has been going really well, particularly on Facebook. We want to encourage you to share posts as they come out - click here to see an example - a fun interview between Kris Baines and Craig Houston, our guest speaker for ENGAGE 2017. If you have any ideas to spread the word, need promo materials (posters, powerpoint slide, bulletin insert) please let us know. Please also encourage friends who are going but haven't registered to do so as it really helps with our planning.
PAYMENTS
If you haven’t paid your registration online yet we would appreciate payments to be made to confirm registration. We will send out a friendly reminder if no payment has been made following registration.
BAKING
Thank you very much to all of you who have offered to bake so far, we really appreciate it. We are still looking for some more volunteers to do some baking, particularly for Auckland, for the morning/afternoon tea, and for the ladies morning tea. Please email me to let me know if you're planning to bring something, as it helps us with preparation. The options are:
a) regular baking
or
b) some gluten free baking (if you are familiar with this)
or
c) baking for special ladies morning tea - which will be either "dainty" shortbread, or brownie cut into small bite size pieces, or mini cupcakes, or any other "dainty" baking that is smaller and suitable for this purpose
WHAT TO BRING
Just in case you needed some pointers: Bibles, notebooks, pens, pencils/crayons (for children), quiet toys/activities (for children), water bottle (ok for auditorium), money for resources/items if wanting to purchase, your BYO lunch and/or dinner.
PHOTO/VIDEO DISCLAIMER
We will have a couple of people taking photos and video throughout the conference, which will be used for promotional and website purposes. If there are any objections to this for you/your family, please let us know ahead of time if you'd rather not be in the photos/video used.
NICE TO KNOW
ENGAGE SOCIAL MEDIA
Please "like" our ENGAGE 2017 Facebook page if you haven't already - https://www.facebook.com/engageconference and subscribe to our ENGAGE 2017 YouTube channel here - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvXVpkQqFzEhjH_lIBeWxog - if you want to stay updated via these channels.
ENGAGE SUPPORT
Of course, prayer support is the BEST support we can ever receive for our conferences, but if you have a willingness/desire to support the conferences financially, any help is gratefully received. We try to make ENGAGE as affordable as we can, and as a result, rely very much on additional donations and the support of our local church, Redemption Church. We so appreciate any support we get so we can provide these conferences as an encouragement to families and individuals. Eternal Purpose Ministries is a registered non-profit ministry in NZ so tax receipts can be provided for all donations. Payments may be made online into the following bank account - 02-0860-0069462-000. Please contact us if you wish to get a tax receipt.
SCHEDULES
The complete conference schedules for both Christchurch and Auckland are now available to view/download on our website here. We have put much time and effort into making this as detailed as possible so that you and your family can best prepare for the conference.
OPPORTUNITY TO SUBMIT QUESTIONS FOR Q & A SESSIONS
There will be a 30 minute "Man 2 Man" Q & A with Craig Houston on the Friday night, and a 45 minute Q & A (30 min in Auckland) on the Saturday afternoon. If you have any questions in advance, we have provided a link by which you can ask questions anonymously. Please feel free to ask any questions via the link, by clicking here.
KID'S ACTIVITY SHEETS
There will be paper activity sheets available for children for during the sessions. Please bring your own pens/pencils - but please no felts or paints (so we don't get a bill from the church!). Please also bring only quiet toys/activities for children to use within the main auditorium, to avoid distraction - thanks so much :-) Lastly, no food or drink is permitted in the main auditorium (water bottles are ok).
PIZZA / BYO DINNER - CHRISTCHURCH ONLY
After the conference ends on the Saturday night, we can give you the option of pizza being delivered that you can pre-order and pay for in advance. This makes it a great way to not stress about dinner/hungry children - and allows you to go straight into food and fellowship once the conference ends!
Pizzas will be delivered to the venue shortly after 5:30 pm. If you would like to opt in for pizza, please contact us and we'll add you to the list and give you details about how you can make payment. The cost will be $5 per adult, and $2 per child (aged 3-15) - please let us know by Wednesday 23 August at the latest if you wish to have pizza ordered for you. Please indicate if you wish to have Gluten Free Pizza (it will be a selection of basic pizzas).
CONFERENCE PROMOTION
We're trying to get the word out far and wide about ENGAGE 2017. The promotion has been going really well, particularly on Facebook. We want to encourage you to share posts as they come out - click here to see an example - a fun interview between Kris Baines and Craig Houston, our guest speaker for ENGAGE 2017. If you have any ideas to spread the word, need promo materials (posters, powerpoint slide, bulletin insert) please let us know. Please also encourage friends who are going but haven't registered to do so as it really helps with our planning.
PAYMENTS
If you haven’t paid your registration online yet we would appreciate payments to be made to confirm registration. We will send out a friendly reminder if no payment has been made following registration.
BAKING
Thank you very much to all of you who have offered to bake so far, we really appreciate it. We are still looking for some more volunteers to do some baking, particularly for Auckland, for the morning/afternoon tea, and for the ladies morning tea. Please email me to let me know if you're planning to bring something, as it helps us with preparation. The options are:
a) regular baking
or
b) some gluten free baking (if you are familiar with this)
or
c) baking for special ladies morning tea - which will be either "dainty" shortbread, or brownie cut into small bite size pieces, or mini cupcakes, or any other "dainty" baking that is smaller and suitable for this purpose
WHAT TO BRING
Just in case you needed some pointers: Bibles, notebooks, pens, pencils/crayons (for children), quiet toys/activities (for children), water bottle (ok for auditorium), money for resources/items if wanting to purchase, your BYO lunch and/or dinner.
PHOTO/VIDEO DISCLAIMER
We will have a couple of people taking photos and video throughout the conference, which will be used for promotional and website purposes. If there are any objections to this for you/your family, please let us know ahead of time if you'd rather not be in the photos/video used.
NICE TO KNOW
ENGAGE SOCIAL MEDIA
Please "like" our ENGAGE 2017 Facebook page if you haven't already - https://www.facebook.com/engageconference and subscribe to our ENGAGE 2017 YouTube channel here - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvXVpkQqFzEhjH_lIBeWxog - if you want to stay updated via these channels.
ENGAGE SUPPORT
Of course, prayer support is the BEST support we can ever receive for our conferences, but if you have a willingness/desire to support the conferences financially, any help is gratefully received. We try to make ENGAGE as affordable as we can, and as a result, rely very much on additional donations and the support of our local church, Redemption Church. We so appreciate any support we get so we can provide these conferences as an encouragement to families and individuals. Eternal Purpose Ministries is a registered non-profit ministry in NZ so tax receipts can be provided for all donations. Payments may be made online into the following bank account - 02-0860-0069462-000. Please contact us if you wish to get a tax receipt.