This Fall Foundry event kicks off with dinner, followed by an evening of training. It will continue on Saturday with more practical training time. Registration ($25) includes 2 meals and all the training materials. Overnight accommodations are available on the grounds, by contacting Vanessa Scruggs in the Conference Office. 

A great opportunity for both personal and corporate growth is coming this August 23-24. Make plans now to attend this training that has been creating momentum for growth around the IPHC world. Here are what others are saying about the Great Commission Training: “Jim has anointing and ignition fuel to impart to our American pastors. I believe many will catch Jim’s holy passion and zeal for winning the lost and planting new churches.” - Harold Presley, IPHC WMM Regional Director for Northern Europe “I reviewed the notebook compiled by Jim Eby and was impressed with the content. World Missions Ministries has used this material with good success. From what I remember, it’s an excellent resource.” WA Mills, IPHC Men’s Ministries Director “Jim’s material would be well received. He is an outstanding communicator! The strategies have proven successful and are Bible based.” Bishop Talmadge Gardner, Executive Director World Missions Ministries “Jim Eby’s training would definitely be good for our churches. It’s focused at pastors training and discipling their congregations to reach the lost.” David Riley, IPHC missionary

What to expect from the training: The Great Commission Equipping Training offered by the IPHC is a nine-hour training course designed to help pastors more effectively do the work of The Great Commission (Matthew 28:18-20) in their local communities. It trains pastors to better do the following:

• Win lost people to Christ more quickly.

• Stir church members to pray more powerfully and effectively about unsaved family, friends, and neighbors. 

• Proficiently disciple both their church members and new believers who come to Christ. 

• More efficiently “equip the saints for the work of the ministry” (Ephesians 4:11-13).

• Send workers to plant daughter churches in new areas. 

James R. Eby is the founder and president of Mission Catalyst International, which trains pastors and church planters both in the USA and from the Two-Thirds World for ministry among the world’s least-reached peoples. Jim has been involved in training more than 100,000 leaders, both nationally and internationally, during the past 30 years and in over 60 countries.  Jim and his wife Peggy have served as pastors, church planters, denominational executive (IPHC), missionaries, directors of the Centre for International Christian Ministry (CICM) in London, and overseers of pastors and churches. Prior to founding Mission Catalyst, Jim served as the Superintendent of New Horizons Ministries (IPHC) where he had oversight of more than 100 churches and 300 ministers. Both Jim & Peggy have been ordained ministers in the IPHC for more than 50 years. They are blessed with three children, 13 grandchildren, and four greatgrandchildren.

Ken Womack has been active in ministry for more than 30 years, serving in a variety of capacities, including Christian Education Director (IPHC), associate pastor, short-term missionary, leader of small groups, and senior pastor. Ken joined the Mission Catalyst staff in March of 2004 as Director of Pastoral Training. Over the past 15 years, Ken has been vitally involved in leadership development and discipleship training, which has resulted in a significant network of pastors and international leaders who are effectively winning and discipling new believers. Ken regularly travels in many nations of the world training leaders.