Rick Rusaw - Externally Focused Church Author Coming to the Next Level Workshops

Next Level 2010

If non-Christians aren't asking what's behind the excitement of your church members, it's time to get externally focused!

Rick Rusaw will be coming to the Next Level Workshops March 8th and 9th sponsored by the Wisconsin/No. Michigan Ministries Network.

Rick will be speaking on the Eternally Focused Church. In this seminar Rick will be discussing how to shift focus from inside your church walls to outside, finding the balance between service and worship, discovering how to partner with people outside your church.

He is an on-air host for Worship and co-author of The Externally Focused Church, Living a Life on Loan, 60 Simple Secrets, and the Windows on Worship Devotional Series. Rick will also be featuring his new book The Externally Focused Life.

Each workshop will last from 9 am - Noon. Refreshments will be provided, but lunch will be on your own. We will be in New Berlin on March 8th and Plover on March 9th. The cost for each participant would be $35.

March 8 New Berlin - World Harvest Church 1500 S. West Lane

March 9 Plover Highland Church 700 Hoover Ave.

Here is a short biography of Rick Rusaw.

Rick Rusaw has been the Senior Minister at LifeBridge Christian Church in Longmont, Colorado since 1991. He is also the co-founder of the Externally Focused Network. LifeBridge Christian Church has had a fruitful ministry in Longmont for over 100 years. During Rick’s years at LifeBridge, worship attendance has grown from 600 to 3,000 weekly. Under Rick’s leadership, the church has also seen the development of ministry teams, which has expanded church and community volunteer involvement from 150 to 1,600 people. Rick lives in Longmont with his wife, Diane, and three children.

Rick has spoken for a variety of ministers’ conferences, retreats, and leadership seminars, as well as Christian and business conventions. Topics include church growth, motivational speaking, CEO coaching, and sales and management training. In addition, he owns a business consulting company and real estate development company, oversees group homes for mentally and developmentally disabled adults in three states, and serves on the board of a number of business and Christian organizations. Rick co-founded the Externally Focused Network to help churches create cultural relevancy, while at the same time maintaining a high integrity for the message of the Gospel.

Previously, Rick was Vice President of Cincinnati Christian University and Associate Minister at First Christian Church in Fort Myers, Florida. He is a graduate of Cincinnati Christian University (1980) and Cincinnati Bible Seminary (1990). Rick currently serves on the board of directors for Christian Network Incorporated, Milligan College and Hope International University. Rick has served on committees for the North American Christian Convention and is Chairman of Outlook America.

If you have questions call the Discipleship Minsitries Department at 715-258-8118