Collegiate Conference 2022

Winsome


A Winsome Gospel, A Winsome People

The gospel is an attractive, pleasing, and engaging message. It offers grace, hope, purpose, and peace, characterized by innocence, purity, and simplicity. Despite its profound complexity and the immense cost to Christ, the gospel invites us into a relationship with God through childlike faith.

When embraced and lived out, the gospel transforms lives, making its followers truly winsome. This transformation is evident and appealing, drawing others toward the message of Christ.

Join us for a three-day conference as we explore what it means to live as a winsome people. We will discuss how we can embody this winsome message as campus missionaries and bring its transformative power to our college campuses, which are in desperate need of such a compelling and hopeful message.

Let’s strive together to be a winsome people, living out the beauty of the gospel in our everyday lives.

Prospective Staff


The conference is intended for those in the Collegiate Church Network who are already on staff, considering working on staff, or those in other churches who are passionate about the Church for the next generation. There’s a special discounted rate for prospective staff, so please invite anyone considering field work with Collegiate to attend!

Registration


If you a part of the Collegiate Church Network or you're an Associated Church, the registration fees for the conference are as follows:

  • Early Bird Rate: $80 (Aug 14 thru Sept 10)
  • Standard Rate: $95 (Sept 11 thru Oct 8)
  • Late Rate: $125 (October 9 and beyond)

The registration fees for all other staff are as follows:

  • Supportive & Other Churches: $115
  • Prospective Staff: $65
  • Partial Conference Attendance: $50
  • Online Attendance: $30

Each person will need to register separately for the conference. There is also a day pass registration option for those that are only able to make partial conference attendance this year. For Reliant Field Staff, you may pay by internal transfer or reimbursement; however, associate eligibility rules still apply.

If a spouse is not an employee or associate of Reliant, the spouse's conference fee may be recovered through an ERB if the presence of the spouse is deemed important and valuable to the success of the ministry taking place.

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Location


Stone Creek Church
2502 S Race St, Urbana, IL 61801

Campus Map

Housing


There are several hotel accommodations near the church venue, so we hope you can find housing that fits your needs and budget! All the hotels listed below are within a 10-minute drive of the church. Of course, you are welcome to find another hotel or home rental of your choosing.

1900 S 1st St, Champaign, IL 61820, United States

Drury Inn & Suites Columbus Dublin
6170 Parkcenter Cir, Dublin, OH 43017

Hyatt Place Columbus/Dublin

Other options on Aribnb and VRBO

Transportation


Flying

If you are flying in, the closest airport is the John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH), about 25 minutes from the church. Each person is responsible for travel to and from the airport, to their hotel, and the church.


During the Conference

Each participant is responsible for their own transportation throughout their time in Ohio.

Breakouts & Roundtables

Roundtables: 60-minute deep dives on specific topics with a conversational focus. Format is very flexible and could include think tanking, common interest networking, or evaluation & problem solving. Each roundtable will have a designated facilitator(s) in charge of the time along with stated goals.

Breakouts: 60-minute workshop, presentation, and/or discussion on specific topics with a goal of informing, training, or equipping.

Breakout & Roundtable Sessions

Meals


We will be providing lunch, coffee, and snacks during the conference. No other meals will be provided at the conference. Attendees are responsible for their own meals, be it packing meals or purchasing out. Meals and groceries purchased during the conference can be reimbursed following the normal Reliant reimbursement policies. See Reimbursements for more details.

Children & Families


Spouses and families are welcome to come with you if you wish. Since the conference does not have a children’s program, if you do choose to bring your children, all of their expenses will be taxable.

Reimbursements


Please see Reliant reimbursement policies (access code: iamreliant) for more details before you incur expenses for this event (flights, rental cards, housing, meals, etc). Children expenses are taxable since there is no specific children’s program provided this year. Associate eligibility rules still apply. Expenses for spouses and children of associate’s are not reimbursable.

Schedule


Tuesday, November 4
4:00 - 6:00 PM - Registration
7:00 - 9:00 PM - Main Session 1

Wednesday, November 5
8:00 - 8:45 AM - Leaders Meeting (Staff Level 4+)
8:30 - 8:55 AM - Scripture/Prayer Time (optional)
9:00 - 10:30 AM - Main Session 2
10:45 - 11:45 AM - Roundtables & Breakouts
12:00 - 1:30 PM - Lunch (provided)
1:30 - 3:00 PM - Main Session 3
3:30 - 4:30 PM - Roundtables & Breakouts
4:45 - 6:30 PM - Main Session 4

Thursday, November 6
8:00 - 8:45 AM - Leaders Meeting (Staff Level 4+)
8:30 - 8:55 AM - Scripture/Prayer Time (optional)
9:00 - 10:45 AM - Main Session 5
11:00 - 12:00 PM - Roundtables & Breakouts
12:00 - 1:30 PM - Lunch (provided)
1:30 - 3:00 PM - Region/Church Time
3:15 - 4:00 PM - United Prayer
4:30 - 6:30 PM - Main Session 6

Speaker

laurie bio pic

Laurie Krieg is a teacher, podcaster, and author with a mission to equip the Church with a gospel-centered approach to marriage and sexuality. Laurie has a master’s in evangelism and leadership from Wheaton Graduate School, and she serves as a founding board member for The Center for Faith, Sexuality & Gender. Laurie and her husband, Matt, are the co-hosts of the Hole in My Heart Podcast, and co-authors of An Impossible Marriage (IVP 2020). The couple live in West Michigan with their three kids.

The Heart of the LGBTQIA Conversation: Part 1

If we do not lay a biblical, heart-transformative foundation in our lives first, loving our LGBTQIA neighbors can fall flat. Using over ten years of ministry experience, Laurie Krieg will teach foundational beliefs that do not guarantee a successful interaction, but can perhaps remove some barriers so that our LGBTQIA neighbors can experience more of Jesus’ transformative love.

The Heart of the LGBTQIA Conversation: Part 2

Building on the foundations laid in Part 1, Laurie Krieg will teach more practical care in reaching out to and loving our LGBTQIA neighbors from a heart like Jesus’.

How to Persevere When the World Says “Give Up”

What is the secret to staying in challenging conversations without becoming burnt out, bitter, or apathetic? Author and teacher Laurie Krieg, who has been in the sexuality conversation for over ten years, will teach us what she has learned in the trenches.

Let’s Process with Laurie Krieg

After hearing from Laurie, it’s time for dialogue. Bring your practical questions to this workshop to pick her brain and hear her heart on how to engage your biggest questions about anything she has covered.

Free Time Ideas


Near Dublin/Vista:

Coffee Shops

Things To Do

  • Explore the Bridge Park area (lots of restaurants and coffee shops with a nice area to walk around. Pins Mechanical Company is also fun– arcade games and duckpin bowling)
  • Go for a walk at Indian Run Falls
  • Check out the Columbus Zoo (make sure to check pricing and hours)
Other options in Columbus

Coffee Shops

Food Locations

Things To Do

SWAG!


We would love to be able to represent each others schools, so if you have stickers your ministry gives out, please bring some to the conference to share with everyone!

If your church has any swag they would like to donate to give away during the conference please email events@collegiatechurchnetwork.org.

Questions?


For registration questions please email register@reliant.org.

Any other questions please email events@collegiatechurchnetwork.org.