{"id":1052,"date":"2018-08-15T16:27:39","date_gmt":"2018-08-15T21:27:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/evangelism\/?p=1052"},"modified":"2019-06-27T12:55:58","modified_gmt":"2019-06-27T17:55:58","slug":"expansion-expanded-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/evangelism\/2018\/08\/15\/expansion-expanded-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Expansion Expanded Us"},"content":{"rendered":"

Expansion, the National Hispanic Conference of the IPHC, is held every two years in different areas of the United States. This meeting brings leaders, pastors, churches, ministries, and workers together to strengthen the vision of the IPHC and equip leaders with strategies and tools to effectively reach the world with the gospel.<\/p>\n

EXPANSION–it was our project, the national Hispanic event, the meeting of hundreds of ministers, leaders, and members of IPHC Hispanic churches that came from all over the country to gather in Oklahoma City during the last week of July 2018. Our prayer was, “God, we do not want numerical activity that was only an event, but a meeting with transformational presence.\u201d We prayed for His presence to be manifested; we cried out for His grace to be evident through preaching and teaching; and we believed that each participant would be impacted and encouraged. We thank the Lord for answered prayers and transformed lives!<\/p>\n

Pastors and leaders from 22 states and 6 nations attended Expansion. The Holy Spirit touched everyone who was present in a special way. Leaders deepened their commitment to God and His work; many received direction from the Lord; and others heard the voice of God about reaching their communities. Ministers were deeply touched with new energy, ideas, and passion for the expansion of the kingdom of God.<\/p>\n

The keynote speaker, Pastor<\/u> Tony Lara, challenged the crowd to courageously accept God\u2019s call to do the work of the Lord, despite the battles we face. Pastor Lee Grady brought us back to the foundation of the Word–to depend on the Holy Spirit and empower generations by leaving a significant legacy. The afternoon workshops provided the opportunity for people to receive practical training that they can take back to their churches. Our focus was “Abundant Harvest.\u201d<\/p>\n

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We were honored to have Presiding Bishop, Dr. Doug Beacham, address the conference and challenge us to advance the vision of the IPHC and the goals of Arise 2033. Also, the presence of leaders from other conferences as well as the Global Ministry Center was a tremendous blessing to this national event. The IPHC Communications Department<\/u>, with its extraordinary team, made it possible for Expansion to be broadcast live on social media, so that hundreds of people could connect with our event. The Extension Loan Fund blessed almost two hundred pastors and their spouses with an exquisite lunch, as well as information about building churches and expanding the kingdom of God.<\/p>\n

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Expansion brought leaders, pastors, and bishops of Hispanic ministries together in a spirit of unity to support and encourage one another. Working together, we can impact our nation with a strategy to preach the gospel and multiply churches, workers, and ministries.<\/p>\n

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We continue to receive testimonies of how God spoke, directed, changed, strengthened, and confirmed the call of God on people\u2019s lives. Many felt called to reach the harvest and advance the gospel of Christ. Seeing tears, hearing praises, and perceiving people’s determination to find their place and fulfill God’s calling is some of the glorious fruit of Expansion.<\/p>\n

One conference attendee shared these thoughts,<\/p>\n

“Expansion was excellent. Expansion came on time. Extraordinary preachers. Very good workshops. Speakers with tremendous topics, knowledge, and<\/u> anointing. Very encouraging. The best I’ve been. My place of connections. Very uplifting. I am full of courage and strength to keep going. Blessed. Very excited with the exhibits. I’m going back to make changes. I heard God speaking to me. Incredible organization. Everything in its place. The exceptional attention. Blessed with the participation of General Bishop Beacham and Bishop Bryant. The unity could be noticed. Tremendous. Tremendous coordination. It was worth coming. Very good. It helped me a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n

Expansion would not be possible without a large team of volunteers who worked countless hours and gave of their time and talents to make the conference a success. I thank God and praise our Lord Jesus Christ for the support Hispanic Ministries receives from the IPHC family, especially Evangelism USA, from Executive Director Garry Bryant, to the directors, and<\/u> staff. The leaders of the National Hispanic Committee also sacrificed their time to believe with us and take a stand to reap the harvest of precious souls. We are also very thankful for the kindness and generosity of the leaders and staff of The Gate Church in Oklahoma City for allowing us to use their beautiful facilities to host Expansion.<\/p>\n

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We are now prepared and mobilized to focus on the harvest and work together to reach our communities in each region of the nation!<\/p>\n

Written By: Dr. Luis Avila, Director of Hispanic Ministries<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Esta reuni\u00f3n re\u00fane a l\u00edderes, pastores, iglesias, ministerios y trabajadores para fortalecer la visi\u00f3n del IPHC y equipar a los l\u00edderes con estrategias y herramientas para alcanzar al mundo de manera efectiva con el evangelio. EXPANSI\u00d3N: fue nuestro proyecto, el evento hispano nacional, la reuni\u00f3n de cientos de ministros, l\u00edderes y miembros de iglesias hispanas de IPHC que llegaron de todo el pa\u00eds para reunirse en Oklahoma City durante la \u00faltima semana de julio de 2018. Nuestra oraci\u00f3n fue, \"Dios, no queremos actividad num\u00e9rica que fue solo un evento, sino una reuni\u00f3n con presencia transformacional\". Oramos para que su presencia se manifestara, clamamos por su gracia para ser evidente a trav\u00e9s de la predicaci\u00f3n y la ense\u00f1anza; cre\u00eda que cada participante ser\u00eda impactado y alentado. Agradecemos al Se\u00f1or por sus oraciones y vidas transformadas. Pastores y l\u00edderes de 22 estados y 6 naciones asistieron a la expansi\u00f3n. El Esp\u00edritu Santo conmovi\u00f3 a todos los que estaban presentes de una manera especial. para Dios y su obra, muchos recibieron instrucciones del Se\u00f1or, y otros escucharon la voz de Dios acerca de llegar a sus comunidades. Los ministros se conmovieron profundamente con nuevas energ\u00edas, ideas y pasi\u00f3n por el ex pansion del reino de Dios El orador principal, el pastor<\/u> Tony Lara, desafi\u00f3 a la multitud a aceptar valientemente el llamado de Dios a hacer el trabajo del Se\u00f1or, a pesar de las batallas que enfrentamos. El pastor Lee Grady nos trajo de vuelta al fundamento de la Palabra: depender del Esp\u00edritu Santo y empoderar a las generaciones dejando un legado significativo. Los talleres de la tarde brindaron la oportunidad a las personas de recibir capacitaci\u00f3n pr\u00e1ctica que pueden llevar a sus iglesias. Nuestro enfoque fue \"Abundant Harvest\". \"\"<\/a> Nos sentimos honrados de tener al Obispo Presidente, Dr. Doug Beacham, hablando en la conferencia y desafi\u00e1ndonos a avanzar en la visi\u00f3n de la IPHC y los objetivos de Arise 2033. Adem\u00e1s, la presencia de l\u00edderes de otras conferencias, as\u00ed como del Global Ministry Center fue una gran bendici\u00f3n para este evento nacional. El Departamento de Comunicaciones de<\/u> IPHC, con su extraordinario equipo, hizo posible que Expansi\u00f3n se transmitiera en vivo en las redes sociales, para que cientos de personas pudieran conectarse con nuestro evento. El Fondo de Pr\u00e9stamo de Extensi\u00f3n bendijo a casi doscientos pastores y sus c\u00f3nyuges con un almuerzo exquisito, as\u00ed como tambi\u00e9n informaci\u00f3n sobre la construcci\u00f3n de iglesias y la expansi\u00f3n del reino de Dios. \"\"<\/a> \"\"<\/a> La expansi\u00f3n reuni\u00f3 a l\u00edderes, pastores y obispos de ministerios hispanos en un esp\u00edritu de unidad para apoyarnos y alentarnos unos a otros. Trabajando juntos, podemos impactar nuestra naci\u00f3n con una estrategia para predicar el evangelio y multiplicar iglesias, trabajadores y ministerios. Continuamos recibiendo testimonios de c\u00f3mo Dios habl\u00f3, dirigi\u00f3, cambi\u00f3, fortaleci\u00f3 y confirm\u00f3 el llamado de Dios en la vida de las personas. Muchos se sintieron llamados a alcanzar la cosecha y avanzar en el evangelio de Cristo. Ver las l\u00e1grimas, escuchar las alabanzas y percibir la determinaci\u00f3n de la gente de encontrar su lugar y cumplir el llamado de Dios es parte del glorioso fruto de la Expansi\u00f3n. Un participante de la conferencia comparti\u00f3 estos pensamientos: \"La expansi\u00f3n fue excelente. La expansi\u00f3n lleg\u00f3 a tiempo. Predicadores extraordinarios. Muy buenos talleres. Oradores con tremendos temas, conocimiento y<\/u> unci\u00f3n. Muy alentador. Lo mejor que he sido. Mi lugar de conexiones. edificante. Estoy lleno de coraje y fuerza para seguir adelante. Bienaventurado. Muy emocionado con las exhibiciones. Volver\u00e9 a hacer cambios. Escuch\u00e9 a Dios habl\u00e1ndome. Organizaci\u00f3n incre\u00edble. Todo en su lugar. La atenci\u00f3n excepcional. Bendecido. con la participaci\u00f3n del Obispo General Beacham y el Obispo Bryant. Se pudo notar la unidad. Tremenda. Tremenda coordinaci\u00f3n. Vali\u00f3 la pena venir. Muy bien. Me ayud\u00f3 mucho. \"La expansi\u00f3n no ser\u00eda posible sin un gran equipo de voluntarios que trabajaran incontables horas y dieron su tiempo y talentos para que la conferencia sea un \u00e9xito. Doy gracias a Dios y alabo a nuestro Se\u00f1or Jesucristo por el apoyo que reciben los Ministerios Hispanos de la familia de IPHC, especialmente Evangel ismo EE. UU., del Director Ejecutivo Garry Bryant, a los directores y al<\/u> personal. Los l\u00edderes del Comit\u00e9 Nacional Hispano tambi\u00e9n sacrificaron su tiempo para creer con nosotros y tomar una posici\u00f3n para cosechar almas preciosas. Tambi\u00e9n estamos muy agradecidos por la amabilidad y la generosidad de los l\u00edderes y el personal de The Gate Church en Oklahoma City por permitirnos usar sus hermosas instalaciones para organizar Expansi\u00f3n. \"\"<\/a> \u00a1Ahora estamos preparados y movilizados para centrarnos en la cosecha y trabajar juntos para llegar a nuestras comunidades en cada regi\u00f3n de la naci\u00f3n! 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