Dear UPCSA Family

It’s been two years since we’ve had an online MaD Inspire Conference and so we are very excited to let you know about our upcoming conference in June.

THEME: Reaching Up, In and Out. (Stepping out of our Comfort Zone)

TOPICS:
1. Habits of Growing and Declining Congregations.
2. Spiritual Formation (Discipleship) in Congregations.
3. Bereavement: Helping our members and congregations cope with loss.
4. In the Desert: Enduring the “Dark Night of the Soul.”

WHEN:
– Talks released around 14 June.
– Feedback sessions on 24 June.

COST:
Nothing!

HOW WILL IT WORK?
1. We’ll make the talks available on YouTube about 10 days before the conference.
2. You’ll be able to watch in your own time and note down comments and questions.
3. On June 24 we’ll have four online sessions – two in the morning and two in the evening – where you’ll be able to meet with the speakers for Q&A and comments.
Two of the talks (“Habits” and “Spiritual Formation”) are more geared for ministers and their feedback sessions will be in the morning.
The other two talks (“Bereavement” and “In the Desert”) will be valuable to our members too and so their feedback sessions will be in the evening.

We believe the topics for this year are relevant and practical and will take us and our congregations to new levels.

Please save the date and join us for INSPIRE 2026.

God Bless You!
Richard Mkandawire and the Mission and Discipleship Team