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H.I.M. Conference 2006 canceled
In November we broke ground on the corner of our ten acre complex at the edge of Riverdale for a new sanctuary. This has been a long time dream come true for the church and the entire congregation is working together in great unity to see this project completed before the end of the year. We have now realized the magnitude of the task before us and have come to the conclusion that it would be in our best interest to resume our HIM Conference after the building is finished. Please consider joining us in the new facility at HIM Conference 2007. More information will follow. The new HIM Mass Choir 2005 Cd (I Choose the Cross) is now available and can be ordered @ our online bookstore or via e-mail at him@rivdal.org. (the cd will be mailed to you with an invoice, checks, credit cards, and Paypal accepted.) You can also listen to clips and order using your credit card at www.redemptionmusic.org
What does HIM mean? HIM is Holiness in
Ministry. A church can be conservative or call themselves "Holiness" and
still be an exciting church that grows and wins souls. The first four
conferences were called Holiness in Music and was primarily a help for choirs,
directors, soloists, musicians, etc. In 1998 the focus was changed to include
all ministries of the church and classes were added for youth, children, Sunday
school, bus ministry, pastoral helps, outreach, etc.
Who would benefit from the conference? Anyone
who is interested in winning the lost through the ministries of the church.
This is NOT a campmeeting where preachers preach and singers sing....but a place
where preachers, singers, Sunday school teachers, children's workers, youth
ministers, or anyone involved in ministry can find encouragement, resources and
new inspiration to reach their own local community.
Why Riverdale...of all places! God has raised
up an oasis in the desert. This is not an uptown mega-church in an American
metropolis. Riverdale is a small western dairy community of 2500 people. Yet
here in the middle of nowhere is a strong Pentecostal church of 450 with a youth
group of 80-100, bus ministry that averages 100 kids each Sunday, Christian
school with 130 students, and a church that is still packed on Wednesday
nights. Our goal is to open the church ministries to you and say....you can do
it too!
How did HIM get started? In the early 1980's
music directors Jim and Darla Davis were always looking for ways to improve the
music ministry and realized the only conferences were hosted by large churches
in large cities and by other denominations. They felt overwhelmed and out of
place. A dream was born and in 1991 the first HIM Music Conference was held
using the Riverdale High School Auditorium. Thirty-five people from other
churches registered for the classes and each year it increased. In 1994 the
church was faced with a serious crisis. God laid his hand of judgment on the
ministries and many departments were halted immediately including the HIM
Conference and choirs. After four years of prayer, fasting and restoration, the
Conference was restarted in 1998 with a whole new focus and purpose. Last year
nearly 200 people from 13 states and over 30 churches attended HIM and returned
to their home churches with a renewed fire in their hearts to accomplish more
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