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2023 Main Sessions

We all know God commanded us to love our neighbors, but what does that mean practically, in this day and age? How can we inspire our congregations to follow us as well?

This year, we centered our discussion on B.L.E.S.S., co-written by our main speaker Jon Ferguson. While it offers practical advice, (and a great mnemonic!) about how to go about loving our neighbors through sharing the gospel, most of the time this conference was focused on collaboration – sharing, and learning from other local pastors and church leaders on how to best address issues we each face in our work.

Compelled By Love 2023 - Playlist

2022 Main Sessions

This Year’s Topic was on Carrying the Love of Christ Into a World Filled with Hate. You can access all the main sessions led by Jack Crowley, President of Water Street Mission, Steve Brubaker, Counseling Pastor at Grace Community Church, and Tom Becker, Founder, and Director of The Rowhouse. 

 

Click below to see the full playlist. 

Compelled By Love 2022 - Playlist
Discussion Questions

2021 Main Sessions

The 2021 Compelled by Love event centered on the idea of loving your neighbor. All participants met via zoom, and you can take a look at the main sessions in the link below: 

Compelled By Love 2022 - Playlist

Who is my Neighbor?

Some of you were interested in accessing the Neighborhood Block Card mentioned in previous events. You can access that below: 

Neighborhood Block Card

2023 Discussion Leaders

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Jon Ferguson

co-author of B.L.E.S.S.

Jon is the co-founding pastor of Community Christian Church in Chicago where he provides leadership in New Ventures. Jon is also one of COMMUNITY’s Lead Teaching Pastors.
In addition, Jon led in the launch of NewThing, a church-planting movement, whose mission is to be a catalyst for movements of reproducing churches that includes over 6000 churches globally. Jon continues to lead in NewThing as one of the North American Apostolic Leaders and as a Movement Leader in Chicago.

He has co-authored a number of books with his brother Dave including the most recently released BLESS – 5 Everyday Ways to Love Your Neighbor and Change the World. He has also co-authored Finding Your Way Back to God, Starting Over – Living Beyond Your Regrets, The Big Idea: Aligning the Ministries of Your Church Through Creative Collaboration and Exponential: How You and Your Friends Can Start a Missional Church Movement.

Jon holds a BA in Christian Education from Lincoln Christian University and an MA in Spiritual Formation at Wheaton College Graduate School where he is an adjunct professor. He also serves on the Exponential Conference and Thrivent Financials boards.

He resides in the Lincoln Park Community of Chicago with his wife, Lisa. They have two adult children, Graham and Chloe.

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Jack Crowley

President
Water Street Mission
Jack Crowley has served as President of Water Street Mission since 2014, bringing over 20 years of experience with the Mission. He previously served as Executive Director of Teen Haven, a part of the Senior Leadership Team since 2004, and served as Interim President prior to being appointed. Jack has a love for urban communities, youth, and our neighbors experiencing homelessness.

Serving at Water Street allows Jack to fulfill his passion for equipping and motivating others to work collaboratively for the glory of God and the healing and wholeness of our cities. Through his work, he focuses on developing models for maximizing partnerships with local churches and community service organizations.

Jack earned a B.A. degree in Government and Psychology from Franklin and Marshall College. Jack enjoys golfing and playing the guitar. He serves on the Leadership Team of his church, is a worship ministry leader, and serves on the board of Community Basics, Inc. a local developer of affordable housing. Jack and his wife, Tanya, and four daughters reside in the city of Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

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Jack Crowley

President
Water Street Mission
Jack Crowley has served as President of Water Street Mission since 2014, bringing over 20 years of experience with the Mission. He previously served as Executive Director of Teen Haven, a part of the Senior Leadership Team since 2004, and served as Interim President prior to being appointed. Jack has a love for urban communities, youth, and our neighbors experiencing homelessness.

Serving at Water Street allows Jack to fulfill his passion for equipping and motivating others to work collaboratively for the glory of God and the healing and wholeness of our cities. Through his work, he focuses on developing models for maximizing partnerships with local churches and community service organizations.

Jack earned a B.A. degree in Government and Psychology from Franklin and Marshall College. Jack enjoys golfing and playing the guitar. He serves on the Leadership Team of his church, is a worship ministry leader, and serves on the board of Community Basics, Inc. a local developer of affordable housing. Jack and his wife, Tanya, and four daughters reside in the city of Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

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Steve Brubaker

Counseling Pastor
Grace Community Church
Steve Brubaker is the Counseling Pastor at Grace Community Church. He was born in Lancaster but as the son of a Navy retiree moved around a lot as a child before returning to Lancaster upon his Dad’s retirement.

Steve graduated from McCaskey High School, Lancaster Bible College and Millersville University with an M.Ed. in Counselor Education. His experience includes urban church work and ministry with those in a condition of homelessness and addiction.

He is married to Kerry, and they are the parents of two adult daughters.
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Tom Becker

Founder & Director
The Row House, Inc.
In 2010, Tom Becker founded The Row House, Inc. in the historic city of Lancaster, PA.

It is accurate to say that Tom’s life work is The Row House Forum and that he believes that nothing is not important to God. Which is why Tom is interested in just about anything. That would make him a Generalist and the perfect person for curating surprises.

Over the years, besides hosting public lecture events, he’s presided over concerts, meal discussions, and speaking engagements. He even wrote a book about the real story of the inception of The Row House, its DNA, and what he dreams about for God’s kingdom on God’s earth: Good Posture: Engaging Current Culture With Ancient Faith.

Tom is married to Rebecca Johnson Becker. They have five grown children and one 55 pound dog, Rue. They are long-time members of Wheatland Presbyterian Church and are active in many ways there.
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Peter Greer

President and CEO
HOPE International
Peter Greer is the President and CEO of HOPE International, a global Christ-centered microenterprise development organization serving throughout Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Eastern Europe.

Prior to joining HOPE, Peter worked internationally as a microfinance adviser in Cambodia and Zimbabwe and as managing director for Urwego Community Bank in Rwanda.

He received a B.S. in international business from Messiah College and an MPP in political and economic development from Harvard’s Kennedy School.

As an advocate for the Church’s role in missions and alleviating extreme poverty, Peter has written The Spiritual Danger of Doing Good (with Anna Haggard, 2013), Mission Drift (with Chris Horst, 2014; selected as a 2015 Book Award Winner from Christianity Today), Entrepreneurship for Human Flourishing (with Chris Horst, 2014), Stop Helping Us (2014), Watching Seeds Grow (with his son Keith, 2014), The Giver and the Gift (with David Weekley, 2015), 40/40 Vision (with Greg Lafferty, 2015), Created to Flourish (with Phil Smith, 2016), The Board and the CEO (with David Weekley, 2017), and Rooting for Rivals (with Chris Horst, 2018; selected as a 2019 Leadership Resource of the Year in Outreach Magazine).

Currently, Peter serves as the entrepreneur-in-residence at Messiah College and as a Praxis Venture Partner.

Peter and his wife, Laurel, live in Lancaster, PA, with their three children, Keith, Liliana, and Myles.
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Jack Crowley

President
Water Street Mission
Jack Crowley has served as President of Water Street Mission since 2014, bringing over 20 years of experience with the Mission. He previously served as Executive Director of Teen Haven, a part of the Senior Leadership Team since 2004, and served as Interim President prior to being appointed. Jack has a love for urban communities, youth, and our neighbors experiencing homelessness.

Serving at Water Street allows Jack to fulfill his passion for equipping and motivating others to work collaboratively for the glory of God and the healing and wholeness of our cities. Through his work, he focuses on developing models for maximizing partnerships with local churches and community service organizations.

Jack earned a B.A. degree in Government and Psychology from Franklin and Marshall College. Jack enjoys golfing and playing the guitar. He serves on the Leadership Team of his church, is a worship ministry leader, and serves on the board of Community Basics, Inc. a local developer of affordable housing. Jack and his wife, Tanya, and four daughters reside in the city of Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

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