By Wayne Guinn
What an eventful summer! We have been actively involved in several loan projects, as well as consulting with several churches to help restructure their present loans. The economic and unemployment conditions in many areas have led to a drop in church income, causing some financial stress on some of our churches. Let me remind you, we have a big God Who has the ability to supply all of our needs according to His riches in glory. With that in mind, this could be a good time for all of us to reevaluate our budgets and make sure we are indeed being good stewards of what God has entrusted to us.
Fall Church Planter’s School October 12-16 Chicago, IL
Pastor Bruce Humbert and the Sauk Trail Baptist Temple will be our host. This week-long training program is packed with vital information on church planting. Each church planter will leave with a strategy for evangelism, discipleship, church management, financial management, and how to launch a new church. They will also be challenged to be godly men of integrity in their prayer life, preaching life, and family life.
Upward Conference October 13-15 Chicago, IL
This is a conference designed to equip you to go to the next level in your ministry. Charles Lyons of Armitage Baptist Church will be targeting “Momentum: What it is, How to get it, How to keep it, How to promote it, and the spiritual side of it.” Duke Hergatt of Waterford, New York, will be targeting “Connections: How to connect the leader to the people to 1. Open the door for ministry (evangelism) 2. Keep the door open (assimilation) 3. Push them back out the door (reproducible discipleship). There will be several other speakers dealing with impacting your community for Christ. This will be a round-table format with a great deal of interaction. The cost is $99 and it includes meals. Travel and lodging are not included in the fee. Pastor Humbert has arranged with some of his people to open their homes. If finances are an issue, the Tribune has made some scholarships available on a firstcome, first-served basis. This conference is sponsored by the NCPO, the BBFI Mission Office, and the Baptist Bible Tribune.
Ignite Church Planting Forum October 26-27 BBC, Springfield, MO
Our featured speaker will be Eric Geiger, co-author of Simple Church. Along with challenging the students about church planting, Eric will conduct a four-hour instructive, roundtable presentation of Simple Church on Monday afternoon for pastors and staff that attend. Make plans to join us at BBC for this exciting event.
Ignite Church Planting Forum November 16-17 BBC, Boston, MA
Our featured speaker will be Nelson Searcy. He planted a phenomenally successful church in Manhattan, New York, seven years ago. He has authored several books and is a popular speaker around the country.
Other breakout sessions at both Springfield and Boston will include such topics as:
– Dare to Dream
– Picking the Place
– A Church Planting Chronology (0-100)
– Planting a Church is Not Always Pretty
– Making a Difference Now – Steps to Success
– Reality Church Planting – Reaching a Core Group
– Discipling Reproducing Disciples
Make plans now to attend one or all these events. For further information email: office@bbfincpo.com or call (417) 889-1017.