I’m running to the last minute again. The Pastors’ Conference for November is next week and the deadline to sign-up is tomorrow. Same place and time: Truett’s Great Hall at Noon. It is still $5 a meal. Contact Carol to register.
The speaker this month will be Richard Jackson who is the former pastor [...]
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November WRBA Pastors’ Conference
Posted in Networking, Professional Development, WRBA, tagged pastors' conference, WRBA on October 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
September’s Pastors’ Conference
Posted in Networking, WRBA, tagged pastors' conference, WRBA on August 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
September means the start of schools and the start of Pastors’ Conference. And we are the lucky ones today. The deadline for registrations for the conference has been extended to 5:00 PM today.
September’s speaker will be Dr. Jim Martin, pastor of Crestview Church of Christ here in Waco. As always there will be [...]
Social Oblivion in a Hyper Connected World
Posted in Discipleship, Networking on May 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I found an interesting blog about the effect of technology on social structures. Dan Edelen reflects on how one of his neighbor’s sons was dropped from the social radar and implications of a disturbing trend. Read it here.
Thank you to Jimmy Davis for his post.
One Room Left
Posted in BGCT, Networking, Professional Development on March 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I just got off the phone with Tapatio Springs and the block of rooms we have for the 2009 Minister of Education Retreat is almost full. I was quoted 1 room left for Monday-Tuesday and 14 for Wednesday. Now this is the “ME Retreat/BGCT block” which is guaranteed at $90 a night. They will have [...]
Prevention Before Intervention
Posted in Networking, tagged Brad Hoffman, ministry failure on February 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Brad Hoffman was our speaker at the WRBA Pastors’ Conference today. He shared with us the path that led him to co-author the book Preventing Ministry Failure and some of what he learned on that path. As he studied cases of ministers who have had forced terminations from their churches he noted the reasons [...]
Recharge for Success: 2009 Ministers of Education Retreat
Posted in BGCT, Church Staff, Networking, tagged BGCT, retreat on February 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Planning for the retreat has been wrapped up and we are headed headlong into making sure the word gets out. Several mailings from Dickie Dunn have gone out and I have made a couple of emails and such to people in “region six.”
Full info for the retreat can be found at http://www.bgct.org/meretreat.
We are planning for [...]
WRBA Meetings
Posted in Local Church, Networking, Religion in America, WRBN, tagged Dr. Randal Everett, Glen Robinson, Hillcrest Hospital, Tim Randolph, WRBA on January 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I just got back from the Executive Board meeting and Pastors’ Conference of the Waco Regional Baptist Association. Yes, you read correctly. We are now the WRBA. If I heard correctly at the meeting we are still legally the WBA, but sudo-legally the WRBN, but we are going to call ourselves the WRBA from now until [...]
WRBN Pastors’ Conference
Posted in Local Church, Networking, WRBN on September 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The October Pastors’ Conference is next week. It will be at Truett Seminary in the Piper Great Hall. The speaker will be Dr. Levi Price, Professor at Truett. As usual the meal will cost you $5 and reservations need to be made by Friday this week. Make reservations with Carol Green (carol-green@clearwire.net), 753-2408. It [...]
May Pastors’ Conference
Posted in Local Church, Networking, Professional Development, Religion in America, WRBN, tagged pastor conference, WRBN on April 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This will be the last Pastors’ Conference before the fall. As usual it is going to have a little extra. Dr. John Lilley, President, Baylor University will be our speaker. Now when the president of Baylor is our speaker we are treated real nice: real plates, glasses, utensiles, and the food is brought to [...]
Texas Baptist Ministers of Education Retreat 2008
Posted in Networking, Professional Development, Religion in America, tagged Religion in America on April 17, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I had a great time at the Texas Baptist Ministers of Education Retreat. We met at FBC Salado and Tenroc Ranch again this year. We were on our own for lodging. Daryl Eldridge (Co-founder & President of Rockbridge Seminary) was the keynote speaker and David Butler led us in worship. Breakout conferences were led by Julie O’Teter (Emotional Intelligence for Leaders), [...]
