I am a movie nut. I love the anticipation of a good movie opening. The ad campaigns and viral websites that accompany some movies are fascinating. I remember driving by the movie theater in Austin, TX and shaking my head seeing tents that had been up for days for people who had been camping out [...]
Archive for the ‘Professional Development’ Category
Remakes
Posted in Church Staff, Local Church, Professional Development, tagged Amos Humphries on November 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
November WRBA Pastors’ Conference
Posted in Networking, Professional Development, WRBA, tagged pastors' conference, WRBA on October 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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 [...]
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 [...]
February WRBA Pastors’ Conference
Posted in Professional Development, WRBA on January 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Brad Hoffman
February 4 @ Noon
For February’s conference we are back at Truett Seminary in the Chapel. Brad Hoffman will be our speaker. He is the pastor of Memorial Baptist Church in Baytown, TX and also the author of the book Preventing Ministry Failure. Once again lunch will set you back $5 and you need [...]
www.texas.e-quip.net
Posted in Local Church, Professional Development, Religion in America, tagged BGCT, bill claiborne, Minister of Education Retreat, texas.e-quip.net on May 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
While at the Texas Baptist Ministers of Education Retreat I met Bill Claiborne. He was staying in the same hotel I was and we talked some in the halls. He is a Leadership Training & Developmental Specialist on the Congregational Leadership Team at the BGCT. He told me about texas.e-quip.net. The BGCT has partnered [...]
M.E. Retreat: Serving
Posted in Local Church, Professional Development, Religion in America, tagged Daryl Eldridge, leadership, Minister of Education Retreat on May 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Finally, the last post (well maybe one more) of the retreat. Dr. Eldridge finished with Serving. The emphasis was on how do we view those we lead and what kind of leadership that leads us to. The Transactional Leader leads people based upon what they can produce for the organization. Clearly, people are expendable. The [...]
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 [...]
M.E. Retreat: Shaped
Posted in Professional Development, Religion in America, tagged Daryl Eldridge, leadership, Minister of Education Retreat on April 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Dr. Eldridge challenged us by saying, They will not change until they see change in us. Using the research from the book Reveal Dr. Eldridge continued with flaws we have allowed in our church programs that need to be reshaped into vessels that are usable. We trick ourselves into thinking we are changing, but [...]
M.E. Retreat: Broken
Posted in Professional Development, Religion in America, tagged BGCT, Daryl Eldridge, leadership, Minister of Education Retreat on April 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The first session Dr. Eldridge led was titled Broken. It centered on Jeremiah 18:1-6 and Matthew 16:24-25. He also used the acronym EGO for Edging God Out. Two things that edge God out are Pride and Fear. These come from playing to the crowd instead of the audience of one.
As leaders pride and [...]
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), [...]
