General Assembly Ministry Workshops
WORKSHOPS SESSION I
THURSDAY, 9:00 TO 10:10 A.M.
Miracle Word – Reading the Bible Missionally
Chuck Arney and Stacey Crossley
Marriott/Chattanooga/2nd Floor
Miracle Word is a missional reading of scripture, linking your church with your community and inviting us all into God’s great story that comes to us, healing us.
Ministering in Anxious Churches (To be Taped)
Dan Bagby
Marriott/Heritage I/2nd Floor
Congregations have anxious people and anxious moments. Learn how ministers and lay leaders can redemptively cope with and function in church families that struggle with anxiety, dysfunction, and unhealthy personal relationships.
Be the Presence . . . Through Short Term Missions Engagements (To be Taped)
Chris Boltin and Marnie Fisher-Ingram
Marriott/Memphis/2nd Floor
Whether you are ready to dive into the deep water of international missions or immerse yourself in the overwhelming world of rural poverty, short term assignments provide concentrated missional experiences for participants. Come see how you can plug in.
Spiritual Formation 101 (To be Taped)
Stephen Bryant and Rick Bennett
Marriott/Heritage II/2nd Floor
Explore the meaning of spiritual formation and what it means to live in the transforming flow of God’s grace. You will learn how this formation helps us to grow in the likeness of Christ as persons and as faith communities.
Preaching as Transformational Leadership (To be Taped)
Charles Bugg
Marriott/Heritage IV/2nd Floor
The preaching event is central to the body life of the church. Learn how to see the preaching event as a way to change both proclaimer and listener. Learn some practical insights in the art and craft of the sermon.
Global Women – Global Friendships
Cindy Dawson
CC/Cotton Row/Mezzanine Level
Global Women seeks to create global friendships among women for shared learning and service. Learn where you fit in as we investigate the needs of women worldwide, offer our influence and are influenced through prayer and Christian friendships, and involve ourselves in meeting the needs of women throughout the world.
Learning more about Poverty
Panel Moderator: Tom Prevost
Arville and Shelia Earl, Jon Singletary, Frances Ford, Jason Pittman
CC/L-13/Lobby Level
From extreme to relative poverty – explore the who, what, when, where, and why around poverty. Discover some ways that you can be the presence of Christ in the most neglected places.
Mind, Body and Soul: The Church and Mental Health
Ellen Edens
CC/L-12/Lobby Level
Problems of mental health/substance abuse affect a significant portion of the general population and exact an even greater toll on those living in poverty. Come hear a psychiatrist cover signs and symptoms of common mental illnesses (including addiction) and provide an overview of treatment options and current research.
Making the Karen Konnection
Annette Ellard and Steve Clark
Marriott/Jackson/2nd Floor
As thousands of Karen refugees resettle across the United States, many are looking for churches in which to worship and serve. Learn about their Baptist heritage and how you can welcome them into your congregation.
Improving Leadership through Emotional Intelligence
Chris Gambill
Marriott/Heritage III/2nd Floor
A gifted and committed Christian can still struggle as a congregational leader. Emotional intelligence can be the determining factor. Be introduced to emotional intelligence, its impact on leadership, and discuss ways to improve it.
Developing a Response to Human Trafficking
Paul Hong-Lange
CC/L-4/Lobby Level
Hear a brief introduction about human trafficking and its many facets. Discover practical ways groups and individuals can get involved in advocating for the victims of this human rights abuse.
Join in for the “Long Haul”
Panel Moderator: Jeremy Lewis
Chad Hale, Angel Pittman, and CBF Field Personnel
CC/L-14/Lobby Level
Join in to explore and discuss the spirituality needed for a life in service with the poor. Caregiving is a challenging experience. Self-care is critical if one is going to share in ministry.
Change for Children in sub Saharan Africa
Sam and Melody Harrell
Marriott/Gatlinburg/2nd Floor
Change for children utilizes missional church partnerships and indigenous community resources to achieve “quick wins.” Learn how the Millennium Development Goals target children at risk. Learn how to pray and to make a difference.
New CBF Children’s Resource: Choosing Jesus – Becoming like Him
Janice Haywood
CC/Ballroom D/Exhibit Hall Level
This new 6-session children’s resource will guide older children through the significance of Jesus’ life and death, the choice that children can make to become a Christ follower, and how they can become like Him. Explore how you can disciple children as they grow in their faith.
How to Begin a New or Join an Established Peer Learning Group
Keith Herron, Bill Bruster, Valerie Burton and Layne Smith
CC/L-1/Lobby Level
As a part of the Initiative for Ministerial Excellence, there are over 65 Peer Learning Groups. Participants of a Peer Learning Group meet monthly and enjoy a balance of friendship and shared learning through meetings, retreats, conferences, and fellowship. Come see how you can join in this exciting learning experience.
Bible Study: The Changing Shape of our Salvation (To be Taped)
John Killinger
CC/L-2/L3/Lobby Level
How our traditional understanding of what it means to be saved has actually shifted in the last fifty years. This shift has altered the way we preach the gospel, understand our own redemption, and think about heaven and the afterlife. Come and integrate God’s word into your daily living.
A Christian’s Guide to Islam (To be Taped)
Michael McCullar
CC/Chickasaw/Mezzanine Level
There is no more challenging subject in our congregations today. Learn how to teach the basis of Islamic history, theology, beliefs and practices. This will provide you with a genuine understanding of Muslims which could lead to dialogue and relationships.
Joining Forces: Creative Balance of Masculine/Feminine Strengths (To be Taped)
Jeanie Miley
CC/Mississippi/Mezzanine Level
Discover ways to move beyond labels, stereotypes and roles to relate to others as persons, made in the image of God. Explore ways of accessing and expressing both masculine and feminine strengths for greater creativity, productivity and fulfullment personally and in relationships. You’ll be empowered and inspired!
Klesis: God’s Call in the Journey of Faith
Doris Nelms, Kathy Dobbins, and Colin Harris
CC/River Bluff/Mezzanine Level
Klesis invites participants to study the biblical and theological foundations for recognizing one's gifts and how to translate that understanding into a calling and ministry. Based on the assumption that to be a child of God is to be called of God , Klesis believes that every member is a minister, called to be the presence of Christ in today’s world.
BCE Film Series and Panel Discussion
“Good Will for the Common Good”
Robert Parham
CC/Sultana/Mezzanine Level
The Baptist Center for Ethics will screen its DVD “Good Will for the Common Good: Nurturing Baptists’ Relationships with Jews.” A panel discussion focused on loving your neighbor will follow.
Endorsement and Dialogue
George Pickle and Ann Miller
Marriott/Beale/2nd Floor
Learn about the meaning and experience of the importance of endorsement for chaplains and pastoral counselors. The needs and interests of CBF-endorsed chaplains and pastoral counselors will be discussed and also the response of CBF to these vital ministries.
What Now? Delivering News in a Changing World
John Pierce, Tony Cartledge, Bruce Gourley
CC/L-5/Lobby Level
Baptist life and media technology have changed drastically since Baptists Today was first published 25 year ago. Three editors will explore this evolution of news delivery and peek at what might be ahead.
Building a Distinctively Baptist Church (To be Taped)
Ronnie Prevost
CC/Ballroom C/Exhibit Hall Level
Hear an overview of Baptist history and doctrine with a focus on how these can form and inform the way a church worships, teaches, evangelizes, and serves. You will also learn ways to apply this to your own church.
Changing for Good
Lia Scholl
Marriott/Knoxville/2nd Floor
Ministering to people with addictions and bad habits is hard work. Using Pochaska and DiClemente’s Model for Change, learn some simple tools to help foster change and move people forward in their lives.
In the Name of Love: The U2charist
Tommy Shapard
Marriott/Nashville/2nd Floor
Come gather around the Table to the music and words of the rock band U2. Learn how your congregation can give itself a way through this unique worship format and embrace the Millennium Development Goals.
Setting Deacons Free
Tom Stocks
Marriott/Oxford/2nd Floor
Explore how to move deacons from the Family Ministry Plan to a Team Ministry Plan. The team ministry plan allows for deacons to use their gifts and passions to become efficient and successful ministers.
Doing Theology with Country Music, Part 3: The Outlaw Tradition
Frank Tupper
CC/Steamboat/Mezzanine Level
Explore the contribution (positive and negative) of Country Music’s “Outlaw Tradition” for understanding authentic human existence and institutional bondage. You’ll tap your foot and be challenged to become more involved in Missional ministries.
Embrace the World – Live!
Lance Wallace and CBF Field Personnel
CC/205/Exhibit Hall Level
The CBF Offering for Global Missions story comes alive when field personnel represented in the focal stories explain in person how lives are changed because you give. Bring your camera, pen and paper and take your own photographs and write down your own stories for promoting the CBF Offering at your church.
WORKSHOPS SESSION II
FRIDAY, 1:30 TO 2:40 P.M.
Spiritual Transformation through Small Groups
Tom Albin
Marriott/Heritage II/2nd Floor
This session will bring together the teaching of scripture and the essential insights from church history and modern theories related to transformation as these relate to our mission - to help believers become more fully devoted disciples of Jesus Christ.
Are You a Push, Pull, or Leap Missional Church?
George Bullard
Marriott/Heritage I/ 2nd Floor
What type of missional church are you? An inventory will be used that explains and discovers whether it is push, pull, or leap. Clear Strategies for embracing or changing your type will be shared. You’ll go home ready to make shifts.
Churches becoming Teaching Congregations (To be Taped)
Valerie Burton and Steve Graham
Marriott/Beale/2nd Floor
Explore the possibility of your church becoming a teaching church by providing a residency for a recent seminary graduate. Your congregation and the student resident will benefit!
The State of Women in Baptist Life
Eileen Campbell-Reed and Pam Durso
CC/L-1/Lobby Level
The third annual SWBL, commissioned by the Baptist Women in Ministry, presents findings from a survey of ordained and professional women in ministry. The report highlights unprecedented data about clergywomen’s training, ordination, places of service, compensation, and advancement.
Operation Inasmuch
David Crocker
Marriott/Memphis/2nd Floor
Hear about a model based on the missional church concept; Equipping churches to do compassion ministry in their community using a proven model, impacting the church, individuals and the community.
Give Us This Day a Revolution: A Theology of Becoming
Sam Davidson
CC/Mississippi/Mezzanine Level
Many times, the idea of Christianity is limited to a salvation experience and church attendance. However, the Christian faith is a journey. Come hear about suggestions for ways to use your greatest passions to meet the world’s greatest needs every single day.
HymnPosium - Hymnal Listening Sessions
Mark D. Edwards
CC/L-12/Lobby Level
Learn about the new Celebrating Grace: Hymnal for Baptist Worship to be released Spring 2010; see the plans for hard copy editions and the online component; sing some of the new hymns to be included; share your ideas with the editors.
Thriving as a Congregational Leader
Israel Galindo, Jim Peak, Kim Siegenthaler
Marriott/Chattanooga/2nd Floor
Leading a congregation is the challenge of a lifetime. Balancing ministry demands with family and personal needs often is overwhelming. Discover how to become a more effective leader and a healthier person.
Rebuilding Urban Communities through Multi-Ethnic Partnerships
Fritz Hill and Ray Higgins
CC/River Bluff/Mezzanine Level
Hear about a model for rebuilding urban communities by addressing the crisis of African American males. Hear about the work of partners Arkansas Baptist College and the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of Arkansas. Go home ready to be the presence of Christ in your community.
Keeping Faith and Hope Alive in Your Journey as a Minister: Perspectives from Depth Psychology (To be Taped)
Eric Killinger
CC/Steamboat/Mezzanine Level
There are times when every minister feels crimped, folded, spindled, and mutilated. Learn simple things you can do to keep faith and hope alive in your journey as a minister. Learn ways to becoming attuned to and beginning to understand one’s rich and deep well of soul and spiritual resources. Learn ways to be more effective in your own life and in the lives of others.
Bible Study: My Life with Jerry Falwell (To be Taped)
John Killinger
CC/L-5/Lobby Level
John Killinger spent the years 1980-1986 in Lynchburg, VA, where he often crossed swords with the famous TV evangelist and founder of the Moral Majority. Hear his reflections on those years, what it was like to be a progressive pastor in Falwell’s hometown, and the lasting significance of the man who masterminded the triumph of right-wing Christianity in America.
CBF New Church Starts: Learning from One Another and Networking for Church Starters
David King, Andrew Daugherty, Cheryl Adamson, Lynn Walker, Mike Lewis
CC/Ballroom C/Exhibit Hall Level
Join us to hear a panel of new CBF church starters shares their experiences. They represent the diverse settings and methods of our church starters. There will be plenty of time for group interaction and reflection. Come meet other church starters, network with one another, and begin to build a community with which to share your ideas and questions.
Practices that Nurture the Spirit (To be Taped)
Molly Marshall
CC/L2/L-3/Lobby Level
Hear an exploration of how the Holy Spirit empowers us through prayer, Bible Study, fasting, and other personal spiritual disciplines. Depart being enriched and motivated to deepen your own life of faith.
Building Responsible Mission Partnerships
Paul Montacute and Alan Stanford
CC/L-4/Lobby Level
Come! Meet the new General Secretary, Rev. Neville Callam of BWA. Learn more about the BWA as it challenges the 21st Century.
Be the Presence . . . In Latin America
Bernie Moraga and Dr. Racquel Contreras
CC/Chickasaw/Mezzanine Level
Meet the President of the Union of Baptists in Latin America and the Baptist Convention of Chile. Meet a member of the CBF Missional Church team. Explore practical ways to engage with the Latin America leadership and with CBF in being the presence of Christ.
Addressing Global Poverty – from Missions to Movement (To be Taped)
Kathleen O’Toole and Jennifer Wilmore
CC/Sultana/Mezzanine Level
Fellowship Baptists already support the Millennium Development Goals through missions and giving. Learn practical ways congregations can utilize their God-given gift of citizenship to help meet these goals and extend their mission mindedness.
Window on the World – Exploring Missions through Education
Devita Parnell and Karen Gilbert
Marriott/Nashville/2nd Floor
Looking for ways to engage your congregation in missions? Come explore how CBF missions education resources can open a window to the world for your congregations and inspire you to action both locally and globally. Experience hands-on activities and have discussions with CBF field personnel and other church leaders.
One Church: Three Services and Styles
Joe Phelps
CC/L-13/Lobby Level
Come hear about how one church has used its smaller sanctuary to its advantage. You’ll hear some ideas for using your facilities to the fullest through creative use of space and leadership.
CBF Intentional Interim Ministry Network
Les Robinson
Marriott/St. Louis/2nd Floor
This will be the 4th annual gathering of the CBF Intentional Interim Ministers. Join us for fellowship, networking, and discussion of the current status of interim ministry within CBF as well as a continuing education workshop.
Be the Presence . . . Minister of Missions Network
Harry Rowland and Eddy Hallock
Marriott/Knoxville/2nd Floor
Come join other ministers of missions for support and fellowship! Hear about what CBF is doing in mission work and gain ideas for your ministries.
Addressing Poverty with “Together for Hope”
Moderator: Joey Belgard
Royal Lane Baptist Church, Dallas, Texas - Mission Trip Participants
CC/L-1/Lobby Level
Hear one church’s journey and join in a conversation around this important work of alleviating poverty in the twenty poorest counties in the United States with “Together for Hope.”
Missional Churches and the New Social Gospel (To be Taped)
Rob Sellers
CC/L-14/Lobby Level
The “Social Gospel” has frightened some evangelicals unnecessarily. Yet this historically Baptist impulse finds contemporary expression in the holistic ministries of many missional churches. Why is this trend in missions both biblical and postmodern?
Strengthening Congregational Community Ministries (To be Taped)
Jon Singletary and Heather Deal
Marriott/Jackson/2nd Floor
Hear an overview of a process for strengthening the community ministries of your congregation. The emphasis is on understanding your community and congregation, planning and implementation with a missional emphasis, and evaluating the effects of ministry.
Microcredit: Empowering the Poor to End Poverty (To be Taped)
Phil Smith and Don Durham
CC/Ballroom E/Exhibit Hall Level
Hear a renowned Micro Enterprise expert share what sold him on microcredit, why it’s so effective for borrowers to lift themselves out of poverty, How it differs from traditional “charity,” and answers to myths about microcredit.
Producing a Children’s Musical in One Week
Sarah Stafford
Marriott/Oxford/2nd Floor
Come learn how to select children’s musicals, how to set timelines for preparation and how to make a checklist for workers. A rehearsal and presentation guide will be provided.
Establishing and Disestablishing Relationships with Church Staff
Bill Tillman and Stacy Conner
CC/Cotton Row/Mezzanine
Hear suggestions about hiring and termination practices in church life with a focus on the legal and ethical dimensions.
WORKSHOPS SESSION III
FRIDAY, 3:15 TO 4:25 P.M.
Opening our Eyes: Seeing Women as Pastors (To be Taped)
Robin Bolen Anderson and LeAnn Gunter Johns
CC/Chickasaw/Mezzanine Level
Meet women serving as pastors, search committee members who called them, and laypersons being led by them. Hear stories. Ask questions. Discover how to help your church become more open to calling a female pastor.
The Great Cloud of Witnesses
Panel Moderator: Jeremy Lewis
Colleen Burroughs, Bread for the World, Rick and Ellen Burnette
CC/Sultana/Mezzanine Level
Join in working toward change by supporting work around the world through the Millennium Development Goals. Hear what you and your congregation can do to make a difference.
The Top 10 Baptist Values across 400 Years
Charles DeWeese
CC/Ballroom E/Exhibit Hall Level
Come examine the Baptist soul as it unfolded during Baptists’ first four centuries. The ideals that most characterized Baptist identity will be highlighted. You can profit by reaffirming Baptist values that matter.
HymnPosium: Hymnal Listening Sessions
Mark D. Edwards
CC/L-12/Lobby Level
Learn about the new Celebrating Grace: Hymnal for Baptist Worship to be released Spring 2010; see the plans for hard copy editions and the online component; sing some of the new hymns to be included; share your ideas with the editors.
Issues Affecting Federal Chaplaincies
A. Keith Ethridge
CC/L2/L-3/Lobby Level
The legitimacy of chaplaincy in a variety of settings has been challenged by a number of organizations. Hear issues addressed which affect Federal Chaplaincies and chaplaincy in other arenas.
Help Children Learn the Bible with Active Learning
Daphna Flegal and LeeDell Stickler
Marriott/Knoxville/2nd Floor
With Active Learning (latest brain research acknowledges that full-body participation increases learning) children become a part of the Bible story and the Bible story becomes part of them. Examples from two new curriculums from Cokesbury and Abington Press – Live B.I.G. and Rock Solid – will be used.
Futuring: Trends, Ideas, and Forecasts (To be Taped)
Lex Horton
CC/L-1/Lobby Level
Learn how developing trends will influence our culture. The world is demanding that Christians respond with integrity. Discuss and learn how Christians might respond.
Becoming a Missional Christian: The Model of William Wilberforce
David Hughes
CC/L-4/Lobby Level
Wilberforce could have been the poster-boy for Daniel Vestal’s trailblazing book, It’s Time. . . A Journey Toward Missional Faithfulness. He was a “missional Christian” long before being missional was cool! Attend this breakout, and learn how the inspiration for the recent movie Amazing Grace models for us how to become Christians that make a lasting difference in our world.
Ministering with Twenty-Somethings (To be Taped)
Wanda Kidd and Rebecca Mathis
CC/Mississippi/Mezzanine Level
Be involved with a guided discussion of folks in their twenties who have remained connected to traditional churches. Find out what draws them to remain connected while many of their peers have left. Learn ways that the church can better minister along side this group.
Keeping Faith and Hope Alive in Your Journey as a Minister: Perspectives from Depth Psychology
Eric Killinger
CC/Steamboat/Mezzanine Level
There are times when every minister feels crimped, folded, spindled, and mutilated. Learn simple things you can do to keep faith and hope alive in your journey as a minister. Learn ways to becoming attuned to and beginning to understand one’s rich and deep well of soul and spiritual resources. Learn ways to be more effective in your life and in the lives of others.
Bible Study: A Dramatic New Interpretation of the Gospel of Mark (To be Taped)
John Killinger
CC/L-5/Lobby Level
Based on John Killinger’s forthcoming new book “Decoding Mark,” this is a radically new interpretation of the Gospel that has for twenty centuries been considered the most naïve and straight-forward of the early Church’s records of Jesus’ life and ministry. “Decoding Mark” promises to reorient all scholarship on the four Gospels, and thus to vastly affect the way the Markan texts are taught and preached.
Naming the Distortion(s) of Love: The Capital Vices Today
Bob Kruschwitz
CC/Ballroom C/Exhibit Hall Level
In a church, rich Christian psychology gives us words we urgently need to identify the distortions of love of God and neighbor – both within our congregations and in our culture. Come and learn how you can make a difference.
Understanding Families in Your Congregation
Julie Long, Cynthia Jarrod, and Angela Dennison
Marriott/Memphis/2nd Floor
What is family ministry and how does it work? The Church Census is a tool to help congregational leaders understand and minister more effectively with families in their congregations. Come and see how this instrument can help your ministry to families.
The Four Things that Matter Most (To be Taped)
Candace McKibben
CC/L-14/Lobby Level
Learn how to encourage healthy relationships among congregants and how to minister to families in crisis. In The Four Things that Matter Most, Dr. Ira Bycock identifies four understandings we need to address with those we love: Please forgive me, I forgive you, I love you, and thank you.
CBF Global Missions Communities of Missional Practice
Matt Norman
Marriott/St. Louis/2nd Floor
Be educated and encouraged to connect with the CBF Global Missions Communities of Missional Practice. Mission engagement should be done in community. Come discover people and churches with common interests doing mission.
Window on the World – Exploring Missions through Education
Devita Parnell and Karen Gilbert
Marriott/Nashville/2nd Floor
Looking for ways to engage your congregation in missions? Come explore how CBF missions education resources can open a window to the world for your congregations and inspire you to action both locally and globally. Experience hands-on activities and have discussions with CBF field personnel and other church leaders.
Missional Marriage Ministry: Help for the Helpers (To be Taped)
Charles Qualls
Marriott/Oxford/2nd Floor
Come find concrete ways in which clergy can strengthen partners to be the presence of Christ for each other! Clergy will be invited back to a more invested role in preparing engaged couples, and to providing ongoing care for marriages.
Be the Presence . . . To Congregations Responding to Disasters: Expecting the Unexpected
Charles Ray and Reid Doster
Marriott/Gatlinburg/2nd Floor
Learn about the congregational resiliency in managing a community crisis. Hear an overview of how a Disaster Response Team can function effectively using Asset-Mapping to harness a church’s God-Given strengths.
Be the Presence . . . The Difference between Being Church and Doing Church (To be Taped)
Harry Rowland
CC/L-13/Lobby Level
Is Missional Church a new paradigm or just a buzz word? Come exchange ideas surrounding the new culture of missions. From field personnel to the local church, learn how congregations are truly in the “driver’s seat.”
Embrace the Gypsies
Bruce and Linda Salmon
Marriott/Beale/2nd Floor
First-hand reports from field personnel who minister among the Gypsies. Learn opportunities for churches and individuals to participate in this mission outreach.
Church Benefits: Unlocking the Potential of Benefits for Your Future (To be Taped)
Gary Skeen
Marriott/Jackson/2nd Floor
Join Gary Skeen, president of Church Benefits Board, and leading industry experts, as they share secrets on how to maximize your benefit dollars. Hear what CBF is doing to help minister to your ministers.
Children Leading Worship
Sarah Stafford
Marriott/Heritage II/2nd Floor
Children learn how to become a follower of Christ in worship. Hear about how to involve children in leading worship and helping them to feel a part of “adult” worship.
Election 2008: Theological, Ethical and Legal Issues
J. Brent Walker and K. Hollyn Hollman
CC/Cotton Row/Mezzanine Level
Hear about the complex issues that arise at the intersection of faith and politics during election season. Explore the theological, ethical and legal implications of political activitism. A review of the latest guidance on electioneering limits from the IRS will be given to help you and your congregation to avoid pitfalls.
The Needs and Realities of Churches in China Today
Steve Wells and David Sapp
Marriott/Chattanooga/2nd Floor
Christian churches in China face enormous challenges from their culture and government. There is a lack of resources and a lack of leadership. Despite these barriers, the churches are thriving and discovering creative ways to reach their communities. Come hear about China!
Be the Presence . . . In Korea: The CBAF Fellowship
Yoo Yoon and Pastors from CBAF/Amen Fellowship
Marriott/Heritage I/2nd Floor
Learn about the CBAF Fellowship and then explore ways for congregations and individuals to partner with the work of CBAF in Korea and other countries.
Connecting with Mexico and Border Ministry Opportunities
Jorge Zapata and Dexton Shores
CC/River Bluff/Mezzanine Level
Hear an overview of ministry opportunities for short term mission groups in marginalized “Colonias” on both sides of the United States-Mexico border and in the Mexico interior.
Workshops part of a Series
BIBLE STUDY SERIES
A series on Faith, the Bible, and everyday Life
Bible Study: The Changing Shape of our Salvation
John Killinger
Thurs/9:00 a.m.
Bible Study: My Life with Jerry Falwell
John Killinger
Fri/1:30 p.m.
Bible Study: A Dramatic New Interpretation of the Gospel of Mark
John Killinger
Fri/3:15 p.m.
CBF CHAPLAINS AND PASTORAL COUNSELORS
Endorsement and Dialogue
George Pickle and Ann Miller
Thurs/9:00 a.m.
Practices that Nurture the Spirit
Molly Marshall
Fri/1:30 p.m.
Constitutional and Legal Issues Affecting Federal Chaplaincies
A. Keith Ethridge
Fri/3:15 p.m.
COLLEGE AND YOUNG ADULT SERIES
Give Us This Day a Revolution: A Theology of Becoming
Sam Davidson
Fri/1:30 p.m.
Ministering with Twenty-Somethings
Wanda Kidd and Rebecca Mathis
Fri/3:15 p.m.
POVERTY SERIES
Learning more about Poverty
Panel Moderator: Tom Prevost
Arville and Shelia Earl, Jon Singletary, Frances Ford, Jason Pittman
Thurs/9:00 a.m.
Join in for the “Long Haul”
Panel Moserator: Jeremy Lewis
Chad Hale, Angel Pittman, and CBF Field Personnel
Thurs/9:00 a.m.
Addressing Global Poverty – from Missions to Movement
Kathleen O’Toole and Jennifer Wilmore
Fri/1:30 p.m.
Addressing Poverty with “Together for Hope”
Moderator: Joey Belgard
Mission Trip Participants from Royal Lane Baptist Church, Dallas, Texas
Fri/1:30 p.m.
The Great Cloud of Witnesses
Panel Moderator: Jeremy Lewis
Colleen Burroughs, Bread for the World, Rick and Ellen Burnette
Fri/3:15 p.m.
Connecting with Mexico and Border Ministry Opportunities
Jorge Zapata and Dexton Shores
Fri/3:15 p.m.
MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
Be the Presence . . . Through Short Term Missions Engagements
Chris Boltin and Marnie Fisher-Ingram
Marriott/Memphis/2nd Floor
Thurs/9:00 a.m.
Learning more about Poverty
Arville and Shelia Earl, Jon Singletary, Frances Ford, Jason Pittman
Thurs/9:00 a.m.
CC/L-13/Lobby Level
Making the Karen Konnection
Annette Ellard and Steve Clark
Thurs/9:00 a.m.
Marriott/Jackson/2nd Floor
Join in for the “Long Haul”
Chad Hale, Angel Pittman, and CBF Field Personnel
Thurs/9:00 a.m.
CC/L-14/Lobby Level
Change for Children in sub Saharan Africa
Sam and Melody Harrell
Thurs/9:00 a.m.
Marriott/Gatlinburg/2nd Floor
Changing for Good
Lia Scholl
Thurs/9:00 a.m.
Marriott/Knoxville/2nd Floor
In the Name of Love: The U2charist
Tommy Shapard
Thurs/9:00 a.m.
Marriott/Nashville/2nd Floor
Embrace the World – Live!
Lance Wallace and CBF Field Personnel
Thurs/9:00 a.m.
CC/205/Exhibit Hall Level
Baptist World Alliance
Neville Callam and Alan Stanford
Fri/1:30 p.m.
CC/L-4/Lobby Level
Be the Presence . . . In Latin America
Bernie Moraga and Dr. Racquel Contreras
Fri/1:30 p.m.
CC/Chickasaw/Mezzanine Level
Addressing Global Poverty – from Missions to Movement
Kathleen O’Toole and Jennifer Wilmore
Fri/1:30 p.m.
CC/Sultana/Mezzanine Level
Window on the World – Exploring Missions through Education
Devita Parnell and Karen Gilbert
Fri/1:30 p.m.
Marriott/Nashville/2nd Floor
Addressing Poverty with “Together for Hope”
Royal Lane Baptist Church, Dallas, Texas - Mission Trip Participants
Fri/1:30 p.m.
CC/L-1/Lobby Level
Microcredit: Empowering the Poor to End Poverty
Phil Smith
Fri/1:30 p.m.
CC/Ballroom E/Exhibit Hall Level
The Great Cloud of Witnesses
Colleen Burroughs, Bread for the World, Rick and Ellen Burnette
Fri/3:15 p.m.
CC/Sultana/Mezzanine Level
Window on the World – Exploring Missions through Education
Devita Parnell and Karen Gilbert
Fri/3:15 p.m.
Marriott/Nashville/2nd Floor
The Needs and Realities of Churches in China Today
Steve Wells and David Sapp
Fri/3:15 p.m.
Marriott/Chattanooga/2nd Floor
Connecting with Mexico and Border Ministry Opportunities
Jorge Zapata and Dexton Shores
Fri/3:15 p.m.
CC/River Bluff/Mezzanine Level