General Assembly 2012
Ministry Workshops

Thursday, June 21 - 2:45-3:45 p.m.

A [Baptist] Conference on Sexuality and Covenant
Room 201A
David Gushee, Distinguished University Professor of Christian Ethics and Director of the Center for Theology and Public Life at Mercer University and Rick Bennett, Director of Missional Congregations, Cooperative Baptist Fellowship
Participants will hear a report and have dialogue on A [Baptist] Conference on Sexuality and Covenant held April 19-21, 2012 in Decatur, GA.

Chaplaincy: Dialogue and Endorsement
Room 201B
George Pickle, Chaplaincy and Pastoral Counseling Endorser, Cooperative Baptist Fellowship
Learn about the meaning and experience of endorsement for chaplains and pastoral counselors through CBF. The needs and interests of CBF-endorsed chaplains and pastoral counselors will be discussed.

Prayer in the Style of Taizé
Broadway Baptist Church Sanctuary (see note below)
Presenter – Jorene Swift, Minister of Congregational Care, Broadway Baptist Church
Taizé is a small village in France and was, for many years, the home of a reformed minister named Brother Roger. Out of this community has come a style of worship which has been named for the town. In our fast-paced world we seldom have opportunities to center our thoughts and calm our spirits. Taizé offers the opportunity for silence and reflection to weary Christians  through the use of scripture reading, music, and prayer. Come learn how to plan a service and then experience it for yourself. (This session will meet from 2:45-4pm.)

**Please allow 10-12 minutes for your walk to Broadway Baptist. Seats for those unable to make the walk will be available on a church van.  Please meet a docent in the convention center lobby (underneath the star hanging from the ceiling) to obtain directions for a walking shortcut, to ride the van, or to walk over with a guide. Docents will be meeting in the lobby beginning twenty minutes prior to the workshop start.

Friday, June 22 - Workshop Session I, 2-3:15 p.m.

Festival of Young Preachers – Presenters 1, 2, and 3
CC Room 200
Host - Dwight Moody, Dean of Chapel, Georgetown College and Founder/President of the Academy of Preachers
This Festival of Young Preachers is hosted by the Academy of Preachers, a national, ecumenical initiative launched in 2009 with a mission to “identify, network, support and inspire young people in their call to gospel preaching.” Based in Louisville, Kentucky, the Academy endorses and/or sponsors camps and festivals for young people (ages 14-28) across the country, including a National Festival of Young Preachers, scheduled for January 2-5, 2013 in Atlanta, Georgia. The preaching theme for 2012 (including the CBF Festival in June and the National Festival in January, 2013) is Gospel and the City.

• Terrell Crudup, AoP ’10, sponsored by Belmont University, Nashville, Tennessee, and a student at Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University. Crudup currently serves as Christian Education Director of St. Mark Missionary Baptist Church of Dallas, Texas.
• Maziel Dani, sponsored by Brite Divinity School, Ft. Worth, Texas, where she is both a graduate and a student. Ordained as a Baptist minister, Dani is a member of First Baptist Church of Oklahoma City and under the watch care of Broadway Baptist Church in Ft. Worth.
• Micah Spicer, AoP ’10, sponsored by Campbellsville University, Campbellsville, Kentucky, and a student at Baptist Seminary of Kentucky. Spicer was ordained to the gospel ministry in 2010 and now serves as pastor of Canmer Baptist Church, Canmer, Kentucky.

Friday, June 22 - Workshop Session II, 3:30-4:45 p.m.
 

Festival of Young Preachers – Presenters 4, 5, and 6
CC Room 200
Host - Dwight Moody, Dean of Chapel, Georgetown College and Founder/President of the Academy of Preachers
This Festival of Young Preachers is hosted by the Academy of Preachers, a national, ecumenical initiative launched in 2009 with a mission to “identify, network, support and inspire young people in their call to gospel preaching.” Based in Louisville, Kentucky, the Academy endorses and/or sponsors camps and festivals for young people (ages 14-28) across the country, including a National Festival of Young Preachers, scheduled for January 2-5, 2013 in Atlanta, Georgia. The preaching theme for 2012 (including the CBF Festival in June and the National Festival in January, 2013) is Gospel and the City.

• Zac Bailes, AoP ’10, sponsored by Georgetown College, Georgetown, Kentucky, and a student at Wake Forest Divinity School.  He was ordained to the gospel ministry in 2010 and is an active member of Wake Forest Baptist Church. Bailes is editor of the widely-read web site “Crazy Liberals and Conservatives” and a regular columnist for Associate Baptist Press.
• Caitlin Jones, sponsored by Campbell Divinity School, Campbell University, North Carolina, and a graduate of Samford University. Jones is a 2011 Ministry Fellow through the Fund for Theological Education. She is an active member of Yates Baptist Church, Morrisville, North Carolina.
• Josh Johannes, AoP ’10, sponsored by Southwest Baptist University, Bolivar, Missouri. Johannes is ordained to the gospel ministry and now serves as pastor of Sardis General Baptist Church, Forsyth, Missouri.

Social Media and the Minister: Tips and Tricks for Engaging Online (repeated)
CC Room 201A
Presenter - Natalie Aho, Communications Consultant, The Center for Congregational Health
By now you know you cannot put off connecting with your congregation and community online. Learn best practices for Facebook, Twitter, blogs and other sites as well as necessities for your church website. We'll also discuss the motivation behind using these social media platforms and a few cautions.

Nurturing Mission in the Next Generation (repeated)
CC Room 201B
Presenter - Devita Parnell, Missional Resources Specialist, Cooperative Baptist Fellowship
Children can be missional leaders too! How do we help them learn about and respond to their missional calling? Interact with other children’s leaders and parents to discover ways to teach children to care about others and put their faith into action. Get practical ideas and resource suggestions for incorporating children’s missional formation in your current ministries to children and families.

Bible Study: Infinitely More (repeated)
CC Room 201C
Presenter - Tony Cartledge, Professor of Old Testament, Campbell University
Join Tony Cartledge for a visit with some unlikely heroes who inhabit the Old Testament. With God's help, neither obstacles nor obscurity prevented them from accomplishing "infinitely more" than anyone might have reason to expect.

The Way of Transforming Discipleship (repeated)
CC Room 202A
Presenter - Trevor Hudson, Author, speaker, and member of the Pastoral Team at Northfield Methodist Church, Benoni, South Africa for The Upper Room
Trevor Hudson previews this six-week resource from CBF Spiritual Formation partner Upper Room and brings a message of vital, transforming spirituality through knowing who we are, changing from the inside out, listening to the groans of others, and discovering the deep spirituality of belonging.

Helping People Be as Generous as They Have Always Wanted to Be (repeated)
CC Room 202B
Presenter - Ruben Swint, Resource Development Partner, Team Leader for Funding Ministry, The Columbia Partnership
Join us for a conversation about the personal and spiritual development of the capacity for generosity that resides in every person and discover an anti-fundraising approach to increasing ministry funding for local congregations.

Your Influence Can Reach Beyond This Time (repeated)
CC Room 202C
Presenter - James R. Smith, President, CBF Foundation
Your influence can continue through planned gifts to loved ones and to ministry.  Learn about planned giving, leaving a legacy, estate planning, and more. A brief presentation will be followed by engaging in dialogue with legal and financial professionals, brought to you by the CBF Foundation. 

Transforming Wednesday Nights for Adults (repeated)
Broadway Baptist Church Chapel
Presenter - Brent Beasley, Senior Pastor, Broadway Baptist Church
Like many church leaders, those at Broadway Baptist Church in Fort Worth had tried just about everything when it came to programming for adults on Wednesday nights—from traditional “prayer meeting” and Bible study in Fellowship Hall to offering a multitude of special course offerings. In the fall of 2010, the church tried an experiment: a contemplative, reflective vespers service in the chapel, complete with dimmed lights and candles, silence, and ancient prayers from the Book of Common Prayer and other sources. Brent will describe Broadway’s vespers service and then lead the group in a vespers worship experience.

**Please allow 10-12 minutes for your walk to Broadway Baptist. Seats for those unable to make the walk will be available on a church van.  Please meet a docent in the convention center lobby (underneath the star hanging from the ceiling) to obtain directions for a walking shortcut, to ride the van, or to walk over with a guide. Docents will be meeting in the lobby beginning twenty minutes prior to the workshop start.
 

Understanding the Compensation/Benefits Dance in the Local Church (repeated)
CC Room CC202D
Presenter - Gary Skeen, President, Church Benefits Board
Whether it is the search committee process, the annual budget process, day to day supervision or routine life working in the church, it is not just about the money.  Everything is communicating something to the staff and the congregation.  It may also provide an example to the community you serve.   Come talk with us about different ways you can take care of your staff, protect the witness of your church, and be an example of communicating the value you place in personnel

CBF Poverty and Transformational Ministries
CC Room 103A
Presenter - Lynn Hutchinson, Facilitator for Poverty Transformation Ministries Mission Community, Cooperative Baptist Fellowship
This workshop is a great opportunity to meet and interact with others who are actively engaged in poverty and transformational ministries. Choose several ministries to learn more about their models and how to get started. You will return home encouraged and equipped with new ideas, resources and a network to help you bring transformation to your community and world.

CBF Disaster Response Ministries
CC Room 103B
Presenter - Charles Ray, Disaster Relief Coordinator, Cooperative Baptist Fellowship
CBF responds when major disasters strike through its own resources and/or partner organizations in a network approach. CBF's model for disaster response ministry is to be a long-term presence, first helping communities recover and then  rebuild. Join us to learn more how you or your church can become involved in this ministry as you learn of the networked Disaster Responses in both Haiti and Joplin, MO. CBF partners the Baptist Convention of Texas and others will share how fellowship churches and people respond not only with medical and food responses but also in such areas as housing, PTSD ministries, micro-enterprise development, schools and orphanages.

CBF Internationals Ministries
CC Room 104
Presenter - Nell Green, Field Personnel, Cooperative Baptist Fellowship
Join CBF Internationals Ministries Community as they explore and discuss issues affecting the diaspora (people living outside their home country) here in the US and abroad. CBF Field Personnel and partners will address topics such as documentation, vulnerability to trafficking, physical and spiritual needs, and the value of networks.

CBF Church Starts and Faith Sharing Ministries
CC Room 105
Presenter - David King, Missional Congregations Assistant, Cooperative Baptist Fellowship
Participants will explore the diversity of CBF's new church starts. Partnering with the Ghana Baptist Convention, CBF has started a number of churches among Ghanians immigrant communities in the U.S. Other church starters have begun new churches to meet needs in our urban centers. Come hear church starters share about their work and learn how you might partner with them.

 

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