2009 CBF General Assembly
Auxiliary Events
Wednesday, July 1
1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Leadership Institute
Growing an Engaged Church: How to stop “doing church” and start being
the church again. Al Winseman, of the Gallup Organization, will lead this event. He consults with congregations and denominations, helping them put the power of engagement to work to improve effectiveness.
Cost: $45
Location: GRB Convention Center – Ballroom A
Thursday, July 2
8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Central Baptist Seminary Breakfast
Central President Molly T. Marshall invites you to breakfast and Central’s perspective on “Creating a Hopeful Future.”
Cost: $10
Location: GRB Convention Center – 310D
8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Baptist Women in Ministry Annual Gathering/Breakfast
Baptist Women in Ministry will hold its annual gathering along with a breakfast on July 2, 2009, in Houston Texas. Please join us for a morning of fellowship, connection, and worship with other Baptist women in ministry and those who support women in ministry. The event is at South Main Baptist Church, 4100 Main Street, Houston, TX 77002 Registration: $10, pay at the door .To make reservations for the breakfast, e-mail bwim@bwim.info. Provide your name, e-mail address, number of people coming.
8:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
Pastor’s Prayer Gathering
Become part of the General Assembly through prayer. All pastors are invited
to intercede for the Assembly, its attendees and for outcomes that might
further the presence of Christ in the world. Join Houston pastor Ron Lyles
and CBF executive coordinator Daniel Vestal for a special time of worship
and prayer. Come at 8:30 a.m. for coffee, pastries and fellowship with other
pastors. Worship and prayer will begin at 9 a.m. and conclude by 9:45 a.m.
Cost: Free
Location: George R. Brown Convention Center –
320 (BECF)
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Whitsitt Society Meeting and Annual Penrose St. Amant Lecture
Dr. Walter B. Shurden will receive the 2009 Courage Award and will deliver
the annual Penrose St. Amant lecture.
Cost: Free
Location: Hilton Americas – Ballroom of the Americas A
11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Baptist Center for Ethics Luncheon
BCE will screen parts of its award-winning documentary “Beneath the
Skin: Baptists and Racism.” Javier Elizondo, executive vice president, Baptist
University of the Americas, and John Ogletree, pastor, First Metropolitan
Church of Houston and former chair of the Baptist General Convention of
Texas’ executive board, are confirmed panelists.
Cost: $35, reservations required
Location: GRB Convention Center – Ballroom C
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond Alumni and
Friends Luncheon
Advance reservations and payment appreciated.
Cost: Alumni: $10, General: $25
Location: GRB Convention Center – 310 (CF)
11:45 a.m. - 1:15 p.m.
Campbell University Divinity School Alumni and Friends
Luncheon
Cost: $20 Reservations required, contact Irma Duke
Location: GRB Convention Center – 350 (AB)
5:30 p.m. - 7:15 p.m.
Friends of the Associated Baptist Press Dinner
Address by Bill Leonard, dean of Wake Forest University's Divinity School: "Semper Reformanda: The Future of Progressive Baptists in America"
Cost: $35, advance registration required
Location: GRB Convention Center – 370
8:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Truett Alumni Reception
George W. Truett Seminary Alumni will host a reception for graduates and
friends. Cookies and drinks will be served.
Cost: Free
Location: GRB Convention Center – 360 (AB)
Friday, July 3
7:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Friends of the Baptist Peace Fellowship of North America
Breakfast
Cost: TBD
Location: GRB Convention Center – 320D
7:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Baptist House of Studies at Duke University, Alumni and
Friends Breakfast Gathering
Attend the second annual Alumni & Friends Breakfast for a time of fellowship.
Cost: Free
Location: GRB Convention Center – 310 (CF)
7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Mercer University McAfee School of Theology Alumni
and Friends Breakfast
Cost: $15
Location: GRB Convention Center – 310A
8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
You’ve Got the Time
Come hear an overview of our Fellowship-wide Bible-listening experience.
We’ll be inviting all Fellowship churches to participate in Lent 2010 in this
journey of biblical faithfulness.
Cost: Free
Location: GRB Convention Center – 350 DE
8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
CBF Foundation Fellowship Heritage Society Breakfast
Join CBF Foundation Fellowship Heritage Society for breakfast. The
featured speaker will be CBF’s Jim Smith, director of field ministries.
Cost: Free, reservations requested
Location: GRB Convention Center – 370 (ABDE)
9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Help for Search Committees and Ministers on the Move
Are you serving on a church minister search committee? Are you a minister
who is seeking a new position? Take this opportunity to meet with CBF’s
national and state or regional reference and referral representatives and see
how CBF can be a resource for you.
Cost: Free
Location: GRB Convention Center – 380
11:30 a.m. - 1:15 p.m.
Religious Liberty Council Luncheon
Join friends of the Baptist Joint Committee as we celebrate religious liberty
and look at the challenges ahead at the annual Religious Liberty Council
luncheon. We’ll hear from Rep. Chet Edwards of Texas and honor a great
Texan by presenting posthumously the BJC’s most prestigious award, the J.M. Dawson Religious Liberty Award, to Phil Strickland.
Cost: $40 (after June 19)
Location: GRB Convention Center – Ballroom B
11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Chaplains and Pastoral Counselors Luncheon
The speaker is Doug Dickens, professor of pastoral studies at Gardner-Webb University's M. Christopher White Divinity School. In a presentation titled “A trip to The Shack and back: A Caregiver’s Journey to the Mysteries of the Woodshed,” Dickens will speak about what chaplains and pastoral counselors experience in the lives of people and in their own lives.
Cost: Free, reservations required
Location: GRB Convention Center – 360 (ABDE)
Noon - 1:30 p.m.
Church Benefits Board Luncheon
Luncheon for members and guests of the Church Benefits Board, by invitation and reservation.
Location: GRB Convention Center – 370 (ABDE)
5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Hispanic Dinner
This dinner meeting will focus upon the work that CBF is doing in partnership with Hispanics, especially in the area of church planting in the United States.
Cost: Reservations required
Location: GRB Convention Center – 310 (CF)
10:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Young Baptist Laity Listening Session
Young Baptist Laity are invited to attend a listening/dialogue session on
Friday evening at 10 p.m. The session is intended to hear the visions and ideas for CBF’s future from young Baptist laity.
Cost: Free
Location: GRB Convention Center – 320 A
Saturday, July 4
8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Leadership Scholar Breakfast
Cost: Attendance by invitation
Location: GRB Convention Center – 350 (AB)