Posted July 11, 2008 in Uncategorized
Young Baptist Pastors and their families enjoy a good time of food and camaraderie at Yanni’s Restaurant in Ankeny, Iowa, during the GARBC Annual Conference. Over sixty people enjoyed the launch event for this new group. The Young Pastors group is forming a network of ministry colleagues for providing mutual encouragement and ministry help and for promoting increased involvement in the GARBC among pastors under forty. Young pastors also participated in an Engaging Young Pastors in Our Fellowship workshop during the Conference week. The group will be making future plans, including a get-together at next year’s Annual Conference in Elyria, Ohio. Consider networking with this group. Rumor is that “old guys” can join them as well. To learn more, log on to Facebook.com and check out their group.
Posted July 2, 2008 in GARBCnews
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Posted July 1, 2008 in Uncategorized
by John Greening
When the children of Israel faced the impassable barrier of the Red Sea with the Egyptians in hot pursuit, they turned to the left then to the right and realized they were in trouble! But God made a way out, right through the impassable waters. As Moses and the children of Israel stood on the opposite bank, with the fresh memories of the parting of the Red Sea and the Egyptians floating face down in their watery grave, they lifted their voices in massive praise to God.
Looking back ten days prior to the 2008 GARBC Annual Conference, I felt as if my back was against a wall. The scheduled Conference location in downtown Cedar Rapids, Iowa, was under water. Our leadership team was contemplating, should we cancel the Conference or go forward? If we canceled, we would miss the benefits of our annual family fellowship. If we went forward, where would we locate? Increasingly it became obvious that Cedar Rapids would not be “back in business” sufficiently by the Conference dates. (Read more of this article…)
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Messengers to the 2008 GARBC Conference met on Thursday afternoon, June 26, for their annual business session.
