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.
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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…)
The 2008 GARBC Conference closed with a Friday morning concert by Talents For Christ participants and an award ceremony to recognize the winners. Several long-standing members of GARBC churches were also honored with service awards.
“It’s all about preparing to serve the Lord,” John Greening said, as the winners of the Talents For Christ competition were announced. “This preparation is a vital part of growing in spiritual maturity.”
These students won first and second place awards at the annual Talents For Christ competition held at Grandview Park Baptist Church, Des Moines, Iowa, on Thursday, June 26. (Read more of this article…)
“Prepared to Follow.” Dr. John Greening, national representative of the GARBC, preaches from from Mark 8:34-38 in the closing session of the 2008 GARBC Conference.
The session is approximately 42 minutes long and the file is approximately 19 MB in size. You can get this download four ways:
Listen to the audio online.
Download the MP3 file directly to play on your computer.
Conference guests sloshed through puddles and dodged heavy rains during the third day of the 2008 GARBC Conference. A full day of activities included sermons by Ariel Abadiano, James Maxwell, and Gary Anderson; ten workshops; an international ministries luncheon; and receptions after the evening service.
High school students from across the country competed in twelve categories during the annual Talents For Christ competition, and winners were announced from Wednesday’s group competition.
“Business Session Report” Dr. John Greening, national representative of the GARBC, presents his annual review of the GARBC during the June 26 Thursday afternoon business session of the 2008 GARBC Conference.
The session is approximately 35 minutes long and the file is approximately 12 MB in size. You can get this download four ways:
Listen to the audio online.
Download the MP3 file directly to play on your computer.
Ken Pyne, Brooke Greening, and Irv Van Hooser check the musical score during the judging of the Female Voice competition during Talents For Christ on Thursday.
High school students from across the country have competed in twelve categories during the annual Talents For Christ competition, part of the 2008 National Conference of the General Association of Regular Baptist Churches.
The students qualified for the annual event by placing first or second in state competitions. Judges chose several of the participants to perform in a concert on Friday morning: (Read more of this article…)
