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Session Descriptions
Network of Baptist Associations
Associational Summit Education Team
January 11-13, 2010
Topic: Leading Spiritual Renewal in Your Association
- Description: Best practices will be shared and discussed concerning leading associations in spiritual renewal.
- Leaders: Dr. Larry Richmond, Gateway Baptist Association, Illinois
David Franklin, Bartow Baptist Association, Georgia
Topic: Discovering and Ministering with People Groups in Your Association
- Description: Learn how to discover unchurched people groups from different cultures, languages and customs, focusing on ways to connect with these various focus groups for ministry impact.
- Leader: Joel Harrison, Atlanta Metro Baptist Association, Georgia
Topic: Strategic Focused Leadership (limited to 40 participants)
- Description: Creating a cleasr view of the destination for the association; helping others understand how and why things will be different when the destination is achieved, building commitment and inspiring action toward the destination.
- Leaders: DoM’s & NAMB Competency Equipping Team
Topic: Assisting Churches in Developing a Simple Disciple Making Process
- Description: Presentation of a new disciple-making process that focuses on believers becoming missional with a focus on implementation ideas for associations.
- Leaders: David Suddath, Noonday Baptist Association, Georgia
Dr. Tom Cocklereece, Pastor/Author, Noonday Baptist Association, Georgia
Topic: Critical Issues Facing the Association that will Shape the Future
- Description: Discussion of critical issues facing associations that were voiced at the National Convocation on Associations at Ridgecrest, NC, 2009. Focus will be on possible approaches that need to be considered in shaping the future work of associations.
- Leader: Dr. Eddie Miller, Director of Missions, Sierra Baptist Association, Reno, NV
Topic: Church Planting a Key to the Future
- Description: Church planting processes will be presented and discussed including the development of church planting churches, effective church planters, and resources.
- Leader: Roger Ferrell, Church Planter, Gwinnett Metro Baptist Association, Georgia
Topic: Implementing an Acts 1:8 Mission Strategy in Your Association
- Description: Implementation of Acts 1:8 mission strategies will be discussed along with resources available for associations and churches.
- Leaders: Sid Hopkins, Director of Missions, Gwinnett Metro Baptist Association, Georgia
Tim Yarbrough, NAMB
Topic: Strategy Planning and Implementation in Associations
- Description: Practical approaches to associational strategy development and the implementation of strategy plans.
- Leader: Dr. David Smith, Director of Missions, Austin Baptist Association, Texas
Topic: New AM/DOM Orientation and Update
- Description: Facilitated workshop on the purpose of associations in today’s world. Focus will be given to functional structures, strategy formation, available resources and meaningful partnerships for effective associational leadership.
- Leader: DoM Team
Topic: Networking through Social Media
- Description: Learn strategies and processes for effective use of social media for ministry. Attention will be given to Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, blogs, and other media that can be utilized for effective ministry.
- Leader: Dr. Bobby Gilstrap, Director of Missions, Huron & Southeastern Baptist Associations, Michigan
Topic: Resources for Mobilizing Churches for International Missions.
- Session A: Leading Churches to Pray for the Forgotten - Description: Learn how to lead your churches to select a people group and how they can be involved in praying for the selected unreached people.
- Session B: Leading your Churches to Become Virtual Missionaries - Description: Discover how your churches can become virtual missionaries for Unreached People Groups
- Leader: Terry Sharp, Director of State and Association Services, International Mission Board
Topic: Resources for Assisting Associations in Strengthening Churches
- Description: Presentation of resources available for assisting church leaders in making disciples and strengthening churches.
- Leader: Mike Perry, LifeWay Christian Resources
Topic: APEP Missionality Survey
- Description: Learn how the APEP Missionality Survey can assist staff and church members in understanding their giftedness in the four missional roles to equip believers to do the work of ministry and to edify the Body of Christ.
- Leader: Dr. Curt Watkie, Founder and Director of the Intercultural Institute for Contextual Ministry, Inc.
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