May 24, 2022 – Encouragement During Discouraging Times – Mark Dance will lead a time of encouragement for pastors and ministry leaders of the church. The pandemic has had several effects on the world and on leaders in the church. Mark serves as the Director of Pastoral Wellness for Guidestone Financial Resources (SBC). Dance was a lead pastor for 27 years before becoming an associate vice president at LifeWay, and director of pastoral development for Oklahoma Baptists. He is the co-founding leader of the Care4Pastors Network.

July 26, 2022 – A Vision for Preaching – Dr Abrham Kuruvilla will lead preachers to develop an integrated biblical and theological vision of preaching that addresses the essentials of this most important activity in the church. Dr. Kuruvilla is a Professor of Christian Preaching in the School of Theology at Southern Seminary in Louisville, KY and has served as the president of the Evangelical Homiletics Society.

October 17, 2022 – Pastor and Wife Banquet – time and location will be announced at a later date.

October 18, 2022 – Rural Church Ministry – Dr Jeff Clark will share on the uniqueness of rural context and how it shapes ministry. Jeff is the Director of Rural Matters Institute. He also serves on the International Mission Board as the Global Research Leader and has been involved in leadership roles for the Southern Baptist Convention representing Montana and West Virginia as well as planting three churches in Michigan, Florida, and most recently Tennessee.

You can register for the first event in May here.