Baptist Mid-Missions is hosting a Church Revitalization Seminar at their Global Ministry Center in Cleveland, OH June 4-6. This is the same seminar that has been offered as a for-credit class at Faith Baptist Bible College and will be offered this Fall at Bob Jones Seminary as a for-credit module.  The course is designed for the pastor or pastor-in-training, because we believe local church renewal happens under good shepherding influence. 

THERE IS NO COST TO ATTEND, and the seminar includes lunches and 1 dinner. There is a block of rooms available at a local hotel for those who need housing (available until May 15). Registration is open through May 30. 

REGISTER HERE!

This Revitalization Seminar comes straight from a group of pastors and missionaries with experience in revitalization ministry. This isn’t theory about church health, this is practical wisdom and instruction from those who endeavored down the long hard road of shepherding renewal in the church. 

Instructors:

Steve Anderson – Administrator for North American Ministries, BMM, former pastor.

Jason Ormiston – Pastor Family Baptist Church Minneapolis and BMM Church Planting and Development Director

Larry Hobbes – Pastor, True Hope Bible Church and Arch Ministries

Dennis Wilkenning – Faith Baptist Bible College, professor and former pastor.

Michael Carlyle – BMM missionary, Scripture Engagement manager with  Bibles International, previously in Cambodia

Schedule for the Seminar:

Tuesday, June 4, 2024

8:45-9:00 AM – Introduction to Church Revitalization (Steve Anderson)

9:00-9:50 AM – Reaching Your Community (Dennis Wilkening)

10:00-10:50 AM – The fundamentals of sharing your faith (Dennis Wilkening)

11:00-11:50 AM – Effective follow-up (Dennis Wilkening)

12:00-1:00 PM – Lunch

1:00-1:50 PM – Developing a Disciple-Making Culture (Hobbes)

2:00-2:50 PM – Disciple-Making: A Strategy (Hobbes)

3:00-3:50 PM – The Fruits of Biblical Discipleship (Hobbes)

4:00-4:50 PM – Q & A with Wilkening and Hobbes (Steve Anderson to moderate)

5:00-6:00 PM – Dinner at GMC

Wednesday, June 5, 2024

8:00-8:50 AM – Prayer meeting and tour of GMC (Steve Anderson to lead tour)

9:00-9:50 AM – Making the Gospel Clear as We Ought (Michael Carlyle)

10:00-10:50 AM – Understanding People from Majority-world Cultures (Michael Carlyle)

11:00-11:50 AM – Communicating with People from Majority-world Cultures (Michael Carlyle)

12:00-1:00 PM – Lunch

1:00-1:50 PM – Contextualization in American Contexts (Michael Carlyle)

2:00-2:50 PM – Q & A with Michael Carlyle 

3:00-3:50 PM – The Church’s Mission, Vision, Goals & Values (Jason Ormiston)

4:00-4:50 PM – Growing as a Leader (Steve Anderson)

Thursday, June 6, 2024

9:00-9:50 AM – Revitalization Requires Relational Wisdom (Steve Anderson)

10:00-10:50 AM – Closing the Back Door – Membership, Assimilation & Preaching (Steve Anderson)

11:00-11:50 AM – Mapping Your Church’s Ministries and Budget (Jason Ormiston) 

12:00-1:00 PM – Lunch

1:00-1:50 PM – Addressing Conflict within the Church (Jason Ormiston)

2:00-2:50 PM – Handling Conflict with Church Leaders (Jason Ormiston)

3:00-3:50 PM – Grafting, Merging, and Closing (Steve Anderson)

4:00-4:50 PM – Q & A with Steve Anderson and Jason Ormiston

Any questions can be directed to Steve Anderson at BMM: [email protected]