2020 Summit Overview

from Messenger Spring 2020

by General Baptist Ministries

On a Mission for Jesus

SUMMIT MISSION & MINISTRY

WHY ATTEND SUMMIT 2020? General Baptist Ministries provides 40+ workshop settings for intentional training in a variety of topics. Experience worship with hundreds of fellow General Baptists. Hear impactful Keynote messages from dynamic church leaders. ere will be networking opportunities with General Baptist leaders from across the country. WHO MAY REGISTER? Summit events are open to all General Baptists. For voting on General Association business, churches belonging to an association and churches that are direct aliate members “shall select delegates to the General Association—two delegates for each 50 members or fraction thereof.” In addition, pastors and sta employed by the church are automatic delegates. WHO SHOULD ATTEND? Ministers and Pastors • Youth Leaders • Worship Leaders • Sunday School Workers • Ministry Team Leaders Women’s Ministry Leaders/Members • Small Group Leaders • Children’s Workers • Outreach Leaders/Workers Technical Arts Workers GROUP RATES Our group rate is $119 for the Standard Single King Suites and Double Queen Suites and is available July 20-22, 2020 (plus 3 days pre and post). Our group rate for the Two-Bedroom Villas is $219 which include a full kitchen, living and dining room, one double queen bedroom, one king bedroom, two full baths, plus stacked washer and dryers. is is really perfect for families turning the trip down for the Summit into a vacation! Cut o date for reservations is June 25, 2020. All Suite rates are based on single/double occupancy. Villa rates are based on up to four adults. Additional charges for additional adults. e Hotel Fee, normally $25, has been waived for our rooming block. ere is an additional charge for parking.

JON SANDERS

Jon is a pastor in Flandreau, South Dakota, population 2,341. His vision is to reach rural America and assist other pastors ministering in small towns. Jon is the author of “Rural Church Rescue” and also the founder of the Small Town Big Church Network, a resource for pastors in rural settings. He and his wife Jessica have three children.

Jon will present several workshops at this year’s Mission & Ministry Summit. On Monday and Tuesday afternoons he will address “How to Make a BIG Impact in Your Small Community” (Parts 1 and 2). Then on Wednesday afternoon he will teach on “Mindset, Multi-site, and Money”. On Tuesday and Wednesday mornings he will be part of a Rural Church Forum that will allow Q & A from rural church leaders.

HOW TO MAKE A BIG IMPACT IN YOUR SMALL TOWN - IN TWO PARTS

Some people thing the worst thing that could happen to their church would be for people to think or speak poorly of it. Far worse than that, however, would be for people to ignore your church or fail to recognize that you even exist! In this session we will explore 12 practical ways your small church can show up in a big way in your community.

MINDSET, MULTI-SITE, AND MONEY: EXAMINING THE CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FACING THE RURAL CHURCH

In this session we will explore three major problems that rural church leaders are facing today and the opportunities that these problems make possible.

ROBERT J. MORGAN

Robert J. Morgan is the teaching pastor of The Donelson Fellowship in Nashville, Tennessee, where he has served for 38 years. He is a best-selling, gold-Illuminations, and gold-medallion winning writer with more than 35 books in print and more than 4.5 million copies in circulation in multiple languages. “The Red Sea Rules” first published in 2001 remains one of his most popular titles.

Rob will be leading workshops every afternoon using content from his recent and/ or soon-to-be-released titles. These personal enrichment workshops at this year’s Summit will include “Worry Less, Live More”, “Reclaiming the Lost Art of Biblical Meditation” and “The Jordan River Rules”.

WORRY LESS, LIVE MORE - What if the Triune God descended into your presence and asked you what was troubling you. What advice would God the Father give you? God the Son? God the Holy Spirit? In three great passages, the Lord Himself tells us how to manage our fears, frets, and burdens. RECLAIMING THE LOST ART OF BIBLICAL MEDITATION - We should have the Bible circulating through our mind like water through a pump. How do we move from reading Scripture and studying Scripture to actually thinking Scripture. Biblical meditation is crucial for developing a healthy soul. The practice is as easy and portable as your brain, as available as your imagination, as near as your Bible, and the benefits are immediate. THE JORDAN RIVER RULES - After we’ve been through a Red Sea experience, how do we press successfully and joyfully into the next stage of life? That’s what the Israelites did in Joshua 1-6, and the ten steps God used with them are exactly what we need today. The same God who led you out will lead you on.