Ministry Reports
2013 Northwest Regional Fellowship
March 11-13, 2013 Northwest Regional Fellowship First Baptist Church 511 State Street Sedro Woolley, WA 98284 360.855-1100 Host pastor: Richard Coursen Keynote Speaker: Pastor Mike Harding First Baptist Church of Troy Troy, Michigan Meetings begin with the evening meal, Monday, March 11. Contact the host church to register for the meal.
Read MoreThis is How We Know
Webster defines hermeneutics as “the science of interpretation; esp[ecially] the study of the principles of Biblical exegesis.” Nevertheless, a well-educated person may have no understanding of hermeneutics. In a conversation with a college professor from a well-known conservative (non-Christian) college, he challenged a clear interpretation of Scripture with the charge, “That’s your opinion.” When I…
Read More2013 South Regional Fellowship
Truth with Confidence Haddon Robinson in his book, Making a Difference Through Preaching said: “Does the preacher subject his thought to the Scriptures, or does he subject the Scriptures to his thought?” The information, explanation, application and exhortation of our messages and ministries must be demonstrably linked to the text of the Scriptures. Truth With…
Read More2013 Rocky Mountain Regional
FBFI Rocky Mountain Regional Meeting January 28-29, 2013 Host church: Westside Baptist Church 6260 West 4th Street Greeley, Colorado 80634 970.346.8610 The meeting begins Monday evening, January 28 at 7:00 and concludes after a 1:00 lunch on Tuesday, January 29. Dr. John Vaughn, president of the FBFI and Dr. Greg McLaughlin, pastor of Calvary Baptist…
Read MoreThe Gospel Is What Really Matters
John C. Vaughn God uses crises to redirect our lives. Bad news can open hearts to the Good News. The economy, the election, the erosion of the collective will of the West to face the threats to its future should wake us up to what we should have been doing all along and what we…
Read MoreChesapeake Bay Regional Fellowship
November 12-13, 2012 Chesapeake Bay Regional Fellowship Upper Cross Roads Baptist Church 2717 Greene Road Baldwin, MD 21013 410.557.6963
Read MoreNorthern California Fellowship
November 15-16, 2012 Northern California Regional Fellowship Host Church: Grace Baptist Church 19765 Grace Way Sonora, CA 95370 Pastor Kevin Schmidt 209.532.4246 Theme: The Pastor’s Family, Friends, and Finances Speakers: Marty Marriott President, Maranatha Baptist Bible College Watertown, WI Dale Whiting Investment Advisor Des Moines, Iowa Brent Snow Pastor, Cornerstone Baptist Church Concord, CA Schedule…
Read More2012 Southern California Regional FBFI Conference
November 12-13, 2012 Begins with lunch at noon on Monday, concludes with lunch at noon on Tuesday. Host Church: Victory Baptist Church 10173 S. Loop Blvd. California City, CA 93505 (760) 373-7314 Pastor Ron Smith Speakers: Lukus Counterman Pastor of a new church plant in Salt Lake City Former pastor of Wichita Falls Baptist Church…
Read MoreI Am the Chaplain
Gary Fisher It’s quiet. It’s early. My coffee is hot. The sky is black. The world is yet asleep. The day is coming, but the dawn is hours off. The calm of solitude in my morning drive will be replaced by the pounding feet of soldiers on a race to morning chow. They know they…
Read MoreFaithful Ministry within the US Military Chaplaincy’s Pluralistic Environment
by Scott M. Bullock Have you heard about the Muslim imam, Buddhist monk, Jewish rabbi, Catholic priest, and Baptist pastor who all joined together for the same ministry class and coffee? An Open Minefield Does this sound like a joke opening, or does it describe a rare interfaith gathering? Possibly both, but where I serve…
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