Exhibitor Registration Now Open!
Don’t miss out on a great opportunity to share the benefits of your organization and company with the GARBC fellowship! Booth placement is on a first come first serve basis, so register today!
Get It Real!
Authenticity implies the real thing. With all the types of churches and models of ministry existing today, it is essential that each of us strives to do church the way God intended. In his first letter to Timothy, the apostle Paul advised this young pastor on how to conduct himself in the house of God. [...]
Church for All Times—6/30/2011 Morning Session Audio
Listen to Pastor Stan Lightfoot as he preaches from Acts 11-13. Select the text link to download an MP3 file directly to your computer: “A Church for All Times“
Coming Soon–A Great Conference!
It’s not too late to grab a plane ticket and come to the 2011 GARBC Conference. Gas prices are coming down–perhaps you’ll want to drive! You’ll enjoy the fresh air of the Rockies and the spiritual uplift of hearing God’s Word. The speakers for this year’s conference have a great passion for building Christ’s Church [...]
Sponsor Pastors!
Church-planting pastors would like to come to the 2011 GARBC Conference, but they do not have the funds for travel, meals, and lodging. Please consider asking your church to sponsor a pastor and his family. The cost for a families cross-country travel to the conference would be approximately $1,000. Individuals in your church might like to [...]
Opportunities to Serve at 2011 GARBC Conference
Take part in a missions trip before and after the conference. Teens, adults, and families from your church will have opportunities to help area church plants and growing churches with outreach and evangelistic activities, and experienced believers can mentor existing churches to help develop and strengthen their church bodies. Plan now to take part in [...]
Come to the 2011 GARBC Conference!
It is God’s strategy that the influence of the Word would spread through the multiplication of local churches. From its inception in Jerusalem to the uttermost parts of the world, God’s strategy is being implemented today. Gather with fellow Regular Baptists for the 2011 GARBC Conference in Denver, Colo., June 27–July1, as we examine the [...]
2010 GARBC Conference Photo Gallery
Use these handy links to find photos for the 2010 GARBC Conference. Photo coverage by Darrell Goemaat, David Bosket, and Jason LaBombard.
Monday Photo Gallery
Tuesday Photo Gallery
Wednesday Photo Gallery
Belden Reunion Photo Gallery
Thursday Photo Gallery
Friday Photo Gallery
Last Day for Discounted Hotel Rates
Great deal ends today! Stay at the luxurious Hyatt Regency Woodfield and be where the action is! Location of the GARBC Annual Conference Across the street from Woodfield Mall (Illinois’ #1 tourist destination) and Woodfield Village Green outlet stores Within walking distance of a wide variety of restaurants One mile from Legoland and GameWorks family attractions [...]
Top 5 Reasons for Staying at the Conference Hotel
5. More time—Whether you want to squeeze in extra activities or crash between sessions, a room at the Conference location can help you accomplish that! You won’t need to travel back and forth from sessions. 4. Help cover Conference expenses—The GARBC gets a bonus and complimentary meeting space if conferees fill the Conference room block [...]
Our God Reigns
The stage is set for an epic fight. The book of Daniel illustrates the battle that takes place between society and God—a battle that still rages today. Man desires power and is on a mission to develop his own great society. God humbly reminds us that He is always the One in control and will always [...]
2009 Talents For Christ Winners
ELYRIA, Ohio—John Greening introduced the 2009 Talents For Christ winners with a bit of encouragement to all who participated.
“Our greatest desire, while we are happy to pass along some awards today and the possibility of scholarship money, is that our students will study to show themselves approved to minister in their own churches and across [...]
Churches Evangelize at Conference
Pastor Dan Simmons of New Community Baptist Church of Strongsville (Ohio) facilitated nights of community outreach for 2009 GARBC Conference attendees. On Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday evenings before Conference worship services, adults, teens, and children distributed cookies and invitations to neighborhood homes, inviting the residents to attend “Love Thy Neighbor Sunday” that was held the [...]
GARBC Annual Conference
Attendees of the 2009 GARBC Annual Conference, June 22-26, returned home with hearts full of thanksgiving for God’s Word. After focusing their minds on expository preaching and teaching based on the Cutting Straight (2 Timothy 2:15) theme, conferees were spiritually refreshed and ready to rightly divide the Word of God. It was a moving week [...]
2009 Conference Addresses Dispensational Theology
ELYRIA, Ohio—The 2009 GARBC Conference continued to focus on dispensational theology during a full day of activities on Tuesday. Dr. Renald Showers, church ministries representative for Baptist Friends of Israel, opened the morning Bible session with a discussion of the differences between Reformed and dispensational theology. Earlier in the day, conference messengers voted to clarify [...]
Ins and Outs of Church Government
Whether we like to admit it or not, any local church must have some sort of government in order to function decently. Bible-believing Baptists have generally practiced a “congregational” form of church government, and this type of system might be humorously referred to by the familiar parliamentary procedure phrase, “All in favor, say aye.” This [...]
2009 Conference Begins
ELYRIA, Ohio—Kevin Bauder, president of Central Baptist Theological Seminary in Plymouth, Minn., was the opening speaker at the 77th annual conference of the General Association of Regular Baptist Churches. More than 800 people attended the opening night event, representing about 1,450 GARBC churches in 45 states. Earlier in the day, a group of young Baptist [...]
GARBC Conference—A Family Affair!
Fun, fellowship, and food (spiritual and physical!) await the GARBC family at the 2009 GARBC Conference, June 22–26, in Elyria, Ohio. This year’s theme, “Cutting Straight,” reflects the Association’s commitment to rightly dividing the Word of Truth (2 Timothy 2:15). Bible teaching and preaching are the focal points of the Conference, with panel and roundtable [...]
Cutting Straight . . .
is the theme of this year’s GARBC Conference (2 Timothy 2:15). You won’t want to miss the spiritually enriching time of preaching and teaching. Pastors, you’ll want to be sure to sign up early; a free book set will be given to the first 250 pastors who register!
Scholarship $ Available through TFC
Do you have teens in your church who would like to attend Bible college but are lacking the funds? One source of funding that is available to all churches in the GARBC is the Talents For Christ (TFC) scholarship program. Students may compete for state and national scholarships in a wide variety of musical, teaching, [...]
2009 Conference to Stir Thinking
Looking for a conference that offers much food for thought? Come to the 2009 GARBC Conference and take in challenging messages and great teaching. Conference speakers Renald Showers, author and teacher for the Friends of Israel Gospel Ministry, Inc., and Kevin Bauder, president of Central Baptist Theological Seminary, Plymouth, Minn., will explore the theme of [...]
Headed to Ohio!
Plan now to attend the 2009 GARBC Annual Conference in Elyria, Ohio. A great lineup of workshops and speakers are scheduled for this year’s theme, Cutting Straight, 2 Timothy 2:15. Take an active role at this year’s Conference by exploring the theme through interactive discussions. Join your GARBC family for a great time of fellowship [...]
Young Pastors Meet
Young Baptist Pastors and their families enjoy a good time of food and camaraderie at Yanni’s Restaurant in Ankeny, Iowa, during the GARBC Annual Conference. Over sixty people enjoyed the launch event for this new group. The Young Pastors group is forming a network of ministry colleagues for providing mutual encouragement and ministry help and [...]
2008 GARBC Conference Post-Mortem Thoughts
by John Greening When the children of Israel faced the impassable barrier of the Red Sea with the Egyptians in hot pursuit, they turned to the left then to the right and realized they were in trouble! But God made a way out, right through the impassable waters. As Moses and the children of Israel [...]
