Conference News
2020 Conference Recap
Not able to attend the 2020 GARBC Conference? Read news and view photos from each day of the conference. Audio of conference messages is also available. The conference theme this year was “perspective.” In an age of unrest, distraction, social media, ...more
Remembering Those Who Have Departed
“Each year, we make note of faithful servants of Christ that have gone to be with the Lord,” David Strope said at the 2020 business meeting. “We especially want to give thanks for the labors of those who have faithfully ...more
Give People a Track to Run On: Leadership Development
“We pastors are good about challenging people to run, but we don’t give them a track to run on.” —W. Thomas Younger (1929–2003), pastor and Baptist college president, to young pastor Clare Jewell Clare Jewell’s breakout session on leadership development at ...more
The Greatness and Grandeur of God
“The God that you think you know is greater than you can begin to imagine," says Pastor Steve DeWitt, closing out the 2020 GARBC ...more
The 2020 GARBC Conference Speaker's Panel
Tuesday’s speaker’s panel at the 2020 GARBC Conference provided virtual conferees a candid experience with this year’s speakers as they fielded questions related to ministry and maintaining perspective. The panel discussion was moderated by Mike Augsburger, pastor of Soteria Church, ...more
The Beauty of Christ
“What do we perceive in Jesus?” Steve DeWitt asked as he began the third general session of this year’s conference. “If God is displaying the glory of Jesus through all of creation, redemption, and history, then when we see the ...more
Voting Messengers Approve Updated Purpose Statement and Article of Faith
During the business meeting on Monday, voting messengers approved an update to the GARBC’s official Purpose Statement. As national representative Mike Hess explains, there were several goals in articulating the updated purpose statement: First, we are in no way bending ...more
Ministries at the Conference
Perspective: Finding Contentment in an Age of Cynicism and Comparison
A preview of the 2020 GARBC ...more
Church Revitalization Experts Meet with Pastors
More than 30 pastors and wives gathered with church revitalization consultants at Baratta’s Restaurant in Des Moines Wednesday. “Besides enjoying ...more
Regular Baptist Builders Club Meets during Luncheon
Prayer warriors, financial supporters, board members, and guests joined Clare Jewel, director of Regular Baptist Builders Club, for lunch on ...more
Conference Galleries
Tuesday at the GARBC Conference
Fixing our perspective through God's Word, speaker panel, and break sessions were the highlights of the day. ...more
Monday at the 2020 GARBC Virtual Conference
It is a year of firsts for our annual meeting. We are thankful for the interaction and a great day of God glorifying ...more
Friday at the 2019 Conference
Final day of spiritual challenges, special prizes, and "see you ...more
Conference Audio
Incomprehensible God
General Session—Incomprehensible God Tuesday Evening, June 30, 2020 Steve DeWitt, Pastor, Bethel Church, Crown Point, ...more
The Beauty of Christ
General Session—The Beauty of Christ Tuesday Afternoon, June 30, 2020 Steve DeWitt, Pastor, Bethel Church, Crown Point, ...more
The Supremacy of Christ
General Session—The Supremacy of Christ Monday Evening, June 29, 2020 Steve DeWitt, Pastor, Bethel Church, Crown Point, ...more