Diane Scallon, pastor’s wife of Grace Baptist Church, Laurel, Maryland, spoke on building relationships with God and others, during the Wednesday afternoon module for women. Building on John 15:1–8, Scallon shared the acronym ABIDE: “Abounding Belief in Jesus Influences Deeper ...more

How important is a tech ministry to a healthy church? Daniel Chin, systems administrator for Regular Baptist Ministries, and Rich Fuchs, president of Ministry Tech, believe a healthy tech ministry is integral to healthy churches today. With the inevitable advent ...more

All people are worshipers of one thing or another, according to Mike Augsburger. “God has created all humanity to worship, to stand in wonder of the things we’re passionate about,” he says. And that passion inevitably overflows into worship. For ...more

With more than half of American churches retaining fewer than 100 members, small congregations must impact the world for Christ in a big way. Tom Robbins, pastor of Faith Baptist Church in Camp Point, Illinois, is no stranger to small-church ...more

What is forgiveness? Of what does it consist? Is Biblical forgiveness totally unconditional, or does it come with strings attached? These are just a few of the questions Chris Brauns, pastor of the Red Brick Church, Stillman Valley, Ill., addressed ...more

Wednesday morning opened with a message from Ross Shannon, senior pastor of First Baptist Church in Lapeer, Michigan. Continuing to develop the theme “Essence of Worship,” Shannon spoke from Romans 12:1–2. “We all live out of what we believe,” he ...more

GARBC National Representative Mike Hess opened the first general session of the 2019 Annual Conference by announcing the opening of enrollment in a national 403(b) retirement plan for pastors and employees of association churches. GARBC staff, along with professional consultants ...more