Thursday, January 07, 2010

The third day of Together in the Lord maintained the quality and challenge of prior offerings. My morning workshop was led by Rev. Trinette McCray, who has become a force in support of identifying vocation early, both in the denomination and at Cardinal Stritch University (vocation.stritch.edu). She showed excitement over her discoveries that American Baptist figures advocated for the ministry of the laity in all areas of life years ago. She calls on individual… Continue

Wednesday, January 06, 2010

It is mid-conference “free time,” and the change of pace is welcome. We have been drinking deeply of intense worship, intense practical ministry ideas, and intense theology.

I began the morning with a work out on the treadmill and a Starbuck’s latte, arriving at my morning workshop only a few minutes late. The Rev. Dr. Marvin McMickle bombarded a packed room of preachers with tips on crafting a sermon. While his recommended structure reached back to… Continue

Tuesday, January 05, 2010

The first four of 13 workshops were available today and we had chances to attend two of them. I heard Rev. Don Ng (pronounced “ing”) of the First Chinese Baptist Church, San Francisco, on Crafting Team Ministry with the Church Staff and Dr. Alan Bearman, Associate Professor of History at Washburn University, Topeka, Kansas, on Core Baptist Principles in the 21st Century. I missed Rev. Glynnis LaBarre on the Missional Movement and Carol & Peter Schreck on… Continue

I am in “sunny Florida.” It’s sunny, alright, but it is not warm. The temperatures are at record lows here. Below freezing at night, so nurseries are covering tropical plants. In the 40’s during the day, so walking from our motel-style accommodations, which encircle four acres of property, to the convention center/hotel lobby on the north side of the property is not bad if you wear a coat. The outdoor pools, though heated, are not a temptation. Of course, many of the participants hail from… Continue

I am going to the Together in the Lord (TITL) Ministry Renewal Conference in Orlando, Florida, January 4-7. What a great opportunity for inspiration! If you want to go, too, register online at www.ministerscouncil.org. Read carefully and you will learn how to apply for a $300 scholarship from National Ministries.
If you can't go yourself, check back on this blog, and read my posts about TITL.
---Dee Dee Turlington, Westfield, NJ