Well, the convention planning committee has been at work for a couple months already. We have decided on a theme and are now working on a list of possible speakers and seminar topics. I would like to share with you the vision of our first biennial convention (we have held annual conventions in the past).
The theme is going to be "Telling His Story: The Good News for All Generations." We plan to organize the worship services and Bible hours around the Gospel of John, focusing on the unexpected, unique and unlimited qualities of God. Now our focus is going to be on the Seminars. What seminar topics fit this theme and what are our churches facing in their day-to-day ministry to their communities? We are also in the process of creating an image that will communicate the theme and focus of the convention.
The speakers for the evening sessions will be President Joel Egge (Sunday), Dr. Eugene Boe (Monday) and Pastor Shawn Bowman (Tuesday). The planning committee is still in the process of finding speakers for the morning Bible Hours.
The seminars are also still in the process of being planned as the committee sets the schedule for the convention and chooses the topics that they feel would most benefit the ministries our churches.
We will continue to communicate our progress as we move forward. Please feel free to leave any comments that you have about what you hope to see, experience and learn at our very first biennial convention!
