Leadership Transition and New Name for Michigan Association
Body
“Doug Crawford is now executive ministry director. …The MARBC is now called Bridge Fellowship.” - GARBC
As iron sharpens iron,
one person sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)
“Doug Crawford is now executive ministry director. …The MARBC is now called Bridge Fellowship.” - GARBC
“The home office of Regular Baptist Ministries, including the GARBC, has been located in Arlington Heights, Illinois, since 2015. In a time when the commercial real estate market is experiencing an abundance of available properties for sale, we received a full-price cash offer for our office.” - GARBC
“Regular Baptist Ministries staff members Mark Johnson and Kerry Watkins spent a day at Corban University, planning for the 2023 GARBC Conference that will be held there June 26–29.” - GARBC
“Maynard was president of the Fellowship of Missions since 2011. Previously he was state representative of the Michigan Association of Regular Baptist Churches from 1990 to 2006—the longest tenure of any MARBC representative” - GARBC
“Church leaders and members enjoyed all these and more during the 2022 GARBC Conference June 27–30 in Grand Rapids.” - GARBC
“While the GARBC is distinct from our far larger and more influential SBC cousins, we dare not merely curse the darkness of these sins. We must take a good, long, hard look at ourselves.” - David Strope
“The first VBS materials rolled off the presses in 1971 for use in 1972. The theme was “The Bible: Your Answer” and answered questions about creation, sin, salvation, Christian living, and Heaven.” - RBP
“The Council of Eighteen has begun the search process for the next permanent national representative. Further details will be released as the process unfolds.” - GARBC
“No matter whom God ordains to function as America’s elected representatives, Christians’ mission remains the same: to make disciples. Based on Biblical principles, we submit to, respect, and pray for God-ordained authorities …. Our purpose is, therefore, to address all issues by how they affect churches” - Mike Hess
“During the business meeting on Monday, voting messengers approved an update to the GARBC’s official Purpose Statement. …The messengers also approved an expansion to the association’s official doctrinal position on Creation (Article of Faith V) to address the issue of human gender more explicitly.” - GARBC
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