With experience parenting his own son and daughter, not to mention helping to raise more than 1,800 children through the ministry of Big Oak Ranch, John Croyle will speak at an upcoming conference with a focus on fathers.
The conference, “A Proven Game Plan for Raising Sons/Daughters,” will be held on three separate occasions, May 13, 14 and 20, and is sponsored by the Men’s Ministries of the Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions (SBOM) and surrounding Baptist associations. All denominations are welcome to attend the conference, and attendees are encouraged to invite unchurched people as well.
The May 13 event will be held at the Oak Grove High School auditorium in Bessemer; May 14 at Summerville Baptist Church, Phenix City; and May 20 at the Cullman Civic Center. Each conference will be from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., and no prior registration is required.
Mud Creek Baptist Association is a co-sponsor for the May 13 conference. Ken Maddox, director of missions for the association, said his hope for the event is that it will serve to strengthen men in their family role.
Big Oak Ranch is a Christian home for children needing a chance. Croyle is founder and executive director of Big Oak Ranch, Inc., which today comprises Big Oak Boys’ Ranch in Gadsden, Big Oak Girls’ Ranch in Springville and Westbrook Christian School in Rainbow City. Croyle played football as a defensive end for the University of Alabama’s 1973 National Championship team under Coach Paul “Bear” Bryant. His new book, “The Two-Minute Drill to Manhood: A Proven Game Plan For Raising Sons,” will be released in May.
For more information about the conference, call 1-800-264-1225, ext. 268.
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