From men’s fraternities to women’s evangelism and from golf outreach to effective Internet usage, there was something for everyone during this year’s Great Commission Ministries Track (GCM), according to Max Croft.
Croft, director of the office of discipleship and family ministries for the Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions, said the sessions — held simultaneously with the morning and afternoon sessions of the State Evangelism Conference Feb. 26–27 — were "well received and well attended."
Several hundred people attended the breakout sessions, one of the most popular of which was taught by H.B. London, vice president of church and clergy for Focus on the Family. London’s class — taught on ministerial integrity — drew more than 130 people, Croft said.
Another popular session — a how-to on making your church visitor friendly — was taught by Thomas Hammond, senior director of the church evangelism division of the North American Mission Board. "If God sees fit to bring us (any local congregation) a family and we don’t treat them well, we’ve blown it," Hammond told those present, adding that most church guests decide whether to return within the first 10–12 minutes they are there. "When a lost person comes to your church, you represent the people who know God."
Overall Croft said the GCM track sessions complemented the conference well, offering practical and creative ideas for the evangelism encouraged by conference speakers. "Everyone seemed to enjoy the variety," he said. (TAB)
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