The Southern Baptist Convention’s (SBC) president will be the guest speaker at a Woman’s Missionary Union (WMU) dinner kicking off its June 8–9 Missions Celebration and Annual Meeting preceding the SBC’s annual meeting in Indianapolis.
Frank Page, pastor of First Baptist Church, Taylors, S.C., will share insights from his new book, "The Nehemiah Factor: 16 Characteristics of a Missional Leader," to be released by New Hope Publishers, a WMU subsidiary, in June.
The theme for Monday’s WMU sessions, For God So Loved …, is drawn from John 3:16. For a complete schedule of events, visit www.sbclife.net/Articles/2008/05/sla7.asp.
The keynote speaker Monday evening will be Ed Stetzer, director of LifeWay Research and co-author with Philip Nation of the 2008 WMU emphasis book, "Compelled by Love: The Most Excellent Way to Missional Living." Stetzer has planted churches in New York, Pennsylvania and Georgia; transitioned declining churches in Indiana and Georgia; trained pastors and church planters on five continents; and taught at 16 different seminaries.
Other speakers include:
– missions field personnel with the International Mission Board: Jeff and Kim Cruse, serving in student evangelism in the Philippines; Charlie and Angie Lechner, assigned to general evangelism in Mozambique; Rebekah Naylor, a surgeon in India; and Lorri SeGraves, ministering to university students in Venezuela.
– representatives from the North American Mission Board: Jon and Mindy Jamison, directors for the Friendship Baptist Center in Des Moines, Iowa, and Brad Lartigue, resort/leisure missionary in Big Sky, Mont., and Yellowstone National Park.
– Wanda S. Lee, executive director-treasurer for national WMU, and Kaye Miller, president.
Tracy Newland, worship leader at Fall Creek Baptist Church, Indianapolis, will lead in worship along with her praise band, 5&2.
General sessions June 9 are scheduled at 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.
One-hour breakout sessions, scheduled for 1:30, 2:45 and 4 p.m., will explore such topics as developing and using leadership skills, how to grow as a Christ follower, how to ignite a passion for missions in your church and how domestic violence affects today’s families.
A WMU bookstore with missions-related resources and books will be open during the day, along with a WorldCrafts Village featuring handcrafts from impoverished artisans around the world.
For more information, visit www.wmu.com or call 1-888-968-0322. (BP)
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