100th FBFI Annual Fellowship Conference begins Today

By Don Johnson | June 14, 2021

And, I, alas, will not be present. The Covid-19 pandemic wiped out our plans last summer, so our 100th conference occurs this year, rather than last year. However, some restrictions remain in place internationally. Canada’s border restrictions make it impossible for me to attend.

I wish I could be there. The FBFI truly is a fellowship, and those members who invest a little time each year in the national or regional meetings of our Fellowship find great blessing for their souls. Here is the schedule for this year, if you are near enough by to make a last-minute plan to attend, you will find blessing.

Monday (June 14)

5:00 PM                   Dinner (Board Members, Chaplains, and wives)
6:00 – 6:45 PM    Registration
7:00 PM                   Evening Service    – Dr. Kevin Schaal

    • Dr. Larry Oats – FBFI History book reveal

Tuesday (June 15)

8:30 AM    FBFI Board Meeting
10:00 AM    Morning Service – Dr. Bob Jones
11:00 AM    Morning Service – Dr. Paul Hartog
12:00 PM    Boxed Lunch at Colonial
1:30 PM    Panel Discussion (Dickson, Hartman, Minnick)
2:30 PM    Breakout Sessions (See Below)
3:30 PM    Fellowship and Dinner out
7:00 PM    Evening Service – Dr. Mark Minnick

Wednesday (June 16)

8:30 AM    Continental Breakfast
9:00 AM    Morning Service – Dr. Bud Steadman
10:00 AM    Fellowship and coffee
10:30 AM    Morning Service – Dr Gordon Dickson
11:45 AM    Lunch
1:00 PM    Afternoon Service – Dr. Wayne Van Gelderen
2:00 PM    Breakout Sessions (See Below)
3:00 PM    Afternoon Service – Colonel Mike Sproul
5:30 PM    Fellowship and Dinner Out
7:00 PM    Evening Service – Dr. Craig Hartman – Israel

Breakout Sessions

  • “Through Legal Eyes,” A brief review of the current state of the law and how it impacts our religious freedom. Dr. Craig Hartman
  • “Next Door Nations” – Tools to help your church reach internationals. – Matt Barfield
  • “The Termites that Destroy Ministry” – Dealing with insecurity, jealousy, and fear. – Mrs. Linda Phelps
  • “The New Calvinism” – Understanding the rise and attraction of a modern theological phenomenon. – Dr. Larry Oats
  • “Critical Race Theory and the Christian Community” – Understanding the origins and ramifications of CRT and its impact. – Dr. Chuck Phelps and Ben Hicks
  • “Cross Impact Campus Ministries: Taking the Cross of Christ to the College Campus” – A ministry ready to help you accomplish the Great Commission on one of the most strategic mission fields in the world: the secular college campus. – Andy Montgomery
  • “Ladies Ministry Panel” – Ideas for those who would enhance and enlarge their ministry to ladies. This will be an inter-active discussion. Come with ideas to share.

Our P&D schedule will focus on FBFI matters all week. You might notice Dr. Larry Oats’ “book reveal” scheduled for tonight. We will have a separate post up about that later this week. Stay tuned.

To all my FBFI friends at the conference, I wish you the Lord’s blessing. I am stuck at home, with painting projects! What could be worse? May the Lord bless you as you fellowship together.

Don Johnson is the pastor of Grace Baptist Church of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada.

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