New York City 2022 FBFI Regional Fellowship
The FBFI NYC Regional Fellowship met on September 13th at Bethel Baptist Fellowship in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn. About thirty men in full time ministry attended along with their wives, children and faithful servants in our churches. Overall, more than 60 attended the meeting as Heritage Baptist Church and Bethel Baptist Fellowship co-hosted the event. We had a delicious breakfast with bagels and coffee at 9 am. Our special speakers were Dr. Marshall and Gretchen Fant. Dr. Fant serves at Gospel Fellowship Association Missions as director of church consulting, development and revitalization. He presently leads Faith Baptist Church in Taylors, SC as interim pastor. Gretchen is a certified counselor with many experiences helping women grow into Christlikeness.
At 10 am Dr. Marshall Fant spoke on “The State of Your Church: Tools for Analyzing the Health of Your Church.” At 11 am he spoke on “Common Traits of Healthy Churches.” Gretchen had a women’s session on “Women Helping Women: Basics of Biblical Change.” Both sessions gave practical ideas that caused each one to think about areas to improve in our churches.
We concluded our sessions with a “Question and Answer” time with Dr. Fant, Dr. Jim Bickel and Dr. Craig Hartman. This was followed by a delicious luncheon provided by Heritage Baptist Church. Participants received a free thumb drive full of materials compiled by Dr. Bruce McAllister and Dr. Fant, a Frontline magazine, a Sowing and Reaping, and notes of the sessions. Everyone had a rich time of fellowship in the Word and with each other. One pastor wrote, “Thank you for hosting the great fellowship today!”
Matt Recker is the pastor of Heritage Baptist Church in New York City.
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