We are putting the final touches on this year’s annual meeting to be held November 11-13 in Alexandria, VA, so make plans now to join us! We are again offering a track for NextGen leaders and – new this year – are tracks for Pastoral Wellness as well as Disaster Response and Church Security. Breakout sessions will be offered both Monday and Tuesday afternoons during three separate session times. After you register for the meeting, be sure to download the Whova app to create your schedule and pick out the breakout sessions you plan to attend during the meeting.

Breakout sessions include:

·       Becoming an Emotionally Healthier Pastor

·       Building Bridges

·       Church Security: Identifying and Assessing Threats

·       Disaster Response and Hands-On Ministry in Your Community

·       Emotional Intelligence as Faithful Discipleship

·       Executive Board and Budget Dialogue

·       Faith Community Partnerships in Virginia

·       Faith Community Partnerships in Your Neighborhood

·       Faith-Based Partnership - Federal and State Resources for Your Church

·       Free in Christ: An Introduction to Biblical Justice

·       God's Call to Healthy Marriages for Ministry Leaders

·       High-Speed Broadband Ubiquity

·       Opening Doors

·       Pastor as Person: The Proper Care and Feeding of a Pastor

·       Pastoral Wellness Includes Centering Discipleship

·       Sharing Tables

·       The People, The Process, The Pulpit: How to Hire and Keep a Pastor

·       Why Stay

For a complete list of breakout session descriptions and to register for the meeting, visit meeting.bgav.org.

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