Dear Friends,
I am so grateful for the prayers lifted on behalf of my family and I over the last couple of weeks, we are grateful to God for a good report after the surgery. This experience has given me a renewed passion to continue working towards the goal that every person in our ministry area has a church near them that cares about their salvation. As you read the many opportunities for gathering that we have upcoming, keep in mind that all of them are designed to bring us together, to train us for the work, to prepare us for what God is calling us to, all this moving working towards the goal we have as an association of churches to assist our churches in fulfilling the great commission. If we can help with anything from a consulting standpoint, development of leaders, starting a revitalization/replanting process or something else please reach out to us we would be thrilled to be of help to you.
We have several events coming up in the days ahead and I would encourage you to be apart of these as you feel led. One that I think is going to make a strong impact is next week's event for pastors and leaders at Dallas Baptist University with a special interview with Dr. Adam Wright. It is important that you register for that event by tomorrow, Tuesday March 27 so we can get a number to DBU. It will be our traditional time at the University but with the bonus of the interview with Dr. Wright, who I consider one of the foremost voices on leadership in our generation. Today at 11:00 AM we have executive board meeting where we will hear various reports about the ministry of your association. You can join us online or in person at the DBA training center at 9780 Ferguson Road in Dallas. Also, April 5th Tuesday evening, we have Vacation Bible School training to help get your leaders trained for what is in many churches the most evangelistic week of the entire year. Co-lab groups are ongoing, and this continues to be a great way to connect with churches in your area for encouragement and collaboration.
A couple of other upcoming opportunities:
April 11-15 - Hospitality Center for Dallas Cup, an opportunity to minister to teams across the world who come to Dallas for this tournament. Email Chelsie Hoarde if you are interested in participating.
Grateful for you and the work you are doing,
Ryan Jespersen
Executive Director
Dallas Baptist Association
