The Art of Marriage Conference

Adult Ministry News

The Lamp Light

In This issue:

The Art of Marriage

Conference

New Stephen Ministers

LifeKeys

Marriage Mentoring

Employment Coaching

APRIL 2012 ISSUE 2

Your word is a lamp

for my feet,

a light on my path.

Psalm 119:105

LifeKeys

Berean is rolling out a brand new program designed to help you better understand your giftedness. This tool will teach you your strengths and how to use your gifts more ef-fectively to gain a more rewarding and fulfilling life. LifeKeys is a spir-itually-based comprehensive pro-gram for discovering your:

Life Gifts

Spiritual Gifts

Personality Type

Values

Passions

LifeKeys will help you explore a

multi-faceted approach to under-

standing the best ways to add mean-

ing and purpose to your life.

Save the Date:

LifeKeys Discovery Workshop

Friday & Saturday, June 22 & 23.

Friday, April 20, 7:00-9:30 pm

Saturday, April 21, 9:00 am-3:00 pm

Hosted by Pastor Roger and Joanne Thompson, this DVD based seminar will give you practical, insightful tools to enrich your marriage and put the spark back into your relationship. The Art of Marriage will help couples apply what the Bible teaches about marriage in a powerful way. It’s practical, funny, and straight to the heart.

$45 per couple includes book, lunch & refreshments. $60 per couple if you will be using childcare.

Register online at www.bereanbaptist.com or in the commons Sunday, April 1st and 15th.

Stephen Ministry

We are excited to introduce our new class of Stephen Ministers. These eight people will join our existing group of 55 men and women.

Congratulations to our new Stephen Ministers:

Vonnie Harthun

Julie Holden

Martina McCallie

Allen Nevalainen

Bob Overstreet

Kathy Roberts

Shannon Robinson

Suzanne Walford

If you are interested in making a real difference in someone’s life, consider becoming a Stephen Minister. You will receive training & the necessary tools to encourage those who are struggling or facing a crisis. It’s a wonderful way to show Christ’s love to someone in need. For questions or to receive an application, contact Kari Peterson @ 952.223.1848 or karip@bereanbaptist.com.

Opportunities to

Serve:

Stephen Ministry

Heart-to-Heart Visitation

Ministry

Berean Neighborhood

Care

Prayer Team

Guest Center

Sunday Shuttle Drivers

For more information,

contact Kari Peterson @

952.223.1848

In a tough economy such as ours, we

have many people at Berean who are

displaced workers. We want to offer

resources that could help you find the

right job for you.

We have two upcoming Employment

Coaching classes:

Interview Power: How to make a first

and lasting impression during an

interview

Monday, April 16th: 6:30—8:30 p.m.

Constructing your Life’s Work: An

adventure in self-reflection and career

exploration

Monday, May 14th: 6:30—8:30 p.m.

To register, contact Cindy Edwards

612-325-1216 cindy@tofindyourfit.com

Small Group Availability?

Do you belong to a Small Group? Do you

have space available for others to join you?

If so, contact us. There are folks who would

like to become involved in a small group at

Berean, and we’d like to help them become

connected. Please email your group details

to KariP@bereanbaptist.com.

Big Questions Small Group

How do we know the Bible is accurate and

reliable? Why do good people suffer? We all

want answers to faith’s foundational ques-

tions. Join us for a six-week small group

where we will discuss these questions and

more. This group is perfect for those new to

Berean, or those seeking answers about their

faith. Beginning April 15th, we will meet at

6:30 on Sundays. For more information or to

sign up, contact David Beuning at

davidjb99@yahoo.com

Employment Coaching

Marriage Mentors

We understand that God desires us to have strong, happy, and fulfilling marriages.

But sometimes life gets in the way. We become busy with families and careers, and

our marriage gets put on the back burner. It’s time to make your marriage a priori-

ty again. Consider meeting with a Marriage Mentor couple. We have a team of

“seasoned” and trained married couples available to come alongside couples to

provide marriage enrichment and help you discover healthy ways to strengthen

your marriage. Our Marriage Mentors focus on the strengths in your marriage and

provide you with tools to help you have a more satisfying marriage.

Marriage Mentors are ideal for engaged couples, newly married couples, or those

who have been married a while and want to work towards building a stronger

foundation and finding romance again.

If you are interested in learning more about Marriage Mentoring or would like to

further explore whether meeting with a Marriage Mentor couple could be benefi-

cial for your marriage, contact Pastor Brent Birdsall @ 952.223.1806 or

BrentB@bereanbaptist.com

Pastor Brent Birdsall Pastor of Adult Ministries 952.223.1806 BrentB@bereanbaptist.com Kari Peterson Executive Assistant of Adult Ministries and Care Coordinator 952.223.1848 KariP@bereanbaptist.com

Adult Ministry

Events

Contact us to learn

additional opportunities

to serve our Berean

family and the community

or learn ways to help

develop closer

relationships with other

believers here at berean

Visit us on the web!

www.bereanbaptist.com

Behold, I stand at the

door, and knock: if

any man hear my voice,

and open the door, I

will come in to him,

and will sup with him,

and he with me.

Revelation 3:20

Small Groups

Berean Baptist Church 309 East County Road 42 Burnsville, MN 55306

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