REFOCUS

2012 Bible Study Leadership Conference

Living Out the Gospel

February 3-4, 2012

First Baptist Church

111 S. 7th St.

Muskogee, OK

In association with

Muskogee Baptist

Association and

First Baptist Ft. Gibson

Registration:

$20/Person (by January 26th)

$25/Person (after January 26th)

For more information or to register

call 918-682-3496 or go to

www.fbcmuskogee.org

Bible Study, Sunday School, Life Groups, or

whatever you call your small group

ministry, we believe it is the key to the

church carrying out the Great Commission.

At the REFOCUS 2012 Conference, we

want to motivate and equip pastors, staff,

and class leaders to be effective in carrying

out the ministry that God has entrusted

them. As always we will have training in the

fundamentals of reaching, teaching, and

ministering. We will also cover other topics

such as using technology and this year’s

theme “Living Out the Gospel”, which will

help you lead your small groups to be on

mission and doing mission projects from

locally to around the world.

Join us this year and bring your team of

leaders as we get REFOCUSed on the

mission God has given us.

Topics will include but not limited to:

Lesson Preparation

Outreach

Class Ministry

Technology

Understanding Youth Culture

Preparing Your Room

Sharing Christ with Children

Using Curriculum

Mission Projects

Connecting w/ Students

Conference Schedule

Friday, February 3

5:30p.m.-Dinner*

6:15-General Session

7:00-Break

7:15– Breakout #1

8:15– Dismiss

*by reservation

Saturday, February 4

8:00 a.m.– Continental Breakfast

8:30– Breakout #2

9:30– Break

9:45– Breakout #3

10:45– Break

11:00– Breakout #4

12:00– Dismiss

Keynote Speakers

Philip Nation

Philip Nation is the

Director of Ministry

Development with

Lifeway Research and

a frequent speaker in

churches and

conferences. Philip has

served as a pastor, minister of education, and

a church planter. Currently, he also serves as

the Equipping/Teaching Pastor for The

Fellowship at Two Rivers (Nashville). Philip

is the co-author of Compelled by Love : The

Most Excellent Way to Missional Living with

Ed Stetzer.

Johnny Derouen Dr. Johnny Derouen has

received his PhD in

Student Ministry at

Southwestern Baptist

Theological Seminary

in Fort Worth, TX. He

currently serves as

Associate Professor of

Student ministries at SWBTS. He has served

in multiple churches and has more than 37

years of youth ministry experience.

Quotes from Last Year’s Attendees

“I always walk away with a renewed fire for the

growth of our class. Thank you for

providing this opportunity”

“I teach 3rd Grade Sunday School. I„ve felt very

insufficient as far as teaching but I learned many

new Ideas and gained

confidence in myself as a teacher.”

“The Leadership Conference has been a huge

blessing for our church and for our Sunday

School leadership. Every year it brings a fresh

new refocus that shows the importance of the

growth of our church thru Sunday School. I am a

firm believer that the key to a church growing and

reaching souls for Christ is thru the

Sunday school and this conference really

captured our hearts a few years ago and has been

an instrumental tool to God blessing our

church!”

Rev Danny Gandara, Pastor, FBC Fort Gibson

Matthew 25:40 “I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the

least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.”