From the Executive Director
I’m Thankful For This Statistic
Of all the statistics I could mention, I’m very thankful that 91 churches were represented in the messenger attendance at our Annual Summit in October, 2022. 2021: 65 churches. 2022: 91 churches. The 26-church increase this year is 21% of our 432 SCBI-affiliated churches. But that’s 26 more churches than last year attending our most important meeting of the year.
Four reasons to attend the SCBI Annual Summit
Diversity Size, leadership style, methodology, and ethnicities– I love the diversity of churches in our convention! At the Annual Summit, you get to spend time with leaders who are doing things differently than you, which could inspire you in your ministry context. Plus, this year, I want to celebrate
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Your team at Highland Lakes is thankful for the opportunity that the Lord gives us to provide a resource that helps others discover, develop, and deploy a transformed life in Christ. But you already knew that. We are thankful to see His “faithful love in the morning and (His) faithfulness at night.” And…we are thankful that Rick Porter does not know how to play the ten-stringed harp or lyre.
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