A three-day FGBC leadership strategy meeting concludes tomorrow morning.
All the heads of the national organizations, as well as present, past and future FGBC Moderators gathered with Fellowship Coordinator Tom Avey on the Concordia Seminary campus in Fort Wayne, Indiana, on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday to hear reports from the national organizations, to further refine planning for Equip07 national conference, and to consider other long-range and strategic matters of interest to the Fellowship.
Among the reports were some exciting new directions in church planting by Grace Brethren North American Missions. Details will be released by executive director Tim Boal soon.
Among those meeting were (clockwise, from lower left), Larry Chamberlain (GBIF), Tom Avey (FGBC Coordinator), Keith Shearer (current FGBC moderator), Dave Guiles (GBIM), Dan Allan (immediate past moderator), Jim Brown (moderator for 2007-08), Tim Boal (GBNAM), and Ken Seyfert (GBIF).
Others participating included Ron Manahan (Grace College & Seminary), Ed Lewis (CE National), John Haller (Grace Brethren Men), and Terry White (Brethren Missionary Herald Co.).