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In years past, the Coast Bible Conference was offered as a, "Vacation with a purpose." We started on Sunday evening and held sessions and activities all week long. Many people traveled from out-of-town and stayed the entire week. We met and stayed at beautiful, self-contained facilities right across the street from the Mississippi beach in Biloxi. The CBC was the ONLY conference of its type in the country! On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina changed everything. The church/conference facilities were destroyed, hotel prices skyrocketed, and many of the local recreation and entertainment offerings disappeared. By God's Grace, the conference continued during the next two years ('06 and '07), but attendance was down. People just didn't seem able or willing to afford the week of hotels and dining out. It was also a substantial "time-away-from-work" commitment for working families. Under the old format, through your donations, the conference was also providing the funds for housing and food expenses for our speakers and staff for an entire week. It became clear that we needed to make some changes. Facing these new realities, the Board determined we needed to streamline our conference beginning in 2008. We settled on a new format and tried it out in July of 2008. This year, 2009, we'll continue our new tradition with a few modifications. The Board determined that it would be best to cut out one afternoon session and, instead, host two evening sessions. That way, those who could only attending in the evening would be able to hear both speakers on Thursday and Friday evenings. This also frees up some additional afternoon time for rest, relaxation, and recooperation for our speakers and attendees. And most importantly, the focus is still on sound
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Dr. Gene A. Getz
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Dr. Getz ministers at our conference for the first time. Gene's ministry career has involved a variety of experiences including Christian education and music ministries, college and seminary teaching. Dr. Getz became involved in church planting and renewal at a very practical level while teaching at Dallas Theological Seminary. After exploring the subject for several years with his students, he wrote Sharpening the Focus of the Church. Prodded on by several families in Dallas who became interested in starting a new church, Gene launched Fellowship Bible Church in November of 1972. Committed to biblical absolutes, the church was also built on the concept of “freedom in form.” Growth was immediate. Since that time, 12 independent Fellowship churches have been started in the Dallas metroplex and numerous churches throughout the United States can trace their roots back to what has happened in Dallas. Regarding church leadership, Gene feels this is the area where he has learned the most. “We’ve done a lot of things right, but we’ve also made some mistakes,” he confesses. “But that’s one of the exciting things about church planting. You can learn from each experience. More about Dr. Getz: Gene has personally pastored three of these churches. Presently, he is Pastor Emeritus at Fellowship Bible Church North (now Chase Oaks Church), located in Plano, Texas, one of the fastest growing areas in the Dallas metroplex. “The last 20+ years have been the greatest experiences in my personal ministry,” Gene states, “I often say I spent nearly 20 years preparing men to be pastors (13 years at Moody Bible Institute and six years at Dallas Theological Seminary) and now I’m really learning how.”Gene is a prolific author. Most of his 60 books have grown out of his experience as a pastor. The Measure of a Man and The Measure of a Woman have become classics and are used around the world for personal and group study. His most recent publications are Elders and Leaders: God’s Plan for Leading the Church and Rich in Every Way containing 102 supracultural principles for handling material possessions. Gene also hosts a daily radio program called Renewal which is aired nationally and is designed to unfold personal stories of people who have been transformed by the love and grace of Jesus Christ. <<TOP>> |
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