JOIN the B.S.C.L.N. Bivo Small Church Leadership Network Formerly: "Southern Baptist Bivocational Ministers Association" $25.00/yr. January 2010 - December 2010 CLICK HERE to JOIN Our goal is to encourage every state to have someone on staff that will relate directly to Bivocational and/or Smaller Churches. There are in excess of 24,000 bivocational pastors in the SBC and Lifeways ACP totals of the Churches Stats reveal that 81% of SBC Churches have 125 or less in Sunday School. ACP Stats also reveal that the Median of all SBC Churches is 75 or less in Sunday Primary Worship Service and the Median of all SBC Churches is 51 or less in Sunday School. We are a convention of Smaller Churches! We receive no direct funding from the SBC / LIFEWAY /NAMB. Our Support is from Bivos and/or Smaller Churches Your membership will help support our National Coordinator as he works to promote this goal. Western Region of BAGBR Smaller Church Pastors Retreat: January 22-23,2010 Friday Evening / Saturday through Lunch B.A.G.B.R. Baptist Association of Greater Baton Rouge Western Region Pastors Judson Retreat Center, Clinton, La. Pastor and Spouse Invited "No Charge" Enjoy Steak Dinner & Hayride Friday Evening To help us prepare, would you please register for this "FREE RETREAT" Goto the registration form, fill out information (be sure to click on BAGBR Bivo Retreat) and submit the form. CLICK HERE to REGISTER AT NO COST "What Every Pastor Ought To Know" CONFERENCE You can request W.E.P.O.T.K. (1 to 10 hr. conf.) For more information, CLICK HERE for a small group of pastors at your church w/out workbook (no cost), (workbooks are $20.00 ea. if desired) CLICK HERE to REQUEST Conference Southwest Regional Preaching Conference: Spring, 2010 (TBA) Friday Evening / Saturday through Lunch Hosted by 4 associations Beauregard, Vernon, Cary, Mt. Olive Western Region Pastors Dry Creek Camp, Dry Creek, La. Pastor and Spouse Invited "Fee is for Meals & Room" Northern & Southern Regions NORTHERN REGION EDDIE DEHONDT LBC Northern Consultant 22 associations Bayou Macon Bienville Webster-Claiborne Caldwell Concord-Union Delta DeSoto Deer Creek Jackson LaSalle Madison Morehouse Natchitoches Northeast Northwest North Sabine Ouachita Red River Richland Sabine Shady Grove Winn   SOUTHERN REGION Gary Mitchell LBC Southern Consultant 21 associations Acadia BAGBR  Greater Baton Rouge Bayou Baptist Beauregard Big Creek Carey Central La. Chappapeela Eastern Louisiana Evangeline Gulf Coast LaTangi Louisiana Mt. Olive North Rapides St. Tammany Vernon Washington William Wallace

Dr. Fred Hartzell Southwest Regional Consultant Associations Served Beaurerard, Vernon, Carey, Mt. Olive, Louisiana, Acadia Financial Solutions for Bivocational Ministers (pdf file) GuideStone ANNOUNCEMENT: Up to $3000 assistance for ministers of churches with receipts less than $75,000 (pdf file) For more DETAILS CLICK HERE For details, contact: stacy.morgan@lbc.org Exemplary BIVOCATIONAL PASTOR OF THE YEAR Build on Bivo Ministry Invest in Bivo Ministry Validate Bivo Ministry Open doors to Bivo Ministry You Can Nominate Your Candidate for Exemplary Bivocational Pastor of the year 2009 CLICK HERE BIVOCATIONAL SMALLER CHURCH WEB SITE EncourageBivos EquipBivos ExemplifyBivos EmpowerBivos Resources Door Way FOR SMALLER CHURCHES CLICK HERE To GoTo Web Site WISHING YOU HAPPY NEWYEAR !