By Baptist Message staff
ALEXANDRIA, La. (LBM) – The annual ReGroup Sunday school training conference is going all digital this year.
Originally scheduled for August 8th in Baton Rouge and August 15th in West Monroe, both ReGroup events were moved from in-person formats to a virtual platform because of concerns for the safety of participants who planned to attend as well as caution about potential attendance restrictions by the state in response to the novel coronavirus outbreak.
Now scheduled for Aug. 10 and 11, the conference will focus on four areas of the ReGroup strategy – sharing the gospel, developing biblical community, helping believers mature spiritually and equipping believers to live missionally. General topics will include reaching and connecting in a social distancing world, leading Bible study in-person as well as online and finding new ways to minister and care for people.
Louisiana Baptist Executive Director Steve Horn is the keynote speaker, and will be joined by other guests with expertise in various areas of ministry.
Digitial ReGroup will kick off at 6 p.m., Aug. 10, with a session for pastors, ministers of education and Sunday school directors, followed by a second session at 7:30 p.m. for adult leaders. The following day, sessions are scheduled for preschool and children’s leaders, 6-8 p.m., and youth leaders, 7:30-8:30 p.m.
Sean Keith, Sunday school and discipleship strategist for Louisiana Baptists, emphasized that the conference is needed because of the important role of Sunday school and small groups in the life of a church.
Now scheduled for Aug. 10 and 11, the conference will focus on four areas of the ReGroup strategy – sharing the gospel, developing biblical community, helping believers mature spiritually and equipping believers to live missionally. General topics will include reaching and connecting in a social distancing world, leading Bible study in-person as well as online and finding new ways to minister and care for people.
Louisiana Baptist Executive Director Steve Horn is the keynote speaker, and will be joined by other guests with expertise in various areas of ministry.
“Because of the unprecedented time that we are living in, one of the most concerning issues is how to Re-Engage our people into this much needed work. It is especially important for our Next Gen leadership,” he said. “Even so, how do we help churches who are or will be addressing the re-launch or re-gathering of their Sunday school and/or small groups? Our answer is Digital ReGroup 2020. We are putting together an incredible group of people that will address these issues head on with practical and helpful tips for re-engaging your Sunday school or small group ministry.”
“Because of the unprecedented time that we are living in, one of the most concerning issues is how to Re-Engage our people into this much needed work. It is especially important for our Next Gen leadership,” he said. “Even so, how do we help churches who are or will be addressing the re-launch or re-gathering of their Sunday school and/or small groups? Our answer is Digital ReGroup 2020. We are putting together an incredible group of people that will address these issues head on with practical and helpful tips for re-engaging your Sunday school or small group ministry.”
