June 2008 Issue

Additional Events Held in Conjunction with the SBC Annual Meeting

Chaplain (Maj. Gen.) Douglas L. Carver will be the featured speaker at the Chaplain's Luncheon on June 9.

Last June, Carver became the first Southern Baptist since 1954 to lead the U.S. Army's chaplains when he was promoted to a two-star general.

The luncheon, from 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. on Monday, will be held in the Indiana Convention Center's Sagamore Ballroom 7 on Level 2.

Carver, a native of Rome, Georgia, grew up in a Christian home prior to graduating from the University of Tennessee with a bachelor's degree and Southern Baptist Theological Seminary with an M.Div. He also holds a master's degree in strategic studies from the Army War College. An ordained Southern Baptist minister, he has pastored churches in Kentucky, Colorado, and Virginia.

The North American Mission Board's Missional Network will hold a dinner and discussion on Monday, June 9 at Buca di Beppo restaurant in Indianapolis. Participating in a panel discussion will be Kerry Shook, founding pastor of Fellowship of the Woodlands in The Woodlands, Texas; Brian Bloye, founding pastor West Ridge Church in Hiram, Georgia; and Daniel Floyd, lead pastor of Lifepoint Church in Spotsylvania, Virginia.

"Networking has become a critical part of our culture and to this generation," said Mike Cogland, director of the Missional Network. "It's important to connect with others who are likeminded. I hope we'll come away from this time with more defined ideas for reaching our specific communities."

The dinner and discussion will begin at 4:30 p.m. The cost is $10 per person or $15 for couples for the first 150 people. To register, visit www.missional network.org.

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