Session 3: church development
Wednesday, November 18th • 6:00 pm
In Session 3 we focus on Church Development and take a look at how BCI churches are doing as well as new opportunities to support and strengthen our churches.
Ben Mandrell – Full Interview
Ben Mandrell was elected the 10th president of LifeWay Christian Resources in 2019. As president and CEO, Mandrell provides vision and strategic leadership to the nonprofit organization. Prior to joining LifeWay, he pastored churches in Colorado and Tennessee.
Jason Allen – Full Interview
Dr. Jason K. Allen has served as the fifth president of Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, in Kansas City, Mo. Since coming to Midwestern Seminary, he has led the institution to become one of the largest and fastest-growing seminaries in North America.
Jim Randall – Full Interview
Jim Randall became one of the founding officers of Auxano in 2014, along with founder, Will Mancini. As CEO, Jim leads a virtual team of consultants that has a contagious passion for serving the local church. Auxano has helped over 1,000 churches achieve break-thru clarity to realize their ministry vision.
Terry Townsend – Full Interview
Terry Townsend is the Senior Agency Principal and a Certified Insurance Counselor (CIC) at the American Church Group. The American Church Group of Iowa & Platte River is a team of church insurance specialists dedicated to helping ministries find the right insurance coverage to meet their unique needs.
Panel Discussion – Full Interview
Join Ed Gregory, Chris McRae, Bob Allen, and Chris Eller as we look at the state of the church within the BCI and how BCI churches and pastors are pushing past the challenges of COVID in 2020 to new ministry and community outreach opportunities.