November 18: Precept Ministries Men’s Conference with Bob Vereen
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This day-long Men’s conference
by Precept Ministries International
was held at Central Baptist Church in Brantford, Ontario. Precept Ministries
International have had several half-day Men’s leadership training days in the
past but this full-day event was different with special guest speaker Bob
Vereen from Precept Ministries
in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Bob works internationally for
Precept Ministries and has authored several books.
He and his wife Diane came up to Canada for dual speaking roles. She was the
keynote speaker at the Precept Women’s Conference held this same weekend in
Guelph, Ontario. Bob shared his vast Bible
knowledge and his heart for men and challenged those in attendance to get
deeper into the Word in order to be able to listen to God’s voice and
directions for their lives and then to act upon them. It is only by knowing
His Word, that Christian men especially, can fulfill their role in their
homes and in their churches and ultimately in their communities. He shared two key statements
with us that have affected his life and walk in a significant way. Firstly,
he shared that “My primary responsibility as a born-again
believer is to make certain that every day I’m filled to the point of
overflowing with the reality of Jesus Christ to such a degree that I splash
out that reality to those I come in contact with.” And, secondly; “I can’t but He (God) never said I could … He can and He
always said He would.” The Director of Precept
International in Canada, Dr. Tom Hart was also speaking at the event and
shared his heart for men’s ministries. Tom has authored several books
and has co-authored several with Kay Arthur. Both Tom and Bob lead break-out
sessions that looked at the “Biblical man” and where men are in the church
today and what has prevented them from being the leaders they are called to
be and Bob on His ’40-minute’ study, “How Can a Man Control His
Thoughts, Desires and Passions?”. I was blessed to be able to lead
the two sessions of Praise singing – choosing songs that men could relate to
in their worship of their Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. Food was an important part of
the day with the morning beginning with a continental breakfast and then plenty
of snacks throughout the day. For lunch, most of the men went out to various
local restaurants. It seems that food and fellowship are two cornerstones of
men’s ministries! After lunch, Clinton Saito from
Brantford passionatly shared his heart of evangelism and really challenged us
to become more assertive in our outreach – whether it be at work or at home
or wherever we find ourselves during our days. Clinton is involved with the Gideon’s in Canada. He briefly shared
about his invoplement in prison ministries as well. Clinton’s wife, Ann is an
employee at the Precept Ministries office in Brantford. Bob ended the day with a
wonderful and lively preaching time on the the Holy Spirit, the Word, Salvation
and Sanctifiaction – all in 30 minutes! |
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Here are some pictures from the
day.
A Continental breakfast was just
the beginning Tom Hart, Director of
Precept Ministries in Canada
And his son
Patrick.
Tom lead one of the break-out
sessions on Book table of
Precept Ministries resources being a “man of God” for
men’s ministries
Keynote speaker Bob Vereen from Clinton Saito spoke
passionately about Precept Ministries,
Chattanooga
evangelism in the work-place.
The panel discussion with
Clinton, Bob and Tom Bob, Ian and
Tom at the end of a very successful
Men’s Conference Blessings, Ian |
