Maple Trail Ministry Consultants

Maple Trail Ministry Consultants finished 2011 with relative ease.  God continues to be faithful and all of our consultants are doing well in their respective positions and ministries.  All in all, not much has changed in 2011.

• Dr. Shane Garrison continues to serve as interim pastor of Lancaster Baptist Church in Garrard Co., just outside of Richmond, and on the faculty of Campbellsville University.
• Mrs. Jennifer Garrison has begun work on a Ph.D. in Family Ministry at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and continues adjuncting in the Campbellsville Univ. School of Theology.
• Mr. Philip Brunner continues to serve as Pastor of Worship & Administration at Main Street Baptist Church in Alexandria. 
• Rev. Brandon Carrier continues as Associate Pastor of Pioneer Baptist Church in Harrodsburg and is acting interim pastor. 
• Rev. Zach Rice continues as Minister of Music and Education at Immanuel Baptist Church in Danville. 
• Rev. Dave Crowe continues as Senior Pastor of Bruners Chapel Baptist Church in Mercer County. 

Maple Trail is currently available for church consultations and ministry development projects in 2012.  We recognize churches are struggling financially and need to carefully consider their budgets in these difficult economic times.  We strive to keep our rates extremely low and favorable to churches of all sizes. 

If you are in need of help in moving your church or ministry forward into the future, Maple Trail Ministry Consultants could be your answer.

July 23-24 – Crestwood Baptist Church, Frankfort, KY - Dr. Garrison will be leading a Sunday School Teacher Training event on Saturday and preaching about the teaching ministry of the church on Sunday.

July 30 – Anchor Baptist Church, Richmond, KY – Garrison will be finishing the Transformational Church consultation process with pastor Chris Carroll and church leadership.

July 31 – First Baptist Church, Monticello, KY – Garrison will be preaching in the Sunday morning service.

August 7 – Campbellsville Baptist Church, Campbellsville, KY – Garrison will be preaching in the two morning worship services.

August 8 – Danville Christian Academy – Garrison will be leading a professional development seminar for teachers and staff of the Christian school in the afternoon.  That evening another session for the parents focusing on Biblical Parenting and Child Spiritual Formation will be held.

August 24 – KY Baptist Convention – Garrison will be filming training videos for children’s ministry leaders which will be part of the KBC’s effort to equip and support churches. The videos are part of larger project to create online content for local church uses.

Dr. Shane Garrison, president of Maple Trail Ministry Consultants, completed his time as the interim pastor of Bethany Baptist Church in Louisville, KY.  Garrison became interim pastor in August 2010 after the departure of Dr. Chuck Fuller.  This is the third church Garrison has served as interim.

Bethany BC is a 100-attender church in the Highlands neighborhood of Louisville.  It sits on the corner of Taylorsville and Bardstown roads.  The church is highly committed to global and national missions and reaches many young seminary families.

Bro. Ken Vickery begins as the new pastor on July 17.

Maple Trail Ministry Consultants will be working with several churches and conferences this summer in various capacities.  We are excited to be invited and look forward to beginning relationships with these churches.

May 16-19 – Contagious Churches & Leaders Conference – Campbellsville Univ. Louisville Extension Center, Louisville, KY - Dr. Shane Garrison will be presenting a main session on how Millennials are reacting to the cultural shift of postmodernity and how that is radically shaping their worldview. 

The main session speakers are Dr. Leonard Sweet, Dr. Steve Ayers, Dr. Kevin Cosby, Dr. Jeff Eaton, and Jon Weece.

May 20-21 – Hope Community Church, Frankfort, KY – Christian Parenting Conference – Dr. Garrison will be presenting two seminars for Christian parents and preaching in the Sunday morning worship services.  Hope Community is pastored by Dr. Jeff Eaton.

June 11 – Anchor Baptist Church, Richmond, KY – Transformational Church Leadership Summit – Garrison will be leading Anchor through the Tranformational Church process.  Anchor is pastored by Chris Carroll.

July 24 – Crestwood Baptist Church, Frankfort, KY - Bible Study Teacher Training Workshop - Garrison will be presenting a training for Sunday School teachers and preaching in the Sunday morning worship services.  Crestwood is pastored by Dr. Michael Hail.

The following was taken during the 2011 KBC Imagine Preschool and Children’s Ministry Conference at Parkway Baptist Church in Bardstown, KY.  Dr. Garrison was asked to bring the message Saturday morning during the large group session.

Dr. Shane Garrison, president and lead consultant of Maple Trail Ministry Consultants, will be teaching and leading several significant ministry events during the months of January and February.

• Salem Baptist Church, Campbellsville - Jan. 30-Feb. 2 – Teaching a 4-session study through the book of Galatians for the annual LifeWay January Bible Study. Honored to be invited by Pastor Michael Goodwin.
• The IMAGINE Preschool & Children’s Conference at Parkway Bapt. Church sponsored by the KY Baptist Convention – Feb. 11-12 – Garrison will be speaking in the Friday evening main session and then leading a breakout session on Equipping and Empowering Parents to be spiritual disciplers of their children.
• Good Hope Baptist & Friendship Baptist Church, Campbellsville – Feb. 27-Mar. 2 – Teaching the Galatians Bible study again for these two wonderful churches who come together for this annual event.
• Anchor Baptist Church, Richmond - Ongoing – Garrison will be leading Anchor through the Transformational Church assessment strategy.  Garrison will serve alongside Pastor Chris Carroll and key ministry leaders as they assess their current ministry dreams and possibilities.
• Bethany Baptist Church, Louisville – Garrison continues to serve as Bethany’s interim pastor.

Maple Trail is honored to be part of these fine churches and ministries.  We are asking God to bless each and every one during these times of ministry development.

Dr. Shane Garrison will be a main session speaker and breakout leader for the Imagine Children’s Ministry Conference hosted by the Kentucky Baptist Convention and Parkway Baptist Church in Bardstown. The conference will be Friday & Saturday, February 11-12, 2011.

The conference is going to present excellent breakouts sessions by national leaders. There are going to be exceptional tools for children pastors, Sunday school teachers, parents, literally anyone who has a passion for children and sharing Jesus with them.

Garrison will be sharing his personal story on Friday night in the main session and leading a breakout session called “Equipping and Empowering Parents.”

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Great news to share! Dr. Shane Garrison has been asked to stay on at Bethany Baptist Church in Louisville, KY as their “permanent” interim pastor.

Garrison has been preaching weekly at Bethany since mid-September. As of Nov. 7, Garrison will stay on until they secure a senior pastor whether it be a few months or longer.

Bethany BC is located on the corner of Taylorsville and Bardstown Road in the Highlands district. It is a historic church with many connections to Southern Seminary, Campbellsville University and numerous mission organizations in Jefferson County.

Garrison is joined by Dr. Tom Bolton who serves as Minister of Music and Bro. Nick Webb who is the Youth and Children’s Minister. Dr. Bolton serves on the music faculty at SBTS in the School of Church Ministries and was formerly the Dean of the School of Music. Bro. Nick is a seminary student pursuing his M.Div.

Bethany’s people are quite eclectic. There is a strong number of senior adult members and a good number of young families, including many seminary connected couples. There is diversity in the church as we have attenders from India, Korea, China, Africa and all parts of Louisville. There is even a Korean church that use the facility called True Light Korean Baptist Church.

In all the church is seeking to reach more people for Christ and become a light in their neighborhood.
http://bethanylouisville.com/

I am honored to a Transformational Church Consultant. If you would like to talk about the Tranformational Church process, assessment or consulting, please contact me at mapletrail@live.com.

Dr. Shane Garrison will be the guest speaker at the Calvary Baptist Church (Corbin) Sunday School Teacher Appreciation Banquet Friday, September 10.  Calvary pastor Kevin Roach has made Sunday School a major emphasis of the church over the past two years.  The appreciation banquet is to encourage teachers in their teaching ministry.

Garrison will be presenting the 3 to 1 Principle in Teaching.

Maple Trail President Dr. Shane Garrison will be a workshop presenter at two of the Kentucky Baptist Convention’s Super Saturday 2010 events.  Dr. Garrison will be presenting in Williamsburg on September 11th and in Bowling Green September 18th.

In Williamsburg, Dr. Garrison will be leading 3 sessions:

1.  Great Expectations for Sunday School
2.  Moving Spectators to Participants in Sunday School
3.  50 Ways to Reach Adults for Your Class

In Bowling Green, Garrison will be leading 2 sessions:

1.  Deacon Ministry Teams
2.  Conflict Management in the Church

Dr. Shane Garrison will preach a trial sermon August 22 at Bethany Baptist Church in Louisville, KY.  Garrison is being considered as a possible interim pastor for the church.

Bethany Baptist was formerly pastored by Dr. Chuck Fuller, longtime friend and colleague of Garrison, who has taken a full time teaching position at Anderson University in Anderson, SC.  Dr. Fuller served as Bethany’s pastor for over 6 years.

Garrison has preached once before at Bethany.  He filled the pulpit back in November 2009 while Dr. Fuller was taking a sabbatical.

Garrison is one of six candidates for the interim pastor.  Others include two faculty members at Southern Seminary and a denominational leader with the Kentucky Baptist Convention.  The final decision will be announced mid-September after all six candidates have preached and met with the search committee.

Maple Trail Ministry Consultants president and lead consultant Dr. Shane Garrison will be serving in a variety of settings this fall.  Here is brief overview of the fall schedule.

August 5:  January Bible Study Preview: Galatians at Campbellsville University.  Garrison will be two sessions on Galatians 3 -4 helping pastors and teachers dissect this important New Testament Book.

August 22: Garrison will be preaching @ Bethany Baptist Church, Louisville, KY.  Garrison is being considered for Bethany’s interim pastor.

September 11:  KBC Super Saturday, Williamsburg. Garrison will be working with Sunday school leaders and teachers in 3 workshops entitled Great Expectations for Sunday School, Moving Attenders from Spectators to Participants, and Reaching Adults for My Class.

September 13: Garrison will be presenting for the Campbellsville Univ. School of Theology Biblical and Theological Lecture Series. His paper topic is “Postmodernity and the Shift in Millennial Christianity.”

September 18:  KBC Super Saturday, Bowling Green. Garrison will be leading two deacon ministry sessions entitled Deacon Teams and Healthy Conflict Management.

September 23-24: Campbellsville Univ. Pastors and Church Leaders Conference.  Garrison will be leading a workshop entitled “Leadership Across the Generations” along with Dr. Ted Taylor.

October 5 – 9: Garrison will be leading a group of students to the Catalyst Conference in Atlanta, GA.

October 16: Garrison will be preaching at the annual Youth Revival hosted by St. Mark’s United Methodist Church in Columbia, KY.

Dr. Shane Garrison will be a presenter at the 2010 January Bible Study Preview hosted annually by the Campbellsville University Office of Church and External Relations and the CU School of Theology.

The event will be held Thursday, August 5 from 1 till 8 PM in the Winters Banquet Hall on the campus of Campbellsville University.

This year’s preview will focus on the New Testament book of Galatians.  Many Southern Baptist Churches will teach the book during their winter Bible study season.

Garrison will be presenting chapters 3 & 4.  Other presenters include School of Theology faculty members Dr. John Hurtgen, Dean & professor of New Testament, and Dr. Ted Taylor, professor of Christian Studies.

The event is free to the public.  Dinner will be provided for a small fee.  More information available by calling 1 (800) 264-6014.

Maple Trail president Dr. Shane Garrison completed an interim pastorate at Parkway Baptist Church in Bardstown, KY, July 4, 2010.   Garrison had served in the pulpit since April full-time, but also filled the pulpit on other occasions during the vacancy.

Dr. James Carroll

Parkway called Dr. James Carroll to be their new senior pastor.  Dr. Carroll was previously teaching pastor at West Hills Church in Villa Rica, GA, a suburb of Atlanta.  Carroll is a native of Belfry, KY and a graduate of Eastern KY University and Southern Seminary.  He is married to Mikila and they have two children.

Maple Trail Ministry Consultants finished their fourth consulting with Columbia Baptist Church in Adair County Easter Sunday, 2010.  This most recent consultation focused on Sunday school development and administrative support for the Find It Here initiative.

Dr. Ted Taylor, transitional pastor of CBC, has been overwhelmingly pleased with Maple Trail’s continued efforts. “If you think about what a church might need in way of administration or ministry development over the course of a two year period, Maple Trail has provided nearly all of that for us.”

In actuality, it has been more like 14 months since Columbia Baptist Church and Maple Trail began their ministry relationship.

It started in February 2009 when Maple Trail was asked to lead the church through a 6-week stewardship emphasis including stewardship preaching, a 5-week Sunday school emphasis, personal finance seminars and private financial counseling for families and individuals.  Additionally, the church requested Maple Trail’s church administration consultant Phillip Brunner to take a look at church giving records and financial trends to help the Stewardship Committee.  This initial consultation formed a strong relationship and trust within the church.

In the summer months, Maple Trail was asked to return to help the church Personnel Committee update job descriptions and complete compensation studies for all staff positions.

Then again in October, Maple Trail president and lead consultant Dr. Shane Garrison spent three months with the Constitution and By-Law Committee revamping a 30-year old document.  The completely revised document went into action January 1st.

Then again in February 2010 was asked to support the church with the Find It Here initiative, a Kentucky Baptist Convention initiative to invite every Kentuckian to worship on Easter Sunday, and strategically develop the Sunday school.  Garrison again helped the church implement a new member curriculum, conducted two teacher training events, and created a working strategy for Sunday school growth.

There is little doubt that Columbia Baptist Church has been the most supportive church of Maple Trail Ministry Consultants.  With four consultations behind them, who knows what the future may hold.