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KBC Super Saturday 2009
Maple Trail President Dr. Shane Garrison will be leading two sessions at the annual Kentucky Baptist Convention’s Super Saturday. Garrison will be leading sessions at 3 of the 6 locations: Lexington – Aug. 22, Elizabethtown – Aug. 29, and Somerset … Continue reading
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Central Assoc. Youth Rally
Maple Trail President Dr. Shane Garrison will be speaking at the annual Central Baptist Association Youth Rally hosted at Bradfordsville Baptist Church in Lebanon, KY, Saturday, July 25. Central Bapt. Association represents 19 Southern Baptist churches in Marion and Washington … Continue reading
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Living Grace Church Leadership Support
Living Grace Church in Campbellsville, KY has asked for Maple Trail to begin working with the church in developing internal leadership structures. Living Grace is a 6-year old church led by Pastor Phillip Kelley, formerly of Metro Austin in Austin, TX. Maple … Continue reading
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CBC Constitution & Bylaws
Columbia Baptist Church has hired Maple Trail for a third time to aid their Constitution and Bylaws committee. The committee was commissioned to update and revise a 60 year old document which governs and guides the church. Maple Trail president … Continue reading
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Garrison to Main Street for 7 Weeks
Maple Trail president Shane Garrison began a 7-week preaching stint at Main Street Baptist Church in Alexandria, KY. Garrison will be filling in from May 24 to July 5. Garrison was the associate pastor of Main Street from 2003 to … Continue reading
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24: KBC Youth Minister’s Retreat
Maple Trail president Shane Garrison will be leading two sessions at the annual KBC Youth Minister’s retreat May18-19. 30 youth ministers will be gathering at Georgetown College for 24 hours of training and encouragement. Garrison will be presenting: Youth Ministry … Continue reading
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Personnel Development at CBC
Maple Trail consultants Shane Garrison and Phillip Brunner are concluding a Personnel Development consultation with Columbia Baptist Church in Columbia, KY. In Feb-March 2009, Maple Trail led CBC through an extensive stewardship emphasis which has resulted in record giving for … Continue reading
Main Street Church Pulpit Supply
Maple Trail president Shane Garrison will be filling the pulpit at Main Street Baptist Church in Alexandria, KY, from May 24 to July 7. Garrison was the associate pastor of Main Street Church for 4.5 years. Garrison will be filling … Continue reading
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Columbia Baptist & Maple Trail Partner Again
Columbia Baptist Church and Maple Trail Ministry Consultants are partnering again. With only weeks away from the finish the Treasure Principle Stewardship Emphasis (see articles below), the leadership of Columbia Baptist asked Maple Trail consultants to come back and help … Continue reading
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Baptist Associational Analysis
Maple Trail president Shane Garrison has been contracted by the Taylor County Baptist Association to perform extensive research analysis for the vision, mission, and future direction of the association. An associational survey has been completed as part of the TCBA … Continue reading
KBC Youth Ministry Retreat
Maple Trail president, Shane Garrison, will be leading two sessions at the annual KBC Youth Ministers Spring Retreat in Georgetown, KY, later this spring. Joe Ball, KBC Youth Ministry Director, organizes the yearly, two-day event so Kentucky Baptist youth ministers can be equipped, … Continue reading
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Treasure Principle Complete
The Treasure Principle Stewardship emphasis led by Maple Trail Ministry Consultants and the Columbia Baptist Church is officially complete. The 6-week emphasis was the first stewardship emphasis led by Maple Trail consultants and the first stewardship-only emphasis in the church since 1957. … Continue reading
Budgeting & Personal Finance Seminar
Jennifer Garrison, Maple Trail consultant and CFO, led over 20 people through a 2-day, 6 hour seminar on budgeting and personal finance. As part of the Treasure Principle Stewardship emphasis at Columbia Baptist Church, Garrison taught biblical principles on money along … Continue reading
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Worship Arts Conference
Maple Trail president Shane Garrison presented Worship: Infinite and Intimate at the 2009 Campbellsville University Worship Arts Conference. He also participate in a panel discussion with best selling author Shane Claiborne and Christian music recording artist Charlie Hall. www.cuworshiparts.com
Youth Leader Training & DNow Weekend
Maple Trail president Shane Garrison is spending the weekend discipling nearly 150 teenagers and youth leaders in Hancock Co. The ministry effort is part of the Blackford Breckenridge Associational Youth DiscipleNow Weekend held at Schafer Baptist Camp in Pellville. 15 … Continue reading
Helping a Youth Ministry Get Started
Maple Trail ministry consultant Brandon Carrier is working with Hopewell Baptist Church in Harrodsburg, KY, on how to begin a youth ministry strategy in a sister church. Carrier leads the youth ministry at Pioneer Baptist Church in Harrodsburg, were he serves … Continue reading
Maple Trail & Columbia BC Seek God’s Treasure
Maple Trail president Shane Garrison leading Sunday School at Columbia Baptist Church. CBC has partnered with Maple Trail in the Treasure Principle Stewardship Emphasis. Multiple events are being hosted by Maple Trail consultants to aid the church in understanding the … Continue reading
Equipping Pastors, Deacons with Tools for Ministry
Written by Todd Deaton Editor, Western Recorder Thursday, February 17, 2009 Full Story available at www.westernrecorder.org Shane Garrison, assistant professor of educational ministries at Campbellsville University, led a poignant session on dealing with conflict. Since many churches will experience conflict at … Continue reading
CU Worship Arts Conference ’09
Shane Garrison, Maple Trail president, presented Worship: Infinite and Intimate at the 3rd Annual Campbellsville University Worship Arts Conference. Keynote speaker Shane Claiborne, author of Jesus for President and The Irresistible Revolution, had a travel problem and could not make the … Continue reading
The Treasure Principle is Launched
Maple Trail and Columbia Baptist Church launched the 5-week Treasure Principle Stewardship Emphasis this past Sunday. Nearly 200 adults and high school students gathered for a joint Sunday School session taught by Maple Trail President Shane Garrison. The first sermon … Continue reading
CBC & Maple Trail Begin Stewardship Emphasis
Columbia Baptist Church in Columbia, KY and Maple Trail will begin a 6-week partnership Sunday, February 15 through March 22. The key ministry strategy is to help the people of CBC grow in their understanding of biblical stewardship and help … Continue reading
KBC Retreat Recap
Maple Trail President Shane Garrison presented two breakout sessions at the annual Kentucky Baptist Convention Deacon-Pastor-Spouse Retreat with the theme “Equipping Servant Leaders.” Over 200 were in attendance at the Griffin Gate Marriott Hotel and Resort in Lexington, KY. Garrison’s … Continue reading
KBC Pastors-Deacons-Spouses Retreat
Maple Trail President & Lead Consultant Shane Garrison will be presenting two breakout sessions this weekend at the annual KBC Deacon, Pastor, Spouse Retreat at the Griffin Gate Marriot Resort and Spa in Lexington, KY. Over 200 pastors, deacons and spouses … Continue reading
Stewardship Emphasis at CBC
This Sunday (2/8/09) officially begins a 6-week Maple Trail consulting with Columbia Baptist Church in Columbia, KY. Maple Trail will be focusing in the area of stewardship. Maple Trail consultants will be leading in a Sunday School study of The Treasure Principle … Continue reading
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BBC Training Recap
Nearly 50 Bible study teachers gathered Saturday for the Bethlehem Baptist Church Teacher Training Conference. From 8 am to nearly 3 pm, we worked through major issues of Bible teaching including The Discipler’s Model, How to Double Your Sunday School … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible study, Children Ministry, education, teacher, teacher training, youth ministry
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