Maple Trail Ministry Consultants

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.