EMBRACE workshop will be at Johnson Ferry Baptist Church in Marietta, Georgia on Wednesday, September 7th from 8 AM til 4:45 p.m.

IMB will be providing interpreters for that all-day event, and would love to have you and others join us for the Break-Out sessions in the afternoon as well.

More information about EMBRACE  can be found by clicking here.

Registration is $20.00 – To register, click here.

Workshops coming at this years conference:

• Follow Me, We are His disciples - Taught by Aric Randolph
• Evangelism in Jerusalem, Judea, the uttermost parts of the earth and Cyberspace – Taught by Lane Burris
• Music Workshop and Performance – Taught by Ronaldo Feliciano
• Got Workshop? “Construction in ASL” – Facilitated by Vernee Burris
• Open Forum - Facilitated by Laramie Burris

Follow Me, We are His disciples

Taught by Aric Randolph 

• We have no idea what it really means to “Follow Christ.”
• His calling is not idle…His calling is LIFE changing!
• Are you followers of Christ?
• Followers of Christ are called Disciples.
• What is a disciple of Christ?
• What does it mean to be a disciple of Christ?
• Does it cost to be a disciple of Christ?
• Does it cost not to be a disciple of Christ?

Come and find the answer to these questions.

Who is Aric Randolph?

Aric Randolph is deaf and serves as Pastor at New Life Deaf Fellowship in Fort Worth, Texas.  He has pastured there for 19 years.  .  He has been in many leadership roles during his 19 years, such as; Deaf Youth Camp, Texas Baptist Conference of the Deaf, Southern Baptist Conference of the Deaf, SBCD/IMB Task Force, Deaf Mission Trips and many other organizations.

He attended Dallas Baptist University and got his B.S. in Biblical Studies then attended Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and received his Masters of Divinity with Biblical Languages.  When Aric began in the ministry, he adopted the statement that was said by William Carey, “Attempt Great Things For God, Expect Great Things From God.”  Aric will tell you how important it is to trust and depend on the Lord in all things.

His workshop begins on Saturday morning and continues on Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning.

Evangelism in Jerusalem, Judea, the uttermost parts of the earth and Cyberspace

Taught by Lane Burris 

Today’s society spends endless hours on Facebook, email, websites.  What a wonderful tool the church can tap into and reach others for Christ!  This is another avenue to proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ.   This workshop will help you learn ways to make a simple webpage, blog, Vlog, group email, or Facebook to reach out to the cyberspace community.  You do not need to know how to write a software program to setup a format to reach others through the internet.

This workshop will be offered during the morning and afternoon workshop hours.

Lane Burris is a graduate of Mercer University with a BS degree in Computer Science.  He is a certified Network Engineer.  He creates and maintains many websites for various organizations and ministries.

Taught by Ronaldo Feliciano

This workshop is for deaf and hearing. It will be offered Saturday morning and continue through the afternoon workshop hour.   Come and learn new ways for signing music.  Participants will learn to sign a couple of songs.  This group will perform as a deaf choir during the conference.

“Construction in ASL”

Facilitated by Vernee Burris

The purpose of this workshop is to show interpreters how to use the internet base workshops at “Signs of Development”. The participant will actually work through the workshop titled “Construction in ASL” participants will learn how to fill out the paperwork and send into Signs of Development to obtain RID CEUs.

This format is great for people:

• Who are busy and need to work at their own pace
• For geographic areas where there are not  many opportunities to attend workshops but there is a need to keep  certificate current
• Who desire training for interpreters seeking their certification.

Come and experience this new type of workshop with other interpreters and share your experiences. Those who complete the activities in this workshop can earn .3 CEUs.

This workshop plays with classifiers, setting them up in your signing space and identifying the relationships of items and locations.

This is a 3 hours workshop and will be offered Saturday morning and continue through Saturday afternoon workshop hour.

Open Forum

Facilitated by Laramie Burris 

This forum tends to have a panel of deaf ministry workers who share their experiences with ideas for ministering to their community.  If you are looking for fresh ideas or want someone to bounce your ideas off of this is the place for you.    The open forum encourages others to discuss and share their ideas for helping GBCD or other churches on ways to do a better job ministering to the deaf community.

This group gathers on Saturday afternoons after the workshop hours.

Nov 4-6 2011  Glen Rose, TX

Any questions, email Larry White at larry@firstsouthern.tv

SBCD Starts in …

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DEADLINE TO REGISTER
FOR TRANSPORTATION
June 15th!

CLICK HERE for Atlanta Hartsfield Airport Arrivals

CLICK HERE for Greenville/Spartanburg Airport Arrivals

CLICK HERE for Amtrak  Arrivals

1. Contact Groome Transportation ASAP and make reservations to get from the Atlanta airport to the Athens Comfort Inn and Suites at 3900 Atlanta Highway.  You can see their schedule  by clicking here.  You may also make a reservation online at this website or call them at 706-410-2363 . Cost for this service is $34 one way or $63 round trip.  Children 11 and under ride free!
2. To find Groome Transportation at the Atlanta airport, look for the signs to the Ground Transportation Center just before you enter the baggage claim area!  After you get your bags, go to the Ground Transportation Center and look for Groome Transportation.
   
3. Also, complete the form below so the GBCD shuttle will know when to pick you up at the Comfort Inn and Suites hotel in Athens to carry you to the conference center where SBCD will be!
4. There will be a $15 per person cost for the shuttle from Athens to the Georgia Baptist Conference Center in Toccoa payable by cash or check when we pick you up in Athens.
5. To return from the Georgia Baptist Conference Center in Toccoa to the Comfort Inns and Suites hotel in Athens will be an additional $15 per person payable by cash or check.

DEADLINE FOR MAKING RESERVATIONS IS June 15, 2011!!

Click the ASL logo for a signed version of these instructions!