SCHEDULE
Monday, November 11
12:00 p.m.
Registration Opens
Ministry Fair Opens
BGAV Lunch Tailgate Begins
2:00 p.m.
BGAV Town Hall Gathering with Panelists:
- Lisa Rodriguez-Watson, national director of Missio Alliance
- TaNikka Sheppard, general secretary of North American Baptist Fellowship
- Minho Song, adjunct professor at Tyndale Seminary and senior pastor of Young Nak Korean Presbyterian Church in Toronto
- Nathan Taylor, executive director of Virginia Baptist Historical Society
4:00 p.m.
Special Events and Gatherings
- Virginia Baptist Pastor’s Conference
- Group gatherings for VBWIM, Latino Network, Korean Fellowship
- Breakout Sessions
5:30 p.m.
Dinner (on-site options available)
7:00 p.m.
Main Session #1: “Freedom in Church”
- Speaker: Robert Stephens
- Worship: Choirs of First Baptist Church, Alexandria
Tuesday, November 12
7:30 a.m.
Early Bird Book Club: All My Knotted-Up Life: A Memoir by Beth Moore
- Facilitator: Sylvia Hobgood
8:00 a.m.
Registration and Ministry Fair Open
9:00 a.m.
Main Session #2: “Freedom in Community”
- Speaker: Miriam Swanson
- Worship: Praise Band of First Baptist Church, Alexandria
10:30 a.m.
Business Session #1
12:00 p.m.
Lunch (on-site options available)
2:30 p.m.
Breakout Sessions
3:45 p.m.
Breakout Sessions
4;45 p.m.
Dinner
7:00 p.m.
Main Session #3: “Freedom in Christ”
- Speaker: Elijah Brown
- Worship: Commonwealth Worship Night
9:00 p.m.
Late Night Book Club: Jesus and the Powers: Christian Political Witness in an Age of Totalitarian Terror and Dysfunctional Democracies by N.T. Wright and Michael F. Bird
- Facilitator: Adam Tyler
Wednesday, November 13
7:30 a.m.
Early Bird Book Club: The Exvangelicals by Sarah McCammon
- Facilitator: Maria Lynn
8:00 a.m.
Registration and Ministry Fair Open
9:00 a.m.
Business Session #2
10:30 a.m.
Ministry Fair Closed
10:45 a.m.
12:00 p.m.
Meeting Concludes