Report of the Ministerial Convention Committee

                  The Annual Ministerial Convention of the Bible Fellowship Church was held Tuesday, May 2 through Wednesday, May 3, 1989, at Pinebrook Bible Conference, Stroudsburg PA.

                  The theme of the 1989 Ministerial Convention was “The Pastor and His Family.” Rev. Thomas Koch of Christian Counseling Associates was the speaker. The Ministers’ Wives’ Fellowship coordinated their meetings with the convention.

                  The Ministerial Convention closed with the celebration of the Lord’s Supper that included a scripture meditation given by brother Bert Baker.

                  At the annual business meeting of the Ministerial Convention Committee the following men were elected to a two-year term of service: David Jones, Byron Widger and Dean Stortz. Retiring as members of the committee are: Ralph Soper, David Schoen, and Steven Trommler.

                  Next year’s Ministerial Convention will be held May 1-2, 1990 at Pinebrook Bible Conference. The speaker will be Chaplain Lynwood Swanson, Director for Pastoral Care Service at Fox Chase Cancer Center and Director of the Department of Pastoral Care at the Alfred I. Dupont Institute. His topic will be “Ministering in the Hospital Setting.”

Dennis M. Cahill, Secretary, 1989 Committee

1989 Committee                            1990 Committee

Ralph M. Soper, Chairman            Dennis M. Cahill, Chairman

Kenneth D. Keeler, Vice Chairman               Kenneth D. Keeler, Vice Chairman

Dennis M. Cahill, Secretary                           Byron Widger, Secretary

David N. Schoen, Treasurer                           David H. Jones, Treasurer

Steven L. Trommler                                       Dean A. Stortz

Ministerial Convention Committee: Ralph M. Soper, Dennis M. Cahill, Kenneth D. Keeler, David N. Shoen, Steven L. Trommler, Byron Widger, David H. Jones, Dean A. Stortz