Bivocational Ministers Conference and Dinner

News: HOKSBA
Wednesday, November 1, 2006

November 14, 2006 Noon at Ministers Conference Immanuel Baptist Church 1415 S. Topeka Wichita, Kansas

6/9 PM Dinner and Program

Corporate Caterers, 3920 W. Douglas The meal will be complimentary but we need your reservations. Contact the Heart of Kansas Southern Baptist Association, 316-943-3446

Steve will also be available to consult with you Monday evening, Tuesday morning and afternoon, and Wednesday morning November 12-14.

If you are driving in from out of town, scholarships are available for gas costs.

This will be a time of encouragement and inspiration. All bivocational ministers and spouses are invited to attend and any other interested parties.

Steve Nerger

Steve serves as the Manager of Strategic Places in the Church Planting Group of the North American Mission Board. This new position will direct National Missionaries who are assigned to specific types of places such as Urban and Multihousing.

Steve's assignment also includes his national oversight of Rural and Bivocational church planting. In this capacity, Steve works with our state and associational partners to increase awareness and develop strategies for reaching the lost through church planting strategies and implementation.

Steve has been in ministry for almost 30 years. Before joining NAMB he served in Florida, first as a Minister of Missions for 4 years, and then pastoring a church that his family started in Pembroke Pines FL. He also worked with the Florida Baptist Convention from 1996-2004 to start English-speaking churches in the Miami/Dade County area. Steve led the Miami Baptist Association in their church planting efforts during their Strategic Focus City emphasis, and helped them start 54 churches in 21/2 years.

Steve has spent 9 years in church planting in Pennsylvania, and 14 years church planting in South Florida. These experiences have led him to write a booklet entitled "Stuff No One Told Me About Church Planting."

Steve was ordained in 1979 after serving four years in the Navy and four years attending college. He and his wife Janet have four children. Greg, Michael and Krista are grown, and have blessed them with six grandchildren. Their fourth child, Amberlee, is an energetic 4-year old.