The Mainstream News of Ministry and Mission American Baptist Churches of the Great Rivers Region January 2006 No. 1    Email: grrabc@abc-grr.org web: www.abc-grr.org GRR Missions Conference January 20 - 21 Cherry Hills Baptist Church Springfield  IL Opportunities Worship *  Displays and Conversations *  GRR Camping as Mission *  Mission: New Church Development *  International Ministries’  Mission Partnership Teams *  National Ministries’ Initiatives *  Reunions of Mission Work Teams *  Meal Fellowships). (continued on page 2) Calendar January 20 - 21: GRR Missions Conference, Cherry Hills BC February 6: Face to Face Deadline February 24, 25: Baptist History and Polity Course at the Baptist Student Ministry in DeKalb, IL March 4 - Area I Meeting -- South Pointe Centre, DeKalb, IL Serving You for a More Blessed and Happy New Year Your GRR Staff Administrative Staff: Front row from left: Candice Stivers (database, COMSAO administration) Roland Sundberg (Executive Administrator); Back row: Sharon Downs (Camps Administrative Coordinator), Kathy Hutchins (Camps Curriculum Coordinator), Debbie Naugle (Receptionist and Registrar) GRR Program Staff: Front row - Randy McNeely, (Area IV, Costa Rica Partnership, Bivocational Ministry), Cheryl Henson (Area I, Church Renewal Academy, Clergy Development, Seminary Liason); Middle row - Richard Ricks (Area III, Web Sites, Tech Consultations, Multimedia Development), Muriel Johnson (Area V, Church Planting), Max Klinkenborg (Area II, Congregational Ministries); back row - Dwight Stinnett, Executive Minister; John Grisham (Mission Support, Stewardship Development)