Church Ministries Conference

08/28/2026

Moody Radio, one of last year's vendors, and Michael Rydelnik, one of last year's workshop speakers, have a special live recording of Open Line at Trinity Baptist Church
You’ll have the opportunity to ask questions about Scripture, God, and the Christian life.
The event will also include an exclusive teaching session on “Are We Living in the Last Days?” and an opportunity to meet Dr. Rydelnik.
When: Saturday, September 26 | 9:00 AM–3:00 PM
Where: Trinity Baptist Church | Grand Rapids, MI
$30 registration, which includes a Chick-fil-A lunch.
For more info, click on the link

Get tickets online for Open Line Live Grand Rapids 2026 here.

05/28/2026

https://sing.theworshipinitiative.com/series/lament/session-1?ref_user=aff2bed9-d0bc-4641-8237-7ec1478eee9a

04/30/2026

Mike Williquette, church advancement coordinator from Bibles International, did a workshop entitled the Best and Worst of Missions Conference. Here is the research from that workshop.

The following PDF are the results of two missionary surveys, each performed about 20 years apart. The first survey was sent to over 100 mis...

04/23/2026

Gil Thomas, from Good Soil Evangelism and Discipleship, led a workshop entitled "Me, Disciple?" Attendees examined how to answer the following questions “What is a disciple-maker?” and “How can I be one?”

2026 CMC Workshop by Gil Thomas, from Good Soil Ministries - www.goodsoil.com/ “What is a disciple-maker?” and “How can I be one?” In this ...

04/16/2026

We have an amazing hope to share with our Muslim neighbors and friends. What an opportunity for the Gospel we have in Michigan when 250,000 Muslims live here! But how do you respond when your Muslim friend says, “The Bible has been corrupted”? We need to be prepared to give a reason for the hope we have in Christ, with gentleness and respect!
This workshop covered the why and some basic how to points.

A resource page for the annual Church Ministries Conference in Grand Rapids, MI.

04/16/2026

Let's Talk About Politics.
In this workshop, David Rodgers talked about basic principles for doing politics Biblically and better.

2026 CMC Workshop by Dave Rodgers, from Trinity Baptist Church Here are four important words/attitudes to remember on this topic and any top...

04/09/2026

Leaders are Readers.
In this workshop, Jeffery shared Why Read, How to Read, and When to Read

from www.reftoons.com Workshop by Jim Jeffery at the 2026 Church Ministries Conference 2 Timothy 4:13 "Bring the cloak that I left with Ca...

04/07/2026

We take the feedback we receive seriously, which is one of the reasons why we want to share this post. It's goal is to respond to some of the responses shared in such a way that helps communicate and emphasize the purpose and limitations of the Church Ministries Conference. This post will not answer every response. It will contain comments on responses that were reported.
This post has a couple of sections: (1) Definitely Possible Future Ideas, (2) Repeated Responses, (3) Reminder of CMC's Purpose, (4) General Comments as We Look Ahead. https://grchurchministriesconference.blogspot.com/2026/04/cmc-workshop-feedback-info.html

04/06/2026

Sally Wagenmaker, attorney at law from Wagenmaker & Oberly, LLC, was disappointed that she was not able to do her scheduled workshop at this Church Ministries Conference.
However, she sent several articles and resources to help churches think through various legal issues.
https://grchurchministriesconference.blogspot.com/2026/04/legal-issues-workshop-resources.html

04/04/2026

He is Risen!!!

Info and resources for this song: http://sovereigngracemusic.org/music/songs/you-have-been-raised/"You Have Been Raised" Sung by Devon Kauflin with the Na Ba...