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American Baptist Churches of Maine ANNUAL MEETING Celebrating 205 Years of Mission!
October 23 & 24, 2009 Hosted by the Court Street Baptist Church 129 Court Street, Auburn, Maine 04210
“GOD’S NEW THING” “Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See I am doing a new thing…” Isaiah 43:18-19 NIV |
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KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Dr. Gordon MacDonald Dr. Gordon MacDonald is an author, speaker and teacher. He was a pastor for more than 40 years, most recently the senior minister at Grace Chapel, Lexington, Massachusetts. He has written more than a dozen books and co-authored others with his wife, Gail. MacDonald's most recent book, Who Stole My Church, appeared in January, 2008. It was nominated as a finalist for The Christian Book Award, by the Evangelical Christian Press Association and received a starred review from Publishers' Weekly. MacDonald serves as Editor-at-Large with Leadership Journal, a publication of Christianity Today, Inc. He also speaks frequently at conferences for the Willow Creek Association both here in the US and in other parts of the world. Privately, he engages with company leaders as an executive coach. |
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ANNUAL SERMON PREACHER: Rev. Scott Records Scott was born and raised in Auburn, Maine. He graduated from Edward Little High School in 1974 and Houghton College in 1978. He married Joanne in August 1978. He served as youth pastor for 10 years at the Southside Baptist Church in Elmira, NY. While attending Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, he served as a part-time youth pastor at First Baptist Church of Westbrook. Following graduation from GCTS in 1991, he began serving as pastor at First Baptist Church of Bar Harbor, where he continues to serve. Scott and Joanne have two children. Scott’s service experience includes Baptist Youth Camp, China Lake Camp, East Association Executive Committee, ABCOM Board, General Board ABC-USA, National Evangelism Team (Got Style? Rep. to Maine) and short term missions. |
