Event Details:

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11th
Ministry Wives Appreciation Banquet
6:00-8:30 PM, Adults Only

Up to 2 Pastoral/Ministry Leadership couples from each church may register (4 adults)
Early bird cost: $25/person (After Sep. 25th: $104/person)

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12th
GCA Annual Missions Conference - “ReNEW”
9:00 AM - 1:30 PM

Open to all members of GCA churches (registration required)

COST:
Attendance only: FREE
Attendance with lunch - $20 (Early Registration)
(After Sep. 25th: $70)

Childcare:
Available on-site during both events and includes a meal

Cost: $10 per child per event

Hotel & Dress Code:

Hotel reservation priority: 
Those traveling over 90 minutes to the Missions Conference will have priority reserving hotel suites through Sep. 9th. 

From Sep. 5th-9th, the remaining hotel suites will be available to all GCA guests.

Courtyard by Marriott in SLO
$99 (one per couple/family Friday night)
Map/Directions*

Note:
GCA Discount Hotel reservations are only available until September 9th!

Dress Code:
Friday evening is a more formal event, and we encourage you to look fabulous! A group picture will be taken at this event.

Missions Conference dress code on Saturday is business casual wear.

Featured Banquet & Missions Conference Speakers:

Bob and Barb Bickford

BOB BICKFORD

Sensing a call to reach his community and heart for revitalization, Bob Bickford left his staff position at a large multi-site church in the St. Louis area and became the pastor at Sherwood Baptist Church in November 2012. Through a strategic process a new church, The Groves, was birthed in January 2014. He served that congregation for nine years.

Is a passionate church renewal advocate. He served as the Associate Director of Replant for the North American Mission Board, created a national strategy for church renewal used by Southern Baptist Associations and was the architect of the Resound Network for the Missouri Baptist Convention. He now serves as the Executive Director of the Nashville Baptist Association.

He is the author of, Am I a Replanter?, Pathways to Partnership and the Associational Planting Guide. He and his wife live in Nashville, TN.

Follow Bob on twitter @bobick

BARB BICKFORD

Together with her husband, Barb has spent over 30 years in various ministry settings. She has had the opportunity to encourage pastor wives in small group settings, as well as speak at various North American Mission Board events such as Am I a Replanter? and The Replant Summit.

Barb is co-author of two prayer guides - Lifting Him Up: 52 Prayers to Pray Over Your Replant Pastor Husband and Lifting Her Up: 52 Prayers to Pray as a Replant Wife. She is also a co-host on the Replant Wife Podcast and a blog contributor on replantwife.com. She enjoys encouraging and praying for women in ministry.

Barb is Mama to 3, Gammy to 5, and dog mom to a rescued pittie mix named Daisy. She and her husband live in Nashville, TN.