Pastors and churches who are seeking practical and biblical ways to bring renewal to their churches can find the help they need at Shepherding Healthy Renewal. This five-day course will be held at Faith Baptist Bible College in Ankeny, Iowa, on May 12–16, 2025. The class offers the flexibility of attending on campus or online, and it can be taken for credit or audited for as low as $100.

Shepherding Healthy Renewal offers insights from seasoned ministry leaders who have had direct involvement in church planting and renewal. Conference leaders are:

• Dr. Dennis Wilkening—FBBC assistant professor
• Steve Anderson—BMM administrator for North American Ministries and Church Engagement
• Dr. Jason Ormiston—Pastor of Family Baptist Church in Minneapolis and BMM’s director of Church Planting & Development–North America
• Pastor Mike Hixson—Grace Baptist Church of Mentor, Ohio | Arch Ministries

Course sessions include:

• Effective Follow-Up
• Reaching Your Community
• Developing A Disciple-Making Culture
• Understanding People from Majority-World Cultures
• The Church’s Mission, Vision, Goals & Values
• Growing as a Leader
• Revitalization Requires Relational Wisdom
• Closing the Back Door—Membership, Assimilation & Preaching

Shepherding Healthy Renewal is a partnership  ministry of Baptist Mid-Missions, Arch Ministries, and Faith Baptist Bible College. 

Register for the course by contacting the FBBC Registrar’s Office at 515-964-0601.

Questions? Contact Steve Anderson at steve@bmm.org.