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This group is for anyone serving in vocational ministry (pastors, associate, worship, students, children, missions).
Leader: Roland Contreras (The Grove BC)
Logistics: Meets Monthly on Tuesdays; 9:30--Noon with Lunch Out
Learning: Collaborative Sermon Writing
From ILF Leader, Roland Contreras
This fall, we’ll be dedicating our meetings to collaboratively building a 6 week sermon series that each of us can take back and adapt for our own churches.
Here are the meeting dates for 2025:
Tuesday, Aug. 19th @ 9:30 am
Tuesday, Sept. 2nd @ 10:00 am
Tuesday, Sept. 30th @ 10:00 am
Tuesday, Oct. 14th @ 10:00 am
Tuesday, Nov. 4th @ 10:00 am
Tuesday, Dec. 2nd @ 10:00 am
This group is for anyone serving in vocational ministry (pastors, associate, worship, students, children, missions).
Leader: Jay Fleming (Shiner BC) & Matt Singleton (SCBA DOM)
Logistics: Meets Monthly on Thursdays; 9:30--Noon with Lunch Out
Learning: SCBA Leadership Podcast
From ILF Leaders
We're trying something different for the first half of 2026. We will listen to an episode of the SCBA Leadership Podcast and discuss during group time. You can vote on which episodes interest you most HERE. This has the added benefit of joining in whenever you can as we will not be reading through any particular book.
Here are the meeting dates for first half of 2026:
Thursday, January 22nd
Thursday, February 5th
Thursday, March 5th
Thursday, April 2nd
Thursday, May 7th
This group is for anyone serving in vocational ministry as a second chair leader (associate, worship, students, children, missions).
Leader: Chad Humphrey (FBC La Vernia)
Logistics: Meets Monthly on Mondays at FBC Stockdale, 10:00 (or sometimes at FBC La Vernia) -- Noon with Lunch Out
Learning: "Second Chair Leadership: How To Serve, Thrive & Lead From Where You Play"
From ILF Leader, Chad Humphrey
Meeting dates for first half of 2026...
Monday, January 5th @ 10 am, FBC Stockdale
This group is for anyone serving in a bi-vocational capacity (pastors, associate, worship, students, children, missions).
Leader: Matt Singleton (SCBA DOM)
Logistics: Meets Every Other Month on Saturdays; 7--9 am with Breakfast Served
Learning: Various Resources
From ILF Leader, Matt Singleton
In 2026 we will move to meeting every other month! Here are the dates we've selected...
Saturday, January 24th @ 7 am
Saturday, March 21st @ 7 am
Saturday, May 9th @ 7 am
Saturday, July 18th @ 7 am
Saturday, September 29th @ 7 am
Saturday, November 21st @ 7 am