BASS Church Workers Convention

I was at the BASS Convention in Castro Valley last weekend. Don't let the name fool you, "Bay Area Sunday School" is not only for Sunday School teachers and "church workers" are not only those people who work as church staff. Even those who could only attend half a day have found encouragement and enrichment with openness of hearts.

BASS is a great place to worship, learn and grow with other believers! The theme for the 2007 convention is "Growing in Ministry" which support all of us as we strive for spiritual, professional, personal and church growth. The speakers for general sessions are Dr. John Townsend (Thursday), Pastor Paul Sheppard (Friday) and Pastor Francis Chan (Saturday). My husband and I were thrilled to hear Pastor Chan who is probably an Nth generation ABC (American Born Chinese). The worship music led by Don Moen was great. I will tell you more in the future.

Thanks to my friend Millicent who introduced me to BASS, I have been attending since 1992 or so. Not only have I found great ministry tips, ideas and resources, I have met many brothers and sisters who shared my ministry passion and vision even as I was being molded by God through these years. You can find my reflections last year from the archive of articles.

On Friday and Saturday, I gave four workshops in Cantonese and Mandarin relating to EQ, Parenting, and Communication. I was pleasantly surprised to meet the reporting editor of Gospel Herald again. She has written three news reports before and after BASS in Chinese.

Click (1) for News release before BASS http://www.gospelherald.com/template/view.htm?code=gen&id=7491

Click (2) for a report on the workshop led by Rev. Louis Lee called "How Does Culture Affect Our Faith" http://www.gospelherald.com/template/view.htm?code=gen&id=7509

Click (3) for a report on my workshop on "Developing Emotional Intelligence"
http://www.gospelherald.com/template/view.htm?code=min&id=7511

"Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last; but we do it to get a crown that will last forever." (1 Corinthians 9:25)

If you missed BASS this year, don't forget to mark your calendar now for next year's BASS Church Workers Convention to be held on March 6, 7, 8, 2008 at Castro Valley!

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