Retired ministers gather for 10th annual retreat

GLORIETA—Retired ministers, denominational workers and spouses gathered to celebrate the recent 10th annual Retired Ministers Retreat at Glorieta Conference Center, near Santa Fe, N.M.

Richard Faling, retired BGCT Executive Board staff member and director of the event, recognized four individuals as instrumental in launching the annual conference—Bill Pinson, BGCT executive director emeritus; Ed Rog-ers, retired director of the Human Welfare Coordinating Board; Roger Hall, retired BGCT treasurer and CFO; and the late Gene Greer, former associate director of the State Missions Commission.

Paul Powell, retired dean of Baylor University’s Truett Theological Seminary, served as preacher for the retreat, and Hall led the daily Bible study with a focus on the conference theme, “Keep the Dream Alive.” Sam Prestidge, retired director of the BGCT church music department, led the congregational and choral music. Bill Hanson, former instrumentalist at First Baptist Church of Dallas, played the organ.

Participants at the Retired Ministers Retreat at Glorieta gather for an ice cream social. (PHOTOS/David Clanton)

Two musical groups from Shiloh Terrace Baptist Church in Dallas led worship—the People of Praise senior adult choir and the Jubilation Singers men’s ensemble

Seminars offered information on working with senior adults, financial planning, ministries of Texas Baptist Men, computer skills and photography. The next retreat will be Sept. 28–Oct. 2, 2009.

Paul Powell (right), retired dean of Baylor University’s Truett Theological Seminary, preached and Roger Hall, retired BGCT treasurer and chief financial officer, led Bible study at the Retired Ministers Retreat at Glorieta. (PHOTOS/David Clanton)