Location: Maumee Bay Lodge & Conference Center, 1750 State Park Road #2, Oregon, OH 43616

Registration: You can now register for the Fall Pastors Retreat – be an EARLY BIRD! This is a wonderful time for us to be together, be encouraged, and be equipped.

• Click Here to Register Online
• Brochure & Register by Mail: TBD (Please watch your email and regular mail for a brochure.)

Cost:

We recognize the cost is significantly more than in previous years and acknowledge this as one of the concerns many of you expressed in the survey following our 2024 retreat. These costs reflect the substantial increase in the costs charged to us by Maumee Bay (food costs at the retreat center increased over 33% compared to 2024 and the room rates went up by 12%).

The amount you are asked to pay does not reflect the full cost of the retreat. The actual costs quoted by the Lodge are $370 per person (double occupancy) for the room and meals. But our GLC Staff is committed to raising funds to reduce the cost by $50 per person to $320. Costs for the speaker, musicians, and other miscellaneous costs are paid for out of GLCMA funds from your dues. We are looking at additional ways to reduce these costs and will notify you if there are any changes.

Additionally, there are scholarships available. Please contact one of us if you are in need of a scholarship. OUR GOAL is that finances would not prevent anyone from attending.

We have looked for other venues to try and reduce the costs. However we have not been able to find any that are of sufficient size and “somewhat centrally located” for our geographically diverse conference. If you have any suggestions for future years, please feel free to forward them to any of us on the Executive Committee.

The Speaker:

Our speaker for this year is Dr Gary Burge. Gary is s a scholar in New Testament studies specializing in the gospels and the cultural context of first century Judea. In particular, Gary has written extensively on the Gospel of John and this will be the primary focus of his time with us (details to be provided in the forthcoming brochure) In addition to sharing with us on the Gospel of John, we expect that Gary will be providing an optional workshop on the Middle East, particularly the Promised Land, another one of his focused areas of expertise.

Originally from Southern California, Gary was an undergraduate at the University of California, Riverside, and The American University of Beirut, Lebanon. He attended Fuller Theological Seminary and King’s College, The University of Aberdeen, Scotland. In Scotland he studied with I. Howard Marshall and earned a Ph.D. in New Testament. He served on the faculties of King College (Tennessee), North Park University (Illinois) and after 25 years at Wheaton College (Illinois) he joined the faculty of Calvin Theological Seminary (Michigan) in 2017 as Visiting Professor of New Testament. He moved from regular faculty to adjunct in July 2023. Gary is currently attending Thornapple Covenant Church in Grand Rapids on a fairly regular basis.

We look forward to seeing you in September,
The GLCMA Executive Committee
Kendall Churchill, Chair

Email: [email protected]
Phone: (425) 635-8572