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2021 Fall Minister's Conference

Saturday, September 18, 2021
​9 a.m. - Noon

Quick Links

To join us by video call, please use the information below or click the link above on a Zoom compatible device
Meeting ID: 865 9066 7125
​Password: 149257
To join us by phone call, please use the information below or click the link above on your smart device and enter the passcode when prompted
Phone Number: (301) 715-8592
Meeting ID: 865 9066 7125
​Passcode: 149257
Join on us on Facebook Live for the livestream of our conference
To give by CashApp, please click the link above or send payment to $GaFellowshipCOG on the CashApp app
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Details

Again this year, the Fall Minister's Conference of the​ Georgia Fellowship of the Church of God will be held virtually on September 18, 2021 at 9 a.m. on Zoom

Above, you can access the links to the Zoom meeting and the donation links.

​For more details, please continue scrolling. 

Program 

Saturday, September 18, 2021
9 a.m. - Noon

  • 9 a.m. - Welcome and Opening Prayer - Rev. Dr. Delpherd Barksdale
  • Savannah Church of God, Savannah, GA 

  • ​9:05 a.m. - Worship - Minister Mark Relaford
  • Savannah Church of God, Savannah, GA

  • 9:15 a.m. - Devotional Speaker - Rev. Linda Brown
  • Faith Deliverance Church of God, Douglassville, GA
 
  • 9:30 a.m. - Introductrion of Speaker - Rev. Dr. Michael Allan Smith
  • State Pastor

  • 9:35 a.m. - Session Leader - Rev. Handel Smith
  • Executive Director, US and Canada Strategy, Church of God Ministries, Anderson, IN
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  • 10:45 a.m. - Q&A - Rev. Alice Cunningham
  • 1st Church of God, Columbus, GA
 
  • 11:00 a.m. - Credentials Report - Rev. Jason McClendon
  • Community Church of God, Macon, GA

  • 11:20 a.m. - Financial Report - Rev. Reginald May
  • Wabash Church of God, Dublin, GA

  • 11:25 a.m. Offering - Rev. Benny Young
  • Cornwall Church of God, Savannah, GA

  • 11:35 a.m. - Remarks - Rev. C. Jeannette Chenoweth
  • Chairperson of the Georgia Fellowship

 ​Noon - Closing Prayer 

Speakers





Rev. Linda Brown
Faith Deliverance Church of God
​Douglasville, Georgia
I was born to two loving parents, James and Mary Beasley Watkins in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. I also had a loving and caring grandmother, Beatrice Collie who assisted my parents in rearing me. We were all members of 15th Ave Church of God in Fort Lauderdale , Florida, where I received Jesus as my LORD and Savior at the age of 22 under the leadership of Pastor William H. Gresham.

I also graduated from Dillard High School in Fort Lauderdale. After graduating, I married John G. Brown. We have been married now for 49 years. We have three daughters, Chametras Brown Mosley, Shakita Brown Dunn, Latoyia Brown Moore. The Lord blessed us with a spiritual godson, Morris C Kelly. We also have six grandchildren. We are a retired military family who has lived in many cities and countries.

I attended Columbia College, where I received a BA in Psychology and Business Management. I also attended Graduate School in Springfield, Missouri at Drury College. After graduating, I taught Remedial Reading in Missouri. I was then offered a job from the State of Missouri to Pilot a program for Military families to adopt children.  I accepted the job.

We moved to Georgia January 1994. We answered the call of God to be a member of Martin Street Church of God under the leadership of Pastor Manuel Holston. I accepted the call of God to full-time ministry March 1994 and the call of God to full-time Pastoring July 1998 to Douglasville, Georgia. We were called to Church Plant, Faith Deliverance Church of God. I was then Licensed and Ordained by The Georgia Fellowship. The Lord has truly blessed us and anointed us for the Task.
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If you can remember anything about me, it is I am a Born Again Christian who truly Loves the Lord. God First and foremost in my life.


Rev. Handel Smith
Executive Director, US and Canada Strategy
Church of God Ministries
​Anderson, Indiana
Rev. Handel Smith is serving as the Executive Director for US and Canada Strategy for Church of God Ministries in Anderson, Indiana. He serves the Church of God General Assembly by empowering the people of God to collectively build a Jesus-centered, biblically-grounded Movement that brings the Kingdom to life on earth as it is in heaven.

Rev. Smith has served the Church of God at the local and national level for over 40 years. He is called to be a loving leader, helping people and organizations to reach their potential in God.He serves as Lead Pastor for the Celebration Church at Arrow Heights in Anderson,Indiana, supporting the national focus toward Urban Ministry Initiatives.

Rev. Smith’s current work with Church of God Ministries involves leading a team of dynamic leaders that serve over 2,000 churches and over 6,000 ministers in the United States and Canada.

Rev. Smith oversees the Church of God US and Canada Strategy team’s efforts to:
  • Provide ministerial and church credentialing oversight
  • Provide pastoral care for Church of God ministers
  • Cultivate church health and multiplication
  • Provide opportunities and resources for leadership development
  • Plan and resource ministry events and activities for international youth ministry in the Church of God (Anderson, IN)
  • Help resource partners in ministry including the National Association of the Church of God (NACOG), the Hispanic Concilio, Chaplain Ministries, Native American Ministries, Christian Woman Connection, Leadership Focus, CARE, Secure Deeding
  • Oversees initiatives supporting Biblical Fluency; Church Reproduction; Discipleship Making Culture
 
Rev. Smith’s extensive educational accomplishments include:
  • BA in public affairs and government from Anderson College (now Anderson University)
  • MS in business administration and an Executive Leadership Certificatein Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services from Johns Hopkins University
  • Executive Leadership Certificate from the Wharton Business School
  • Executive Leadership Certificate from Rutgers Business School
  • Currently pursuing a Master of Divinity degree from the Anderson University School of Theology
 
Rev. Smith’s achievements include:
  • Experiencedinternational speaker for church conferences, workshops, camp meetings, conventions, and major youth events such as Leadership Summit and the national and international gatherings
  • Recipient of the Presidential Eagle Award for Highest Level of Leadership Excellence awarded by Verizon Business
  • Recipient of the Anderson University Community Impact Award
  • Recipient of the Professor of the Year Award presented by Strayer University.
  • Recipient of the Governor’s Volunteer Award from the State of Maryland for Celebrate Recovery behind Prison Walls
 
His professional ministry and work experience also includes:
  • Successful implementation of church turnaround strategies
  • Partnering with regions to implement regional rejuvenation strategies
  • 32 years of pastoral leadership, in multi-campus ministry in various roles including Senior Pastor, Deputy Pastor of Strategic Planning, Congregational Pastor, Minister of Music, and Director of Celebrate Recovery
  • 27 years of service to Verizon as the Vice President of Verizon Business with state and local government bodies
  • Founder and operator of High Velocity Solutions (HVS), a company which provides consulting in the areas of church growth, management, technology, and marketing
  • He has served the nonprofit sector as an officer in the Black Administration for Child Welfare, as an adjunct professor at Strayer University, and on several boards
 
Rev. Handel Smith lives in Fishers, Indiana, and has been happily married to his wife Vickey for 39 years. They have three children: Darius, Josiah, and Mariah.Rev. Smith and his wife are dedicated to the mission of the Church of God. It is Rev. Smith’s expressed desire to be used by God to help Church of God churches continue to discover God’s purpose and to help people and organizations to reach their full potential in God.This they do together as ministers of music and are accomplished recording artists of the inspirational CD “Healed in His Presence.” Their daughter, Mariah, has developed into a talented minister through music, dance, and violin.Josiah is a percussionist. Darius is attending school and working in Baltimore City. Together, Rev. Smith and his family are committed to being on mission from Godto take the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the world.
 
Rev. Smith’s favorite verse expresses well his heart for the Lord and his determination to serve God with steadfast fruitfulness: “…His delight is in the law of the Lord and on his law he meditates day and night…He is like a tree planted by streams of water which bears its fruit in season…whatever he does prospers…” (Psalm 1:2-3).

Zoom

Our Fall Minister's Conference will be held via Zoom

To join the Zoom meeting on September 18th, you can click the link below or enter the meeting ID and password into Zoom

Please remember to keep your microphone muted during the service and remember that we will all be able to see  you if your camera is turned on.

The meeting will begin promptly at 9 a.m.
If you would prefer to join us by video call, please use the information below or click the link on your zoom compatible device:

Meeting ID: 865 9066 7125
Passcode: 149257
If you would prefer to join us by phone call, please use the information below or click the link on your smart device and enter the pasdcode when prompted:
Phone Number: (301) 715-8592
​Meeting ID: 865 9066 7125
Passcode: 149257

Giving

The 2021 Fall Minister's Conference is presented without a registration fee.

However, the Board of Elders of the Georgia Fellowship would like to encourage the Fellowship to donate as generously as the Holy Spirit would lead you to help maintain the business and expenses of the fellowship.

If you feel so led to give, you may do so at one of the links below
To give by CashApp, please click the link above or send payment to $GaFellowshipCOG on the CashApp app
To give by Givelify, please click the link above or send payment to Georgia Fellowship COG on the Givelify App