Greetings in the name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ! I trust your summer is going well!

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1 July 2010 Dear ABC-MI Friends: Greetings in the name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ! I trust your summer is going well! I am pleased to announce an important equipping event for you and other church leaders to be held October 22-23, Friday s Equipping Event, Change: How to Manage the Journey, will feature Rev. Brad Powell, author of the book entitled, Change Your Church For Good and Senior Pastor of NorthRidge Church in Plymouth, Michigan. Saturday s gathering will include the Annual Business Meeting followed by a presentation I will be leading. In my presentation, I will seek to merge the learnings from Friday with my perspectives regarding emerging trends, implications, and opportunities for ABC-MI congregations. Enclosed please find the event schedule, details about our speaker, and a registration form. Registration for this year s event is open to all who wish to attend. The event is to be held at the First Baptist Church of Charlotte, Michigan and I hope you will encourage your pastor and fellow congregants to attend all the sessions. There will also be a variety of exhibits on site with information that is pertinent to the ABC-MI family. A special highlight of our gathering is the Friday evening Worship Celebration beginning at 7:00 p.m. Attendees are invited to energize and sustain the ABC-MI Family by sharing their talent in worship. A separate registration form is enclosed for all who would like to participate. The service is open to everyone and you will not want to miss this special time of celebration and fellowship! The ABC-MI Annual Meeting will take place at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday morning. During this meeting, (1) new ABC-MI pastors will be introduced; (2) the 2011 proposed budget will be presented; (3) annual reports submitted; (4) the nominating committee s recommendations presented; (4) proposed Bylaw revisions considered; (5) as well as other business of the ABC-MI conducted. The meeting documents will be posted on the website at under Document Library one week before the meeting. If you need overnight accommodations, please note the deadline for securing the preferred rate at the Holiday Inn Express in Charlotte is September 22, I encourage you to register early. If you have additional questions after reviewing the enclosed materials, do not hesitate to contact me at or mawilliams@abc-mi.org. In the power of the Gospel, Michael A. Williams, Executive Minister Enclosures MAW/srk Dr. Michael A. Williams 4578 South Hagadorn Road, East Lansing, MI Phone: or Fax: Home Page: mawilliams@abc-mi.org

2 To register, please use a separate form for each person registering (duplicate this form as needed or download from mi.org). Full payment is required at the time of registration. No refunds available for persons canceling after October 8, However, substitutions are permitted if another lay leader or pastoral staff member from your church can replace the person canceling. Title: ( ) Miss ( ) Mrs. ( ) Ms. ( ) Mr. ( ) Rev. ( ) Dr. REGISTER BY OCTOBER 8, 2010 (meal counts must be given to caterer 2 weeks before event) Name: Daytime Phone: Mailing Address: City: Zip: Address: Church Name: Are you an official church appointed delegate? ( ) Yes ( ) No (Your church must return the delegate form to the Region Office) Do you plan to attend the Annual Meeting? Please note: only delegates have the right to vote on action items at the Annual Meeting. ( ) Yes ( ) No Please CIRCLE all events you are registering for: All Friday and Saturday Events (excluding meals) $40 Friday, October 22 ONLY Events (excluding meal) $30 Friday Ministers Council Awards Luncheon all welcome $12 MENU: Ham, Baked Potato Bar with Cheddar Cheese Fresh and Fried Onions Fresh Cooked Broccoli Peppers Mushrooms Sour Cream Butter, Cucumber & Tomato Salad, Pineapple Upside Down Cake with Whipped Cream, Beverage Saturday, October 23 ONLY Events (excluding meal) $10 Saturday Luncheon $12 MENU: Barbeque Country Pork Ribs, Barbeque Chicken, Baked Chicken, Buttered Amish Egg Noodles, Southern Green Beans, Lettuce and Fruit Salad, Relish Tray, Pumpkin Bars, Chocolate Texas Sheet Cake, Beverage TOTAL $ (MAXIMUM TOTAL $64) Credit Card Payment: Amount: $ Visa Card Number: MasterCard / / / Expiration Date: / (Signature / approval) (Print name as it appears on card) Please make checks payable to: American Baptist Churches of Michigan Mail to: American Baptist Churches of Michigan 4578 S. Hagadorn Rd. East Lansing, MI Attn: 2010 AEE/AM OR Fax registration WITH credit card payment to Event on site meals are not guaranteed the day of the event without previously purchased meal tickets via registration. Please duplicate this form as needed or print it from our website at: mi.org

3 DIRECTIONS TO: First Baptist Church, Charlotte 1110 S. Cochran Ave., Charlotte, directly across from the 4 H Fairgrounds Coming from north on I 69: Coming from the south on I 69: Detroit / Lansing / Flint / Saginaw Ann Arbor / Battle Creek / Jackson / Kalamazoo/ Marshall/Olivet Take exit #60 Take exit #57 Turn right at stop sign Turn left at stop sign (business loop 69) Turn left at stop light (Cochran & Shepherd) Travel 2.5 miles to church driveway on the left. Go 3 blocks to the church on the right. Coming from the north on M50: Coming from the south/east on M50: Ionia / Grand Rapids / Muskegon Come into Charlotte turn left at stop light (Cochran & Shepherd) Take M50 right through downtown Charlotte Go 3 blocks to the church on the right. Pass through a total of 4 lights (4th light at Cochran & Shepherd) Go 3 blocks to the church on the right AREA RESTAURANTS: All Restaurants are north of FBC (Lawrence becomes Lansing St. at the curve) 1 Applebees (Packard Hwy.) 2 Arby s (Lansing St.) 3 Big Boy Restaurant (Lansing St.) 4 Burger King (Lansing St.) 5 County Gavel Restaurant (Cochran) 6 Depot Restaurant (Cochran north of Lawrence) 7 Don Tequila Restaurant (Lansing St. north of Packard Hwy.) 8 Eaton Place Restaurant (Cochran) 9 Good Flavor Chinese (Lawrence west of Cochran) 10 Hungry Howies (Lawrence east of Cochran) 11 Kentucky Fried Chicken (Lansing St.) 12 Mancino s (Lansing St.) 13 McDonalds (Lansing St.) 14 Pizza Hut (Lansing St.) 15 Subway (Cochran) 16 Taco Bell (Lansing St.) 17 Top Buffet Chinese Restaurant (Lansing St.) 18 Wendy s (Lansing St.) AREA HOTELS: 19. Holiday Inn Express 500 Meijer St. (off M50) Charlotte, MI Comfort Inn 1302 E. Packard Hwy. Charlotte, MI Super E. Shepherd St. Charlotte, MI ABC MI has reserved a room block at the Holiday Inn Express in Charlotte for the special discounted rate of $80.00 / night. Reserve your room by the cutoff date of September 22, 2010 at and mention you are with the American Baptist Churches of Michigan to receive the special rate.

4 2010 Annual Equipping Event & Meeting Schedule of Events Friday, October 22 9:30 a.m. Registration (Exhibits Open) 10:00 a.m. Ministers Council Program with Rev. Dr. David Nichols Noon Ministers Council Awards Luncheon All Welcome 1:00 p.m. Annual Equipping Event Opening Worship 1:30 p.m. Brad Powell Session 1 The Motivation For Leading Change 3:00 p.m. Break 3:15 p.m. Brad Powell Session 2 The Principles For Leading Change Saturday, October 23 8:30 a.m. Registration (Exhibits Open) 9:00 a.m. Worship 9:30 a.m. Annual Business Meeting 10:15 a.m. Break 10:30 a.m. Session 1 Rev. Dr. Michael Williams 11:45 a.m. ABC MI Banquet 12:45 p.m. Session 2 Rev. Dr. Michael Williams 1:30 p.m. Closing Worship 2:00 p.m. Leave Changed and Transformed! 4:45 p.m. Dinner on your own 7:00 p.m. Evening Worship Celebration is Senior Pastor of NorthRidge Church of Plymouth, Michigan attended weekly by more than 12,700. Under Brad's leadership NorthRidge transitioned from a dying church to an exciting, contemporary church communicating God's Word. Brad communicates his message of Change Without Compromise as a frequent conference speaker worldwide and as host of his own annual CWC conference. He and his wife Roxanne have three adult children.

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6 Energize and Sustain your ABC MI family by sharing your talent in worship during the Friday night 7:00 p.m. Worship Celebration. Yes, I would like to participate in the Friday Night Worship Celebration at the Annual Event. Name: Description of Presentation: Time Length of Presentation: Contact Person: Phone: Participation in this event is free of charge Sign up Deadline: October 1, 2010 Energize and Sustain your ABC MI family by sharing your talent in worship during the Friday night 7:00 p.m. Worship Celebration. Yes, I would like to participate in the Friday Night Worship Celebration at the Annual Event. Name: Description of Presentation: Time Length of Presentation: Contact Person: Phone: Participation in this event is free of charge Sign up Deadline: October 1, 2010