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Photo Journal for Regional Uniting Church and Family Conference

by Douglas W. Phillips, Esq., October 21, 2003

This weekend approximately four hundred people attended Vision Forum Ministries’ Regional Conference to Unite Church and Family. Keynotes included Scott Brown, Phil Lancaster, and myself. The conference, which was held at the Character Inn in Flint Michigan, was artfully organized by Chuck DeLadurantey and his wife and family of eleven children. Attending the conference were church leaders, prospective church leaders, individuals and families in search of local churches that understand the biblical relationship between the family and the local church. Topics addressed the nature of the current crisis between church and home, the true meaning of a family friendly church, qualifications for church leadership, practical do’s and don’ts in building and establishing local churches, and much more.

Doug and Liberty

My darling Liberty was her Daddy’s helper on this trip to Michigan. Here we are in the airport on Friday morning.

2003 Regional Conference

My plane was late in arriving so Phil Lancaster opened the 2003 Regional Conference to Unite Church and Family with an outstanding talk on the true meaning of a Christ-centered, family-friendly local church.

Liberty and Jeanine

Liberty and her friend Jeanine Erber take a break between sessions. Jeanine’s father Roger is the shepherd of a house assembly in Illinois and one of the leaders of the Illinois Christian Home Educators Organization. The Erbers are five year veterans of the Vision Forum Ministries Faith and Freedom Tour.

Styles Watson

Styles Watson (standing) of North Carolina is a member of the same assembly with our keynote speaker, Scott Brown. They are helping these two gentlemen (seated) establish a church plant in Georgia.

Joshua Erber

Joshua Erber is part of a new breed of home schooled entrepreneurs who are distinguishing themselves at an early age for business acumen and skill. He runs a conference tape duplication service and provides excellent quality at a reasonable price.

Doug and Scott

Here I bid farewell to by close friend and fellow speaker, Scott Brown.

About the Author

Doug Phillips is the director of Vision Forum Ministries, a discipleship and training ministry that emphasizes Christian apologetics, worldview training, multi-generational faithfulness, and creative solutions whereby fathers can play a maximum role in family discipleship

“Attending the conference were church leaders, prospective church leaders, individuals and families in search of local churches that understand the biblical relationship between the family and the local church.”

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