At Garaywa Camp and Conference Center, the 2024 Ministry Assistants Conference & Training recently took place with a surprising theme: “Keep Calm — Christmas is Coming.”
From across the state, 70 ministry assistants arrived with humorous yuletide wear, from crazy Christmas sweaters to festive T-shirts and the jingling holiday jewelry they had tucked away for next year. Fortunately for the attendees and their wardrobes, Christmas in Mississippi is often just as warm as mid-March.
Why the Christmas theme?
For a ministry assistant, December may as well be around the corner.
As events and projects require months of preparation ahead of time, that constant advancement toward the future can exhaust the ministry assistant in her present. Thus, this annual conference strives to not only develop her talents and diligence but also serve as a reminder that her work impacts the Kingdom of God, she has fellowship in likeminded servants and her Lord sees her faithfulness to His church.
The conference, held March 18–19, opened with a worship service led by the popular singing trio Promised from Highland Colony Church, Ridgeland. In 2020, the trio’s members — Jason Easley, Melissa Duncan and Jennifer Leach — combined their gifts for a virtual devotional. Since then, they have performed for churches all over the South and continue to bless others with their voices singing praise to God.
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EDITOR’S NOTE — This story was written by Lindsey Williams and originally published by the Baptist Record.
