Those attending the event from the Seminary includes, from left, Associate Professor of Practical Theology Dr. Richard Marrs and Seminary Advancement’s Melodie Bostic, Randy Fauser, Kathy Luther and Vicki Biggs.

Several members of the faculty and staff as well as students attended the Best Practices for Ministry (BPM) Conference, held Feb. 20–22 in Phoenix, Ariz. The Seminary had an exhibit table and encouraged those who stopped by to take a recruitment resource survey to help us better equip the church to encourage prospective students. The Seminary also sponsored a reception Friday night of the event. Dr. Gillian Bond, director of the Residential Deaconess Program; Provost Dr. Douglas L. Rutt and wife, Deborah; Dr. James Marriott, director of Music Arts; Dr. Benjamin Haupt, associate provost; and Dr. Richard Marrs, associate professor of Practical Theology, were among the many presenters at the conference.