Director of Regional Ministries - Robert K. Miller HPBC 2021 Annual Meeting Report for November 2020 – November 2021 As the Director of Regional Ministries, I serve church leaders, churches, and associations across the Hawaiian Islands. I am the primary liaison with regional/associational leadership. I serve with Dr. Craig Webb and Diana Ventura in “HPBC Assist,” which focuses on supporting existing churches in the areas of pastoral support, church leaders, church revitalization, churches in transition, theological education, and prayer. In my role, I seek to support our HPBC vision that sees every Hawaii Pacific Baptist Church working together to be leaders in impacting God’s Kingdom throughout the pacific and Asia.
In the following ways, I seek to support our strategy to build and sustain a stronger Kingdom network of like-minded churches: Assisting Associations: BIBA has updated their HPBC-BIBA Cooperative Agreement. Their strategy team is now finalizing their new vision for 2022. MCBA pastors have met twice to consider the application of Kahului Union Church for acceptance into their association. A monthly newsletter was started to improve communication among MCBA churches. OBN continues to develop their six ministry teams and their HPBC-OBN Cooperative Agreement. As Regional Director, I attend all Hawaiian Island executive board and annual meetings either in-person or online. At these meetings, I offer support and updates from HPBC. Prayer Gatherings: Big Island Pastors gather via Zoom for prayer. The Big Island Westside Pastor’s Huddle meets every Monday to provide mutual encouragement and support. Pastor Brian Frable of Kona Baptist leads this prayer group. The BIBA Eastside Pastors gather online every Thursday. On the 2nd Thursday of each month, I invite all BIBA pastors to an island-wide prayer time that I facilitate. All Oahu prayer groups have been put on hold. Supporting Pastor-less Churches: Craig Webb and I have developed training for pastor search teams. I have provided training or coaching for approximately 15 churches this year. I also fill the pulpit regularly for churches without pastors. Craig and I have also updated our interim/transitional pastor list of trained pastors available to serve our churches. We also offer training to men who desire to serve as transitional pastors. Visiting Pastors & Worship Services: I continue to visit pastors online and in-person. I made approximately 90 visits this year. I filled the pulpit 20 times this year, and on other Sundays, my wife and I attend different worship services. I also assisted five churches experiencing conflict. In-person visits on the neighbor island have been limited because of Covid restrictions. Supporting our Pastors Forums: Craig Webb took the lead with our bi-monthly Pastors Forums. Pastors meet via Zoom on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays. Topics are introduced by mainland speakers, followed by breakout groups. I assist with planning and break-out groups. Approximately 15-25 pastors participate in each of these forums.
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