Ministries
Faith
Promise Mission Conferences
Dave
believes that Missions is the heartbeat of God. While
pastor at Eastland, he was able to visit missionaries in thirty
foreign countries and speak about missions throughout the United
States.
The experience
in developing a distinctive missions program, coupled with the
opportunities to visit missionaries all over the
world, provided him with rich experiences and wisdom which
create dynamic missions conferences. Conferences are generally held
Wednesday through Sunday with an expository preaching format.
In
addition to nightly messages, a tea for the ladies, breakfast for
the men, banquets on Saturday night, or special themes can be incorporated
into the conferences. The Hardys would be happy to share the ideas
gleaned over their years of experience with Faith Promise Conferences
at Eastland.
Bible
Conferences
Daves desire has always been to be a man of the Book; not
just a man with the Book. His goal has been to speak where God
speaks and remain silent where God remains silent. His preaching is relevant
and practical. He connects the meaning of Scripture to the mind of the
hearers by answering their unspoken question, What difference does
this make to me?
Bible conferences may be based on the study of one book or on specific
topics such as discipline, finances, authority, or eternal security.
Depending on the objective of the meeting, pastors may desire a one-day
conference, a weekend conference, or Sunday through Wednesday conference.
Family
Conferences
No other
single Scripture has resounded from the Eastland pulpit more than
3John 4: "I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk
in truth". Dave has continuously challenged parents not to
settle for raising their children to be merely good, but
to raise a godly seed that would become choice servants for the Lord
to use.
He has
developed messages and lessons which move moms and dads to become
the best scriptural role models possible in the family. His
lessons are drawn from experiences with his own children and grandchildren,
foster children, teens who have temporarily called his house home, and
many parents who have shared their experiences with him.
Retreats
Dave
and Grace can provide assistance in developing and speaking at retreats
for men or
women. The retreats may or may not be in conjunction
with family conferences. Grace developed the Annual Green Country Christian
Ladies Retreat in Tulsa, which Eastland has hosted for twenty years,
ministering to approximately 1,000 women per year. The Hardys son,
Wayne, pastor of Bible Baptist Church in Stillwater, Oklahoma, hosts
an annual Mens Advance.
Pulpit
Supply
Dave is open to meet any need which arises, whether it is a week-long
series of meetings or a Sunday pulpit supply. If he and Grace are in
the area, they would be happy to fill in during vacations, illness, or
just to give a pastor a rest from preaching.
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