Montana Shepherds Conference

About Us...

MSC leadership is a group of people dedicated to equipping church leaders to advance the Kingdom of God in Montana and beyond.

Board of Directors

	Bob Johnson Bob Johnson has been the Senior Pastor of GFCC since its planting in 1981. Over the past 25 years, he and his wife Cindy have shown their dedication to planting and strengthening churches, equipping leaders and loving the body of Christ. Bob’s grace as a builder, strength as a leader, and his tenacity for relationship have resulted in several healthy churches and missionary works that continue to thrive today.
	Don Burleson Don Burleson has been the Senior Pastor of New Covenant Fellowship for the last 14 years. Having served in ministry since 1972, he & his wife Jane have a heart for the Body of Christ to be restored, equipped, and released into the neighborhoods and the nations. They are proud of their children, grandchildren, and a growing, thriving church. As a favored speaker at conferences around the world, Don’s style of preaching is insightful, inspiring and refreshingly honest.
	Brad Brittsan Brad Brittsan the senior pastor of Headwaters Church. He has served in his role as pastor since spring of 1986. Brad and his wife Marie have five children and six grandchildren. He has a prophetic teaching ministry and his style is often illustrative. He loves to challenge people to press into the Lord. Pastor Brad has a passion for the presence of the Lord and loves to see signs, wonders and healings.
	Lee Barrows Lee Barrows has been an Associate Pastor at Great Falls Christian Center for 20 years. He and his wife Udeen are a vital part of the leadership team at GFCC where Lee oversees pastoral care, the small group ministry and the assimilation team; connecting newcomers to the family. Lee's ministry brings a depth of prophetic insight, as well as unique pastoral warmth.
	Brian Lombardi Brian is the Church Administrator and a leader at Clark Fork City Church in Missoula, Montana. He and his wife Liz were married at CFCC in 1993 and have three beautiful girls. Having entered careers that took them away, they returned to CFCC in 2004. Prior to coming on staff at Clark Fork, Brian was a Network Manager for Northrop Grumman and taught high school math and computers.
	Lee Yarbrough Lee Yarbrough has been pastoring in Mexico since they were sent there from Alaska in 1985. Over the past 22 years Lee and Stacey have nurtured a passion to plant and strengthen churches and their leaders in North and South America. They have four sons, of which one lives in Mexico and three live in Montana. Lee heads an apostolic team in Mexico that is currently serving 15 churches. He is also the senior leader at Clark Fork City Church in Missoula, Montana.

The following is a History of the MSC Conferences.

2008
Dates:              March 27-29
Attendance:
Host church:    NCF
                        Pastor Don Burleson
Speakers:         Bill Wilson
                        Ernest Komanapalli
Theme:            Making a Difference, Leaving a Legacy
Scripture:

2007
Dates:              March 22-24
Attendance:
Host church:    CFCC
                        Pastor Lee Yarbrough
Speakers:         Francis Anfuso
Theme:            There is no bad news in God.
Scripture:         Rom 8:28

2006
Dates:              March 30-April 1
Attendance:    173
Host church:    GFCC
                        Pastor Bob and Cindy Johnson
Speakers:         Colin Cooper
                        Gordon Tose
Theme:            Two are better
Scripture:         Ecc. 4:9

2005
Dates:              March 31- April 1
Attendance:    203
Host:               New Covenant Fellowship
                        Kalispell Mt
Speakers:         Pastor Tommy Barnett
                        Pastor David Kiteley
Theme:            the servant church
Scripture:         Mt. 23:11

2004
Dates:              March 17-20
Attendance:    258
Host church:    CFCC (and MAC) Pastor Steve Valentine
Speakers          Dick Iverson (Portland, OR)
Ralph Mahoney (Banning, CA)
Dick Benjamin (Anchorage, AK)
Ernest Gentile (San Jose, CA)
Dick Benjamin
Worship:          Jon Meek, CFCC band
Offering:         Bob Johnson
Graphic Design: Amy Farrell
Theme:            From Generation to Generation
Scripture:         Ps 78:4

2003
Dates:              March 27-29
Attendance:    260
Host church:    Great Falls Christian Center
Pastor Bob Johnson
Speakers:         Bishop Joseph L. Garlington
Theme:            No other foundation
Scripture:         1 Cor 3:11

2002
Dates:              April 4-6
Host Church:   New Covenant Fellowship, (Columbia Falls)
Pastor Don Burleson
                        *held at WestCoast Outlaw Hotel, Kalispell
Attendance:    251
Speakers:         Dick Iverson
                        Frank Damazio
Offering:         Steve Valentine
Worship:          Don Burleson
Theme:            Equipping church Leaders, “Building Churches that last”

2001
Dates:              March 29-30
Host church:    CFCC, Steve Valentine
                        Location: Missoula Alliance Church
Speakers:         Pastors Wendell and Gini Smith
Theme:            Great Faith and Great Harvest

2000
Dates:              March 30-April 1
Speakers:         Joseph Garlington
Host Church:   GFCC
Special offering: $8466.97
Theme:            Building the church for the 21st Century
Scripture:         Is. 61:1-3

1999
Dates:              March 25-26
Speakers:         Ted Haggard
                        DeWitt & Kim Jones
Host Church:   New Covenant Fellowship
                        Pastor Don Burleson & Pastor Tim Stracener
                        Kalispell
Theme:            Impact your community

1998
Dates:              March 12-14
Speakers:         Ray Lowe
                        Terry Virgo
Host church:    CFCC
                        Pastor Steve Valentine & Bruce Donnelly
                        Missoula, Mt
Theme:            A people prepared: equipping the church
Worship:          Bruce S.

1997
No conference – because from fall to spring.
Brochure: Ann Franke

1996
Host church: GFCC
                        Greatfalls, MT
Dates:              October 3-5
Speaker:          John Stanko
Theme:            Purpose
Scripture:         Eph. 2:10
Pamphlet:        (a piece of paper folded in half)

1995
Dates:              October 5-7
Speaker:          Daren Lindley
Brochure:        Meadow Reese
Host church:    Christian Life Fellowship
Whitefish
Theme:            Presence of God

1994
Dates:              Oct. 13-15
Host church:    CFCC
Pastor Steve Valentine
Theme:            Hungry for God
Speaker:          Wendell & Gini Smith

1993
Host church:    GFCC
Location:         Great Falls
Dates:              Oct. 14-16
Theme:            Where do we go from here?
Speaker:          Charles Simpson
Workshops:     David Ballantyne (Faith Center Foursquare Church, Great Falls)
                        Don Kelley (Chinook assembly of God, Chinook, Mt)
                        Hugh Laybourn (5th St. Fellowship, Lewiston, ID)
                        Bill Whorton (Chandler Christian Fellowship, Chandler AZ)

1992
Dates:              Oct. 1-3
Host church:    Helena
                        Mt. Helena community church
Theme:            How to lead in changing times
Speaker:          Dick Benjamin
Workshops:     Bryan Asay, Lee Barrows, Bob Johnson, Dave Johnson, doug Kelley, Mike Overbeck, Steve Valentine

1991
Dates:              Oct. 10-12
Host church:    Pastor Doug Kelley
                        Mt. Helena Community Church
Speaker:          Dr. David Blomgren
Workshop speakers:    Keith Dangerfield, Bob Harris, Kent Gilge, Mike McGovern, Brad Brittsan, Terry Bailey, Dan Semsch, Randy Jerome, Steve Valentine
Cost of Stamps:8.4
Theme:            The 21st Century church: upon this rock I will build my church
Scripture:         Mt. 16:18

1990
Host church: CFCC
Pastor Steve Valentine