Stephenville resident, Bill Bunce, will be speaking at the first Brown Bag Bible Study, Thursday, February 23rd at noon, the conference room at Texas Bank in Stephenville. Bunce is an Assistant to the Chairman, Pat Robertson of the Christian Broadcasting Network, CBN's 700 Club.

This motivating, 45-minute-a-week, non-denominational presentation is entitled: "Experiencing God @ Work: His Kingdom Agenda" and is designed to help you understand God's continuous activity and how YOU can join Him in the place where we ALL spend the majority of our time: The Workplace. Dr. Billy Graham has stated, "I believe one of the next great moves of God is going to be through believers in the workplace." Certified Workplace Chaplain Michael Tummillo,Founder of t.e.a.m. ministries (Total Employee Assistance Ministries)will be facilitating the series.

Bunce graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 1978 with a bachelor's degree in animal husbandry. His work experiences include Ranch Operations Coordinator for B.B. Brooks Company in Wyoming, designing and developing The Quarter Horse Racing Journal in Texas, Vice President of International Marketing and Field Operations for the American Polled Hereford Association in the western USA, and Director of Agribusiness and International Trade for the State of Wyoming. Bill is married to his high school sweetheart, Lydia, and has one daughter, Jody Marie. He credits his wife, his mother, and a retired rodeo bullfighter for leading him into a relationship with God through Jesus Christ. A rugged outdoorsman, he's at home in the mountains of Wyoming or the Texas hill country.

For those who have not already done so, if you are interested in attending, you are asked to e-mail team1min@aol.com and type BROWN in the SUBJECT Bar. They will be contacted regarding any variations in meeting places. Tummillo adds that other Christian business people are scheduled to share as part of each week's lesson.

Texas Bank is located at Wolfe Nursery Road at NW Loop. The conference room is just to the left of the north side entry facing NW Loop.

Michael Tummillo

Pastor Michael is a licensed/ordained non-denominational minister and a certified Workplace Chaplain. He has served in ministry since 1993, always while working a secular job, according to the example of Jesus and Paul. Says Michael, "A person with problems at home still has those problems at work. We need to be there for them at the one place where they spend the majority of their time...the workplace." In 1999, while serving as Children's Minister in Arlington, Texas. Michael began eMailing his Youth Group. These spiritual broadcasts were eventually intercepted by parents who forwarded the messages to friends and relatives across state lines and national borders. Soon, Michael was hearing from people who has received his broadcasts from all corners of the Earth.