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"The Catalyst"
Had a wonderful surprise visit from the great Director of Missions for Rankin Co. Bro. Allen Stephens this morning at CBBC. Thanks so much for your service to this great county, the state, and our world for the Lord, Jesus Christ. March 2012
A special Happy Birthday to Brother Allen -
70 wonderful years serving our Lord |
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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S CORNER
Our pastors' Book Club just read Michael Catt's book entitled "The Power of Persistence". In it he shares a quote from Blaise Pascal: "There are three kinds of people: those who have sought God and found Him and are reasonable and happy; those who seek God and have not yet found Him, and these are reasonable and unhappy, and those who neither seek God nor find Him, and these are unreasonable and unhappy." "Seeking God in prayer is simply foundational to the kind of life we all want. The family, the home, the church and the nation will rise and fall on the basis of our prayers." (Catt, p. 74)
It is my desire that all of our churches be known as praying churches and that each of us be known as praying individuals. The truth is that none of us can be any stronger spiritually than our prayer lives.
Our Book Club has committed to becoming stronger in our prayer lives because of reading this book and being challenged to evaluate our praying. Let's all accept Michael's challenge to know more fully the "power of persistence in prayer."
Allen H. Stephens, Executive Director
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Reminders:
Each Monday morning at 10:30, our Pastors meet for a special time of food and fellowship.....all are invited to attend, including retired Pastors. They do not meet when there is a scheduled Ministers' conference. Ministers' Conference Schedule: March 5th - Bethel Baptist - 10:30 a.m. with guest speaker Dr. Jim Futral April 2nd - FBC Richland - 10:30 a.m. with guest speaker Dr. Daniel Hall, MBCB May 7th - Crossgates - 10:30 a.m. with guest speaker Rev. Mickey Dalrymple
Also, please send us your photos and special announcements of events happening in your church.....we would love to share about how God is working in your church!! Just email to dthompson@rankinbaptists.org
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Star Baptist Church will be hosting a "Love and Respect" Video Conference on Friday, March 30th & Saturday, March 31st. These two words, love and respect, surface in social research and in the Bible (Ephesians 5:33) as the two key ingredients for a successful marriage. From the research, those attending the video conference will experience understanding, forgiveness, reconciliation, change, and hope! The conference isn't just for married couples, though; it also provides resources to divorced, separated, dating, & the single. Men & women will learn how to resolve conflict, deal with negative reactions, and how to motivate each other by meeting each other's needs.
The schedule is as follows:
Friday, March 30th
6:00pm-6:30pm - Registration
6:30pm-10:00pm - Conference
Saturday, March 31st
8:15am-8:45am - Fellowship & Refreshments
8:45am-1:45pm - Conference
The cost of the conference is $15 per person through March 19th and $20 per person after March 19th. Part of this fee includes a Video Conference Notebook to be handed out at registration.
To register, please go to www.starbaptistchurch.org and click on the "Love and Respect" Video Conference Registration Link, and it will take you directly to our conference registration page.
If you would like more information on the conference, please go to www.loveandrespect.com and click on "conference preview" to view video clips from the conference.
If you have any questions, please email devonaparker@starbaptistchurch.org or call the church office @ 601-845-2736.
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Discipleship Now weekend
A wonderful time in the Lord laboring for the Kingdom alongside Disciple NOW youth from Pearson, Truitt, Park Place, First Pearl, Eastside Pearl, McLaurin Heights and Pearl United Methodist. The pictures are from their work weekend at Wingard House in Jackson. Also, the youth group leaders invited the homeless youth to be their guests at Park Place Baptist Church where they enjoyed the Cloverton Band and guest speaker Landon Dowden.
Thank you RCBA churches for your regular donations to the Association that allowed us to help financially with this weekend. |
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VBS 2012 KICK-OFF
DATE: MARCH 3RD
TIME: 9:00 A.M. - 2:00 P.M.
PLACE: FBC RICHLAND
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DATES TO REMEMBER:
March 3rd - VBS Kickoff - FBC Richland - 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
March 5th - Ministers' Conference - Bethel Baptist Church - 10:30 a.m. - guest speaker Dr. Jim Futral
March 13th - Elections
March 21st - Pastors' Book Club - 10:30 a.m. at RCBA offices
March 29th - RCBA Associational Bible Drill - Brandon Baptist Church - 6:00 p.m.
April 1st - Make-up Bible Drill and Speakers Tournment
April 2nd - Ministers' Conference - FBC Richland - guest speaker, Daniel Hall, MBCB - 10:30 a.m.; please R. S. V. P. for lunch |
Senior Adult Rally
Tuesday March 27th
Crossgates Baptist Church
601-825-2562 and ask for B.J.
20 booths related to Senior Adults
8:30 registration - 9:00 a.m. Worship
Program personalities - Scott Ross, Seniors on Mission music, Vesta Renfroe testimony
Door Prizes by Dan Hall - MBCB
Guest speaker - Dr. Jim Futral
Worship with Judy Davis and Trish McNulty |
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GREAT CHURCH RESOURCE
For discounted office supplies, furniture, paint, playground equipment, etc. |
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MODEST IS HOTTEST
Save the Date: May 19th
Where: Oakdale Baptist Church
Details to follow....... |
Experience the Easter message through music, drama, and the Lord's Supper. Thursday and Friday night, April 5 & 6, at 7:00 p.m. at the Boyce Thompson Campus of First Baptist Church of Brandon. The Celebration of Easter will be Sunday morning, April 8, at 7:00, 8:30, 9:45, and 11:00.
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Churches Practicing Redemption
On March 26-30, 2012 across the State of Mississippi, there will be five one -day Churches Practicing Redemption conferences designed to equip pastors, associate pastors, student ministers, BSU leaders, AMDs and the church as a whole to respond redemptively to those individuals, The spouses, and families impacted by homosexuality. The conferences will be held at the following locations from 10:30 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. and lunch will be provided.
March 26 FBC, Starkville, MS
March 27 FBC, Cleveland, MS
March 28 North Oxford Baptist Church, Oxford
March 29 Morrison Heights Baptist Church, Clinton
March 30 Temple Baptist Church, Hattiesburg
The conference will follow a workshop format in which we will dialogue about what a redemptive response looks like, why it is necessary, and how every church can be involved in ministry in this area. Our discussion will consider the Biblical mandate for a redemptive response, the methodology of a redemptive response, and the mindset that will lead to a redemptive response.
Conference Leaders:
Bob Stith, National Gender Issues Specialist with the SBC
Rob Chambers, Christian Action Commission of the MBCB
Greg Belser, Pastor of Morrison Heights Baptist Church, Clinton, MS
Jerry & Judy Williams, In His Time Ministries at Morrison Heights Baptist Church, Clinton, MS
Terry Farmer, Freedom 613 Ministries in Crystal Springs, MS
Melinda Holloway, Exodus International Leader, Hammond, LA
There is no cost for this conferences as it is sponsored by the Golden Triangle, Mid-Delta, Lafayette, Metro, and Lebanon Baptist Associations through resources provided from the Margaret Lackey State Missions Offering through the Missions Strategy Office of the MBCB and personal donations. It is also endorsed by the Christian Action Commission of the MBCB.
Mission Service Corps Missionaries, North American Mission Board
228-297-9823
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Renfroe Golf Tournament
Calling ALL Golfers! Birdies, bogeys, and putting towards a mission
Includes lunch, range balls, green fees, and a goodie bag! We will be playing best ball. Prizes will be given for longest drive, hole in one, highest and lowest team score.
The Renfroe Legacy Foundation needs your help raising money for continued updates to the mission home.
Friday, March 16, at Noon
Pearl Municipal Golf Course
This home provides a safe haven for missionaries who are between missions and need a place to stay for a while. Please help up help God's warriors!
601-209-4514
Entry fee $75 |
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Pray for our children on March 29th. Thank you in advance to Brandon Baptist for hosting, Dr. Steve Jackson for
chairing, and for all the volunteers that make this evening a special event for all. |
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Ministers' Conference
Wayne Pinkerton and Jerry Mixon entertained and encouraged the Pastors this month at our monthly Ministers' Conference meeting held at Park Place. Special thanks to Park Place for the wonderful lunch. |
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