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WEB DESIGN
Does your churches website need to be freshened up, or does your church need a web presence? Please fill out the questionnaire and submit it to iba@interstatebaptist.org and let us help you find the best solution and pricing.
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MISSIONARY MOMENTS
June 19-26, 2011
For many, living in inner-city Columbus, Ohio, means lonliness, hopelessness, and searching for something that will take away their pain and suffering. But God is using North American missionary RICH HALCOMBE and your commitment to reaching people through the Cooperative Program and the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering, to reach those same people through new churches and various ministries. Rich assists churches by providing resources, networking churches, and planting new congregations. The association's inner-city ministry, the Stowe Baptist Center, allows people to experience Christ's love in action and meet a God who can provide for their physical and spiritual needs. Take a moment and ask God to continue to use the churches of the Metro Columbus Baptist Association, and Rich Halcombe to reach unbelievers with the Gospel.
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"LES CHASTAIN" and his family work among an unreached people group in East Asia. After a recent local church leadership training event, the people decided to share the message of Jesus with 700 of their own people in 43 new villages. Over the next three months, they are praying and working toward seeing in excess of 70 people baptized. Les and his team ask you to pray that people will be equipped and empowered with strategy and the best available biblical methods to facilitate a church-planting movement. Your love for people and commitment to missions through CP are helping the team strategy leader train the locals and imbed the concept of reaching their own people in their hearts. |
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BY THE NUMBERS:
Churches with Ministries to help the Poor
36% have a formal ministry through the church.
30% have a fund designated toward benevolence.
26% work with an outside non-profit organization.
8% are unaware of or have no ministry to directly assist people in poverty. |
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OUTLOOK
Top Leadership Myths
#4 - The Myth of the Difficult Conversation: Being hands-off is the way to avoid confrontations with employees.
Most leaders find that the most painful and damaging aspect of managing is when they must have very difficult conversations, even confrontations, with employees about some problem or another. They believe that being a strong leader requires or even causes theses confrontations, whereas being a weak leader allows them to avoid these confrontations.
What is the reality?
Being a weak manager makes these confrontations inevitable, whereas being a strong manager means these confrontations rarely occur, and when they do happen they are not so painful after all.
When leader conversations happen only on special occasions (rarely occur), they tend to be very difficult. Why?
- Neither the leader nor their people are experienced at having leadership conversations.
- The leader has a habit of not making the expectations clear.
- Conversation usually happens when a problem absolutely must be dealt with, so the conversations tend to be more heated.
Note - Solving a problem after the fact is a whole lot more difficult than preventing it in advance.
If your version of taking charge is turning "nice guy" into "tough guy" on a dime, then there is a good chance you will seem like a jerk. Not only that, people are not likely to take you seriously.
Taking charge in any meaningful and lasting way is a lot like getting in shape physically. It is a long tedious process. It requires fundamental changes in your behavior, changes that become new habits. There are no shortcuts. Be afraid of a long, slow, tedious transition that will radically change habits, your role, and your relationships at work from now on and forevermore. If you can't muster that courage, then maybe you shouldn't be the leader.
Brent Pound
"Information/insight gathered from Bruce Tulgan's book, "It's Okay to be Boxx."
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SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION
 It was a great opportunity for me to represent Interstate Baptist Association at the Southern Baptist Convention in Phoenix, AZ last week. The preaching and worship were inspirational, and being able to fellowship with DOM's and Pastors from across the USA was a blessing.
If you were not able to attend the meeting, it is available for review at www.sbcannualmeeting.org.
The 2011 SBC Annual can be dowloaded by going to SBC.net/Directory of SBC Services/SBC Executive Committee/Annual/2011. |
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NJO MISSION OFFERING INITIATIVE
Making old things new - we are headed in a new direction!
The Nelle Johnson Offering (NJO) was established to provide funds to enhance our serving and giving locally and to the world as an Association.
This year's offering will be used as follows:
Leadership Development -Healthy, growing pastors are essential for developing healthy, growing churches. We would like to develop SALT (Strengthen Associational Leadership Team) to support and resource our pastors.
This team focuses on supporting pastors with practical needs during hard times as well as creating opportunities for training, mentoring, coaching, partner-ships, assessments, consultations, and whatever other means we can access to resource these men of God so they can continue to grow in their ability to lead, equip, preach, and impact their community for God; keeping in mind every pastorate is unique.
IBA Continuing Education Fund - Provides scholarship funds that benefit Northwest Pastors, Pastor's Family and Ministry Leaders to attend seminary, complete under-graduate studies, and etc.
Offering Goal for 2011:
$7,000.00
This offering can be collected and turned in year round. This week (May 15-May 22) is the North American Mission Board's designated time for emphasis on Associational Missions.
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 Bring Refuge for Refugees in Greece Members of The Crossing Baptist Church will be going on mission to Athens, Greece this summer. Cooperating with the International Mission Board, they will join Team Athens and the Oasis Refugee Ministry. Pastor Troy Pound will be leading the group, and will also use this opportunity to explore the possibilities of creating mission and church planting partnerships there. Every day refugees from North Africa, The Middle East and Asia arrive in Athens, Greece. Because of the Oasis Refugee Ministry many will hear about Jesus for the first time. We will serve by providing clothing, serving hot meals, giving groceries and sharing the gospel message. God will use us to make a difference for Him. We also have the exciting opportunity to discover how The Crossing Baptist Church will assist Team Athens with the Arms Around Athens Project. The goal of this ministry is to plant healthy churches within all the municipalities of Athens. Key leadership from The Crossing will accompany us as we discover the Lord's direction in partnering with these new church plants. We would like to spread the Gospel to unreached people in and around Athens. Would you assist us in accomplishing this mission? You can become a part of our mission partnership team? Here are some things we ask you to pray about: - Pray that our mission's team will be spiritually prepared for this work
- Pray that God will provide the $6,000 needed for the trip
- Pray for the safety and effectiveness of the Mission Team
- Pray the hearts of the people will be open to hearing The Gospel
If you would like to help with this worthwhile ministry, you can send your gifts to IBA, PO Box 19960, Portland OR 97280-0960. The Associational Leadership Council has approved $2000.00 matching funds for donations made through the Association. Future funding for mission trip support will also be included as a budget item starting in 2012 make our goal of assisting churches in missional endeavors possible. |
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For more information and a sneak preview please visit our website at http://www.interstatebaptist.org/content/honor-begins-home or www.Courageousthemovie.com.
Don't miss out on this great leadership development initiative September 30th, 2011 in a theater near you!
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CHILDREN'S CAMPS
 Girls Camp will be held at Salmon Falls Bible Camp. For more information or if you are interested in volunteering to help, contact Debbie Hensley, Director at debbie@hensleyinc.com. Boys Camp will be at Camp WaRiKi. If you would like to volunteer your services or need more information, contact Camp Director Jason Wallway, jason@gnm.name. Camp flyers for each camp giving complete details, as well as copies of all forms have been mailed to the churches. You can also find general camp information, fees, what campers need to bring, etc. as well as downloadable forms at www.interstatebaptist.org/serving/soulshapers. |
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MISSION OPPORTUNITIES
NW BAPTIST CONVENTION VOLUNTEER NEEDED!
The Northwest Baptist Convention needs a volunteer groundskeeper as soon as possible. The person currently volunteering will be leaving in August and would like to spend some time in training. The job requires approximately 20 hours a week from March through October (the busiest season), with hours negotiable October through February. There are RV hook-ups available. Laundry facilities are also available.
For more information, contact Sherry Hodgson, MSC Mobilization Coordinator, hlhodgson@netzero.net.
SOUTH TO SILETZ, OREGON
First Baptist Church of Siletz, along with our Sacred Ground partners, will have VBS July 25-29, 9 AM - noon. The program will be Friday night the 29th. We'll be using the Big Apple curriculum. We have an urgent need for 4 teachers, someone for missions, and a pair of agile folks for recreation. If you would like to volunteer, please contact Mary Parker, mparker355@wildblue.net.
NORTH TO ALASKA
Due to the economy, we have not had the response we anticipated or have had in the past for summer mission volunteers. Here are some of our urgent needs:
A Summer Missions Coordinator (couple with a tow vehicle, primarily assisting with Block Party trailer)
- 8 to 12 JAM Camp Adult Leaders (children's music and worship camp)
- A Registered Nurse - July 23 thru 28
- A Lifeguard - July 23 thru 28
- At least one evangelism team August 31 thru September 5 (Alaska State Fair)
All of these volunteer missionary requests are currently listed on the NAMB Bridge, but I need your help! Please, please help me get the word out about all of these mission volunteer needs. Thanks very much for your help!
Gary Bearce, Associational Missionary
Hatcher Pass Baptist Association
PO Box 2650, Palmer, Alaska 99645
Cell: 907 982-0133 Home: 907 746-7467
Email: gary@hpbaak.org Web: www.hpbaak.org
JAMAICA AND/OR MYRTLE BEACH, SC
We are inviting you and your member Churches to come on mission with us to Jamaica. Trips are scheduled for August and October/November. We are now in our 15th year of mission trips to Jamaica. We are also extending an invitation to Churches to come on mission to Myrtle Beach, SC this summer and fall to help us reach our community for Jesus Christ.
Dr. Tom Sees, Pastor
Rising Sun Community Church
Myrtle Beach SC
For more information:
Jamaica trip, click here
Myrtle Beach, SC, click here
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It is amazing how individuals especially students love to serve if they are given the opportunity. With projects that are a worthy causes and deserving of their time and effort. So, I say let them serve in tangible ways!
This summer SWEAT Ministries has two opportunities to serve:
- The first being an Intrastate Service Project in Vernonia, OR; where we will be assisting a church that has been affected by the past floods.
- The second will be time of assisting Evergreen Community church in Washington with some building repairs and maintenance.
Both of these opportunities will be a great learning experience for all that participate! If you are interested in becoming a part of SWEAT Ministries Service Projects please contact Crystal Miller- crystal@sweatministries.org.
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Seminary Offers Training for Local Pastors and Lay Leaders
By Mark Bradley, Director, Pacific Northwest Campus of Golden Gate Seminary
Pastors and other church leaders in Interstate Baptist Association have a valuable opportunity for seminary training within easy driving distance of their field of service. This was the impetus behind the founding of the Pacific Northwest Campus in 1980. The presence of the seminary in the Portland/Vancouver area has made it possible for many dozens of us to pursue our degrees without needing to move to California or the South. Such was the case for me, as I was elected pastor of Beavercreek Baptist Church the day before I began my Master of Divinity studies, and was able to apply lessons from the classroom to practical ministry week after week throughout my course of study. At our campus we offer every course necessary to earn the Master of Divinity, the Master of Theological Studies, and the Diploma in Theology. The fall semester begins August 22. The admissions application is due July 15. IBA has some scholarship funds for continuing adult education. Contact Brent Pound for more information about that. He can be reached at 503-452-2930 ext 108; 503-421-1802; or brent@interstatebaptist.org. After students have earned 15 credits with us, they also become eligible for scholarships through the Northwest Baptist Foundation.
Our fall schedule of classes is as follows. We'll offer the following courses on Mondays: Intro to Hebrew; Basic Evangelism; Intro to Old Testament I; and Pastoral Ministry. On Tuesdays we'll have Ministry Management and Development; Biblical Hermeneutics; Leadership in Ministry Practicum; Christian Theology I; and Studies in Worship Leadership-Voice. Two courses will have "intensive" schedules (meeting two "weekends," each consisting of a Thursday afternoon, all day Friday, and Saturday morning): Foundations for Ministry; and Historical-Theological Integrative Seminar. All these classes meet at our campus, which we share with the Northwest Baptist Convention, at 3200 NE 109th Avenue, Vancouver, WA.
Lay leaders and teachers may want to consider pursuing the Bible Teaching Certificate. It consists of Intro to Old Testament I and II; Intro to New Testament I and II; and Principles and Approaches to Bible Teaching. That's 5 courses of 15 credits total. If you're available to attend class during the day, you could begin this fall with Intro to Old Testament I on Mondays from 8:00-11:20 a.m. If your work schedule doesn't allow that, all five courses comprising the Bible Teaching Certificate are available online.
Please contact our office with any questions or to begin the application process. You can reach Sonya at 360-882-2200 or pnwc-info@ggbts.edu; or Mark at 509-432-3664 or markb@nwbaptist.org. The seminary website is www.ggbts.edu. |
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Thank you for reading. If there is something you would like to see and/or would like to add to the IBA Encourager Newsletter please send it to iba@interstatebaptist.org attention IBA Encourager. We would love to hear and share how God is working in your churches and communities. 
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