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SADDLEBACK CHURCH
FEB 22-25
You'll be inspired to:
Enhance each member of your team's role in your church
Be a moving force for serving God in your community and in the world
Plant new ministries and churches
Enlarge your understanding of what "church" and "ministry" mean to enable you to affect positive, purposeful change for God Build momentum and fuel progress in your ministry
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Grace Community Church
March 9-11(13)
(including Sunday worship services)
Our mission is to provide the opportunity for men in church leadership to be challenged in their commitment to biblical ministry and to find encouragement as together we seek to become more effective servants of our Chief Shepherd.
With nearly 30 seminars to choose from, you'll have access to a variety of teaching from pastors and elders of Grace Community Church and professors from The Master's College and Seminary. | more info
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THRIVE
CONFERENCE
Bayside Community
Church
Granite Bay, CA
(near Sacramento)
Thrive 2011 will not only refresh, invigorate and inspire you, but it will take your life to the next level as it enhances your ability to thrive in ministry, relationships, and spiritual growth. As always, come expecting the unexpected! Kick back, relax, and enjoy your time with us. Connect with teammates. Meet new friends. Laugh. Think. Feel. Experience God in a new and refreshing way. Experience this and so much more at Thrive 2011!
Hear Ray Johnston
and more
May 12-14
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It is really
an uphill task for some of you to decide what to choose for your loved ones. Fortunately, a famous magazine recently conducted a survey on 5,000 people about what
kind of gifts they want to receive for Valentine's Day and found that the following five gifts are the most wanted.
Chocolate
Jewelry
Flowers
Perfume
Clothes
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FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES
NIGHT WITH THE
LA KINGS
LA Kings vs. San Jose Sharks Thursday, March 24th at 7:30pm STAPLES Center
Bring your church group to this great event featuring John Blue, a So Cal native who was an NHL hockey player for many years, and now is a Pastor at Pacific Point Church in Irvine. In addition to the pre-game talk, your group can find out more about how to get involved with the FCA or start a club at their school. Click here for the flyer with all the details. |
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Sacrificial Love
It's always nice to feel loved and to be shown expressions of love. Love, however, is an ongoing, continual, expression of compassion, and sometimes, it's not getting what you had planned on. My wife, Vicki,
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expressed her love for her folks just last month because of a turn of events. Vicki and I had planned to travel up to Sacramento for the RED's meetings in January, while her folks, visiting us from Illinois, would stay at a condo in Oceanside for a week, using our vehicle. Just before her folks arrived, we found out that her dad had a medical condition that made his doctor not allow him to drive, and her mom wasn't prepared to drive in the busy SoCal traffic. So, Vicki, out of love, said good bye to her trip to Sacramento, and hello to being the chauffeur for her parents. She was willing to sacrifice the trip because she loved her parents. I love my wife. A great example.
Love willingly gives up something in order to give to someone else. That is love. Don't forget to love sacrificially, it's what God would do. "For God so loved the world that He gave..." (John 3:16).
Happy Valentine's Day,
Jim Smith
Executive Director
CB Southern California
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Marriage Conference in Costa Mesa
 Jim and Vicki would love to have you join them. In a few weeks, CBSC will sponsor at Marriage Conference at the Wyndham Hotel in Costa Mesa. There is still time to sign up if you are interested. Please call our office at 909-944-5900 immediately or go online (www.cbasc.com) to register. The dates are February 11-13 and the location is the newly renovated Wyndham Hotel in Costa Mesa. Whether you are newly married or have been married for 50 years, you will enjoy this time away with each other in this beautiful hotel, centrally located next to South Coast Plaza and within easy driving distance to Newport Beach, Huntington Beach and more.
Cost is $265 for the weekend, which includes two nights, two breakfasts, free parking, and all the marriage conference materials. Can't beat it! |
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CBSC Annual Meeting-
Oikos: Your World, Delivered
 Don't miss this year's Annual Meeting on Sunday, March 6th, 3:45 pm - 8:30 pm, at Grace Church of Glendora. Come for the afternoon seminars (Hal Seed, Global Media Outreach, Vicki Smith, Spanish seminar), free dinner and then our evening session with Tom Mercer, Pastor of the 8,000 member High Desert Church in Victorville. Pastor Tom will talk about "Oikos," reaching your world for Christ. It is a simple, yet powerful way of growing your church and sharing your faith for the rest of your life.
Please RSVP for the free dinner. We need to have a count to make sure we have enough food for everyone. Thank you!
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Whittier Hills Baptist Planting a Church
 On Easter Sunday, Whittier Hills will launch their church plant in uptown Whittier. Joaquin Garcia, who has been on staff at Whittier Hills for several years, will be the Director of the new Uptown Campus. The WHBC church board began about a year ago to look into planting another church in the area. They have rented the YMCA in uptown Whittier and will start having services in February before the official start on Easter Sunday, April 24.
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Inland Hills Considering Options
The Board of Directors of Inland Hills Community Church is considering whether they will become New Song Community Church's first campus ministry or search for another Pastor. Hal Seed, Pastor of New Song in Oceanside, has been looking for a location for their first campus ministry. The members of Inland Hills have been in prayer about this since their Pastor, Mike Fleischmann, moved to another church near Portland. Inland Hills is a church plant in Bonsal, near Oceanside.
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Renaissance Church Welcomes Pastor
 Robert Fonseca has been voted in as the new Senior Pastor of Renaissance Church. Renaissance Church was planted about 8 years ago in Corona. Recently, the church moved into a very nice rented facility they can call their home. Robert's previous ministry experience includes working in the youth ministry at Harvest Bible Fellowship and serving part-time as the youth pastor at Renaissance Church. Robert is a bi-vocational pastor and works as a full-time manager. Congratulations to Robert Fonseca. |
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Counseling Seminar in Manhattan Beach
 Come for a free seminar and luncheon on February 15 (Tuesday) at Journey of Faith in Manhattan Beach from 9am - 12:00 noon. Are the understanding of Scripture and the understanding of People similar? What if ministering to hurting people was just like sermon preparation. Join Pastor Jason Cusick to hear how to apply your practice of exegesis and preaching to the ministries of pastoral care and counseling. This seminar is free and is part of the completion of his Doctor of Ministry Degree. For more information and to RSVP, contact emily.brantley@journeyoffaith.com.
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 Good Preaching tips from Warren Wiersbe
One of the keys to having a healthy church is solid biblical preaching. Here are some important thoughts from Wiersbe...
"A father was showing his young son the wonders of the city museum, when his son spoke up rather loudly and said, "Dad, let's go someplace where the people and animals are real!" They went to the zoo. A museum is a great place to study the past, and there is nothing wrong with that; but most of us confess that the zoo is far more interesting. When you get tired of looking at animals, you can always watch the people. After all, that's how the animals are entertained! Too often, we treat the Bible like a museum and do all of our preaching in the past tense. The sermon is a history lesson instead of an exciting encounter with the living truth. We are guides in a museum, dusting off the artifacts and explaining the exhibits. And while we are lecturing, our people are saying to themselves, "We wish we could go someplace where things are alive and real!" What will help us start preaching in the present tense?" read more |
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Change in North Central CB Region
Don Shaw, Regional Executive Director (RED) of the North Central Region has announced that he will be retiring September 30, 2011. Don has been the RED for eight years and previously pastored churches in New England, New York and Wisconsin. The North Central Board had known of Don's upcoming retirement and has already identified a new Executive Director who will be announced at their Annual Meeting in Lake Geneva in Wisconsin this April. Don will be bringing in Leith Anderson to speak on Ethics in Ministry. We appreciate the leadership Don has given to the North Central CB region and to CBAmerica and the other RED's. Thank you, Don. Don and his wife, Betsy, are exploring options for the next chapter in their lives. |
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Discount Software Available from CBSC
 One of the advantages of being part of CBSC is that we can provide many software programs for our member churches to use when they make a donation to CBSC. An example of programs available are: Microsoft Office Pro Plus 2010, Windows, Acobat Programs and more. Please email us at the CBSC Office to learn more and find out if the programs you need are available through our office: cbministries@cbasc.com.
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National CBAmerica RED's Meeting
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Bert Downs, Jim Smth and Gary Golike at the CBAmerica Board Meeting.
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Last month, CBAmerica's Board and Regional Executive Directors (RED's) met at Lakeside Church in Folsom, CA near Sacramento. The board is led by the eight Regional Executive Directors from around the country. Brad Franklin, the RED from NextGen Churches (CB Northern CAl) and Pastor of Lakeside church says, "These are good men who are seeking to bless the pastors in their respective regions and lead a fractious movement of independent churches into a cohesive mission. And some good stuff is happening that we can share together."
For example, Jim Leary, the RED from Mission Mid-Atlantic, has been trained to help churches in conflict. He will soon be offering that training to our region so that we can serve one another in a really significant area: Peacemaking.
Mark Hoeffner, the RED from CB Northwest, is doing some great work in the area of Leadership Training within Churches and shared it with the other regions. He also had some good church-planting ideas. Shaun Garman, a church planter, is being sent out from two CB Northwest churches to plant a church in Ventura this year.
CBAmerica is led by the eight RED's, with Bert Downs serving as the Catalyst, Jim Leary working in the area of Community, and Stan Reib is the National Facilitator.
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 New WorldVenture Southwest Representative
I (Jim Smith) recently had lunch with Josiah (JJ) Harling, the new Southwest Regional Mission Director of WorldVenture. JJ is getting married this summer and will be moving, hopefully to Orange County in CA, afterwards. He is available to encourage and inspire your church's mission emphasis. He is currently living in Colorado, but as your questions and needs arise concerning WorldVenture or some of their missionaries that you support, please feel free to contact him at 800.487.4224 extension 2531 or email him at j.harling@worldventure.com |
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Christian Friendly Movies Hit Theatres
 The Grace Card comes to theatres on
February 25. It's all about forgiveness and about God's Grace. Every day, we have the opportunity to rebuild relationships and heal wounds by extending and receiving God's grace. Offer THE GRACE CARD ... and never underestimate the power of God's love. Find out more
Soul Surfer in theatres April 15. It is the true story of Bethany Hamilton, who lost her arm in a shark attack and courageously overcame all odds to become a champion again. You'll see her sheer determination, love of her family and unwavering faith. See Carrie Underwood in her film debut. More
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Hey, thanks again for reading our newsletter, and if you know of someone who you think would enjoy this newsletter, spread the word. You can sign them up on our web site. Have a great day.
Sincerely,
Jim Smith
CB Southern California
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