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August 2013 |
Vol XLV, No. 8 |
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Noonday Baptist Association
1348 Canton Road, N.E. Marietta, GA 30066-6062 www.noondayba.org (770) 422-3347
Larry Fillingim, Director of Missions David Suddath, Church Development Director |
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| This Month's Highlight | |
Noonday Baptist Association's
Annual Meeting & Key Leader Training
Saturday, August 24, 2013
RENOVATE means "to restore to life, vigor, or activity: REVIVE"; that is the theme of the 2013 Noonday Association's Annual Meeting. Leadership Seminars will be offered focusing on renovating your leadership and church. Dr. Ken Williams, Pastor of West Cobb Church and Association Moderator, will be speaking on the theme during the Annual Session. |
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2013 Annual Meeting & Key Leadership Training | |
Have You Registered for the Key Leadership Training Yet?
Noonday Baptist Association
2013 Annual Meeting & Key Leadership Training
Saturday, August 24, 2013
8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
VISION CENTER at the
Roswell Street Baptist Church
774 Roswell Street
Marietta, GA
For information on the 20 seminars offered during the Key Leadership Training click HERE for a flyer to reproduce and share with your church members. Please encourage your church leadership to take advantage of this outstanding equipping opportunity focused on renewing their ministry.
This event is FREE! We do need you to register for this conference to let us know how many will be attending each seminar. To register, click HERE or call (770) 422-3347. |
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PERSUASIVE LEADERSHIP Conference | |
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Impact 2013 | |
This year, Community Makeover has changed their name to IMPACT 2013. We are interested in learning how your church is reaching out into the community and partnering with schools throughout the year.
Noonday Baptist Church had their IMPACT 2013 at Keheley Elementary School on July 26-27. They painted the cafeteria and other areas, as well as, helping teachers set-up their rooms. |
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Effective Outreach for the Holidays |  On Thursday, August 29, Church Planters are invited to attend a seminar on outreach during the holidays. The holidays are a great opportunity to connect to your community and let them know your church cares about them. Todd Lollis, who serves as the Operation/Outreach Pastor at Freedom Church in Acworth, will be sharing some effective and creative ideas for community outreach and follow-up. The seminar will be from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and lunch will be provided. To register for this seminar click HERE. |
| YOU CAN TELL IT! Seminar to be offered at Annual Meeting | |
This seminar helps believers overcome their two biggest problems in communicating the gospel--fear and not knowing how to clearly share the gospel. This seminar is open to key church leaders and members who wish to prepare themselves for a missional lifestyle.
This evangelism seminar will be led by Ron Hughes from Johnson Ferry Baptist Church. Ron will present a biblical strategy to help the believers determine those non-believers God has prepared to converse about spiritual truth and take them as far in the conversation as they can without using high pressure tactics.
During the Association Annual Meeting, this seminar will be offered for FREE. Take advantage of this seminar and come to the Annual Meeting & Key Leadership Training on Saturday, August 24 from 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
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New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary: Church Leadership Certificate Program |
 The New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary Undergraduate Certificate Program was founded to respond to the needs of churches by preparing believers to serve more effectively in their church and their community. The Certificate Programs are: - Accredited--All of the courses offered through the Certificate Program are accredited by SACS and transferable to the Associate/Bachelor's degree. Each course is 1 credit hour; 12-18 credit hours can be transferred to the Associate/Bachelor's degree of Leavell College.
- Available--This program is available to all persons regardless of educational background to receive on-going training in biblical, theological, and practical studies, enabling them to become more mature and more effective in Christian service.
- Affordable--There is a $25 registration fee for each certificate. Each course costs $100.
Who can enroll? Sunday School Teachers, Deacons, Discipleship Leaders, Pastors, Staff, Other Church leaders, and church members. Anyone interested in biblical, theological and practical church leadership education. Enrollment is now open for fall courses which begin August 18, 2013. Courses are offered locally through NOBTS meeting in Johnson Ferry Baptist Church, Marietta. |
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Vacation Bible School is here... | |
VBS continued in July with several of our churches. VBS Director, Charlece Golden, of East Cobb Baptist Church held their VBS June 17-21 with Colossal Coaster World. They averaged 70 children each night. Seeds were planted in the lives of these children. Here are some pictures from their VBS.
On June 15, Kennesaw Avenue Missionary Baptist Church began their VBS with an Outreach Block Party. They had about 80 children in attendance. Their Theme is This Avenue Leads to CHRIST. A School Kit was given out to the children at the end of the week. Here are some pictures from their VBS and Block Party:
We would love to hear from your church and how your VBS went. Please send information and photos to Sheryl Dean. |
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PRAYING CHURCH: Praying Pastors Conference |
 AUGUST 22-23, 2013The Church @ Liberty Square
Cartersville, GA
Jim Cymbala, Daniel Henderson and others will be leading a Prayer Conference in Cartersville. This is a unique Acts 6:4 Focus and Prayer Service with over 20 workshops and plenary sessions. For more information and to register click HERE. |
| Church Transformation Conference |  Principles for Turning Churches Around On Tuesday, September 24, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Johnson Ferry Baptist Church, Bill Easum will speak regarding church transformation. Bill has worked with more than 1,000 churches guiding them in the area of church transformation. He leads from experience. As a pastor, he took his church from 34 to 2,000 in attendance. Come bring your staff and/or key leaders and discover as Bill shares strategies and ideas to further the Kingdom's work. The cost for this conference is $15 (lunch is included in the price). The registration deadline is September 16. For more information, click HERE. |
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Storehouse Ministries |
Storehouse Ministries welcomes our two newest food pantries, MACLAND Baptist Church and ELIZABETH Baptist Church of Marietta. Also, SANDY PLAINS Baptist Church we accidently left off our list of food pantries last month. This brings our total number of food distribution churches to 23. Please pray for the food ministries at each of these churches as clients are ministered to through this ministry.
If you or your church has an interest in becoming involved in this wonderful ministry, there are many opportunities for service. Please contact Karen Stevens at storehouse@noondayba.org or call (770) 422-3347.
Storehouse Ministries' volunteers pack over 500 boxes each month. This requires about 20,000 lbs. of food used each month. How is this amount of food replenished each month? It is through the food donations from individuals, church food drives, and monetary donations to the Bill Rogers' Hunger Fund. Monetary donations enable us to purchase food from the Atlanta Community Food Bank at the best possible prices whent the food is available.
In order to pack 120 food boxes, the following amount of food is needed:
| 240 Cans of Beans | 240 Cans of Pasta/Meat | 120 Cans of Canned Meat | | 240 Cans of Tomatoes | 240 Cans of Green Vegetables | 240 Cans of Corn | | 120 Boxes of Muffin/Grits | 240 Boxes of Mac n' Cheese | 120 Boxes of Cereal | | 120 Rolls of Toilet Paper | 120 Boxes of Flour/Pancake Mix | 120 Jars of Peanut Butter | | 240 Cans of Fish | 120 Cans of Fruit | 240 Cans of Soup | | 240 Cans of Mixed Vegetables | 120 Boxes of Crackers | 120 Bags of Rice/Potatoes | | 120 Bags of Pasta | 120 Boxes of Sweets |
120 Bottles Juice and
240 Miscellaneous Items |
The total number of items needed to pack 120 food boxes is approximately 3,840 items. This varies based on what is available at the time. Our appreciation goes to all individuals and churches that are involved in our ministry each month. |
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Catalyst 2013 | 
Are you going to Catalyst this year?
October 3-4, 2013
If so, the Association Office has 8 tickets available. Make sure you contact us at (770) 422-3347 to reserve your tickets.
NBA PRICE
NBA Church Plant Price: $ 90
NBA Church Price: $160
Catalyst List Price: $299
Reserve your tickets NOW! |
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Year-to-Date Financial Summary As of June 30, 2013 |
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Gifts from Churches |
$339,897 | |
Other Receipts & Interest |
$ 2,197 | |
Total Receipts |
$342,094 | |
Total Ministry Expenditures | $329,604 | |
Ministry Funds Available 6/30/2013 | $ 12,490 | |
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Budget Requirements YTD | $412,400 | |
Church Gifts (Under) Budget YTD | ($ 72,503) | | Percent of Gifts (Under) Budget YTD | (18.0%) |
The Association is supported by gifts from member churches to Association Missions and does not receive support from the Cooperative Program gifts given by churches to the Georgia Baptist Convention and Southern Baptist Convention. Noonday churches that are giving faithfully are encouraged to continue their support. Churches that have decreased their giving are encouraged to prayerfully reconsider their support for Association Missions. Churches that are presently not giving are asked to consider contributing some amount to the ministry of strengthening churches and starting new churches as we work together to impact lostness in our mission field and nation. |
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Noonday's Meetings and Events in August | |
August 8 8:30 a.m. Pastor's Roundtable Meeting @ Association Office
August 12 9:00 a.m. Executive Committee Meeting @ Association Office
August 15 10:00 a.m. Persuasive Leadership Conference @ Burnt Hickory Baptist
August 24 8:00 a.m. Annual Meeting & Key Leadership Training @ Roswell Street Baptist
August 29 10:00 a.m. Church Planter Seminar: Effective Outreach for the Holidays @
Association Office |
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Strategic Missional Partner: Good Samaritan Health Center | |
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