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Bi-Monthly
Calendar
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MARCH
5 State Vacation Bible School Clinic
5 VBS Discovery Day at Lifeway
6-13 Annie Armstrong Easter Offering Week of Prayer
18-20 Hispanic Mother-Daughter Retreat
27 Easter Sunrise Service at Knott's Berry Farm
APRIL
10 Cooperative Program Sunday
16 Youth Bible Drill and Speaker's Tournament
28 Executive Board Meeting
29- May 1 Father-Son Retreat
Pastors' Prayer Breakfast
Every Tuesday morning, 7 AM, Arthur's Restaurant, 240 N. Tustin Ave., Orange
OCSBA Association
Prayer Meeting
Every Wednesday at 10 AM in the Association Office
Everyone is most welcomed!
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Visit our Website
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www.ocsba.org
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Orange County Southern Baptist Association
LINKED IN
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TWITTER
@Orange County SBA
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Reaching People Where They Are
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 Hello Pastors & Ministry Leaders, As Easter draws near churches are not only preparing for the greatest celebration on the Christian calendar, they are also thinking of special activities in which to invite lost friends and neighbors. People cannot attend what they do not know about. Therefore, we should be asking ourselves, "What is the best way to communicate with those we are trying to reach?" I would like to share with you an effective and inexpensive way to reach tens of thousands of people right here in Orange County by using Facebook and other social media platforms.
On Thursday, February 25 th Jimmie Davidson invited Jay Kranda to share with us how to utilize Facebook advertising to begin a conversation with people churches are trying to reach. Jay serves at Saddleback Church as their on-line pastor and is well versed in utilizing social media to reach people who would not normally darken the door of a church building. Jay has graciously provided his training to us and we are making it available to you to explore for yourselves. The days of direct mailing are over because now you can reach people with the message of hope or invite them to an event for pennies on the dollar. Check out Jay's link here.
Let me give a short testimonial to the effectiveness of this media tool for communication. The OCSBA hosts an annual Easter Sunrise Service at Knott's Berry Farm. Our only form of advertising in the past has been a � page ad in the OC Register which runs on the Wednesday before Easter and costs $1,300.00. We have run 2 ads on Facebook with a 15 second video and have already had 22,000 reaches in just 10 days (as of February 29). Over 4,500 people have viewed the 15 second video and we have spent just $62.00. Even more amazing to me is that about 32% of those reached are men between the ages of 18-24 (a group of people who have no idea what a newspaper is!) and they are leading the viewing demographic as well.
I want to encourage you to view Jay's training video and see if this can be a useful tool for your church as well. I heard someone recently say this, "Almost every person who was not in church this past Sunday was on Facebook." Perhaps it is time we re-think how we communicate in our culture. We cannot influence what we do not touch! Here is a way for us to go where the people are. God's Blessings & Happy Easter! Mike |
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Save the Date!
64th Annual Easter Sunrise Service at Knott's Berry Farm
March 27 at 6:00am
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Baptist Faith and Message Tracts
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Lifeway is currently sold out of the Baptist Faith and Message Tracts. However, if you would like one, please click on the following links for a downloadable copy in your language. Thank you!
English
Chinese
Spanish
Vietnamese
Korean
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EBPT - A Great Resource for Outreach!
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Are you looking for an opportunity to reach out to your church's community? Then look no further! The Evangelism Block Party Trailer has EVERYTHING you would need to have a fun event at your church or local park. To reserve a date for the trailer, fill out the online reservation form HERE.
For more information, please feel free to contact Daniell at 714.547.5409 or [email protected].
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Why Church Planting Is In Dire Need
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In 2010, we had 308,745,538 people living in the United States. Below is a percentage of each language speaking group that lives here in California.
32.27% of Chinese
37.65% of Vietnamese
16.84% of the Arabic speakers
22.04% of the Hindi speakers
33.54% of the Hmong speakers
31.51% of the Japanese speakers
33.26% of the Korean speakers
79.07% of the Armenian speakers
50.00% of the Persian speakers
36.64% of the Mon-Khmer/ Cambodian speakers
24.05% of the Laotian speakers
48.57% of the Tagalog speakers
31.44% of the Thai speakers
27.36% of the Spanish speakers
For us here in OC, it will take cooperation and commitment to reach the unreached in our county. This will mean we must consider new ways for our churches to start new works. It will mean Chinese churches praying about supporting a Persian work. Hispanic churches praying about supporting a Japanese work. Korean churches praying about supporting a Tagalog work. English speaking churches praying about supporting a Thai work, etc...
We must find ways for our churches to ban together to reach the unreached that are all around us. Will you pray with me about what we can do together?
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The Mission Field 2016
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Below are available mission opportunities for individuals, small groups and churches. Please call the OCSBA office for additional details. If your church would like to include other mission opportunities, please call the OCSBA office.
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Upcoming Events
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At your local Lifeway Christian Store Click the link above for resources and to order posters, prayer guides, and envelopes.
The OCSBA office has free Annie Armstrong Easter Offering envelopes available. Jenness Park
Costo de Registraci�n:
$140 por adultos 18 a�os de edad en adelante y ni�os de edad 11-17
$105 por ni�os 3-10 a�os de edad
Ni�os de 0-2 a�os de edad pueden asistir gratis Speaker: Pastor Chris Grant from the Village of Grace Church in Orange APRIL April 15-16Sierra Baptist Church in Visalia $75 Per person; $85 at the door Woodward Park Baptist Church April 28
Executive Board Meeting All are welcome and lunch will be served!
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OCSBA Community Updates &
Prayer Requests
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Praise:
Three new churches have been voted into the OCSBA!
Prayer Requests:
Easter Sunrise Service Planning
OCSBA Churches without Pastors / Leaders
Missions Trips in 2016
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