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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S CORNER
On July 25 and 26 there will be a significant event taking place in Rankin County at Park Place Baptist Church. The Rankin Baptist Association and Park Place will be hosting the Growing Churches 2014 Conference. This opportunity will take place on Friday night and Saturday morning through 1:00 p.m. There will be training opportunities for just about anything that you do in and through your church (actually, there are 146 training opportunities). You will want to avail yourself of this opportunity and bring others with you.
Just recently I met with the leadership of the Pearl Ministerial Alliance and they discussed the "Back to Church Sunday" that they are participating in on September 21, 2014. I told them that I would let all the churches affiliated with the Rankin Baptist Association know about this opportunity. For sure, I hope that all the Baptist Churches in Pearl will participate in this, but also this is an opportunity for any church to "piggyback" on this emphasis and use it to reach many more people on that particular Sunday. You may contact me at astephens@rankinbaptists.org 601-939-2182, Wade Chappell at 601-939-4215, or Marcus Thompson, president of the Pearl Ministerial Alliance at mthompson@ihl.state.ms.us for more information.
We are getting great reports on Vacation Bible Schools, mission projects, children's and students' camps.
In Christ,
Allen Stephens
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VBS Pictures - around Rankin County   
   
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Clear Branch ready for
Children's Camp
 Heard they had an awesome camp!!
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Women's Night of Worship
FBC Richland
August 2 - 6:00 p.m.
"Finding Contentment in a Contentious World"
Led by Dalette Newell
Praise, Prayer, Testimony, Fellowship, Food and Fun
Please bring a donation of small toy items (boy or girl) to pack in shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child
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Beth Moore in Memphis
Speaker, teacher and author Beth Moore, along with Travis Cottrell and praise team, will be in Memphis August 22-23! This is a tremendous opportunity for growth and fellowship!!
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Pews to Donate
White with wood stained trim on end, blue cushion seats
20 pews - 10 ft. length
3 pews - 9 ft. length
2 pews - 8 ft. length
1 pew - 11 ft. length
For more information contact Sidney Risher at 601-853-7696
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Information for Newsletter:
If your church has an event or has had a special event you would like to share in The Catalyst, please email to dthompson@rankinbaptists.org. One or two pictures only in jpg format can be accepted.
Also, if you like our newsletter and know someone that would also enjoy the information, at the end of the newsletter is a link you can use to forward to a friend. Please share our GOOD NEWS!
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DATES TO REMEMBER:
July 2nd - United We Stand - A Tribute of Praise to God and Country - Shiloh Park
Festivities begin at 5:30 p.m.
Children's Parade at 6:45 p.m.
Musical Presentation at 7:30 p.m.
Fireworks - 9:00 p.m.
July 10 - Strategy Committee meeting at 10:30 a.m. at RCBA offices
July 10 - Administrative Committee meeting at 11:30 a.m. at RCBA offices
July 12 - Rise Up & Reach Out - Bible study conferences - 8:30 a.m - noon at North Greenwood Baptist Church - for more information contact cday@mbcb.org
July 16 - 20 - Family Fest - a hands- on missions project designed to help families connect with one another; anyone 6 years or older may attend; cost is $25 per individual or $100 maximum for family - sponsored by the Mid-Delta Baptist Association mdbassoc@bellsouth.net
July 24 - Finance Committee meeting at 11:30 a.m. at RCBA offices
July 25 - YOUTH NIGHT - Mississippi Coliseum, Jackson
Speaker - Bryant Bush and Worship by The Gathering
July 25-26 - GROWING CHURCHES conference at Park Place - see ad
August 30th - Eastside Baptist Church Son Run - Mac n Bones - $20 for early registration and $25 day of event; call 601-939-2433 for more information; First 300 participants get a free dry-fit race shirt
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VBS in Rankin County
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL SCHEDULE 2014
Cato July 6 - 9 6 - 8:30 PM
Crossview July 13 - 17 6 - 8:30 PM
FBC Pearl July 13 - 17 5:30 Meal, 6 - 8 PM
Hickory Ridge July 14 - 18 5:45 - 9 PM
Puckett July 16 - 20 6 - 8:45 PM
Pelahatchie July 20 - 24 6 - 8:30 PM
FBC Richland Aug 4 - 8 6:30 - 8 PM
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State Bible Drill Winners
2014
High School Selection Tournament Participants and Winners 
Front row - Hunter Sims, Cleary Church, Rankin, first place, Courtney Evans, Raymond Road Church, Metro, second place; and Patrick Lee Scoggin, Highland Church, Jones, third place.
Midddle School
 Front row, from left: Cade Holland, Pinelake Church, Rankin, third place; Madison McCaleb, Cleary Church, Rankin, second place; and Alex James, North Ripley Church, Benton-Tippah, first place. WAY TO GO, EVERYONE!!
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Mark the Dates
Growing Churches Conference  Dates: July 25th and 26th, 2014
Park Place Baptist Church(location change)
You will not want to miss this conference - there will be classes for all areas of ministry in your church including Men's ministry, Singles ministry, Discipleship, Boomer Adults, Stewardship, Church Planting, Sunday School, Technology, Multi-site churches, Worship music, WMU, Generation X, Church trends, Children, to mention just a few.
Rankin County Baptist Association is honored to be the host Association for this event. Fifteen other Associations are included. Promotional literature and information is available to your church. Save the date today!! Your church family will certainly benefit from this conference.
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Crossroads Counseling Center
 What to look for in a Counselor
The Relationship
by Toby RileyIsaiah 9:6 gives the description of the Christ Child to come, and tells that He will be called Wonderful Counselor. When looking for a counselor, there is no better way to identify a good counselor, than to look for similar characteristics to the Wonderful Counselor. One of the most important characteristics of a counselor is his or her ability to establish relationships. Throughout the Gospels, we see how Jesus interacts with others, both individually and in front of crowds. These interactions can be summed up by Matthew 7:12, where Christ says to "do to others what you would have them do to you". Establishing a positive therapeutic rapport is essential in building the foundation to address whatever issue you may be
having in your life. A good counselor must also have compassion. Matthew 9:36 tells us that Christ had compassion for the crowds of people. He saw in the towns and villages He visited, "for they were harassed and helpless". Compassion is sometimes difficult to truly understand, because of the need to speak the truth in love. This means that a good counselor should also be grounded in God's word and be able to speak God's word. Matthew 19:16-30 and John 8:1-11 are two good examples of Christ being faced with having to speak truth in what we would consider difficult circumstances. A good counselor should be able to speak truth with compassion and love.
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Encouragement Bags -
Eureka and Mt. Pisgah
These are two great samples of the Encouragement Bags that the children at Eureka and Mt. Pisgah put together for June. Reports from the Pastors said "it was a wonderful time for the kids, and they want to do it again"!! 
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College and Career Conference - Cross Roads Church in Pelehatchie  Date: July 11th and 12th Time: 6:00 p.m. on Friday night - Saturday Place: Cross Roads Baptist Church - Pelahatchie Also on KLOVE.com events page "Keys to the Kingdom" Learn about current topics and strengthen your spiritual growth. We will eat Friday night, and breakfast and lunch will be provided on Saturday Contact information - Stacy McCrory 225-205-3573 or lilolevert@gmail.com Guest speakers include: Charless Hargett, Angel MacDonald and Scott Marshall Topics include Prophesies fulfilled, How Biblical events relate to today's events, Time Management and Financial Management
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 Tri4Life - support your Center for Pregnancy Choices
Tri4Life, the hottest, fastest triathlon in the state for the 5th year! Same great course on the beautiful Ross Barnett Reservoir at the Fannin Landing Boat Launch. This year, we've got some awesome swag, including a high quality new shirt and Headsweats visors.
Male and female elite divisions
Saturday, August 9th at 7:00 a.m.
1/3 mile open water swim, followed by a 16 mile bike ride, and end with a 5K run
Packet pick up on Friday, August 8th.
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Wacky Wednesdays at Westside Park - FBC Richland
There were over 150 at the first Wacky Wednesday activity. Join us for old fashion relay races, kick ball, wiffle ball and watermelon races to name just a few.
Every Wednesday through August 6th - 6:30 - 7:30p.m. except July 23rd.
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