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Bro. Al has retired.
Dr. Al Meredith wrapped up his pastoral ministry at Wedgwood Baptist Church last Sunday. The transition over the last few months has been smooth. The staff is well prepared to lead during the interim. An interim pastor will be presented to the congregation soon.
Bro. Al and Kay are enjoying vacation before he begins his next act as an adjunct instructor at Dallas Baptist University. He is mentoring several local pastors in a formal process and many more informally. I'm confident he will also enjoy tennis to his heart's content.
I had a friend in seminary who attended Wedgwood and loved Bro. Al. One of my coworkers during my time with Texas Baptists likewise was a Wedgie and couldn't say enough good things about Bro. Al. You and I could add our own stories and memories.
Bro. Al gained national recognition for his leadership during one of the darkest times any church leader could imagine. He led with wisdom, grace, and love. To this day, he is called upon any time there is a similar tragedy in a church setting. Our Father in heaven continues blessing him with words of peace and comfort.
Bro. Al got to Fort Worth as quickly as he could and decided to stay. He settled in and led Wedgwood through many great days. He received me graciously when I visited him for the first time during my tenure as a Congregational Strategist. I was highly honored when he asked me to lead his team through Church Unique when I joined the TBA staff. It grieved me deeply when he told me he was planning to retire.
I'm confident he will become a popular interim pastor and a loved and feared professor. I'm glad that he is remaining in the area. I don't know what I would do without his friendship and his prayers.
Thank you, Bro. Al, for leading for a long time in one place. You have modeled well the role of pastor. You have served Wedgwood and Fort Worth exceptionally. You have worldwide influence through the ministry leaders you have mentored. Thank you for continuing to show the way through your transition and continuing ministry.
With gratitude,
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Pastors' Conference and Executive Board
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Pastors' Conference and Executive Board Schedule
There will be no Pastors Conference during the summer. We will resume after Labor Day on Monday, September 14th.
The Executive Board will meet Monday, September 21 at 12:00 noon at the Cornerstone Assistance Network,
3500 Noble Avenue, Fort Worth, TX 76111.
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Tarrant Baptists are making an impact here and in other countries
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Website News
Thought you might be interested to know that the TBA website is having lots of hits and actions from not only people here in the United States, but other countries. Check out these figures:
April 1 - June 30, 2015
- Vistors - 5,013
- Actions - 15,483
- Countries:
- United States - 4,090
- Mexico - 468
- Puerto Rico - 163
- Brazil - 51
- Venezuela - 49
- Canada - 18
- Cote D'ivoire - 17
- Italy - 15
- Ecuador - 14
- Dominican Republic 12
- Pages Accessed:
- Home - 3,797
- EBV 2015 (Spanish VBS Materials) - 1,931
- Searches - 683
- Resources - 644
- TBA Congregations - 569
- Pastors - 530
- About TBA - 599
- News/Events - 497
- VBS Link-Up - 473
- Office Staff - 360
- Leadership Development - 248
- On The Move Newsletter - 172
Much of the traffic from other countries is to download the free VBS materials that Dr. Adlin Cotto translates each year from LifeWay's Adult VBS material into Spanish. Thank you Adlin for all your hard work.
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Hearing God Retreat
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The next Hearing God Retreat is August 24-25 at Riverbend Retreat Center. The retreat will begin at 1:00 p.m. on Monday and end at noon on Tuesday. The cost is $50 and includes a private room, dinner and breakfast.
This is a retreat. You will have two large blocks of time to spend with the Lord, sleeping and/or taking a walk. You will be guided through some Bible readings and other readings to help you connect with the Lord.
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Life Change Journey for Pastors and Staff
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Life Change Journey for Pastors and Staff
Want to experience a life change journey designed just for pastors, staff and leaders? This is not like any other discipleship conference you have experienced. This is a time you can refresh yourself in a hands-on experiential-type of journey. Here are some of the things you will experience:
- A safe environment
- Time for reflection
- Time to spend reading the Bible and reflecting on your relationship with Christ
- Authentic facilitators who let you discover your own way
- Prayers offered over you
- Laughter and fun
- A few stretching and challenging activities
- Time to hear God speaking just to you
- A renewed excitement and expectation about what God is doing in your life
The next re:FOCUS journey will start Sunday evening at 6:00 p.m. on October 25 and end at noon on Tuesday, October 27 at the Riverbend Retreat Center. Each retreat time is unique and will focus on different aspects to help empower leaders.
Retreat #1 - Leaders will spend time re:Connecting with God and with peers in an experiential learning environment. This time will include alone time with God enhancing their dependence on the Father and time to make friends with peers that are both authentic and safe.
Retreat # 2 - Six months later leaders will come back together to re:Discover who God has made them to be. They will spend time exploring things about themselves and formulating their own personal mission statements.
Retreat #3 - In another six months leaders will re:Think what it means to be a disciple. They will explore passages of scripture and write their own definition of a disciple. They will gain a clear picture of what this disciple looks like and how they personally will help others grow to be a fully devoted follower of Christ.
Retreat #4 - The final retreat six months later will focus on re:Engaging with God in His Kingdom. How has God created me to be most effective personally on engaging others? What is He nudging me to do? How do I most effectively lead myself and others?
Between these retreat weeks leaders will meet together monthly to encourage and pray for each other. Interested? If so, contact Becky Biser at becky@tarrantbaptist.org. Sign up today! Date: October 25-27, 2015 (Begin Sunday evening at 6:00 and ending at Tuesday at noon) Cost: $125 each retreat (includes lodging, meals, snacks, books and other materials) Duration: 4 retreats over 2 years Register Here! |
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Coaching and Professional Coach Training
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Need to make a decision or figure out how best to handle a situation?
The Tarrant Baptist Association staff are all trained ICF coaches and are available to assist you. Through the coaching process, they will listen deeply, ask powerful questions to help you think and weigh all your options. They will help you think about barriers or obstacles and how to address them. The staff will help you as you formulate a plan with accountability if needed, designed for your needs. All coaching sessions are confidential and will be bathed in prayer. 
Let us know how we can help you.
David Bowman - david@tarrantbaptist.org
Becky Biser - becky@tarrantbaptist.org
Gary Crowell - gary@tarrantbaptist.org
Jay Harris - jay@tarrantbaptist.org
  Professional Coach Training Modules 1-2 and Modules 3-4 August 10-15 Tarrant Baptist Association Email frontdesk@tarrantbaptist.org for more information!
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App of the Month - OneNote
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I am a dedicated Evernote user. I don't foresee that changing anytime soon. However, a number of friends and acquaintances have a bit of difficulty learning how to use Evernote to the fullest. Other friends are devoted to Microsoft Office tools and seldom venture beyond that suite of apps.
Enter OneNote. OneNote shares many of the features of Evernote and is part of Microsoft Office. It is a bright, shiny tool that is easy to learn and use. I've been playing with it for a couple of months now and can highly recommend it. Like most apps, there is plenty of free training on YouTube to get you up to speed quickly. (DiscoverBusiness.us provides two-minute videos that give a quick and effective introduction to many popular apps.)
I taught our Baby Girl how to use OneNote by creating a personal notebook with a tab for each of her law school classes. I showed her how she could take notes and record a lecture simultaneously. I demonstrated how she could tag the different text boxes on a page and how she could import tables, charts, and photos to any page. She can create to-do lists and clip website pages or articles with the OneNote web clipper extension.
There are apps for phones, tablets, and the Apple watch.
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Podcast Spotlight
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 I have seen The Great Courses in bookstores and online. However, I am too frugal to pay for them. Now you can subscribe to The Great Courses podcast and get them for free.
Listen to Expanding Minds and Horizons or From Robber Barons to Superconductors. Check out King Arthur and the Secrets of Business Success. Consider To Kill A Mockingbird's Amazing Long-Lost Follow-up Novel.
This is the learning you have been meaning to get around to sometime. Now you can do it in your car or on your next run. You should feel smarter already.
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Jay Harris - Thinking Really Outside the Box!
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Several weeks ago I had the wonderful pleasure and honor to serve as a Missions Speaker at the TBA RA
Camp down at Riverbend. Through the day I met with sizable groups of grade school boys and their
counselors and shared the unique ways we are starting churches to reach the unreached. I told them
about the new church starts that are sharing Christ with the dispersed peoples from northeast India,
Nepal and Myanmar. We talked about Cowboy churches, Biker Churches and OutdoorLife Churches
that meet at Cabela's. Hispanic, African American and Anglo new churches were mentioned, all
reaching people who are not being reached for Christ.
Then the FUN began! I handed out sheets of paper and markers and asked the boys to create a new
church. They were to address: location, language(s), culture, needs and the name of the church.
Needless to say I was blown away. One by one the boys came to the front and shared their ideas for a
church that would be created to reach people who are not being reached. Here is a synopses of the
results:
Locations: Canada, China, Africa, Britain, Mexico, school, coffee shop, movie theater...
Languages: (Most were multi-lingual) Spanish, English, Chinese, French, German...
Cultures: reaching other kids, poor, foreign, just regular kids, people who want to have fun...
Needs: water, food, Bibles, $11,500 for renovations, helpers, playground equipment...
Names: The Rocket Ship Church, The Train Church, The Invisible Playground Church (my favorite)
Wow, what innovative, creative, insightful ideas for reaching the lost! I can't help but think that God
just invited a bunch of young men to invest their attention and lives in future churches that will go to
wherever, do whatever, be whatever and sacrifice all to reach unreached people who God loves and
Jesus died for.
How can you get involved in supporting a new church start?
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Great Evaluation Tool
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4 Helpful Lists
Looking for a good tool for your staff to use during a planning day? A tool that we use is called 4 Helpful Lists. This is a tool from the Paterson Center. Hope this is helpful to your team. Here's how it works.
1. Create five columns on white board or two white-pad sticky sheets (the latter is shown here).
2. At the top of the first four columns put the 4 questions: What's Right? What's Wrong? What's Confused? and What's Missing?
3. At the top of the 5th column write, "Core Issues."
4. Take from 45-90 minutes with a group to discuss any aspect of the organization, from the org as a whole to a single department, program or event.
5. Start by allowing people to populate any content with regard to the four questions.
6. After the first four columns have been populated, begin to consider and record core issues in the 5th column.
7. Keep in mind the four corresponding imperatives to each questions. Write these underneath each question: amplify, change, clarify and add (see the picture below).
8. Be ready for some break thru clarity.
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Book Reviews
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 Normally in this space we consider books that are especially helpful to church leaders. Effort is made to hit the highlights and to provide recommendations. This time we will do something a bit different.
Our staff would like for you to join us in reading To Transform a City: Whole Church, Whole Gospel, Whole City, by Eric Swanson and Sam Williams, and Glocalization: How Followers of Jesus Engage a Flat World, by Bob Roberts. Community Engagement is one significant part of our strategy as an association. There are some local church leaders who have experienced significant success in this
regard. Let's learn from them and apply their guidance in our communities.
We are to live as salt and light in every domain of community life. What does that look like where God
has planted your church? What is your church's local predicament? What are the biggest needs or problems around your church? What is your church's collective potential? What are the strengths of your church? What is your church's apostolic esprit? What are the passions of your leadership team? What makes your heart beat faster? The answers to these questions provide what Church Unique refers to as the Kingdom Concept.
How can we extend God's Kingdom as we serve together across Tarrant County? Join us on this journey this fall as we read together, pray together, and serve together that God's Kingdom may increase through our combined efforts.
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Vacation Bible School
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Vacation Bible School Link Up
Contact the director if interested in sharing supplies, decorations, or curriculum!
Materiales de EBV (Spanish VBS Materials)
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Laser Coaching now available within the TBA
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You have been hearing about the coaching experience. It has impacted all of your TBA staff. David, Becky, Gary and Jay are all certified coaches with the International Coach Federation and are faculty with Coaching4Clergy. Coach training is being offered August 10-14. Read about it here in this issue of the Challenge.
Another special offering in the coaching experience is the OPPORTUNITY for you as part of the Tarrant Association to be coached. You can receive a Laser Coaching session, (a 20-minute session), once a month at no cost. Simply call the TBA and reserve a time and coach. Laser Coaching will help you manage time and focus, prioritize, brainstorm possibilities, get unstuck and much more. Check it out!
Give it a try! Call today---817.927.1911 ext 0.
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Fish Fry Golf Classic
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9th Annual Fish Fry Golf Classic
Tuesday, October 6, 2015
4-Man Scramble Golf Tournament
(Register a team or individually)
Registration: 9:30 am
Shotgun Start: 11:00 am
Squaw Valley Golf Course, Glen Rose
Great Prizes, good food and fellowship and all going for a great cause - improvements at Riverbend! We will be limited to the first 144 golfers. Others will be placed on a waiting list, and if we get enough, Squaw Valley will open up the second course.
Click Here to download the Registration Brochure. 
Tournament Fees
- $80 per person if registered before September 1st
- $90 per person on or after September 1st
Registration includes: Tournament Entry, lunch, cap or visor, player "goody bag", eligibility for other prizes and Fish Fry meal and program!
Promotions
- Early Bird registrants, before September 1st, will be in a drawing for a Sky Caddie Range Finder.
- Church with most participants will receive an overnight staff retreat in Lenamon Lodge.
- Retreat includes meals and up to 8 green fees to Squaw Valley Golf Course.
- All players becoming a "Friend of the Bend" and donating at least $100 will be placed in a drawing for a great prize!
Prizes
- Closest to pin
- Longest Drive
- Putting Contest for $100 - back by popular demand
- All players are eligible for great prize drawings.
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BGCT Upcoming Events
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Christianity and Same Sex Marriage
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Same-sex marriage has become legal throughout the United States for the first time in history. This change represents a culture shift that has been both rapid and momentous. American Christians who seek to build their faith from the Bible find that several ethical/theological positions are relevant to discussion of and response to the issue. Marriage, family, sexual behavior, church and state, religious liberty, and evangelism are all important to the discussion from a biblical Christian perspective.
A Guideline for Preparing your Church in the
Midst of Cultural Changes
Each Baptist church is an autonomous religious and legal entity. While Baptists share core principles, individual churches have the responsibility for determining how they will function based on their theology and current law. While the law sets certain standards for operation, each church has flexibility within those standards.
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that states cannot prohibit same-sex marriage. These questions and guidelines are designed to help your church think through ways to prepare for that ruling in addition to other potential religious liberty challenges.
The Christian Life Commission has resources to help churches in English and Spanish.
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Read 2 Win!
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Dear Read2Win Volunteer,
Over the past two years local churches have partnered together to send over 800 volunteers into the local elementary schools to invest personally into the future of the children in the Fort Worth ISD. This is one of the best ways to make a difference long term in your immediate community. Teachers, parents, and principals have raved about your impact on the culture of our schools.
We are excited to announce that we have a new professionally developed 28 week lesson plan that makes Read2Win easier, more exciting, and more engaging than ever. We hope you will join us this year as we seek to partner with 40 elementary schools.
We want to ask you to do a few things:
1. Choose a date and location below to receive training. (All volunteers need to be trained on the new lesson plans)
2. Invite a family member, friend, or another church member to join you this year for Read2Win.3. Register your group (CLICK HERE)for a training date.
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SBTC Upcoming Events
|  Strategic Growth Forum: August 13-14, Houston, TX Literacy Connexus Cross Cultural Witnessing: September 11th, Arlington, TX Literacy Connexus Basic Pronunciation: September 12th, Arlington, TX |
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Tarrant Baptist Association
WMU 2015
International Seminary Students
HOUSEHOLD SUPPLY DAY
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Beds
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Sheets
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| Comforters | Quilts | Blankets | Curtains & Rods | Dressers | | Cookware | Cooking Utensils | Dishes | Flatware | Drinking Glasses | Pots & Pans | Kitchen Towels | Rugs | Coffeemakers | | Teapots | Crockpots | Rice Cookers | Tablecloths | Placemats | Small Appliances | Food Storage Containers | Microwaves | Toaster Ovens | | Bath Towels | Washcloths | Bath Rugs | Shower Curtains | Bath Sets | Hampers | Shower Caddies | Can Openers | Tables | | Hangers | Clock Radios | Stereos | VCRs | DVDs | Bottle Openers | Calculators | Crates | Can openers | | Cell Phones |
Pictures/Lamps
| Mirros | Bookshelves | Small Desks | Computer desks | Table lamps | Floor lamps | Dining Tables | | Chairs | Sofas | Futons | Coffee Tables | End Tables |
Computers
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| TubsPrinters | Fans | Grills | | Live plants | Christmas Decor | Christmas Trees | Iron & Board | Extension Cords | Surge Protectors | Planners | Calendars | Bibles | | Baby Items | Potted Plants | Strollers | Car Seats | Crib Sheets | Covers & Pillows | Play Pens | Dishes | Baby |
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
4617 Frazier Ave
Fort Worth, TX 76115
Recreation and Activities Building
Monday, August 17, 2015
8am - 1pm/Delivery and setup
Help is needed!
Trucks and trailers needed
Students start coming at 2pm to select items.
For more information contact:
Mary Bacy
817-905-2964
Missions Involvement Coordinator
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MinistrySafe Child Safety Workshop
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Save the Date!
Child Safety Workshop
About the Workshop:
A comprehensive training that covers the WHY, the WHAT and the HOW of creating a safety system to protect children and those who serve them.
Welcome: churches, schools, camps, non-profits and youth sport organizations.
Workshop Sponsors:
MinistrySafe, Gateway Church, Philadelphia Insurance Companies
Time and Location:
September 29, 2015
9:00am -12:30pm
Gateway Church - North FW Campus
4209 Basswood Blvd.
Fort Worth, TX
For more information: Contact the MinistrySafe Team: admin@ministrysafe.com or 817-737-7233
REGISTER HERE!
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Confident Christianity Conference
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Fiesta Ring
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FIESTA RING
Friday-Saturday, November 6-7, 2015
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Clinician
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Includes snack breaks Friday evening & Saturday morning
$30 per person
Cancellation Policy: No refunds after OCT 28
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Explore God for Kids & How to Introduce Your Church to Explore God
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Explore God creates credible content for people with spiritual questions and curiosities about God, faith, religion, and purpose. Who has those? Seems like just about everybody-including us. Now is the time to tell your congregation about Explore God and let them know what's ahead.
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Here are five tips to help your church or ministry get excited about the Explore God DFW Community Outreach Initiative!
- Play a Video.
Show this video during your church gathering or distribute it via e-mail. Check out these other promotional videos that you can use as well.
- Cast the Vision.
Tell your members why your church has chosen to participate in the movement. Share with them about the goals of the initiative:
To unite the Church in inviting the surrounding community to explore God
To promote the initiative with cutting-edge marketing and advertising
To train Christians in how to have spiritual conversations and how to facilitate discussion groups
To encourage the unchurched to attend an Explore God sermon series or discussion group
- Use the Intentional Relationships Pre-Outreach Series.
The Intentional Relationships series sets the stage for The 7 Big Questions series by encouraging Christians to cultivate genuine friendships that can pave the way for meaningful spiritual conversations. Many churches choose to use this series a few months before launching the initiative. You can download the guides here:
Intentional Relationships Sermon Outlines
Intentional Relationships Discussion Group Guide
- Visit ExploreGod.com.
Encourage your congregation to visit www.ExploreGod.com to watch some videos, read some articles, and familiarize themselves with the site. Help them see it as a resource for life that can be used to share their faith well beyond the Community Outreach Initiative.
- Plug In via Social Media.
The Explore God Facebook page and the Explora Dios Facebook page each reach more than 1 million people a day and are a great way to practice having conversations about God. We're also on Twitter, Instagram, Google+, tumblr, and Pinterest.
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The 7 Big Questions is now available in a format tailored to children ages 4-14. Explore God for Kids meets kids where they are and allows them to explore God on their terms. Like all Explore God content, it is completely ecumenical and free to use.
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Building intentional relationships with people in our communities is a key step to a successful Community Outreach Initiative. Pray this week that God would instill in your members a love for their neighbors, friends, and coworkers, and that these friendships would be the foundations that lead to deep, meaningful conversations about God.
"Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.' This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments."
-Matthew 22:37-40
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Women's Conference
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News from the Churches
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Rosen Heights Baptist Church has called Inavi Jimo, formerly serving as the Associate Pastor, to be its full time Pastor. Inavi and his wife Florence have accepted the call and he has assumed his new responsibilities as of July 19, 2015. Florence is currently serving as the Minister of Worship and Music at Rosen Heights Baptist Church.
Inavi was born in Nagaland, India to a committed and God centered Christian family. After completing his Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, he received his Master of Divinity and served in the Sumi Baptist Church of Nagaland as a Youth minister and Associate Pastor before coming to Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary to earn his Master of Theology degree. After graduating from the seminary, God called him to Rosen Heights Baptist church in 2010. Inavi and Florence are humbled and blessed to do His ministry here at Rosen Heights. Come worship with us and hear him preach at RHB.
Darlene Walker at darwalkr22@msn.com has a set of tone chimes for sale. She has used them exclusively for ministry to senior adults. However, she will no longer be doing that due to physical issues. It is an HB 25-note Chromatic set and is in excellent condition. They are stored in a rolling carrying case. The purchase price from Suzuki is $839. She is offering her set for $500. She would like for them to go to a church and be used for quality purpose. If your church is looking for chimes, she can be contacted at 512-736-3554 (cell).
Barry Braman at BBraman@shadyoaks.org is looking for a two octave set of used hand bells for a mission trip to Slovenia in 2016. He would either purchase them or would love for someone to donate unused bells for the trip. They will leave the bells in Slovenia for missionaries Randy and Joan Bell so they can use them in their work. Right now, there are no bells in the country and Joan thinks this would be a great tool for outreach. His contact number is 817-282-0237.
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Worship Summit - Rick Muchow
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with SPECIAL GUEST
Rick Muchow
Worship Pastor at Saddleback Church for 25 years
September 22, 2015
Wayland Baptist University, Plainview
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September 24, 2015
Trinity Baptist Church, San Antonio
COST $30 per person includes lunch
CO-SPONSORED BY
Wayland Baptist University and the Baptist General Convention of Texas
REGISTRATION & INFORMATION
NOW AVAILABLE
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Literary Connexus
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On the weekend of September 11 and 12th, we have two TEX trainings for new teachers of all levels of adult ESL students scheduled for Grace Community Church, Arlington, TX.(That's just six weeks away.)
Cross Cultural Witnessing Friday, September 11th, 2015 6:30 pm - 9:00 p.m.
Basic Pronunciation Saturday, September 12th, 2015 9:00 am - 12:30 pm
The number of participants is restricted, so encourage your new/prospective teachers to make their reservations ASAP. More information can be found on the Literary Connexus website.
Please contact us at 817-696-9898 for more information or email us at info@literacyconnexus.org.
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Hope your summer went well and fall kickoff gets off to a great start! Look forward to connecting with you at one of the following upcoming training opportunities.
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EQUIP MEGA CONFERENCE
Leadership training for preschool, children and preteen leaders/volunteers. Come hear from recognized children's specialists such as Dr. Karen Kennemur (SWBTS), Jerry Wooley (LifeWay), Mark Jones (Mr. Mark's Classroom) and many others.
August 15
Fallbrook Baptist Church, Houston
9 am - 3pm
Additional information, breakout descriptions and registration:
PRESCHOOL/CHILDREN NETWORK
The Preschool/Children Network is designed for preschool and children's ministers seeking to expand their ministries and connect with others in their fields. This regional network will provide access to recognized leaders in the field of childhood ministries. Sessions will include a chance for equipping, networking, and Q & A around key topics. Upcoming dates:
-August 27 - Harmony Hill Baptist Church, Lufkin
-October 1 - MacArthur Blvd Baptist Church, Irving
For more details and to register:
SAFEGUARDING CONFERENCE
The Safeguarding Church Ministry Conference is focused on sexual abuse awareness and prevention in the church. This conference is in conjunction with MinistrySafe, which provides Sexual Abuse Awareness Training, Skillful Screening Training, sample policies and procedures, application forms, reference check forms, interview forms and other instructional documents.
Please take the necessary steps needed to safeguard the future generations of the church by attending one of these upcoming conferences:
-August 15, 2015 -
Fallbrook Church, Houston
-September 24, 2015 - Flint Baptist Church, Tyler
-October 8, 2015 - Hyde Park Baptist Church, Austin
For additional information and to register:
HEART OF THE CHILD CONFERENCE
Childhood ministry associates from Texas, Arkansas, Kansas-Nebraska, Louisiana and Oklahoma have been planning and preparing for two years for this event. Sessions are provided for volunteers and children workers in every age group from birth to sixth grade. Special areas such as music, Bible skills, Church Weekday, family ministry and conferences for ministers are all part of the mix.
April 22-23, 2016
Broken Arrow, OK
Preregister by March 15, 2016 for best available rate!
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Emily Smith
Children's Ministries Associate
Church Ministries Department
Southern Baptists of Texas Convention
PO Box 1988
Grapevine, TX 76099-1988
817-953-7282
esmith@sbtexas.com
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