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Innovator Florida Baptist Association Tallahassee, Florida Baptist Association www.floridabaptistassociation.org April 2008
Florida Baptist Association
Vacation Bible School Training Clinics
Thursday, April 24 7-9 p.m. East Hill Baptist Church 912 Miccosukee Road, Tallahassee
Monday, April 28 7-9 p.m. Lake Ellen Baptist Church 4495 Crawfordville Hwy., Medart
This training experience is FREE Child care (Birth - 5) will be provided
For more information contact the Florida Baptist Association at 877-7600.
Inter-Mission with David
Don’t miss reading the fine article in this edition of the Innovator written by Mark Parsek, Disaster Relief Coordinator for our Florida Baptist Association. One thing you will notice is that he did not mention himself. The day of the Capitola tornado, I was in Dothan, Alabama with my mother. I did not even know about the tornado. It is good when our Association’s ministries can meet immediate needs due to faithful and caring people who know what to do and get it done! Thank you Mark Prasek, Mark and Marcus Winchester, our many unnamed laborers, and to Sherri, right here in our office, who did what needed to be done, informing our people of the needs, and office coordination where needed. Also, read “Ideas for Impact” in this Innovator, written by Garry Goodin. He presents a need that nine of our churches have, needs that can easily be met by our Association of Churches. Sometimes others “say it better” than I. Thank you for being there for one another!
Ideas for Impact Garry Goodin
SPACE NEEDED FOR NINE CHURCHES TO MEET If you know of an empty space where a church could meet, please contact the Association office. Several thousand Christians in 55 churches, praying and thinking together, should be able to solve this opportunity. There are currently nine churches in our Association looking for a better place to meet so their churches can continue to grow. These nine churches have between 20 and 300 members attending each week. They are meeting in rented facilities, like schools and restaurants, which they have either outgrown or are too expensive for a small church to afford. Five churches need worship space for less than 100. Two churches need space for 200 in worship. Two churches need space for 400 in worship. All of the churches need some additional space for child care and Sunday School.
Church-Planting Update FAITH FELLOWSHIP This church in Crawfordville started in 2005. Their pastor is Tommy Tennison and the Associate pastor is Gary Austin. The church meets at the Wakulla County Senior Citizens Center, 33 Michael Drive, Crawfordville. Sunday School is 9:30 am, Sunday Morning Worship is at 10:30 am, Sunday Evening Bible Study at 6:00 pm and Wednesday Night Bible Study, 7:00 pm. They are building a new worship center that should be completed in 2009. Contact information Phone: 850-212-3464 Email: astepoffaith@earthlink.net Web Site: www.takeastepoffaith.org
Cooperative Program Listening Session Dr. Sullivan will lead this session for pastors & church staff Thursday, April 10 11 am - Noon Association Office
Attention: Sunday School Director/Leader/Teacher
IMPORTANT CHANGE... Instead of our Sunday School Spectacular (in August) this year, we invite you to participate in a Regional Sunday School and Small Groups Conference sponsored by the Florida Baptist Convention being held here in Tallahassee.
This is a great opportunity we don’t always have – to have a Florida Baptist Convention event in Tallahassee. There will be 10 conference workshops and great speakers (like John Sullivan).
Big Bend Sunday School Institute Conducted by the Florida Baptist Convention Saturday, April 19, 2008 Registration - 8:00 am 9:00 am - 12:00 noon (followed by lunch) Immanuel Baptist Church 2351 Mahan Drive, Tallahassee $15.00 per person (includes lunch) For a registration form please contact the Florida Baptist Convention at 1-800-226-8584 or register online at: www.flbaptist.org/go?2008-540-3-1-28-2-1 Let us know if you have any questions or if we can assist you in any way.
Tallahassee Mission Project - Churches and Volunteers needed! World Changers are Coming...Are You Ready? June 8-13, 2008
WORLD CHANGERS are coming to the Florida Baptist Association the week of June 8-13, 2008. We are privileged to have this group work with us. Not only will the residents whose homes will be repaired and the young people who are coming be blessed, but we also will be blessed sharing in this mission work.
Ways for your church to be directly involved in this mission project 1. Churches to host crews by providing lunch on Sunday - Friday 2. Volunteers to be runners and/or supervisors (Must be 18 or older) 3. If you are good with tools and handiwork you may be a candidate to serve as a crew chief or supervisor (Must be 21 or older) 4. A prayer coordinator from each church to prayer-walk your Job site 5. On-site first aid person (First Aid and CPR certified) 6. Doctor on call (Not needed on-site) 7. We will need to borrow several ladders 8. Volunteers to record local newscasts involving World Changers
Results from last year World Changers has been an active ministry of the North American Mission Board since 1990.
Contact Information to help this year Your church has the opportunity to be involved in this wonderful ministry! Please pray about this mission opportunity to seek God’s direction for your level of involvement. I am available to meet with you, your church members or designated ministries of your church. You may contact me through the Florida Baptist Association. If you would like more information concerning this mission opportunity you may call Sherri at the Florida Baptist Association, 877-7600 or contact me at stacymcarthur@peoplepc.com.
Mother & Daughter Tea Party Let’s dress up and wear hats! If you would come join us for tea… We would be pleased as could be! (Grades 1-5) Saturday, May 10 10:30am — 12:30pm Woodville, First Baptist Church 9500 Woodville Highway, Woodville RSVP by May 8 to Sherri: 877-7600 or office@floridabaptistassociation.org
Disaster Relief News It Worked! Or better put - God’s people worked – and God worked through His people!
Friday, March 7, 2008 began in horror for the residents of Capitola as a tornado ravaged many homes there. Before most people had even heard of the tornado touching down, representatives of the Florida Baptist Association of Churches were on site. Mark Winchester of Faith Baptist Church was at ground zero at 8:30 AM providing critical damage assessment reports to our Association. The human and capital assets of the Association’s Disaster Relief infrastructure were immediately put into overdrive. Within minutes, the Association office mobilized our veteran chain saw teams. “Blue Tarp” for temporary roof repairs was being distributed to those homeowners who could do their own repairs. By noon, eight chains saws were buzzing in the hands of our chain saw team as they removed trees that had fallen on four houses. Meanwhile, the Association office began acquiring the materials that would be needed the next day. Disaster Relief Funds were released immediately to purchase temporary roof repair materials and other essentials that would be needed the next day. By the end of the day, 12 Florida Baptist Association volunteers had left their jobs behind to help cut trees. At 7 am Saturday, volunteer teams ranging from rookies to battle hardened Disaster Relief veterans from several of our Association churches began to converge on the tornado stricken homes. Debris cleanup, chain saw work, and temporary roof repairs continued throughout the day. As a result, by day’s end, four homes were able to be reinhabited. Some 30 volunteers from Florida Baptist Association churches participated. It worked – because God’s people from our Florida Baptist Association churches acted upon their heartfelt compassion to minister to those in need. It could not have happened without the volunteers and the financial support of our churches. Mark Prasek Disaster Relief Coordinator Florida Baptist Association
CALENDAR NOTES April 3 Pastors Gathering - 11:30am - Assoc. Bldg. 10 John Sullivan, Cooperative Program Mtg. - 11:00am - Association Bldg. 10 Association Council - Noon 17 Bylaw Convocation - 7:00pm - Assoc. Bldg. 19 Big Bend Sunday School Institute - 9:00am - Noon, Immanuel Baptist Church Registration at 8:00 am 20 Cooperative Program Sunday 24 VBS Clinic - East Hill Baptist Church - 7-9pm 28 VBS Clinic - Lake Ellen Baptist Church 7-9pm May 1 National Day of Prayer 7 Association Leadership Training at Blue Springs 10 Mother & Daughter Tea Party - 10:30am - 12:30pm, Woodville 1st 11 Mother’s Day 11 Florida Baptist Children’s Home Offering 12 Bivocational & Volunteer Ministers of Music Dinner - 6:30 pm - Thomasville Road Baptist Church 15 Executive Committee Meeting, Forest Heights Baptist 18 Florida Baptist Association emphasis Sunday
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