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Innovator Florida Baptist Association Tallahassee, Florida Baptist Association February 2008
Inter-Mission with David
This is for Pastors. It is about using gifts God gave to you, not necessarily to others. So much of my early ministry was spent trying to emulate others whom I deemed successful as Pastors. It took 20 years before I realized I couldn’t be “them.” I had to be the person whom God created and called. I am not perfect and I have belatedly discovered that no one else is either. However, we serve a perfect Saviour and were each given gifts to love Him and serve Him with varying degrees but, as we all do this, we are perfectly loving and serving Him – together! In the best sense, this is to be expressed through the local church, its members, and common mission. >From another perspective it is expressed in our Florida Baptist Association of Churches. Pastor, I love you… not what you are able to accomplish professionally. I love you for who you are, gifted in ways I was not gifted that I and others might be the beneficiaries.
Ideas for Impact Garry Goodin
OPERATION: TRAINING CHURCH LEADERSHIP Thank you ahead of time for doing all you can to promote each of the 11 training opportunities at our upcoming discipleship conference, February 25, 2008. See the insert for a full description of each workshop. I hope you will send as many people as possible to attend the conference on missions and evangelism called, “Becoming A Church of Irresistible Influence.” It is based on the book by Robert Lewis that describes the steps their church took to develop an outward focus for their community.
Student Conference This year we have added two workshops just for students. If each church could ask two high school students and two college-age students to be the representatives of their church, we would have an overflow crowd and a great opportunity to share leadership principles with the next generation from your church.
Additional Workshop Added - Lay Renewal Weekends Terry Land will give information concerning Lay Renewal and how your church could benefit from participating in Lay Renewal. He will share the many options and types of Lay Renewal that can be tailor made just for your church.
OPERATION: Training Church Leadership Discipleship Conference Monday, February 25 7:00-9:00 pm
Immanuel Baptist Church 2351Mahan Drive, Tallahassee
Informative conferences led by knowledgeable leaders Use the conference as a resource to assist in meeting ministry challenges
Childcare for infants through grade 5
Church-Planting Update The Church at Southwood They began meeting in the summer of 2004 and are currently renting facilities on Sunday mornings at John Paul Catholic School, 5100 Terrebone Dr. in Southwood. Sunday morning worship service is at 10:00 am. The lead pastor, David Bearden, is a graduate of Florida State University and Mid America Baptist Theological Seminary. He and his wife, Debi, have 2 children. Contact Information Pastor: 850-556-7458 Website: www.thechurchatsouthwood.org
Engaged or Married... Prevention and Relationship Enhancement Program Immanuel Baptist Church will be hosting a workshop available to all the churches in our Association. The workshop is called “Prevention and Relationship Enhancement Program” (PREP), and is designed for engaged and married couples. It will be two Sundays, February 17 & 24, from 4:00-7:00 pm. This workshop fulfills the requirements for a premarital preparation course that qualifies engaged couples for a discounted marriage license and is also very useful for married couples who want a better marriage. The cost for the workshop is just $10 per couple which covers learning materials for the workshop. If you are not familiar with PREP, it is a highly respected marriage education program. You can check out their website at: www.prepinc.com/main/about_us.asp We will be leading the Christian version of PREP, called CPREP. Cindy Wilson is a certified PREP instructor and will be leading the workshop.
World Changers are Coming... Are You Ready? June 8-13, 2008 For more information please contact the Association Office.
Community 5k/10K &1 mile Fun Run Sunday, March 8 Thomasville Road Baptist Church Pre-Race registration 6:30 a.m. in the TRBC Student Center 1 Mile Fun Run/Walk 8:00 a.m. 5K & 10K 8:30 a.m. All funds go to support the Florida Baptist Children’s Home and The Debbie O’Brien Scholarship fund. Cost: Early Registration— $12 w/ t-shirt, $7 no t-shirt, $5 age 12 and under Race day— $15 w/ t-shirt, $10 no t-shirt, $5 age 12 and under Contact: Grea Bevis 508-0874 or greabevis@yahoo.com Or log on to www.thomasvilleroad.org/10K for more information and registration.
Church Sound System Training Saturday, February 23 9:00 am - 6:00 pm Canopy Roads Baptist Church 925 Bannerman Road, Tallahassee
Get the best results from your church’s sound system with on-site & hands-on training. Professional sound engineers provide the knowledge you need to produce the best possible audio experience for your worship service. Workshops focus on state-of-the-art techniques to provide solutions for your church environment.
How - To Sound Workshops Sound for Worship Workshop - $149 (Register by February 9 - $119 per person) $119 per person if registering five or more people ($99 per person if registered by February 9)
Hands-on training for your sound, media & praise band members To register call Hector, 732-741-1275 or Linda, 301-739-5721 Class is limited. Enroll today!
CALENDAR NOTES February 7 Pastors Gathering – 11:30 am, Lloyd, First Baptist Church 12 Pastor Discussion – 11:30 am Crawfordville, FBC 23 Sound Tech Conf., 9am – 6pm – Canopy Roads Baptist Church 25 OPERATION: Training Church Leadership – 7-9pm – Immanuel Baptist Church 28 Pastor Discussion – 11:30am - Immanuel Baptist Church 29-1 Mom & Me Get Away – Blue Springs
March 2 Annie Armstrong Week of Prayer 3-4 State Evangelism Conf., - Orlando 6 Pastors Gathering - 10am – Association Office 9 Time Change 11 Ministers & Laymen Discussion – 7:00pm - Lake Ellen Baptist Church 13 Association Council – Noon 14-15 Acteens Come together – Blue Springs 16 Palm Sunday 18 Ministers & Laymen Discussion – 7:00 pm – Northwoods Baptist Church 20 VBS Early Bird conference – 6:30 – 8:30 pm, Association 20 Ministers & Laymen Discussion – 7:00 pm – Faith Baptist Church 21 Good Friday (Office Closed) 23 EASTER
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