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Innovator Florida Baptist Association Tallahassee, Florida Baptist Association www.floridabaptistassociation.org SEPTEMBER 2010
Inter-Mission with David David Southerland
The Florida Baptist Association annual Evening of Praise and Worship service includes music, testimonies and guest speaker. All churches in the Association are encouraged to bring their congregation for this joint worship service. Your Association operates under the authority of the Association Council that meets twice yearly. The last meeting for the Council this year is September 16, Northwoods Baptist Church, 10:30 a.m. fellowship, 11:00 a.m. meeting, followed by lunch. This meeting will be attended by our Senior pastors and one layman from each of our churches. In this end of our year meeting, we shall vote on our new budget, new officers and review the new Association Council. Between sessions of the 40 - 50 persons in attendance of the Association Council, our five Association Directors meet at least every other month to keep our Staff and the Association on track through their support, critique, and vision sharing, especially with our short-term and long-term Strategic Goals in view. I have very much appreciated the efforts of our staff, the Association Directors, the Association Council, and the openness of our churches to assist Association missions this year! Though faced with challenges, we have continued to develop our effectiveness and to grow. I could not ask for more. Thank you, everyone!
Ideas for Impact Garry Goodin
News on Some of Our Recent Church Plants Chapel Hill - they are beginning their second year meeting at Tallahassee Community College. They have been very involved in mission projects, starting a Hispanic ministry and a college ministry. They also sent a mission team to be part of Project Big Bend this summer. Crossroad Bible Church - the church is now meeting Sunday morning and Tuesday night. Their pastor, Mark Mahew, formerly with the Florida Baptist Convention, has now moved to Tallahassee. Emmanuel International Fellowship - their first worship service was in August 2010. This church is ministering to Ethiopian and other international families in this area. They meet Sundays from 11:00 - 1:00 at Celebration Baptist Church. Faith Fellowship - they are doing construction now on their new facility in Crawfordville. Fellowship of the Hills - they are starting their 2nd year meeting at Lincoln High School. Some of their members returned recently from mission trips to Southeast Asia. Good Samaritan Chapel - they began meeting this year on Sunday afternoons at Faith Baptist Church. They already have over 100 attending and are meeting the physical and spiritual needs of people in the community. LIFEBASICS - after meeting last year in a movie theater, in August, 2010 they moved to Conley Elementary School in the Southwood Subdivision Love Fellowship Center - after starting as a weekly Bible study, they are now meeting for a weekly worship service at the Oak Pointe Apartments on NE Capital Circle. The Well - they have met in 6 different locations as they have continued to grow these last three years. Beginning in September, 2010, The Well will have their own building at 1184 Capital Circle NE and will have identical worship services on Sunday morning and Sunday night.
Association Council Meeting Thursday, September 16, 10:30 am Fellowship & Refreshments 11:00 am Meeting (Lunch following meeting) Northwoods Baptist Church 2762 Capital Cir. NW, Tallahassee Twice a year, Senior Pastors and a representative from each church meet together for information, celebration, business, fellowship and lunch.
Evening of Praise and Worship Sunday, October 24, 6:00 - 7:30 pm Bradfordville First Baptist Church, 6494 Thomasville Rd., Tallahassee Guest Speaker: Dr. David Uth First Baptist Church, Orlando David Uth will be the speaker at our Evening of Worship and Praise. He is married to Rachel Leigh Moore, and they have three children. He has been the Pastor of First Baptist Church, Orlando, Florida since June, 2005. His service to churches is extensive as it is in other organizations. He is a wonderful preacher of the Word and is in high demand. We are more than pleased in having David Uth with us October 24, 6:00 pm, Bradfordville, First Baptist Church. David Uth will join our list of previous distinguished speakers: Bobby Welch, Jim Henry, O.S. Hawkins, Don McCutheon, Ted Traylor and Chuck Kelley all sharing The Word. Our Evening of Worship and Praise has been more than a blessing to those who have taken advantage of being in a place, once-a-year on a Sunday evening with outstanding music, preaching, worship and fellowship.
Deacon Ministry Workshop Saturday, October 16 9 - 11 am Florida Baptist Association, 1839 Jaclif Court, Tallahassee Rick Stewart and David Southerland will lead discussions about options and best practices for deacon ministry at the local church.
Missions Jamboree Saturday, October 2, 11:00 am - 3:00pm First Baptist Church, Crawfordville, 3086 Crawfordville Hwy., Crawfordville For girls in 1st to 6th grades and their leaders. Meet and interact with leaders who have served on national and international mission fields like Ethiopia, Southeast Asia, Japan, Brazil and the USA. Information and registration forms are available at www.flbaptist.org/wmmdocuments or by calling 1-800-226-8584 ext. 3143. The cost is $8 and includes lunch.
College Ministry Roundtable Tuesday, September 14, 12:00 - 2:00 pm Location: Thomasville Road Baptist Church This is an annual meeting for leaders (paid or volunteer) who work in college campus ministries or at churches with college students. Come enjoy lunch and fellowship. Chick-fil-A lunch for those that RSVP by Monday, Sept. 13. For more information and to RSVP contact Pam at 222-4444.
Maguire State Mission Offering Dear Pastors: …I need your help. During the second week of September, Florida Baptists will observe the Week of Prayer for State Missions and the Maguire State Mission Offering. All of our mission work supported by the offering is vital… The offering also underwrites our mission partnerships nationally and internationally. However, at this time, our work in Haiti is absolutely critical. We have had “boots-on-the-ground” since day one after the January 12 earthquake. We have been able to do what we have done because of our 15-year partnership and network of 900 churches in Haiti. Our seven missionaries are paid through the resources of the Maguire State Mission Offering... Please give to the State Mission Offering and lead your church to give. May the good things of grace continue. Blessings, John Sullivan Office of Executive Director-Treasurer
The Maguire State Mission Offering Has a Missionary Purpose: - helping new congregations through church site loans - supporting partnership missions nationally and internationally - spreading the gospel through evangelistic ministry - helping revitalize churches in Florida's changing neighborhoods - ministering to migrant farm laborers - helping sustain medical and dental missions And a Biblical Mandate: Get out into the neighborhoods. Jesus told his disciples in Matthew 10:5-8 "Go to the lost, confused people right here and tell them the Kingdom is here. Heal the sick, tough the untouchables and drive out demons. Give as freely as you have received."
Through the 27 ministries supported by the Maguire State Mission Offering, Florida Baptists are getting out into their neighborhood, in their own backyards and in communities of their mission partners. They are taking Christ's command to His disciples to heart, going out into their own communities in search of the spiritually lost, the broken and needy.
FSU Baptist Collegiate Ministry Greetings from the campus of Florida State University! I’ve heard that there is a distinct change in the Tallahassee climate between Summer and Fall semester and I am quickly learning how true that is. As I type this, the campus is bustling with activity as students move into their dorms. The next three weeks are going to be crucial in impacting the campus for Christ as many freshmen students leave home for the first time and make life-defining decisions such as who their friends will be, who they will be, and what they will believe. Many of these activities will have already taken place by the time you read this but to keep you up to date on things, I figured it might be best to run some numbers by you: • 12 - number of students/leaders who attended National Collegiate Week and whose lives were changed as a result • 3,000 - number of roundtrip miles traveled for National Collegiate Week to Glorietta, NM in vans provided by FBC Crawfordville (Thank you so much, James Bridwell and FBC Crawfordville!) • 40,000 - population increase of Tallahassee with students returning for fall semester • 6,000 - number of brand new freshmen coming to campus in Fall 2010 • 15 - number of BCM stations giving away free sno-cones to students • 150 - number of students who were at BCM’s first Edge Café, our weekly luncheon • 27 - date of our Freshmen Survival, where Hall of Fame Coach Mickey Andrews was our guest speaker to new freshmen at the BCM. Please be in prayer for us as we begin a new semester of campus ministry. If you are interested in partnering with us in ministry, please let us know. Also, if there are any needs that you have, let us know as well. We look forward to seeing you and coming alongside you as we reach college students for Christ. Lance T. Beauchamp Director, Baptist Collegiate Ministries Florida State University
Florida Baptist Children's Home The Florida Baptist Children’s Homes would like to ask for your support in our Annual Food Drive on Saturday, September 25, 9 am – 2 pm. Our staff will be glad to assist you in receiving these items. If you would like to have an updated food needs list, please contact Christal Kellogg at 878-1458 or Christal.kellogg@fbchomes.org. If you are not able to bring the food items on this day, please feel free to bring them any weekday between 8:30 – 4:30 pm. Your donations will be greatly appreciated. Thank You!
Gingerbread Tree Project: it will begin Friday, October 22. We have approximately 60 children to provide Christmas for including campus residents, foster children, and foster-to-adopt placements. This is a special way for our friends to give and care for our children. Each child will be selecting gifts that he or she would like to receive, one in each of the following price ranges: small ($10-20), medium ($20-50), and large ($50-75). Those who would like to participate may come by our office to select a gingerbread boy or girl. You may also email Christal Kellogg at Christal.kellogg@fbchomes.org or call our office at (850) 878-1458 and we will gladly send you one by mail. The gifts are due back to our office no later than Wednesday, December 15.
Christmas Open House: The open house is scheduled for Sunday, December 5 from 2-4 pm. Please come and enjoy a time of fellowship with children and staff during this wonderful Christmas season.
CALENDAR September 2 Association Directors Mtg., Noon 5-12 Season of Prayer/Maguire State Mission Offering 6 Labor Day (Office Closed) 16 Association Council Mtg., 10:30 am Fellowship, 11:00 am Mtg. Northwoods Baptist Church October 2 Missions Jamboree, 11:00 am - 3:00 pm, Crawfordville, First Baptist Church 16 Deacon Ministry, 9:00 -11:00 am, Association Office 24 Evening of Worship & Praise, 6:00 pm, Bradfordville, First Baptist Church
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