July 16 Association Newsletter - Northwest Louisiana Baptist

NEWS FROM OUR CHURCHES
5875 W. 70th St
Shreveport LA 71129
318/686.5736 FAX: 687.9701
Staff Updates
Anniversaries
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James Jenkins
Dale Sauls
David Lee
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July
July 10 Salem Homecoming Celebrating 172 years. Speaker,
Sam Marino (2002-2008, pastor) 11am –12/lunch-1:15/Singing
Staff Changes
Waller: Peter Tidovsky, Music, resigned.
July –September Georgia Barnette Mission Conference Center,
10218 Hwy 165 South, Forest Hill, LA 71430
Volunteers needed to help with the finish work. Contact: Joyce
Temple to volunteer. 318.368.5225
Family and Friends Sympathy
Mark Eakin
Pastor of several churches in
Northwest Louisiana Baptist Association
NLBA SMALL CHURCH
Equipment
MARRIAGE RETREAT
New Birth: (2) 12 foot padded pews, free
Allen and Hammond organs, donations accepted . Call
318.221.5583
Grawood: For sale: Complete set of Schulmerich
Handbells. Call 318.925.9508. Price is negotiable.
Pinecroft: New Christian flag, 6x9, outdoor use, $85.00
& Connecting in Healthy Relationships for Singles
Saturday, AUGUST 27, 2016 @ Camp Bethany
8:30am-12:30pm followed by lunch
$10.00 per person
Fellowship Trips
Cypress: Christmas in New York City, Nov. 28-Dec.2.
(4 nights) Collette Travel Agency. $3,099 per person.
Call Sherry at Cypress Baptist Church-318.965.2296
Trinity Heights: Israel/Holy Land-12 day trip. February 2017.
8 seats left. Contact Calep Lewis, 318.221.2695
Led by: Pastor John Lary, Calvary (Married Couple Track) &
Lynn Loyd of Arkansas Baptist Convention (Single Adult Track).
Music-Richard & Sheri Bright
To Register: Contact Association office 318.686.5736
Deadline: August 25
Staff
StaffOpportunities
Opportunities
PASTOR
Plain Dealing
Waller
Pilgrim Home
New Bethel
Contact
Amy Butler
For your
counseling needs.
318.773.5539
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Barksdale - PT
Ferry Lake - PT
Mission Pt - PT
Oil City - PT
Pilgrim Home - PT
Princeton FBC - PT
Providence Rd - PT
CHILDREN
Children
Bethany - Nursery - PT
Clarion - Children - PT
N. Keithville - Children’s
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Volume 46, Number 7
July, 2016
Northwest Louisiana Baptist Association
The Carpenter House
Lane Moore, Director of Missions
Trinity Heights: J.D. Jones, Youth, from FBC Minden
(Wife: Bethany)
Bethsaida: Ken Norris, Pastor, from retirement,
(Wife, Barbara)
Eastwood: Brian Watson, Music, from FBC Baytown, TX
(Wife: Jana)
Baptist News
“This Association exists to assist our
family of churches in reaching and
discipling people for Christ.”
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for a dream he has nurtured for many years, and John Anderson,
our Association Compassion Ministry Strategist, for expanding
the details of this vision and assisting in the policies. Both of these
Get used to that name. You’ll be hearing men have been valued assets to me through this journey.
a lot about it the coming months.
Churches, Sunday School classes, WMU ladies,
In ministry we have all dealt with people you’ll be hearing from me soon. We’ll need your help in finishing
who were in difficult living circumstances, due to
out the building, from furniture, to cookware, linens,
any number of factors. These families or individu- appliances and much more. Let’s make this a success for the Lord
als had jobs and were nowhere close to “hitting
as we minister to those with unique needs in a way that’s beyond
bottom.” They were simply in a tight bind and needed a couple of the reach of most churches individually.
weeks or months to find their next home or apartment. Your
Stay tuned for more details to come.
church would like to help them, but what are your options?
Blessings,
Unless you’re paying for a week or longer in a hotel, your
options are slim at best.
The Carpenter House will be a short-term living facility
for individuals or families located on the campus of Western Hills
For area pastors & church leaders
Baptist Church on Pines Road. An unused 2 story education
SUMMER BRIEFING for all
facility in excellent condition will serve as the living center.
CHURCH STAFF & CHURCH MEMBERS
This is not another rescue mission, rehab or halfway house.
Tuesday, July 19, 2016, 6:30pm
Weekly and monthly rates will be charged.
Calvary Baptist Church
A few weeks ago at the SBC Convention, NAMB
9333 Linwood Ave, Shreveport, LA
unveiled their new SEND RELIEF strategy. Far more broad than
Hosted by: Attorney Mike Johnson
only Disaster Relief, the
with Freedom Guard & NLBA
new strategy involves
Topics to be discussed:
mobile units for medical
 Current challenges to religious freedom
and dental that churches
 Changes in taxes on LA. non-profits
can utilize for community
outreach, Human Traffick Emerging “gender identity” issues
ing Ministry, Hunger
 Abortion crisis in Shreveport/Bossier
Relief, Home Fire Preven & Much More
tion and Backpacks of
Hope. Because of this
expansion at NAMB, I am
ReGROUP Conference- Saturday, August 13, 2016,
pleased to announce that your Northwest Association has been
Summer Grove Baptist Church, Shreveport, LA Cost/
approved for a national pilot project from the North American
$25.00, Deadline to register/August 11. For more information
Mission Board.
visit Louisiana Baptist.org/Church Growth or call Sunday
This is Annie Armstrong funds coming back home.
School/Discipleship Office at 800.622.6549.
As we launch The Carpenter House, NAMB will be
Louisiana College Scholarships are available for the Fall
partnering with NLBA in a great way both financially and with
term. The scholarships are for $300 a semester. Contact:
the manpower for the remodeling. Things will really get exciting
686-5736, email: nwlba@nwlba.org
this Fall when the construction starts. Dozens of workers from all
Branson @ Bethany-Sr. Adult Variety Show will be
over our Convention will descend on Western Hills and we’ll
October 18-19. Times will be: 9:30 & 2:00 on Tuesday;
have our own version of “Extreme Makeover.” NAMB’s goal is
Wednesday will be a 9:30 show only. Meals will follow and
to completely change over the education facility from Sunday
the tickets will be $15.00. Reservations will be accepted
school rooms to bedroom apartments in less than 2 weeks. Full
starting August 22. Tickets will be sold starting September 1.
kitchen and bath facilities will be added as well.
Monies must be received before tickets are given.
I want to thank Joey Ketchum, pastor of Western Hills,
Lane
Important Legal Update
Bits & Pieces
"when do I start?" His point was that if you
are not willing to work with the local
Chinese, Japanese, Indian, Mexican, or
French communities, why are you ready to
go on a mission trip to China, Japan, India,
Mexico, or France? Does this mean that you
have to find a Chinese community before
going on a mission trip to China? Not necessarily, but this is a good self-check before
packing your bags.
Summer is here, and many in our churches are going on
mission trips. If you can’t go, will you help someone
else to go and be blessed?
Remember, you may be helping the leaders of tomorrow.
Many of our churches are in full swing with VBS. This
is one of the valuable times of the year to reach into your
community to invite unchurched children to hear the
gospel.
Glenda Hofius
As I write this month’s report we are beginning week three. We have hosted three groups in the
first two weeks and seen thirty of our campers become
believers in Jesus Christ. It is so wonderful when children and youth decide to trust in Jesus and begin their
lives on the firm foundation provided by our Lord.
We are hosting Broadmoor Baptist Church
Children’s Camp this week. There will be around two
hundred and twenty coming in today. This will be the
biggest group our summer staff has served. They are
doing a great job this summer and I know they will
handle this larger group. We will have even larger
groups as we host our NLBA Kidz Kamp and Fuego.
Speaking of summer staff, our guys dug a
trench one hundred and twenty feet long and about two
feet deep to put in water and drain pipes for a sink in
the new Snack Shack. However, they decided they
would not include this information on their resume, as
they hope NEVER to have to do that ever again! They
truly went the extra mile and made life much easier for
our girls to make slushies
for the kids. Way
Camp Bethany
318/938.1221 to go guys!
All of our staff works hard, every day, all
Fax:318/938.1220
www.campbethany.co summer, so please continue to pray for us!!!
We are blessed at Northwest Association to have one of
the best counselors in our area to assist our churches in
the ministry of Christian counseling. Pray for Amy
Butler and the state-wide ministry of Granberry Counseling as she divides her time between Shreveport and
Minden.
Mike Johnson, of Freedom Guard, and a LA State Representative, is working hard for us. If you believe in
America’s founding principles and the virtures of faith,
family, fiscal responsibility, personal liberty, the rule of law and a
strong national defense, you believe in what Mike is doing. Let’s
pray for him.
First Baptist Shreveport is doing an excellent job of utilizing
social media to reach into the community. A recent community
event saw 11,000 hits on their church’s FaceBook page and 2,000
were in attendance. Another event is planned for July 3rd.
The BCM staff is enjoying the summer months, but we
are busy preparing for our upcoming academic year. We
are excited about some great opportunities for ministry,
including a coffee shop, more international ministry, and a
greater presence on all of our campuses. We would really
like for you and your church to be involved. Here are
some ways your church can help the BCM prepare for
the upcoming semester:
ASSOCIATION UPCOMING DATES
Lend a hand around the Center. We are working on
several projects, both ministry-related and centerrelated. Whether you can do minor construction or data
entry, we can use you for a couple of hours, or more.
Just let us know when you’re available.
August 13
Rally the cooks. Provide some FOOD! The BCM serves a
lot of grub in any given week, and we rely heavily on
church groups and volunteers to bring lunches to our
campuses. Commit to bring a lunch in the fall. This is
a vital part of our ministry!
Connect us with a student you know. We would love for
you to introduce us to any students you know who will
be attending a local campus this year. Send us their contact info and we will connect with them.
Pray that students will be drawn to Christ. By far, we get
the most interactions with students in the first 3 weeks
of classes. Our impact will be the greatest when we all
are praying for God to move among our college students. We need some prayer warriors!
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Its Summer Time! HOT!!
John Anderson
Summer is in full force now and many mission groups will not be meeting until the
Dr. Jeff Iorg , President of Golden Gate
fall. But mission action (ministering/
Seminary, shared a bit of wisdom by telling
witnessing to those who do not know Jesus)
about two different seminary students. The
is a year round effort. Don't forget, August 2
first just knew he had been called to work in is our WMU Training. I saw Cindy WalkChina. Dr. Iorg said “that is wonderful,” and er, our speaker, in St. Louis, and she is excittold him about a Chinese community in their ed about coming. Call the Association office
town. He told the student "I know you will
to register ($5.00), or email me at
want to get involved." The student responded, splashberry@yahoo.com. If it's been a
"oh, no, I'm here to concentrate on my stud- while since you've been involved in WMU
ies and learning. I'm not quite ready to do
this is just the time to come back. If you are
that." The second student felt called to Japan a WMU veteran, this is just the time for you
and Dr. Iorg told him about a Japanese com- to come and welcome those who are new to
munity in the area and his response was
WMU. I Look forward to seeing you August
2 at Woodridge Baptist Church, 6:00 pm.
Compassion Ministries
exciting. What is also exciting is the diversity
of ages at the WMU meeting and the SBC
Annual Meeting. The WMU Annual
Celebration was incredible. Travis Kerns
shared about their work in Utah, where he
said 98% of the population is lost. Utah
ranks almost at the top in suicide and depression, and is at the top in antidepressant prescriptions, pornography downloads and elective plastic surgery. That should sadden us
deeply. Travis's enthusiasm for his
family's call to minister in Utah is contagious. Pray for him and the residents of Utah.
C ommu ni t y Minis tri es
Rhonda Berry
In a world of constant change, we
can still see Southern Baptists’ love
for missions. The 2015 Lottie Moon
Christmas Offering reached
$165.8 million dollars, the highest
since the offering began in1888.
Wanda Lee, retiring Executive
Director of WMU, says it best,
“With the inception of the first offering for international missions in
1888, Southern Baptists were
challenged to pray and give sacrificially so those who had not heard the
gospel might have that opportunity.”
When Lottie Moon saw the depth of
lostness in China and pleaded for
help, churches responded with increased giving and prayer support. This year, we are
grateful Southern Baptists have responded
once again at a critical time when increased
resources are needed for our international
outreach. How thankful we are for every person who gave and prayed, proving
together we can accomplish more than any
one church or individual. Writing this from
the SBC Convention in St. Louis, I can tell
you that we Baptists travel in herds! Over
7,000 messengers are here and that is
Robert Cole
Camp Be tha ny
W MU / M I S S I O N S
 DISCOVERING GOD’S VISION  REACHING UNREACHED BUILDNG ACROSS ETHNIC LINES  PROMOTING PARTNERSHIP AND NETWORKING  RESPONDING TO KEY CRISIS ISSUES 
Here are some ideas to show the Love of God this
summer.
 Free carwashes
 Give out free bottled water in high traffic areas
 Sponsor a fan drive, distribute to those in need
 Provide a Free Grass Cutting Day
 A Kite Day at apartment complexes
 Provide free child care for single parents
 Water activities for kids
For more information on Compassion type
ministries for this summer, contact John Anderson
at the Association Office 318.686.5736
Special EVENTS to Mark on Your Calendars:
July 5-8
July 11-15
July 18-22
Pre-Teen Camp #3
Camp Fuego#1
Camp Fuego #2
Registration-www.campbethany.com
Full
Full
Sept. 12
October 10
ReGroup Conference
Sunday School Small Group
Annual Training
Host Location-Summer Grove Baptist
Men’s Fish Fry
Camp Bethany
Annual Meeting
Host Location-First Baptist Blanchard
Branson at Bethany
October 18-19
LBC UPCOMING DATES
Pre-Teen Invasion, North
Connected, Tall Timbers (WMU)
August 20
August 26-27
UPCOMING Monthly EVENTS
July
4
Association Office Closed
Independence Day
11
Bi-Vocational Pastors & Wives
6:30 Lighthouse Baptist Church
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Pastors & Retirees Prayer
9:00am Association Office
Recently several Northwest pastors and
staff met with new church planters in
Salt Lake City, where Southern Baptists
make up less than 1% of the population.
In the last 3 years, 19 new Southern
Baptist churches have been started in the
Salt Lake Valley. Last year 187 professions of faith were
recorded, and 110 people have
been baptized. Partnerships
have already begun between
Northwest Association
churches and several churches
in Salt Lake City.
Raymond Wilkinson, Pastor
of Open Road Church in
Haughton, (back center),
prays for Brian Catherman,
pastor of Redeeming Life