Sept 2016 - St Johns River Baptist Association

St. Johns River Baptist Association
October 2016
“After they prayed, the
place where they were
meeting was shaken. And
they were all filled with
the Holy Spirit and spoke
the word of God boldly.”
- Acts 4:31 (NIV)
ANNUAL MEETING
Thursday, October 20, 2016
Shake Your Church, LORD!
Hosted by:
Anastasia Baptist Church
1650 A1A South
St. Augustine, Florida
3:00 PM Afternoon Session
Dinner will be provided around 5:00 PM for those in attendance.
6:00 PM Break-out Sessions
(see details about the break-out sessions inside this issue)
7:00 PM Evening Session
Child care will be available during the afternoon session for infants and children up to age 4. Child
care during the evening session will be for infants and children up to age 10.
Call or email the Association office by October 7, with the name and age of your child if you will be
utilizing this service. This is imperative so we can be prepared properly.
Please pray for the Putnam County School District Principals & Schools:
*Ashley McCool (Browning Pearce Elementary School); Jacqueline England (Children’s Reading Center Charter
School); Beth Nelson (Interlachen Elementary School); Sara Jean McDaniel (James A. Long Elementary School);
Tim Adams (Kelley Smith Elementary School); Joe Theobold (Mellon Elementary School); Montez Wynn (Melrose
Elementary School); James Stout (Middleton-Burney Elementary School); Margaret Kring (Moseley Elementary
School); Evelyn Langston (Ochwilla Elementary School); Randy Hedstrom (Jenkins Middle School); Regina
Thomas (Miller Middle School); Michael Tucker (Overturf 6th Grade Center); Leah Lundy (Price Middle School);
Curtis Ellis (Putnam Academy of Arts & Sciences); Mechele Higginbotham (Crescent City Jr./Sr. High School);
Bryan Helms (Interlachen High School); Thomas Bolling (Palatka High School); Lisa Parsons (Putnam Edge Charter
High School); Mary Wood-Piazza (Q I Roberts Jr./Sr. High School); and Mary Beth Hedstrom (E. H. Miller School)*
“We are an Association of Southern Baptist Churches in Flagler, Putnam & St. Johns Counties, serving at home & around the World!”
Rev. Asa Greear, Executive Director: asagreear@bellsouth.net
Rev. Tony Clubb, Moderator: tony.clubb@hotmail.com
Administrative Assistant: sjrba@bellsouth.net
Phone: 386-328-5575
Fax: 386-328-4038
Office Hours: Monday—Friday, 9:00 a.m.—3:00 p.m.
Web-site: www.sjrba.org
A Word From Your Executive Director
Today I was reminded of myself and all my shortcomings through a tract sent to me by one of our pastors.
Galaans 2:20 says, “I am crucified with Christ, nevertheless I live, yet not I but Christ lives in me and the
life I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God who loved me and gave himself for me.”
Life has always been about the big “I” . Yes— it’s all about me, Lord. For some of us, we struggle with this
but for others we just let it alone and connue to live our lives with the focus on “me”. This is the root of much of our
problems in our churches. Church becomes about me and my class or my volunteer job and not about the one who gave
his life for the Church—JESUS.
One quote from this tract reads: “ Love of human praise, a secret fondness to be noced, love of supremacy, drawing
a1enon to self in conversaon, a swelling out of self when you have had a free me in speaking or praying?” or another
one says, “Carnal fear; a man fearing spirit, a shrinking from reproach and duty; reasoning around your cross; a shrinking
from doing your whole duty by those of wealth or posion; a fearfulness that someone will offend and drive some
prominent person away; a compromising spirit?” Friends—if these don’t light up your acknowledgement of sin meter
there are 10 other paragraphs that will. This tract is called: “Not I, but Christ”. We will have copies available at the office
for you.
We have a lot of things going on in the associaon during the Fall. There are many churches having homecomings and
fesvals. We have had ordinaons of deacons and pastors. God is calling men out to serve Him.
The ANNUAL MEETING is coming up at Anastasia Bapst Church. An a>ernoon filled with music and message and a li1le
business starts at 3pm. Get there a li1le early and hear Mason Reigger play his alto sax for us. We will have a SECOND
PART of the meeng beginning that evening at 7:00 PM. In between, there will be break out sessions at 5:45, and of
course we Bapsts will be eang at 5:05. Please feel free, even if you are not a messenger, to come and join us in the fun.
All are welcome. Come out and help us celebrate all God is doing among our churches. See first hand, the hand of God
working through our cooperaon together. Call me if I can help in anyway.
Blessings!
ASA
ANNUAL MEETING BREAK-OUT SESSIONS
6:00—6:45 PM
Please pray for the following churches and Pastors this month!
October Church
Pastor
02
Iglesia Cristiana Belen
Gerardo Ramirez
02
Iglesia Jesucristo es mi Refugio
Saul Santiago
05
Interlachen First Baptist Church
Tony Clubb
09
McDowell Baptist Church
Steven Brown
09
Midway Baptist Church
John Cameron
12
Moultrie Baptist Church
Vacant
16
Mount Olive Baptist Church
Taylor Hodges
16
Mount Tabor First Baptist Church
Karl Flagg
19
New Cross Creek Baptist Church
Dan Blasiole
23
New Life Church
Dale Proffitt
23
Oak Avenue Baptist Church
Tim Plymel
26
Palatka First Baptist Church
Vernon Harkey (int)
30
Palm Coast Community Church
Billy Wight
30
Paran Baptist Church
Charles Litzell
Pray for Churches Seeking Pastors
Ancient City Bapst Church, St. Augusne
Community Bapst Church, Bunnell
Cross Road Community Church, East Palatka
Moultrie Bapst Church, St. Augusne
First Bapst Church Palatka
First Bapst Church San Mateo
TOPICS
Powerful Estate Planning & Strategic Endowed Giving
Strong Student Ministry
Building Migrant Ministry
A Strong Home: The Church’s Role in Foster Care
Pastors’ Round-table
Session for Pastors’ Wives
Leading Women to Earth Shaking Ministry
Pastoral Care for Domestic Violence
October 4, 2016
9:00 AM—4:00 PM
Event will be hosted at Grace United Methodist Church,
8 Carrera Street, St. Augustine;
cost is $20 for lunch and materials
PCDV provides understanding and tools needed for clergy
to respond to domestic violence in their congregations.
*Safety and healing for survivors; Common religious issues
raised by abused women; Skills in pastoral counseling for
survivors and abusers; Cultural and ethnic issues to consider; Community agency referrals. For more information,
contact Pastor Jeff Gatlin, Freedom Baptist Church at 904669-1191 or audience_one@msn.com.
Birthdays & Anniversaries
October Birthdays
04— Rev. Pete Wilkinson, Pastor, College Park Bapst Church
05— Linda (Mrs. Sandy) Colley, Moultrie Bapst Church
05— Rev. Tim Plymel, Pastor, Oak Avenue Bapst Church
05— Dr. Walter West, Senior Pastor, Anastasia Bapst Church
06— Ms. Lydia Pa1erson, Associaonal Clerk, McDowell Bapst Church
09— Rev. Rob Stone, Pastor, Dunns Creek Bapst Church
12— Bro. Bryan Jones, Youth Pastor, Crescent Beach Bapst Church
12— Dr. David Shull, Pastor, Crescent City First Bapst Church
13— Deborah (Mrs. Mark) Conrad, Turning Point at Calvary
21— Melissa (Mrs. Chris) White, Interlachen First Bapst Church
25— Lydia (Mrs. Asa) Greear, SJRBA/Anastasia Bapst Church
25— Tonya (Mrs. Tim) Hall, Turning Point at Calvary
29— Kerry (Mrs. Tony) Putnam, Palm Coast Community Church
31— Melanie (Mrs. Tony) Clubb, Interlachen First Bapst Church
October Wedding Anniversaries
19— Rev. & Mrs. David (Paula) Eddins, Bostwick Bapst Church, 37 years
26— Rev. & Mrs. Willie (Roberta) McKinnon, Hillcrest Bapst Church, 31 years
28— Rev. & Mrs. Gerardo (Gladys) Ramirez, Iglesia Crisana Belen, 6 years
October Ministry Anniversaries
01— Rev. Alfred Johns, Jr., Pastor, Satsuma Bapst Church, 26 years
01— Rev. Kevin King, Worship Pastor, Crescent Beach Bapst Church, 2 years
05— Rev. Ted Owens, Pastor, Petra Bapst Church, 9 years
25— Rev. Greg Peters, Lead Pastor, Parkview Bapst Church, 19 years
Oak Avenue Bap$st Church will be having a 5th Sunday Dinner and
Sing on Sunday, October 30. Dinner will begin at 5:00 PM with the singing at 6:00 PM. The Wire & Wood Bluegrass Gospel group will be the
featured group. Oak Avenue Bapst Church is located at 404 N Oak
Avenue in Florahome.
First Bap$st Church San Mateo has two free organs for any church that
has need of one. For more informaon, please contact Paul Benne1 at
tpb2@me.com.
91.3 Hope FM in Palatka offers free adversing to our churches
for events such as special services, VBS, revivals, etc. You can
add an event to their on-line community calendar by filling out
the form at whif.org or give them a call at 386-325-3334. You
can even set up an appointment to go in and record your own
commercial!
“VOICELESS” is a Pro-Life movie.
“Voiceless” will be playing at the Epic Theatres
in St. Augustine on October 7th. They are trying
to get the word out so more theatres will show it.
For more information on the movie, visit
www.voicelessthemovie.com; for opening night
ticket information, contact Daniel Cook at
904.796.3111 or email drhcook@outlook.com.
Undesignated Gis From Our Churches for
Associa$onal Missions $164,294.25
CHURCH
Anastasia Bapst Church
Ancient City Bapst
Bethel Bapst Church
Beulah Bapst Church
Bostwick Bapst Church
Bunnell First Bapst
Calvary Bapst Church
College Park Bapst
Community Bapst
Country Church
Crescent Beach Bapst
Crescent City First Bapst
Cross Road Community
Dunham Woods Bapst
Dunns Creek Bapst
Flagler West Community
Francis Bapst Church
Freedom Bapst Church
Grace Community Church
Hasngs First Bapst
Hillcrest Bapst Church
Iglesia Crisana Belen
Iglesia Jesucristo
Interlachen First Bapst
McDowell Bapst Church
Midway Bapst Church
Moultrie Bapst Church
Mt. Olive Bapst Church
Mt. Tabor First Bapst
New Cross Creek Bapst
New Life Church
Oak Avenue Bapst
Palatka First Bapst
Palm Coast Community
Paran Bapst Church
Parkview Bapst Church
Peniel Bapst Church
Petra Bapst Church
Pomona Park First Bapst
Providence Bapst Church
River Road Bapst Church
San Mateo First Bapst
Satsuma Bapst
Slavic Bapst Church
South Putnam Church
Southside Bapst Church
St. Johns Bapst Church
Tabernacle Bapst Church
The Church @ Vilano
Trinity Bapst Church
Turning Point at Calvary
Turning Point Community
Welaka First Bapst
Westside Bapst Church
Woodlawn Bapst Church
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2,446.98
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*Deposits made thru September 27, 2016*
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By Jeff Hutchins,
Francis Bapst Church, Palatka
As I enter into my fourth year of youth ministry, I feel
like I am just starng out at day one a lot of mes;
just when I think I have it all figured out I realize I
don't have a clue. The one thing I have come to
understand about the student ministry is it is all
about relaonships, or the lack of one. I believe for
student ministry to be effecve in leading young
people to live a Christ centered life and to grow in
their relaonship with Him, we have to establish
relaonships with them as well as their parents. In
order to build these relaonships it takes the whole
church to be involved. There are three things that I
believe the church can have a big impact on helping
to foster these relaonships. First, is for church
members to pray for the students. Our students are
part of a great spiritual ba1le — a ba1le for their
souls. We will not win this ba1le through be1er
programs or be1er parenng techniques. God must
work in the hearts of our children. So, we must pray
for them, even as the apostle Paul prays for the
church, that God may give them “a spirit of wisdom
and of revelaon in the knowledge of him” (Eph.
1:17). Second, speak to the students. Ask them about
their schools, sports, or hobbies. All of these things
that we consider “small talk” are ways to enter their
world and express love and concern. Through this
small talk, relaonships of trust develop that can be
vital as the child grows older and needs other people
to talk to besides just mom and dad. Third, older
adults can have a profound impact on the children in
the church family by befriending parents of students.
Many of our young parents did not grow up in
Chrisan homes. They have no models for what it
means to disciple their children or to parent in a godly
way. Other young parents are o>en far away from
family. These parents need someone to remind them
that, even when they fail, God is sll at work caring
for their children. Thank God that He has given us
the church to be a family of God with the privilege of
raising children so that they may get to know and
grower closer in their relaonship with Jesus Christ.
October
01—
06—
09—
12—
20—
Associaonal Men’s Breakfast, 8:00 AM, Tabernacle Bapst
Bring Your Bible to School Day (bringyourbible.org)
Woodlawn Bapst Church Homecoming w/Pastor O.E. Boals
Pastor Appreciaon Day
ANNUAL MEETING—Anastasia Bapst Church, St. Augusne
3:00 PM and 7:00 PM Sessions
November
01—
01—03
03—
04—05
09—
10—
Protecng Our Future Conference, 6:00 PM, Tabernacle Bapst
RENOVATE Conference/Orlando
South Putnam Medical Clinic Banquet, 6:30—8:00 PM
Belong Tour Simulcast at Dunham Woods Bapst Church
SEND Luncheon in Jacksonville
A Day with Converge Pastoral Training, 9:00 AM—6:00 PM at
Hammock Beach Resort, Palm Coast
14—15 Florida Bapst State Convenon, Calvary Bapst in Clearwater
24—25 Thanksgiving Holidays/Office Closed
Homecoming Service
Rered Pastor O. E. Boals will be celebrang his 103rd
birthday on Sunday, October 9, by preaching the morning message at Woodlawn Bapst Church in Hawthorne.
This is Woodlawn’s Homecoming Service and the
community is cordially invited to a1end.
Belong Tour Simulcast
November 4—7:00 PM
November 5—9:30 AM
Dunham Woods Baptist Church
151 Hoover Road, Hollister
(10 minutes west of Palatka)
Cost: $10.00
Please call the church at 386.312.9929
or Carolyn Rogers at 386.972.0156 to
let them know how many are attending
or for more information.
St Johns River Baptist Assn.
707 Laurel Street
Palatka FL 32177
Mailing Permit No.188
Non-Profit Organization
U.S. Postage Paid
<<<<END
Former Director of Missions, Bob
Cook, retired from the St. Johns
River Baptist Association 15
years ago. He and Mrs. Virginia,
moved to Illinois this year to live with their daughter. They
are no longer able to travel, but cherish contact with their
many friends in the SJRBA and Florida; they’d love to hear
from you. Their contact information is below.
Robert J. & Virginia Cook
217 West Rose Lane
Waterloo, IL 62298-5581
bobcaphs53@gmail.com
CURRENT RESIDENT OR