June 2016 Association Newsletter

NEWS FROM OUR CHURCHES
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WHY DO CHURCH MEMBERS
CRITICIZE THE PASTOR?
If you have served on a church staff, criticism
comes with the territory. I’ve never met anyone
that enjoyed it. But, we must deal with it in a God
-honoring way. Here are a few reasons why
church members criticize the pastor or a staff
member.
Return Service Requested
New Staff
Staff Changes
Eastwood: Don Francis, Music, to Assoc. Pastor
Northwoods: Matt Power, Music, from Interim
Broadmoor: Tim Magill, Assoc. Music, to FBC Millington,
Millington, TN, as Music
Church News & Calendar
Life Journey: Meeting at Mall St. Vincent, Suite 270 , Shreveport
Clarion: Meeting at 5300 Barksdale Blvd., Studio B, Bossier City
Covenant: Meeting at Providence Classical Academy, 4525 Old
Brownlee Rd., Bossier City
Calvary: Pastor Emeritus, Step Martin, prays for newly installed
pastor, John Lary.
Equipment
June
9 Linda Lay Simple Faith in concert 6:30pm Love offering
25 FBC Oil City VBS Block Party (pre-registration) 4-6pm
VBS-June 26-30 5:45-8:30pm
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
Staff
StaffOpportunities
Opportunities
Contact
Amy Butler
For your
counseling needs.
318.773.5539
Bethsaida
Plain Dealing
Waller
Pilgrim Home
New Bethel
MUSIC
Airline - FT
YOUTH
Barksdale - PT
Ferry Lake - PT
Mission Pt - PT
Oil City - PT
Pilgrim Home - PT
Princeton FBC - PT
Providence Rd - PT
Trinity Heights -FT
CHILDREN
Children
Bethany - Nursery - PT
Clarion - Children - PT
N. Keithville - Children’s
Worker - PT
Regroup –small group training
In the past, many of our churches have participated
in Ridgecrest on the Red. This is our new Sunday
School Training.
A Cooperative Program
Event by the
Evangelism/Church
Growth Team of the
Louisiana Baptist
Convention
just assume it’s in their job description to criticize. “After all, we sure
wouldn’t want our pastor to get prideful, and a dose of criticism will
keep him humble.”
2. THEY FEAR LOSING THE CHURCH THEY ONCE
KNEW. As we all get older, we must deal with the inevitable results
of seeing changes happen to us personally and also the changes that
may bring us discomfort within our church. Pastors, we need to do our
best to give a listening ear to their concerns coming from a different
perspective.
3. THEY DON’T FEEL THEY HAVE A VOICE ANY
LONGER. Church members can feel their opinion doesn’t matter and
Haynes Ave: Richard Price, Ordination into the Ministry
PASTOR
Northwest Louisiana Baptist Association
1. THEY LACK SPIRITUAL MATURITY. Some members
Staff Congratulations
New Birth: (2) 12 foot padded pews, free
Allen and Hammond organs, donations accepted
Ellerbe: Clavinova, old, needs repairs, free. Rob Sharp
@ 318-798-1988
Grawood: For sale: Complete set of Schulmerich
Handbells. Call 318.925.9508. Price is negotiable.
Northwoods: If your church is going on Mission Trips
this summer, we have boys, girls, ladies clothes. Multiple
sizes available. Also, backpacks and various baby items.
Contact 318.686.5736.
Volume 46, Number 6
June, 2016
Lane Moore, Director of Missions
Haynes Avenue: Richard Price, Min. of Counseling,
from Broadmoor (Wife: Tricia)
FBC Blanchard: James Franklin, Youth, from New Orleans
Seminary (Wife: Hyuna)
“This Association exists to assist our
family of churches in reaching and
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so criticism will get them heard. Pastors, many times members will
ultimately support you if they believe they’ve gotten an audience with
you.
4. THEY DON’T DEAL WITH CHANGE VERY WELL. As
the old saying goes, “Babies are the only ones who like to be changed,”
is more true than we think. Some members are more adverse to change
than others. The uncertainty of change sets off the fear circuits inside
them and the results can be messy.
# 5 can be tricky to pick up
5. DUE TO SOME OTHER ANGER OR HURT IN THEIR
LIFE, THEY VENT CRITICISM AT THE PASTOR. Some
For more information visit LouisianaBaptist.org/ChurchGrowth
or call Sunday School/Discipleship Office at 800.622.6549 or
318.448.3402
Bruce Parrish , Honoree
At last month’s Executive Board
Meeting, Lane Moore presented
former Director of Missions,
Bruce Parrish with a framed photo
of the newly named
Parrish Pavilion at Camp Bethany.
church members will project their personal hurts though criticism. In
the short term, they believe this eases their angst.
6. SOME CHURCH MEMBERS ARE TRULY
CANTANKEROUS AND COMMITTED TO THE DEMISE
OF THE PASTOR. Their numbers may be few, but they do exist.
Titus 3:10 says, “Reject a factious man after a first and second
warning.” In some cases, church discipline is needed.
Preteen camp
Pastor or Staff member #7 can be unpleasant
7. THEIR CRITICISM IS RIGHT ON TARGET. Sometimes
the criticism is valid and we need to hear it. When it reflects a valid
issue, listen and learn from it. Proverbs 27:6 says, “Faithful are the
wounds of a friend.”
Criticism is never pleasant, but sometimes necessary.
Blessings,
Lane
Your PreTeens
need to go to
Kids Camp!
There’s a cool one
at Camp Bethany!
Camp Bethany
318/938.1221
Fax:318/938.1220
www.campbethany.co
exhibits, prayer reminders for us to take
home, and delicious food samples. Thank
you, Mary Ann Cole and Joyce Hevrin, for
your love for children and making sure that
missions education is a part of their lives.
The 2016-2017 WMU Council was
elected at our May quarterly meeting thank you, Brookwood WMU, for hosting.
Please be in prayer for these women:
Music Leader-Diane Reeder; Mission
Action Leader – Glenda Hofius; Prayer
The Children’s Missions groups
Support – Cathy Jenkins; Mission Study
from First Baptist Benton and Ida Leader-Joyce Hevrin; Mission Friends
Baptist Church presented their
Director-Kathy Chrietzberg; Children’s
Parade of Nations
Mission Director- Jennifer Maddox; Youth
projects to their respecMission Director – Carol Gregory; Secretive churches this month. tary/Treasurer-Deloris Reaves; Associate
They had detailed
Director- Bettye Ann McQueen and
Director-Rhonda Berry. Your Council is
already making plans for an exciting year.
WMU Training will be held again in
August. Cindy Walker, from First Baptist
Minden, will be our speaker. While the
basics of WMU do not change – learning
about missions, praying for missions,
giving to missions, doing missions—
35th Annual May-Him
Senior Adult Choir Festival.
Twenty churches were represented.
C ommu ni t y Minis tri es
Allan Taylor with
Lifeway talks to
Ministers of Education
about Sunday School
Be in prayer for our churches and ministers who need both
financial and spiritual help these coming months. Summer
months are always a "down" time.
From the Ark-La-Tex Crisis Pregnancy Center comes these
words from a hurting mom “God put my client advocate in
my path at exactly the right time. My advocate told me that
GOD loves me. When I got home after visiting I put worship
music on and prayed . I have been seeing GOD move in numerous ways since that time. God is putting my life together as
I continue to pray and seek Him.”
Volunteers are always needed!
Just a kind word or deed can help someone find God. Many
times we can point someone to the One who can truly help
them in time of need.
Everyone seems to recognize we have a huge
problem today with waste, fraud and abuse of
our taxpayer dollars. After flooding and other
weather problems in our area some are willing
to talk about the problem. MIKE JOHNSON,
of Freedom Guard and LA. State
Representative, is working hard to fix it. Did
you know that the food stamp program in March handed out approximately $6 million in benefit cards in seven parishes without adequate
safeguards in place to ensure the eligibility of those receiving the cards?
The House Committee on Civil Law and
Procedure voted unanimously to support Mike Johnson’s key legislation
aimed at reducing fraud and abuse in government.
Mike Johnson (R-Bossier City) also sponsored HB 597, which is known
as the Pastor Protection Act, which passed the La. House of Representatives by 80-18 vote. However, on the Senate side, it has now been
assigned to the Judiciary B Committee, where we believe a minority of
members may be hostile to the bill.
Glenda Hofius
Robert Cole
Camp Be tha ny
David Melber,
Vice President of
NAMB SEND RELIEF
visits with Disaster
Relief workers at First
Baptist Haughton
" If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. Galatians 5:25...
May Him was once again a great event!
We had close to 400 wonderful senior adults. There
was lots of good singing as each group lifted their voices in
praise to our Lord! We also had some food and fellowship,
and NO RAIN!!! It was a good day.
We are in high gear trying to finish up a few very
important projects. The camp manager got a crazy idea to get
a concession stand building and we have to do a lot of work
in a hurry to get it ready for summer. .. What was I thinking??? Anyway, it will be a good addition and help our office area to be a little less noisy this summer.
Speaking of summer, IT IS HERE! God has
brought us a great group of high school and college kids to
help us out and I think we are ready for another energy
packed camp full of kids excited to be here and learn about
Jesus. Hopefully they will enjoy all of the improvements we
have made and each child will have a safe and wonderful
experience.
Please pray for us as we work hard
for Jesus.
approaches may change. We will look at
ways to get Out of the Box. This is for
anyone who is interested in missions.
August 5, 2016, 6:00 pm; Woodridge
Baptist Church, $5.00. To register,
please call the Association office.
318.686.5736 .You can pay at the door.
Looking forward to RefresHer on
September 16-17.
Be in prayer for this brave man of God....
On May 5, the BCM hosted our annual Volunteer
Appreciation Lunch. At this event, we had students and
our departing intern share a bit about what the BCM has
meant to them. These stories are just a sampling of the
stories within our ministry. Thanks to all who help make it
possible.
I grew up in a small town where everyone cared about
each other and looked out for one another. In Shreveport, I
was able to find a place like home at the BCM, where I
have community and belonging. I have many ‘Paul’s’ to
look up to and, as a group leader, I have found some
‘Timothy’s.’ I love the BCM, and being a group leader is one of
the highlights of my college
career.
Leann Bennett, Simpson
I wish I had gotten into BCM
sooner. It was a great place
to find a community with
believers of the same age.
Going on the Vancouver trip
took me out of my comfort
zone, allowing me to experience what it means to trust in God fully and to live life on
mission. Now I know how to do that better here at home.
Clint Meleton, Shreveport
My time (at BCM as an intern) was a time of growth, preparation, and humility. It was a time of preparation because I got to
exercise the spiritual gifts God gave to serve others and prepare
me for future ministry. It was a time of growth because I was able
to invest in the spiritual growth of others. And lastly, it was a
humbling time in my life because I got to be a part of something
God was doing in the lives of college students.
Andrew Irwin, BCM Intern Fall ‘14-Spring ‘16
Please pray for all of our students who will be serving in
mission or ministry positions this summer. We have at least 11
students serving in some sort of full-time position for the summer
and at least another 11 who will participate in a short-term
experience.
CRISIS PREGNANCY CENTER
John Anderson
By All Means is the new 20162018 WMU Emphasis. This will be
a challenge to Christians to follow
Christ’s example, to step outside of
the church doors and into the world,
to cultivate relationships that will
lead to opportunities to share Jesus,
and to create opportunities to
demonstrate His love. We invite
you to come along with us on this
journey.
Compassion Ministries
Rhonda Berry
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 
NEEDS VOLUNTEERS
Ark-La-Tex Crisis Pregnancy Center has volunteer
opportunity openings for Client Advocates (we will
train you) or to teach at the Learning Center.
Volunteers are needed for:
 Teaching Parenting Classes
 Personal Development
 Basic Finances
Nurses are needed for
 Prenatal Care
 Labor & Delivery
Summer volunteer work available for teens. Contact
John Anderson at 318.230.3446 or Vickie Brumley at
318.861.4600,vickie@altcpc.com
ASSOCIATION UPCOMING DATES
Special EVENTS to Mark on Your Calendars:
June 12-15
June 20-24
June 27-July 1
July 5-8
July 11-15
Full
July 18-22
Full
Southern Baptist Convention, St Louis, MO
Pre-Teen Camp #1
Pre-Teen Camp #2
Pre-Teen Camp #3
Camp Fuego#1
Camp Fuego #2
Registration-www.campbethany.com
ReGroup Conference
Sunday School Small Group
Annual Training
August 13
Sept. 12
October 10
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
August 20
August 26-27
Pre-Teen Invasion, North
Connected, Tall Timbers (WMU)
UPCOMING Monthly EVENTS
June
6
Bi-Vocational Pastors
6:30 pm
Association Office
28
Pastor & Retirees Prayer
9:00 am
Association Office
Bible Drill
Harry Forester
We had just over a 100 children/youth to register for our annual
District drill at Broadmoor Baptist on April 10. Eighty -Five
percent of these participants passed to the State drills. First, I
want to thank Gail Hankins, children’s director at Broadmoor,
as a splendid host for our drill. NLBA Churches were: FBC
Haughton, Woodridge, Heritage, Trinity Heights, Cypress, Benton, FBC Blanchard, Airline, and Broadmoor. I want to thank
these leaders for participation in the drills: Theresa Small,
Andrea Spinney, Kevin Brown, Scott Schober, Emily Haines,
Amy Hood, Nicole Willhite, Jerrett Thomas, Robin Thomas,
Agnes Forester and Stacy Loe. I couldn’t have done the drill
without them! I must also thank my friends from Minden and
FBC Ruston for their participation in the drill and the preparation. The overwhelming support of the drills from the leaders,
parents, grandparents, and staff of the churches filled the chapel
at Broadmoor. What a sight…Standing room only!!! I also want
to thank the Lord for giving me strength after a bout with
vertigo to be there, prepare the drill, and see it through. A big
PTL!!!! I am looking forward to next year!