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Tryon Evergreen Baptist Association 4489 North Frazier, Conroe, Texas 77303 Main Mailing Address: P.O. Box 2408, Conroe, Texas 77305-2408 936-856-2001 ~ FAX 936-856-0227
TEBA STAFF STAFF & CHURCH OPPORTUNITIES PASTORLESS CHURCHES
VOLUME 42
ISSUE 9
September 2017
THE WAY TO PEACE WITH GOD
THE PROBLEM: SEPARATION FROM GOD Romans 3:23 “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” THE RESULT: SPIRITUAL DEATH Romans 6:23 “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” GOD’S SOLUTION: HIS DEATH IN OUR PLACE Romans 5:8 “But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” YOUR SALVATION: BY FAITH Romans 10:9 “If you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.”
UPCOMING EVENTS
Mark your calendars!
September
Roger Yancey, D.Min. [email protected] Executive Director Darrell Ingram [email protected] Associate Director Erin Frazier [email protected] Administrative Assistant Executive Director Natalie Bowman [email protected] Administrative Assistant Kay Hunt* [email protected] Administrative Assistant, Financial *denotes part time staff or consultants
Please continue to be in prayer for our member churches as they seek
their future pastor.
Ministry Network Meeting
September 14, 11:30am
Kids Life Kamp Planning
Meeting
September 14, 1:00pm
Sr. Adult Retreat
October 2 - 4, Camp Allen
Maine Mission Trip
October 2-5, 2017
Administrative Assistant needed at West Conroe Baptist Church. The position would handle the Preschool, Children, and Youth Ministries. Resumes should be sent to Stan Blossom at [email protected] Oak Shade Baptist Church is looking for a Part-Time Worship Leader. We are a rural church, blended style of worship, 110-125 in attendance. Please send resumes to [email protected] Part Time Secretary needed at Security Baptist Church. For more information or to submit your resume please call Pastor Reagan Reeves at 281-592-7911. Part-Time Worship Leader needed at FBC Dodge. Looking for a part-time worship leader who is called by God, gifted as a worship leader, and has a growing relationship with Jesus Christ, who is able to lead worship during our Sunday Morning and Evening services and on Wednesday nights. For more specifics about the position or any other questions, please contact Pastor Patrick Gernenz at [email protected]. North Woods Baptist Church in Spring is looking for a part time Youth Minister to help lead our youth program. If interested, please send resume to church office at 5803 Treaschwig Rd, Spring, TX 77373. For questions call Pastor Roger at 832-914-4923. Part-time Music Minister needed at Calvary Baptist Church of Huntsville. Blended worship style and working with choirs and praise teams. If interested, send resume to [email protected]. Youth Pastor needed at Caney Creek Cowboy Church. Accepting Student or Bi-
vocational resumes as well. Time requirements are some nights and most
weekends. Please send resumes, references, and salary/housing requirements to
Part-time Student Pastor needed at Union Grove Baptist Church - The church is located
at 24380 FM 149 Richards, TX 77873, and this is the address that the applications can be
sent to. For any questions, call Tray Golden at 281-541-3677.
Bi-Vocational Student Minister needed at First Baptist Church Plum Grove - For more
info please contact Mike David at [email protected].
Youth Minister/Children's Director needed at Hardin Baptist Church - For more information and to submit a resume, please contact Chad Barrett (Youth Search Committee) at [email protected]. Bi-vocational Student Minister needed at First Baptist Church Plum Grove. For more
information please contact Mike David at [email protected].
Grace Community Church at Waterwood in Huntsville, TX is selling their church bus. Please contact Judy Reid at 936-662-8142 for more information Grace Community Church at Waterwood has several boxes of Senior Adult Bible Study Books, for past multiple quarters that they would like to give to a church that is in need or has limited financial funds. If your church is in need of these books; please contact them at [email protected] or call 936-891-1170.
Ministry Network Meeting
October 12, 11:30am,
Spring Creek Baptist
Church
Ministry Network Meeting
October 12, 6:00pm,
Second Baptist Church,
Huntsville
Sr. Adult Fall Retreat
October 2-4, 2016
Camp Allen, Navasota, TX
Please join us for a relaxing and refreshing time full of fellowship, Bible study, and worship at this beautiful campground. Please complete the registration form or contact Natalie Bowman at 936-856-2001 or [email protected].
Alana Lane Baptist 311 Alana Lane
Spring, TX 77386
Allendale Baptist 14535 Allendale Ln. Conroe, TX 77302
Crossview Church 5148 FM 1488
Magnolia, TX 77354
FBC Coldspring 100 East Pine Ave.
Coldspring, TX 77331
Forestwood Baptist 2431 Roman Forest Blvd.
New Caney, TX 77357
Iglesia Bautista Principe de Paz* 13601 FM 2432
Willis, 77378
Mims Baptist Church PO Box 37
Conroe, TX 77305
New Hope Baptist Church
13200 FM 2025 Cleveland, TX 77327
North Cleveland Baptist 202 Elk St.
Cleveland, TX 77327
Rainbow Baptist P.O. Box 276 Rye, 77369
If you or church is interested in donating to the TEBA Disaster Relief Fund that directly assists TEBA Church's Hurricane Harvey Relief efforts,
please go to
Washington Mission Trip
October 22-25, 2017
Sr. Adult Rally
October 24, Gateway
Baptist Church
Church Ministry Staff
Christmas Banquet
December 7, 11:30am
Connecting Churches to
WWW.TEBA.ORG
LEADERSHIP MATTERS by Roger Yancey, D.Min. I am so grateful for each church in the TEBA. The past few weeks I have seen the extraordinary love and commitment to respond to the needs of a community impacted by Hurricane Harvey. Churches opened as Shelters, Collection Centers, Disaster Relief Team Staging Areas, and a host of other ministry points all showing the reality of the love of God. Church Teams have come from all over the Association to assist other churches in responding to the needs of their own flood-impacted facilities and homes within their communities. Church staffs and volunteers put in 90-100 hour weeks to meet the needs that arose from the storm. Some took boats to rescue flood victims and many took offerings to provide support for the ongoing needs of churches. To all of you who have and will help – THANK YOU! You demonstrated that together we are more and that each of you became God’s hands and feet to a hurting world. In Kingdom service, Executive Director/Area Missionary
While preparations were being made a few weeks ago for Hurricane Harvey’s landfall, I realized that this is the first hurricane that I’ve experienced since Andrew, as I’ve been living outside of Texas since the ‘90’s. The lack of bread/ water; gas stations no longer pumping gas; watching loaded-down pickup trucks making their way out of the Houston area; my neighborhood being evacuated during the storm; the lingering all-consuming question ‘will my house get flooded this time (and why didn’t I purchase flood insurance before)?’ – all of the idiosyncrasies packed into a hurricane event - my daughter who was born overseas was experiencing for the first time. Yet, through it all, she never panicked. She exhibited a confidence in God’s protection that I didn’t expect.
Something else that I observed in the aftermath of the storm were churches helping other churches. There is a spirit of cooperation on the ground here in the Houston area that I’ve not witnessed before. The closest parallel I can use for measurement would be the way I’ve seen different missionaries from other organizations who serve in closed & restricted countries tend to put aside their denominational differences and work together towards a common goal. When we as believers unify and focus on those things which Paul described as ‘of first importance,’ then God the Father is answering Jesus’ high priestly prayer in John 17, that He would unify us as one as He and the Father are one – that the world may believe that Jesus has been sent by the Father.
In the past few weeks, God has creatively allowed events to occur which have forced Americans to recognize their insignificance in the face of an all-powerful God. Beginning with the marvel of a total solar eclipse and followed the same week with Hurricane Harvey; as I type this, Hurricane Irma is about to slam into Florida, a massive earthquake has just occurred in Mexico, with two other major hurricanes en route to North America. Conversations about all of these events are happening in neighborhoods. God has custom-designed gospel opportunities everywhere for those who normally never share their faith. Christians – let’s not miss our God-given opportunity to inject the gospel into these conversations as they see our unity and our confidence in this all-powerful, good and holy God. Grace & Peace, Darrell Ingram
REFLECTIONS FROM HARVEY By: Darrell Ingram
CHURCH/MISSION FOCUS: OAK RIDGE BAPTIST CHURCH By: Erin Frazier
Oak Ridge Baptist Church was organized in 1969 as a mission church under the sponsorship of FBC Conroe, which Pastor Galen Cooper has been privileged to serve as the pastor since 2006. His wife is Lania and they are blessed with three children: daughter MeKenzie, who married Kris Flynn this year; a son, Brice, who is a senior at UT Dallas, and a his youngest son, Carson, who is an 8th grader at Irons Jr. High. Pastor Cooper is currently working on completing the doctorate program at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. ORBC is involved in numerous ministries within the community and around the world. “Our Kindness Culture is an exciting monthly commitment to go into our community as a church performing acts of kindess This is a ministry which involves all ages in the congregation.” Within the community; they are also involved in partnering regularly with Pregnancy Assistance Center South, the South County YMCA’s Operation Backpack, and Samaritan’s Purse’s Operation Christmas Chiild. They are also often partners with the City of Oak Ridge North’s special events and Oak Ridge High School
often utilizes their facilities for many of their sports banquets, which introduces the community to their fellowship. Oak Ridge has been in their current facility since 2006 and has experienced tremendous growth during this time They were recently recognized as being one of the top 2% of Texas churches for their monetary support to the Cooperative Program. Pastor Cooper said that “While where has been much discussion surrounding that stance a church should take in this area, I am proud that our membership has remained faithful to sacrificially giving to the missional roots of our denomination and our commitment to see the love of Jesus Christ shared around the world.” Please be in prayer for Oak Ridge Baptist Church as they move in their next season of growth and ministry. Their hope is that the church will follow His plan.