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TEBA STAFF STAFF & CHURCH OPPORTUNITIES PASTORLESS CHURCHES

VOLUME 40

ISSUE 11

November 2015

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

Roger Yancey, D.Min. ryancey@teba.org Executive Director Tracy Jaggers, D. Min. tjaggers@teba.org Church Development Associate Gay Bolen gbolen@teba.org Administrative Assistant, Financial* Erin Frazier efrazier@teba.org Administrative Assistant Executive Director Natalie Bowman nbowman@teba.org Administrative Assistant *Part-Time or Consultants

November

Minister’s Conference /

Executive Board Meeting

November 12, 11:30, TEBA

KidsLife Kamp Meeting

November 12, TEBA

Thanksgiving Holiday

November 26 & 27,

TEBA Closed

Sr. Adult Council

November 9, 10:30, TEBA

Pastor & Staff Christmas

Luncheon

December 10, 11:30, TEBA

7 Habits Training

January 11-13, TEBA

Christmas Holiday

December 24-31

TEBA Closed

Minister’s Conference

January 14, 11:30, TEBA

Bi-vocational Student Minister needed at Lake Church in Montgomery.

Prefer at least a college upperclassman. If interested, contact the church at 936-588-

4975. For more information on the church go to www.lakechurch.com.

Communications and Publications Director needed at FBC Porter. This full-time position is responsible for all graphic design work for publications, typesetting and/or printing publications, web master of our website, updating our social media, overseeing the media and video production as well as all other communication and publication needs for First Baptist Church. This position requires someone that is creative and has an overall knowledge of current technology. To apply, please send a resume to Damon@fbcporter.com

Bi-vocational Music Minister needed at New Hope Baptist Church, Cleveland. Blended worship style. If interested, send resume to 13200 FM 2025, Cleveland, Texas 77328.

Full time Staff Member needed at First Baptist Church Shepherd. The position is a multi-task position that includes music ministry and other associate pastor tasks. If interested please call 936-628-3130.

Part-time Music Minister needed at Drew ’s Landing Baptist Church, Sundays only. If interested, please contact Chad McCool at chad.mccool@icloud.com.

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 secycbc@cbc-huntsville.org.

Wanted: 2008 Baptist Hymnals. If you can help, please contact Teresa Worley, New Hope Baptist Church, Cleveland, Texas 832-579-4985.

15 passenger van needed at Calvary Road Baptist Church in Willis to transport individuals to and from church. If you can help, please contact the church office at 936-856-7351 or Pastor Dale Inman at 281-460-4900.

Letters for sign needed at Pleasant Grove. If you can help them in any way, please contact Chad at 281-592-5874.

4 cafeteria tables (12' long, seats 12-16) available from The Woodlands FBC. Excellent condition. Selling for $750 each. Please email Callie Wolf at callie@thewoodlandsfirst.org if you are interested.

Children in Action (CIA) leader materials (grades 1-6) available from FBC Groceville. If interested, please email Rose Marie Carter at rmcarter1945@consolidated.net.

Large Copier available, please contact Alana Lane Baptist Church at 281-292-6770.

Professional style video camera needed at Riverside Baptist Church. If you can help please contact Pastor Jim Newton at 936-594-6992.

Chairs needed at Caney Creek Cowboy Church for Worship Center, prefer stacking or connecting. Please contact cccowboychurchconroe@gmail.com if you can help.

Center Hill Baptist* 16771 E FM 1097

Willis, 77378

FBC Conroe 600 N Main St Conroe, 77301

Harmony Fellowship 26811 FM 2978 Magnolia 77354

Iglesia Bautista Principe de Paz* 13601 FM 2432

Willis, 77378

North Woods Baptist 5803 Treaschwig Rd

Spring 77373

Rainbow Baptist P.O. Box 276 Rye, 77369

Allendale Baptist 14535 Allendale Ln. Conroe, TX 77302

Union Grove 24380 FM 149

Richards, 77873

Drew’s Landing 1710 FM 223 Rd

Shepherd, TX 77371

Rural Shade 3304 CR 2274

Cleveland, 77327

FBC Cleveland 400 W. Hanson St.

Cleveland, TX 77327

Good Shepherd PO Box 716

Conroe, TX 77305

RiverPointe Baptist PO Box 1425

Conroe, TX 77305

Unity Baptist, Cleveland

8904 FM787 West Cleveland, TX 77327

*Bi-Vocational Positions

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Connecting Churches to Change Our World

by Tracy Jaggers, D.Min. LEADERSHIP MATTERS by Roger Yancey, D.Min.

October 22, 2015 To Dr. Roger Yancey, the TEBA Admin Team and the member churches of the TEBA, Today is a day mixed with emotion. We are both excited and experiencing sorrow. Almost ten years ago we came to the Tryon Evergreen Baptist Association. We have seen God do great things during these years and we have built lifetime friendships. In past few months though, we have come to realize that God has a new ministry for us. In seeking what that step might look like, we were contacted by Gateway Baptist Association in Edwardsville, IL. They asked us to pray about becoming their Director of Missions. The association consists of about 50 churches and missions, and

encompasses the suburban and rural areas, just east of St. Louis, Missouri across the Mississippi River. After much prayer, a new era is beginning for me and my family. God made it crystal clear in our visits with Gateway that this position is where He needs us to serve. I have learned a great deal here, and we know God has opened this new door of ministry. The Lord is going to utilize the training, skills, experience and gifts I received here, to glorify Him there. The Gateway Baptist Association in Edwardsville, Illinois voted on me today as their Director of Missions, and I have accepted. We will miss each of you immensely. We covet your prayers in this new opportunity and if you are ever in the St. Louis area, our door is always open to you. Please, continue to pray for a speedy resolution to our home situation here as well. We have loved serving alongside Roger, Pauline, the TEBA staff, and the ministerial leaders of the TEBA. This association has supported us, encouraged us and generously provided for us. Thank you all! Effective today, October 22, 2015, I submit my resignation to the Tryon Evergreen Baptist Association. My expected final day is November 13, 2015. It has been an amazing ten years! You will always be a part of our family. Let’s keep in touch.

We love you all dearly, Tracy, Lorna, and Rachel Jaggers

This has been a year of transition for the ministry of the TEBA. With the departure of a Financial Secretary and a Ministry Assistant in the last few months; we now have two new support team members that have joined us in the last few weeks. Additionally you will recall that Stewart Pickle, our part-time Church Planting and Ethnic Ministry Consultant, retired in July, and now we will be saying good bye to Tracy Jaggers, our Church Development Associate, who is leaving this month to become a Director of Missions in Illinois. While change is always a challenge; it is also an opportunity. This is the right time for us to ask ourselves the questions about why we exist as an Association of churches and how we will move forward together in the future. I hope you will be a part of that conversation. In consultation with the Associational Leadership Council, a strategy has been developed to take the initial next steps. This will include a survey that will go out to all ministers and member churches. In January, we will take the time during the Minister’s Conference to get your direct feedback. We will also have additional gatherings of smaller groups to get the best possible understanding of what our member churches need as they move into the future.

So what will happen in the immediate future regarding our Ministry Staff Team? For those of you that were part of the Association in 2004 when I first came to the TEBA will remember that we were in a similar situation related to staff. We took our time, discovered our needs, committed to a strategy, and then sought staff that would help in fulfilling it. The process lends itself to ensuring that the Association will have a future and not just a continued history built on yesterday’s successes. We are called to more and we intend to be diligent in seeking God’s best for the member churches of the TEBA and trust that you will join us on the journey. In Kingdom service,

O U R N E W

T E A M M E M B E R S

Gay Bolen Financial Secretary

Erin Frazier Ministry Assistant to the Executive Director