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Part Time Administrative Assistant needed at FBC Tomball. Front desk requirements include a high level of computer competency, attention to detail, and a friendly demeanor. For more information, contact the church office at 281-351-4997. Part Time Administrative Assistant to Youth & Children needed at FBC Willis. Please email resume to info@firstbaptistwillis.org Part Time Music/Youth Minister needed at Whispering Pines Baptist Church. Please send resumes to 15200 FM 1485 Rd, Conroe, TX 77306 (Attn: Personnel Team). Part time Childcare Workers needed at Oak Ridge Baptist Please email Shearon Skaggs for more information: sskaggs@orbchurch.org Part Time Secretary needed at Allendale Baptist Church. Please send resumes to Allendale Baptist Church, 14535 Allendale Lane, Conroe, TX 77302. If you have any questions, please call Jerry Timms at 281-429-1519 or 832-434-2481 for more information. Part Time Youth Pastor needed at FBC Grangerland. Contact Jay McIntosh, pastorjay@fbcgrangerland.org. Volunteer Music Director needed at Peach Creek Baptist Church, New Caney for Sunday mornings and Wednesday nights. Position could work into paid position. Contact PCBC @ 281-399-9025 or email pcbaptistchurch@att.net. ATTN: Bro. Ray Morris. Trinity River Baptist Association is seeking resumes in order to fill the full time position of Director of Missions. Please email resumes/ questions to trbadom@gmail.com Contact Scott Tidwell at 936-402-0701 for additional information.

Lifeway Christian Bookstore in The Woodlands is looking for a part time sales associate (15-20 hrs.) flexible schedule—Saturday work is required and some nights. To apply go to www.lifeway.jobs Yehoshua’ Missionary Baptist Church is a new church start looking for the following: tables—3, 8 ft. rectangular and 5 round; 50 folding chairs; several desks; podium; projection screen; media projector; phone; security system; and cleaning equipment. If you can help in any way, please contact Dr. Franklin Callaway at 713-398-5743 or 281-288-5743.

VOLUME 52

ISSUE 10

OCTOBER 2013

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.”

OCTOBER

UPCOMING EVENTS

Basic Training: Spanish

October 4,11,18,25

6:00pm at TEBA

Senior Adult Music Rally

Spring Baptist Church

October 29, 9:00am-1:00pm

Basic Training: Spanish

November 1 & 8

6:00pm at TEBA

Sr Adult Retreat

October 7-9, Camp Allen

Sr Adult Council Meeting

October 14, 10:30am

KLK Team Meeting

October 10, 1:00pm

Allendale 14535 Allendale Conroe 77302

FBC Huntsville 1229 Avenue J

Huntsville 77340

Iglesia Bautista de Jesucristo

P.O. Box 9320 Huntsville 77340

New Sonrise* P.O. Box 907

New Caney 77357

Pleasant Grove* 8751 FM 945 South Cleveland 77328

Spring Creek 1431 Rayford Rd.

Spring 77386

The Church at Alden Bridge

8050 Branch Crossing The Woodlands 77382

Unity* 8904 FM 787 West Cleveland 77327

*Bi-Vocational

Spring Baptist Church has several Christian Books they have purged from their library, as well as choir/orchestra music octavos and collections. If you would like them, please call the church office at 281-353-5448. Stultz and Bauer Antique Upright Piano available. If interested, please call 713-553-1872 or email honeybee92849@yahoo.com or charlottelawrencepratt@gmail.com Cypress Cowboy Church is looking for a set or partial set of drums. Please contact Mike Pierce, MPierce@BrederoShaw.com The Woodlands Family Church is in need of a Radio Listening System/Translator. If you or your church has one that can be donated, please contact Pastor Timothy Yum at 954-673-6525 or yummsn@hotmail.com

Hospitality House, First Annual Fall Banquet, October 19th, FBC Conroe, 5:00-7:00 pm. Testimony from Ex-offender Kenny Humphries, guest performance by Keron Jackson, BBQ Dinner & Silent Auction. No cost for Pastors & their

spouses. Individual tickets $10 in advance, $20 at door, $75 for table of 8. October 20th, Benefit Concert featuring Keron Jackson at FBC Conroe, 5:00 pm. For tickets & more information, visit www.thehospitalityhouse.org Hospitality House 3rd Annual Benefit Golf Tournament, November 9th, The Links at West Fork in Conroe. For tickets & more information, visit www.thehospitalityhouse.org The Singing Women of Texas in concert at FBC Grangerland on

November 10th at 6:00 pm.

Pastor’s Conference

October 15, 12:00 pm,

TEBA

2014 United Kingdom Mission Trips University Students

May 9 - 20, 2014 $1,699.00

The effort is part of the Partnership between the TEBA and the

NBA of the UK to involve our member churches in partnership

missions. The members of these teams will be focused largely on

student and children’s ministry in the community.

May 9 — Leave Houston (IAH)

May 10 — Arrive London (LHR) & Travel to Churches

May 11 — Church Services & Orientation to Ministry Areas

May 12-17—Ministry Events

School Assemblies ~ Holiday Clubs (VBS)

Student / Children’s Events ~ Cultural Exchanges / Events

May 18 — Church with Host Families & Travel to London

May 19 — Day in London Sight Seeing

MAY 20 — Return to Houston (IAH) ~arrive same day~

~ Contact cmiller@teba.org for more information ~

Adult & Student Teams

Summer 2014 You are needed. The Baptist churches in the United Kingdom are in need of church teams who will come and give one week of their life to assist them in impacting their communities. You can help by joining with other churches of the TEBA to form teams who will provide Holiday Clubs (VBS), School Assembly Programs, Worship Events and Cultural Exchange. The Baptist Churches in the Northern Baptist Association are located just below Scotland in the northeast part of the United Kingdom. You will have an unique chance to grow in understanding of another culture and to gain an appreciation of God’s work around the world while meeting some wonderful people by staying in host homes.

The schedule format will be leaving from Houston on a

Friday and returning 12 days later on a Wednesday.

~ Contact cmiller@teba.org for more information ~

Executive Board Meeting

November 19, 12:00

TEBA

Christmas Party for Pastors

& Staff, December 3, TEBA

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Connecting Churches to Change Our World

LEADERSHIP MATTERS by Roger Yancey, D.Min. This past Sunday I was at FBC Shepherd for the 20 Year Anniversary Celebration of Pastor Preston and Pam Baker who came to the church in 1993. The church did a wonderful effort to show the Bakers their love and appreciation for their faithful service and effective ministry. The celebration was tasteful and included a number of affirmations from those who were now in ministry in part from the influence of the Baker’s lives. FBC Shepherd embodies a grateful church that loves its pastor and family and wanted to say “Thank You” in a tangible way. With October being Clergy Appreciation Month the example of FBC Shepherd is an example to all of our churches to show appreciation for the clergy who serve them. The need to sense appreciation is not unique to members of the clergy but can be lacking in the experience of too many. With the 24/7 nature of ministry, the challenge of variant expectations, the ongoing calendar responsibilities, the need to be available, the sense of living in a fishbowl, financial pressures, and a host of other daily realities can grind down the most resilient of ministers. Consider some of these startling facts:

· 1,500 clergy leaving pastoral ministry each month. The Barna Research Group · 61% of congregations have forced a pastor to leave. Christianity Today · 83% of clergy spouses want their spouse to leave pastoral ministry. Hartford Institute for Religious Research · 90% of clergy in all denominations will not stay in ministry long enough to reach the age of retirement. United States Bureau of Labor and Statistics · 50% of pastors indicated that they would leave the ministry if they had another way of making a living. Hartford Institute for Religious Research

You can be an encourager to your pastor, his family, and your church staff. There are a number of ways your church can show it ’s love during this special emphasis, but you don’t have to wait for October – you can be an encourager throughout the year. Some ways your church can be an encourager include:

Special Notes ~ Books ~ Gift Certificate/Card ~ Monetary Gift ~ Flowers (for wives) ~ Golf Outing Special Prayer ~ Reception following a Service ~ Mini-Vacation (a weekend trip out of town – maybe at a Bed & Breakfast)

Pay for your Minister and Wife to participate in the Annual TEBA Pastor & Wife Retreat There are a number of other ways your church can provide ongoing help and encouragement for your pastoral ministry staff. When a church provides ongoing training and assistance for ministry development it is a wonderful affirmation of the ministers value to the church. Encouraging your pastor to take regular time away to pray and reflect is also important in their being able to stay fresh and empowered for the work God has entrusted to them within your church family. Another impacting way to assist your minister is to provide a Sabbatical after they have reached a particular time of service with a church. A Sabbatical is becoming more prevalent within Southern Baptist churches as they have learned of the many benefits it provides. The Tennessee Baptist Convention notes, “A sabbatical is a specific period of time off granted to the minister for in-depth focus on professional and spiritual renewal and calling. It is a gift the congregation can give to pastor/staff in recognition of faithful ministry over an extended period of time. It is not a vacation or personal leave. Rather it is a time for creative and intentional meditation, reflection, study and “going deeper with God.” An important result of sabbatical (Spiritual renewal) is that the pastor/staff returns to the church field with renewed focus and energy to fulfill God's calling.’” During the month of October all of our churches will be receiving a packet of information on how your pastor could be given the opportunity to go on Sabbatical. We are excited to share that the Association has received a significant gift to help our bi-vocational Pastors be able to enjoy a Sabbatical as well. I believe that the nature of the body of Christ is to be expressive of gratitude for the Lord and the ones who serve as His under-shepherds. Too often we don't realize how important it is for us to say thanks—we think others are doing so but that doesn't always happen. Lets all commit to be encouragers. If we all do, God will be honored. Please allow us to help you be an encourager to your ministry staff members. In Kingdom service Roger Yancey, Executive Director

A multi-course training event where staff, church leaders and workers may choose from about 25-35 different sessions, covering topics from “How to Teach a Small Group without Boring them to Death” to “How to Protect Our Church from the Litigations of a Godless Society.” Preparation to effectively serve the Lord in your local community.

Seminar 1 Seminar 2 9:30 to 12:00am 1:30pm to 4:30pm Minister’s Tax Seminar for Church Tax Seminar for Pastors and Ministerial Staff all Financial Staff, Church Treasurers, etc.

EQUIP 2014 September 13, 2014

Annual Tax Seminar—January 21, 2014

Monday ~ April 28, 2014 The Links at WestFork ~ Conroe

Senior Adult Music Rally will be held on October 29th at Spring Baptist Church from 9:00-1:00. Lunch will be made available for $7 for all who have made reservations. Be sure to register by October 15th by calling Natalie Bowman at 936-856-2001. Also, mark your calendars for the Senior Adult Christmas Party to be held on December 2nd at Spring Creek Barbeque located at 19099 I-45 North (at Research Forest Drive), Shenandoah, TX.

Senior Adult Ministry Music Rally & Christmas Party

Single Staff and Multi Staff Christmas Luncheon December 3rd @ Noon Cost $10 Please RSVP no later than Monday, November 27th so we can prepare for all of our guests. To RSVP you may contact Crystal Miller at cmiller@teba.org or call 936-856-2001.

TEBA’s 9th ANNUAL

GOLF TOURNAMENT

Benefiting Church Planting