“Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of n the LORD, because you know that your labor in the LORD is not in vain.” I Corinthians 15:58 (NIV)

THE ANCHOR

Northshore Baptist Association

VOL. 20 FEBRUARY-MARCH 2018 NO. 1

NSBA churches can once again place their VBS orders through the Associational office and save on shipping and also

help the Association with VBS expenses. An order form is available at

www.northshorebaptists.net. Download the form, complete your order, and e-mail it to office@ northshorebaptists.net by Thursday, March 1. If your church does not have internet capability you may request an order form be faxed or mailed to you. Your order will be delivered the week of March 26.

(See inside for VBS Training Opportunities)

Executive Board Meeting

Tuesday, January 30

10:00 a.m. Crossgate Church

22494 Highway 190, Robert

All member churches are entitled to send their pastor (or the church's designee) and one

other designated person to represent them in the conducting of associational business.

• Location: 16333 Highway 1085, Covington, LA 70433

• Mailing Address: P.O. Box 7, Robert, LA 70455 (Please begin using this address now.)

• We expect the move to be completed by the end of February. In the meantime you can continue to contact us at 225.567.5086 and Office@NorthshoreBaptists.net

Covington

Week of Prayer for North American Missions and the

Annie Armstrong Easter Offering

March 4-11, 2018

National Goal: $70 million

Northshore Church News ●First (Ponchatoula) will host “A Night of Instrumental Praise and Worship” by the SEL-CCO Orchestra on Sunday, February 25, at 6:30 p.m.. This is a combined church orchestra concert with instrumentalists from all across southeastern Louisiana. It will be a worship service of orchestra alone music plus several congregational hymns. This is an event for all churches and anyone is welcome. Chip Vickers is the Music Pastor and David Cranford is the Pastor. ●First (Covington) upcoming events include Work as Worship Conference, Friday, February 23. Join thousands of business leaders across the country for a full one-day retreat to hear from experts, be encouraged, and discuss how to connect your faith and work. Visit fbccov.org for more information. “Our Story” – A night of praise and worship for Women. Thursday, March 15. Benji and Jenna Cowart, Worship Arts Pastors at FBC Covington, will share their own personal story of their life journey, as well as the story behind some of the songs they wave written, i.e., Redeemed, Rise, The Only Name, and others. Cost is free and childcare is available with reservation. The Collingsworth Family in Concert. Friday, March 23, at 7 p.m. Tickets are $15 at www.fbccov.org. Plans are on track to move into the new Worship Center before Easter! Pastor is Waylon Bailey. ●First (Slidell) will have an Adult Winter Bible Study starting January 29 through February 1 at 10 a.m. each day. The study will be through the book of 1st Peter. Lunch will be served after the Bible study. The cost is $2. The Parade Outreach Event this year will be during the Selene Parade on Friday, February 9, beginning at 4 p.m. on the front lawn with food, cups, candy, and hot chocolate. The annual Ladies Valentine Banquet will be on Wednesday, February 14, at 12 noon.Ladies who are widowed or single over the age of 60 are invited. The event is sponsored by Deacons and wives. Upward Basketball and Cheerleading will begin their season on February 3 and will run through March 24. Sonshine Club Meetings for Senior Adults will be Friday, February 23, and Friday, March 23, at 12 noon at the church. Pastor is Casey Stark. ●Northshore (Slidell) will host a simulcast Work-as-Worship 1-Day Local Church Retreat Friday, February 23, 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., where thousands of business leaders across the country will hear from experts, be encouraged, and discuss how to connect their faith and work. For more information and to register go to www.northshorechurch.org. Larry McEwen is pastor.

●Louisiana Church (Abita Springs) will host The Isaacs Friday, March 2, at 7 p.m. Admission is free. A love offering will be taken. Doors open at 6 p.m. Pastor is Jerel Keene. ●Red Bluff (Folsom) has called Dr. Adam Hughes as their Interim Pastor. ●Calvary (Slidell) will host a Memorial Service for Pastor Emeritus Charles Starnes on Saturday, February 10, at 2 p.m. Pastor is Jeff Mitchell filling in for Pastor Arron McGuffee while he is deployed. ●First (Hammond) will host a Johnny Hunt Men’s Simulcast “Unspoken” Friday, February 2, (5:30-9:00 p.m.) and Saturday, February 3, (7:00-11:30 a.m.). Cost is $15 and includes meals. Register by January 31, at www.hammondfbc.net or call 985.345.4990. Pastor is Jeff Robinson. ●Woodland Park (Hammond) will host the Allen Family Ministries Sunday, February 11, at 6:30 p.m. Grief Share begins Monday, February 5, from 6-8 p.m. and continues until April 30. Good Friday service is planned for March 30 at 7 p.m. ●Immanuel (Hammond) will host a simulcast Work-as-Worship 1-Day Local Church Retreat Friday, February 23, 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., where thousands of business leaders across the country will hear from experts, be encouraged, and discuss how to connect their faith and work. Cost is $25.00. For more information and to register go to www.workasworshipretreat.org. Pastor is Mark Goree. ●Grace Memorial (Slidell) Adult Choir and Orchestra will present the musical, “Where Love and Mercy Meet,” on Palm Sunday, March 25, at 10:15 a.m. Interim Pastor is Dennis Phelps. ●Jerusalem (Hammond) exceeded her $1,800 goal for the Lottie Christmas Offering with over $2,100 (and counting). The church has active Women and Men on Mission groups meeting each month. Resumes are being accepted for a part-time Minister to Students position (with housing provided). Contact Senior Pastor Phil Weaver at 225.294.2001.

WMU Dates to Remember February 12-18: Focus on WMU. Share information with

your church about WMU and it's importance to the church.

February 17: Children's Ministry Day. Plan a missions project and have your children help with it. (February is a good time for making and sharing Valentines/homemade cookies with the older adults in your church, your community, or senior centers in your area.)

February 23-24: Kaleidoscope. First, Pineville.

March 4-11: Week of Prayer for North American Missions & Annie Armstrong Easter Offering.

April 13-14: WMU Missions Celebration. Tall Timbers Conference Center. Get a group of your women together, reserve some rooms at Tall Timbers, and come enjoy a weekend together and see, hear, and visit with missionar-ies while there.

Our WMU Mission . . . is to inform and inspire Christians to influence their world for Christ.

(Ask your pastor to give you 3-5 minutes on Sunday night to share a missionary's name and job with your church members, and then pray for them together. Your Missions Mosaic magazine has a 'missionary of the week' article for each week of the month.)

LifeWay.com/Abundance #AbundanceEvent CarrieRester@bellsouth.net

Featuring: Angela Thomas-Pharr, Jackie Hill Perry, Lisa Harper, Nicki Koziarz, Amanda Bible Williams, Jamie Ivey, and Seth & Nirvana Ready

Mark Your Calendar Northshore Baptist Association

FEBRUARY 2018

2-3 Disaster Relief Roundtable @ First, Covington

https://louisianabaptists.org/event/disaster-relief-

training-southeast/

2-3 Collegiate Evangelism Conference @ Calvary,

Alexandria https://louisianabaptists.org/event/CEC

12-18 Focus on WMU

19 Ministers Conference @ Grace, Folsom, 10:30 a.m.. 23-24 Kaleidoscope @ First, Pineville

https://louisianabaptists.org/event/Kaleidoscope

26-27 LPCMA Retreat @ Tall Timbers

https://louisianabaptists.org/event/LPCMARetreat

26-27 Multiply Louisiana Conference @ NOBTS, New

Orleans https://louisianabaptists.org/event/multiply-

louisiana-conference/

MARCH 2018 2-3 VBS Retreat @ Tall Timbers https://louisianabaptists.org/event/VBSRetreat 4-11 Week of Prayer for North American Missions & Annie Armstrong Easter Offering https://www.anniearmstrong.com/ 10 M-Jam @ First, Lafayette https://louisianabaptists.org/event/m-jam-south/ 15 Youth Ministry Forum @ Louisiana College, Pineville https://louisianabaptists.org/event/Forum 20 Spring Begins 30 Good Friday (Northshore Office Closed)

Looking Ahead South Dakota NSBA Mission Trip - June 23-30, 2018. VBS, Evangelism/Service Projects. Contact Josh Dickson at jdickson@fbcponchatoula.com for more information.

Ministers Conference Monday, February 19, @ 10:30 a.m.

Grace Baptist Church 83537 Holiday Road, Folsom

∙ Topic: How Your Past Impacts Your Ministry

∙ Speaker: Mark Graham, Pastor, Grace Baptist Church,

Folsom, and Licensed Professional Counselor

Restoration House, Hammond, is offering a Bible study for women struggling with the emotional, mental, and spiritual after-effects of abortion. For more information contact Restoration House at 985.542.0492, free@rhpr.com, or go to

www.resthse.org/classes. Pastors are asked to please share this information with their congregations.

Congratulations lIT’S A BOY: Henry Napper was born December 21, 2017. Parents are Adam and Ashley Napper. Adam is Youth Minister at Calvary, Slidell.

Camp Living Waters - 985.345.1831

Louisiana Baptist Convention

VBS Retreat March 2-3, 2018

Tall Timbers Conference Center

Associational training teams are encouraged to attend and receive conference models and training in order to

duplicate more training at the associational level.

Any church in Louisiana is also welcome to attend this state-wide training and bring their team leaders

or their entire teams. For schedule, cost, and lodging information go to www.louisianabaptists.org/vbsretreat

Associational VBS Training More information coming soon on local training.

Your NSBA Staff Lonnie Wascom

Director of Missions & Ministries Lonnie@northshorebaptists.net

225.567.5086 or 985.215.9197

Kent Newell Church Multiplication/

Revitalization Strategist gkentn@gmail.com

985.515.0539

Kathy Cason Administrative Assistant

office@northshorebaptists.net

225.567.5086

Nov-Dec YTD

Agua Viva 24.76 175.62 Albany First -0- 4,426.71 Antioch 22.62 223.41 Bayou 100.00 600.00 Bedico 879.00 4,900.00 Bethlehem 963.00 12,721.00 Blood River 438.44 3,464.11 Bogue Falaya 833.37 5,000.00 Boots N Saddles 40.50 501.32 Calvary 564.60 4,372.50 Celebration (Cov/Mand) -0- 2,600.00 Celebration (Slidell) -0- 2,600.00 Coburn 6.95 105.26 Collins Blvd. -0- 600.00 Connect Church 98.00 521.75 Countryside -0- 150.00 Covenant 250.00 250.00 Creekside 300.00 1,000.00 Cristo para Todos 300.00 1,650.00 Crossbrand 274.68 1,575.10 Crossgate -0- 1,861.18 Crossroads 1,010.82 6,064.92 Ebenezer 170.96 2,988.27 Emmaus -0- -0- Evans Creek 728.14 2,629.88 First, Covington 6,317.80 29,447.50 First, Folsom 840.94 4,330.58 First, Hammond 256.97 2,269.08 First, Independence -0- 1,420.90 First, Madisonville 317.19 2,267.97 First, Pearl River 1,052.20 5,669.19 First, Slidell 1,400.00 8,400.00 First, Springfield 189.55 2,296.07 First, Tickfaw 347.16 2,492.16 French Corner 467.31 2,401.72 Grace 130.40 953.50 Grace Community -0- 773.30 Grace Hispanic 47.70 326.60 Grace Memorial 841.00 11,652.00 Greater St. James -0- 300.00 Hebron 600.00 3,600.00

Nov-Dec YTD

Iglesia Buenas Nuevas 139.42 934.34 Iglesia Cristo Redentor 906.19 2,461.37 Immanuel 153.07 1,160.39 Jerusalem (Hammond) 528.75 6,950.39 Jerusalem (Bush) -0- 645.29 Killian First 381.93 2,604.31 Lee Hill 138.51 1,012.34 Lee Valley -0- 1,141.89 Life 300.00 1,800.00 Lighthouse -0- 482.00 Loranger 1,207.06 5,335.56 Louisiana -0- -0- Manchac 100.00 200.00 Mandeville’s First 3,530.81 22,078.85 Midway -0- -0- Millville -0- 442.72 Mt. Calvary -0- 413.50 Natalbany 2,514.94 14,710.62 New Beginning 150.00 600.00 New Beulah 527.51 5,413.34 New Haven -0- -0- New Hope, Independence -0- -0- New Life Mission 258.11 1,534.91 New Zion 3,077.17 16,881.57 Northshore 1,670.00 10,020.00 Northside 283.91 2,133.68 Old Zion Hill 693.93 3,936.51 Ponchatoula’s First 5,106.94 19,894.32 Red Bluff -0- 2,010.39 Redemption, Lacombe 100.00 1,283.37

Nov-Dec YTD

Redemption Christian -0- -0- Ridge Memorial 25.00 175.00 River Fellowship 414.03 2,262.81 Springville 151.38 1,203.81 Still Water 100.00 350.00 Tammany Hills 738.98 2,420.18 The Bridge 259.00 1,552.00 The Field Church 300.00 602.64 Thompson Road 494.00 2,997.14 Trinity 528.00 2,880.00 True Life 200.00 1,200.00 Victory -0- -0- Wadesboro 50.00 275.00 Wardline -0- 2,630.00 Westside 529.04 4,778.89 Woodhaven 99.00 586.00 Woodland 140.05 1,448.69 Woodland Park 2,919.44 19,070.70 *Grace Fellowship 512.70 512.70 *Eastside 69.22 69.22 TOTAL 49,112.15 310,678.04

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Expenditures 49,863.52 281,697.26 Church Receipts 49,112.15 310,678.04 Additional Income -0- 108.15 Budget Balance 37,331.21 Special Accounts 671,031.40 *Applied for NSBA Membership

We want you to know, brothers, about the grace of God granted to the churches

of Macedonia [NSBA]: During a severe testing by affliction, their abundance of joy and

their deep poverty overflowed into the wealth of their generosity. 2 Corinthians 8:1-2 HCSB

Northshore Baptist Association Church Contributions The NSBA defines a member church as one which does the following (among other things):

Contributes financially to support the work of the Association.

Gerald Burton Pastor

Antioch, Tickfaw

Matt Pinckard Next Gen Pastor

Bethlehem, Albany

Russell Osborne Pastor

Lighthouse, Independence

Pastors & Staff

I Timothy 2:1-4 is the prayer watchword for everything we do in the Northshore Baptist Association.

DEADLINE FOR

APRIL-MAY

NEWSLETTER:

MARCH 15, 2018 lPhone: 225.567.5086

e-mail: Office@northshorebaptists.net

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