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NEWSLETTER
I am glad of the opportunity
that God and the William Carey Baptist Association have given
me to serve as your interim
Director of Missions. I want to become acquainted or reacquainted
with as many people as possible during the time I will be serving.
Please stop by the office Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday Mornings and
we can chat some. Additionally, I will be visiting in the churches as
time permits. I will be available for pulpit supply beginning August
1. If I can be of assistance to you or your church, please contact me
at the office 931-433-3631, my home 256-517-5375, or my cell 256-684-4859.
Monday, August 12 will be an
important opportunity for Sunday School leaders in your church to
receive training. The event will be conducted at first baptist
Church, Tullahoma. The time is 6:45 pm until 8:45 pm. There will be
age group conferences for the inexperienced and experienced teachers.
There will also be special conference for the pastors and Sunday
School Directors. This event is sponsored by the Tennessee Baptist
Convention at the request of the cluster of which we are a part. This
event will help you to POWERUP your Sunday School.
It is my prayer that God will
bless you and your church as you labor together for Him.
Bro. Ray
DISASTER
RELIEF TENNESSEE
As you may recall, last month
we started a new feature in our newsletter, called OUR FEATURED
TOOL OF THE MONTH.
Last month we featured an 8
foot fiberglass step ladder. The cost is around seventy or eighty
dollars! If you have any questions, please call either Ken Mitchell
or myself. We also have a number of items on the list for less than
$20.00. Why do we do this? Anytime we go out either as a Disaster
Relief or Rebuild team, we need certain tools to do the mission. As
you can see, even if you cannot go out on one of our mission trips,
there are other ways you can help.
We serve an awesome God! Our
good friends at Prospect Baptist Church donated money to purchase a
pole saw, which was our most expensive item on our tool wish list,
therefore I had decided to save it to last.
Dickie Crutcher will be at
the Brotherhood Fish Fry on July 28th to give our Disaster
Relief presentation. We will have our unit there for you to tour. If
your church has not yet requested this presentation, you may do so by
contacting Bro. Dickie, Bro. Ken Mitchell, or Jim Baird.
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Jim Baird
Disaster Relief
Co-Director |
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Ken Mitchell
Disaster Relief
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Brotherhood
Baptist Men's Fist Fry
Lincoln baptist Church
Monday, July 28, 2008 at 6:30 pm
WMU
The WMU Annual Meeting was at
Kirkland Baptist Church at 5:30 pm on Thursday, July 17th.
We had a wonderful time of fellowship and the food was GREAT as well
as the service (the men of Kirkland were wonderful servers). Our
speaker was Jennifer Amwine from TBC spoke to us on an upcoming Sudan
mission project.
Please be thinking about how
YOU can help with the Lincoln County Fair. We will have the booth for
the week and also be serving lunch on Thursday for the fair workers.
Thank you,
Mevis Swinford
August 16, 2008 - First
Baptist Church, Lebanon
Training, motivation,
inspiration and fellowship for church missions leaders:
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WMU Directors
- Baptist Men Leaders
- Women on
Missions/Adult on Mission Leaders
- Acteens/Youth
on Mission Leaders
- Challenger Leaders
- Girls in
Action Leaders
- Children in
Action Leaders
- Royal
Ambassador Leaders
- Mission
Friends Leaders
Descriptions for General Conferences
Beyond Me: Living a You-First
Life in a Me-first world - Looking at the
calling, costs, and benefits of true discipleship as we look beyond
ourselves and follow Christ.
High Impact Leadership -Every
leader has multiple spheres of influence. This conference will
encourage and equip you to intentionally focus on serving in your
home, your church, your community and your world. Come and discover
the characteristics of High Impact Leader.
Involving all Women in
Missions & Ministry - Ideas for how can we
reach all women for missions in our churches--not for a meeting but
for missions. Not all women can or want to come to another meeting.
However, these women need to expose to God's mandate to be on mission.
How can we expose women to God's world and their part in it?
Outdoor Ministry - Men
are more interested in the church when the church is more interested
in doing things men enjoy. Learn how to wrap a Kingdom agenda around
a rifle or a fishing rod.
Restorative Justice
Ministries - The Tennessee Department of
Corrections wants churches involved in the process of helping inmates
transition into productive law-abiding citizens. Learn how you can
help and never go near a jail or prison.
Thinking Outside the Box - A
look at missions from a new perspective without preconceptions,
thinking creatively and reaching beyond the expected.
We Can do That! Missions
Involvement Ideas for all Ages - Ideas for getting individuals,
groups, families, and/or your entire church involved in missions.
WOPs, Offerings, and &
Mission Studies! Oh, My! Preview of the
2008-2009 state, international and North American missions emphases.
CHRISTIAN WOMEN'S JOB CORPS
OF LINCOLN COUNTY
We are praying that God will
provide us a Ministry Center location. If you are interested in
learning more about Christian Women's Job Corps, Amy Leimer would be
glad to talk to you and is available to do group presentations. She
may be reached at 438-1621 or you can e-mail her at aleimer@fpunet.com.
Homecoming
Homecoming at the McBurg
First baptist Church is August 24th, with Pastor Ed Burrow.
Singers will be the Midnight City and the Shannon Sisters. One of
the singers song with Heartland. Come on out and have lunch with us
and hear some good Gospel Music in the afternoon starting right after lunch.
Greet our new Pastor and Family
Maranatha Baptist Church is
hosting a Community Cookout starting at 3:30 pm on Saturday, July 26th;
we are introducing Bro. Randy Nichols and his family to our
community. We will be having fun activities for the entire family,
including water activities for the children. At 6:30 pm the Kent
Family will be singing for us. Everyone is welcome!
William Carey Baptist Association
Special Friends VBS
August 23, 2008
Vacation bible School 2008
has been a wonderful time in our community. I have
heard comments from most of you that this was the best VBS in years.
Seeds were planted and many decisions were made to follow Jesus. I am
thankful for what Christ has done and is continuing to do in William
Carey Baptist Association. As many of you know we are working hard to
reach out into Lincoln County through VBS 2008. William Carey is
hosting a one-day VBS for people with special needs. This is
where we need your help! There are two very important things
we need from each church:
Please take time and consider
volunteering for this special VBS. This is an outreach into our
community to help teach those special adults and children that
sometimes get overlooked. We need as many volunteers as you can get
because this event will only be a success by having a large enough
support staff available.
Here is some helpful
information about Special VBS 2008:
Please keep this Special
Friends VBS in your prayers. God has led us in this direction and my
sincere prayer is that His will is done throughout the entire event.
An enrollment form has been sent to your pastor and VBS director and
one can also be obtained at the Associational Office. Thank you so
much for your help and please feel free to call or email me with any question.
In Christ,
Alison Ramsey
William Carey Association VBS Director
Home: 931-438-0153, Cell: 931-625-3608
Email: Alison.rammsey@usbank.com
No Greater Goodness Youth
Camp Report
Well, another youth camp is
in the books. We were overwhelmed at the response and attendance at
camp this year. God blessed us with 125 teenagers and 23 counselors
from 15 of our William caren churches and 2 non-denominational
churches. It has a great experience that I will never forget. God led
our speakers, Bro. Johnny Collins (Prospect), Bro Derrick Moose (Cash
Point), Bro. Vince Beyer (Kirkland) and Bro. Andrew Quaife (Taft FBC)
with great messages and even greater invitation times. Every night
there was testifying and brokenness. God showed up in a mighty way
this year by having at least 2 salvations with numerous rededications
every evening. Our "Stupid Olympics IV" was a time of
tricycles and eating ice cream right off of the ground, and our
shaving cream war was top-notch. I would like to thank the following
churches for sending counselors: Brogan Ave, Kirkland, Kelly's Creek,
Parks City, Prospect, Stewart's Capel, and Taft FBC. This camp is
extremely difficult to lead and I could not do anything without God's
guidance and His workers He provided me for this camp.
In Christ,
Jason Ramsey Youth Director WCBA
youthguy@fpunet.com
Thank You
So Much
WOW! Thank you so very much
for your generous monetary gifts and donations from the Junior's
House Wish List. We were overwhelomed by your thoughtfulness throught
you VBS project. It is through wornerful people like you thatJunior's
House will continue to offer much needed services to families and
childdren free of charge when needed. May God continue to bless all
of you
Sincerely,
Junior's House Staff
Minister of Music Needed
Flintville First Baptist
Church is seeking a
Part-Time Minister of Music
If you feel God is leading
you in this area, Please contact
Rev. Kenneth Basham at 931-937-8273
We need your email address!
Please email us your email address
at wcba@vallnet.com
Pastor-Staff Leadership Summit
Carsonsprings
Baptist
Conference Center
1120 Carson Springs Rd.
Newport, TN
August 11-14, 2008
Parks City Baptist Church
Sunday, August 17th
- Wednesday, August 20th
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Speaker: Bro. Terry Wilkerson
Special Music each night
Services begin at 7:00 p.m. on
Sunday and 7:00 p.m. on
Monday - Wednesday |
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Remember in Prayer
Our churches without Pastors:
Hickory Grove baptist Church (Interim)
Howell First baptist Church
Lincoln Baptist Church (Interim)
Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church (Interim)
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