Posted June 29, 2009 in Uncategorized
Pastor Dan Simmons of New Community Baptist Church of Strongsville (Ohio) facilitated nights of community outreach for 2009 GARBC Conference attendees. On Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday evenings before Conference worship services, adults, teens, and children distributed cookies and invitations to neighborhood homes, inviting the residents to attend “Love Thy Neighbor Sunday” that was held the following Sunday in two area churches.
Pastor Dan shares the following report about the outreach effort:
- 3000 dozen cookies (36,000 cookies) were provided/given away!
- 2600 homes received cookies and invitations to church (at 3.5 persons per home = 9,100 touches were made)
- 4,000 left over cookies were delivered to Police & Fire, City Hall, and City Service
- 120 people helped deliver cookies and invitations over three days
- The two target churches provided cookies; First Baptist of Lagrange-500 doz. cookies and First Bapitst of Elyria -250 doz. cookies
- Additionally, 4-5 churches provided 100+ doz. cookies and many churches provided quantities of 10-30 doz.
Many churches helped and got people involved in evangelism through making cookies. The majority of cookies came from a forty-mile radius.
“Love Thy Neighborhood Sunday” celebrations took place in the target churches on Sunday, June 28th. Please pray that guests attending those services will continue to seek Christ and receive Him as Savior.
Special Offer: If you are interested in doing a similar outreach, Pastor Dan is packaging the outline, cookie distribution strategy, graphics, and “Love Thy Neighborhood Sunday” planning for those who request it.
Posted June 27, 2009 in Uncategorized
Attendees of the 2009 GARBC Annual Conference, June 22-26, returned home with hearts full of thanksgiving for God’s Word. After focusing their minds on expository preaching and teaching based on the Cutting Straight (2 Timothy 2:15) theme, conferees were spiritually refreshed and ready to rightly divide the Word of God. It was a moving week in which God was glorified. Highlights of the week included:
Save the date to attend the 2010 GARBC Annual Conference, June 21-25 in Arlington Heights, IL (northwest of Chicago-plan family vacation!)
Posted June 23, 2009 in Uncategorized
ELYRIA, Ohio—The 2009 GARBC Conference continued to focus on dispensational theology during a full day of activities on Tuesday. Dr. Renald Showers, church ministries representative for Baptist Friends of Israel, opened the morning Bible session with a discussion of the differences between Reformed and dispensational theology. Earlier in the day, conference messengers voted to clarify the GARBC Articles of Faith, approving several minor changes to the section on end-time events. Read more at BaptistBulletin.org.
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Whether we like to admit it or not, any local church must have some sort of government in order to function decently. Bible-believing Baptists have generally practiced a “congregational” form of church government, and this type of system might be humorously referred to by the familiar parliamentary procedure phrase, “All in favor, say aye.”
This was the title of Tuesday morning’s workshop on the subject. (Read more of this article…)
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ELYRIA, Ohio—Kevin Bauder, president of Central Baptist Theological Seminary in Plymouth, Minn., was the opening speaker at the 77th annual conference of the General Association of Regular Baptist Churches. More than 800 people attended the opening night event, representing about 1,450 GARBC churches in 45 states.
Earlier in the day, a group of young Baptist leaders in the GARBC announced the development of The Quest, a new ministry group and website geared toward young leaders. Read more at BaptistBulletin.org.
Posted June 19, 2009 in Uncategorized
Fun, fellowship, and food (spiritual and physical!) await the GARBC family at the 2009 GARBC Conference, June 22–26, in Elyria, Ohio. This year’s theme, “Cutting Straight,” reflects the Association’s commitment to rightly dividing the Word of Truth (2 Timothy 2:15). Bible teaching and preaching are the focal points of the Conference, with panel and roundtable discussions on theological issues taking place. The week includes many GARBC family events, such as a Conference picnic, ladies’ luncheon, ministry receptions, and outreach opportunities. Exciting children’s and teen programs are happening, along with Talents For Christ competitions. The Quest, a group of young Baptist leaders, is participating in a workshop and enjoying a meal with their families together. International guests from India and the Philippines are attending the Conference, and the Association will be welcoming into the Fellowship stateside churches of Spanish, Filipino, and Haitian ethnicities.
GARBC Staff is posting daily updates from the Conference at the GARBC Conference and Baptist Bulletin websites. Whether conferees can attend for a day or a week, the Conference has something for everyone!
