Resolution: Civil Disobedience
Posted August 27, 2009 in 1968, Social Concerns, Resolutions, GARBCnews
1968 Annual Conference resolution, passed by voting messengers.
Prayer update: Pastor Ted Ertle
Posted August 25, 2009 in GARBCnews, PrayerLink
Pastor Ted Ertle continues to recover from bypass heart surgery. Please pray for Ted as he has suffered a couple of setbacks, most recently experiencing a blood clot in his right lung. Ted and his wife, Rose, are to settle soon at Maranatha Village in Sebring, Florida. In the meantime, you may send cards of encouragement to Pastor Ted at 17376 Emerald Chase Dr.Tampa, FL 33647.
Prayer for Pastor Dale and Gwen Schatz
Posted August 24, 2009 in GARBCnews, PrayerLink
Dale Schatz, pastor of Heritage Baptist Church, Bella Vista, Arkansas, and representative of the Ozark Association of Regular Baptist Churches, will undergo surgery on Tuesday, August 25, for a large mass in the colon that the doctor believes to be malignant. Dale’s wife, Gwen, had a lump removed from the outer chest wall on August 20. Gwen’s surgery went well and it is anticipated that the lump was benign. Please pray for our brother and sister in Christ as they experience these health difficulties. Gwen states, “May God’s will be done.”
Prayer update: Pastor Don LeMaster
Posted August 21, 2009 in GARBCnews, PrayerLink
Pastor Don LeMaster, Brooklyn Baptist, Brooklyn, NY, is praising the Lord for your prayers on his behalf during his recent thoracic surgery. The spots on the right lung were cancerous (sarcoma) but the doctor is confident that he removed all of the cancerous material. Don is recovering well and is preparing for a second surgery on September 2nd to remove a pituitary tumor. Please pray that this tumor will be removed as much as possible because it is affecting Don’s peripheral vision.
Resolution: Chaplaincy
Posted August 20, 2009 in 1968, Founding Purposes, Resolutions, GARBCnews
1968 Annual Conference resolution, passed by voting messengers.
Resolution: Trade with Communist Nations
Posted August 13, 2009 in 1967, Social Concerns, Resolutions, GARBCnews
1967 Annual Conference resolution, passed by voting messengers.
August E-Info: Hot off the Press!
Posted August 12, 2009 in August 2009, GARBCnews, e-INFO
E-Info, a GARBC newsletter, communicates information about Association happenings, ministry development, church events, and service opportunities. Share your ministry-related information; contact the GARBC Resource Center. Together We Can Accomplish More!
Check out the August issue of E-Info:
Putting Others First—VBS Workers Needed Next Summer in India, GLS Kids for Missions
Association Updates—Coming Soon: GARBC Sunday!, To Bangkok We Go!, GARBC Staff Itineraries
Improving Your Ministry Skills—Quest Network Informs, Mentoring by the Reps, Synergy for Those in Ministry, Seminars for Church People and Leaders
Classifieds—Music Giveaway, Regular Baptist Press Employment: System administrator and web master
Putting Others First: August 2009
Posted in August 2009, Putting Others First, e-INFO
VBS Workers Needed Next Summer in India
Pastor HC Stephen in Churachandpur, NE India, reported 591 in attendance at this year’s VBS with 54 staff. He stated that 134 students professed faith in Christ. Next year they are planning a joint VBS for the schools and churches. They anticipate 1000 students. Brother Stephens is looking for a church who will plan a mission’s trip to assist them in next year’s VBS in July. This will be a great cross-cultural experience. If interested, contact Pastor Stephens at hcstephens@yahoo.com .
GLS Kids for Missions
Gospel Literature Services offers a fun way for children to share their coins and help overseas children learn about Jesus. GLS is enlisting children to fill piggy banks to send Sunday School and VBS materials to far off places. The Kids for GLS project is a great way for a family, a Sunday School class, or a Christian School class to build interest in missions. These funds will help pay the shipping costs to get these resources to Asia, Africa, India, and other needy lands. Click here for more information.
Association Updates: August 2009
Posted in August 2009, Association Updates, e-INFO
Coming Soon: GARBC Sunday!
Celebrate the benefits of fellowshipping in the GARBC! Host a GARBC Sunday this October in your church. October 18 is the suggested date for GARBC Sunday, but feel free to host the special Sunday anytime in October. Info packets with poster and a DVD presentation will be arriving in early September at your church. Reserve a Sunday on your October calendar now for GARBC Sunday!
To Bangkok We Go!
The GARBC and the other fifty-four Baptist Churches associations of the International Partnership of Fundamental Baptist Ministries (IPFBM) are hosting their first-ever IPFBM Conference to be held near Bangkok, Thailand at the beautiful Wangren Resort on November 4-7, 2009. Join Chris and Deb Hindal and John and Daria Greening of GARBC ministries in attending this magnificent conference!
International speakers representing the partnership will be on the theme of “Implementing Partnerships to Fulfill the Biblical Mission.” Dr. James Maxwell, Dr. Mark Jackson, John Greening, and Chris Hindal will speak on behalf of the GARBC. Other speakers will represent the Philippines, India, Myanmar, and Indonesia.Here is a tremendous opportunity for you to get a cross-section look at what God is doing around the world. You will be helped and challenged by the dedication, accomplishments, and vision of our international brothers.
The registration, which includes the three-night hotel stay, nine buffet meals, and the conference program, is only $150.per person. Try to match that price anywhere in the United States! For entry into Thailand, a passport is required, but not a visa.
An optional two-day vision trip is planned as an add-on to the conference. For a few extra dollars for hotel and admission fees, a tour of Bangkok is planned for the Saturday and Sunday following the conference, November 8 & 9. The tour will include worshipping on Sunday in a Thai Baptist church. Don’t miss this international experience!
REGISTER NOW at www.GARBCinternational.org.
GARBC Staff Itineraries
You may also find staff itineraries at www.garbc.org see “about us.”
John Greening
August 2, Berean Baptist Church, Springfield, Illinois
Jim Vogel
August 2, First Baptist Church, Arlington Heights, Illinois
Chris Hindal
August 9, Hill Country Bible Church, Austin, Texas
11-17, Advance Planning IPFBM Conference, Bangkok,Thailand
16, Pastor Somchit’s Church, Bangkok, Thailand
23, Standford Baptist Church, Bloomington, Indiana
John Murdoch
Aug 2, Gospel Center Church, Parkersburg, Indiana
Aug 23, Calvary Baptist Church, Wabash, Indiana
Aug 30, Crossroads Baptist Church, Tracey, California (a.m.)
Aug 30, Sovereign Grace Baptist Church, Modesto, California (p.m.)
Aug 31, Tracey, CA fire department to establish chaplaincy
Improving Your Ministry Skills: August 2009
Posted in August 2009, Improving Your Ministry Skills, e-INFO
Quest Network Informs
Are you keeping current in your awareness of theological issues and ministry trends? The Quest website offers resources in these topics and more. On the Quest website you will find book reviews and information on preaching, Christianity and culture, preaching, theology, and worship. Young Baptist leaders are making thought provoking and knowledge entries almost every day! If you are a young Baptist leader under forty, connect with your peers. “Old guys” are encouraged to connect with the “young guys” as well! Go to Quest!
Mentoring by the Reps
John Greening and Jim Vogel are offering the opportunity for young Baptist leaders to interact with them in a six-month mentoring relationship. The men must be currently in vocational ministry or preparing for vocational ministry in college or seminary. This one-hour online biweekly interaction on ministry practices will pursue the following learning objectives:
- to gain an understanding of the dynamics of pastoral ministry; e.g., leadership, interpersonal relationships, communication, circumstantial appropriateness, etc.
- to aspire to a godly “best practices” approach to ministry
- to develop the competencies of Christlike pastoring.
- to enhance ministry effectiveness through intentional involvement with other pastors/churches/ministries within the GARBC.
If you are interested in participating in this inaugural mentoring relationship, please email John Greening or Jim Vogel stating your desire to be included and your reasons for wanting to be involved. A maximum of seven men can participate. Mentoring will begin the first week in September. The one-hour session will occur every two weeks.
Synergy for Those in Ministry
The summer issue of Synergy is now ready for your viewing. Short articles and ideas on pastoral, women, and children’s ministry offer great help and encouragement. A special thanks to contributors, Jeanie Augsburger, Laird Baldwin, Chris and Deb Hindal, William King, John Lineberry, Linda Nemmers, Mike Plog, Steve Poludniak, Jim and Jeannie Vogel, and Debbie Weil. Please share your ministry thoughts and ideas for Synergy!
Seminars for Church People and Leaders
September 15- Parenting sessions by John and Daria Greening, sponsored by the Garden State Fellowship of Regular Baptist Churches, at New Life Island in Frenchtown, New Jersey. For more information contact Pastor Gary Tum Suden at gtumsuden@fbcwillingboro.org.
October 10- RBP Blueprint Seminar for pastors and wives, ministry leaders, and deacons and wives, led by John and Daria Greening, hosted by Grace Baptist Church, Kennewick, Washington.
October 10- RBP Impact Teaching Seminar for Sunday School workers and teachers and Bible study leaders, led by Alex Bauman, hosted by Grace Baptist Church, Kennewick, Washington.
Children’s Ministries Seminar for Sunday School workers and teachers, children’s ministry leaders, church education directors led by Andrea Chamberlain.
September 19- Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Jasper, Georgia
October 10- Grace Baptist Church, Kennewick, Washington
October 24- First Central Baptist Church, Chicopee, Massachusetts
November 7- Fellowship Baptist Church, Jasper, Indiana
November 14- Emmanuel Baptist Church, Toledo, Ohio