Posted September 24, 2009 in GARBCnews, PrayerLink
Pastor Ted Ertle has been dealing with complications during his heart surgery recovery, including leg infection, congestive heart failure, and blood clots in the lung. He has also lost the use of a portion of his heart. Ted and his wife, Rose, are in their new home at Maranatha Village, 207 Timothy Rd., Sebring, FL 38870. They thank you for your prayers and ask that you continue to pray.
Pastor Don LeMaster, Brooklyn, N.Y., thanks you for your prayers on his behalf during his recent round of surgeries. On July 14 he had lung surgery to remove a cancerous sarcoma from his right lung and then on Sept. 2 he had surgery to remove a pituitary tumor. Both surgeries were successful, and in Don’s words, “I am feeling wonderful.” He plans to resume his pulpit ministry Sept. 27.
Pastor Dale and Gwen Schatz, Bella Vista, Ark., are both recovering from surgery. Pastor Dale had a malignant colon mass removed, for which the recovery has been slow and painful. He is able to eat a little better each week. Gwen has had her surgery site aspirated twice where a benign chest wall mass was removed. Please continue to their recovery.
Please pray for the following pastors who have recently lost their spouses due to death:
Wayne Booker (Carolyn), former IL-MO representative, 111 Diamond Ridge Ave., Canton, GA 30114
Doug Keenan (Stephanie), 210 Woods Dr., Albion, IN, 46701
Wayne Morris (Laura), 219 Shiloh Dr., Colville, WA, 99114
Posted September 1, 2009 in September 2009, 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 September issue of E-Info:
Putting Others First—Compassion in Action, Helping Children Support Missions
Association Updates—GARBC Sunday, October 18!, Join the Spectacular Meeting in Bangkok, 2009-10 GARBC Church Directories Now Available, Regular Baptists Around the Country, GARBC Staff Itineraries
Improving Your Ministry Skills—Parenting, Teaching, and Leading Seminars, Don’t Stop Loving the Church Seminar`
Classifieds—Blogspot to Encourage Pastors and Wives
Posted in September 2009, Putting Others First, e-INFO
Compassion in Action
We have so much, but others have so little. Are you and your church willing to share the spiritual and material wealth that we enjoy in this country? Read on to learn of International Ministry needs and how we can be involved. (Photo: Liberian children in Sunday School but with no Bible materials.)
- Join Formula 300—For $30 per month, you can help care for shipping costs of Sunday School and VBS curriculum that Regular Baptist Press donates to 40 countries around the world. By doing so, you are directly helping internationals learn the Word of God.
- Sponsor an international pastor to attend the November International Partnership of Fundamental Baptist Ministries Conference in Bangkok. Many of our international partners would like to attend but do not have the funds to do so. You can pay for their registration at $150 per person or assist in their airfare (a ticket for a pastor from Africa costs $1,200).
E-mail Chris Hindal if you would like to learn more about helping these international brothers and ministries. You may also donate online. A little makes a lot when our efforts are combined!
Helping Children Support Missions
Can you remember what fun it was to fill a piggy bank with pennies when you were a child? Gospel
Literature Services will give you a piggy bank for kids to fill to provide Sunday School and VBS materials to other children far away. 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.
Posted in September 2009, Association Updates, e-INFO
GARBC Sunday, October 18th!
Set the date for promoting the GARBC in your church on October 18 or on any Sunday in October! Promotion materials will arrive soon at your church, including a poster, bulletin insert, and DVD presentation, which will be great tools in helping you communicate the far-reaching ministry of the GARBC. As part of the day, churches are asked to receive an offering to help with the financial needs of GARBC ministries. Support your association and help your people understand the GARBC motto, Together We Can Accomplish More!
Join the Spectacular Meeting in Bangkok
Leaders from Baptist churches around the world will gather for the first-ever International Partnership of Fundamental Baptist Ministries 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. What an amazing deal! 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.
2009-10 GARBC Church Directories Now Available
Would like to send a quick email to a pastor friend or acquaintance in the GARBC? You can keep in touch with fellow churches, pastors and wives, and ministry personnel by ordering the new 2009 GARBC Church Directory for $14.99. Contact information changes rapidly so be sure to order this handy reference. Order online or call Regular Baptist Press 1-800-727-4440 today!
Regular Baptists Around the Country
September
5 & 6, IL-MO Ladies’ Retreat, Camp Manitoumi, Lowpoint, IL
8, DelMarVa Baptist Fellowship Meeting with speaker Jim Vogel, Laurel, MD
9, IL-MO Senior Saints Retreat, Camp Manitoumi, Lowpoint, IL
11, MARBC (MN) Southern Ladies’ Fall Rally, Faith Baptist, Albert Lea, MN
11&12, IRBC Ladies Retreat, Clear Lake Camp, Ventura, IA
11&12, MARBC (MI) Church Strengthening Seminar, Gull Lake Conf. Center, Hickory Comers, MI
11&12, WARBC Men’s Retreat, Camp Fairwood, Westfield, WI
12, OARBC Annual Scholarship Bike Ride
14-16, MARBC (MN) Annual Meeting, Calvary Baptist, Cambridge, MN
14-17, Baptist Network Northwest Pastors and Wives Retreat, Cannon Beach, OR
15, Canton/ Akron ARBC regional meeting, High View Baptist, Akron, OH
15, Garden State Fellowship Meeting with speakers John and Daria Greening, New Life Island, NJ
19, AARBC Annual Camp Meeting
19, RBP Children’s Ministries Seminar, Mt. Zion Baptist, Jasper, GA
19-25, Empire State Senior Saints Trip, Pigeon Forge, TN
22, Don’t Stop Loving the Church Pastors’ Seminar, West Cannon Baptist, Belmont, MI
25&26, DelMarVA Ladies Retreat, Camp JOY-EL, Greencastle, PA
27, Day of “One Accord” Prayer, MARBC Churches
28&29, Crossroads Fellowship Conference, Heather Hills Baptist, Indianapolis, IN
GARBC Staff Itineraries
You can find staff itineraries also at www.garbc.org see “about us.”
September
John Greening
13, Great Commission Baptist Church, Schaumburg, IL
15, Garden State Fellowship meeting, New Life Island, NJ
21&22, Baptist Bible College board meeting, Clarks Summit, PA
23-25, Council on Dispensational Hermenuetics, Baptist Bible Seminary, Clarks Summit, PA
27, Walnut Park Baptist Church, Muscatine,A
Jim Vogel
6, Grace Baptist Church, Laurel, MD
8, DelMarVa annual meeting, Grace Baptist Church, Laurel, MD
9, Men’s meeting, Evangel Baptist Church, Hagerstown, MD
19&20, First Baptist Church, Johnson City, NY
21&22, Baptist Bible College board meeting, Clarks Summit, PA
23-25, Council on Dispensational Hermenuetics, Baptist Bible Seminary, Clarks Summit, PA
27, Anchor Baptist Church, Genoa City, WI
Chris Hindal
6, Fellowship Baptist Church, Racine, WI
13, Daniels Road Baptist Church, Fort Myers, FL
19-23, Fellowship of Missions Conference, Nashua, NH
27, Bible Baptist Church, Cortland, NY
John Murdoch
1-4, CAP National Boards, San Antonio, TX
13, First Baptist Church, Angelica, NY (a.m.)
13, First Baptist Church, Galeton, PA (p.m.)
16-18, BBC&S Chaplaincy Emphasis Days, Clarks Summit, PA
18&19, Lamoka Lake Baptist Camp Men’s Retreat, Tyrone, NY
20, Calvary Baptist Church, Jersey Shore, PA
Posted in September 2009, Improving Your Ministry Skills, e-INFO
Parenting, Teaching, and Leading Seminars
September 15- Parenting Workshops 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
Don’t Stop Loving the Church Seminar
West Cannon Baptist Church, Belmont, MI is sponsoring a one-day Pastors’ Seminar on Tuesday, September 22. Mark Cizauskas, executive pastor, writes, “It is a joy for our church family to provide an opportunity for fellowship, encouragement, and renewal for those who are battling on the front lines. God has blessed us and we want to be a blessing to you and your church family.
It is our desire this year to exalt the church. There are many rallying cries today beckoning Jesus followers to abandon the church for something more authentic or relevant. Some even condemn loyalty to the church as disloyalty to Jesus. It’s time to turn our ears and eyes to God’s Word, remember the beauty of the Bride of Christ, and fall in love with her again. As pastors and church leaders, we must not abandon the call to be “shepherds of the church of God, which He bought with His own blood” (Acts 20:28). Join us we consider why we must continue to love and defend the church in spite of her flaws.
We are thrilled that Kevin DeYoung, Ted Kluck, and Mike Wittmer are joining us this year. Each of them is committed to the church; they have written excellent books on this subject.” To register, visit the conference website.
Posted in September 2009, Classifieds, e-INFO
Blogspot to Encourage Pastors and Wives
Under the Preacher’s Roof is a new blogspot for pastors and wives, written by Pastor Laird Baldwin, Bible Baptist Church, Brookville, OH. The accurate portrayals and humorous entries include, A Life of Quiet Sacrifice, The Long Goodbyes, Offerings and Other Hazards, Spud, Lady Talksalot, and So What’s Normal?
