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Tryon Evergreen Baptist Association 4489 North Frazier, Conroe, Texas 77303 Main Mailing Address: P.O. Box 2408, Conroe, Texas 77305-2408 936-856-2001 ~ FAX 936-856-0227
TEBA STAFF STAFF & CHURCH OPPORTUNITIES PASTORLESS CHURCHES
VOLUME 41
ISSUE 3
March 2016
THE WAY TO PEACE WITH GOD
THE PROBLEM: SEPARATION FROM GOD Romans 3:23 “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” THE RESULT: SPIRITUAL DEATH Romans 6:23 “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” GOD’S SOLUTION: HIS DEATH IN OUR PLACE Romans 5:8 “But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” YOUR SALVATION: BY FAITH Romans 10:9 “If you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.”
UPCOMING EVENTS
Mark your calendars!
March
Sr. Adult Council Meeting
March 14, 10:30am
Preaching Lab
March 10, 10:00am
Part-time Student Pastor needed at Union Grove Baptist Church - The church is located at
24380 FM 149 Richards, TX 77873, and this is the address that the applications can be sent to.
For any questions, call Tray Golden at 281-541-3677.
Student and Connections Pastor needed at Second Baptist Church Huntsville - For more
information, see the job posting at www.churchstaffing.com, if you sense the Lord’s leadership
to apply.
Custodial Staff needed at Spring Baptist Church - The primary job responsibility will be to
assist the team in performing routine custodial and housekeeping duties required to maintain
an excellent environment. Please send resumes to [email protected]
Part-Time Student Intern needed at First Baptist Montgomery - For more information,
please contact Chris Gober at [email protected]
Bi-Vocational Student Minister needed at First Baptist Church Plum Grove - For more info
please contact Mike David at [email protected].
Two full-time Administrative Assistant positions open at West Conroe Baptist Church - 1)
Administrative Assistant to Minister of Adults & Associate to Minister of Pastoral Care. 2)
Administrative Assistant to Minister of Music and Worship. If interested, please submit your
resume to the church office (1855 Longmire Rd., Conroe 77304) or email to
FBC Willis is looking for a Mother’s Day Out director for the 2016-2017 school year - If you have questions about this position you may contact Donald Holliday at [email protected] or (936)856-5575 Youth Minister/Children’s Director needed at Hardin Baptist Church - For more information and to submit a resume, please contact Chad Barrett (Youth Search Committee) at [email protected]. Bi-vocational Student Minister needed at Lake Church in Montgomery. Prefer at least a
college upperclassman. If interested, contact the church at 936-588-4975. For more information
on the church go to www.lakechurch.com.
Bi-vocational Music Minister needed at New Hope Baptist Church, Cleveland. Blended worship style. If interested, send resume to 13200 FM 2025, Cleveland, Texas 77328. Full time Staff Member needed at First Baptist Church Shepherd. The position is a multi -task position that includes music ministry and other associate pastor tasks. If interested please call 936-628-3130. Part-time Music Minister needed at Calvary Baptist Church of Huntsville. Blended worship style and working with choirs and praise teams. If interested, send resume to [email protected]. Wanted: 2008 Baptist Hymnals. If you can help, please contact Teresa Worley, New Hope Baptist Church, Cleveland, Texas 832-579-4985. 15 passenger van needed at Calvary Road Baptist Church in Willis to transport individuals to and from church. If you can help, please contact the church office at 936-856-7351 or Pastor Dale Inman at 281-460-4900. Letters for sign needed at Pleasant Grove. If you can help them in any way, please contact Chad at 281-592-5874. 4 cafeteria tables (12' long, seats 12-16) available from The Woodlands FBC. Excellent condition. Selling for $750 each. Please email Callie Wolf at [email protected] if you are interested. Professional style video camera needed at Riverside Baptist Church. If you can help please contact Pastor Jim Newton at 936-594-6992.
Roger Yancey, D.Min. [email protected] Executive Director Erin Frazier [email protected] Administrative Assistant Executive Director Heidi Marshall* Administrative Assistant, Financial *denotes part time staff or consultants
Minister’s Conference
March 10, 11:30 - 1:00pm
TEBA 11th Annual Golf
Tournament
April 25th, River Plantation
Country Club
Please continue to be in prayer for our member churches as they seek
their future pastor.
Assoc. Council Meeting
March 23, 10:00am
Admin Team Meeting
March 23, 12:00pm
Ministers’ Conference Thursday, March 10th
11:30am-1:00pm Lunch: $5
Featured Speaker: Dr. Terry Coy “Ministry & Missions in a Post-Christian Culture”
Texas Sticks
Conference
Saturday, April 16, 2016
9:00am-3:00pm FBC New Waverly
Cost: $19 (includes lunch & all resources)
Breathing LIFE and VISION into LEADERS of SMALLER communities.
Texas Sticks Conference
April 16th, TEBA
Kids Life Kamp
Carolina Creek
July 24-27, Camp 1
July 27-30, Camp 2
Center Hill Baptist* 16771 E FM 1097
Willis, 77378
RiverPointe Baptist PO Box 1425
Conroe, TX 77305
Iglesia Bautista Principe de Paz*
13601 FM 2432 Willis, 77378
Rainbow Baptist P.O. Box 276 Rye, 77369
North Woods Baptist 5803 Treaschwig Rd
Spring 77373
Union Grove* 24380 FM 149
Richards, 77873
Allendale Baptist 14535 Allendale Ln. Conroe, TX 77302
Rural Shade 3304 CR 2274
Cleveland, 77327
Drew’s Landing 1710 FM 223 Rd
Shepherd, TX 77371
North Cleveland Baptist
202 Elk St. Cleveland, TX 77327
FBC Cleveland 400 W. Hanson St.
Cleveland, TX 77327
Unity Baptist, Cleveland
8904 FM787 West Cleveland, TX 77327
*Bi-Vocational Positions
Senior Adult Music Rally Tuesday, March 29, 2016
Spring Baptist Church 633 East Louetta Rd.
Spring, TX 77373 10:00am - 12:00pm
Catered Lunch Following
Missions Team Meeting
March 24, 8:00am
Church Health/
Strengthening Meeting
March 24, 10:00am
Leadership Team Meeting
March 24, 12:00pm
TEBA Offices Closed for
Good Friday
March 25
Kids Life Kamp Register Now!
Camp 1: July 24-27
Camp 2: July 27-30
WWW.TEBA.ORG
Connecting Churches to Change Our World
LEADERSHIP MATTERS by Roger Yancey, D.Min.
Why do we need a Sticks Conference? Like most churches in America and around the world; many of churches in the TEBA will average less than 125 on any given Sunday. Many times the churches that get books written about them, are mentioned in seminars or talked about are the bigger churches but the reality is that the average small church is critical to the work of God. Lyle Schaller, a noted church consultant wrote that in the 1990’s that churches would either become larger or smaller. That “Boomers, seeking excellence, encouraged their congregations to grow larger. Gen-Xers, seeking community, would begin migrating to smaller churches.” Leadership Journal interviewed Christian Schwarz, the creator of Natural Church Development (NCD) a tool to help churches evaluate their congregational health that has been utilized by more that 10,000 congregations focusing on 8 quality characteristics, asking him to comment on the importance of the smaller
congregation in reaching people for Christ and helping them become mature disciples.
Schwarz shared some important insights about the smaller congregation. Out of the 8 characteristics of healthy churches he stated, “Smaller churches do as well as larger churches in all key areas but one, which bodes well in the future for those in the shadow of mega-ministries.” Continued he stated, “In some ways, a smaller congregation can outperform large churches.” For example, “the percentage of people who practice their spiritual gifts to help their church grow. In churches with less than 100 in attendance, it's 31 percent. You can say that's not much. But if you compare that with churches of over 1,000 in attendance, which average only 17 percent” Overall, the area that mega churches excelled in was in creating more inspiring worship services.
Whether your church is small or large, it is important in the Kingdom of God. We need churches of all sizes and types if we are going to truly penetrate lostness. Together, as an Association of churches we can reach people regardless of background, heritage, life circumstance, or any other variable. That is why we are having the Texas Sticks Conference. Because we need every church regardless of its size to be effective. To be healthy. To be vital in the Kingdom of God.
The keynote speaker for the Conference will be Ray Gilder who is the Director of Bivocational Ministry Tennessee Baptist Convention and the National Coordinator Bivocational and Small Church Leadership Network. As reported in the February 2015 Tennessee Baptist Reflector, “Gilder was a fully funded pastor in Memphis in the early 1990s before joining the staff of the Tennessee Baptist Convention as church and community ministers director. When he was asked to take over bivocational ministries in 1995, Gilder made a decision that some people questioned. He specifically requested to give up his “full-time” status with the convention so he could serve as a bivocational pastor. Gilder moved to McMinnville and began serving as a bivocational pastor. As he began to work and minister with other bivocational pastors, Gilder had “credibility” because “I was one of them,” he affirmed.
Whether your church is in a rural setting or an outlying urban area you will be encouraged being part of the Texas Sticks Conference. This conference is specifically designed for the bivocational, single staff or churches in setting where they work with part-time staff. Regardless of your location, you may find something special is waiting for you at www.texassticks.org .
In Kingdom service,
8 Quality Characteristics of Natural Church
Development
Empowering Leadership Gift-Oriented Ministry Passionate Spirituality Functional Structures Inspiring Worship Services Holistic Small Groups Need-Oriented
Evangelism Loving Relationships
No Longer JUST a Lunch
Recently our Baptist Student Ministry and its Campus Missionary, David Griffin were the focus of the BSM Pause and Pray. We are reprinting a portion of that article so you can know about the ministry and how your church can be involved.
Most TxBSM's have a Noon Lunch that takes place on Wednesdays. These lunches provide an opportunity for those who are not engaged with the Gospel to enjoy a free meal and hear about Jesus Christ. They serve as an entryway to further conversations about Jesus Christ! At the Sam Houston State University BSM, missionary David Griffin, would say the lunches have been average. Sure, there are 200-250 students who show up every week to enjoy a free meal, but not much response has been seen in regards to the Gospel. That all changed right before Thanksgiving.
David recalls when they invited Bert Lyle, local businessman and prison evangelist, to come and speak. "When Bert asked students to raise their hand and commit their lives to Jesus, seven students responded!" Their lunch is no longer JUST a lunch where students can get free food, it is a place where God is calling people to himself!
Praise the Lord for God's work at the SHSU BSM Free Lunch! How to pray for David Griffin: That God would start a revival on our campus. That those who are spiritually sleeping, would wake-up to the reality and mandate of the gospel. Pray for Sam Houston BSM's Free Lunch to be a place where students hear the
Gospel and respond.
More About David: Where did you grow up? Spring, TX What is your favorite thing about TxBSM? It’s an organization dedicated to Great Commission ministry among our state’s 1.5 million college students. It's literally our mission and purpose to reach our society’s most influential people in a very strategic time in their lives.
How do you spend your free time? I spend my time (away from BSM) investing in my family and church. We are having fun and trying to foster a community of believers that will impact Huntsville for the long-term.
What is your favorite book, outside of the Bible? That’s a tough one… I am currently enjoying Shepherding a Child’s Heart by Tedd Trip. I think it is a good one for anybody, parent or not.
What is the most pressing prayer request for your campus? We need revival. We need our students to wake up to the mandate of the Gospel. We need students who will rally other students to labor in the field.