First Baptist Church 363 North Washington St Kahoka, Mo God is listening

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1 September 2017 First Baptist Church 363 North Washington St Kahoka, Mo Pastor Chris Cell # pastorchris.fbc@gmail.com Web Site firstbaptistkahoka@hotmail.com God is listening Prayerfulness is not an event; It is a way of being in a relationship with God, This kind of intimate relationship is developed when God s people view prayerfulness as a way of life. The Psalm encourage us to begin each day by lifting our voice. My voice You shall hear in the morning, O Lord; in the morning I will direct it to You. Psalm 5:3 To fill our day with conversations with God. Evening and morning and at noon I pray, and cry aloud. Psalm 55:17 Prayer is our way of connecting with God in all of life s circumstances. God is always listening. We can talk to Him any time throughout the day. In Prayer, God hears more than your words He listens to your heart.

2 8 Keys to a Smart Staffing Strategy by Tony Morgan I get to spend a lot of time with churches either consulting related to staffing and structure or helping churches with searches for senior-level leaders. Here are some of the philosophies that shape how I coach leaders about church staffing. Use this as a guide Think strategy before staffing structure. What's your discipleship strategy? How do you help people who are new to your church become fully-devoted followers of Christ? How do you reach people outside the faith and outside the church? Build your staffing structure around that strategy. 2. Hire ministry leaders rather than ministry doers. In the church, you'll never have enough money to hire the people you need to do ministry. The temptation is always to hire the person who is getting it done, but you really need to hire the people who can more capable of building the team. 3. Whenever possible, hire from within your church. They're more likely to embrace the vision, values and strategy of your church. You'll probably also have a better sense of how they'll fit with your existing team. 4. Include multiple voices in the selection process. Include supervisors, peers and folks that will serve under the new person. If it's a specialized skill, invite leaders from other churches to participate in the interviews. 5. Revisit your structure on a regular basis. This applies whether you are growing, declining or plateaued. In times of significant growth, you may need to do this every year or two. 6. You have to get the "right" people in the "right" roles. And this will change over time. God designed the body of Christ to embrace spiritual gifts to fulfill our mission. Any time we have people operating outside of their gift mix, we are minimizing the potential ministry impact. 7. Pay close attention to chemistry and connection with your vision and strategy. This is huge. It's very unlikely that you'll ever have to fire someone because they don't have the capacity to get the job done. If you have to let someone go, it's more likely to happen because they don't fit with the rest of the team or they don't embrace your vision and strategy. 8. Pray and listen. You'd think this one would be a given, but I'm amazed at how many times leaders downplay Holy Spirit promptings, gut feelings, that voice in your head or however you want to describe that sense that someone is or isn't the right fit. Pay attention to those checks that cause you to second-guess. Again, this is why it's so important to have others involved in the process to help discern the intangibles. September Birthdays Andrew Moore Sept 1 Wayne Moore Sept 2 Tanner Snead Sept 3 David Lemmon Sept 5 Tressa Todd Sept 6 Kevin Kerr Sept 7 Matt Gutting Sept 9 Brad Forquer Sept 10 Becky Burr Sept 13 Peg Sherwood Sept 14 Pastor Chris Sept 17 Sam Walker Sept 20 La Tisha Snead Sept 23 Happy Anniversary Mike & Connie Gutting Women on Mission Meeting September 7st at 1:30pm. Missouri Missions Offering Our goal is $1, Please see the Daily Prayer Guide in the Newsletter. This offering is for Missouri only projects. For we are labourers together with God. Ushers for September Steve Grimsley

3 Breakfast every first Sunday of the month. Business Meeting Sunday, September 10 following Morning Worship. No meal. Pleasant Grove Association Annual Meeting Will be on September 18 and 19, starting at 7:00pm. The meal will start at 5:30pm. Truth Seekers kick off will be on Wednesday, September 6th. We will need cookies or brownies. Thanks so much!!! Please be in prayer for all the workers and kids this year. And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. John 8:32 Bloodmobile will be on Thursday, September 28, Our church be will providing the meal and cookies. Workers will be needed. There will be a sign up sheet soon. Bingo at Clark Co Nursing Home Starts Monday, Sept. 11th and following Mondays. Starting at 2:30pm in the afternoon. Come & put a smile on someone face. Our church will be hosting 5th quarter after Clark Co home football games on Sept 1, Sept 8, and October 6. Our church will be providing food for Sept 8. Amazing Grace Church will be providing food for Sept 1 and October 6. See You at the Pole Wednesday, September 27th Fix yours eyes on Jesus

4 First Baptist Church 363 North Washington St Kahoka, MO Phone: Sun Ministry Opportunities 9:00am Nursing Home Sunday School 9:30am Prayer Time 9:45am Sunday School 10:45am Morning Worship Service 6:00pm Small Groups Wed 5:30-7pm Truth Seeks Starting Sept 6th 6:30-8:30pm IMPACT Youth Ministries For The Record For August Average Sunday School Attendance 40 (4 weeks) Total Budget Offering $12,337.19(4weeks) Average Weekly Budget Offering $3, (4 weeks) Web Links The Pathway ~ Mo Baptist Convention ~ Southern Baptist Convention ~ LifeWay Church Resources ~ Clark County Food Pantry Items needed for September are: Corn, Mac & Cheese, & Soup Donation box located in the small foyer in Education Wing Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your request to God. Philippians 4:6

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