VOL. 19 AUGUST-SEPTEMBER 2017 NO.

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1 THE ANCHOR Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of n the LORD, because you know that your labor in the LORD is not in vain. I Corinthians 15:58 (NIV) Northshore Baptist Association VOL. 19 AUGUST-SEPTEMBER 2017 NO. 4 Small Groups/Sunday School Conference Saturday, August 12 9:30 a.m. - 3:15 p.m. (doors open at 8:30 a.m.) Keynote Speaker: Sam S. Rainer III Worship Leader: The Museum MEGA-BREAKOUTS: Five Simple Ways to Make YOUR Sunday School/Small Group Ministry Great, Sam Rainer Pastor/Staff Basics of Adult Sunday School, Dr. Tim Smith Adult Leaders Sharing Jesus Without Freaking Out, Dr. Alvin Reid Youth Leaders Explore the Real Mission of Our Ministry, Clara Mae Van Brink - Preschool & Children s Leaders BREAKOUTS: The I s Have It: Creating a Biblical Community, Dr. Randy Stone Class Leaders Culturally Blind Discipleship Hurts Us All, Leroy Fountain Multi-Cultural/Multi-Ethnic Leaders Future Focused: Who Will Be Joining You? John McClendon Potential Group Leaders Small Group Missional Opportunities Are a Process, Not a Project, Dr. Randy Tompkins Small Group Leaders Final Command: Growing and Multiplying Mature Disciples, Claude King Education/Sunday School/Small Group Leaders Evangelism is for Everyone, Adam & Keitra Beach Outreach Leaders Cost is $25.00 until July 31. After July 31 cost is $ Executive Board Meeting Tuesday, August 15 10:00 a.m. Loranger Baptist Church Highway 1062, Loranger All member churches are entitled to send their Pastor (or the church's designee) and one other designated person to represent them in the conducting of associational business. Annual Meeting and Worship Monday, October 2 First Baptist Church 4141 Pontchartrain Drive, Slidell Preaching: Dr. Rick Brewer, President, Louisiana College 5:30 p.m. - Supper 6:30 p.m. - Business Session & Worship Service Messengers to the Annual Meeting Each member church is entitled to three messengers for the first one hundred members and one additional messenger for each additional one hundred members. No church shall be entitled to more than ten messengers for any session.

2 Northshore Church News Bedico (Ponchatoula) will host the gospel group The Craguns Sunday, August 13, at 6 p.m. A love offering will be taken. Dustin Stockstill is pastor. Mandeville s First Baptist preschoolers, children, and students will promote to the next grade for Sunday morning Life Groups August 6. A Back to School Splash that afternoon from 3:00-5:00 will serve as a registration event for AWANA and Children s Choirs. AWANA returns for school term beginning August 16. A deacon ordination service will be held at 6 p.m. on August 20. Dave Ramsey s Financial Peace University begins in September. Ken Schroeder is pastor. Immanuel (Hammond) will host a Messiah in the Passover time of worship on Sunday, August 20, beginning at 10:45 a.m. This time of worship will be led by Peter Shirokov of the Chosen People Ministries based out of New York City. Following the traditional Passover Seder table an open Lord's Supper will be observed. A love offering will be received for Peter and the Chosen People Ministry. Pastor is Mark Goree. First (Slidell) will start AWANA with a kick-off celebration Wednesday, August 23, at 5:45 p.m. The AWANA program will continue on Wednesday evenings from September to May. Fall Ladies Bible Studies will begin Thursday, August 24. They will meet at 9:15 a.m. for fellowship time and Bible studies will begin at 9:30 a.m. Please contact the church office at for more information. Senior Adult Sonshine Club will meet Friday, August 25, and Friday, September 29, at 12 noon. Pastor is Casey Stark. Ridge Memorial (Slidell) pastor Paul Dabdoub reports the church has been experiencing revival type services with many visitors and life changing decisions and they give the Lord the glory. Slidell Baptist Seminary had their annual graduation on June 4. Graduates came from as far away as New Castle, Wyoming, Mount Vernon, New York, and as close as Hammond, Louisiana. The ladies were so hospitable in serving the graduates and their families at the yearly banquet. The men worked together in making sure there were enough extra chairs and took care of the parking organization. Pastor Dabdoub expressed his pride in the men and woman of the church. Natalbany Baptist will honor their pastor, Rodney Taylor, Sunday, August 6, at 2 p.m. for 60 years in the ministry and 40 years at Natalbany Baptist. If you have any question regarding this event please call the church office The church is located at Parsonage Road, Natalbany, LA Restoration House, Hammond, is offering classes for those struggling with the emotional, mental, and spiritual after-effects of abortion. For more information contact Restoration House at , free@rhpr.com, or go to Pastors are asked to please share this information with their congregations. New Zion (Covington) will have Marvelous Mondays every Monday night at 7 p.m. in August with a different preacher and music leader each night. Preachers will be Shannon Burns on August 7, Paul Dabdoub on August 14, Acy Barber on August 21, and Dale Patterson on August 28. Blessing of the Hunt is planned for September 21 For more information go to Pastor is Clark Stewart. Woodland Park (Hammond) will present Judgement House on Wednesday, August 2; Friday, August 4; Saturday, August 5; Wednesday, August 9; Friday, August 11; and Saturday, August 12. Tour times are Wednesdays 6:00-8:40 p.m., Fridays 5:40-9:20 p.m., and Saturdays 5:00-9:20 p.m. Admission is free and walk-ins are welcome. Scott Thompson is pastor. Jerusalem (Hammond) had a successful VBS with 70 children enrolled. The Children s Ministry garage sale in July raised over $2,200 for next year s camp. The church celebrated a Family Fun Day and had a special offering for Pure Water, Pure Love on July 30. Two baptisms are scheduled for August. Pastor is Phil Weaver. Your Northshore office has a selection of Bible studies available for check-out to NSBA churches. Here are a few of those Bible studies. A Woman s Heart (DVD) - Beth Moore Anointed - Transformed - Redeemed: A Study of David (DVD) - Priscilla Shirer Beth Moore Kay Arthur Beloved Disciple - The Life and Ministry of John (video) - Beth Moore Believing God (DVD) - Beth Moore Bible Studies by Demand for Women Vol. 1 (DVD) Breaking Free Updated Edition - The Journey, The Stories (DVD) - Beth Moore Breathe - Making Room for Sabbath (DVD) - Priscilla Shirer Children of the Day (DVD) - Beth Moore Choosing to Live the Blessing: Bringing the Gift of Light and Life to Every Relationship (Video) - John Trent Communicating with Bold Assurance (video) - Bert Decker Compelled by Love - A Journey to Missional Living (DVD) - Philip Nation with Ed Stetzer Confronting Life Issues Video Collection (video) Conversation Peace - The Power of Transformed Speech (DVD) - Mary Kassian Covenant - God s Enduring Promises (DVD) - Kay Arthur Daniel (DVD) - Beth Moore Call the Northshore office at or office@ northshorebaptists.net for a complete list of available studies.

3 Mark Your Calendar Northshore Baptist Association AUGUST REGROUP Conference (see page 1 for details) 15 NSBA Executive Board Loranger Baptist Church, 10 a.m. (see page 1 for details) CONNECTED (see this page for details) 28 Ministers Woodland, Springfield, 10:30 a.m. SEPTEMBER Labor Day (Northshore office closed) Week of Prayer for State Missions & Georgia Barnette Offering 18 Ministers New Life Community, Covington, 10:30 a.m. 19 E-4 First, Pineville (see this page for details) Georgia Barnette State Mission Offering September State Goal: $1,700,000 Looking Ahead Ministers Wives Retreat - October at Tall Timbers Louisiana Baptist Convention - November Istrouma Baptist Church, Baton Rouge www. louisianabaptists.org/event/louisiana-baptist-convention NSBA Annual Meeting - October First, Slidell LBC Pastors Conference - November Ministers/Spouses Christmas Party - December Lee Valley, Loranger South Dakota NSBA Mission Trip - June 23-30, VBS, Evangelism/Service Projects. Contact Josh Dickson at jdickson@fbcponchatoula.com for more information. I Timothy 2:1-4 is the prayer watchword for everything we do in the Northshore Baptist Association. WMU News WorldCrafts Marketplace Event Sponsored by Northshore Association WMU Join us for a WorldCrafts catalog event Saturday, October 7 Registration 9:30-10:00 a.m. Bethlehem Baptist Church S. Montpelier Road (Hwy 43), Albany Enjoy hearing a guest speaker, special music, a time of fellowship, shopping, door prizes, and lunch. Nursery provided with RSVP RSVP by October 2 office@northshorebaptists.net or Louisiana Prison Ministry Go to to get details on this. Deadlines are this summer, so don't delay. Download the forms and information you need. Each church can only bring 5-10 completed sets. The Northshore Associational office ( ) will provide forms if you are unable to download them. CONNECTED August Tall Timbers Baptist Conference Center Training for Women s Ministry leaders, Mission education/wmu directors and age-level leaders, including RA and Challenger leaders. Will feature training tracks for women s ministry, preschool, children, youth and adult mission education leaders, church and associational WMU. For more information go to Tuesday, September 19 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. First Baptist Church, Pineville Keynote Speaker: Dr. Steven Smith Pastor, Immanuel Baptist Church, Little Rock, AR Breakouts will be led by professors from Louisiana College, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, and Southwestern Theological Baptist Seminary.

4 We want you to know, brothers, about the grace of God granted to the churches of Macedonia [NSBA]: During a severe testing by affliction, their abundance of joy and their deep poverty overflowed into the wealth of their generosity. 2 Corinthians 8:1-2 HCSB Northshore Baptist Association Church Contributions The NSBA defines a member church as one which does the following (among other things): Contributes financially to support the work of the Association. May-June YTD Agua Viva Albany First 1, , Antioch Bayou Bedico 1, , Bethlehem 2, , Blood River , Bogue Falaya , Boots N Saddles Calvary , Celebration (Cov/Mand) , Celebration (Slidell) , Coburn Collins Blvd Connect Church Countryside Covenant Creekside Cristo para Todos Crossbrand Crossgate Crossroads 1, , Ebenezer , Emmaus Evans Creek , First, Covington 5, , First, Folsom , First, Hammond , First, Independence First, Madisonville , First, Pearl River , First, Slidell 1, , First, Springfield , First, Tickfaw , French Corner , Full Faith Grace Grace Community Grace Hispanic Grace Memorial 2, , Greater St. James Hebron , Your NSBA Staff Lonnie Wascom Director of Missions & Ministries Lonnie@northshorebaptists.net or Kent Newell Church Multiplication/ Revitalization Strategist gkentn@gmail.com Kathy Cason Administrative Assistant office@northshorebaptists.net May-June YTD Iglesia Buenas Nuevas Iglesia Cristo Redentor Immanuel Jerusalem (Hammond) 1, , Jerusalem (Bush) Jesus-Center of Prosperity Killian First , Lee Hill Lee Valley , Life Lighthouse Loranger 1, , Louisiana Manchac Mandeville s First 2, , Midway Millville Mt. Calvary Natalbany 3, , New Beginning New Beulah 2, , New Haven New Hope, Franklinton New Hope, Independence New Life Mission New Zion 2, , Northshore 1, , Northside , Old Zion Hill , Annual Church Profiles (ACPs) will be available at the Executive Board Meeting on August 15. Those not picked up will be mailed. If you do not receive yours please call the Northshore office at May-June YTD Ponchatoula s First 3, , Red Bluff -0-1, Redemption, Lacombe Redemption Christian Ridge Memorial River Fellowship , Springville Still Water Tammany Hills , The Bridge The Field Church Thompson Road , Trinity , True Life Victory Wadesboro Wardline , Westside , Woodhaven Woodland Woodland Park 2, , TOTAL 54, , Expenditures 47, , Church Receipts 54, , Additional Income Budget Balance 28, Special Accounts 421, Pastors & Staff Avery Dixon Pastor Trinity, Hammond Bobby LeCompte Discipleship Minister Bedico, Ponchatoula Casey Stark Pastor First, Slidell Zach Husser Minister of Music/Discipleship Westside, Ponchatoula Blake Becnel Minister to Young Adults Westside, Ponchatoula Ray Werline Pastor Woodhaven, Tickfaw

5 June marked the 2017 Northshore Baptist Association World Changers event. Over 160 youth and adult leaders from around the country descended upon families to bring the compassion of Jesus Christ to residents in the Northshore area and much needed repairs and work on their homes for the week.

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