Not your usual Semi-Annual Meeting...

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1 March/April 2016 Not your usual Semi-Annual Meeting... Please join us for an evening of worship, fellowship, and fun with a little bit of business mixed in! Thursday, April 7 6:30 7:45 pm at Gateway/Crosspoint Church Dr. Tracy Jaggers will be sharing his vision for the association, so you won t want to miss! A time of fellowship (and homemade pies) will follow the meeting. Although childcare will not be provided, families/kids are welcome to attend. We are asking that each church designate 2 representatives for voting purposes; however ALL are welcome and encouraged to attend this evening of fellowship and celebration! No RSVP necessary. Come and hear how God is changing Your Association! AGENDA Music Rev. Brian Bond Prayer Rev. Richard Newcom, Moderator Special Music Rev. Brian Bond Business Session Call to Order Moderator Welcome and Introductions Minutes from the Annual Meeting Financial Report Bob Peterson Administrative Team Report Dr. Daniel Wilson Constitution and Bylaws Presentation Crossover Update Greg Gomez III Mission Facilitator s Update Greg Gomez III Skit Ben and Jerry Video Start Something New ADOM Report Dr. Tracy Jaggers Music Rev. Brian Bond Closing Prayer Dr. Rob Schneider

2 Extend Hospitality This summer, Gateway Baptist Association will have an opportunity to host a missions team from Texas and live out what the Bible says in Romans 12:13 to contribute to the needs of the saints (and) extend hospitality to strangers. Pastor Jerry Vineyard and the Under Over Fellowship from Conroe, Texas, are making plans to travel to our associational area with a missions team of approximately 20 summer missionaries, and they are willing to help in whatever ministry needs we may have. What does the last week of June or the first two weeks of July look like on your church calendar? Could your church use additional hands during VBS, a light construction project, or a Good News blitz of your church neighborhood? Call or Greg Gomez at or greg.gomez52@me.com and let s get the conversation started. Let s Be On Mission with Jesus! Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age. Matthew 28:19 Therefore, Pray Gateway Baptist Association is sending a missions team of 23 individuals to Magdalena, Guatemala this summer from July 23-30, and we need your prayers. Through the use of classroom presentations, skits, testimonies, games, and songs, we will be ministering to the needs of children and young people in one private and two public schools of this rural community in the mountains. Please expect some announcements regarding how you may help during this trip in the next few months. Remember in the book of Matthew how Jesus told his disciples that the harvest was abundant and the workers were few, and then he said, therefore, pray. Prayer partners are needed for this trip. Send your contact information to greg.gomez52@me.com and we will keep you informed of our team s prayer needs.

3 ASSOCIATIONAL MISSION EMPHASIS WEEK: MAY 8 15 What is the Week of Associational Mission Emphasis? Gateway Baptist Association works to advance spiritual transformation, reproductive disciple-making, eternallyfocused local, national and international missions, starting new church works, strengthening struggling churches and training leaders to impact the Kingdom of God in Madison County and surrounding counties. It is a blessing to serve over 300,000 people, but a tremendous challenge to reach the estimated 190,000 who claim no relationship with Christ. Every member church of GBA helps us face this monumental task. Starting new churches, strengthen existing churches, and helping our congregations embrace lifestyle missions comes at a cost. So where does the money come? Our only source is the Southern Baptist churches of this area. We receive no income from state or national conventions. It is our prayer that all GBA churches sacrificially support this vision. The Week of Associational Mission Emphasis is to expose the ministries and value of an association. We are your first-responders in time of strength and struggle. The week May 8 15 will emphasize the work of the association and the value of partnership. It culminates with churches receiving an offering for the enhancement of local missions. I hope you and your church will pray for GBA and consider giving a generous love offering. Our goal is for our income and expenditures to soon be in the black every month, so we are able to free up our savings and assets for some God-sized mission movements. We must be fiscally responsible first! We are grateful for the partnership with you and your church! Pray about promoting the Associational Emphasis Week. Let s Start Something New! Contact Amy for Promotional Resources at or admin@gatewaybaptistassoc.org

4 REMINDER: Whitelaw Avenue Baptist Church in Wood River collects used Sunday School materials, Bibles, and other Christian literature which is donated to Love Packages for overseas missionaries. Please pack all materials in boxes so they will stack for storage and transporting. (No plastic bags please.) Contact the church office at 618/ with questions. Thank you for your support of this ministry! Disaster Relief Training April 8 9, 2016 Western Oaks Baptist Church, Springfield April 22 23, 2016 Streator Baptist Camp Trainings offered: Disaster Relief 101 DR Chaplaincy Chainsaw Mudout Assessment Evangelism Child Care Communications Food Prep Shower Trailer For more information or to register, go to: Pray Plan Participate Crossover 2016 is about sharing Jesus with people in our communities. To volunteer for an Illinois project, go to: GATEWAY FINANCIAL REPORT December Totals January 2016 Budget Goal $17, $212, $19, Total Receipts $15, $160, $11, Expenses $21, $139, $15, Net Income $-5, $21, $-4,257.20

5 News from the Pews Meadowbrook First Southern Baptist Church 105 Fairway Dr., Moro, IL will be hosting two Concerts (Free-will offerings will be taken) Sun., March 6 pm: Living Proof Southern Gospel Quartet Sun., April 3 pm: The Barry Jones Family bluegrass gospel ZEALAND WORSHIP+GINNY OWENS+ADAM CAPPA WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7 PM MOSAIC CHURCH IN HIGHLAND $10 ADVANCE $15 AT THE DOOR TICKETS: NAMB Ambassador Pastor Tim Lewis, senior pastor at Bethel Baptist in Troy, will serve as the North American Mission Board s ambassador to fellow pastors in Illinois. In the role, he will express appreciation for church giving to the Cooperative Program and the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering and serve as a resource for those wanting to get their churches more involved in North American missions. From NAMB reports Friday, March 18 Saturday, March 19 Sunday, March 20 Reservations: 6:30-8 p.m. Walk-Ins: 8-9 p.m. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH MARYVILLE Experience the true story of Easter in a free, family-friendly, outdoor interactive performance. Tours will run from 6:30-9 p.m. each night and will last approx. one hour. Reservations can be Walk-ins are welcome from 8-9 p.m. Guests will need to be able to travel outdoors over uneven ground without the assistance of wheelchairs, walkers, or strollers for 1/2 mile. New Life Christian Fellowship in Hamel is in need of a Worship Leader. Contact Pastor Mike Watkins at if interested. Second Baptist Church in Granite City is seeking a part-time music director/pastor. $20 per hour for a schedule of 15 hours per week (includes planning time, rehearsals, and weekly services). For more info on the church and position, go to resumes to pastorbrian@sbcgranite.org or fax to (618) ********************************** Please Pray for our Pastorless Churches... Pontoon Baptist Church, 4000 Highway 111, Granite City, IL State Park Baptist Church, 3220 Harvard Place, Collinsville, IL Crosspoint So. Baptist Church, 4539 Wanda Road, Edwardsville, IL 62025

6 COME ONE, COME ALL TO GATEWAY BAPTIST ASSOCIATION S THURSDAY, APRIL 7 6:30 GATEWAY/CROSSPOINT Dr. Tracy Jaggers, DOM: tjaggers@gatewaybaptistassoc.org Greg Gomez, Missions Facilitator: greg.gomez52@me.com Amy Barnes, Admin. Assistant: abarnes@gatewaybaptistassoc.org Diane Ward, Financial Secretary: finance@gatewaybaptistassoc.org 4539 Wanda Rd., Edwardsville, IL Office Hours.... 9:00 am - 2:00 pm M-TH Telephone / Fax / admin@gatewaybaptistassoc.org Website: Return Service Requested Non-Profit Org. U.S. Postage Paid Edwardsville, IL Permit # 73