Staying The Course In Changing Times

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1 The Newsletter of Maury Baptist Association, Inc. Staying The Course In Changing Times Volume 66, 1ssue 10 March 2018 Moderator: David Ward, Treasurer: Suz Gagneur What is the Baptist Association? When I accepted the call to ministry as a young man, people would ask me what I might do. My answer always included the possibility that I might one day be involved in Associational work. Although my life s path included being a Youth Minister, a Sunday school teacher, a Deacon, a Youth Minister again, a Pastor, and an international overseas Missionary, I had no idea that God would bring me full circle years later. For the past 17 years, I ve been privileged to serve the Maury Baptist Association. Without a doubt, it has been the most fulfilling time of my life. I often described our association as a group of likeminded churches working together to accomplish a greater good for the Kingdom than any of us could by ourselves. The DNA of Maury Baptist Association (MBA) has always been and continues to be missions. Along with its cousin, Disaster Relief, MBA involvement has touched people in our local community, our state, our nation, and around the world. (SEE PAGE 2) But did you know that MBA is much, much more than that? Certainly, some of our churches have enough resources and volunteers to be involved in ministries independently, but cooperation is beneficial at any level. This is especially true of our smaller churches who may not have the necessary resources or staffing. Working together through the Association, we help each other in Kingdom activities. Space only allows a brief description but listed below are just a few of the many areas in which MBA can help your church: Mission projects for adults/youth construction, evangelism, Bible clubs and VBS, helping hands ministries, etc. Disaster Relief responding to needs locally and around the world. Hurting people need caring intervention. Youth events, camps, mission projects, outreach, discipleship, etc. Vacation Bible School from scratch to improving on existing levels of involvement. The consistent number 1 evangelistic tool for churches every year. Bible Drill one of, if not the most bang for the bucks ministries any church can be involved in to help children and youth grow in the Lord. Church Support pulpit supply, pastor/staff search, interim pastorate, Biblical counsel and advice, conflict management, networking of resources/needs, etc. Other You name it if MBA can help, we ll do it. Just contact us and we ll get started! Blessings, Bro. Dale Ledbetter

2 Maury Baptist Association Mission/Ministry Places Maury County Fair Union City, TN Murfreesboro (DR 2 teams) Eureka Spring, AR Cedar Rapids, Iowa (2 teams) Coalwood, WV (flooding) 2003 Maury County Fair Dyersburg, TN Jackson, TN Memphis, TN Pineville, WV Pineville, Gilbert, and Welch, WV Cedar Rapids, Iowa Dubuque, Iowa Russia 2004 Place of Hope, Columbia, TN Home Repair, Columbia, TN Truck Stop Chaplaincy, Franklin, TN Deer Lodge, TN Atmore, Alabama Moldova 2005 Mission Chapel Church roof, Williamsport, TN Discipleship House remodeling, Mt. Pleasant, TN Truck Stop Chaplaincy, Franklin, TN Long Beach, MS (3 Teams) Bogalusa, LA 2006 Home Repair (2), Columbia, TN Discipleship House Mt Pleasant Truck Stop Chaplaincy, Sulphur, LA Long Beach, MS Ocean Springs, MS (2 Teams) South Africa 2007 Home Repair, Theta, TN Williamsport Baptist remodeling Ice Storm Tulsa, Oklahoma Mule Day Horse Gentler Pass Christian, MS (2 Teams) Springfield, MO (2 Teams) Ukraine 2008 GIFTFEST 08 VBS Housing Projects, Mt. Pleasant and Columbia, TN Roof Project (2), Columbia, TN Roof Project, Mt. Pleasant, TN Mule Day Horse Gentler Adamsville, TN Centerville, TN Gallatin, TN Pass Christian, MS Tulsa, OK Cedar Falls, Iowa Nicaragua 2009 Roof project, Columbia, TN Liberty Hill Church, Etheridge, TN Memphis, TN Poplar Bluff, MO Malden, MO Princeton, KY VBS Housing Projects Columbia Mexico 2010 Mule Day Horse Gentler Lakeshore, MS Williamsport Baptist Remodel Mission Chapel Flood Maury County - Flood Cleveland, TN Maury Co. Park Revival/Food VBS Housing Projects Columbia 2011 Bear Branch, KY Mule Day Horse Gentler ACROSS TENNESSEE Haiti Cleveland, TN VBS Housing Projects Columbia 2012 Bear Branch, KY Odessa, Ukraine Ocoee Outreach - Cleveland, TN Tornado Home Rebuild Cleveland, TN Local Crosspoint Baptist Remodel 2013 Egbe, Nigeria Bear Branch, KY Local trees Local new steps Local MBA office remodel Tuscaloosa Home Rebuild Cleveland, TN Kipnuk, Alaska 2014 Hampshire Baptist new roof Local 3 responses (trees) Fayetteville, TN (tornado) Oklahoma tornado rebuild Galena, Alaska 2015 East TN, ice storm Bear Branch, KY Mexico Cincinnati Vilonia, Arkansas (rebuild tornado) Bethel, AK (4 teams) Mooresville Pike (trees) Columbia, TN (roof) 2016 Vilonia, Arkansas (rebuild tornado) Discipleship House, Mt Pleasant (roof, locks) Theta porch roof retired pastor Mt Pleasant ramp Togiak, AK (two teams) 2017 Gatlinburg, TN fire Williamsport - ramp WV rebuild flood Missouri - flood Columbia ramp Columbia tree Nunapitchuk, AK And you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth. Acts 1:8 NASV

3 Eleven (11) volunteers just returned this past weekend from Orange, Texas (just over the Louisiana line). The Hurricane Harvey rebuild project is run by Texas Baptist Men (Disaster Relief). We were assigned a lady s home whose name was Mary. She s 70 years old and her husband left her a few years ago. She has no one else; all alone. Her house had flooded around 2 ft up. Some other volunteers had gone before us and removed debris and sanitized. She had hired some contractors who basically gouged her on cost. We installed new sheetrock throughout the whole house (up to the 4ft line) and mudded and sanded same. We also installed new doors, new outlets, new switches, a hot water heater, reset her tub and commode and repaired a major water leak on her main line. We really feel God had sent us to specifically help her. She is a believer and was very appreciative. The last day and a half, 4 of us installed sheetrock at two other homes across town whose families had also experienced flooding. These families were also believers and very appreciative. Note: While visiting Home Depot on more than one occasion, we observed hundreds of people trying to get their life back in order. I overheard one man s conversation in that he had just endured 109 days in a motel. Continue to pray for these families.

4 PAGE 4 STAYING THE COURSE IN CHA NGING TIMES Pulpit Supply List: Gary Bailey Jon Bell John Boyle Jamie Bone Michael Burgett John Caldwell Walter Clot Churches without Pastors: Friendship, Highland Park & Santa Fe Gary Cowen Ron Gleaves Danny Grooms Thomas Hagerty Randy Harness Mark Heslep West End Baptist Church Seeking to hire a PT Children's Ministry Director. Information about the position and how to submit a resume can be found on our website: Robin Jackson Randy Keene Roger Kennedy Matthew Lemay Michael Lawler Dennis Lewis James Moore Allen Moseley Randy Nichols Bruce Peltier Jerry Price Kevin Roe Ezell Rose Timothy Scott Thomas Smith Jack Taylor Bob Vassar Mike Washington Guy Yeager Hampshire Baptist Church Organist needed to join the worship team Contact Pastor Dustin Laster for details Allensville Baptist Seeking a Part-time Youth Leader. Contact Rev. David Ward at for more information. Riverview Baptist Church Columbia TN seeks a Youth Director If interested pray about it and if God leads you please send resume to jtlaws01@charter.net or mail to: Youth Committee 2978 Fly Road Santa Fe TN 38482

5 SUPPORT OUR LOCAL MINISTRIES. Discipleship House Under new management - Craft Memorial Methodist Church partnering with Discipleship House for the next year. - Walter & Betty Clot Family Center In need of Hygiene Products, Laundry Detergent, Toothbrushes, Toothpaste, Blankets, Socks, Peanut Butter, Canned Goods, etc. Maury Chaplain Ministries Contact Marie Cline at maurychaplainministriestn@gmail.com Need women and men to minister to inmates. Maury United Ministries (MUMS) Contact Randy Nichols MUMs needs couples who can volunteer just one morning or afternoon, per month! You drive your own car and help others get to work and back, or to the grocery store, or to the doctor, etc. Randy schedules all the rides and is in contact with you, by cell phone, while you re driving! MUMs also needs mentors who can to donate one hour per week for 13 weeks to help local citizens overcome PayDay Loan debt! MUMs will provide training and alongside assistance throughout the process! Call Randy at or visit for more information! Pregnancy Centers of Middle Tennessee Needs for both the Columbia and Spring Hill locations are for Large size diapers (4,5 & 6) and Baby shampoo, wash and lotion. Contact Victoria Robinson or Stephanie Stanfill Church Prayer Calendar March 18th - House of Prayer - Rev. Phillip Mansfield March 25th - Immanuel Baptist - Rev. Dwight Church April 1st - Knob Creek - Rev. Anthony Muston April 8th - Mission Chapel - Rev. Bobby Cates April 15th - Mooresville Pike - Rev. Steve Heard April 22nd - Mooresville - Rev. Bob Rush April 29th - Mt. Pleasant First - Rev. Frank Webb May 6th - New Song - Rev. Peter Sierson May 13th - Northside Baptist - Rev. Matthew Travers May 20th - Pleasant Heights - Rev. John Mark Harris

6 Allensville Baptist Church in Mt. Pleasant, will have a Western Service on Sunday, April 8th at 11:00 am to join in the festivities of Mule Day! Everyone is invited! Edward Dickson, pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in Springhill, has released a new book called Saint Robot. It is a book about how artificial intelligence could be used to solve the deepest problem of mankind. The main character, Robert, finds himself in the middle of the events of the last days and earns for himself life s greatest reward. The book is available on Amazon and is a great teaching tool for our times.

7 We will have Children s, Youth and High School Drills. Our Associational Drill will be April 15, 2018 at Thompson Station Church, main campus in Thompson Station. The Children s Drill will start at 2:00 pm, with the Youth and High School drills to follow immediately. In addition, the State Drill for children, and the Regional Drill for Youth and High School will be Saturday, April 28, 2018 at First Baptist Church, Columbia. If anyone has any questions for Children s Drill, please contact Cindy Moore at ccashmoore@gmail.com. For Youth and High School drills, contact Annie Brown at annie@beautyfromtreasures.com.

8 PAGE 8 STAYING THE COURSE IN CHA NGING TIMES THE NEWSLETTER OF MA URY BAPTIST ASSOCIATION, INC. Maury Baptist Association 1521 Williamsport Pike P.O. Box 992 Columbia, TN Phone: Fax: Dale@maurybaptist..org ty@maurybaptist..org Return service requested