VOL. 66 ISSUE 5, MAY 2018 Monday, May 7, 2018 Grace Community Church 5711 Granny White Pike, Brentwood, TN 6:30-8:45pm Reaching Your Zip is designed to equip your church staff and volunteers with strategies for reaching the unchurched families in your community. Attendees will receive helps to confidently share the Gospel with KIDS and family members. Register today at https://tn.sbcworkspace.com/pub/ Event/Register/55227950 This training will benefit all children s leaders regardless of the curriculum used. Training topics include: Sharing the Gospel with Kids and Unchurched Family Members Starting a Backyard Kids Club Continuing the Connection: Follow-up strategies for unchurched families discovered through evangelistic outreach opportunities Pray for your Nashville Baptist Association. That our vision for the future will guide us to resource and network with you to reach the greater Nashville area for Christ.
World Changers Nashville This year our World Changers will include both Construction sites and Church Planting ministry sites. They call it a Combo Project. We will still be needing funds to sponsor ramps and both Construction and Ministry Worksites! United Cerebral Palsy of Nashville has sites for us to build six to eight ramps during our week of World Changers at a material cost of $800 per ramp. Would your church prayerfully consider sponsoring one (or more) wheelchair ramps for a needy family in our community so we can meet our goal of eight ramps or consider donating to area ministry worksites for construction or church planting? We Need Host Churches! You can share a blessing with these young people by ministering to them as they minister to others. By hosting a crew you will be providing lunch for approximately 20 crew members at their ministry worksites. This year, we will need at least 20 host churches to provide World Changers Nashville lunches. You will deliver lunch to a ministry worksite each day from Monday Wednesday, June 18-20, 2018. If you are interested in hosting a crew contact either Tammy Drolsum or JoAnn Howard at 615-259-3034 or tfdrolsum@nashvillebaptists.com; Thursday, May 3rd at 7am The Atrium at Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN Speaker: Dr. Robert Jeffress - Pastor, Professor, Author Senior Pastor of the 13,000 member First Baptist Church, Dallas Join 94FM The Fish for a time of celebration and prayer with pastors and public servants from all over Middle Tennessee on the National Day of Prayer. This is a free event for pastors and public servants, but registration is required. To register go to Eventbrite.com Thank you Becky Sumrall for a job well done. Becky will retire as the Executive Director of Begin Anew on June 2, 2018. Becky has led Begin Anew (formerly Christian Women's Job Corp) for 18 years. The ministry impact and expansion since she began to lead the ministry in 2000 has been beyond what anyone could have imagined. When she began the ministry was serving two women students with two volunteers and one paid staff in one location, weekly. Today they are weekly serving two hundred and ten (210) men and women students with three hundred (300) volunteers and thirteen (13) paid staff in seven (7) locations. Their latest program expansion is the establishment of a social enterprise which provides part time employment for students and income for the ministry. Begin Anew World Craft Refugee Artisans are one of only four World Craft groups in America. This programing uniquely offers our refugees a salary, English Classes, and the holistic services of Begin Anew. The number of students served annually has grown from 13 in 2000 to 485 in 2017. In 18 years of the ministry together they have ministered to a total of 4,600 individuals and rose over $5,775 million to bring hope and transformation to those in our community struggling to overcome the obstacles caused by poverty. Nationally in 2006, Begin Anew was awarded first place in the Samaritan Award by World Magazine which recognizes effective compassion for the most vulnerable in America. In 2017, Becky was chosen by Nation Women s Missionary Union to receive the Dellanna O brien Award in recognition of outstanding ministry at Begin Anew and leadership development of women. The Lord is leading Becky into the next chapter of ministry in consulting and coaching. As a national trainer for CWJC/CMJC and Bridges out of Poverty she will continue to offer consulting, coaching, and training to individuals, teams, and leaders of ministries and nonprofits to increase their capacity to accomplish their mission. As a Certified Coach with Coach Approach Ministries and International Coaching Federation she will coach across all economic groups. For individuals trapped by the barriers of poverty she will offer Economic Mobility Coaching. Becky will also be available to coach individuals seeking to address goals around their life, career, and/or spiritual direction. She certainly will be continuing to support and network for Begin Anew from a new role to equip and support persons living in poverty in Middle TN in the future. Thank you! We want to Thank Jack Carver for the great work he has done here at the NBA. Jack will be leaving his position of Church Strengthening Strategist on May 1st. He will be missed. Jack and his wife, Wanda, will be moving to Pikeville TN to continue in ministry there.
2018 Golf Scrambles Congratulations to our Basketball Champions! May 8 GreyStone Golf Club 2555 Hwy 70 East, Dickson, TN 37055 June 12 The Crossing 750 Riverview Dr. Franklin, TN 37064 July 10 GreyStone Golf Club August 7 The Crossing This is on the first Tuesday. September 11 GreyStone Golf Club October 9 The Crossing Winners of the April Scramble are: Open Flight: Dickson FBC Mark Brannan, Tony McCasin, Curtis Davis & Tim Tipton 55+: Oak Valley Baptist Jerry Winfield, Steve Briggs, Doug Harris & Mike Phillips 70+: Covenant Baptist Brentwood Larry Jones, Roy Williams, Patrick Edwards & Dennis Vaughn First Place Tulip Grove Baptist Church Longest Drive: Open Flight-Andrew Baker, 46th Ave.; 55+-Doug Harris, Oak Valley; 70+- Frank McGill, Lighthouse; Ladies-Pam Maples, Walker Memorial Closest to Pin: #5 Steven Anderson, 46th Ave; #14 Tony McCaslin, Dickson FBC Register online www.nashvillebaptists.com or contact Tammy at 615-259-3034 or tfdrolsum@nashvillebaptists.com Job Opportunities Office Assistant To work with the Executive Director to make the office a premier resource for ministry and involvement according to the plan and mission of Begin Anew. Responsibilities Administrative Support Serve as receptionist: answer telephone and receive guests Process donations and mail daily Project Management Communications* Be competent in use of computer: Word, Internet, Runner Up Judson Baptist Church Excel Development Director Primary Function To plan, implement, oversee, and evaluate the annual and long-range fundraising goals that assure generating ample unrestricted and program funds to meet the needs of the ministry. Responsibilities Fundraising: * Direct Annual Giving Programs, including direct marketing, website philanthropy, special events, and major donors * Provide staff support to the Development Committee and other committees as requested by the President and Vice President develop the annual fundraising plan * Lead (volunteers/donor) in prayer and devotions Grant Writing: Assist in developing and editing corporate and foundation grants, including working with staff to identify funding needs for new programs If interested Contact: Becky Sumrall at bsumrall@beginanew.org May 10 // 12:00pm RSVP to badkison@nashvillebaptists.com
Openings & Opportunities Pastor Openings To have your resume forwarded to churches seeking a pastor, please submit one to general@nashvillebaptists.com Pastor Mill Creek 269-3203 Primera Iglesia 365-4801 West Meade Fellowship 300-5533 Worship/Music Leader Valley View (PT) 953-6638 or 262-3950 Bellevue (PT) 646-2711 Dalewood (PT) 419-0654 Triune (PT) 430-0017 Broadmoor (PT) 987-2893 Or haris.james2@outlook.com Children/Youth Director Faith Baptist 557-7215 Pianist Berryville (PT) 847-3313 Youth Hickory Hills (PT) 754-2575 Triune (PT) 430-0017 Paid Nursery Worker Donelson View 883-8754 Grace Community send to childcare@gccnashville.org Park Ave Wed. and possibly Thurs nights for up to 3 hours Excellent Pay. Contact: Diana Dodson 297-5336 or Kristi Gilpin 944-4618 Nashville Baptist Association has a policy of publishing job openings for ministerial and support positions when a church requests us to do so. In our desire to assist churches to fill vacancies, NBA will continue to offer this service at no charge. For more information, call 259-3034 May Calendar 2 Missions Team Meeting Donelson FBC 9:00am 7 Ministers Conference NBA 11:30am Dwayne Lewis, Pastor of New Season Church/African American Church Strategist for the NBA 8 Golf Scramble GreyStone Golf Course 10 Church Planters Fellowship, Green Hill Church 12:00pm-2:00pm 14 Ministers Conference NBA 11:30am Roc Collins, Evangelism at TBMB 15 Executive Committee Meeting/Quarterly Board Meeting NBA 12:00pm 21 Ministers Conference NBA 11:30am Chris Royalty, Pastor of 24 Church 28 No Ministers Conference 29 NBA Offices Closed Memorial Day Coming In June: Immerse Missions Week World Changers June 10th-15th June 16th-21st BAPTIST BEACON (USPS 041-880), is published monthly by Nashville Baptist Association, 420 Main St, Nashville TN 37206. Periodicals Postage Paid at Nashville TN. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to BAPTIST BEACON, 420 Main St, Nashville TN 37206-4293. A Special Event at Smith Springs Baptist Church 2760 Park Dale Drive Nashville TN 37217 May 19, 2018 2:00pm-4:00pm An Afternoon Tea introducing A New Women s Study "The Lot Victorious" by Cheri Slade (Choosing to live for God's Glory Alone) CHERI SLADE was born in Macon, Georgia and grew up there as the daughter of a well known Georgia minister. In 1971, she moved to Cordele, Georgia, when her father was called as pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church. It was there that she met her husband of 38 years, Greg Slade. They became the proud parents of 2 children, Rob, who lives in Ohio, and Dana, who lives at home with them. Dana has Down Syndrome and is known to all as "Peach". Cheri and Greg also have 3 grandchildren. The Lord blessed Cheri with the opportunity to put together a 3-year reading plan through God's Word, which she shared with the women of the Cordele Community over a 7-year period. In November of 2015, God led Cheri to give up all areas of service, to come away - alone - with Him. Over a period of 2 years, God took her through much grief and heartache as she learned to die to self, become hidden in God with Christ, and the meaning of God's mighty resurrection power. RSVP to RoseMaria Davis at 615-866-8441 by May 9th. NBA Staff: Rusty Sumrall, Executive Director/Lead Coach rsumrall@nashvillebaptists.com Ben Adkison, Church Planting Strategist badkison@nashvillebaptists.com Mark Harvey, City Reach Coordinator/ Language Strategist mharvey@nashvillebaptists.com Dwayne Lewis, African American Church Strategist dlewis@nashvillebaptists.com Tammy Drolsum, Assistant to the Executive Director/ Missions Strategist tfdrolsum@nasvhillebaptists.com JoAnn Howard, Ministry Assistant/Church Program Strategist jhoward@nashvillebaptists.com John Wright, Bookkeeper jwright@nashvillebaptists.com
Dedication Service New Season Church June 10, 2018 In 2011 there was a new road map established between, Brother David Royalty (FBCJ), Rusty Sumrall (NBA), and Dwayne Lewis. Brother David Royalty set a meeting with Brother Dwayne to discuss planting an African American Church in the Whites Creek/Bordeaux area. After a couple of meetings Brother Dwayne agreed to walk along side of Brother Royalty and Rusty Sumrall and plant New Season Church. This mobile ministry started on Thursday nights at Grace Nursing home. We worshipped there for one year, and then moved to Alex Green Elementary School. NSC, became Pencil partners, assisted needs for teachers, students and the principle. While there, NSC met on of the needs of the school by installing a projector and screen in the cafeteria. We stayed in that location 5 years. Upon leaving the school, we went into specific fasting and prayer concerning NSC receiving a debt free church. Not knowing how or when God would do it, we just believed God for it. In July Bro. Dwayne Lewis & Bro. David Royalty Guatemala Mission Trip What a tremendous blessing it was for me to lead the NBA s April 2018 medical mission team to Guatemala City, Guatemala. Our team consisted of five local Nashville area healthcare providers (including two nurse practitioners, a registered nurse, an ultra sonographer, and a med-surg nurse), as well as two local pastors. Through the Guatemalan Baptist Convention, we were able to partner with a local Baptist church in Guatemala City to host a week-long medical clinic for the residents living near the church building. During our week, our team was able to see approximately 600 patients with medical needs including skin problems, intestinal disorders, orthopedic challenges, and we were even blessed to notify a few young ladies that they were pregnant. Guatemala City is a unique area. The city itself is not entirely third world, but there are certainly pockets of poverty. Approximately 80% of the population stops attending school after the 6 th grade, mostly due to embarrassment over not being able to obtain the necessary school supplies. Many of the young men face the risks of a culture wrought with addiction and organized crime. Those who are fortunate enough to avoid such dangers will often leave the area in search of steady work. For these reasons, there is a vacuum of male leadership in local Guatemalan churches. Of the roughly 600 people that our medical team ministered to, it is likely that only 10 to 12 of them were working age men. Please pray that God will raise up a generation of male leadership in the Guatemalan church who will seek Him with all of their heart, and lead their families and congregations to do the same. The ministry model that we used was patterned directly after the Master Himself. Jesus very often met people s physical needs as a means to address their spiritual needs. After you have demonstrated to someone that you care enough to help them with an illness or other ailment (or other challenge), more often than not, you have their attention and an opportunity to speak about spiritual matters with them. It was a blessing to see the pastor and several deacons from the local church with their Bibles open, directly sharing God s word with everyone who passed through the medical clinic. In addition, every person was given a gospel tract to read, and invited to attend one of the several worship services held throughout the week. Please commit to pray for all missionaries everywhere, at home and abroad, short term and long term. Please pray for their safety. Please pray for them to be bold for the Gospel. And please pray that God s word is received and that lost people are saved. (Bruce Cullom has previously served as discipleship pastor at Grace Baptist Church in Nashville, and is currently a full-time student at Southern Baptist Theological 2016, the members of Bordeaux Baptist decided to disband and contacted Rusty Sumrall of Nashville Baptist Association. Rusty, informed them he had a African American Church that needed a building to worship in. At that time Rusty, set up a meeting on a Thursday for Brother Dwayne and Brother David to meet the remaining members. During that meeting Brother Dwayne and Brother Bobby Hatfield (BBC), discovered they graduated from the same High School and knew a lot of the same people. A second meeting was set-up and during that meeting the remaining members of BBC (Bordeaux Baptist Church), decided to deed New Season Church their building. On Sunday, August 7, 2016, the keys and deed was handed over to Dwayne Lewis and New Season Church. Thanks to Rusty Sumrall for all the work he put in to make this dream come true for three churches and the Nashville Baptist Association. Join us, on Sunday, June 10, 2018; we will have our church dedication celebration, with First Baptist Church Joelton. New Season is excited to have Brother David Royalty, preach the word and dedicate our church building and the church body. Bordeaux Baptist handing over the deed to the church building to New Season Church
Associational Children s Bible Drill Winners & Participants Thank you to Tulip Grove Baptist Church for hosting our Children's and Youth & High School Bible Drills this year. Following is the list of winners and participants in those events. Children s Drill Brentwood Samuel Kabagambe Anna Brenna Luke Fowler Frank Aebischer E.J. Stinson Abigail Kabagambe Luke Jones Savanah Parker Emma Berryhill Tinsley Parker FBC Greenbrier Luke Meyer FBC Nashville Ava Meadors Dabbs Matthews Nathan Perry Scotty Schrecker Charlotte Michel Alysa Owens Addie Kellow Parkway Genesis Carrera Faith Miranda Hope Capley Brent Morrow Kaydence Roe Bella Adkinson Josiah Moore Forest Hills Warner Hamm Elizabeth Cross Jordan Hamm Josie Beall William Carter Ashley Kamps Meghan Herold Tulip Grove Claire Pollard Caleb Dender Sage Pollard Tusculum Hills Lian Suang Patience Byron Youth Bible Drill & High School Bible Drill Winners & Participants High School Drill Youth Drill Parkway Jay Schremmer Cassidy Moore John Schremmer Raphael Elias Jazmin Elias Jamison Moore Tulip Grove Cambridge Gables Elijah Schueler Kayla Hill Ava Trahan Joshua Dender James Wier Liam McDavid Olivia Sepulveda Hermitage Hills Robbie Lane Tulip Grove Ethan Barham Kimberly Joy Wier Ian Mc David Parkway Savannah Moore Jack Schremmer Roxanne Al-nimri Harpeth Heights Ian Terrell Mt Juliet FBC Ian Banderchuck Green Hill Church Maura Postell Executive Committee/Quarterly Board Meeting May 15, 2018 Nashville Baptist Association 12:00pm We will be combining our Executive Committee meeting and our Quarterly Board Meeting. The members of the NBA Quarterly Board are: the pastor of each church, one other ministerial staff person, and a layperson. If there is no other staff person, then a second layperson may be included. If your church sponsors a mission congregation, one person may be appointed to represent it.