September Volume LV Issue 9 THE MESSENGER Ben Brags on the Savior In recent months, various teams have been discussing the question, How does the Future Association need to structure, focus, and staff to be ready to help strengthen churches for such a time as this.in 5 years, in 10 years? And the answer is.to be revealed at Executive Board, Tuesday, September 12 9:30 Fellowship and 10:00 Worship, Testimonies, Reports, New Budget, etc.and the INTRODUCTION AND VOTE TO CALL TWO NEW STAFF PERSONS. Rev. Bryan Smith, Church Development Specialist Mrs. Anna Huggins, JC Baptist Center Director Regarding Future Association, Holston is hereby taking a giant step toward a new era of increasing relevance through: Church Revitalization Leadership Development Spiritual Disciplines Development Resources Development Communication & Networking Secondary Benefit: Watch for improvements and increasing relevance through existing Ministry Groups and corresponding Teams of Teams. Your church will want to hear the details. Please send Messengers from every Holston congregation for this groundbreaking gathering of God s Kingdom leaders. Then be sure to report all the good news when you return to your church family. ************************************************************************************************************ ACP...Your Chance to Write History Annual Church Profile is the simplest way to write and maintain the statistical history of your church. And it is the simplest way to designate contact persons in your church, who can keep you informed and connected to the Kingdom ventures of this region. If your church keeps records, the form can be completed in under an hour. If you absolutely never keep records, then honestly, at least write down your best guesses. Trust me, many times I have heard the groans of regret from churches with no records, who now have no ability to study patterns and understand their history better through past statistics. ACP's should be turned into HBA offices by Oct. 9 this year. Training and personal help is available for the asking. Call Megan at 929-1196.
Among the Churches Clark Street Baptist Church will be celebrating 60 years with a Homecoming Celebration on Sunday, September 17, 2017. The service begins at 10:00 am with a time of praise with gospel trio Sacred Harmony. The service will continue at 11:00 am with guest speaker Willie Lunsford and guest choir director, Glenn Church. Former Choir members are invited to join the choir and asked to meet in the choir room at 10:45 am. A meal will follow the service in the Family Life Center. Reservations can be made by calling the church office at 926-5622 or email clarkstreetbc@gmail.com by deadline Monday, September 11th. Faith Fellowship Is looking for a Worship Leader. Please call Luke Temaj at (423) 278-6906 for more information. Paul Sharpe is the new Worship Leader at Bethel View. His official start date was August 27th. Rev. Bryan Moore resigned as pastor at Fordtown and is available for supply. Please call him at 245-8828. Oak Hill is searching for a youth leader. Please send your resumes to the church at: 2501 Highway 81 N Jonesborough, TN 37659 Sulphur Springs Baptist Church Tent Revival Come join us on September 10-13 for our tent revival. There will be dynamic worship, special singing, testimonies and Spirit-inspired preaching each night starting at 6:30 PM. It will be a wonderful way to bring in the fall season as we celebrate the faithfulness of God and his blessings to Sulphur Spring Baptist over the past 175 years. Federal Labor Law Notices To comply with Federal Regulations about Labor Law Notices, please click on the link below, find the posters required and print them for free. You must post them in a place where employees will see them. www.tn.gov/workforce/article/required-posters October 24, 2017 University Parkway Baptist Church 3:30 p.m. Guest Speaker: David Evans Theme: Reaching 0-18 A Gospel for all Generations If you have a children s choir, drama team, youth choir, or quartet please let us know. This is for all children, youth, and college age. We would like to incorporate them into our program. If you would like to be a part of this, please call the office at 929-1196 or email us at hba@holstonbaptists.org.
Regional Sunday School Conference Central Baptist Church Thursday, September 14, 5:30-9:00 p.m. Executive Board Meeting September 12, 2017 9:30 Fellowship 10:00 Meeting ACP s ARE IN Please come and pick them up at the HBA Office Deadline: October 9th We will be having Staff Meetings every Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. Please leave a message during these hours. Please send prayer requests so we can pray for your church. Conferences for pastors and staff, directors and coordinators, adult, youth, children, and preschool teachers and leaders. Schedule: 5:30 Dinner (if you purchased dinner) 6:30 Opening Rally 7-9 Breakout Sessions Go to https://tn.sbcworkspace.com/pub/ Event/Register/55227822 to register online for the conference. A new 11 week Bible study coming to the HBA. Topic: What s Up With Heaven? Instructor: Judy Godat October 2 December 11 1:00 p.m. Hospital Volunteers Banquet September 19, 2017 Holston Baptist Association 12:00 Sunday School Retreat For Sunday School Directors and Pastors September 8-9 Carson Springs On October 1, 2017, there will be a large prayer and worship service in the new ETSU football stadium called Adoration 2017. Our mission is to see 1,000 different local churches sign up and come to the event to worship Jesus Christ and engage in a vision to see Appalachia restored from drug abuse. We have the complete support of the ETSU administration, athletic department, and the president of ETSU, Dr. Brian Noland. Specifically, we are looking for 1,000 different representatives from 1,000 different churches to sign up online at www.adorationlife.com/ join-the-1,000 via the approval of their churches leadership. Will you and your church send one representative to sign up online today to help us reach our goal of 1,000? The event is FREE and the whole church and community are invited too! For more information, go to www.adorationlife.com. We hope to see you there and see Christ lifted high at ETSU. Sign-Up TODAY! Churches Committed: 160 HBA Churches Committed: 26
Holston Baptist Association has a Disaster Relief Team that will be going to Texas on Tuesday, September 5. Please be in prayer for our team as they take the Shower Trailer down and love on Texas. If you have been certified in Disaster Relief and would like to help please call the office at 929-1196. If you would like to help but your certifications have expired or you would like to be certified, please call the office so we can direct you how to get certified. If you would like to donate money, you can either write a check to Holston Baptist Association and designate it to Houston or donate directly to the Houston Association at http://www.ubahouston.org/ give/individual-donations and create an online account with them. Houston will not be receiving any used clothing. Suggested Date for Week of Prayer: September 10-17, 2017 Statewide GOTM Goal: $1,925,000 If you need materials to promote the 2017-2018 Week of Prayer for State Missions and the Golden Offering for Tennessee Missions please go to www.goldenoffering.org or contact Tennessee WMU at (615) 371-7923 or 800-558-2090 ext. 7923.
Seminary Extension For Fall Semester Course: New Testament Introduction Pt. 1 Instructor: Dr. William Lunsford, Pastor at Southside Baptist Dates: Monday Evenings from 6:30-9:00 September 11 October 30 Course: Isaiah Instructor: Dr. Craig Ponder at New Salem Baptist Dates: Monday Evenings from 6:30-9:00 November 6 December 18 Cost Per Course: $70 Calendar September 4 Labor Day, HBA CLOSED 8-9 Sunday School Retreat, Carson Springs 10-17 Golden Offering Week of Prayer 11 Minister s Fellowship, HBA, 10:00 Seminary Ext. Class Begins 12 Executive Board Meeting, HBA, 10:00 2018 Bivocational Ministers & Wives Retreat Be Refreshed! Acts 3:19-20 January 25-27, 2018 Cost: $225 per couple (includes hotel, meals, and breaks) Registration Deadline: December 8, 2017 Music Road Hotel & Convention Center in Pigeon Forge, TN For more information contact: John Parrott at jparrott@tnbaptist.org or (423) 921-2488 The first 10 people to come to HBA to register will receive $100 off their registration! "Visit the land where God walked. May 1-10 of next year, Pastor Reggie Weems is leading a tour to Israel. Visit Bethlehem where Jesus was born, tour his hometown of Nazareth, walk the Way of Suffering with Christ in Jerusalem, see the cornerstone of the Temple, pray at the Wailing Wall, step on the Temple Mount, stand on the Mount of Olives, kneel in the Garden of Gethsemane, visit Gadara where the maniac was healed, take a boat ride on the Sea of Galilee, swim in the Dead Sea, visit Jesus synagogue and Peter s home in Capernaum, walk in Magdala, Mary Magdalene s home town, tour Caesarea Philippi where Peter confessed, You are the Christ, read the Sermon on the Mount on the actual Mountain, walk on top of Masada, have communion in the Garden Tomb and much more. Contact Pastor Reggie at reggie@hbcjc.org for more information or log onto http://www.pilgrimtours.com/groups/ hbcisrael.htm to view the entire itinerary, see the costs and register for the trip." 14 Sunday School Conference, Central (JC), 5:30 19 Hospital Banquet, HBA, 12:00 21 Youth Minister s Fellowship, 11:30 28 Reaching Gen Z October 1 Adoration 2 Minister s Fellowship, HBA, 10:00 9 ACP s Due 19 Youth Minister s Fellowship, 11:30 24 Annual Meeting, University Parkway 26 Will Graham, MeadowView, 7:00-8:30 pm Holston was well represented at Revitalization Boot Camp last week. TBC pulled out all stops in hosting an outstanding (and intense) 3-day training at Carson Springs, and leaders from Antioch, Boones Creek, New Salem and Virginia Avenue took part.
Holston Baptist Association 207 University Parkway Johnson City, TN 37604