THE Briarwood Weekly october 5, 2018 Pastor Reeder s New Book 3D Leadership: Defining, Developing and Deploying Christian Leaders Who Can Change the World is an expanded, revised, and reformatted re-publication of The Leadership Dynamic with discussion questions at the end of each chapter. The book is devoted to equipping the Church and believers to multiply and mobilize leaders in all walks of life. Available in the Bookstore and online at briarwood.org/3d. 2200 Briarwood Way Birmingham, AL 35243 205.776.5200 info@briarwood.org briarwood.org
Donations needed manual wheelchairs aluminum walkers canes footrests crutches Sat., Oct. 6 9:00 a.m. noon Altadena House Call Sharon at 281-1467 with questions or for pickups.
Campus Outreach was established 40 years ago at Briarwood with two staff men from one fraternity at Samford University. Frank and Barbara Barker had been influential in leading one of those men to Christ. The ministry was initially focused on evangelizing and discipling students on that one campus. One of the staff picked up a hitchhiker who worked at another University. That led to the ministry beginning on a second campus. The staff had a vision to put new staff on a new campus every year for the next five years. The elders approved the vision and five years later there were five new campus ministries. From the beginning, Campus Outreach has been about multiplication. Today there are 750 Campus Outreach staff around the world on every continent except Antarctica. We have ministries on 122 campuses in 11 different countries (United States, Mexico, Brazil, Peru, England, Thailand, Zambia, South Africa, New Zealand, Brazil, Philippines). 20 of these campuses are overseas. There are now 22 other hub churches like Briarwood that oversee a region of campuses in the United States. God has been gracious to multiply this vision 100-fold. Each year, 3,000 students are trained in evangelism through intensive leadership projects in the United States as well as overseas. The goal of the ministry is not only to lead students to Christ, but then to train these students to lead others to Christ. As Pastor Reeder has said, new Christians often have the best network of non-christian friends. In the past three years on eight campuses that fall under the Birmingham region we ve seen well over 400 students come to Christ. Most exciting is that nearly half of these students have been led to Christ by other students. Please pray God would continue to raise up laborers. Olan Stubbs Campus Outreach Director national ministries conference SHOULD NOT I HAVE COMPASSION FOR THAT GREAT CITY? October 21 22 briarwood.org/nmc
Lord s Day Worship Services Sunday Morning - 8:00 and 10:55 a.m. XXVII. I Peter in Biblical Perspective The Elect in the Exile An Unwanted but Effective Gospel Platform Part 2 I Peter 3:13 17 Dr. Harry L. Reeder III Sunday Evening - 6:00 p.m. XVIII. L.E.A.D. in Biblical Perspective Lifestyle of Evangelism and Discipleship Hindrance #4 Overcoming the Lack of Power Ephesians 6:19 Dr. Harry L. Reeder III Serving in the Nursery Sun., Oct. 7 In One Accord, Growing in Grace Prayer Prayer Focus Focus Embers Briarwood International to a Flame Outreach Houston, Texas Pray for the Embers to a Flame conference Nov. 15 17, in Houston, Texas. May the Lord bring many church leaders to study God s wword and embrace His blueprint for strong, spiritually healthy churches. Oct 5 Oct 6 Oct 7 Oct 8 Oct 9 Oct 10 Oct 11 Debbie Friley Navigators Florida Tom & Linda Fritz CRU Georgia Chris & Kristin Gadsden CRU Missouri Rob & Carla Genin YBL Alabama Tom Jackson Briarwood Elder Matt Heard Briarwood Deacon Seongmin Im Korean Pastor Leadership Team John & Melody Hunt Campus Outreach Thailand Rob & Jenny Ilderton Mission to the World England David & Sarah Illman Christian Heritage England Jay & Faith Jackson Global Empowerment US/ Int l Chung-How Kau Briarwood Deacon John Royal Briarwood Deacon Discovery Clubs of Alabama
Young Business Leaders Breakfast Come Fri. Oct. 5 to the Harbert Center at 6:30 a.m. to hear Chuck Bengochea, a founding member of CityServe International and former CEO of Honeybaked Ham. Tickets $20 or $150/table of 8. Make reservations at 776-5450 or email rsvp@ybl.org. Church Revitalization Ministry Prayer All are invited to gather for prayer Sun., Oct 7 at 5:00 p.m. in W202. Persecuted Church Prayer Sun., October 14 in G103 at 5:00 p.m. All are welcome to join us to pray for our fellow brothers and sisters in Christ. Ministry Volunteers Needed Oct.18 from 9:00 a.m. noon in A105-A&B. Give your gift of time by assisting with an all-church mail-out. If you are interested, contact Catherine at 776-5205 or crussell@briarwood.org. Special Connections Children, youth, and adults with special needs want to get to know you! Volunteers are needed during Sunday services and other events. Training will be Mon., Oct. 15 from 6:30 8:00 p.m. in G101A. RSVP to June Cork at jcork@briarwood.org or 776-5291. WOC Worship Night Fri., Oct. 26 at 6:30 p.m. in the Chapel. Make plans to join us for this evening of worship through music and the Word. Single Ladies All WOC single ladies, 20-years-old and up, mark your calendar for Mon., Oct. 29 our next Titus 2 Night. We ll focus on ministering to our single women of all ages. See briarwood.org/women for information. Read Pastor Reeder s Blog in response to last summer s Revoice Conference at briarwood.org/pastorsblog. A Briarwood Christmas tradition is back! Nov. 13 Nov. 14 $12 tickets on sale in the Bookstore or at briarwood.org/cch.
Briarwood s Trail Life Troop On Sat., Nov. 3 our Trailmen will pack and box 10,000 nutritious and easy-to-prepare meals for distribution to the hungry, here locally and in Haiti. Go to briarwood.org/traillife now to help in this effort. Travel with Pastor Reeder Join us Sun., Oct. 28 in the Chapel following the evening service to hear about the next Christian Discipleship tour to Greece: Travels of Paul. The tour is July 27 Aug. 6, 2019 aboard the sailing ship Sea Cloud. Contact Amy Lattner at 776-5364 with questions. Ministry opportunity Travel Mon., Nov. 26 by bus to Operation Christmas Child in Atlanta to assist in preparing shoeboxes for needy children. Cost $40/person. Email sjohnston@briarwood.org for reservations. UAB students Do you have a heart for proclaiming Christ to the nations? We need leaders in our student organization Briarwood International Outreach! Contact Grace Tang, Student Pres., at 567-9612 or yawen@uab.edu. Drivers needed Briarwood International Outreach is in need of drivers to take UAB international students to and from Wal-Mart on the 2nd and/or 4th Saturday each month. Contact Shawn at sbrower@briarwood.org or 776-5404 to help or get more information. Flower Guild needs you! If you like to arrange flowers, we would love to have you be a part of the Flower Guild. Call or text Dean Hodge for information at 205-919-2723. Let s Go Fishing! The pond located across from the Youth Barn is overstocked, and Briarwood members are invited to come fish during a special open fishing season, Oct. 13 31. Get details at briarwood.org/pond. Mongolia Mission Trip Donate your unused but working ipads, iphones, tablets, (Mac or Android), and Windows laptops to the Missions Office for this upcoming trip. Briarwood Families Our love and sympathy to Shelle Henderson, Ashton Henderson and family on the death of their brother and uncle, Donald Knight, on Sept. 28; to Barney McIntire and family on the death of his mother, Mary Crane Carpenter, on Sept. 28; to Ann Leopard and family on the death of her husband, member Tom Leopard, on Sept. 29; to Duane, Jessica, Erin, Rachel, Emily, Ryan, Jaime, Sarah and Michael Pritchett and family on the death of their mother and grandmother, Carolyn Pritchett, on Sept. 29; to Mike Trettel and family on the death of his father, Otto Trettell, on Sept. 30; and to Karen, Matt, and Bryant Wood and family on the death of their mother and grandmother, member Anne Moss, on Oct. 1.
October 10 Dinner Menu Meat Loaf, Swiss Chicken, Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans, Jello Salads, Roll, Dessert For reservations,visit briarwood.org/dinner or call 776-5238 by Tuesday at noon. Job Openings (more at briarwood.org/employment): Jr. High Ministry Staff. Seeking a female to shepherd and disciple our Junior High school girls through personal ministry and recruiting and training volunteers. Will work under the Junior High Director and with other youth staff. Call the Briarwood Student Ministry at 776-5269, or send résumé to jshaw@briarwood.org. College Women s Coordinator. Full-time ministry staff position requiring the ability to shepherd, disciple, and connect with college-aged women. Please submit résumé to Rachel Laster at rlaster@briarwood.org or contact her for more information. Admin Assistant for the Shepherding Team Pastor. Seeking a Briarwood member for a full-time (32 hours) position with benefits. Applicant must have proficient knowledge of Microsoft Office, effective organization and excellent communication skills. Send résumé to Janet Norden at jnorden@briarwood.org or call 776-5282. Extension Campus Dir. for Christian Medical Ministry. Full-time position working under Exec. Dir. of CMMA to direct expansion of the ministry to other campuses in Ala., as well as participate in the ministry at UAB. Seeking a self-starter with prior ministry experience and know-how to develop/lead teams and disciple others. Contact Bobby Parks at bjparks@briarwood.org or 776-5470. National and Urban Ministries. Seeking a Briarwood member for a part-time admin assistant position. Knowledge of MS Office is necessary. Email Heather McDougall at hmcdougall@briarwood.org with résumé or inquiries. Manager of New Direction Ministry Thrift Store. The Mercy Ministry seeks a Briarwood member to serve in this part-time position in Fairfield. Candidates should have a heart for gospel ministry, an aptitude for retail management, and an ability to recruit volunteers. Email résumé to Chris Thompson at cthompson@briarwood.org. National Missions Pastor. Seeking an experienced pastoral leader for the revitalization of churches. He will lead Briarwood s National Missions, Church Revitalization, and Church Planting teams and will be ordained or ordainable in the PCA. Inquire with résumé to Heather McDougall at hmcdougall@briarwood.org or 776-5279. See details on other positions and how to apply by going online to briarwood.org/employment.