A publication of the Robertson County Baptist Association Vol. 21 #11 November 2016 RCBA 102 ND ANNUAL MEETING Greenbrier First Baptist Church October 18, 2016
News OUR CHURCHES Barren Plains Battle Creek Bethel Bethlehem Cedar Hill Center Point Cherry Mound Cross Roads Eastland Heights Ebenezer Epiphany Flewellyn Grace, Pleasant View Grace, Springfield Greenbrier First Harmony Hopewell Lighthouse Lights Chapel Mt. Carmel North Springfield Oak Grove Oakland Orlinda Pleasant Hill Pleasant View First Red River Ridgetop First Rock Springs Solid Rock Springfield Springhill The Grove Temple White House First Williams Chapel BETHEL is looking for a Part-time/Bi-vocational Worship Leader. Candidate must be able to lead in all types of music and have the ability to work with and lead our choir. If you are interested, please contact Pastor Brandon Pugh at 615-643-0230. BETHLEHEM is seeking a Part-time Preschool Ministry Director. This position includes the Mother s Day Out program on Tuesday and Thursday. If interested, send resumes to office@bbc4all.comcastbiz.net or 5081 Bethlehem Rd. Springfield, TN 37172. CEDAR HILL is looking for a Part-time Worship Leader with the potential for full-time as the church grows. Candidate must be able to lead in all types of music and have the ability to work with and lead our talented choir and pianist. If you are interested, please contact Dr. Eric Taylor at 615-696-8240. EBENEZER is accepting resumes for the position of Full-time Pastor. Resumes will be accepted through November 30, 2016. Submit your resume to: Wayne Semore, 2994 Old Greenbrier Pike, Greenbrier, TN 37073 or email to wsemore@bellsouth.net. FLEWELLYN is looking for a Bi-vocational Youth Pastor. Please send your resume to: Flewellyn Baptist Church, 3557 Flewellyn Rd, Springfield, TN 37172 or flewellynoffice@gmail.com. SPRING HILL is looking for a Part-time Worship/ Youth Leader. If interested, please contact Pastor James Jett at 615-542-7968. 6 th OUR MISSION STATEMENT: A family of churches working together in equipping and encouraging one another in fulfilling the Great Commission.
DIRECTOR OF MISSIONS Dr. Robert E. Tyson, Sr. RCBA Annual Meeting On October 18, God was all over the RCBA Annual Meeting. We saw our LORD bring together HIS family with a strong desire to work together. Person after person expressed appreciation to be a part of the Association. At least three people attending for the first time said, I enjoyed this. Another person said, I feel like I ve been in revival. Greenbrier First, along with its great pastor, Rev. Nathan Washburn, Minister of Music, Art Anderson, Ministry Assistant, Donna Heflin, and audio and sound man, Daniel Gray, did an outstanding job making the preparations and serving during meetings. The congregation, with its greeters and the many who served the wonderful supper, once again illustrated what Christian love and servanthood looks like. Thank you Greenbrier First. The Annual Meeting with dinner was from 3:00 PM - 8:05 PM. The organizational and committee reports were to the point and informative. Rev. Jerry Heflin preached a moving annual sermon. He spoke about having Godly mentors and reaching people through mentoring relationships. Rev. Luis Lopez preached a moving mission sermon. He articulated that we must be missional in our communities. We become missional by increasing our capacity for God, being more passionate about Christ, and becoming more consecrated. The messengers approved the Strategic Long Range Planning Task Force (SLuRP TuF) comprehensive strategy to assist churches who desire to impact their communities for Christ. Before presenting the strategy, the Task Force studied what the churches executive board members said their churches needed. It evaluated the latest population growth information along with areas on which the other Baptist entities are not able to focus. The result was a rapid response strategy that focuses on helping our family of churches. The messengers approved a mission team to help the Baptist seminary in Guatemala City, Guatemala. To see our video about the trip, go to www.rcbatn.org. If you are interested, call 615-384-8197 or email jbierod@rcbatn.org. An exciting moment in the evening came with the unanimous vote to receive Iglesia Bautista Rios do Agua Viva (Living Water Baptist Church), through our process for membership. We are grateful for Rev. Magno Roblero and his congregation s desire to join the RCBA family. Mark your calendar! Next year s Annual meeting is October 17 at Bethel Baptist Church. To God be the glory!
The Solid Rock Concert Series continues with The Kingsmen Quartet November 3 Crystal River December 2 Doors open at 6:00 PM Concert at 7:00 PM This is a free concert. A love offering will be received. Solid Rock Baptist Church, 2307 Old Greenbrier Pike, Greenbrier
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VECINO Highlighting Ministry to our Hispanic neighbors The Baptist Center for Theological Training (CBCT) opened its doors August 15, 2016 Our first class has 14 Hispanic students. The CBCT has partnered with three churches to offer this certificate curriculum. The vision is to train Hispanic leaders to accomplish the Great Commission. CBCT meets on Tuesday nights at the RCBA office. HISET Class meets the needs of our Hispanic community With 28 students and a waiting list of 8 more, the new class aims to prepare students to take the HiSET (formerly GED) and obtain their high school equivalency certificate. This class is part of the ELL program and it meets on Thursdays from 6:00-8:30 PM. This class is done in partnership with WorkForce Essentials.
VECINO Spanish ~veh-seen-oh ~ neighbor; A person who lives nearby Small Groups Training involves 30 Hispanic leaders On August 6, a dynamic group of Hispanic leaders gathered at Streams of Living Water Baptist Church in Springfield for the Teaching to Transform conference. The purpose was to equip current and potential Bible study leaders with tools to lead open small groups in a home setting or at church. I Love Springfield Soccer Camp teaches character through Christ s example In partnership with Springfield Baptist Church, The Grove and the YMCA, a soccer camp for kids did more than teaching soccer skills July 25-28. It taught kids character skills through the teachings and example of Christ.
CENTER POINT BAPTIST CHURCH COMMUNITY DAY Saturday, October 29, 2016 11:00 AM 3:00 PM Rain or Shine Do you know your neighbors? Join Center Point Baptist Church for fellowship and family fun!!! Activities include: Puppet Show Family Pictures Pumpkin Decorating Caricature Artist Archery Cake Walk Laser Tag Hay Ride Door Prizes Lunch Provided All children need to be accompanied by an adult. All of us at Center Point look forward to meeting you! Center Point, 6660 Hwy 161, Springfield Baptist Women s World Day of Prayer November 7, 2016 The 16 page program/prayer guide along with a Bible Study, testimonies, and posters can be downloaded at www.bwawd.org. Operation Christmas Child, a ministry of Samaritan s Purse, works with local churches and ministry partners to deliver gifts and share the Gospel to children in need all over the world. If you would like to participate, go to www.samaritanspurse.org and get all the details. You will find suggestions as to what to put in the boxes and what NOT to put in the boxes. RCBA COMMITTEE/ COUNCIL MEETINGS IN NOVEMBER (All meetings held in the RCBA conference room) Collection week will be November 14-21, 2016. The location will be: Ebenezer Baptist Church 6028 Ebenezer Rd. Greenbrier, TN 37073 Hours: Nov. 14-15: 1 PM - 5 PM Nov. 15: 1 PM - 8 PM Nov. 17-18: 1 PM - 5 PM Nov. 19: 10 AM - 2 PM Nov. 20: 12 PM - 8 PM Nov. 21: 8 AM - 12 PM To set up a different time for collection, call the church at 615-643-0637. Ministers Conference November 1 @ 8:00 AM Mission Development November 21 @ 6:00 PM
The Summit is the annual gathering of Tennessee Baptists. You probably know it as the Tennessee Baptist Convention. The Summit includes the Pastors Conference, the annual meeting, and everything in between. NOV. 13-17, 2016 SEVIERVILLE CONVENTION CENTER, SEVIERVILLE Pastors, Staff, Retirees & Wives Christmas Fellowship Dinner Thursday - Dec. 1-6:30 PM Home of Dr. & Mrs. Thomas Eden 5148 Rippy Road, Cross Plains Cost: $8.00 each Tickets available at the Association office This will be a catered event with special entertainment provided The Grove Church has chartered an American Heritage Girls troop and a Trail Life troop which are open to any boy or girl in our community, ages 5-18. American Heritage Girls is the premier national character development organization for young women that embraces Christian values and encourages family involvement. Trail Life is a Christ-centered outdoor adventure program for boys. Both groups meet from 6:30-7:45 PM at the Grove Church. For more info, contact Robert Dillard at 615-498-8292 or Theresa Dillard at 615-294-1665.
Church Fall Festivals Springhill October 26 6:00-8:00 PM Center Point October 29 11:00-3:00 PM Flewellyn October 29 4:00-6:00 PM Bethel October 30 3:00-5:00 PM Greenbrier October 30 4:00-6:00 PM Lights Chapel October 30 5:00-7:00 PM North Springfield October 30 5:30-7:30 PM Orlinda October 30 6:00-8:00 PM Cedar Hill October 31 5:00-7:30 PM Bethlehem October 31 6:00-8:00 PM Temple October 26 6:00-8:00 PM Red River October 26 7:00-8:30 PM Rock Springs October 26 7:15-7:45 PM Springfield October 30 2:00-4:00 PM White House First October 30 5:00 7:00 PM Grace, Springfield October 30 6:00-8:00 PM Temple Baptist Church 117 Marlin Rd. White House TN Call the church for more info at 615-672-5339 Come early and enjoy beautiful harp music. December 16, 2016, 7 PM You are cordially invited to join us for an evening of select Acoustic Christmas music hosted by Mike Jackson & Friends presented in a cozy home setting. It s a yearly tradition, and we would like you to join us with your friends and family for the music, the love and the laughter. Christmas at Lifeway Featuring Lifeway Choir and Orchestra and a special musical guest December 13 & 14 Lifeway Chapel 11:00 AM 12:15 PM Admission is free. Call 615-251-2000 for tickets. Lottie Moon Christmas Offering Week of Prayer for International Missions December 4-11 The 2016 Lottie Moon Christmas Offering goal is $155 million. In 2015, Southern Baptists gave $165.8 million to the offering. Every penny you give to Lottie Moon supports missionaries as they share the Gospel overseas.
Church Name Barren Plains Sep. 2016 Oct 2015- Sep 2016 $189.80 $2354.49 $1200.00 Church Name Sep. 2016 Oct 2015- Sep 2016 Lights Chapel $226.04 $3720.67 Battle Creek 200.00 2400.00 Mt. Carmel 233.33 3333.31 Bethel Bethlehem 962.34 10184.66 2533.36 350.00 4200.00 750.00 North Springfield 650.80 250.00 7882.53 750.00 Oak Grove 357.84 5153.68 Cedar Hill 1685.68 23169.86 Oakland 0.00 1440.74 Center Point 354.00 4629.00 Orlinda 473.24 6897.61 Cherry Mound 250.00 3000.00 Pleasant Hill 100.00 1200.00 Cross Roads 404.13 100.00 4727.02 700.00 Eastland Heights 460.66 5179.92 Red River Pleasant View 1st 333.10 3639.60 195.10 195.10 1088.86 485.89 Ebenezer 400.00 4884.85 Ridgetop 1st 158.49 2449.12 Epiphany Mission 100.00 1200.00 Rock Springs Flewellyn 400.00 100.00 4800.00 800.00 Solid Rock Grace Pleasant View 166.67 2250.03 Springfield Grace, Springfield Greenbrier First Harmony Hopewell 0.00 21037.26 1000.00 1058.41 200.00 12686.56 1400.00 0.00 2919.23 445.35 0.00 14484.00 530.00 2161.73 166.28 343.32 100.00 1873.14 250.00 24518.18 1885.94 5362.44 1100.00 19878.82 2750.00 Springhill 157.48 2189.00 Temple 3682.44 5000.00 42361.11 5000.00 The Grove 294.00 3443.00 White House First 0.00 1600.00 991.62 Lighthouse 124.17 1548.21 Williams Chapel 250.80 3084.71 Total $24,958.09 $287,220.63 The RCBA Office will be closed for the Thanksgiving holiday on November 24-25. We want to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving.
ROBERTSON COUNTY BAPTIST ASSOCIATION 2106 Park Plaza Drive Springfield, TN 37172-3937 Phone: 615.384.8197 Fax: 615.384.3327 Dr. Robert E. Tyson, Sr., Director of Missions Rev. Luis Lopez, Hispanic Ministry Coordinator Janice Bierod, Ministry Assistant rtyson@rcbatn.org llopez@rcbatn.org jbierod@rcbatn.org www.rcbatn.org The deadline is the 15th of each month for the newsletter. Electronic Service Requested Non-Profit Org. U.S. Postage Paid Permit No. 49 Springfield TN