Agua Viva Ministries - David and Regina Gilleland are available to do presentations on their mission trip and have additional information for anyone wishing to participate. To contact David and Regina call or e-mail.
217-839-4806
Upcoming MBA Events
August
16 – EBM Rally – Trinity
19 – Sam Meeting – Grace
24 – Sam Team Meeting 10am – MBA
27 – Men’s Fellowship – Beaver Dam
September
6 – Labor Day office closed
19 – Annual Meeting – Charity
3pm Registration 5:30pm meal
22 – See You At Pole
October
1-31 – Pastor Appreciation Month
1-31 – Cooperative Program Month
November
9-10 – IBSA Pastor’s Conference
10-11 – IBSA Annual Meeting
15 – EBM Meeting/Rally, TBA
18 – SAM Meeting – Noon, Charity
23 – SAM Team Meeting, MBA
25-26 – Thanksgiving Break (closed)
Birthdays
8-8 – Susan Elam (Litchfield So)
8-11 – Don Durbin (Union Chapel)
8-22 – Gary Harding (Gilead)
9-14 – Kathi Rhodus (Carlinville So)
9-22 – Darrell Molen (Bunker Hill)
Anniversaries
8-2 – Tim & Kathi Rhodus (Carlinville So)
8-9 – Tim & Debbie Shrader (Litchfield FBC)
9-6 – Art & Kim Garland (Modesto)
9-18 – Ken & Carol Lovely (New Beginnings)
Treasurer’s Reports for download;
Treasurer’s Report
Budget Report
Volume 152
Number 5
Messenger August - September 2010
Please if you have information you would like promoted in the Messenger have it to the office in a timely fashion. If there is something wrong with the name or address on the label, please call the office so that it can be changed before the next mailer. The Messenger will be mailed on the following schedule:
September
November
January
March
May
July
DON’T FORGET………..
If you would like the Messenger mailed to you please contact the MBA office as soon as possible. We do need your name to still mail this through the post office. If we do not receive your name we will assume you want to receive it via the website. MBA 217-854-8279
Macoupin Baptist Association
Executive Board Meeting/Rally
August 16, 2010
Trinity Baptist Church
6:00 Meal
6:40 EBM & RALLY
A Message From Our DOM
People say there are several reasons why they do not attend church. The top 5 reasons are the following from a Barna survey:
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1.No time; schedule conflicts; working
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2.Not interested; nothing to offer; no reason
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3.My beliefs are different than the church’s
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4.Don’t believe in organized religion; don’t need to worship at a church
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5.Don’t know
Do you know that 82% of un-churched people say they would attend church if they were invited by a friend? Americans say they are more spiritual now than they have been in many years, yet many are not connected to a church on a regular basis, and they do not want to discuss “religion”. We must learn that winning people to the Lord begins with building relationships. So, they don’t want to discuss religion, tell them about the Pinewood Derby, Vacation Bible School, All State Youth Choir, church concerts, baseball games, fish fries, World Changers, Mission Spectacular, Children and Youth camp (of course not all at the same time) or just talk about things neighbors and friends talk about. Over time they will come to know that “church people” are OK, even normal. It takes time to build trusting relationships. From time to time we all experience crisis in life. Earn the right to share Christ with your friend in his or her time of need.
Don Evans
Director of Missions
MBA Office Hours
Monday
9am-1pm
Tuesday & Thursday
9am-5pm
The office is closed on Wed & Fri
Heather will be unavailable for appointments to pick up or drop things off at the office on Wednesday or Friday.
Phone
Sometimes when you call the office……..and you get a funny noise…I AM HERE!!!! It only means that I am on the other line and you are being transferred to the fax line. Please be patient and call back.
PRISON MINISTRY UPDATE………..
The Prison Ministry just completed the 13-week study of Blackaby’s Experiencing God. We began with11 inmates and finished with 8. One was transferred, one was released, and one dropped out. The Prison Ministry working with the Gideons, distributed 150 Bibles at the prison. Please remember, any Christian books you may want to donate to the Chapel Library can be brought by the MBA office. In September we will conduct 2 studies, Experiencing God and Making Peace With Your Past. Please pray for the Christian inmates at Graham Correctional Institute.
Rob Cleeton, Prison Ministry Leader
Annual Meeting
September 19, 2010
Registration begins at 3pm
Meeting begins at 3:30pm
Fellowship meal at 5:30pm
Meeting begins at 6:15pm
Special guests:
Grant and Jennifer Medford IBSA
Thomas Hammond, NAMB
Annual Meeting Information
Last year our Messengers voted to hold the Annual Meeting on the third Sunday of September. With this being said the Annual Meeting will be held on Sunday, September 19, 2010 at Charity Baptist Church in Carlinville with registration beginning at 3pm and the meeting will start at 3:30pm. A fellowship dinner will be at 5:30pm and we will pick up again at 6:15pm. There will be a theme interpretation given by Grant and Jennifer Medford. Our guest speaker will be Thomas Hammond, Team Leader, Personal Evangelism Team, NAMB. If you have any questions please feel free to contact the MBA office at (217)854-8279.
Our vacation bible school was awesome!!!!!!! We had 87 children enrolled, and 35 church staff helping. We had 3 professions of faith, which is the best part of all. Sunday on Family Day we had 176 people in attendance. The kids performed & we had a "Showdeo". Afterwards we ate, the kids had a huge waterslide to play on, and we had cotton candy and snow cones for dessert. It was a great time and the kids learned if they have questions they can turn to God for the answers. It truly was a blessed week at Raymond Baptist Church.
Senior Adult Meeting - August 19, 2010
Grace Southern in Virden - $3 Noon Lunch
Lyle Seltman will be the guest speaker. Don’t forget to bring your pop-tarts, we had such a huge success last year and are hoping to exceed those numbers. See you in Virden!
13th Annual BCHFS Charity Golf Scramble
Mt. Vernon
When: Saturday, October 2
2 Tee Times: 7:30am and 1:00pm
Where: Green Hills Golf Club, Mt. Vernon
What: Four person “best all scramble”
Registration: Closes September 20, or when the first 72 teams are signed up.
Entry Fee: $50 per person or $200 per team – covers greens and cart fees, team photo and lunch
Carmi Children’s Home
Did you know?
If you pick up a Schnucks Customer Card and then go online at www.Schnucks.com and register, you have the option to choose your “totals” to go toward the Baptist Children’s Home. Next time you are in the store give y our customer card to the store cashier as you pay for your things. When they slide the card the donation is automatically made to BCH. Its that easy! Up to 3% of your total monthly purchases will go to support BCHFS. It really adds up quickly. If you already have a customer card but don’t have computer access……have someone register the card for you! Thanks in advance for your support!
BCHFS Fall Festival
September 18, 2010
Curtis Ebert has been called as the new pastor at Charity Baptist Church. He and his wife, Teresa have three children, Emily 12, Gabriel 7, and Isabell 1. Macoupin Baptist welcomes the Ebert’s and look forward to serving with you.
Chad Ozee has resigned as pastor of Emmanuel Baptist Church to begin a new work in the Bradley/Kankakee area. Please pray for Chad, Rachel and their 2 children on their new ministry journey. Pray also for Emmanuel Baptist Church as they begin the process of searching for their new pastor.
Macoupin Baptist Association
Mother’s Day Offering
Total offering as of June 21, 2010
$3,937.24
CHURCH STRENGTHENING NOTES
PRAYER WALKING
Part One
I once thought of Prayer Walking as an activity that could be done by any Christian who could pray and walk. I changed my mind on those requirements as for the past two summers I had the honor of pushing John Gudgel’s wheelchair through the streets of Waverly and Pleasant Plains as we Prayer Walked together. I now know that the only requirement is the ability to pray, something any and every Christian can do. It requires no special abilities or training. You can Prayer Walk.
I do have some suggestions on how to be effective in your Prayer Walking. Most of us usually pray with our eyes shut. Effective Prayer Walking is performed with your eyes WIDE open. Notice the homes where you walk and pray. What you see can let you know more about the lifestyles, the interests, and the needs of the families in those homes. Toys indicate children/grandchildren in the home. Sports equipment, camping gear, boats, and gardens indicate interests of the people. You will see signs of affluence and signs of poverty. You might also see some of the people, which leads to my second suggestion.
Be willing to interact with people. Let them know who you are and what you are doing. Most people are very open to prayer and very appreciative of someone caring enough to pray for them and their neighbors. You can even ask those you meet if they have needs for which you could pray. This can be a start to building relationships with people.
I strongly suggest that you constantly acknowledge that Prayer Walking is a God-centered activity. God loves each person living in the homes where you walk. He is already at work in their lives. You willingness to Prayer Walk gives you the awesome privilege and tremendous opportunity to join in His work.
God desires your availability more than your ability. Are you willing to join in God’s work by Prayer Walking?
STEPHEN WOLFE
Associational Church Strengthening Team Leader
Associational Prayer Consultant
The 22nd Annual Tour De Donut bicycle race was held on Saturday, July 10th. It is a 32 ½ mile race that runs on Route 4 in front of the Bethel Southern Baptist Church in Staunton. Pastor Chester Keene used this opportunity to minister to the riders by handing out nearly 600 bottles of water as they came by the church. He had 10 volunteers assisting him, who were mostly members of his church. The Association was involved by providing some of the cases of water. The bike riders showed great appreciation to the church for their ministry to them. The overall winning time for the race was 1 hour 16 minutes and 35 seconds. You can go to the official web-site to view the final race results. www.bikeclub.com/tourdedonut
Turn your old shoes into new water!
Shoeman Water Projects
is turning your old unused shoes into water.
Please bring in any shoes you might like to donate to this ministry to the MBA office. Visit the website for more information and to find direct drop-off sites.
Bunker Hill Women on Mission hosted a shower for the residents at Angel’s Cove on July 25th. Women brought items that they have been making and collecting for months to the shower and those items were given to the girls. Boxes were also packed with summer clothing for the earthquake victims in Chile. It was very successful.
Please remember that all Annual Church Profiles are due this month. If your information is not in by the end of August, we cannot guarantee that your church information will be in the Book of Reports.
TRANSFORM
Sunday School Training Event
August 20-21, 2010 begins at noon on Friday
8:30am – 12:30pm on Saturday
First Baptist Church, Raytown, MO
For more information or to register go to:
www.lifeway.come/event/?id=360
or call 800-254-2022
BCHFS Baptist Children’s Home and Family Services
Maintenance Needs:
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•Leaf blower
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•Ice machine for activity building
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•Tractor with bucket/blade
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•Cutting torch/gauges/hoses
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•Battery powered drill
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•Battery powered reciprocating saw
Angel’s Cove Needs:
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•DVD Player
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•Play Station 2 and games
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•Little Green carpet cleaner
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•Electric Pencil Sharpener
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•Handheld steam cleaner (not carpet – for deep cleaning)
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•Gas Grill cover 60”
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•Gas blower/vacuum
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•Walmart gift cards (to purchase needed items)
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•Lowe’s gift cards (to purchase needed items)
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•Staple’s gift cards (to purchase needed items)
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General Needs - Lists can be downloaded in PDF format from the following links:
Carmi Residential Care
Angels’ Cove
Metro East Area Offices
Metro East (art supplies needed)
If you would like to donate any of these items please contact the following people:
Residential Care – Phill Mitchell at 618-382-4165 x.17
Angel’s Cove – Regina Thompson at 618-242-4944
BCHFS – Carla Donaho at 618-382-4164