Fall 2010 Trumpet Magazine

SETTING THE TREND IN 201002

5 FROM THE DESK OF THE BISHOP

7 WORDS OF WISDOM

8 BOOTCAMP FOR BELIEVERS

10 IMPACT ON CHILDHOOD OBESITY

13 ONE CITY, ONE CHURCH, ONE CHRIST

16 RULE, RULER, RULE

18 THE AWAKENING: 2010 “YOU CANMAKE IT” YOUTH CONFERENCE

22 BISHOP’S CORNER

23 TENNESSEE GOVERNOR’S RACE

24 CHURCH SEEN THROUGH THE EYES OF OUR YOUTH

30 LIVING THE RIGHT LIFE: PENNIES IN MY HAND

32 MT. ZION EVENT CALENDAR

To provide and equip readers with vital, current and relevant information that is applicable to their daily livesas Christians in the Nashville community and the world.

TRUMPET MISSION

CONTENTSSETTING THE TREND IN 2010"But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a pecu-liar people; that ye should show forth the praises of Him who has called you

out of darkness into the marvelous light:" 1 Peter 2:9 (KJV)

MT. ZION MISSION STATEMENT

The Mt. Zion Baptist Church is a Word-centered ministry,designed to evangelize the lost at any cost, equip and

empower the people of God, and provide holistic ministry toour community as well as the world.

Seeking to minister to the total person, we are a multi-ethnic,multi-cultural ministry impacting the world in which we live

with the uncompromising message of Jesus Christ.

Committed to the Spirit of Excellence, we are striving to become an oasis of hope within the Nashville

community by promoting and providing education, awareness, as well as financial independence.

We believe that God must be worshipped in Spirit and intruth. We embrace freedom in worship because the Word

says, “Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.”

Our foundation is the Word of God, and we believe It in Itsentirety. We believe we can do what It says we can do, bewho It says we can be and have what It says we can have.

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I greet you in divine love. It is such a blessing to share with each you what wonderful thingsthat God is doing through the ministries of Mt. Zion. We are favored of God to see thevision come to pass. This edition of Trumpet Magazine is filled with testimonies of courage,stories of faith, pages of resources and images that warm the soul.

As you read through this edition, I continue to challenge you to get involved. There aremany opportunities to get connected and to utilize your gifts. Please contact Minister Ala-mazie Warren at [email protected] to inform him of your interest in becomingactive in ministry. The Second Epistle of Paul the Apostle, 2 Corinthians 4:1 (NKJV), says,“. . . we have this ministry . . . .” Your gifts are valued and needed here.

Thank you to all of our volunteers for giving your time and talents to the Mt. Zion Ministry.You make our efforts possible, for without you, we could not fulfill the vision God has givento us. Please know that we are grateful for your passion and patience, and I pray that Godwill grant you an eternal reward for your labor.

Mt. Zion, this is an exciting time. The first half of 2010 has been incredible because wehave witnessed many lives being changed. God says that the second half of 2010 will be

greater than the first half. Thus, this is the season for those who havebeen faithful. God will always honor His word.

Dr. Stephaine and I thank God—again and again—forthe greatest church in the world.

Let’s continue to “set trends” in 2010.

I remain,

Bishop Joseph W. Walker, III

Follow Bishop Walker & the latest Ministry of III happenings at:

www.josephwalker3.org


Mother Rosa Lee Houston has been a member ofMt. Zion Baptist church for seventy-eight years asof 2010. She serves in the 50-Plus Ministry, PaceMatrons Ministry, History Room (Overseer) and isnow a member of Wings of Anointing. Whenasked about her spiritual journey, she offers thesewords of wisdom to Trumpet readers:

How do you commune with the Lord each day? Istart my day everyday with prayer, and I also praymorning, noon and night. You have to stay in thespirit of prayer. Sometimes, I will be driving andpraying and get so caught up, I forget where I amand make the wrong turn. I think about the scrip-ture Isaiah 26:3, “Thou wilt keep him in perfectpeace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because hetrusteth in thee.” (KJV) Most of all, you have topray without ceasing, and your hear and mindmust be in the spirit as well. My life would be voidand nothing if I could not commune with God.

What keeps you young at heart? Thinking posi-tively and knowing that I can do all things throughChrist who strengthens me [keeps me young atheart]. There is nothing I cannot do without God’shelp. God is our strength and our main source, sostay connected to the Lord.

What words of wisdom would you offer to thewomen of Mt. Zion? Stay active, and do not justbe a “pew warmer.” Anybody can do that! Workuntil the day is done. Do for the Lord while you

can, and if you have a gift, useit for God’s glory. I have donejust about everything in thechurch but preach! I used toattend the BTU (Baptist Train-ing Union) and the BYPU(Baptist Young People’sUnion), where I learned how to sing, pray, rev-erence God and respect the house of God. Weneed to bring this [such ministries] back to thechurch because they are wonderful training tools.

Describe your experience ministering with the Mt.Zion Wings of Anointing. It was fascinating inevery way. The young people were so beautiful,understanding and courteous towards me. Theyjust let me do my thing! God gave me amazingstrength to minister, and I felt like an angel walk-ing on air. God gave me everything that I needed,and each day was sweeter and sweeter than theday before. The Wings would start and end ourrehearsals with prayer, and I was filled with thespirit of God from the beginning to the end. Theyknow how to pray and know what they are prayingabout! Umm Umm!

What advice would you give to the next genera-tion of 50-Plus members? Get busy now and don’twait until you have been a member for 50 years tostart doing something. Work while you have a lotof energy, and when you get older, God will stillgive you strength to endure. Time waits for noone, so get busy now.

What has kept you at Mt. Zion for seventy-eightyears? I have never had the desire to go else-where. The Word has always come forth, and nowbeing under the leadership of Bishop Walker, theWord is mighty. I have learned a lot, and I admirehim. Stop church hopping, and stay where Godwants you to be. Connect with positive peoplewho are going somewhere because iron sharpensiron.

What words of wisdom would you like to give tothe Mt. Zion Church as a whole? I am a trueexample of what God can do. God has protectedme throughout all these years, and He will do thesame for you. He has given me longevity, and Itrust Him in all that I do. I have faith in Him andbelieve in His word. Meditate on His word allday—every day—and respect your leader (BishopWalker) and lift him up in prayer. Respect othermembers of the church as well. We don’t all thinkalike, but respect others’ thoughts and rememberthe Golden Rule: Do unto others as you wouldhave them do unto you.

Deacon James Dobson, Sr. joined Mt. Zion Baptist Church in1929 under the pastorate of J.W. Pitt. Deacon Dobson, whois in his nineties, is still serving on the Deacon’s Ministry andis the oldest living male at Mt. Zion Baptist Church. This year2010 marks Deacon Dobson being a member for eighty-oneyears. He leaves these words of wisdom for us to ponder:

How do you commune with the Lord everyday? The firstthing I do when I get up in the morning is to thank the Lordfor last night’s journey and the day before as well. This isvery routine in my everyday life. Then I have my breakfast.

What is your advice for family values? Family is 100 percentplus for me, and I always keep in touch. You should knowwhat is going on within your family. I am reaping the benefitsfrom being involved with my children and grandchildren. Itried to be a good example for them all, and I love them verymuch. My daughter calls and checks on me twice a daysince she lives out of town, and that really does mean a lotto me.

How do you stay young at heart? The Lord has let me reapbenefits from treating my fellowmen in the way he wantedme to and laughter is good for the soul as well.

What advice would you give to the youth of today since it isa “new generation”? To stay in church and live by the goldenrule…”Do unto others as you would have them do unto you,”and it is easy to do wrong and hard to do right!

What has kept you rooted and ground at Mt. Zion for overeighty-one years? Reverend Gregory, who was over theBoys Scouts at Mt. Zion when I was growing up, used to tellus to stay at Mt. Zion because this is where God wants us tobe, and that [Reverend Gregory’s advice] has always stayedwith me. It was good advice because I am still here!

If you could speak to the entire congregation of Mt. Zion Bap-tist Church what advice would you give the church-at-large?Stay up under the leadership of Bishop Walker, and stopchanging churches because you are going to have the sameproblems in other churches as well, and nine times out often, the problem may be you and not them!






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Dr. Kimberlee Wyche-Etheridge, June 26, 2010. Phone Interview

Olshansky, SJ & Passaro, DJ. (2005). A Potential Decline in Life Expectancy in the United States in the 21st Century. New England Journal of Medicine.

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. (2010). Overweight and Obesity Among African American Youths.

Thomson*Medstat Research Brief. (2005). Childhood Obesity: Costs, Treatment Patterns, Disparities in Care, and Prevalent Medical Conditions.

Tennessean - May 4, 2010

Eleven Dead as Cumberland Continues to Rise

As darkness set in across the soaked and battered Middle Tennessee regionSunday evening, Nashville began evacuating homes and businesses along therising Cumberland River.

The storms that stared Saturday have left 11 dead across the state, includingfive in Davidson County and one in Williamson County. Thousands of cars,homes and basements are filled with water. Entire neighborhoods are sub-merged, and hundreds of people are in shelters.

Authorities were just beginning to comprehend the damage. Late Sunday,Nashville announced that it was shutting down a water treatment plant and thata levee in MetroCenter along the Cumberland River had begun to leak.

After an aerial survey early Sunday evening, Mayor Karl Dean said the damagewas worse than he thought.

From Memphis to Middle TN

Gov. Phil Bredesen said the damage stretched from Memphis to Middle Tennessee witha cruel randomness that flooded some areas and spared nearby communities. Heplanned to ask for federal disaster status early this week, which would secure federalfunds to help with the recovery.

While many went about their business through Saturday’s rain, the `3 inches that fellover a 24-hour period brought much of Middle Tennessee’s businesses to a halt by Sun-day. More than 150 roads were shut down Sunday afternoon, including 50 in DavidsonCounty, and flights at Nashville International Airport were severely disrupted.

Water safety is big concern

One of the biggest concerns of those whose homes were spared is the safety of thewater supply. A number of districts reported water main breaks and sewage treatmentproblems.

The demand said water systems across the state were affected, and bottled water wasin high demand in many districts. Some 1, 500 cases had been delivered to WilliamsonCounty.

Water main breaks in the city of Brentwood and in Humphreys and Maury counties werethreatening fresh water supplies to local residents, according to Tisha Calabrese-Ben-ton, spokeswoman for the Tennessee Department of Environmental and Conservation.

Power outages were reported in Middle and West Tennessee. Some 36, 000 NES cus-tomers in Davidson County were without power, with 16 power lines and 20 poles downcountrywide. Antioch, Bellevue, Goodlettsville and Opryland had the most outages.

Officials said it could two to three days before power is restored. They won’t know exact-ly until the floodwaters recede and their repair crews can get to the damaged stations.

Courtesy of: Tennessean.com


by Katherine Blake

“If my people who are called by my name, will humble them-selves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wickedways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sinand will heal their land.” - Chronicles 7:14 (NIV)

On May 2, 2010, the Nashville community was hit with record-breaking rainfall that saturated various communities acrossMiddle Tennessee. Little did we know that Music City, knownfor its uplifting musical roots, would soon be declared a natu-ral disaster area. As the waters began to subside, it becamepainfully clear that the loss of property would be immense andthe loss of lives would be tragic. As news reports flooded theairways that entire communities had been washed away, thesearch for human life became our top priority.

Perhaps the question on the minds of many was “Why onearth would God allow this to happen?” After all, never in ourwildest of dreams could anyone within the Nashville commu-nity have foreseen such a magnitude of damage that wouldsoon declare parts of Tennessee in a state of emergency andin need of massive cleanup and repair. There is a Word fromthe Lord found in Isaiah 43:2 (NIV) that states, “When youpass through the waters, I will be with you; and when youpass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. Whenyou walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flameswill not set you ablaze.”

While many were searching for what to do next, on Friday,May 14, 2010, our pastor, Bishop Joseph W. Walker, III, part-nered with area pastors from Temple Baptist, Born AgainChurch, Greater Grace Temple, Cathedral of Praise Churchand Victory Church to host a benefit service of “Praise, Wor-ship and Prayer” to assist numerous congregants affected bythe recent floods. As hundreds of individuals poured into Mt.Zion’s sanctuary out of love and concern, it was evident thatGod was still moving in the midst of what appeared to be astorm. Bishop Walker assured those who were present that“although some local churches as well as members may havelost everything they owned, the kingdom of God has not for-gotten you.” He went on to say that Mt. Zion is committedthrough a series of events to get people back to where theywere. Offering was collected and later reported to be$23,000, which has been deposited in a special account atCitizens Saving Bank & Trust under the umbrella of One City,One Church, One Christ. This account will allow those who

were unable to attend the service to make a financial contri-bution. All benefit funds will be dispersed, through gift cards,to assist flood victims from these local churches.

As the service got underway, Ambassador Dr. Bobby Jonesserved as the Master of Ceremony. In the audience werepastors of churches around the city, Congressman Jim Coop-er--representing Tennessee’s 5th District, Davidson, Wilsonand Cheatham Counties--Kenny Smooth of 92Q and Ameri-can Red Cross leaders. Representatives from FEMA were onhand to assist with the application requirements to begin therestoration and rebuilding process.

As the worship service continued throughout the night, it wasapparent that the spirit of the Lord was, indeed, in the house.One pastor after the other praised God for His greatness andoffered encouraging words to those affected by the storm.Pastor Breonus Mitchell said, “We’re better together, and ifyou lose everything, but you still have Jesus, that’s enough tostart back over again.” Judith McAllister also blessed us asshe eloquently sang How Great Is Our God, and Jessie & Jef-frey White continued with their selection of God is Able. Ourown, Benita Washington, inspired us with her performance ofPress On When You Feel All Hope is Gone.

The Ceremony of Prayers consisted of:

• Prayer of Repentance • Prayer Over Spiritual Warfare and Natural Disasters • Victory Over Fear, Stress, Worry and Doubt • Prayer Against Separation & Anxiety • Prayer For Sevenfold Restoration • Prayer of Unity & Thanksgiving

Bishop Walker summed up the evening by reminding us ofJob: While he may have been the richest man ever, Job losteverything that he owned and was brought down to nothing.Bishop stated that Job could have been bitter, or better, butJob did not charge God foolishly. Instead, he worshippedHim. He stated, “God wants to know, can He put His reputa-tion on the line for a child like you?

.As you go through life, always remember that when trialscome to shake us, we must put our faith and trust in God. Wemust hold on to His unchanging hand.

Bishop Horace Hockett

Bishop Kenneth Dupree

Dr. Judith McAllister

Bishop Joseph Walker


Local churches give backduring community outreachby Amber Ravenell

On Saturday May 1 and Sunday May 2, 2010, more than thirteen inches ofrain poured down on Tennessee, Kentucky and Mississippi, resulting in theworst flooding the areas had seen in years. The flood culminated with thir-ty-one fatalities and billions of dollars in damages, hitting particularly hardin Nashville, Tennessee, where the Cumberland River crested and pouredinto hundreds of homes. To help relieve the flood victims’ burden, Mt. ZionBaptist Church, in association with other local churches and 92Q RadioStation, hosted a community outreach day to distribute supplies to flood vic-tims. The supply distribution was part of a series of events dubbed OneCity, One Church, One Christ, an effort to unite churches across Nashvillein aiding flood victims.

The community outreach day took place from 6:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. atRobert E. Lillard Elementary School on Kings Lane. Volunteers from Mt.Zion and the community distributed clothing, shoes, cleaning supplies, bot-tled water, toiletries and baby items to families sustaining losses from theflood. The supplies came from collected church donations and from theAmerican Red Cross. Throughout the day, people continued to drop offmore donations.

“We’re so fortunate and so blessed we just wanted to help others less for-tunate,” said Demetria Holmes a volunteer from Mt. Zion. Holmes and fel-low Mt. Zion member Millicent Bradford helped organize and distributecleaning supplies to families. Both women wanted to take a more hands-onapproach to helping than simply giving money.

“Going to church, paying your tithes, that’s just not enough,” Bradford said.

In addition to the various supplies available, flood victims also had accessto free hot meals. On hand to serve the meals were volunteers from Mt.Zion as well as those from the United Kingdom of Believers Church, includ-ing the church’s first lady, Deborah Phillips.

The West Hamilton area of North Nashville was particularly affected by theflood. Bishop Walker—as well as pastors from Born Again, Victory, Temple,Cathedral of Praise and Greater Grace Temple Churches—gathered at apress conference on May 14 on West Hamilton Road to speak about whatthey felt was an overlooked part of the community. Tessa Hyde, whose roofwas damaged in flood, greatly appreciated the attention given to the area.

“This right here helps us a lot,” she said. “It’s a blessing.”

Hyde is one of many who took advantage of the Saturday community out-reach to restock her wardrobe. Another victim of the flood, Carla Jones,also stopped by the event, describing the day as “a blessing” and express-ing her love for Bishop Walker. Despite being affected by the flood, Jonesremains positive.

“All that negative stuff—it just goes right over my head,” Jones said.

In spite of her unfortunate situation, Jones was joyous Saturday—laughing,telling stories and expressing her gratitude to volunteers. Jones gave onepiece of advice before leaving the event:

“We should love each other, help each other,” she said.

The spirit of love and giving was definitely apparent at the community out-reach. Family-after-family expressed gratitude to the volunteers, who wereeager to give back.

“God blessed us to be a blessing to others,” said Mt. Zion’s Deacon DarrellWalker.

Without a doubt, the families who benefited from the outreach weretruly blessed.


God Is Good All Of The Time!On May 2,nd I awoke to attend the Sun-day 8:15 A.M. service at the Old Hicko-ry Boulevard location. It was rainingreally hard, but I have this mentality thatif it were Monday morning, I would beheaded to work, rain or sunshine, so nomatter the circumstances, I will leavehome for church each Sunday morning.

There were very few worshippers atchurch that morning. When Bishoparrived from the 7:00 A.M. service, heannounced that services would be can-celled for our safety. He explained thathis decision was made after he wit-nessed a gentleman get out of his vehi-cle with water up to his knees. The con-gregation assembled around the altar,and Bishop prayed for God’s protectionand for traveling grace on our journeyhome.

I got into my car to go home, going myusual route, but I couldn’t get throughbecause the water was too high, andbecause other motorists were alreadytrapped. I then turned around to headonto Briley Parkway, where I took theClarksville Pike Exit. I drove to BuenaVista Pike, but it was roped off, so I hadto detour again. I said to myself, “Well,I will try West Hamilton Road,” wherethere was a police car sitting there. Thepolice officer didn’t stop any of the driv-ers from going down Buena Vista, so Idecided to follow another car ahead of

me to find a safe way home. Themotorist in front of me ran into highflooding water and tried to turn around.I proceeded to drive forward.

Suddenly, water gushed into my carand over my lap. I started to feel claus-trophobic and said, “LORD, I don’t wantto die like this!” I immediately got out ofthe vehicle and held onto the front doorhandle with one hand and the backdoor handle with another hand for 2hours—one hundred and fifty min-utes—until the water rose above mywaist. During this time, I prayed to theLord to please not take me like this.Having never learned to swim, I askedGod, “What should I do?” when thewater rose above my waist.

He directed me to look at the back ofmy vehicle, so I worked my way to therear as I continued to hold onto onedoor in case I slipped. I then climbedonto the hood on top of my moon roof.I screamed for help and prayed to Godfor safety. After about 45 minutes on therooftop, I saw a boat coming around thecorner of West Hamilton Road and Mal-lard Drive. I said, “THANK YOU,JESUS!” The rescuers put me in a lifejacket and pulled me to safety.

I experienced the presence of the Lordlike never before on that day. Hespared my life, and I praise His Holyname.

by Emma Vance


by Kevin WoodIn 2010, there has been a national call for men tostep up and take their rightful places like neverbefore. On the twenty-first of June, the day afterFather’s Day, President Barack Obama unveiledthe Fatherhood and Mentoring Initiative. This ini-tiative is a follow-up to his 2009 national conversa-tion on fatherhood and responsibility.

After a young Chicago man, who was simplywalking home from school, was killed by otherkids, National Radio Host Michael Baisdenstarted his “One Million Mentors Campaign.”This is a campaign where Baisden travelsthe country to register adults, specificallymen, to become mentors to our youth.

To Baisden’s liking, the Gospel Musicindustry is getting involved in the conver-sation. While driving to work, I heard arecent release from Donald Lawrence

entitled There’s A King in You, whichimplores men to register with the“One Million Mentors Campaign.”Through his lyrics “Rule, Ruler, Rule,”

Donald encourages men to taketheir rightful places as the leadersthat God designed them to be.

From the White House and throughnational radio, it is clear that menare needed as mentors. Men areneeded at home to be protectorsand providers for their wives andchildren. Men are needed to begodly examples to serve theneeds of their communities.The Men of Zion make thisknown to you: Church min-istry needs your leader-

ship!

Many churches through-out America have excel-lent male leadership.

Pastors, deacons,male elders, andmale ministerslead throughtheir service to

God’s kingdom. Churches like Mt. Zion have men whoare not defined by their titles, but are defined, rather, bytheir strong leadership skills—skills that the ministriesneed to glorify the kingdom of God.

The Men of Zion are speaking to men who sit on thepews in the sanctuary—men with harmonious voiceswho could lead praises to God through song in a malechorus (Rule, Ruler, Rule!).

What about the men who have a warm and passionatepersonality—the men who exude kindness? Our con-gregants would benefit from these men serving as Mt.Zion greeters (Rule, Ruler, Rule!).

What about the men who observe the traffic in thechurch parking lot, but instead of complaining, they jointhe Parking Etiquette Team to help implement changesthat resolve the traffic congestion (Rule, Ruler, Rule!)?

Men, we beseech you to rule at church through yourservice by doing the following:

Pray to God. Communicate with God about one area inministry where you can lead by example. (Examples:choir, usher, prison ministry, etc.)

Find out what it takes to effectively serve in your gifting.(Questions like: What are the days and times needed tobest serve in this ministry?)

Evaluate Home. Make sure that you maintain a healthybalance between home and church. Never miss datenight with your wife or your son’s little league game forthe sake of volunteering. Remember that it is possibleto take care of home and serve at the church.

Establish daily devotional time to study the Word. Ifyou’re going to rule, you must read the manuscript fromthe King of kings and the LORD of lords. By reading theHoly Bible, you will be encouraged and prepared to bean effective leader.

MEN, it’s our time!!! It’s not only our time to lead byexample at home and in the community, but also ourtime to lead in church. Men of God, don’t assume maleofficers of the church are the only leaders. The churchneeds your gifts. As Donald Lawrence sings, There’s AKing in You.

Rule, Ruler, RULE!



by Amber Ravenell

BIBLE TRIVIA1. Who did Jesus pray for that his faith failed not? • Peter• James• John• Judas

2. Who asked for an understanding heart to judge God's people?

• David• Solomon• Sampson• Deborah

3. How many books are there in the Holy Bible?• 27• 66• 39• 75

4. Who wrote the Book of Acts?• Luke• Paul• John• James

5. Which of these books is part of the Pentateuch?

• Exodus• Joshua • Daniel • Judges

6. What is the last book of the Old Testament? • Zechariah• Amos• Nahum• Malachi

(SEE ANSWERS ON PAGE 31)

“The Awakening”You Can Make It Youth ConferenceAugust 4-6, 2010

by Chanel ScottThe 2010 “The Awakening” You Can Make It Youth Conference kicked offon Wednesday night as thousands of youth were lead on the Prayer Pathtoward self discovery and personal repentance. The Prayer Path was adesign of various artistic and creative rooms with provocative, devotionalnarration set against a worshipful music backdrop. The journey was a walk-ing meditation to be reflective, face difficult struggles, arrive at amazing dis-coveries and experience an authentic encounter with God. Rock Nationushered us conference-goers into the very presence of God with their pas-sionate, eclectic and boastful sounds of worship. It was exhilarating. JohnGray, gifted with the ability to seemingly flow effortlessly from one mantleto another, is the very definition of a Renaissance man. Between his poet-ical delivery and his musical lyrics that had the power to transcend gener-ations, he ministered on the scripture reference 1 Peter 2:9 to remind ouryoung people that they were “born on purpose, for purpose and with pur-

pose.” Canton Jones performed gospel rap favorite 5 Seconds with a spir-itual energy that had the young people ecstatic and on fire for God! Hisunlimited repertoire, massive crowd appeal and global fan base have sethim on a course destined to shake the very core of hip hop, urban gospeland R&B.

On Thursday night, worshippers were immersed with high energy perform-ances from the Community Dance Team with their artistic rendition ofdance themes from Nigeria, Ireland and the USA. Dr. Freddie Haynes toldhis powerful testimony as he preached on the prolific topic “My Dog GotHooked Up”. He urged the young people that “brokenness does not dis-qualify the future that God has for them.” Musical guest James Fortune &FIYA immediately hit the stage, capturing the audience with crowd favoritesI Will Trust You and I Need Your Glory. This group possesses a specialanointing that immediately pours in the presence of God and emits excite-ment about living for Christ!

On Friday night, the youth conference was graced with a plethora of talent.The Full Circle Drama Ministry performed a skit unveiling “The Facts of aFatherless Home.” Two of our very own youth, One Voice, wrote a songentitled You Are the Reason and performed with the Awakening Mass

Youth classroom session

Deacon Darrell Walker & IndiaScruggs with Mt. Zion Youth


Choir. Youth conference sponsors even donated two laptopsand a PC to giveaway to our young people! The night grewmagnanimous as the highly anticipated Israel Houghton andNew Breed “brought the house down.” Israel Houghton is aGrammy Award winning, Christian worship leader and singer,mostly known for his cross-cultural style of Christian music thatfuses elements from gospel music, jazz and rock. The energyand ferocity of Houghton’s worship speak more to his intenserelationship with God than to his intense musical ability andstage talent. With every song, they added a new dimension andenergy with gospel-worship originals Friend of God italics andHere I Am to Worship. italics

The gospel triple threat — performer, songwriter and producer,Kirk Franklin, culminated the evening by ministering to ouryouth about “Fear.” His ability to be both light-hearted withhumor and raw with realness and honesty appealed to peopleof all ages.

India Scruggs and Deacon Darrell Walker, Mt. Zion’s Children &Youth Ministry leaders, offered an integrative curriculum thatwas comprised of a community service initiative and of day ses-sions to encourage youth to exercise sound decision makingthat supports their commitment to their faith in Jesus Christ.

Are you awake yet?Sound the alarm. Life looks so much better in the light.Those who dwell in the light will arise full of expectancy atwhat the day will hold and with excitement on another day.They awaken ready for each day without regret, remorse orrestlessness. Wake Up!

Deacon Walker speaks duringa classroom session

Youth community serviceprogram participants

Youth during praise & worship

Comedian John Gray

Bishop Joseph Walker& Kirk Franklin

Israel Houghton performs


by Jessica L. Johnson




If there is anything we can learn from this current economy, it’s that there areno guarantees to a regular paycheck. During this time of economic changeand renewal, people are finding additional ways to make money besidesworking 9 to 5. Entrepreneurship is one such way. Traditionally being anindependent business owner was a back-up plan for those unemployed.Today, employed individuals are using entrepreneurship as a part-time jobto generate income for financial gain as well as for financial security.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the current unemployment rateis 9.5 per cent. (June 2010) Even though this rate is down from previousmonths, it still suggests that people are losing their jobs or having a difficulttime finding new work. For the employed, taking on entrepreneurship as anadditional source of income will provide financial security if job income islost. If a loss occurs, income would be less, but not exhausted.

Entrepreneurship provides financial freedom. Being 100 per cent depend-ent on a job is not the way to become financially free. A full-time job and apart-time job as an independent business owner will provide multiplesources of income, thus allowing more opportunities to generate income.

Entrepreneurship provides individual creativity. Working for someone elserequires that an employee must adhere to the company’s rules and guide-lines. To the contrary, being self-employed allows one to create inde-pendent guidelines and rules forself. It also means that an employ-ee may base monetary worth on thecompany’s base salary and benefits.Self-employment yields personal ful-fillment, and fulfillment is a benefitanyone would want.

Because layoffs, downsizing andrestructuring are becoming the normin the workplace, multiple sources ofincome will soon become the newstandard. Entrepreneurship willkeep the cash flowing.

Tennessee Governor’s Raceby James Davis, Esq.This year, in a statewide election, Tennessee will be selecting a new gover-nor. The current governor, Democrat Phil Bredesen, is near the end of hissecond term, so Tennessee will have a new governor in 2011. At the writingof this article, there are four leading gubernatorial candidates—one Democ-rat and three Republicans. The lone Democrat remaining, after other candi-dates dropped out, is businessman Mike McWherter, son of former GovernorNed McWherter. An attorney by training, Mr. McWherter currently runs thefamily distribution business. The leading Republicans running are business-man and current Knoxville mayor, Bill Haslam, current state senator and Lt.Governor Ron Ramsey and U.S. Congressman Zach Wamp.

Each political party, Democratic and Republican, held a primary election onAugust 5, 2010. At that time, the parties’ voters selected one candidate torepresent them in the fall general election. At the primary, when votersentered their voting location, they were given a short form where they statedin which primary they chose to vote—Democrat or Republican. They thenvoted in that party’s primary. The general election will be held November 2,

2010 when the nextGovernor will be select-ed. There also may besome independent can-didates running in thegeneral election. Inde-pendent candidates donot have any party affili-ations, and it is extreme-ly difficult for independ-ents to win elections.They usually do nothave the advantage ofpolitical and financialassistance like that ofthe two well-establishedand powerful major polit-ical parties.

The Mt. Zion Social and Political Action Ministryencourages you to follow this race in the mediaand to pay careful attention to the views and opin-ions of each candidate in the governor’s race.You may also want to attend one or more politicalrallies sponsored by the candidates and their sup-porters. Then, you will be better able to make aninformed decision when you vote. Becoming anactive supporter and getting involved in one of thecandidates’ campaigns prior to the election areother means of following the campaign process.

It is important that we all register to vote andthen vote on Election Day, November 2, 2010.For decades, Americans have fought and giventheir lives so that we have the right to vote. Inaddition to our civic duty, we should vote out ofrespect for their sacrifice. Register to vote atyour county election commission or at the near-est driver’s license facility. If you are unsureabout your registration status or voting location,please call your county election commission.

The mission of the Mt. Zion Social and Political Action Ministry is toempower and educate our members about social and political issuesthat affect our communities on a local, state and national level. Aninformed membership will be better able to make decisions on issuesthat affect us. Members of this ministry include Deacon-AttorneyJames Davis, Attorney Dannelle Walker, Lobbyist Lawrence Hall, andVanderbilt Divinity School students Catina Parrish and Anthony San-dusky.

Entrepreneurship...Another Source of Incomeby Yandla Harris

Mike McWherter

Bill Haslam




by Dacari Middlebrooks




by Jamaul Henry


“And the LORD said unto him, What is that in thine hand?And he said, A rod.” (Exodus 4:2, KJV)

Mr. Larry, a homeless gentleman, approached me lastweek on the corner of Commerce and 5th asking for helpto purchase some food. Since he did not like the food inour immediate vicinity and since I was short on time towalk to the restaurant he did like, I decided to furtherengage in conversation, hoping to decipher if his desirefor food was genuine. Holding out two hands filled withpennies, Mr. Larry appealed to me, “You see all thesepeople in suits and ties,” he said. “This is all they giveme—a whole bunch of pennies.”

Looking in his big, soiled hands with dirty fingernails, Irealized that Mr. Larry truthfully had a whole lot of pen-nies. “Well, Mr. Larry,” I explained, “pennies can becomedollars. All you have to do is wrap them up and take themto the bank.” He replied, “I don’t have time for that. I don’twant all these pennies. I want some dollars.”

I reached in my purse and gave Mr. Larry a few dollars.So grateful, Mr. Larry pulled out handfuls and handfuls ofpennies and asked me to take them off his hands for him.

When I refused, he insisted. Mr. Larry gave me more inpennies, than I gave him in dollars. I walked away with apurse weighted down with pennies. He walked away withtwo dollars.

Oftentimes, we plead with God to give us something wealready have. He has set His kingdom on the inside of us.His word does not have to be retrieved from the highestof heights or the deepest of depths,for it is already on the inside ofus, waiting to be recognized andutilized. God has already provid-ed us everything we need toget to where we need to be.We ask for a few dollarswhen we may already be hold-ing a few thousand. In whatthings has God entrustedyour hands that you areoverlooking?

http://therightkindoflife.blogspot.com/.Posted By J. L. Johnson to Living the RightLife at 3/30/2010 02:58:00 PM.



BIBLE TRIVIA ANSWERS (SEE QUESTIONS ON PAGE 17)1. Peter2. Solomon

3. 664. Luke

5. Exodus6. Malachi

SEPTEMBER

Family Night • September 5, 2010 - 5:00 pmMount Zion – Antioch The Mount Zion family will gather together to celebrate baby dedi-cations, baptisms and partake communion together.

National Day of Service • September 11, 2010President’s National Day of Service. President Obama is askingfor everyone to volunteer at a local non profit on this day in honorof those who lost their lives on September 11, 2001. Mount Zionis participating in this day of service through partnership at threelocal agencies. Registration is required. Please see additionalinformation on the Mt. Zion website or call us at (615) 254-7296ext. 2118.

Family Day • September 12, 2010Following the 11:15 am worship service, The Mt. Zion AnnualChurch Fellowship at Smiley Hollow. Visitwww.mtzionnashville.org for event details.

Happy Birthday Dr. Stephaine, First Lady Mount Zion Baptist Church • September 17, 2010

Health and Wellness Day • September 25, 2010Antioch locationThe Mount Zion Health and Wellness Ministry announces the2009 Health and Wellness Day, Health Screening and InsuranceFair and Fun Walk/Run on September 25 from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.You don’t want to miss, this day of health and wellness. For moreinformation and to sign up for the fun walk/run and to reserveyour slot for screening, visit the kiosk or online at www.mtzion-nashville.org/healthandwellness.

OCTOBER

8th Annual Business Career Opportunity ExpoSaturday, October 2, 2010 • 10:00 am to 3:00 pmAntioch location

Support small business, community organization and participatein a health expo. There will also be employer and employmentagencies on site accepting resumes and interviewing for jobs.

Family Night Service • October 3, 2010 - 5:00 pmMount Zion – OHBThe Mount Zion family will gather together to celebrate baby dedi-cations, baptisms and partake communion together.

Fifth Friday/Z-lounge • October 29, 2010 - 7:00 pmAntioch locationNight of Christian entertainment and fellowship. Bring a friend.Event is free and open to all

Leadership Training • October 30, 2010 - 10:00 am to Noon, OHBlocation

NOVEMBER

* Coat and Sock Drive for the homeless community.

Room in the InnThe 2010-2011 Season for Mt. Zion Room In The Inn starts onNovember 1, 2010- and ends March 31, 2011. Volunteers areneeded on Thursday evenings from 5pm-8pm. Please call (615)254-7296 ext. 1122 to sign up to volunteer.

Election Day • November 2, 2010 • Get out and Vote!

Family Night Service • November 7, 2010 - 5:00 pmMount Zion – Antioch location The Mount Zion family will gather together to celebrate baby dedi-cations, baptisms and partake communion together.

Pastors’ and Ministry Workers’ ConferenceNovember 9 – 11, 2010 • New Orleans, LA

College Sunday Weekend • Friday, November 12Step Show, Antioch location - 8:00 pm

College Sunday • Sunday, November 14All services with a special presentation at the 11:15 am service“You do not want to miss this – College Sunday 2010; thousandsof college students converge on Nashville, TN @ The Mount!

November 25, 2010Thanksgiving Service and Community Dinner9:00 am worship service at the Antioch location11:00 am community dinner at the Jefferson Street location

DECEMBER

Family Night Service &144th Church Anniversary/Volunteer AppreciationDecember 5, 2010 • 5:00 pm - OHB location The Mount Zion family will gather together to celebrate baby dedi-cations, baptisms and partake communion together.

Christmas in Zion • December 12, 2010 - 5:00 pm, OHB location

December 25, 2010 • Christmas Day

December 31, 2010 • New Year’s Eve Worship Services7:00 pm Antioch location/10:00 pm OHB location

*Administrative offices of Mount Zion are closed December 20 – 31, 2010.

Documents

Fall 2010 Trumpet Magazine