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Tryon Evergreen Baptist Association 4489 North Frazier, Conroe, Texas 77303 Main Mailing Address: P.O. Box 2408, Conroe, Texas 77305-2408 936-856-2001 ~ FAX 936-856-0227
TEBA STAFF STAFF & CHURCH OPPORTUNITIES PASTORLESS CHURCHES
VOLUME 42
ISSUE 11
November 2017
THE WAY TO PEACE WITH GOD
THE PROBLEM: SEPARATION FROM GOD Romans 3:23 “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” THE RESULT: SPIRITUAL DEATH Romans 6:23 “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” GOD’S SOLUTION: HIS DEATH IN OUR PLACE Romans 5:8 “But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” YOUR SALVATION: BY FAITH Romans 10:9 “If you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.”
UPCOMING EVENTS
Mark your calendars!
November
Roger Yancey, D.Min. [email protected] Executive Director Darrell Ingram [email protected] Associate Director Erin Frazier [email protected] Administrative Assistant Executive Director Natalie Bowman [email protected] Administrative Assistant Kay Hunt* [email protected] Administrative Assistant, Financial *denotes part time staff or consultants
Please continue to be in prayer for our member churches as they seek
their future pastor.
Executive Board Meeting
November 9, 11:30am
Oak Shade Baptist Church is looking for a Part-Time Worship Leader. We are a rural church, blended style of worship, 110-125 in attendance. Please send resumes to [email protected] Part Time Secretary needed at Security Baptist Church. For more information or to submit your resume please call Pastor Reagan Reeves at 281-592-7911. Part-Time Worship Leader needed at FBC Dodge. Looking for a part-time worship leader who is called by God, gifted as a worship leader, and has a growing relationship with Jesus Christ, who is able to lead worship during our Sunday Morning and Evening services and on Wednesday nights. For more specifics about the position or any other questions, please contact Pastor Patrick Gernenz at [email protected]. North Woods Baptist Church in Spring is looking for a part time Youth Minister to help lead our youth program. If interested, please send resume to church office at 5803 Treaschwig Rd, Spring, TX 77373. For questions call Pastor Roger at 832-914-4923. Part-time Music Minister needed at Calvary Baptist Church of Huntsville. Blended worship style and working with choirs and praise teams. If interested, send resume to [email protected]. Youth Pastor needed at Caney Creek Cowboy Church. Accepting Student or Bi-
vocational resumes as well. Time requirements are some nights and most
weekends. Please send resumes, references, and salary/housing requirements to
Part-time Student Pastor needed at Union Grove Baptist Church - The church is
located at 24380 FM 149 Richards, TX 77873, and this is the address that the
applications can be sent to. For any questions, call Tray Golden at 281-541-3677.
Youth Minister/Children's Director needed at Hardin Baptist Church - For more information and to submit a resume, please contact Chad Barrett (Youth Search Committee) at [email protected]. Grace Community Church at Waterwood in Huntsville, TX is selling their church bus. Please contact Judy Reid at 936-662-8142 for more information Grace Community Church at Waterwood has several boxes of Senior Adult Bible
Study Books, for past multiple quarters that they would like to give to a church
that is in need or has limited financial funds. If your church is in need of these
books; please contact them at [email protected] or call 936-891-1170.
Oak Ridge Baptist Church has surplus used audio and sound equipment for sale at
discounted prices. Contact Celeste Moore at [email protected]
for a complete list.
Alana Lane Baptist 311 Alana Lane
Spring, TX 77386
Allendale Baptist 14535 Allendale Ln. Conroe, TX 77302
Crossview Church 5148 FM 1488
Magnolia, TX 77354
FBC Coldspring 100 East Pine Ave.
Coldspring, TX 77331
Forestwood Baptist 2431 Roman Forest Blvd.
New Caney, TX 77357
Iglesia Bautista Principe de Paz* 13601 FM 2432
Willis, 77378
Mims Baptist Church PO Box 37
Conroe, TX 77305
New Hope Baptist Church
13200 FM 2025 Cleveland, TX 77327
North Cleveland Baptist 202 Elk St.
Cleveland, TX 77327
Rainbow Baptist P.O. Box 276 Rye, 77369
Church Ministry Staff
Christmas Banquet
December 7, 11:30am
Ministry Network Meeting / Executive Board Meeting Thursday, November 9 @ TEBA Conference Center Cost: $5.00 12:00-1:00pm
Pastor Prayer & Planning Retreat
January 22-25, 2018 Selah Springs Ranch
Cost $189
Come together with Sr. Pastors across TEBA for a time of encourage-ment and renewal. To register, and for more information, go to
www.teba.org or contact Erin Frazier at [email protected]
TEBA Pastors & Wives Retreat February 1-3, 2018
San Antonio, TX
Cost $199 Being a pastor is not for the faint of heart. We want to encourage you to come and be a part of a focused time of rest and renewal with your spouse and other pastors in a retreat setting. To register, and for more information, go to www.teba.org or contact Erin Frazier at [email protected]
TEBA Office Closed for
Thanksgiving
November 23-24
Pastor Prayer & Planning
Retreat
January 22-25, 2018
Pastor & Wives Retreat
February 1-3, 2018
TEBA Deacons Retreat
March 2-3, 2018
TEBA Deacon Retreat
March 2-3, 2018
Trinity Pines Conference Center
Cost: Pricing Dependent on room occupancy ($59-$99) Come meet with Dr. Jim Henry and talk personally about Deacon Ministry! This retreat is for current and active deacons, and inactive deacons who need to be trained. To register, and for more information, go to www.teba.org or contact Erin Frazier at [email protected]
Tax Seminar
January 16, 2018
12th Annual Golf
Tournament
April 30, 2018
Kids Life Kamp
July 22-28, 2018
Connecting Churches to
Change Our World
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LEADERSHIP MATTERS by Roger Yancey, D.Min.
What are the results of sin? Most Christians answer this question with responses like death, pain, sickness, separation from God, etc. All true – except these are the results of God’s punishment on sin. Genesis 3 provides the results of sin on mankind – specifically what happened to Adam & Eve between the time they sinned and God’s judgment. We find three affects:
Guilt: Gen. 3:7 says that they knew they had sinned. The strange sensation of a guilty conscience hits them for the very first time. Adam’s guilt passed down to all mankind. We are familiar with this type of teaching in the West. Almost every theological source in our libraries examines man’s guilt throughout the Old & New Testaments. We have a preoccupation in the West with guilt and man’s freedom from guilt. So much so, in fact, that there’s a tendency to fail to notice the other two major effects of sin.
Shame: Gen. 3:8 says that they hid themselves and were ashamed. So it wasn’t just guilt that passed to mankind, but also shame. Both the Old & New Testaments have a lot to say about shame. Man exists in a state of shame before God. Many cultures (especially within the 10/40 window) place shame & honor at the center of their worldview versus right & wrong.
Fear: Gen 3:10 says that they hid themselves from God for they were afraid. Fear also got passed down to mankind. Before man enjoyed the presence of God; now man fears God. Fear is another topic widely discussed in both the Old & New Testaments. Fear-based worldviews (fear of spirits, the supernatural world) can be found in Africa, Central/South America, Pacific Islanders, even in my old home of Central Asia.
If man originally had only one language and one worldview in Eden, where did the others originate? I would suggest to you that worldviews are the natural outworking of wrestling with the three results of sin listed above. Some, like Cain, experienced events that shaped the remainder of their lives with fear. Others, like Ham, lived under the stigma of shame. As people multiplied and spread across the earth, some cultures became more sensitive to guilt or shame or fear than others.
As we will see in Part 3 of this series, having a proper understanding of the results of sin on mankind can help shape how we present the gospel to the lost who hold different worldviews than our own. Since we come from a guilt-based worldview in the West, how we frame the gospel may have little relevance to someone from a guilt or fear-based worldview. More on that later. Grace & Peace, Darrell Ingram
THE IMPORTANCE OF WORLDVIEW (PART 2) By: Darrell Ingram
CHURCH/MISSION FOCUS: UNDER OVER FELLOWSHIP By: Natalie Bowman
As I am writing this article Game 5 of the Astros vs. the Dodgers is playing in the background. If you don’t like baseball you might want to stop reading now – but humor me and see if there isn’t something you might find of interest. Even a lackluster baseball fan would have to admit the World Series has been engaging. The teams are evenly matched in many ways and have provided moments of sheer brilliance and comebacks usually only found in a movie.
So with the game won and the team heading to LA I found myself pondering what makes a baseball team great – and if there were any lessons from a baseball team that would be helpful to a church staff or team of leaders. Frankly, there is no shortage of opinions, articles or analysis of what makes a great team. I did read one article by Arthur Raise of particular interest. As he stated, “Baseball is a team sport and every player and team needs to be committed and passionate about the game.” To succeed every team whether major league, minor league, or local needs the following:
1. A team spirit and commitment to the game. The team must work as a single unit and be devoted to the game. They must live and breathe baseball.
2. The team must have a good support system of families, team owner, sponsors, the coach, school and college authorities and more need to understand the psyche of the team and create a strong impermeable support system.
3. The team must have a good coach who will lead the team in every way. The coach is the backbone of the team and needs to be tough and yet loving. He or she must care for the team and its every player. The coach must understand the team and its members better than he understands himself or herself.
4. The team must be devoted to the sport and yet understand that there is a world beyond baseball. So, every member must simultaneously prepare for life beyond baseball. Be trained in skills and have qualifications that will allow the player to live a fulfilled life after baseball.
5. Great focus must be placed on balanced nutrition and mental strength training. A strong mind and body makes a great baseball player. Team training must include aspects of health, nutrition, and mental strength. The team must have a balanced diet, a balanced exercise routine that includes breathing exercises and meditation techniques.
6. While winning can be the goal every team must play for sheer joy and each player must focus on his strengths and work out his weaknesses. The team must become an impregnable fort so that the opponents can never use kinks in the armor.” So how would these apply to a Staff Team or a Team of Servant Leaders in a church Family? Same principles with a bit of adjustment would make them more applicable:
1. A team spirit and commitment to the Gospel. The team must work as a single unit and be devoted Christ followers. They must live and breath to bring glory to God.
2. The team must have a good support system of church families, church partners and supporters who join with them in fulfilling the Mission of the Church and the fulfillment of God’s unique intention for them.
3. The team must have a genuine Pastor who will lead provide healthy servant leadership. The pastor is a critical part of the team and needs to be tough and yet loving. He must care for the team and every member.
4.The team must be devoted to the Church and yet understand that there is a world beyond the Church. Work-Life balance is critical – all work and no play makes for an unhealthy staff or team of leaders. We need time to recharge, be with our families and have a life that is not fully defined by what happens within the Church.
5. Great focus must be placed on balanced nutrition and mental strength training. We are told to love God with all of our soul, mind and body. A strong mind and body makes us more effective and gives us stamina for the long-term.
6. We already won – Jesus saved us. But we are called to follow Him for the sheer joy of serving Him. Each team member must focus on their strengths and work out their weaknesses. The team must become an impregnable fort so that the enemy can never use kinks in the armor.”
Maybe you would agree – a great baseball team might have something to teach us about being an effective team.
In Kingdom service, Executive Director/Associational Missionary
Under Over Fellowship began it’s ministry as a mission church by Conroe Community Church in March 2011. This church is set apart from other churches in the Conroe area because the Sunday morning services are held outside at Heritage Park, and it is beautiful this time of year. Jerry Vineyard is the pastor of Under Over Fellowship, and his wife of 18 years has joined the ministry full time. Together they have two children. A daughter Olivia who is 16 and member of the Fighting Tiger Marching Band. And a son named Tripp who is in the 3rd grade and, like his dad, is a Star Wars fan.
There are so many exciting ministries happening at Under Over Fellowship. Currently they have men and women’s residential programs, a food pantry, a clothing closet, and shower and laundry ministry. Everyday they serve a hot meal and at noon Monday through Friday a Bible Study class is held in their building. They are currently in their 3rd
semester of Under Over Bible Institute offering 5 classes including Old Testament, New Testament, Financial Peace, and more. In January they will be opening a Medical Clinic and the Art Barn, which is a place to reach the community of Conroe for Christ through theater and the visual arts. God is really moving in this church and has blessed them with a building and has opened the doors to plant a Spanish speaking congregation in that building.
As the holidays approach there are a couple of exciting events happening within Under Over Fellowship. They will be having their Annual Thanksgiving Day Meal and football. They are also having their first annual Under Over Christmas Store. This Christmas Store is for families that can not afford Christmas. The families will be able to come and purchase toys at 80% of suggested retail prices. Bro. Jerry asked that you be in prayer for them and about joining with them. These wonderful ministries could not happen without individual and church partners.
