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Dr. Roger Yancey
Executive Director
Tracy Jaggers
Church Development
Associate
Dr. Stewart Pickle
Church Planter and
Ethnic Consultant*
Shannon Brown
Administrative Assistant,
Financial*
Mark Wilson
Financial Administrator*
Linda Ray
Administrative Assistant
Executive Director
Cathy Moore
Administrative Assistant
*Part-Time or Consultants
Allendale 14535 Allendale Conroe 77302
Center Hill* 16771 FM 1097 East
Willis 77378
China Grove* 6420 FM 3081 Willis 77378
Cypress Cowboy* 17034 Telge Rd Cypress 77429
Grace, Waterwood* POB 397
Riverside 77367-0397
Honea Baptist 16430 FM 2854
Montgomery 77316
Pleasant Grove* 8751 FM945 South Cleveland 77328
New Sonrise* POB 907
New Caney 77357
Union Grove 24380 FM149
Richards 77873
Unity* 8904 FM 787 West Cleveland 77327
Vision of Faith* POB 2481
New Caney 77357
*Bi-Vocational
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TEBA STAFF STAFF & CHURCH OPPORTUNITIES PASTORLESS
Children’s Minister - First Baptist Church of Willis is accepting
resumes for the Children’s Minister position. Please submit resumes
Custodian needed at FBC Groceville. Send resumes to PO Box 7095,
Cut-&-Shoot, TX 77306-7095
Pianist needed at Riverside Baptist Church. To request an
application, please call 936.594.6992.
Part Time Music/Youth Minister needed at Whispering Pines
Baptist Church. Please send resumes to 15200 FM 1485 Rd, Conroe,
TX 77306 (Attn: Personnel Team)
Part Time Preschool Director and Part Time Paid
Childcare Director positions needed at Spring Baptist Church.
Please submit your resume by mail to the church at 1027 Spring
Cypress Rd. Spring, TX 77373 (Attn: Noah Wickham) or email
to [email protected]. A copy of the job description is
available at www.springbaptist.org/children.
Part Time Youth Director needed at Dolen Baptist Church. Please
send resumes to Dolen Baptist Church, 10078 FM 787 W, Cleveland,
TX 77327. If you have questions, please contact Pastor
Michael Nix at 281.813.1324
Mims Baptist Church is having their 24th Annual Bible
Conference January 9-13, 2013. Visit
www.mimsbaptist.org for more information.
VOLUME 43
ISSUE 13
JANUARY 2013
Seminar 1 9:30 to 11:30am
Minister’s Tax Seminar for Pastors
and Ministerial Staff
Seminar 2 1:00 to 4:00 pm
Church Tax Seminar for all Financial Staff,
Church Treasurers, etc.
You must register by contacting Shannon Brown,
[email protected] or 936.856.2001 by Wednesday, January 16, 2013.
Please state which seminar(s) you will attend and if you desire lunch.
Lunch cost $8 per person reservations required.
Hosted at the TEBA
Resource and
Conference Center
Led by Dan Whitehurst
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
JANUARY
UK AWARENESS TRIP
April 14-24
8th ANNUAL GOLF
TOURNAMENT
April 29
EMPOWER EVANGELISM
CONFERENCE (SBTC)
March 4-6 in Irving
[UN]APOLOGETICS
CONFERENCE (BGCT)
February 8 & 9 in Houston
LOVING HOUSTON
MOBILIZATION
EXTRAVAGANZA
February 24 & 25
PASTOR PLANNING &
PRAYER RETREAT
February 24-27
Tax Tip for Church Treasurers:
Donors will not be able to deduct any individual contributions of cash of $250 or more, or any contribution of non-cash property valued at $250 or more, unless they receive a written acknowledgement from the church that complies with certain requirements imposed by the tax code. A church must provide a “written acknowledgement” to donors who donate individual cash gifts of $250 or more, or individual items of property valued at $250 or more, before the date that a donor files a federal income tax return claiming a tax deduction for the contribution. A special mailing from the TEBA to all Church Treasurers will be sent in January.
TAX SEMINAR
January 22
BASIC TRAINING
Each Friday & Saturday
starting January 18 thru
March 9
MISSIONS TEAM
MEETING
January 22 10:30am
ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM
MEETING
January 22 1:15pm
PASTOR’S CONFERENCE
January 22 12:00pm
WWW.TEBA.ORG
Connecting Churches to Change Our World
Gary L. McIntosh, Professor of Christian Ministry and Leadership at the Talbot School of Theology, a department of Biola University, recently ruffled some feathers with his blog, entitled “Worship Attendance Growth Rates.” He says, “A church is a living organism. It's natural for an organism to grow. And it's natural for a church to grow.” God created plants, animals, and people to grow. When they do not grow we label it as stagnant or growth-challenged. When a baby doesn’t grow or advance by age ten or twenty it’s devastating and a reason for medical intervention. “When a church is not growing it is quite likely that something is wrong as well. In the United States a healthy church will see between 5 - 12% growth in worship attendance each year.” There are a number of indicators that could be used to evaluate whether or not a church is healthy. He mentions conversions per year, budgets, number of guests who join, members who read their Bible and have regular devotions, dollars and hours spent in community service projects or mission events, the number of corporate hours spent in prayer, or small group attendance. He contends, as have experts like Thom Rainer, Ed Stetzer and George Barna, that the most consistent indicator of a church's health is its worship attendance. A negative number most likely represents a church that has challenges to overcome. A positive growth rate indicates the ministry and mission are likely going well. There are always exceptions. Context DOES make a huge difference - churches in a smaller community do not have the same potential as one in a major metropolitan area, but numbers still represent people and people are all around us. A church in decline MAY be healthy (check out Gideon’s story), but this is a rare occurrence (<5% of all churches). He closes with a generalization, “I suggest the following table of growth rates to be an indicator of church or denominational health: Where is your church? We would love to support the churches of the TEBA to be vibrant, healthy, growing congregations. Can we help you?
LEADERSHIP MATTERS by Roger Yancey, D.Min.
Leaders of effective churches balance family and work and make certain they have time to share the gospel, according to a recent study by Life Way Research. The study included 101 pastors identified as effective leaders because their churches ranked in the top five percent in conversion growth in American churches. Here’s how effective leaders compared to others. • Pastors of effective churches sleep slightly over six hours per day. Pastors of comparison churches sleep almost eight hours per day. • Pastors of effective churches spend 22 hours in sermon preparation each week versus four hours for pastors of comparison churches. • The effective church leaders spent 10 hours each week in pastoral care com-pared to 33 hours for the comparison group pastors. Pastoral care included counseling, hospital visits, weddings and funerals. • Effective church leaders average five hours per week in sharing the gospel with others. Most of the comparison church pastors entered “0” for their weekly time in personal evangelism.
Comparison church leaders spend eight hours per week – more than an hour each day – performing custodial duties at the church. The typical custodial duties included opening and closing the facilities, turning on and off the lights, and general cleaning of the building.
Leaders of effective churches average 22 hours a week in family activities. The comparison church leaders weren’t too far behind with 18 hours of family time each week.
6 Habits of Effective Pastors
Have you bought a 2013 calendar yet? As you think about 2013 how have you decided to spend your time? Time management is important in all of our lives. One of the big lessons I continue to learn is the difference between being busy and being effective. Its not hard to find something to do but it is critical to do the right things. Reflecting on the many demands for attention on the time of the average minister makes it clear that a minister either manages his time or his time will manage him. This was brought home by the findings of a study from Dr. Thom Rainer, President of LifeWay. The study com-pared effective church leaders (defined as churches ranked in the top 5% in conversion growth) against other church leaders. The findings in the study “How Do You Use Your Time” are highlighted in the column to the left, “6 Habits of Effective Pastors”. So what does this research suggest for Pastors and Ministry Staff members? Well, it doesn’t mean they should sleep less but it does indicate that pastors who are in churches that are effective in conversion growth are deliberate in how their time is utilized. Message preparation receives significant emphasis with more than 5X the amount of time set aside for message develop-ment. Other areas such as pastoral care was in-creasingly entrusted to others even though the pastors are serving in churches that are growing on an annual basis. Its not that these pastors do not desire to give pastoral care but they realize that it is critical to entrust care to other ministry leaders so they bring the very best they can to the platform on Sunday. Also, these pastors are very focused on sharing their faith on a regular and ongoing basis. Evangelism is not what they talk about but a vital part of who they are. It is a lifestyle that allows them to intersect with the lives of people in a intentional manner so oppor-tunities to share are present and they are ready to step into a God ordained moment to point others to Christ. What they don’t do is clean bathrooms or cut the lawn because there are greater priorities to attend to and they have learned how to release tasks to others that do not require their personal attention. What then does this research suggest for Churches and Church Members? Well, that really depends. If you want your church to grow by reaching people with the Gospel it can mean that you might not get the same level of personal service you have been expecting from your pastor. It can mean that the church leadership protects the time of the pastor so he can focus on tasks that are directly dependent on his efforts. It can mean that we embrace the reality of the New Testament that is encapsulated in the phrase, “Every Member is a Minister” both in spirit and in deed. We should embrace the need for the pastor to have adequate time for message preparation and personal study. A pastor with time for his family will be more effective in his ministry. One thing is certain, when a pastor chooses to focus on the things only he can do and gives less attention to the things that others can be entrusted with in the church he will find both fans and critics. Let me encourage you to be a fan. In Kingdom service,
What’s Your Number:
How Do You Evaluate Growth? by Tracy Jaggers
Basic Training for Church Planters being offered at TEBA
Offered in… English: Saturdays, 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Saturdays starting January 19—March 9 Spanish: Fridays, 6-9pm Fridays starting January 18– March 8 Tryon Evergreen Baptist Association Conference Room
1. Guidance for building a church start plan element by element. 2. Interchange with others who are developing their own unique starts. 3. State of the art equipping which allows the freedom to design a consistent and complete action plan covering the first 18 months of a start. 4. Open to pastors who want to sharpen skills to take the church they serve to new growth. 5. Cost $249 which includes all materials including demographic data. TEBA provides a $200 scholarship to members of TEBA churches. 6. Call Dr. Stewart Pickle at TEBA if you have questions: (936) 856-2001 or [email protected].
To register, please email your name, contact number, and email to Shannon Brown at [email protected] no later than January 16, 2013. Or call TEBA at 936.856.2001
FEBRUARY: 8-9, 2013 [Un]Apologetic Conference Houston, TX ~ BGCT
Addressing current
ways to remove obstacles to evangelism
with post moderns, Muslims and diverse
cultural issues. Featuring Lee Strobel.
Location: Houston Baptist University 7502 Fondren Road Houston, TX 77074
Cost: High School/College Student Registration/Partnering Churches: $15
Early Bird Registration $25 Standard Rate (after Jan 11) $50
SPECIAL OFFER: ALL SR. PASTORS IN THE TEBA WILL BE SCHOLARSHIPED IF YOU REGISTER WITH THE TEBA PRIOR TO FEBRUARY 2, 2013.
MARCH 4-6, 2013
Empower Evangelism Conference
“Do The Work Of An Evangelist” Irving, TX ~ SBTC
Featuring Fred Luter,
Robert Jeffress, Ronnie Hill, Shane Pruitt and
many others.
Location: Irving Convention Center 500 W. Las Colinas Blvd
Irving, TX 75039
Cost: Free to all Participants Information on the Conference located at www.sbtexas.com
2013 Evangelism Training Opportunities
2013 Evangelism Training Opportunities
UNITED KINGDOM AWARENESS VISIT – April 18-24 - $1,690.00*
The Awareness Visit will assist pastors and mission leaders in understanding the missional opportunities that are part of working with the churches of the Northern Baptist Association and the
East Midlands Baptist Association.
*Includes airfare, train, rail transfers, hotel (double occupancy) and tour options of London. Participants will be responsible for all other expenses including providing their own
passport, incidentals, meals in transit and while in London.
UNITED KINGDOM MISSION TRIP July 26 – August 6*
The Mission Trip will have teams working with the churches of the Northern
Baptist Association and the East Midlands Baptist Association in VBS, Prayer Walking, Community Events, etc..
*Tentative Date – to be confirmed in late January 2013
NEW ENGLAND AWARENESS VISIT September 26 – October 2
The Awareness Visit will assist pastors and mission leaders in
understanding the missional opportunities that are part of working with the churches of the New England area, specifically outside of the Portland, Maine city center. You will participate in
helping a new church plant serve in the community Apple Festival, visit area congregations, and learn ways your church
can serve on future mission projects.
SUMMER 2013 – SBC HOUSTON CROSSOVER “Loving Our City”
LOVING HOUSTON MOBILIZATION EXTRAVAGANZA February 24 - 25, 2013 Second Baptist Church 6400 Woodway Drive Houston, TX 77057
Join with congregations across Houston in celebrating the diversity of our area and worship God during an evening service
on Sunday, February 24. Continue on Monday morning with seminars and conferences designed to mobilize your congregation
to identify unreached peoples and develop relationships that provide an opportunity to effectively share the good news.
CROSSOVER TRAINING / EVENT FOR SBC – “Loving Our City”
Team Training Dates at www.ubahouston.org Crossover Events held JUNE 1 - 8
2013 MISSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
2013 MISSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
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