“Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of n the LORD, because you know that your labor in the LORD is not in vain.” I Corinthians 15:58 (NIV)

THE ANCHOR

Northshore Baptist Association

VOL. 17 AUGUST-SEPTEMBER 2015 NO. 4

I Timothy 2:1-4 is the prayer watchword for everything we do in the Northshore Baptist Association.

Two Options - Choose One Friday, August 7 or Saturday, August 8

Ponchatoula’s First Baptist Church 325 E. Pine Street, Ponchatoula

Friday, August 7 6-9:30 p.m. - Includes a light dinner

OR

Grace Memorial Baptist Church 58516 Pearl Acres Road, Slidell

Saturday, August 8 8:30 a.m.-Noon - Includes a light breakfast

Offering individualized Sunday School training based on the age level you teach.

Sean Keith serves as the Sunday School/Discipleship Strategist for the Louisiana Baptist Convention. Striving to know Christ and make Him known, Sean desires to see church leaders fulfill their call as leaders and disciple-makers. Early registration of $10 ends August 1. The cost is $15 after August 1. Register at www.northshorebaptists.net.

————————— ESL (English as a Second Language) will also be offered at Grace Memorial on Friday, August 7, from 6-9 p.m. (registration begins at 5:45) and continue on Saturday, August 8, from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Attendance both days is required to be certified. This training is free. You will need the curriculum, "Teaching English Language Learners the Good News." E-mail office@northshorebaptists.net to receive your free copy through e-mail. For further information contact instructor Shannon Brown at shanniebb@msn.com or Tobey Pitman at 504.782.6122. Go to www.northshorebaptists.net to register.

SUNDAY SCHOOL

ESSENTIALS with Sean Keith Sean Keith

Executive Board Meeting Tuesday, August 4

10:00 a.m. Woodland Park Baptist Church

1909 J.W. Davis Drive, Hammond

All member churches are entitled to send their Pastor (or the church's designee) and one other designated person

to represent them in the conducting of associational business.

Annual Meeting and Worship Monday, October 5 Bethlehem Baptist Church

29350 S. Montpelier Road, Albany

Preaching: Dr. Ken Schroeder Pastor, Mandeville’s First Baptist Church

5:30 p.m. - Supper

6:30 p.m. - Business Session

Worship Service

Continuing Education for pastors will be offered pre-session. Time and topics to be announced.

Messengers to the Annual Meeting

Each member church is entitled to three messengers for the first one hundred members and one additional messenger for each additional hundred members. No church shall be entitled to more than ten messengers for any session.

Northshore Church News ●First (Slidell) AWANA will begin this year with a kick-off celebration Wednesday, August 26, at 5:45 p.m. in the gym. AWANA will run on Wednesday evenings from September to May. The Senior Adult Sonshine Club will meet Friday, August 28, and Friday, September 25, at 12 noon. Ricky Cummings is pastor. ●Woodland (Springfield) will have Steve Carrier and Megaforce Ministries for revival September 13-16. Woodland is asking sister churches to partner with them in the following ways: 1. Contacts in public schools in order to get the Megaforce Team in for character presentations and promotions of the revival; 2. Help with counseling and follow up of decisions. Woodland will share all information with partnering churches so that decisions can be followed up on the basis of proximity to participating churches; 3. Prayer from all sister churches in the NSBA that God will use this revival to see many lost souls brought into His kingdom and new life breathed into our area. If anyone would like to partner with the church please call Pastor Josh Powell at 504.452.6317. ●New Beulah (Hammond) pastor and wife L.C. and Judy Lord will be honored with a celebration of their 50 years of marriage and ministry Saturday, August 15, from 2 to 5 p.m. at the church. A "One Day Revival" is planned for Sunday, August 23. Music will be led by Price Harris, Shreveport, and Joe Aulds, Ruston, will preach. Breakfast will be served at 9 a.m. Services begin with Sunday School at 9:45 a.m. and Morning Worship at 11 a.m. with lunch following the morning service. The revival will conclude with a Sunday evening service at 6:00. ●Killian First (Springfield) pastor Don McClellan repor ted several things happening. They averaged 55 kids each night in their VBS. Five youth went to Camp Living Waters recently and came back with a new appreciation for missions and a passion to do outreach in the community. The youth presented a plan to the church to do outreach and it was well received and was approved unanimously at the business meeting. Every other Saturday is movie night, and on Wednesdays they share a meal and the pastor is teaching through the Gospel of John. A couples ministry and an evangelism ministry will be started in August ●First (Independence) will celebrate their homecoming on Sunday, August 30. Services will begin at 10 a.m. with singing and testimonies. Price Harris along with others will provide worship music. The services will be followed by a fellowship dinner. The church is located at 548 West Pine Street, Independence. Mitch Williams is pastor. ●Lee Hill (Folsom) had 35 children in VBS and had three saved. Ronnie Douglas is pastor.

●Grace Memorial (Slidell) has several events planned in August: BRIDGE Ministry Launch with a luncheon and preview of fall women’s ministry events and Bible studies from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, August 1. Tickets are $5.00. Sunday School promotion and Sunday night activities including children’s choir and new adult and youth studies resume on Sunday, August 9. Child Evangelism Fellowship (CEF) Training for public school volunteers will be held on Saturday, August 29. Contact Chris Jolissant at 504.455.5396 for more information on CEF. The community outreach, SERVE Sunday, will be held on August 30. Bob Heustess is pastor.

New Counseling Center in Ponchatoula/Hammond Area Sharon “Sherry” Hinkson, MAMFC, LPC, and Karen Roudkvoski, M.Div., PLCP, announce the opening of Solutions For Life Counseling Services, LLC at 169 East Pine Street in Ponchatoula. Counseling is available for individuals, couples, children and families. Contact the counseling center at 985.318.0309 or visit them at www.solutionsforlifecounseling. org for more information or to schedule an appointment. The Northshore Baptist Association office has a full list of Christian counselors in our region. Contact Dr. Wascom at Lonnie@northshorebaptists.net for a list.

Area Wide Events Judgement House: A drama about four individuals. Just 24 hours ago they were all alive. The last thing on their mind was death. Wednesday, August 12, Friday, August 14, Saturday, August 15, Wednesday, August 19, Friday, August 21, Saturday, August 22. (Wednesdays 6-8 p.m. and Fridays and Saturdays 6-9 p.m.) at Woodland Park Baptist Church, 1909 J.W. Davis Drive, Hammond. (Not recommended for children under 10 years old). Call for reservations 985.345.4013. Reservations not required, but highly recommended.

Same Sex Marriage and Legal Matters Regarding Churches: Mike Johnson, attorney with the Alliance

Defending Freedom team. Thursday, August 20, 11:30 a.m. at Crossgate Church, 22494 Highway 190, Robert. Reservations

for lunch are needed. Call Crossgate Church at 985.345.0827.

Marriage Conference: Led by Dr. Tate Cockrell. September

18 and 19, Fir st Baptist Church, 4141 Pontchartrain Drive,

Slidell. Dr. Cockrell serves as pastor of member care at The Church at Brook Hills, Birmingham, Alabama. The cost is $40

per couple or $20 per person and includes conference materials, meals, snacks, and childcare (if reserved). Registration is

available online at www.fbcslidell.org. For more information e-mail kelly.singletary@fbcslidell.org or call the church office at

985.643.3456.

Live 2 Lead: A leader development simulcast experience designed to equip church leaders with new perspectives, practical tools and key takeaways. Friday, October 9, 7:50-11:30 a.m. at First Baptist Church, 325 E. Pine Street, Ponchatoula. Speakers: John C. Maxwell, Valorie Burton, Patrick Lencioni, and Kevin Turner. Cost is $40; Pastors and church staff $20. Group and student discounts are available. Registration is available online at www.northshorebaptists.net. For more information contact Josh Dickson at jdickson@fbcponchatoula.com or 985.386.3075.

BCM Building Update *Please pray we reach our goal of $300,000.00

*Please give to the Building Fund www.selubcm.com

Disaster Relief is currently updating the listof chaplains

and assessors. Anyone trained in either of these is asked

to e-mail Tom Long at adventurerec1955@yahoo.com so

that local and state records can be updated.

AUGUST 2015 4 Executive Board Meeting @ Woodland Park, Hammond, 10 a.m. 4&6 Centergize Conference on Revelation with Dr. Stephen Rummage speaking on Tuesday and Pastor H.B. Charles Jr. speaking on Thursday @ Martin Chapel, NOBTS, 6:30-8 p.m. www.nobts.edu/Publications/centergize.html 7&8 Sunday School Essentials and ESL Training (See page 1 for details) 10 Ministers’ Conference @ True Life, Slidell, 10:30 a.m. 17 Highways & Hedges Campaign introduction @ First, Covington, 10:30 a.m. 31 Ministers’ Conference @ Millville, Ponchatoula, 6 p.m.

SEPTEMBER 2015 7 Labor Day (Northshore Office Closed) 13-20 Week of Prayer for State Missions and Georgia Barnette Offering 14 Ministers’ Conference @ Bedico, Ponchatoula, 10:30 a.m. 18-19 E4 Preaching Conference @ Pineville 21 Ministers’ Conference @ Mandeville’s FBC, 10:30 a.m. 23 Autumn begins 24 Ministry Evangelism Workshop with Charles Roesel @ Clegg Missions & Ministry Center, 10-11:30 a.m. 26 WorldCrafts @ Old Zion Hill, Albany, 9:30 a.m. 30 George Yates/Church Health Coaching @ Clegg Missions & Ministry Center

Mark Your Calendar Northshore Baptist Association

From the Heart of Your DOMM Dear Friends, I drive a lot. And I see a lot of interesting things in my sojourns across the NSBA region: People eating, drinking, shaving, brushing their hair, applying makeup, texting, reading, probably surfing the web, holding long conversations, and who knows what all while they were driving! It’s interesting, that’s for sure. And if our studies are correct, or even close to correct, most are without a personal relationship with our Lord Jesus Christ. On any given Sunday there are less than 4% of all residents in the NSBA region occupying places in our various church houses according to the research available. We have a lot of work to do. And it means we need trained leaders. I am sure you are all signing on for the Sunday School Essentials training coming August 7 & 8. Choose the location most convenient for you and plan to attend. And don’t miss the opportunity for English as a Second Language leadership training either. It will be conducted on the same dates (one location: Grace Memorial Baptist Church, Slidell) and in conjunction with the “Essentials” training. And don’t forget to plan to attend this year’s Annual Meeting at Bethlehem, Albany on October 5. Guidelines for electing messengers can be found on our website by following the “about us” link to the NSBA constitution. In these “culturally dark days” I believe it is more important than ever that we cooperatively penetrate the darkness of lostness from the north shores of Lakes Maurepas and Pontchartrain to the ends of the earth with the glorious light of the Gospel of Jesus. It is an honor to serve with you all to that end. God bless you.

In Christ, Lonnie Wascom

Lonnie Wascom

World Changers Make a Difference June 22-25 marked the 2015 St. Tammany World Changers event. Youth and adult leaders from around the country, housed at First Baptist, Covington, and other local Baptist churches, descended upon families to bring the compassion of Jesus Christ to residents in the Covington area and much needed repairs and work on their homes for the week. The partnership between St. Tammany Parish DHHS and the NSBA family of churches represents the power of cooperation to effectively penetrate our communities for the kingdom of God. This cooperation and hard work of many committed followers of Christ not only provided compassionate relief, but more importantly, created new ministry opportunities for our local NSBA congregations to share the message and hope of Jesus Christ. Sincere thanks goes out to First Baptist, Covington, and staff for their gracious and generous hospitality and the use of their facility. The event could not happen without their invaluable participation and contribution to this yearly event. A huge thank you to the DHHS staff of St. Tammany Parish for making much needed funds available, Ross Downing Chevrolet for their significant donation, Kent Design Build for their critical administrative contribution, and, without a doubt, the preparation of lunches for the WC’s crews by our NSBA congregations.

WorldCrafts

Marketplace Event Sponsored by Northshore Associational WMU

Join us for a WorldCrafts

catalog event on

Saturday, September 26, 2015 Registration 9:30-10:00 a.m.

Old Zion Hill Baptist Church 25844 Highway 442, Independence

Enjoy hearing a missionary speaker from Italy, a time of fellowship, shopping, door prizes,

and lunch with a unique flavor.

RSVP by September 17 office@northshorebaptists.net or 225.567.5086

The Northshore Baptist Association Scholarship Fund assists NSBA church members who are preparing themselves for any type of Christian vocation through education at NOBTS or LC with a small scholarship. Applications and renewal requests for the Fall 2015 semester are due now. Please contact Dr. David Cranford, chairman of the committee, at dcranford@fbcponchatoula for further info.

Zach Husser Minister of Worship & Discipleship

First, Springfield

Pastors & Staff

Your NSBA Staff Lonnie Wascom

Director of Missions & Ministries Lonnie@northshorebaptists.net 225.567.5086 or 985.215.9197

Kent Newell Church Multiplication/

Revitalization Strategist gkentn@gmail.com

985.515.0539

Tobey Pitman Community Ministry/ Compassion Strategist

Tobey.Pitman@gmail.com 504.782.6122

Kathy Cason Administrative Assistant

office@northshorebaptists.net 225.567.5086

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May-June YTD Albany First -0- 3,446.31 Antioch -0- 79.88 Bayou 100.00 300.00 Bedico 950.00 2,517.00 Bethlehem 2,314.00 6,462.00 Blood River 195.08 1,116.41 Bogue Falaya 833.34 2,500.02 Calvary 772.47 2,284.52 Celebration 400.00 1,250.64 Collins Blvd. -0- 300.00 Countryside -0- 300.00 Covenant 177.79 475.14 Creekside -0- 300.00 Cristo para Todos 200.00 500.00 Crossbrand 210.52 596.50 Crossgate 302.04 1,702.90 Crossroads 832.00 2,080.00 Ebenezer 514.02 1,750.98 Emmaus -0- 600.00 Evans Creek -0- 1,082.51 First, Covington 5,083.34 15,250.02 First, Folsom 761.28 2,388.12 First, Hammond 509.34 1,671.21 First, Independence 307.86 941.55 First, Lacombe 184.10 804.28 First, Madisonville -0- -0- First, Pearl River 407.90 2,553.47 First, Slidell 1,400.00 4,200.00 First, Springfield 574.30 1,509.83 First, Tickfaw 588.44 1,583.72 French Corner 214.18 1,065.27 Full Faith -0- -0- Grace 163.20 547.35 Grace Community -0- 266.00 Grace Family Fellow. -0- -0- Grace Hispanic 32.25 106.35 Grace Memorial 926.78 7,872.32 Greater St. James 600.00 900.00 Hebron 600.00 1,800.00 Hillside 34.94 172.05 Hope -0- -0- Iglesia Buenas Nuevas 124.88 366.32 Iglesia Cristo Redentor 129.46 831.48

May-June YTD Immanuel 104.32 604.57 Jerusalem (Hammond) 783.04 4,120.13 Jerusalem (Bush) -0- -0- Jesus-Center of Prosperity -0- -0- Killian First -0- -0- Lee Hill 224.64 778.77 Lee Valley 433.48 906.43 Life 300.00 900.00 Lighthouse -0- 351.00 Loranger 758.25 2,596.11 Louisiana 228.00 228.00 Manchac 36.00 247.00 Mandeville’s First 3,165.58 12,718.77 Midway -0- -0- Millville 59.16 102.61 Mt. Calvary -0- -0- Natalbany 2,717.26 7,481.12 New Beginning -0- 200.00 New Beulah 512.47 2,206.06 New Haven -0- 250.37 New Hope, Franklinton -0- -0- New Hope, Independence 300.00 700.00 New Zion 2,771.65 8,113.96 Northshore 1,666.66 4,999.98 Northside 337.63 959.06 Old Zion Hill 1,069.85 3,146.26 Pilgrim Rest 240.00 720.00 Ponchatoula’s First 1,804.21 7,985.86 Red Bluff -0- 1,011.12 Redeeming Grace -0- 171.92 Redemption Christian -0- -0- Ridge Memorial 50.00 150.00 Springville 196.33 600.06 Still Water, Hammond 100.00 830.00 Still Water, Ponchatoula -0- 600.00 Still Water, Slidell -0- -0- Tammany Hills -0- -0- The Bridge 300.00 900.00 Thompson Road 355.54 1,159.40 Trinity 1,047.00 2,295.00 True Life 200.00 600.00 Victory 100.00 300.00 Wadesboro 50.00 150.00

May-June YTD Wardline 600.00 3,555.00 Westside 744.53 2,331.47 Woodhaven 250.00 1,000.00 Woodland 292.00 1,014.00 Woodland Park 3,486.72 9,932.94 TOTAL 45,727.83 161,391.12

———————– Expenditures 53,655.04 160,669.71 Church Receipts 45,727.83 161,391.12 NOAH Savings -0- -0- Additional Income -0- 50.00 Budget Balance 2,782.66

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