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BaptistThe Mid-South
July 2016Vol. 11, Issue 8
A Word from the Executive Director of Missions
Dr. Mitch MartinExecutive Director of Missions
The Mid-South Baptist Association joyfully congratulates Dr. Steve Gaines, new president of the Southern Baptist Convention. This is the fourth pastor of Bellevue to be president of the S.B.C. (R.G. Lee, Ramsey Pollard and Adrian Rogers). Let’s join together and pray for Bro. Steve as he begins his year of service.
Important Dates for July
4 MSBA Office Closed No Ministers’ Conference 5 MSBA Staff Meeting – 9:00 a.m. MSBA Office 8 Pastor and Wife Regional Fellowship 6:00 p.m. – Egypt Baptist Church 11 Ministers’ Conference – 11:30 a.m. Bellevue Baptist Church Nick Walters, speaker 18 Ministers’ Conference – 11:30 a.m. Bellevue Baptist Church Gray Allison, speaker 19 MSBA Staff Meeting – 9:00 a.m. MSBA Office 25 Ministers’ Conference – 11:30 a.m. Bellevue Baptist Church Ralph Neal, speaker 27 New Pastor Orientation Lunch –11:30 a.m. MSBA Office
Mark Your Calendar!
Annual CelebrationMonday, October 24, 2016
Bartlett Hills Baptist ChurchPromo Video: vimeo.com/166749419
S T O R I E S
Great things are happening in the churches of the MSBA. Check out the story on page 4 about The Frayser Athletic League. If something great is going on at your church, contact Ashley at the association office at 901-373-6161, and let her know about it so we can cover it in a future issue.
PastorRosemark Baptist Church Send resume to T.G. Campbell, 8899 Brunswick Rd., Millington, TN 38053 or call 901-829-3396.
Associate Pastor (Bi-vocational)Gateway Baptist Church Send inquiries and/or resumes to [email protected].
Minister of Music/Worship/Praise LeaderGeorgian Hills Baptist Church (P/T) Call Pastor Tim Vassar at 901-357-5333.
Still Waters Baptist Church (P/T) Contact Pastor Don Amburn at 901-488-5016.
Minister of Music/Youth Oakland Baptist Church (F/T) Send resume to Jason Evans at [email protected].
Minister of YouthTrafalgar Village Baptist Church (P/T) Send resume to Pastor Rick Panis at [email protected].
Children’s MinisterTrafalgar Village Baptist Church (Bi-vocational) Send resume to Pastor Rick Panis at [email protected].
Children’s DirectorRidgeway Baptist Church (P/T) Send resume to Pastor Ashley Ray at [email protected]
Nursery Worker/Childcare/PreschoolBalmoral Baptist Church (M-F: 9 a.m.-6 p.m.) Contact Connie at 901-754-2302.
First Baptist Church, Collierville (Wed. 6-8 p.m. or Tu./Th. 9 a.m.-3 p.m.) Contact Kristy at 901-853-2668.
Leawood Baptist Church (P/T) Contact the church office at 901-324-7169 to schedule an interview.
Organist (Sunday mornings only)Bartlett Hills Baptist Church Contact church office at 901-386-9763.
PianistTemple Baptist Church, Olive Branch Call Calvin Green at 901-569-3926 or send resume to Temple Baptist Church, 8432 Germantown Rd., Olive Branch, MS 38654 or e-mail templebaptistob.comcastbiz.net.
If you have filled a position, please contact the Association office at 901-373-6161 to have the
ad removed from the list.
Opportunities Within Our Churches
Sunday School Leadership TrainingTuesday, September 27 • 6;30-9:00 p.m.Bellevue Baptist Church • Cordova, TN
Visit www.tnbaptist.org for more information.
Focus on Church Starting
Art GroomesChurch Starting
This year at our C2M conference, the keynote speaker told a story about Matt Emmons. Matt’s story is an exmaple of what can happen when our focus is limited. During the 50-meter three-position rifle final at the 2004 Summer Olympics, Matt Emmons only needed to get near the bullseye to win a gold medal. Emmons fired at the target in Lane 3 while shooting in Lane 2. He made a rare mistake in elite competition and instead of coming in first, received a score of zero. Matt limited his focus. He was focused on staying calm instead of where he was shooting. Let’s not limit our focus at a time when so many people are waiting to hear the good news proclaimed. I’m grateful for the churches in the Mid-South Baptist Association that are focused on church planting while serving the needs of their local congregations. We have planters doing the hard work of planting in the city as well as across the country, and we have a number of churches that support them prayerfully, financially and in other ways. As you continue to serve the people in the community God has placed you in, please don’t limit your focus to just the congregation, instead, pray and take steps to equip your congregation to focus on church planting. Join the ranks of those in the Mid-South who are looking beyond their crowd to the communities around them and beyond. After all, we were “sent for this purpose.” (Luke 4:43) If the MSBA can assist you, please contact us.
Ministry OpportunitiesMyra Martin, wife of DOM Mitch Martin, is seeking volunteer leaders to serve on a leadership team. This team will be responsible for encouraging and planning events for pastor’s wives. If you are interested in serving on this team, please contact Myra at [email protected]. This will be a fresh start for Pastor’s Wives Fellowships with new voices and new ideas.
Would you like to teach an adult to read? In the Mid-South, over 120,000 adults cannot read above the fifth-grade level. Some adults are non-readers or functional illiterates. The Adult Reading and Writing Workshop uses the Laubach Way to Reading method and NAMB-designed Bible-based reading with each lesson. If you are interested in taking a basic workshop, contact Minne Garrett at [email protected].
An English as a Second Language (ESL) Workshop for teachers of Internationals will be held Friday night, August 5, from 5:00-9:00 p.m. and Saturday, August 6, from 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., at Germantown Baptist Church. The training manual, materials, light lunch on Saturday and snacks and drinks are all included in the $30 charge. For more information or to register, contact Minne Garrett at 901-283-6609 or [email protected].
On September 21, Christians nationwide will pray, fast and experience The Gathering, a free simulcast event. The Gathering has one purpose: to unite the Body of Christ in America – all believers, regardless of race, age or denomination – in prayer for forgiveness, wisdom and provision for our nation. The Gathering is free of political agendas, merchandise and ministry tents. No offering will be received. No books will be sold. No personalities will be promoted, only the name of Jesus Christ. You can find out more information at www.thegathering2016.com.
The Association is going to launch “The Jack May Offering for Associational Missions” in October. We are seeking stories of how lives have been impacted through the ministry of Jack and Erlene May. Send stories to [email protected].
Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary will host the Mid-South Small Church Celebration Friday and Saturday, October 28-29 on their campus in Cordova. Special guests include: Dr. Dale Denning; Ron Roy; Alvin Whitehead; Melanie Redd; Robert West; Dr. Tim Seal and Dr. Jere Phillips. Worship sessions as well as breakout sessions and special tracks for Hispanic Pastors and ministers’ wives will all be offered. There is no charge, but dinner Friday night is limited to the first 200 registrants. You can register by calling Ashley in the association office at 901-373-6161.
Impact Jamaica is offering two mission trips this fall: October 1-7 and October 29-November 4. They are looking for teams of at least seven (one pastor and six or more others) to hold revivals and serve in cities and communities in Jamaica. Cost is $599 per person plus airfare and includes housing, meals, off day and all transportation costs in Jamaica. Contact Pastor Dr. Tom Sees at 843-340-2243 for more information.
HAPPENINGS
Adventures In Missions Girls Camp
2016
July 5-9, 2016The Grove at Red Oak Lake
Overnight Cost: (July 5-6): $80Weeklong Cost: $240
midsouthbaptist.com/wmu
Church Missions Leader TrainingSaturday, August 27, 2016
8:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.Ellendale Baptist Church
3861 Broadway Rd. • Bartlett
T-Shirts: $15Water Bottles: $12
Lanyards: $5Backpacks: $7
Bandana/DooRag: $7
All money goes to Mission 901.
Contact Ashley at 901-373-6161, or come by the Association Office to purchase.
Mission 901 Gear Available
Mission 901 StoriesGreat things are happening in the churches of the Mid-South Baptist
Association. We want to spotlight them each month. If you know of something great going on at your church, contact the association
office at 901-373-6161 or [email protected]
Pastor Barron Martin and One Faith Christian Center
by Stuart McCollough
At the beginning of the 2015-2016 school year, members of One Faith Christian Center
wanted to get involved with a community school. Under the leadership of Pastor BarronMartin, the church decided to adopt Westside Middle School. They provided three to five
mentors daily and soon discovered that there were more behavioral issues at the school than intellectual ones. Pastor Martin was serving at the school one day and was asked to step into an Algebra class where a student was acting out and refusing to participate. In an effort to calm the student, Pastor Martin asked him what he wanted to do. He responded that he wanted to play basketball. When Bro. Barron asked if there were others that would like to play basketball, several hands went up. So Bro. Barron made a list of all the boys who wanted to play basketball. He contacted some other local pastors in the Frayser community, and the Frayser Athletic League was born. The four pastors divided the community up into four zones and started putting out flyers looking for young men ages 12-15 who wanted to play basketball. Bro. Barron oversees the West area: near Westside Middle School; Pastor Charlie Caswell of Union Grove Baptist Church oversees the East: Watkins-Schoolfield area; Apostle Ricky Floyd of Pursuit of God Church oversees the North: Northaven to Frayser Blvd. and Pastor DeAndre Brown of Lifeline to Success and Lifeline to a Dying World Ministries oversees the South area: near the Stage-Delano area. A buzz started on Facebook, and soon the community got behind the effort. All the local news stations and several of the local newspapers have picked up on the story and generated interest and involvement from other people eager to make a difference. Each team has 15 young men on it and meets on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays. Besides practicing basketball, the young men are also learning vocational skills such as HVAC training, basic electrical skills and barbering skills. Westside Middle School is a feeder school for MLK Prep (formerly Frayser High) where students are able to take barbering courses and then attend the Jett Barber College, which is owned by another Frayser church, Impact Baptist. There are also opportunities for summer jobs. Along with these life skills, the pastors and mentors are hoping to teach the young men self respect and respect for others. Bro. Barron doesn’t believe Frayser has a violence problem, he believes it is a poverty issue. Many of these young men see no way out and turn to violence that they see all around them. Bro. Barron and others hope that this ministry will show them that there are other alternatives and in the process, help build a better community and turn out future leaders. Future plans include an African-American Young Wall Street where students will be able to invest $2 a month in a safe, low-risk stock to learn about financial planning. They also hope to expand the program to include young ladies in the near future. The first games of the season were played on Saturday, June 25. The teams play each Saturday, beginning at 10:00 a.m., at the MLK Prep gym. The public is invited and encouraged to attend. If you would like more information about the Frayser Athletic League, contact Pastor Barron Martin at 901-870-2799.
World Changers Serving at RiverTrace Apartments with Mission 901 Director, Darla Richardson
Mission 901 Team from Trumann, AR serving at the Bibles for China Thriftstore and Soccer Camp at Millington Mobile Home Park
