“...encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.” I Thessalonians 5:11

Pottawatomie-Lincoln Baptist Association, Shawnee, OK Dr. Russell R. Cook, Director of Missions Vol. 16, No. 1 January, 2012

Assn. Office CLOSED Jan. 16 for Martin Luther King Jr. Day

EXECUTIVE BOARD

Next regular meeting will be February 13, 2012

Assn. Office will re-open Jan. 3.

Roc Collins, Pastor

Indian Springs Baptist Church

Kingsport, TN

Rob Zinn, Pastor

Immanuel Baptist Church

Highland, CA

Fred Luter, Jr, Pastor

Franklin Avenue Baptist Church

New Orleans, LA

Bob Pitman

Evangelist

Muscle Shoals, AL

Robert Smith Jr., Professor of Divinity

Beeson Divinity School, Samford University

Birmingham, AL

January 30-31

Southern Hills Baptist Church 8601 S. Pennsylvania Ave., OKC

Monday: Vocational Evangelist Sessions 9:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.

General Sessions (Both Days): 1:30 p.m. and 6:25 p.m.

Breakout Sessions (Tuesday): 9:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.

JANUARY

BIBLE STUDY

The Pursuit: Chas-ing Answers to Life’s Questions, is the January Bible Study, based on the Book of Ecclesiastes. It can be ordered at www.lifeway.com.

Margaret W. Slusher, President

Lead Plus

Marian Jordan, Founder

Redeemed Girl Ministries

Babbie Mason, Musical Artist

Lorna Blus, Namb Missionary

Sonja Burpo, Co-Author

Women’s Emphasis

“I Alone Am Not Able!” Numbers 11:1-23 (esp. v. 14)

Way to few Pastors come to the place early in their ministry where they realize they cannot do alone what God has called them to do with others. The Bible never speaks of great men of God who were ―lone rangers‖ - great followers of God, great servants of people, great leaders of leaders, but never lone-rangers. Ultimately, every great leader learns to share ministry with others. Consider, from this passage, the need for and nature of shared ministry in the church.

I. The NEED for shared ministry (vv. 1-15) - Why We Need It! A. The PEOPLE need shared ministry (vv. 1-10) 1. When complaining is more common than commendation (v.1) 2. When greed is more common than generosity (v.4) 3. When ―our best days are behind us‖ (v.5) 4. When dissatisfaction dominates conversations (v.6) 5. When families are broken and blended and burdened (v. 10) B. The PASTOR needs shared ministry (vv. 11-15) 1. To alleviate feelings of FRUSTRATION (vv. 11-13) 2. To eliminate feelings of ISOLATION (v. 14) 3. To abbreviate feelings of DESPERATION (v. 15)

II. The NATURE of shared ministry. (vv. 16-23) - How We Do It! A. It is a ministry THROUGH PEOPLE (vv. 16-17) 1. Through COMMITTED people (vv. 16-17) 2. Through CONSECRATED people (v. 17) B. It is a ministry TO PEOPLE (vv. 18-20) 1. To a DOUBTFUL people (vv. 18c, 20c) 2. To a DISSATISFIED people (v. 18b) C. It is a ministry of GOD (vv. 21-23, esp v. 23) 1. The Lord’s POWER IS UNLIMITED (v. 23a) 2. The Lord’s WORD IS UNRESTRAINED (v. 23b) God’s work is always initiated by Him. He quickly calls His obedient servants to join Him in His work. Soon, God’s work is underway and God is meeting the spiritual, mental, emotional, financial and social needs of people through the witness and obedient service of those whom He has dispatched—those who are willing to share ministry. — rrc

It Might Preach!

Church News Please let us know of any upcoming events or news from your church!

Staff Needed Incorrect information... please call the Associa-tion office, 405.273.4558.

OBMEA Spring Workshop (Oklahoma Baptist Ministers of Education Association)

February 9, 2012, 10:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Resource Fair - Spring Workshop is set for Thursday, February 9, 2012. Re-source Fair will be from 10:00 –11:00. We will have several organizations pre-sent that feature resources for Ministers of Education; from curriculum, archi-tecture, and security; to discipleship, missions and evangelism.

Then join us for Less Clutter, Less Noise! Kern Meyer, director of Communi-cation at Granger Community Church, will share how to involve others in de-veloping a vision that is consistently practiced. Learn how to communicate more than just events - communicate your church’s mission!

―How Soon we Forget!‖

In a January 13, 1984 proclamation, President Ronald Reagan designated January 22, 1984 as the first National Sanctity of Human Life Day. The date was chosen to coincide with the 11th Anniversary of the Roe vs Wade Supreme Court case that first legalized abortion-on-demand throughout all nine months of preg-nancy. President Reagan issued the proclamation annually thereafter, designating Sanctity of Human Life Day to be the third Sunday in January, which represents the closest Sunday to the original January 22 date. His successor, George H.W. Bush, continued the annual proclamation throughout his presidency. Bush’s successor, Bill Clinton, discontinued the practice throughout his eight years in office, but Bush’s son and Clinton’s successor, George W. Bush, resumed the proclamation and did so every year of his presidency. President Barrack Obama has discontin-ued the practice during his presidency in favor of proclaiming June as ―Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month‖ (what a contrast!). The proclamation of National Sanctity of Human Life Day has been heralded by National Right to Life as ―a wonderful statement of what the pro-life movement is really all about.‖ Productive activist groups like NARAL (National Association of Repeal of Abortion Laws) and Planned Parenthood (Americas largest provider of abortions) have denounced it, saying it signals a desire to roll back the rights of women (of course, this excludes the rights of the little, helpless, ―Woman‖ in the womb). I hope all of our PLBA churches will adopt their own pro-life / Sanctity of Hu-man Life proclamation and that our Pastors would seriously pray about preaching on the subject, January 15 or 22, 2012. We must not allow this present generation to ever forget that we are endowed by God with the right to LIFE, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

— Encouragingly Yours, Russell R. Cook

FIRST, MAUD is looking for 1991 Versions of the Baptist Hymnal. Please call 405-

630-8348. (Bobby Shatto, Pastor)

MORNINGSTAR Pastor, Bryan Pain has been called to First Baptist Church, Dun-

can. His first Sunday will be January 15.

PLEASANT HOME called Nathan Howard as Pastor.

WALLACE AVENUE called Darrel ―Butch‖ Bradley as Pastor.

PONDEROSA RETREAT & CONFERENCE CENTER, PPBA is in need of a camper that will

sleep at least 3 people. Contact Marcus Rawls, Executive Director,

mrawls@visitponderosa.com.

DALE is seeking part-time pianist, blended worship service. Contact Douglas

Parker Jr., Search Committee, 405.401.9010. (Doug Parker, Pastor)

FIRST, MAUD receiving resumes for part-time Music Minister. Please send resume

to PO Box 86, Maud, OK 74854 or call 405.630.8348. (Bobby Shatto, Pastor)

FIRST, MCLOUD receiving resumes for full-time Pastor, part-time Student Minis-

ter and a paid Nursery worker. Please send resume to PO Box 180, McLoud,

OK 74851 or hr@fbcmcloud.org or call 405.964.3344.

FIRST, MEEKER is seeking a bi-vocational Music Minister for a blended service.

Contact Music Search Committee in care of FBC, Meeker. Call 405-919-5582. (Joe Jones, Pastor)

FIRST, ST. LOUIS is seeking a part-time Youth Director. Call Pastor Glenn C.

Peck, 405.273.4596 or 405.830.8359 for duties and compensation. Background

check will be performed. (Glenn Peck, Pastor)

HAZEL DELL is seeking a bi-vocational Music Minister. For more information

contact Pastor Lee Witt at 405.964.2042.

Mt. PLEASANT is seeking a bi-vocational Music Minister. Please send resumes to

7101 Kings Rd, Shawnee 74804. For more information call Larry Cargill

405.273.0375, 405.664.0939 or Josh Norton 580.668.0214.

Expository Preaching Workshop March 5-6, 2012

Speakers include Bryan Chapel, Jerry Vines, David Allen, Paige Patterson. You can deliver a clear, effective expository sermon without putting people to sleep. This workshop will aid you in clearly communicating the Message of Scripture to your people.

The cost is $100, which includes 1 night lodging, 3 meals and conference fee. Deadline to sign-up is February 12th. Contact Lane Buckley, 615-8600 or the PLBA office, 273-4558.

ROSE DAY

State Capitol Wednesday, February 8 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

A Word of Encouragement

Budget Receipts Churches listed in red are Pastorless.

TOTAL CHECKING AND SAVINGS TO BE ACCOUNTED FOR Beginning Bal. Income Expenses Ending Bal. 11-1-11 11-30-11 Budget 3,257.73 19,984.27 14,483.36 8,758.64 Designated 156,204.52 156,086.19 Total Monies $159,462.25 $164,844.83

Association Website — www.plba.org

PASTORS CHURCH Nov. „11 YTD Roger Shaw Agra FBC 646.22 6,252.86 Dwayne Johnson Asher FBC 216.25 2,076.19 Chris Carter Blackburn Chapel 125.36 2,417.06 Mark Davis Carney FBC .00 372.06 Rick Blackwell Chandler, FBC 413.07 4,300.73 Keith Henley Chandler Southern 171.96 1,494.68 Doug Parker Dale 25.73 300.35 Mike Mitchell Davenport FBC 356.50 3,503.73 Mike Haines Deer Creek 237.19 1,936.81 Mark Streetman Earlsboro FBC .00 300.00 Ellis Rolette Earlsboro Indian Mission .00 75.00 Wayne Knight Fairview 148.18 1,488.86 Dan Campbell Faith 324.63 3,205.75 Jeff Bruton Forest .00 139.90 Lee Witt Hazel Dell 436.75 4,951.34 Tuney Ropp Hillside 1,387.32 10,230.65 Gary Nickerson Hilltop 537.26 4,032.91 Bryan Cook Hopewell 76.71 787.66 Don Acker Macomb 162.17 1,613.44 Mike Hazelwood Mammoth 322.00 3,043.00 Bobby Shatto Maud FBC 29.79 255.61 Rusty McMullen Maud Trinity 204.88 2,162.23 James Bond McLoud Emmanuel 698.64 7,019.02 Jerry Gray McLoud Emmaus 99.14 1,019.89 ________________ McLoud FBC 663.57 5,248.48 Ron Cherry McLoud Son Rise .00 1,546.47 Joe Jones Meeker FBC 425.01 4,387.74 ________________ Morning Star .00 3,204.21 John Hancock Mt. Pleasant 123.68 1,214.72 Mark Patterson Newalla-New Life 659.94 6,585.20 Mike Collyer Pink 439.71 2,414.87 Jim Morningstar Pioneer .00 328.70 Nathan Howard Pleasant Home 142.68 1,551.42 Tim Emmons Prague FBC 343.51 4,701.17 Richard Zimmer Rock Creek 755.74 9,180.08 Gaspar Reyes Rock Creek Spanish 24.45 254.06 Tony Black Romulus 247.83 2,202.24 Paul Gore Sh-Aydelotte 331.79 3,446.22 David Henry Sh-Calvary .00 590.57 Ray Miller Sh-First 310.34 3,339.88 Spencer Davis, Int. Sh-First Indian 674.73 1,118.11 Anthony Rhone Sh-Galilee .00 .00 Larry Guest/Bob Dawson Sh-Good Shepherd Chapel 126.92 578.92 Jay Sampson Sh-Heritage .00 3,172.34 Todd Fisher Sh-Immanuel 2,005.76 19,406.17 Tom Hall Sh-New Life 25.00 200.00 John York Sh-Oakland Chapel .00 230.00 Ben Little Sh-Sallateeska .00 .00 Mike Craig Sh-Temple 997.05 10,403.95 Larry Norris Sh-Trinity 211.00 2,029.00 _______________ Sh-University 346.20 4,029.40 Butch Bradley Sh-Wallace Ave. 164.92 1,591.93 Charles Wigington Sparks FBC 94.37 862.49 Glenn Peck St. Louis FBC 225.62 2,868.52 Burl Mackey Stroud FBC 520.11 5,584.86 Tony Peak Tecumseh FBC 953.36 9,886.82 Will Wilson Tecumseh New Hope .00 400.00 Bill Haas Tecumseh Riverside .00 .00 Clint Dawkins Tecumseh Sharon 820.13 7,725.80 Bob Fowler Tryon FBC 175.20 1,890.11 Britt Lesley Wanette FBC 163.40 1,709.03 Bill Howse Wanette, Victory Pointe .00 20.00 Russ Houser Wellston Cornerstone 708.00 708.00 Darrell Sullivan Wellston FBC 374.50 4,149.21 Lane Buckley Wellston Trinity 110.00 1,100.00 Donation 200.00 200.00 TOTAL 19,984.27 193,040.42

A NUGGET FROM MY SPIRITUAL JOURNEY

As I write this, I am sitting in Missouri in one of the most special places of blessing God has ever given us the privilege of experiencing! During our Sabbatical so far, we have done a fair amount of traveling, catching up on seeing family members we haven’t seen in quite awhile and doing some ―fun‖ things together as a couple. However, this week is quite unique. Some friends told us of a place which especially caters to pastors and missionar-ies when they have a need for a quiet, get-away space, which is what we were looking for and very much needed! We are staying in an absolutely beautiful and quietly restful ―cabin‖ (with all of the modern conveniences of home EXCEPT for TV, wifi, and cell phone reception)! As we have been here in the midst of tall oaks and total quietness (except for playing Christ-mas carols on a portable CD player), sitting in front of a fireplace, eating meals we cook ourselves (well, I cook for us!) whenever we want, reading, talking, praying, sleeping, just being quiet, talking about plans for the future in our lives and ministry, and even catching up on 2 weeks worth of travel laundry, it has been just what we needed. BUT, admittedly, it has also been an adjustment!!! We have not heard a word of news in 5 days so far! We assume that if some national or world tragedy occurred that our hosts here would come tell us! We haven’t even turned on the radio! Our hosts have even gra-ciously left us alone except to knock on the door once with a plate of warm-from-the-oven Snickerdoodles topped with a Christmas card and bow! To-morrow we plan to drive a few miles to attend church where a friend is the pastor...and they don’t even know we’re coming and we will have to drive around town to locate their church! We have not seen any television or used any electronic equipment except for to play a couple of games on an iPad. Email has oddly come in, but we have no way to answer! FaceBook is not an option so we have no idea what our friends are doing! We had one phone call that randomly managed to get through the ―No Service‖ notice on my phone and we both jumped when it rang---we hadn’t heard that sound in 4 days! Thankfully it was a call we needed to take! It just occurred to me a little earlier that I could write this article on my laptop without using the internet but would have to wait to send it in for publication until we re-turn to the electronic world! The adjustment? To realize how much of our lives have been tied to the high speed, high tech, instantly gratifying (well, discounting those frus-trating computer moments we all have) way of living! To realize how we sometimes let that world rob us of ―real‖ conversation. To realize how we don’t have enough still, quiet moments with the Lord. To realize we are having to re-learn those skills we didn’t realize we were losing! The pluses? To realize how much we love each other. To realize how much God loves us to so graciously provide such a place for us from peo-ple we don’t even know. To realize how much we love and miss our imme-diate family. To realize how much we love and miss all of you who have given us this time. To realize how much our tired bodies needed rest and ALL of you--God, our families, our friends--have gifted us with renewal. Best of all, to ―BE STILL AND KNOW THAT I AM GOD!‖

Marsha Cook, WM&M Leader

State Evangelism Conference, January 30-31. The “Women‟s Emphasis” of the State Evangelism Conference is incorporated into the two days of the conference. Sonja Burpo is a featured speaker in the Monday night general session and Bab-bie Mason is performing a concert Monday night. They will have women‟s breakout sessions offered Tuesday morning of the con-ference and a special women‟s luncheon on Tuesday. For more information for the conference, visit: http://sec.okbaptist.com.

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4 Mrs. Lindsay (Rusty) McMullen PO Box 263 Maud, OK 74854 Pastor’s Wife, Trinity, Maud

4 Rev. Roger Shaw 13900 River Ridge Rd Perkins, OK 74059 Pastor, First, Agra

5 Mrs. Genia Norris 1208 Monroe Drive Shawnee, Ok 74804 Pastor’s Wife, Trinity, Shawnee

6 Mrs. Trena (Mark) Davis PO Box 596 Carney, OK 74832 Pastor’s Wife, First, Carney

6 Rev. Gaspar Reyes 1409 Morren Drive Norman, OK 73071 Pastor, Rock Creek Hispanic

8 Mrs. Cowena (Jimmy) Anderson 403 N. Washington Shawnee, OK 74801 Retired Pastor’s Wife

10 Mrs. Bernice Lowder 12 Willow Creek Rd Shawnee, OK 74801 Former Pastor’s Wife

11 Mrs. Jamy (Todd) Fisher 1403 Manchester Shawnee, OK 74804 Pastor’s Wife, Immanuel

13 Mrs. Carol (Ellis) Rolette 405 N. Pesotum Shawnee, OK 74801 Pastor’s Wife, Earlsboro Indian

15 Rev. Jerry Gray 17770 Cedar Brake Choctaw, 73020 Pastor, Emmaus

18 Mrs. Sherry (Al) Farrow 1 Dennis Blvd. Shawnee, OK 74804 Retired Pastor’s Wife

18 Mrs. Becky (Dennis) Traxler 11354 Valley View Rd Prague, OK 74864 PLBA Printshop Manager

25 Mrs. Shannon (Wayne) Knight 48504 Hwy 3 E Earlsboro, OK 74840 Pastor’s Wife, Fairview

25 Rev. Wayne Knight 48504 Hwy 3 E Earlsboro, OK 74840 Pastor, Fairview

29 Rev. Paul Gore 16 Lake Lane Shawnee, OK 74804 Pastor, Aydelotte

31 Mrs. April (Clint) Dawkins 2326 Faith Blvd. Shawnee, OK 74804 Pastor’s Wife, Sharon

31 Rev. Tuney Ropp Rt. 2 Box 372 McLoud, OK 74851 Pastor, Hillside

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8 Rev. & Mrs. Gaspar Reyes 1409 Morren Drive Norman, OK 73071 Pastor, Rock Creek Hispanic

13 Rev. & Mrs. Jeff Bruton 970726 S. 3430 Rd Chandler, OK 74834 Pastor, Forest

20 Rev. & Mrs. Ben Little 128 N High Ave. Shawnee, OK 74804 Pastor, Sallateeska

23 Rev. & Mrs. Jim Reynolds 2 Lancet Circle Shawnee, OK 74804 Retired Pastor

24 Rev. & Mrs. Glenn Peck 18 Comanche Circle Shawnee, OK 74801 Pastor, First, St. Louis

28 Rev. & Mrs. Tony Black 40255 State Hwy 59B Macomb, OK 74852 Pastor, Romulus

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2-6 January Bible Study (The Pursuit: Chasing Answers to Life’s Questions)

10-12 THRIVE, Baptist Building

15 Sanctity of Human Life Sunday

16 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day — Assn. Office CLOSED

19 Oklahoma Youth Ministers meeting, OKC, Baptist Building

21 Area Keyboard Festival

28 Area Keyboard Festival

30-31 State Evangelism Conference, Southern Hills Baptist Church, OKC

31 SEC Women’s Emphasis, Southern Hills