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“Churches Serving Together to Make Disciples to Impact the World”
Physical: 322 S. Mock Road, Albany, GA 31705
Mailing: P.O. Box 50593, Albany, GA 31703
PH: (229) 435-6171 FAX: (229) 438-8627
Web site: www.mallary-baptist.org
Hans Wunch, Director of Missions ▲ [email protected]
Chad Ellis, Moderator
In This Issue
This Month
The Messenger
Volume 64, Number 11 Mallary Baptist Association December ’19/January ’20
Christmas Backpacks
Church News
2020 Evangelism Conference
Inductive Bible Study
Mallary News
MBA Scholarships
Online Giving Opportunity
December 2019
1-8 Week of Prayer for International
Missions and the Lottie Moon Christmas
Offering
3 MBA Minister’s/Spouses Christmas
Banquet, FBC Albany
11 MBA Evangelism Team, Noon, MBO
16 MBA Prayer Time, 10am, MBO
23- Jan 3 Christmas Holidays, MBO closed
January 2020 15 MBA Administrative Team, Noon, MBO
16 MBA Senior Adult Rally, Noon, FBC
Leesburg
19 Sanctity of Human Life Sunday
20 Martin Luther King Jr. Day, MBO Closed
24-25 Deacon Training
27 MBA Prayer Time, 10am, MBO
28 MBA Minister’s Fellowship, FBC Albany
I SAW A GREAT MULTITUDE FROM EVERY
NATION AND ALL TRIBES….REV 7:9
DOM Thoughts
Church News
ENGAGE, ENCOURAGE, EMPOWER
Alpha: Alpha Baptist Church in Leesburg GA is looking for a Music Leader for Sunday 11am service only.
Byne: Rev. Steve Williams has announced his retirement from full time ministry effective January 12, 2020.
Save The Dates - Share the Joy, 2019, December 6-15. This is an opportunity for your group(s) to perform on Center Stage or come
to watch others perform at the Albany Mall. To reserve your spot, please call Byne at (229)436-5700 and talk to Steve Williams, or
email Steve at [email protected].
Faith: Faith Baptist Church is seeking a piano player for Sunday mornings and Sunday evenings, which includes choir practice. If
you are interested or know anyone who might be interested, please contact Pastor David Cromie at [email protected].
FBC Acree: FBC of Acree is seeking a Bi vocational Pastor. You may email [email protected] or mail to 110 Old
County Line Rd., Sylvester, GA 31791.
FBC Sylvester: Sylvester FBC Lottie Moon Christmas Extravaganza will be Dec. 7 @ 5:30. The evening includes dinner, a silent
auction and our famous cake auction. For more info and to make reservations, please call the church office, 229-776-3337.
Tickets are $10. FBC Sylvester is going to Branson, MO - Join us April 19-25. This 6 night, 7 day trip includes motor coach, lodging and shows,
including the musical Noah at Sights and Sounds Theater. Contact Bobby Boutwell for all the details. 423-619-1735 or
FBC Sylvester has recently retired some music from their music library. If you would be interested in any of it just give us a call.
229-776-3337 or 423-619-1735 or [email protected]
Lakeside: We are seeking a Full-time Church Administration Assistant. Strong finance and computer skills are required. Contact
Mel Ashley at 229-407-0066 or email at [email protected].
Mercedes: Mercedes Baptist Church is seeking a Bi-Vocational Pastor. If interested, please send resume to Ralph Gay, Mercedes
Baptist Church, 2623 Moultrie Rd, Albany, GA 31705.
Poulan: Poulan Baptist Church is seeking a piano player for Sunday mornings and Sunday evenings. If interested, call Diane
Rogers at 229-776-4721.
Sherwood: Sherwood Worship will present a Christmas Concert featuring Michael O’Brien on December 15 at 6pm at Sherwood. Sunnyside: Sunnyside Baptist Church has a 1994 Dodge Van Ram Wagon for sale in the amount of $1,000. Please call
229-432-2334 if you are interested.
Terrell: Terrell Baptist Church has 5 pews they would like to donate to another church. Please email Brad Hughes at
[email protected] if anyone is interested.
Philippians 1:6 being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the
day of Jesus Christ;
Sometimes it is tough being in the middle of something. I have found it tough to be in the middle of: a project, a paper,
a life event, or a workout. You may be hesitant when you first start a process, wondering if it will be worth the time and effort.
However, once you get going, you are committed; hopefully to see it, the process, paper, project, workout, whatever, through to
completion. But, when this thing you are working through isn’t over quickly, well, you begin to have doubts. You may begin to
question if you should have started this process in the first place. Some people get that way in the middle of a college degree
program; others get that way during marriage. And when life gets hard, and it seems like God isn’t as “hands on” as you would like
for Him to be, you might be tempted to wonder if being a disciple of Christ is worth it.
Paul’s message for us in this verse is important. If God starts the process of sanctification in your life, He will see it
through until the end. And that is a big deal. Because let’s face it, we all have those moments when we stumble in this race of faith.
We hit a life pothole, or twist our ankle. We might even fall down, and scrape our knee. It is good to know that when that happens,
when we might be tempted to throw in the towel, God does not.
I bring this up because we are coming to the end of a year, and the beginning of another. We are also at the end of a decade
and the beginning of the next. Before you get another Mallary Messenger, we will have started 2020. So, we are in the middle of a
transition, chronologically speaking. When I come to one of these middle moments, where it feels like I have one foot in one year,
and the other in the next; I often reflect, and look forward.
This year is special, because it is the year the Lord has given us. It is also special because it is 2020. And as you probably
know, when you go to the eye doctor, perfect vision is 20/20. And while hindsight is always 20/20, foresight may not be quite so
clear. At those times when the future is uncertain, we may wonder, is it all worth it? Is the process where Christ increases in our
lives, and we decrease in our lives, worth it? Paul wants to remind you that it is worth it. Because God is not done with you yet.
Your sanctification process has not finished. You still have time left in your race. There is, however, a finish line. There is a goal,
and what will get you across that goal, is not your training, or your stamina, or your pace. What will get you across that goal is the
Lord. “Being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ;”
Mallary Prayer Time December 16, 2019
10am, MBO
Just a reminder to our churches that
the deadline to submit news for the
Newsletter is the 15th of each month. Just send an email to
Description: This is a free, 3-hour workshop that introduces you to the
most essential skills for Inductive Bible Study so you can personally
interact with God’s Word, understand its meaning and apply it to your
life.
Learning the essentials: Observation, Interpretation and
Application
Practicing Observation skills
Getting the benefits: Learn how these essential skills will
lead you to a greater understanding of the Bible.
Great refresher course for any Precept Leader or student
Materials provided:
Student Packet (Observation Worksheets for 1 Thessalonians 1)
Gillionville Baptist Church
4614 Gillionville Road Albany, Georgia 31721
COST: FREE
Saturday, December 7th, 2019
(8:30 AM Check-in) 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Contact: Della Elzie-Phone: (858) 776-6906
The Mallary
Baptist
Association
Would like to say…..
“Merry Christmas from our family
to yours!”
THE GEORGIA BAPTIST EVANGELISM CONFERENCE
January 27-28, 2020
Central Baptist Church, 1120 Lake Joy Road, Warner Robins, GA 31088
No Cost or Registration Required!
ONLINE GIVING OPTIONS Mallary Baptist Association is now set up for online
giving. Any churches or individuals that would like
to give online may go to our website @ www.mallary-baptist.org and
click on the “Give” tab, select General Fund, Pregnancy Center, or
Scholarship and just fill in your information.
We are hoping that the addition of this option makes things easier and
less time consuming. 2020 MBA Scholarships
To date we have collected over
$1400 for the MBA Scholarship
fund. This means that we will
be able to fund scholarships for Fall 2020.
If anyone is interested in donating to the Scholarship
fund you may do so by going to our website @
www.mallary-baptist.org and clicking on the “Give”
tab, then select Scholarship and fill in your
information. You may also send a check to the
Mallary Baptist Association and notate
“Scholarship” on the memo line.
Monday, December 9 @ 10 am
We will be finalizing backpacks to take to
Harrogate, TN
If you are willing to help with this task, please meet
at the Mallary office at 10 am on Monday, Decem-
ber 9.
We will need volunteers to load the truck on Satur-
day, December 14 about noon, also.
What’s Happening
Minister/Staff Anniversaries
Minister/Staff Birthdays
October Income: $10,680.26
October Expenses: $11,647.45
Budget Needs Per Month: $ 15,781.37
December: 2 Charles Farmer, Music, Mercedes
9 Jay Barcus, Pastor, Forrester
12 Mark Willard, Worship Pastor, Sherwood
25 Michael Catt, Pastor, Sherwood
29 Pat Wilks, Ministry Assistant, MBA
January: 3 Brian Kelley, Pastor of Marketing and Media, Sherwood
11 Charles Rouse, Pastor, Liberty
18 Seth Brasher, Associate Worship Pastor, Sherwood
30 Danny James, Music, Gillionville
December: 5 Michael Catt, Pastor, 30 yr Anniversary @ Sherwood 1989
7 Steve Williams, Pastor, Byne 2005
January: 1 Hans Wunch, DOM, MBA 2016
1 James F. White, Pastor, Poulan 2018
6 Roy Cook, Gillionville, Assoc. Pastor 2003
22 Jay Barcus, Forrester, Pastor 2012
26 Todd Lee, Union, Pastor 2014
February 2020 9 Racial Reconciliation Sunday
12 Evangelism/Missions Team, Noon, MBO
10-16 Focus on WMU Week 15 Children's Ministry Day
17 President’s Day, MBO closed
24 MBA Prayer Time, 10am, MBO 25 MBA Minister’s Fellowship, Sherwood Baptist Church
March 2020 1-8 Week of Prayer for Annie Armstrong- Easter
6-7 VBS Clinic - Pelham, GA
8 Daylight Savings Time Begins 11 MBA Administrative Team, Noon, MBO
15 Church Planting Sunday
16 MBA Prayer Time, 10am, MBO 24 MBA Minister’s Fellowship, FBC Sylvester
April 2020 5-12 Holy Week
8 Evangelism/Missions Team, Noon, MBO
9 MBA Senior Adult Rally, Noon, TBA
12 Easter
13 Easter Monday, MBO closed
20 MBA Prayer Time, 10am, MBO 22 Administrative Professionals Day
23 MBA Spring Meeting, 7pm, MBO 22-24 GBAMA, St. Simons
26 Cooperative Program Sunday
28 MBA Minister’s Fellowship, TBA
May 2020 3 Senior Adult Sunday 7 National Day of Prayer
10 Mother's Day
13 MBA Administrative Team, Noon, MBO 18 MBA Prayer Time, 10 am, MBO
25 Memorial Day, MBO Closed
26 MBA Minister’s Fellowship, TBA
Do you think your church would benefit from having Dynamic Deacons?
Pastor, I hope you and your deacons will plan on coming to one of two workshops this January. Bryan Alexander
from the GBMB has taught dozens of churches this great information, and we are blessed to have him in the
Mallary Baptist Association to lead two conferences 1/24 & 1/25. We will be at Byne Memorial Baptist Church from 6-8:30 on Friday night 1/24. We will be at Antioch Baptist Church Saturday morning from 9-11:30 am. This is a free event, and you can come to either session (they will be
the same material). Please let us know if you plan to attend so we can have material available for you.
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