December 2008 1 Ministers’ Conference 4 International Friends-last day- Christmas Break 6 NEGSMO-Gift Wrapping-Tanger II 8 Ministers’ Conference 13 NEGSMO-Gift Wrapping-Tanger II 15 Ministers’ Christmas Fellowship- Food Provided 16 Sarepta Closes at Noon 17-31 Sarepta Closed for Christmas Holiday and Staff Vacations 20 NEGSMO-Gift Wrapping-Tanger II 24 Christmas Eve 25 Merry Christmas! January 2009 1 Happy New Year! New Year’s Day-Sarepta Closed 5 Ministers’ Conference 8 International Friends-resumes 12 Ministers’ Conference 16-18 GBC Young Women’s Retreat 19 Ministers’ Conference 27 Associational Women on Mission Fellowship 22-24 GBC Women’s Enrichment Ministry Leader Retreat 26 Ministers’ Conference 29-30 Women on Mission Leaders’ Retreat Non-Profit Org. U.S. Postage Paid Athens, GA Permit #214 The Sarepta Vision Sarepta Baptist Association 4010 Jefferson Road Athens, GA 30607-1457 Phone: 706-549-5872 Fax: 706-543-3591 www.sareptamissions.org Return Service Requested November/ December 2008 Sarepta Vision “Year of Discipleship” “STRATEGICALLY ALIGNED TO REACH, EQUIP, PROCLAIM, TEACH, & ASSIMILATE” Sarepta Churches Sarepta Baptist Association Worship Evangelism Discipleship Ministry / Missions Fellowship “S trategically A ligned to R each, E vangelize, P roclaim, T each & A ssimilate” Volume 10, Issue 11 Director of Missions: Dr. Lex Bowen—[email protected]International Friends Director: Phil Smith—[email protected]Administrative Assistant: Kara Rebitch—[email protected]Secretary: Betty Johnson—[email protected]Financial Secretary: Emily Fleming—[email protected]Week of Prayer for International Missions & Lottie Moon Christmas Offering November 30-December 7 National Goal: 170 Million For more information and to order and download material go to: www.imb.org
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December 2008
1 Ministers’ Conference
4 International Friends-last day-
Christmas Break
6 NEGSMO-Gift Wrapping-Tanger II
8 Ministers’ Conference
13 NEGSMO-Gift Wrapping-Tanger II
15 Ministers’ Christmas Fellowship-
Food Provided
16 Sarepta Closes at Noon
17-31 Sarepta Closed for Christmas
Holiday and Staff Vacations
20 NEGSMO-Gift Wrapping-Tanger II
24 Christmas Eve
25 Merry Christmas!
January 2009
1 Happy New Year!
New Year’s Day-Sarepta Closed
5 Ministers’ Conference
8 International Friends-resumes
12 Ministers’ Conference
16-18 GBC Young Women’s Retreat
19 Ministers’ Conference
27 Associational Women on Mission
Fellowship
22-24 GBC Women’s Enrichment Ministry
Leader Retreat
26 Ministers’ Conference
29-30 Women on Mission Leaders’ Retreat
Non-Profit Org.
U.S. Postage Paid
Athens, GA
Permit #214
The Sarepta Vision Sarepta Baptist Association 4010 Jefferson Road Athens, GA 30607-1457 Phone: 706-549-5872 Fax: 706-543-3591 www.sareptamissions.org Return Service Requested
November/December 2008
Sarepta Vision “Year of Discipleship”
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Fellowship
“Strategically Aligned to Reach, Evangelize, Proclaim, Teach & Ass imilate”
Week of Prayer for International Missions & Lottie Moon
Christmas Offering
November 30-December 7 National Goal: 170 Million
For more information and to order and download material go to: www.imb.org
I want to express my gratitude to the fine folks at Friendship Baptist and their pastor Dr. Larry Elliott for hosting the Annual Meeting in such a wonderful way. There were 180 people in attendance for the evening of reports of inspiration and from various ministries.
I want to report that our Sunday School Mentoring process is going great. We had our third monthly meeting and 140 people in attendance at First Baptist Winterville. We
will have one more meeting in November and then take December off and resume in January. I appreciate Palmer Rehberg, Minister of Education at First Baptist Winterville for coordinating this whole process.
Our LeaderPath group is also continuing strong. The LeaderPath group consists of pastors who have agreed to meet monthly (except June & July) for two years. Our two-hour monthly meeting is divided into two parts: first, we discuss a book that we read as a group and secondly, we have a topic for discussion related to leadership. Occasionally we will have GBC staff lead day-long workshops on leadership topics. I would like to see if there is interest in starting a second LeaderPath Group beginning in January. If you have an interest in being involved in Leader-Path Group #2, please send me an email or give me a call if you have any questions or would like to sign up. If you would like to speak with one of our present LeaderPath pastors, give me a call, and I’ll let you know who they are.
Later this month, I’ll be participating in a two-day Coaching Clinic in Atlanta sponsored by the Atlanta Association. I’ve actually already begun the process through telephone contact from my coach, who is leading me through this process. This training process will conclude in August 2009. At that time I’ll be certified by Dr. Robert Logan to do Coaching 101 training. There are many applications for this process at the associational level.
The holiday season is right upon us! On behalf of the Sarepta Baptist Association Staff, I wish you and your family a wonderful Thanksgiving and Merry Christmas!
The World At Our Doorstep……………….………………………………………………………Phil Smith
We see good things happen at Beech Haven every Thursday morning during English classes. There is an excitement that accompanies our work every week. One of the most exciting events for me
this year has been the enrollment of the Burmese Karen refugees several weeks ago. They left the refugee camp in Thailand in February of this year. Some had been in that camp for 22 years. Some of them cycled through Jubilee Partners in Comer and went to Atlanta for re-settlement. Others came into the country through a program in Arizona. The two groups are related. The Atlanta group decided that they did not like Atlanta. A similar decision was made in Arizona. The two groups found employment in Oglethorpe County and joined up there. An American friend has been faithful to bring some of them to English classes.
There are 12 adults and 7 children. The adults profess faith in Jesus. Not only are they believers but they are Baptist. They readily and proudly trace their Christian
heritage back to Adoniram Judson, the first Baptist foreign missionary. Judson began that work almost 200 years ago! They have a desire to gather more of their group here and build a church. One of the fluent young men told me, “We will build our church before we build our houses.”
Our contact has been fairly intense during the short time since we met them. Moons Grove provided a large number of blankets. Watkinsville sent loads of clothing and a lot of kids’ items. Someone gave a washer/dryer. Other items have come in as well.
These dear people are safe from the evil government that has carried out genocidal persecution of this group for many years. But they have a huge challenge ahead of them, the extent of which they have no idea about. We have extended fellowship. They need our affirmation. They need our encouragement and friendship. They need our prayers. Please consider personal involvement. You will be blessed! They are our people.
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Georgia Baptist Women’s Events
Young Women’s Retreat (a retreat for women 20-30)
January 16-18, 2009 Camp Pinnacle Conference Center, Clayton, Gerogia
Cost: $95-includes meals, lodging and programming fees Program questions: Janet [email protected]
Registration questions: Ellen [email protected] ************************************************************
Selah-Women’s Enrichment Ministry Leader Retreat
January 22-24, 2009 Camp Pinnacle Conference Center, Clayton, Georgia
Cost: $150-includes five meals, lodging and program fees For more information: Janet [email protected]
or 1-800-746-4422, x329
Christmas for the Children of InmatesChristmas for the Children of Inmates
Angel Tree is a ministry of Prison Fellowship Ministries. Angel Tree Christmas gives churches and individuals an opportunity to share Christ’s love by helping to meet the needs of families of prisoners. Angel Tree Christmas works by connecting parents in prison with their children
through the delivery of Christmas gifts. In most cases, local church volunteers purchase and deliver gifts and share the Gospel with the children of inmates in the name of their prisoner-parent. There are 100 Angel Tree kids in Clarke County without a church or volunteer sponsor. If you are interested in sponsoring these children, please contact Scott Kelly, Georgia Field Director at: [email protected] or 770-529-8090 or toll-free at 866-529-8094. For more information you may go to their website at: www.angeltree.org
2009 State Evangelism Conference
February 23-24, 2009 Blackshear Place Baptist Church
Gainesville, Georgia Speakers: Ergun Caner, Larry Harmon, Geoff Hammond, Ken Hemphill, Fred Luter, Josh McDowell, David Platt, Alvin Reid, Bobby Welch, Ralph West, Larry Wynn, Music: Erica Branch, Rhon Carter, This Hope
Gift Wrapping—We will be reaching out to the shoppers at Tanger Outlets doing free gift-wrapping on December 6, 13, 20. We need your help—we will be on the Tanger II side, which has a higher volume of activity. Volunteers-20-25 per shift, funds to pay for materials-$700-$900. Please contact Kevin if you can help—706-491-7064. Appreciation Platters—We will also be doing platters of goodies for the store employees to be delivered between December 6-13. We need 150-200 platters. Contact Louise Maddox to sign up for platters: 706-795-2619.
Associational ModeratorAssociational ModeratorAssociational ModeratorAssociational Moderator Rev. Jeff WellsRev. Jeff WellsRev. Jeff WellsRev. Jeff Wells Associational ViceAssociational ViceAssociational ViceAssociational Vice----ModeratorModeratorModeratorModerator Dr. Larry ElliottDr. Larry ElliottDr. Larry ElliottDr. Larry Elliott Associational ClerkAssociational ClerkAssociational ClerkAssociational Clerk Barbara HaxtonBarbara HaxtonBarbara HaxtonBarbara Haxton
Nicholson Baptist Church is seeking a part-time secretary-20/week. Call the church office
if interested: 706-757-3412. You may inquire about open positions at our churches by contacting Kara at Sarepta: [email protected]
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Sarepta will be closed December 17Sarepta will be closed December 17Sarepta will be closed December 17Sarepta will be closed December 17----January 1 for Christmas Holidays and January 1 for Christmas Holidays and January 1 for Christmas Holidays and January 1 for Christmas Holidays and
The church should have completed a Form W-9 on each self-employed individual or business that conducted services for the church. If the church does not have a Form W-9 or obtained the necessary federal identification of the individual/business, then the church should have withheld 28% of the income as a mandatory federal withholding. The church must issue a Form 1099-MISC to each individual/business that is not incorporated and has earnings of at least $600.00 annually from the church. Usually, the income earned is reported on Box 7 of Form 1099-MISC. The Form 1099-MISC is not given to benevolence recipients. If you would like more information, contact Church Financial Services of the GBC at 1-800-746-4422 or www.churchfinancialservices.org