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September 2010

Baptist Missions Office 308 Pine Street

West Monroe LA 71291

Phone: 318.322.6760 Fax: 318.322.5955

Email: [email protected] or [email protected]

Website: www.nelba.net

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A Bridge to Missions

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Jerry W. Price, Associational Missionary Glenda Suggs, Ministry Assistant

Senior Adult Progressive Fall Revival

September 13, 14 and 15

Speaker: Dr. Charles Carter

A Fellowship Lunch will be provided

each day for a cost of $4.00 per person.

Monday New Chapel Hill, West Monroe 10 A.M. – 12 NOON

Tuesday Cedar Crest, West Monroe* 10 A.M. – 12 NOON

Wednesday North Monroe, Monroe* 10 A.M. – 12 NOON

*Location change—Cedar Crest and North Monroe have exchanged days!

Come sing in the combined choir! First rehearsal is Sunday, September 12 at 3:00 P.M. at North Monroe Baptist Church. On the following days,

the choir will gather at each host church at 9:15 A.M.

Free GriefShare group begins September 8

The fall session of GriefShare will be held at First Baptist Church, 500 Pine Street, West Monroe each Wednesday evening at 5:30 P.M. beginning September 8 in Room A130 and end-ing with the special Surviving the

Holidays sessions on November 10 and 17. This eleven-week GriefShare session is a Christ-centered, Bibli-cally-based hybrid program (part seminar/part share group). There is no charge for the GriefShare group, but an optional workbook containing sheets which follow the videos and a daily “On Your Own” Bible study is available to aid you through your journey. For more information, contact the Pastoral Care Ministry at 398.9101 or email Beverly Shoe-maker at [email protected].

Congratulations on your September anniversary!

From the Associational Missionary, Jerry W. PriceJerry W. PriceJerry W. PriceJerry W. Price

Bill Clinton is the first president that 2010 high school graduates can remember seeing in the White House. The former president delivered the commencement speech at the graduation ceremony for the West Virginia University’s Eberly College of Arts and Sciences on May 15, 2010. As he spoke of the opportunities in the 21st century, he referenced the rapid progress of the Internet. He said, “When I became president, believe it or not, there were only fifty sites on the entire World Wide Web. There’ve been more than that added since I started talking.” Google didn’t come into existence until midway through his second term, and today over seven million uniquely new pages pop up on the Internet every day. – In Other Words May 2010 – Issue 10 In a day filled with such rapid change in every arena of life, how churches respond to cultural transformation is critical. Gone are the days when church leadership could say, “This is just a fad and will rapidly fizzle out. Let’s just wait it out.” As Christians, we have a clarion call to reach a generation that rarely even thinks about spiritual matters. Recent investigation by LifeWay Research found that when a group of 1400 adults ages 18 and older were asked how often they wondered, “If I were to die today, would I go to Heaven?” over fifty percent responded “Never.” Does this mean that half of the people we meet on a daily basis rarely or never even consider their eter-nal destiny? It’s not that questions about life and death are not effective; they are not even pondered by most unchurched peo-ple. We have an undeniable responsibility, a command from our Lord, to “Go into all the world and preach the Gospel to every creature.”

It is my prayer that as we approach the second decade of the 21st century every church will strive to be faithful to the pur-poses God has set before them and effective in reaching a lost world with the unchanging Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ.

� Sherrie Albritton, children’s minister ~ 8 years ~ Fair Park, West Monroe

� Larry Anderson, music minister ~ 9 years ~ Cheniere, West Monroe

� Linda Bain, financial secretary ~ 19 years ~ First, Monroe � David Brown, pastor ~ 3 years ~ Ridge Avenue, West

Monroe � Elaine Clark, secretary ~ 3 years ~ Cherry Ridge, Bastrop � John Creasy, administrative assistant ~ 11 years ~ Oak Hill,

Bastrop � Wayne Duncan, pastor ~ 25 years ~ ChristWay, Monroe � Charles Dupree, pastor ~ 6 years ~ New Chapel Hill,

Monroe � Susan Frost, outreach minister ~ 3 years ~ First, West

Monroe � James Gardner, associate pastor ~ 10 years ~ McClendon,

West Monroe � Rusty Grant, pastor ~ 3 years ~ Edgewood, West Monroe � Braxton Humphries, pastor ~ 2 years ~ Bethel, West

Monroe � Leslie Ingram, secretary ~ 9 years ~ Oak Grove, Eros � John Jowers, music minister ~ 11 years ~ Community,

West Monroe � Teresa Lockwood, secretary ~ 4 years ~ North Monroe,

Monroe � Danny McIlveene, pastor ~ 17 years ~ Community, West

Monroe � Jordy McKaskle, youth minister ~ 1 year ~ North Monroe,

Monroe � Merissa McLarrin, secretary ~ 1 year ~ Bonita Road,

Bastrop � Rick McPhearson, administration/missions ~ 19 years ~

Mt. Vernon, West Monroe � Andy Myrick, pastor ~ 22 years ~ Loch Arbor, Monroe � Scott Petrus, pastor ~ 8 years ~ Riverside, Bastrop � LaFaye Price, secretary ~ 31 years ~ Calvary, Monroe � Jerry Roark, KWMS-TV 17 director ~ 2 years ~ First, West

Monroe � Clyde Sanchez, pastor ~ 5 years ~ Bayou Oaks, Monroe � Tony Smith, pastor ~ 14 years ~ Liberty, Calhoun � Jamie Trammell, secretary ~ 1 year ~ Cheniere, West

Monroe

With Sympathy Love and sympathy are extended to Cascille Roberts and

family in the death of her husband and Rev. Tuck Roberts

in the death of his brother, Rev. Don Roberts. Bro. Don

served churches in LA and TX for 56 years.

Thank you! The family of Sergeant Jordan E. Tuttle extends their heartfelt gratitude to all those who prayed for and supported them during their time of loss. Words cannot convey how much your expressions of love and sympa-thy have meant. The Turner and Tuttle Family

Saturday, September 18 9:30 A.M. – 4:00 P.M.

Parkview Baptist Church 1001 Forsythe Avenue - Monroe

Tickets: $30. Call 318.325.3174 to purchase tickets.

Mt. Vernon, West Monroe—Welcome to Chris Trombatore, student minister! Grace, Monroe—VBS was wonderful this year! Enrollment was 150 with an average attendance of 126. Seven children accepted Christ as Savior! Highland Park, Monroe—Everyone is invited to a Family Crusade featuring 2Talk42 Ministries on September 5 – 8 at 6:30 P.M. Children of all ages will enjoy the puppetry, ventriloquism, and songs. Free admission … nightly prizes. For more information, call 318.366.9449. Lighthouse, Monroe—All ladies are invited to Lighting the Path for Women on September 11 begin-ning with continental breakfast at 8:30 A.M. Speakers are Pat Domangue and Cindy Teel with drama by Lilly Tullos and music by 11th Hour. Cost: $20 before August 31/ $25 after August 31. For more information call 318.791.4245. Emmanuel, Monroe—Missionaries Wade and DeeAnn Coker will share information about Africa on September 12 from 5 – 7 P.M. Everyone is invited! Bonita Road, Bastrop—Part time youth minister needed. Send resumes to 6516 Milton White Road, Bastrop LA 71220.

Positions Available ...

Pastor—Northeast: Center Point, College Place, First Monroe , Lighthouse Morehouse: Bethel, Bonita, Collinston, Oak Ridge, White Avenue Music—Northeast: Bayou Oaks, Clark Springs, First Calhoun, First Monroe, Lighthouse, Loch Arbor, Victory Morehouse: Antioch, Cherry Ridge, Faith, First Bastrop, White Avenue Youth-----Northeast: Agape Bible, First Monroe, Lighthouse, New Light Morehouse: Bonita Road, Cherry Ridge, Faith

Deadline to submit church news is the 15th of each month. News can be faxed, emailed, or called in to the association office.

Baptist Collegiate Ministry at ULM by Todd Strain, director

Kingdom Connections

Attention Clerks, Secretaries, and Pastors

Annual Church Profiles (ACP) are due by September 13!

Please return the paper copy or complete

online by Monday, September 13!

If you need assistance, please call Glenda at 318.322.6760.

It still may be hot outside but the summer is over at the BCM. The fall semester is here! We began the fall on August 21 with Freshmen Survival. With over 100+ freshmen in attendance, Survival was packed with games, food, and fellowship. Local col-legiate churches including First West, North Monroe, Highland, College Place, First Swartz, New Hope, and McClendon participated by either bringing food or promoting their church’s activities for college students. Thanks to everyone who made Sur-vival 2010 a great success! Our weekly events, Haven worship on Tuesday nights and 12:01 Lunch, will begin the first week and we look forward to having strong attendance at each. During these first few weeks, we know we will have students enter our doors who may have never given BCM a try. Therefore, we believe it is of utmost importance to connect with these students and share with them the gospel. Please pray for us as we reach out to the masses! Also, I want to report on our summer missions. We had over 40 students involved in missions and ministry this summer and the re-ports I am hearing are very encouraging. Our Brazil team, led by Associate Director Jenny Street, saw God do great things through them as their ministered in Florianopolis, Brazil. Our Malawi team was able to teach the Word and saw many profess Christ. Overall, it was a great summer of missions and ministry. Once again, thank you NELBA and Morehouse Associations and individually contributing churches for your support of the BCM. We could not do it without you!

People, Places and Events … � Are your wireless microphones FCC compliant? Anyone

using a mic within the 700 megahertz range must vacate the frequencies. Check the back or side of receivers. If the num-ber falls between 698 and 806 MHz, the mic needs to be replaced. Violations could lead to $100,000 fines. This issue occurred with the digital TV conversion. If you are unsure about your equipment, it is best to log on to www.fcc.gov/cgb/wirelessmicrophones or call a sound system company.

� Men After God’s Own Heart, preaching conference, is September 13 – 14 at First, Pineville. Event begins at 1:00 P.M. on Monday and concludes at 4:00 P.M. on Tuesday. Speakers include Paige Patterson, Chuck Quarles, Preston Nix, Calvin Phelps, Jerry Barlow, and Reggie Ogea. Regis-tration fees: $75 for pre-registration; $125 after September 1; $25 for seminary and LC students. For more information call 1.800.622.6549 or visit www.lbc.org.

� January Bible Study preview is Monday, September 20 from 9:00 – 11:30 A.M. at Temple Baptist Church, Ruston. Truth about Grace: Studies in Galatians will be led by Dr. L. Thomas Strong III, professor of New Testament and Greek at New Orleans Seminary. Cost is $25 per person. Registration deadline is September 15. To register contact Jeff Ingram at 1.800.622.6549 or email [email protected].

� 11th Hour presents their First Annual Homecoming on Thursday, September 23 at 7:00 P.M. at the Thomas Jason Lingo Center, Oak Grove, LA. Guests: Gordon Mote, Weston Hinson and By Faith. Tickets: $10 in advance; $12 at

the door. Doors open at 6:00 P.M. Tickets available at 11THHOURGOSPELGROUP.COM or by mail at 11th Hour, 1030 North 9th, Monroe LA 71201.

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September 2010 6 Labor Day 12-19 Week of Prayer for State Missions and Georgia Barnette Offering 13 Regional Ministry Evangelism Conference, 6:30 – 9:00 P.M., First, Calhoun 22 See You at the Pole (area schools)

October 2010 4 Morehouse Association Annual Meeting, business session at

6:00 P.M., worship at 7:00 P.M., Greenacres, Bastrop

Northeast Association

September 2010 6 Labor Day. Association Office closed for the holiday. 9 Retired Ministers fellowship, 11:15 A.M., Bayou Bistro 12-19 Week of Prayer for State Missions and Georgia Barnette Offering 13-15 Senior Adult Progressive Fall Revival, 10:00 A.M., Monday at New Chapel Hill; Tuesday at North Monroe; Wednesday at Cedar Crest. Lunch served each day for small fee. Speaker: Dr. Charles Carter. 13 Regional Ministry Evangelism Conference, 6:30 – 9:00 P.M., First, Calhoun 16 Church Prayer Ministry, 8:30 A.M., meet at the association office. Churches to be visited are: Jackson Street, Berean, College Place and Sandel Drive

16 Finance Committee meeting, 2:00 P.M., Baptist Association Office

20 Executive Board Meeting, 10:30 A.M., followed by Pastor/Staff Fellowship, 11:30 A.M., Community, West Monroe 22 See You at the Pole (area schools)

October 2010 11 Northeast Association Annual Meeting, 10:00 A.M. at Cypress,

West Monroe, 7:00 P.M. at Emmanuel, Monroe. 14 Retired Ministers fellowship, 11:15 A.M., Bayou Bistro 18 Pastor/Staff Fellowship, 11:30 A.M., Emmanuel, Monroe 21 WMU Quarterly Meeting, 11:30 A.M., Louisiana Baptist Children’s Home

Louisiana Baptist Convention

September 2010 6 Labor Day 12-19 Week of Prayer for State Missions and Georgia Barnette Offering

October 2010 3 Share the Gospel Sunday 10 World Hunger Sunday 12 PraiseFest, Alexandria/Pineville 15-16 Ministry Wives Retreat, Tall Timbers 18-19 January Bible Study/Doctrine Study, Baptist Building, Alexandria 21 Fixing Your Churches Finances, Ruston 23 State WMU Council Meeting, Baptist Building, Alexandria

For details or to verify status of LBC events, call 1.800.622.6549 or log on to www.lbc.org.

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