O HIO B APTIST M ESSENGER PUBLICATION OF THE STATE CONVENTION OF BAPTISTS IN OHIO APRIL 2013 | VOLUME 61 NO. 2 INSIDE: Royal Ambassador Congress Page 2 Sunday School Events Page 2 Buckeye Baptist Builders Schedule Page 7 Women’s Ministries Pages 8 Press Toward e Mark Page 12 VBS Institute P.3 State Bible Drills P.6 MOMENTUM 2013 ~ Continued on Page 4 Momentum 2013 (e State Evangelism Celebra- tion) was held March 19 at Lifepoint Church, Co- lumbus e day was exciting, encouraging, and chal- lenging Exciting in the sense that those attending displayed a great deal of enthusiasm in partaking of all the events happenings, encouraging in that it is al- ways an enjoyment for the Body of Christ in Ohio to come together in fellowship and love, and challeng- ing in that our speakers imparted a great deal of bibli- cal truth that moved our spirits to do great things for honor and glory of Jesus! Crimson Flood (Liberty University) kicked the day off with a rousing musical set that ushered us to God’s throne of grace David Uth (Pastor, FBC Orlando, FL) followed with a tremendous sermon on the impor- tance of bringing people to Jesus “no matter what it takes” Of particular note was his statement that lost people will come to a church “where they are loved, accepted, and cared about” His closing video on a recent FBC Orlando baptismal service was a perfect lead in for the actual baptism of Ameer Taya (by pas- tor Travis Davenport of Covenant Church) Ameer is a recently converted Muslim who was won to Christ by the influence of his fiance’ Erica’s love of Christ What a joyful celebration to behold! Phil Hotsenpiller (In- fluence Church, Anaheim Hills, CA) followed with a challenging and passionate message to us concerning the need for Christians to have a passionate love for Christ and the unsaved, especially in a world where spiritual kingdoms battle over control of the hearts and minds of people e morning session ended with a rousing rendition of “I Dreamed A Dream” from the movie Les Misérables by Allison Palermo and Emily Belcher Crimson Flood began our aſternoon session with a Spirit led set of edifying spiritual songs Tony Merida (Pastor, Imago Dei Church, Raleigh, NC) followed with a theological masterpiece from II Timothy 2:1- 13 on the subject of “gospel centered endurance” is 1% Challenge e 1% Challenge for increased Cooperative Program giving has been a surprising success, Frank Page, president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee, said Feb 18 Page had asked the con- vention’s 45,000 churches to consider a 1 percent- of-budget increase in Cooperative Program giv- ing, which would add $100 million to the funding stream for Southern Baptist missions and minis- tries “e 1% Challenge began almost two years ago and has received a great deal of positive attention Honestly, more than I thought it would,” Page told EC members in Nashville “I thought it might have some traction until we got a more compre- hensive strategy in place” But the challenge has caught on, Page said, and at least 15 percent of Southern Baptist churches either have adopted the challenge or are seriously considering it “It’s making a difference,” he said MOMENTUM 2013 Presenting Christ, Promoting Growth, Planting Churches Momentum 2013 audience Frank Page For more information about the Cooperative Program, visit www.scbo.org Celebrate the Cooperative Mission Program April 14, 2013
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OhiO Baptist MessengerPublication of the state convention of baPtists in ohio
Momentum 2013 (The state evangelism celebra-tion) was held March 19 at lifepoint church, co-lumbus . The day was exciting, encouraging, and chal-lenging . exciting in the sense that those attending displayed a great deal of enthusiasm in partaking of all the events happenings, encouraging in that it is al-ways an enjoyment for the body of christ in ohio to come together in fellowship and love, and challeng-ing in that our speakers imparted a great deal of bibli-cal truth that moved our spirits to do great things for honor and glory of Jesus! crimson flood (liberty university) kicked the day off with a rousing musical set that ushered us to God’s throne of grace . David uth (Pastor, fbc orlando, fl) followed with a tremendous sermon on the impor-tance of bringing people to Jesus “no matter what it takes .” of particular note was his statement that lost people will come to a church “where they are loved, accepted, and cared about .” his closing video on a recent fbc orlando baptismal service was a perfect
lead in for the actual baptism of ameer taya (by pas-tor travis Davenport of covenant church) . ameer is a recently converted Muslim who was won to christ by the influence of his fiance’ erica’s love of christ . What a joyful celebration to behold! Phil hotsenpiller (in-fluence church, anaheim hills, ca) followed with a challenging and passionate message to us concerning the need for christians to have a passionate love for christ and the unsaved, especially in a world where spiritual kingdoms battle over control of the hearts and minds of people . The morning session ended with a rousing rendition of “i Dreamed a Dream” from the movie les Misérables by allison Palermo and emily belcher . crimson flood began our afternoon session with a spirit led set of edifying spiritual songs . tony Merida (Pastor, imago Dei church, Raleigh, nc) followed with a theological masterpiece from ii timothy 2:1-13 on the subject of “gospel centered endurance .” This
1% Challenge The 1% challenge for increased cooperative Program giving has been a surprising success, frank Page, president of the southern baptist
convention’s executive committee, said feb . 18 . Page had asked the con-vention’s 45,000 churches to consider a 1 percent-
of-budget increase in cooperative Program giv-ing, which would add $100 million to the funding stream for southern baptist missions and minis-tries . “The 1% challenge began almost two years ago and has received a great deal of positive attention . honestly, more than i thought it would,” Page told ec members in nashville . “i thought . . . it might have some traction until we got a more compre-hensive strategy in place .”but the challenge has caught on, Page said, and at least 15 percent of southern baptist churches either have adopted the challenge or are seriously considering it . “it’s making a difference,” he said .
For more information about the Cooperative Program,
visit www.scbo.org
Celebrate the Cooperative Mission
Program April 14, 2013
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Jack Kwok, Ohio State Convention Executive Director-Treasurer, Editor; Linnett Snodgrass, Administrative Assistant; Spangler Production & Design, Publication Layout. Published every other month for members of Southern Baptist churches in Ohio. Subscriptions provided out of each church’s Cooperative Program gifts. Member of Baptist Press, news service of the Southern Baptist Convention.
eighty-seven deacons, pastors and wives accepted the challenge of the buckets January 25-26 at the Deacon/Pastor/Wives Retreat hosted by lakota hills baptist church . Dr . steve Davis and his wife Diana challenged them to empty the water bucket instead of the gasoline bucket when facing conflict in the church . using the model from acts 6:1-7 they were encouraged to help solve problems, not create them . “When deacons are fulfilling their re-sponsibilities, the church will be har-monious, the pastor will be helped, and the church will be healthy” said Dr . Davis . Deacons and pastors attended ses-sions titled organize, galvanize, mobi-lize and harmonize . Diana Davis led sessions for the wives titled grab your bucket, buck-ets of home and community ideas and buckets of church ministry ideas . each ministry couple was given a copy of Diana’s book Deacon Wives: Fresh Ideas to Encourage Your Husband and
the Church and The Deacon Book by steve Davis . The event was co-sponsored by lakota hills baptist church and the bible teaching/leadership Resource Group of the state convention of bap-tist in ohio – a cooperative Program Ministry .
The Challenge of the Buckets: Deacon/Pastor/Wives Retreat
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Diana Davis speaking at the retreat.
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Deacons and wives praying together at the retreat..
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summer will be here before we know it, and along with summer comes the excitement of vacation bible school (vbs) . The vacation bible school institute (vbsi) 2013 was held March 8-9, 2013 at violet baptist church in Pickerington, ohio . state leaders began setting up their rooms in anticipation for eager vbs en-thusiasts and leaders excited to hear all about this year’s theme, “colossal coast-er World .” People from many churches came with an anticipation to hear the music, learn the motions, eat the snacks, take pictures of the decorations, mob the bookstore, and prepare for vbs 2013 . friday night was full of energy as attendees made their way through the colossal coaster World theme park . They entered rooms filled with decora-tions and teachers eager to talk about vacation bible school . as they walked through the theme park they could stop along the way for a bag of popcorn, cot-
ton candy, and ice cream from one of the “park vendors .” They were also able to try their hand at making a few crafts or create a roller coaster snack . as people made their way through the Main Gate, the violet baptist church children’s choir performed this year’s vbs musical . They took us on an excit-ing ride of music and drama . They also showed us just how much God loves us, and that when we put our trust in God we can face any fear that comes our way . saturday was a full day of train-
ing . The morning offered core training classes . People gathered information that would help them as they begin to make plans for their vbs . Participants were offered elective classes in the af-ternoon . This included everything from ‘The footsteps of Paul’ to ‘Decorating Made easy’ . They came; they saw; they gathered; and they left overflowing and wanting to share all they experienced with their churches . The state convention of baptists in ohio is hoping that you are making
plans to provide a vbs for your com-munity this year . if you are still looking for training, please go to www .scbo .org and search for 2013 vbs Regional clin-ics for more information . our prayer is that this year will be your best vbs ever .
to God be the Glory!
in his service,Dwayne leeBible Teaching/Leadership Resource Group
Summer and VBS soon here!Violet Baptist Children’s Choir Teaching at VBSI is a last with Rachel Carter and
Ryan MorrisVBS Drama Team
Ashley Stickel and Ashleigh Moodie are ready for a great ride at Colossal Coaster World!
Coasting to a stop at the Snack Shack
One on one training is invaluable Hoppy’s Ice Cream: High-Five for Ice Cream!
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message was convincing, convicting and challenging in its command for all christians to be like christ . especially interesting was his unpacking of the apostle Paul’s encouragement to timo-thy to be like a soldier, an athlete, and a farmer as he fought the battle of faith! The next two hours a series of small conference breakout sessions occurred . church ministry paradigm’s taught and discussed included men’s minis-try (Rick caldwell and tierce Green from authentic Manhood), bible study software (Rick Grantham from logos 5 .0), church creative processes (shane tucker of lifepoint church), church planting and engage24 (Rob Warren and Matt Pardi of h20 collegiate church ministries), preaching (tony Merida), and leadership and discipleship (Phil hotsenpiller) . a special thanks to all of our conference breakout leaders for their insightful and practical ministry tips! after a short break and some addi-tional dynamic worship led by crimson flood, Ken bevel (sherwood baptist church, albany, Ga) gave a powerful testimony to the grace of God he has experienced in his life . Ken is widely known for his character portrayal of lt . Michael simmons in the movie “fire-proof ”, and officer nathan hayes in the movie “courageous .” in addition, Ken served for twenty years in the united states Marine corp . he encouraged us all to walk in humility and give God continual glory for all he does in our lives . Ken’s pastor Michael catt (sher-wood baptist church, albany, Ga) closed the conference with a strong encouragement for christian leaders to stand for christ, stay in the battle of faith, and never give up (even if it cost us our lives) . of particular note was his encouragement to small church pastors to remember this biblical truth; “God did a pretty big thing in a small place called bethlehem .” Praise God for this reminder that all of God’s servants are called to be faithful not famous!
all in all Momentum 2013 was a great day of spiritual refreshing, practi-cal challenge, and christian fellowship! if you did not attend, you missed a tre-mendous blessing (and the opportunity to win some pretty valuable ministry re-sources) . a special thank you goes out to Pastor Dean fulks and his staff and volunteers from lifepoint church . You are a blessing! Thanks also to my fellow laborers on the state convention staff and for our childcare volunteers from the ohio Disaster Relief team . Most importantly “thanks” to all of you that attended, that shared kind words, and that continue to value the importance of working and ministering together for the Glory of our Great God and King and for the advancement of his King-dom here in ohio . it is a privilege for me to serve you, and him!
There is victory in Jesus, Jack heltonEvangelism Resource Group Leader
Momentum 2013 messages and an event video are available
for download from www.momentumconference2013.com
Ken Bevel, Sherwood Baptist Church, Albany, GA
Crimson Flood
MOMENTUM 2013 ~ Continued from Page 1
Allison Palermo and Emily BelcherMomentum 2013 Audience
Shane Tucker, breakout session - Church Creative Processes.
Momentum Ladies Luncheon held at Genoa Baptist Church
To read an article about the Ladies Luncheon, go to www.scbo.org
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in the last edition of the ohio baptist Messenger i gave the challenge of starting new groups . for the purpose of this article i will be using the term sunday school since about 70% of our state still has a tradi-tional sunday school structure . Please know that we will be recognizing any new groups that are started during this year . Recently in one of our state conventions a survey was conducted regarding leading churches with growing sunday schools . When questioned, “What is the one thing you did to encourage growth in sunday school”, they’re response was the same, “start new classes!” understand that they were not talking about start-ing new classes because the existing classes were full . They intentionally started new classes as a growth strategy . They were proactive instead of reactive . ask yourself, “Why should my church or my class be concerned about starting new classes?”• new classes often produce spiritual growth .• new classes provide additional opportunities for
service and blessing .• new classes often produce numerical growth .• new classes create a sense of excitement and accom-
plishment .• new classes enlarge the organizational base and pro-
vide choices .• new classes can help in meeting the felt needs of in-
dividuals .• new classes are more “user friendly” to prospects
and new members .• new classes provide an opportunity for chronic ab-
sentees to make a fresh start . now, i would like to share with you the best process, i’ve discovered, for starting new adult sunday school classes, but i want you to know that this process is not for every sunday school teacher . it takes a very spe-cial person that has been called of God . it requires a teacher that is secure in their abilities as a teacher and a leader . This process requires a leader that has ability to stick to the goal and encourage others to do the same . i wish every teacher could do this but the truth is most sunday school teachers are more interested in grow-ing their kingdom than in growing God’s Kingdom . here is a step by step Process for starting new adult sunday school classes .1 . The teacher should enlist an apprentice . This is not
a substitute teacher but rather a teacher/leader in training . The apprentice should be the teacher of his or her own class in six to eighteen months .
2 . The apprentice should teach once per month . The apprentice is to teach when the teacher is present .
The method I follow is …a . The first week the teacher prepares the bible study
with the apprentice, the teacher teaches the class and then the teacher and the apprentice get together to
evaluate the lesson .b . The second week the
apprentice prepares the bible study with the aid of the teacher, the apprentice teaches the class and then the teacher and the apprentice get together to evaluate the lesson .
c . The third week the apprentice prepares the bible study alone, the apprentice teaches the class with the teacher in attendance and then the teacher and the apprentice get together to evaluate the lesson .
3 . The teacher and the apprentice should do outreach and ministry together . The teacher is not just teach-ing the apprentice how to teach, but is modeling what it means to be a good teacher/leader . taking the apprentice on visits to prospects, taking the ap-prentice on visits to members . The class should be-gin to see the pair as co-teachers .
4 . The teacher should announce the birth of a new class at least six weeks before . The teacher and the apprentice stand before the class and announce the birth of the new class . They also state that the pur-pose of the new class is to reach new people . Those going to the new class will be considered “mission-aries” . everyone going to the new class will have a job to do . They will be an outreach leader, care group leader, prayer leader, fellowship leader, etc . The teacher and apprentice also say that they are praying about who will go as “missionaries” and in the coming days they will enlist the missionaries .
5 . four to eight members or couples accept a call as “missionaries” to the new class depending on the size of the parent class and if it is a gender graded class .
on the morning of the new class starting, everyone gathers in the parent classroom to celebrate the birth of the new class and commission the missionaries . They will have a party (or shower) to celebrate the birth of this new class . Many will provide refresh-ments to help launch this exciting event!
6 . The veteran teacher takes the missionaries to the new class . That’s right, the veteran teacher takes the “missionaries” to the new class . Remember i said this process was not for everyone .
7 . The apprentice teacher becomes leader of estab-lished class .
by using this method two new classes are created instead of just one . once they’ve done it, they will do it again . it would be great if one class in every church agreed to start a new class every two years and the classes that they birth would do the same . in ten years we would triple in attendance and baptisms . Give it a try if you are an able leader!
The New Groups Challenge
Biblical Peacemaking Seminar: Applying the Gospel to Conflicts in Daily Life
two opportunities for you to experience this introduction to biblical Peacemaking! open to pastors, lay leaders, any-one with a desire to apply the gospel to everyday conflicts .
Registration deadline April 12
What is a Peacemaker Seminar?scripture is clear that christians are to be known by their love (John 13:35) and peace (Romans 12:18) . sadly, however, most of us do not know how to respond to conflict biblically . When should we overlook? What does it mean to make a thorough confession? What should our relationships look like after we forgive? The Peacemaker seminar is a five-hour training that applies systematically biblical principles to real-life situations to equip you to respond to conflicts in gracious, wise, and God-glorifying ways .
“The conference was such a blessing and you guys were such a pleasure to work with . The peacemaking
principles we learned are already being put to good use . last night we had a spirited church business meeting . two men in the congregation got a little contentious
with one another . after the business meeting was over, both men practically ran across the room to apologize
for any offenses and make reconciliation . both had attended the conference . God is good .”
For more details, please contact: steve hopkins stevehopkins@scbo .org or 614-827-1820
additional information: www .peacemaker .net
Dayton/Cincinnati Thursday April 18, 2013
9:30 AM - 3:30 PM Lunch included
Location: Springboro Baptist Church
125 E Mill St.Springboro, OH 45066
937-748-2670
Cost: $15.00 Includes lunch and materials
Facilitators: Rick Shoemaker, Pastor
First Baptist Church, New Carlisle, OH Dale Pyne, CEO
Peacemaker Ministries
ColumbusSaturday, May 4, 2013
9:30 AM - 3:30 PM Lunch included
Location: Genoa Baptist Church 7562 Lewis Center Rd. Westerville, OH 43082
740-965-5548
Cost: $15.00 Includes lunch and materials
Facilitators: Rick Shoemaker, Pastor
First Baptist Church, New Carlisle, OH Jonathan Boll, Director of Operations
Peacemaker MinistriesGuideStone Financial Resources has been enhancing the financial security of pastors, staff and seminary students of Southern Baptist organizations since 1918.
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May 4, 2013 9:30am-12:00pm Reynoldsburg Baptist Church
SCHEDULE:For those seeking certification: Mon. 8:30AM -4:30PM and 4:30-5:30PMTues. 8:30AM - 4:30PM & 4:30-5:30PM; Wed 8:30AM-3PM & 3PM-4PM
For those not seeking certification, the schedule will be: Mon. 1PM-4:30PM; Tues. 8:30AM-4:30PM; Wed. 8:30AM-3PM
HOTELS:Comfort Inn 513.645.1700 Holiday Inn Express 513.755.3900Hampton Inn 513.341.2040(You are responsible for your own lodging.)
COST/MEALS: Because of the generous gifts to the Cooperative Program, the majority of the Churches Planting Churches Training expenses are covered. The cost per person is $30 to cover lunches & refreshments provided during the training. Breakfasts and Dinners will be on your own.
SCheDULe of eveNtS9:00 am Registration - $15.00 10:00 am Celebration Begins
entertainment: The Penny Loafers
To register and for more information, go to www.universitybaptist.us
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2Day Coach Training: Coaching Church PlantersMay 15-16 Wednesday – Thursday
9:00 aM - 4:00 PM each day
Lakota Hills Baptist Church6300 tylersville Road West chester 45069
513 .777 .4571
Cost: $30 per person, includes materials, lunch both days
Register www .scbo .org/registration and click on the link .
Registration deadline May 7.TAKE-AWAYS from the 2-DAY CORE Coach Skills Training:
• coaching pathway, equipping you to use The c .o .a .c .h . model . • enhanced listening skills and how to clarify outcomes for the coaching conversation . • increased abilities in developing open questions . • new skills and abilities in how to pinpoint the core issue, “The Jethro Moment .” • learn how to better integrate coaching and mentoring . • introduction to how to build a coaching culture .
Coaching Workshop provided by the Bible Teaching/Leadership Resource Group of the State Convention of Baptists in Ohio – a Cooperative Program ministry.
Pastor tim White was the humble recipi-ent of genuine, over-flowing love in recog-nition of his 25 years of service as pastor at first baptist church of fairfield, ohio on sat-urday, March 9th . Pas-tor tim was awarded a plaque and an iPad from the church as they celebrated this milestone in the new community center/basketball Gym that was completed on their campus last year . tim and his wife Mary have 3 daughters, 3 son-in-laws, 3 beautiful granddaughters, and one amazingly merci-ful savior . tim hopes to see many more people come to genuine repentance and place their faith and trust in christ alone for the forgiveness of sins, of which he will joyfully shout “Praiseallu-iah!” – his patented phrase for when ‘Praise the lord’ and ‘hal-lelujah’ just aren’t enough!
25 years of service celebrated
Pastor Tim and Mary White
2013 Buckeye Baptist Builders Project
Seneca Lake Baptist Camp May 6 – 10, 201355819 Skyline Dr. Prepare Camp for summerSenecaville, OH. 43780 Various Camp Projects Springdale Baptist Church May 24 – 27, 201311494 Walnut St. Interior RemodelSpringdale, OH. 45246
FBC Farmersville 1st Group – GroveportJune 7 – 14, 2013334 North Elm St. 2nd Group – Tennessee June 21– 28, 2013 Farmersville, OH. 45325 Build New Addition FBC Circleville 1st Group – Ohio BBBJune 7 – 22, 20131540 North Court St 2nd Group – Ky. Build. June 14 – 22, 2013Circleville, Oh. 43113 Build New Addition
Schedule
If God leads you to work with the Buckeye Baptist Builders on any or all of the build projects listed above call or e-mail. Meals provided, lodging available if needed on each project. Ray Morris / State CoordinatorBuckeye Baptist Builders1-513-593-5130, [email protected] We may be adding additional projects as churches make requests of the Buckeye Baptist Builders.
Ohio
PrayOhio is an emphasis that will be state wide. We all know that prayer is the powerful force that reaches the heart of God, therefore we are going to strategically set aside specific times to pray. We invite all Ohio Southern Baptists to join us as we ask God’s grace and power to pour down on Ohio.
June 21 – 30: This will be a ten day period of praying and fasting. Some of you may want to sign up for one day, others for two or three days or more. Some may want to pray and fast for the entire ten days. More details will be provided when you sign up. A ten day prayer booklet will be provided as a guide. Each day will emphasize a different prayer need. One day we will be praying for pastors in Ohio to preach with conviction power and for God to give them vision, the next day will be for more baptisms, the next for church planters, etc… Contact Gary Odom at [email protected] or his cell, 614-309-9743.
July 17 – 18: This will be a prayer drive around and across Ohio. Each association will be touched. Cars with prayer teams will circle Ohio in prayer and cross Ohio in prayer asking for God’s power to bless Ohio. The lost in Ohio as well as churches will be prayed for during this time. A guide will be provided each team. Let’s pray down Ohio during these two days. Contact Steve Hopkins at [email protected] or his cell, 614-309-9746.
August 17: This will be a special day to prayer walk seven areas where there is a large concentration of foreign born residents. Contact Cathy Pound at [email protected] or her cell, 614-309-9747.
Let’s all join hearts, hands, and minds as we become one united prayer force throughout Ohio!
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Women’s Missions & Ministries
One Day Mission Experience Northwest Ohio April 27!
Women’s Missions and Ministries Resource Group has partnered with the northwest baptist association
to encourage, equip, and engage youth, singles, couples, families, men, and women from all over ohio
on april 27! There is no registration fee, however, you are on your own for lunch .
Host Church is East Toledo Baptist Church 807 E. Broadway in Toledo, OH 43605
The purpose of this Beautiful Feet is three-fold:to provide ohio southern baptists with opportunities
to present christ during a one day outreach designed for iMPact association .
to work with women’s ministry leaders in the iMPact association to promote spiritual growth in churches .
to work with associational Mission Plans for future church plants .
Ministry choices include: • Prayerwalking• Personal evangelism• engaging foreign born Peoples • block Parties• Games• clowning • Puppet Ministry
Hotel List within 15 minutes of the church:Country Inn and Suites9790 clark Dr ., Rossford, oh 43460419-872-9900
Holiday Inn Express10621 fremont Pike, Perrysburg, oh 43551419-874-3101
LaQuinta Inn1154 Professional Dr ., Perrysburg, oh 43551419-872-0000
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Upcoming Events
Date EventApril 19-20 RA CongressApril 27 Beautiful FeetMay 4 Metro Columbus Spring RetreatMay 17-18 SLBA Spring RetreatMay 18 Northwest Adventure
Date EventJune 10-14 Kids Kamp 1June 17-21 Kids Kamp 2June 24-28 Sports Camp (NEW)July 29-August 2 Kids Kamp 3August 5-9 Missions Camp
Date EventSeptember 20-21 Fall Retreat & Mission CelebrationSeptember 15-22 Ray Roberts – State Missions Offering Week of Prayer for Ohio MissionariesOctober 11-12 Mother Daughter RetreatNovember 7 Pastors’ Wives LuncheonDecember 1-8 Lottie Moon Offering Week of Prayer for International Missionaries
Tabatha Kits of Kindness are a mission project designed to connect Ohio Baptist Women on Mission and Women’s Minis-try groups with foreign born believers who are planting churches in Ohio.
Please contact Amanda Mishne, [email protected] for more information.
A downloadable flyer is available at www.scbo.org.
Spring Summer Fall
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For Church Planters and wives within the first four years of the plant. The Forum is a time of fellowship and a time for planters to learn from each other. There is no charge to planters for
this event; food and lodging will be paid for with Cooperative Program funds. Associational Missionaries and Church Planter Strategists are also invited.
The Forum will begin at 10:00 AM on Thursday, May 30th at Dublin Baptist Church – 7195 Coffman Road, Dublin
and conclude after lunch on Friday, May 31st.
Register by contacting Charlotte Barbo at [email protected] or 614-827-1804 by April 22nd.
For Church Planters and wives within the first four years of the plant. The Forum is a time of fellowship and a time for planters to learn from each other. There is no charge to planters for
this event; food and lodging will be paid for with Cooperative Program funds. Associational Missionaries and Church Planter Strategists are also invited.
The Forum will begin at 10:00 AM on Thursday, May 30th at Dublin Baptist Church – 7195 Coffman Road, Dublin
and conclude after lunch on Friday, May 31st.
Register by contacting Charlotte Barbo at [email protected] or 614-827-1804 by April 22nd
January 25 and 26, 2013 were cold and snowy days, but wor-ship leaders, musicians, singers, sound technicians, and oth-ers from various parts of ohio packed the campus of cedar-ville university for two full days of worship training . attendees gathered informa-tion, asked questions, and par-ticipated in hands-on training . Members from lifeway Wor-ship and other worship leaders from across the united states provided guidance and shared their knowledge to enhance the learning experience . our guest worship leaders were the new life Worship band from new life church in colorado springs, colorado . They connected both on stage and on a personal level with those in attendance . The band shared how they have seen worship change over the years . brad Parsley, Worship Pastor for new life church, helped to set the tone for a worship-filled weekend as they kicked off the friday chapel service . Mike harland, Director for lifeway Worship, set the pace as he led us in our general sessions . hundreds of attendees went from class to class with open minds, willing hearts, and ears to hear what other worship leaders had to say regarding styles, quality, preparation, pre-sentation, practice, leadership development, etc . The training
was great and attendees were encouraged to ensure that they maintain a personal time of de-votion . This personal time of devotion enables one to focus on making sure one is ready to lead others to the throne of God each week . The quality of music will vary from place to place, but if the person lead-ing worship is right with the lord and is ready to lead, other things will have their proper place . some of the vendors partici-pating were: christian copy-right solutions, logos bible software, loop community, lifeway christian bookstore, and christian tape audio . We are always open to additional vendors that want to be a part of this event each year as well .
Much could be written about the Worship 424 conference but the best way to capture all the excitement is to experience it yourself . The 2014 Worship 424 conference is scheduled for January 24-25, 2014 at ce-darville university . Make plans now to attend . We are excited to announce that travis cot-trell, worship leader for living Proof Ministries, and his pas-tor ben Mandrell, of engle-wood baptist church in Jack-son, tennessee, will be our special guests next year . We are looking forward to a wonderful worship weekend . if you have any questions or worship needs, please contact us at 614-827-1824 or at dlee@scbo .org .
in his service,Dwayne leeBible Teaching / Leadership Resource Group
Cedarville University hosts Worship 4:24
The class sessions were very informative
Aimee Little of LifeWay Worship team leading in a great class discussion
100 voice choir singing with the New Life Worship Band
New Life Band with Roger O’Neal and Patrick Anderson of CU and Dwayne Lee of SCBO
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Justin Hiester, Southern Baptists of Texas Convention
our 2nd annual ohio Mission Round table “The story of God,” – “for we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard .” (acts 4:20) was held at first baptist church, Grove city on february 23rd . We heard
from missionaries, both locally, as well as, globally who challenged all in atten-dance to be on mission . We began with a greeting from senior Pastor Jerry neal and opening prayer by their mission pastor Jeff bane . The worship was lead by fbc worship leader, bryan corbett along with their worship team . We listened to testimonies from two church planters -Jeremy Westbrook of living hope church, Marysville and travis Davenport, covenant church, Grove city . Marissa Wahl a
graduate student at bowling Green university shared her testimony of presenting christ in a university setting . Mark Morris, with the international Mission board shared how local churches are able to connect with people groups around their church . Justin hiester spoke on ministry with a global perspective to people of different ethnicities . following lunch, 22 breakout sessions were offered based on “The next fac-tor” theme – (1) Presenting christ; (2) Promoting church Growth; and (3) Plant-ing churches . Plans are already being made for next year’s ohio Mission Round table on february 22nd .
Telling the Story of God
“Good experience – Learned info very helpful to reach people groups for Christ & empower the faithful
to be encouraged & effective.”~ Tom Thamburaj, Trinity Baptist Church, Cam-bridge, Muskingum Valley Baptist Association
Bob Andes, State RA Leader, one of 20 missions displaying resources
Jeremy Westbrook, Church Planter Metro Columbus Baptist Association, Living Hope Church
Larry Randolph, Ohio DR Chaplain, led a breakout session designed to encourage and equip Ohioans to present Christ, promote church growth, and plant churches. Larry met after class with youth from Pleasant Hill Baptist Church to teach how to use the EvangeCube.
Larry Emery, NAMB Missionary, MSC State Coordinator identifying 2013 mission trip locations.
Marissa Wahl gave her testimony from 2012 October Engage 24 experience.
Travis Davenport, Church Planter Metro Columbus Baptist Association, Covenant Church
Jack Kwok, Ph.D., Executive Director-Treasurer, SCBO commissioned all attendees to actively be Mission Ohio in 2013.
Pastor Jerry Neal, Senior Pastor, host church, FBC Grove City
Mark Morris, International Mission Board
“God knew I was going to show up and sent speakers to minister directly to me. I needed this day. Thank you to all @ SCBO who spent numerous hours in bringing this together.” ~ Sylvia Randolph, Living Hope, Marys-ville, Metro Columbus Baptist Association
“Great theme and supporting events.
I really enjoyed the day with my
family (wife and 2 teenagers).
Thanks for an event where the
family can learn how
to work together in missions.”
~ Pastor Jay Loucks, Pleasant Hill Baptist Church,
Muskingum Association
“I have a love and passion for Jesus
and children. I want to reach chil-
dren for Jesus through Block Parties,
VBS, in the schools and also sack lunch program in summer.”
~ Cathy Lyons, Trinity Baptist Church, Cambridge,
Muskingum Valley Baptist Association
“What a wonderful day to get a little worship and a lot of learning on! Thanks so much for putting some extra “fire” for spreading the gospel to others!”~ Christi O’Neil, Brookside Baptist Church, Reynoldsburg, Metro Columbus Baptist Association
“It was a true feeling of togetherness
in our faith. God bless Southern Baptist
in Ohio. Thank you.”
~ Tom Ross, FSBC South Point, Scioto Valley Baptist Church
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Greetings scbo churches,
i am excited to announce our partnership with chris-tian copyright solutions . With this partnership you have a number of answers to your legal questions . This article will be the first of many that will appear in the ohio baptist Messenger and on the scbo website . chris-ty Kohnle, (our ccs agent) would enjoy speaking to you
about any question you have regarding worship legal issues .
in his service,Dwayne leeThe Bible Teaching / Leadership Resource Group
Creative Church Easter Planning Ideas it’s one of those unique years when easter falls in March (the 31st) . Worship and creative leaders have
barely caught their breath from christmas programs, when they must look for in-spiration to create programs that help their community experience the Resurrection holiday in a fresh, new way . here are some great ideas to make your easter celebrations creative and exciting events for your members, your sur-rounding community and those unable to attend in per-son .
have a concert outside of your normal worship times, so members can invite family and friends who don’t usually attend services .• charge admission, to make
your program a fundraiser .• stream your program on-
line .• expand your repertoire by
using performance tracks .• Record your program to cD
or DvD . You can download a free paper on these great church easter ideas from christian copyright solutions .
Ensure that Your Easter Events are Legal as you plan your easter events, it’s important to con-sider copyright issues that might come into play . if you start early, you may be able to contact the copyright holders on your own . Just remember that each copyrighted work may have several owners and you will need to track down each of them to secure their permissions and pay the nec-essary royalties . blanket licensing is a much simpler and more cost-ef-fective approach . here are the two of the most-needed types of blanket licensing for churches:
Performance Licensing anytime you play or per-form copyrighted music out-side a worship service, perfor-mance licensing is required . so, for any concerts outside of services, special children’s
events, easter breakfasts, or other activities where music will be played or performed, in most cases you’ll need li-censing . ccs’s PeRfoRM-music license is the only church blanket license avail-able and covers over 16 mil-lion christian, secular and seasonal songs . coverage is immediate . Streaming Licensing if you decide to stream your services online, you’ll need church streaming licensing . ccs’s WoRshiPcast license allows you to legally stream your services and special per-formances, and covers over 16 million christian, secular and seasonal songs in the rep-ertoires of ascaP, bMi and sesac . Your other option is ccli’s church streaming and Podcast license, which allows you to stream the 200,000 christian songs in the ccli repertoire (worship services only) . for all of those special proj-ects not covered by a blanket license, ccs’s PeRMission-splus service helps you se-cure the copyright clearances to make copyright licensing simple for cDs, DvDs, spe-cial song arrangements, print-ing, and much more . contact ccs to discuss your project with a copyright expert . Regardless of the project, since easter is early this year, you’ll want to get started right away . Wishing you and your min-istry a blessed easter!
in partnership with
The State Convention of Baptists in Ohio
Training for new volunteers Friday and Saturday Cross-training for current volunteers on Saturday DR clothing sales DR Badges will be issued or updated as needed Volunteers must be at least 18 years of age (21 years of age for Child Care unit)
*Serving in Southern Baptist Disaster Relief requires membership at an Ohio Southern Baptist Church
CPR Training will be available for those already trained in Disaster Re-lief. This requires pre-registration at a cost of $ 20.00 per person for the CPR class only!
To Learn More contact Ministry Evangelism Assistant Sam Kelley: (614)309-9751 [email protected]
Friday 6:00 PM Registration 6:30-9:30 PM “Involving Southern Baptists in Disaster Relief” Saturday 7:15 AM Continental Breakfast 8:00 AM Unit Training 12:00 PM Lunch Provided by DR Food Service 12:30 PM Evangelism Training 3:00 PM Dismissed Background check information will be requested during this session. All volunteers must have a background check performed. “...Giving a cup of cold water in Jesus’ name” from Matt: 10:42
Volunteer and Trainer sleeping rooms are available in the church Friday night.
Bring a bed roll and personal items. Disaster Relief is a ministry of the SOUTHERN BAPTIST COOPERATIVE PROGRAM and RAY ROBERTS STATE MISSION OFFERING
May 3 & 4, 2013 May 10 & 11, 2013 Nov. 15 & 16, 2013 Genoa Baptist Church First Baptist Church Liberty Heights BC 7562 Lewis Center Road 590 W. South Boundary St 7904 Princeton Road Westerville, Oh 43082 Perrysburg, Oh 43551 Liberty Township, Oh
Please call our CopyrightSolver hotline number 1-855-5SOLVER (1-855-576-5837) to discuss your specific questions and licensing needs. This document provides information and not legal ad-vice. For more information and resources, including fact sheets, videos and idea kits, visit our Ohio Baptist Conven-tion page at http://www.copyrightsolver.com/scbo.
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Theology, polity, and mis-siology comprise the major components of our southern baptist identity . These three components guide our coop-eration in obeying the Great commission . The cooperative Mission Program has provided the major vehicle for the expres-sion of our worldwide mission support and partnership . Messengers to the an-nual southern baptist convention voted to desig-nate april 14, 2013 as cooperative Program sunday . During the June 12, 2007 annual meeting of the southern baptist convention, messengers approved the following definition of the cooperative Program: The cooperative Program (cP) is southern baptists’ unified plan of giving through which cooperating southern baptist churches give a percentage of their undesignated receipts in support of their respective state convention and the southern baptist conven-tion missions and ministries .The cooperative Mission Program is cooperative Missions . it is how southern baptists coordinate mis-sion resources to share Jesus with everyone around the world .
from the new church start with a handful of people to a mega-church, southern baptists can obey the Great commission as expressed in acts 1:8 . southern baptist mission work shares the gospel with people from a local church’s Jerusalem, Judea, samaria, to the ends of the earth simultaneously 24/7 through the local ministry of each southern baptist church and the cooperative Mission Program . informational and educational resources are available on the southern baptist executive com-mittee website http://www .cooperativeprogram .net/2003/shop/products .asp?id=1 to assist you in the celebration of the cooperative Mission Program april 14, 2013 . as you already know, you can cele-brate the cooperative Mission Program any time you wish . The target date is april 14, 2013 . a significant rise in baptisms, personal partici-pation in missions, and increase in mission giving are all worthy goals of our celebration of the southern baptist cooperative Mission Program . if all of the ohio southern baptist congregations will attempt to reach more people for christ, encourage their mem-bers to participate in a mission project, and raise their cooperative Program by 1%, we shall witness one of the greatest years ever in worldwide missions . let’s press toward that mark .
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news, go to our website www.scbo.org.
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Send all church news and information to Linnett Snodgrass
Jack Kwok, Ph.D.Executive Director-TreasurerState Convention of Baptists in Ohio
How to become a
ChristianIf you are not a Christian, have never surrendered your will to the Lord Jesus, let me share briefly how you can make this life changing decision. GOD WANTS YOU SAVED.
First, you must believe that God loves you and wants you to have peace in your heart and an everlasting life (John 3:16).
Second, you must recognize that you are a sinner, that you have done things which have displeased God and that you have separated yourself from Him (Romans 3:23; 6:23).
Third, you must believe that Jesus came to this earth, was actually God in the flesh, lived a perfect life, and yet went to a cruel cross, dying for your sins, paying once and for all the penalty of sin (I Peter 2:24).
However, it’s not enough just to know these three things. Many of us knew them for years before we ever gave Jesus our lives.
Fourth, you must personally ask Jesus to come into your life and forgive you of your sins (Revelation 3:20).
You can pray this prayer now and if you mean it with all of your heart, Jesus will come in just like He said. He cannot lie.
Dear Lord Jesus, I know that I am a sinner. I’m really sorry for my sins, Lord. I ask you now, Lord Jesus, to come into my heart, forgive me of my sins, take control of my life, and make me the kind of person You want me to be. I now receive You into my heart. Thank You for coming in. I will follow You all the days of my life. In Your name I pray, Amen.
SEEKING STAFFMeadowdale Baptist Church, Greater
Dayton Association currently is seeking a Bi-vocational Pastor. Resumes may be mailed to
38686 Haney Rd. Dayton, Ohio 45416 or e-mailed to [email protected]. If you have any
questions please call 937-274-2148.
Real Joy Community Fellowship located in Chillicothe is seeking a bi-vocational youth
director. All inquires should be sent to Tony Lambert at [email protected]
Seneca Lake is in need of Lifeguards for this summer season June 10- Aug 9. Please have them contact
Contact Joyce Flanagan for an application.
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