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Southside Baptist Church
Newsletter
(USPS 863-520)
Published Monthly
Periodical Postage
PAID at the
Post Office in Decatur, AL
709 Ninth Street SE Decatur, AL 35601
Dr. Ben Hayes, Pastor Wayne Baggett, Minister of Music/Seniors
Will Johnson, Interim Youth Minister Tanya Spillman, Children’s Minister
Sunday Schedule
9:15 a.m. Sunday School 10:30 a.m. Morning Worship, Children’s Church 5:00 p.m. Discipleship Training , Student Discipleship, Children’s BLAST 6:00 p.m. Evening Worship
Wednesday Service
5:15 p.m. Fellowship Supper 6:00 p.m. AWANA 6:30 p.m. Prayer Meeting, Youth ARISE Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal
Office Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Closed for lunch
January 2016
709 Ninth Street SE, Decatur, Alabama 35601 • www.southsidebaptist.net • (256) 353-8814
W.O.M. 10:00 am
Staff Meeting 9:30 am
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From Your Pastor… Do you have expectations? For yourself? For
your family? For your church? Most of us would
have to answer that question as a yes. There are cer-
tain things that you expect in this life. You expect
that you are going to take care of personal needs.
You expect your family to love each other and be
there when they are needed. You expect your
church to assist you on your spiritual journey from
birth to death. But did you know that if we are go-
ing to be the church God intends us to be, then there
are certain expectations that we need to have for
our church and each other? Dr. Thom Rainer has
listed six characteristics of churches that are doing
just that. These churches (he calls them disciple-
making churches) have a higher attendance and
lower dropout rate, so I wanted to share these six
characteristics with you.
Sanctuary Choir
Resumes
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Deacon’s Meeting
7 pm
Lord’s Supper
6 pm
Staff Meeting 9:30 am
39er’s Luncheon
11:45 am
Martin Luther
King Day
New Year’s Day
Church Office
Closed
Awana Resumes
Awana Chocolate Night
Awana Smores Night
Awana Make A
Joyful Noise Night
Staff Meeting 9:30 am
Staff Meeting 9:30 am
Adult Fellowship Break-
fast at Ryan’s 8:30 am
Church Council 6:30 pm
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1. The church has an entry point class that all
new members attend. The classes provide infor-
mation, but they aren’t limited to dispensing
facts about the church. The classes also establish
expectations of members.
2. Members are expected to attend an open group
Bible study. An open group is an ongoing class
that allows entry at any point. Historically, they
have been called Sunday School classes, but to-
day they have a variety of names. The point is to
get members connected to a common group of
people in regular Bible study.
3. Members are expected to be involved in one
or more deeper studies throughout the year.
Continued on Page Three
Awana Zoo Night
Sanctity of Human
Life Sunday
39er’s Luncheon
Sanctuary Choir resumes
Wednesday, January 6,
2016 Now is the
time to join!!
Thank You... “Thank You” to everyone who volunteered at CCC during the month of December to assist in the Clothes Closet. This is a fantastic ministry but could not operate and do what they do without volunteers. Your work was certainly appreciated.
Women on Mission WOM will meet Tuesday, January 5th at 10:00 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall. We will continue to collect warm socks through January. We will be mixing hot chocolate and assembling bags to distribute to the teachers in the Decatur City Schools. Lunch will be chili and will be arranged. Please come and bring someone.
Adult Breakfast Fellowship You are invited to fellowship with us on Saturday, January 2nd at 8:30 a.m. at Ryan’s in Decatur. Come, invite a Sunday School prospect, and enjoy breakfast with us. “Dutch Treat”
My Cup Overflows Southside Coffee/Tea Room Join us Sunday mornings between 8:40 and 10:20 a.m. in Room 106. We have coffee, tea, other beverages, and refreshments. January refreshments provided by Chuck LaMar’s Sunday School class.
Christian Prayers & Sympathy to…
Ed and Eloise Grubbs on the loss of her
sister, Willodean Crowden.
Butch and Helen Hill on the loss of her
stepmother, Mrs. Owens.
Betty Allen and family on the loss of her
husband, Jack Allen.
George Mills on the loss of his wife,
Charlie Mills.
Reminder…. Don’t forget to pick up your contribu-tion envelopes and the new church calendar. They are on the front pew in the sanctuary!
Congratulations!!! 2015 Sanctuary Choir Member of the Year
Sandra Clemons and
2015 Sanctuary Choir Appreciation Member Award
Charlie & Joyce Smith
Tuesday, January 19—11:45 am Special Guest Speaker: Dr. Jeannie Payne
Director of Public Relations Opening 2017 in Decatur—
Cook’s Museum—Natural Science Bring your favorite covered dishes
and invite a friend to join us.
These classes are set for a predetermined number
of weeks, a 12-week study for example. They
tend to dive deeper into Bible study, doctrinal
study or studies of critical issues for the Chris-
tian.
4. Members are expected to attend a corporate
worship service each week. This is the time for
the people to gather for the preaching of the
Word and to worship the one true God together.
5. Members are expected to be involved in at
least one ministry or mission activity a year. The
church has clear expectations that members are
to be involved in those activities that cause them
to look beyond themselves and to care for the
physical, emotional and spiritual needs of others.
6. Members are expected to read and study the
Bible daily. Research has shown that daily per-
sonal Bible study is the clearest indicator that a
Christian is growing spiritually. Disciple-making
churches exhort, encourage and provide re-
sources for the members to be involved in daily
Bible study.
What do you think about these characteristics?
My hope is that you will study these carefully and
join me in incorporating these characteristics into
Southside Baptist Church in 2016.
Looking forward to a new year!
Bro. Ben
From the Pastor Continued from Page One
5—Sharon Ward
6—Patricia Moats
7—Jason Sharp
8—Janet Petty, Brenda Terry,
Ryan Grisham
11—Linda McKee
13—Emily Asherbranner
15—Bobby Smith
16—Hugh Thompson, Joey Followay
17—Kurt Dixon
18—Gail Wood, Alan Couch
19—Christi Bravo
24—Betty Holbert
25—Kay Hamilton
27—Rosie Jett, Vernon Chance
28—Peggy Pruitt, Ginger Ryska,
Beatrice Green
29—Ralph Sharp, Bill Shelton
30—Tim Hopper
31—Marie Johnson, Wayne Baggett
UPCOMING EVENTS: Easter Sunday—March 27, 2016 Homecoming Celebration—Sunday, April 24th
Welcome to 2016! I hope that you all had a wonderful Christ-
mas with your families! As much as I enjoyed
the break, I missed seeing your precious chil-
dren! I'm very much looking forward to get-
ting back to our regular schedule. Awana will
resume on January 7th. We have some special
nights coming up including "Hot Chocolate and Smores
Night". There are also a few surprises in store for the com-
ing weeks so you won't want to miss it!
Our Sunday evening schedule will resume on January 11th
at 5:00pm. We will kick off the new year with two new Bi-
ble studies during the 6:00pm hour. We will start with a
New Year's themed study based on Psalm 150:6. In these
lessons we will learn about the joy and excitement we can
find when live for God every day. The end of January the
children will start "Playing for God's Team". This is a foot-
ball themed Bible study that teaches about putting God first
in our lives. I think both of these are going to be excellent
studies for starting off 2015!
Believe it or not, Vacation Bible School will be here be-
fore we know it. June 8th - 12th our halls will be full with
children who need to hear that God loves them. Please
prayerfully consider where He might have you serve in VBS
this year.
Wishing you a blessed New Year,
Tanya
Awana resumes
Jan. 6th at 6 p.m. Come join the fun!
Men, our brotherhood breakfast will be Sunday, January 3rd at 8 a.m. By popular request, Ret. Judge David Breland will be our guest speaker. He was scheduled to be with us in November, but due to unexpected surgery, he had to decline. While serving in Juvenile Court, he changed the paths of many young people from wrong to right and they went on to live productive lives. Since retirement he has been busy working with civic organizations including over-seeing renovation of the Decatur Train Depot. It will be an honor to have David Breland as our guest.
The Brotherhood Team
January Deacon’s Meeting Monday, Jan. 5th—7:00 pm
in the Conference Room!
Ben and Abby Tinley Prospective Minister of Youth and Family Outreach
Ben and Abby will be with us on Sat. and Sun., January 2, 3. There will be a reception in the Fellowship Hall on Sat. afternoon from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. for you to meet and get to know them.
They will meet with the youth on Sunday morning during the Sunday School hour. Ben will deliver the message during the morning service on Jan. 3. Following the service, we will vote on extending a call to him to come to South-side as our Minister of Youth and Family Out-reach.
Lottie Moon Offering Our Goal: $15,000.00
Given to Date: $22,667.10!! Thank you Southside for your gen-erous support of foreign missions!