Year End Ramblings! FOCUS So Much to Say… So Little Space to Say It

January The 2015 Volume 43 Number 1

Bowie Baptist Association 903-792-0641

In this month’s Year End Ramblings! FOCUS So much to say… so little space to say it. That’s how it goes  Administrative Committee sometimes. With this in mind, please indulge these end of year Meeting

ramblings.  Executive Board Meeting

 Lottie Moon Christmas First, I’d like to thank those of you who participated in the BBA Offering Partnership Celebration. Pastor Joel St Cyr hit the ball out of  Church Ethics Summit the park, didn’t he? Special appreciation is extended to the  Disaster Relief Training members and staff of First Baptist Church of Nash for hosting, and to you who sponsored booths or led breakout sessions.  Hot Hearts 2015  Ministry Training Class Second, with all of your Christmas and year-end activities, don't lose sight of two Schedule events just around the corner. The Southern Baptist of Texas Convention will con-  Churches Seeking Staff duct regional Disaster Relief training at Myrtle Springs on Saturday, January 10th. Check out the notice in this FOCUS. Though you may train for any area in which you have an interest, with the new feeding unit based at FBC Redwater we have a

special need for feeding unit volunteers.

And registration is currently open for Hot Hearts. There is still time to make your plans for this local youth evangelism conference.

Third, I’d like to thank my pastor, Michael Hardaway, for his excellent service as

BBA moderator these past two years. Bro. Michael thinks his work is winding

down as Bro. Todd Reed assumes the gavel. Little does he know … .

Fourth, your BBA staff and ministry teams are available to assist you with a varie- ty of ministry needs. Whether you seek to strengthen discipleship or evangelism,

develop leaders, or overcome ministry challenges, your partners can help. BBA exists to help your church. Call or e-mail to set up your consultation.

Finally, on behalf of your BBA staff I wish you all a most merry Christmas and

wonderful New Year. The Lord whose birth we celebrate has placed us in this mission field to elevate His name that others may know Him as we do. To this end I

look forward to serving you and to serving beside you in 2015.

Blessings! Bro. Jim

Bowie Baptist Association PO Box 7740 Texarkana, TX 75505

Phone: 903-792-0641

FAX: 903-792-0646

Administrative Committee Disaster Relief Training

The BBA Administrative Committee will meet The Southern Baptist of Texas Thursday, January 15th, 10 AM, at the BBA Office. Convention will conduct Disaster Meetings are open to participation from interested Relief Training (Phase 1) at Myrtle persons within the association. Springs Baptist Church, Saturday, Executive Board Meeting January 10, from 8:30 AM until 3:30 PM. Phase 1 Training is: The next Executive Board Meeting will be January 22nd, 12:00 PM at Siloam Baptist Church, Simms. Required for all disaster relief volunteers Please RSVP with Valerie at the BBA Office by Introduction to Southern Baptists of Texas Disaster January 19 by calling 903-792-0641 or email Relief [email protected] Basic Manual in selected ministry area (clean-up and

recovery, communications, operations, chaplain- Lottie Moon Christmas cy, childcare or feeding) Offering Hand on training in selected ministry area The Week of Prayer & Missions Study for Inter- Yellow Hat is awarded for the completion of Phase 1 national Missions and the Lottie Moon Christmas Training Offering is November 30—December 7, 2014. If you would like more information about this, All Disaster Relief volunteers must be recertified click on the link below: every three years http://www.imb.org/main/lottie-moon/ The $30.00 cost covers lunch, a Disaster Relief default.asp t-shirt, yellow cap, background check, and DR identification. Training will be provided for all Disas- Church Ethics Summit ter Relief specializations, including feeding, shower /

Church Ethics Summit: Homosexuality laundry, clean-up / recovery, chaplaincy, child care, water purification, and assessment / operations. January 20, 2015 8:30 AM—3:30 PM Specialization training will occur before lunch. Intro to Faith Baptist Church SBC Disaster Relief (Basic Yellow Hat) will be offered Texarkana, AR after lunch for those who need it. All new volunteers

Speakers: and those whose id’s are about to expire (3 years) should plan to take the Intro class.

Jeff Schreve While you may register at the door, preregistration is Pastor, FBC Texarkana encouraged. You may preregister at the SBTC website Disaster Relief page, http://sbtexas.com/evangelism/ Jim Richards disaster-relief/training-schedule/. Executive Director, SBTC This training is open to members from churches of

any SBC affiliation, BGCT or SBTC, etc. We especially Jeph Holloway Christian Ethics Professor, ETBU need volunteers trained for the new feeding unit currently housed at FBC Redwater.

Hot Hearts 2015 Ministry Training Class Churches Seeking Staff

February 6th & 7th Schedule Please continue praying for the Cost: $20 (Before Jan 13) Mondays: BBA churches seeking pastors: FBC Texarkana Registration: January 5, 2015, 3015 Moores Lane 5:30 PM Midway Old Union Primera Featuring: FBC Wake Village Please also pray for FBC Hooks as Speaker: 820 Wake Avenue they search for a Praise & Klint Ware, High School Wake Village, TX 75501 Worship Leader and for Buchanan Minister from The Village Classes meet Mondays from as they search for a Youth Church Minister & a Music Minister. 6:00 PM -7:30PM Worship: Korean Mission is seeking a Youth Thursdays: The Heith Guilbert Band Leader. Registration: January 8, 2015, Recommendations may be 6:00 PM Malta Baptist Church submitted to the respective Colton Dixon congregations. 23 PR 27891

DeKalb, TX 75559 Malta Baptist Church is also Royal Tailor Classes meet Thursdays from seeking a part time Youth Minister. Interested persons may 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM email the church at: Capital Kings NT 3166 NEW TESTAMENT [email protected]

SURVEY PART 1 (3 hour course)

Schedule: A survey of the historical and Associational Staff cultural background of the New Friday, February 6th: Dr. Jim Turnbo 6:00 PM—Doors Open Testament, along with the life, Associational Missionary [email protected] 7:00 PM—Session Begins ministry and teachings of Jesus. Valerie Mills 10:00 PM—Session Ends The course also covers the process Ministry Assistant [email protected] by which the gospels were written Saturday, February 7th: Paul Burkhalter 8:00 AM—Doors Open and explores the similarities Ministry Training Director [email protected] 9:00 AM—Session Begins among the synoptic gospels and D. Lowrie II 12:00 PM—Session Ends the uniqueness of the Gospel of Baptist Student Ministry Dir. [email protected] John. Also covered are the Join us for two fantastic days of Fraternal Organizations worship, music, fun, and authorship, purpose and content Sam Clem fellowship at this year's Hot of the book of Acts. Runnin’ WJ Ranch [email protected] Hearts! Cost: Edna Walker To Register: Seminary Ext. Plan: $315.00 Hospitality Director Online: [email protected] BBA Plan: $210.00 www.hotheartstexarkana.com Bryan Bixler For more info call the BBA Office Friendship Center Director Email: [email protected] [email protected] at 903-792-0641 or Ministry Or contact Valerie at the BBA Training Director at office at: 903-792-0641, PO Box 903-826-4489 7740, Texarkana, TX, 75505

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THE FOCUS, Published monthly by Bowie Baptist Association PO Box 7740 Texarkana, Texas 75505-7740 Published primarily by email Hardcopy upon request Postmaster: Send address changes to Bowie Baptist Assoc. PO Box 7740 Texarkana, TX 75505-7740 “Address Service Requested”

JANUARY 2015 FEBRUARY 2015

1 New Year’s Day 6-7 Hot Hearts 2015 FBC Texarkana 8 Lakeview Board Meeting 12 Administrative Committee Meeting 10 Disaster Relief Training 10 AM—12 PM 8:30 AM—3:30 PM—Myrtle Springs 16 President’s Day 15 Administrative Committee Meeting 10 AM—12 PM

19 Martin Luther King Jr Day

20 Church Ethics Summit 8:30 AM—3:30 PM

22 Executive Board Meeting 12 PM—Siloam, Simms

FRIENDSHIP CENTER JANUARY 620 W. Fourth Texarkana, TX 75505  Calvary  FBC Hooks  Bowie County Cowboy 903-792-1301  Eylau Hills  FBC Nash  FBC Wake Village

RUNNIN’ WJ RANCH  Flower Acres  Oaklawn  FBC Midway

4802 S. Kings Hwy These churches have been asked by the Friendship Center to get involved Texarkana, TX 75501 in the food drive for January. The Center needs all kinds of canned goods, 903-838-3223 flour, corn meal, dried beans, macaroni and cheese, powdered milk, baby food and formulas, and diapers. Any effort made for the Friendship Cen- ter will be appreciated. Some churches have chosen to include the Friend- ship Center in their annual budget and send a monthly check for support. Runnin’ WJ Ranch needs financial support, volunteers, and supplies as well.