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November 2016 – Assistant Mission Director’s Report

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I enjoyed peaching the last two Sundays in October at Bethany and appreciate the good folks there for their support over the years. As you can read in their report they have called Bro. Nick Dunn and he plans to move on the fild soon. We lost a good friend in the Lord’s work in Missouri when Bro. Ronald Pierce was called home unexpectedly. Please remember his wife Roberta, his family, and his church family (Temple, Belgrade) in their loss. Bro. Ronald was truly a pastor’s friend and he and his wife were great hosts to visiting preachers when given the opportunity. I enjoyed the State Association meeting in Sikeston
this past month and thank you for reelecting me as Assistant Missions Director and also Editor of the Missouri Missionary Baptist paper.

Bethel Missionary Baptist Church welcomed the messengers of the churches of the BMA of Missouri and treated everyone with kindness and love. They also fed us a delicious meal. You can read about the meeting starting on page one in this issue but I want to call attention to one action the Missionary Committee took that can be a blessing to all our churches in the state.
Bro. Ben Kingston was elected to plan a “Renewal Retreat” for the pastors and staf members of BMA of Missouri Churches. The entire schedule for this time will be built around renewal of the Association. There will be no charge to attend. In the month of November, our churches will be sent some possible dates for this retreat and the date selected by most respondents will be the date set for the meeting. It is VERY important that each church respond so we can set the date that the most can and
will attend.

Please do your best to attend and let’s work at renewal our fellowship and cooperation and help each other in the ministry of the Word. We need to be planting new works for the Lord, but we also need to strengthen what we already have. We are all very busy and it is easy to skip these times that can benefit our ministries and that is exactly what Satan wants us to do! Let’s
determine to not let this happen when this meeting takes place. Let’s strengthen one another as God wants us to.

Please pray for our work in Missouri that we will know where God wants us to start a new work when He gives us someone to work it. Thank you for your support and prayers as we work for the Lord.

James Hoffann

October 2016 – Assistant Mission Director’s Report

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I had the privilege of filling the pulpit at Lower Doe Run Baptist Church near Ellington, Temple Baptist Church in Belgrade and Bethany Baptist Church in St. Louis this past month. I also enjoyed preaching at Landmark Baptist Church in DeSoto as they celebrated their 84th Anniversary the first Sunday of October.

It is time for our annual association meeting and I hope to see many of our churches represented at Bethel Baptist Church in Sikeston October 22nd. We need this time of fellowship and planning for the work of our association of churches for the next year. Your input is helpful and necessary if we are going to be unified in our efforts for the Lord.Pastor Jerry Adams and Bethel Baptist Church welcome this meeting and we look forward to being with them. Let’s fill their building with people ready to go forward for Christ. Please join me and our special missions committee in praying for a new church plant during this next associational year. Is your church interested in planting a church somewhere in Missouri? Do
you know of a preacher who feels led of God to start a new
work in our state? Let’s unite our efforts to see this become
a reality soon.

I am anxious to hear the reports of all our committees and departments at this annual meeting. God is working in our churches and it is good to hear what is happening around our state. We will be electing our President and Vice President at this meeting along with considering recommendations of all committees and departments.

Please come and be involved in this great meeting.

Revival

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Kewanee Missionary Baptist Church, Kewanee, MO

October 31st thru November 4th
6:30 p.m. each evening
Evangelist:Steve Crawley
Everyone Welcome!

September 2016 – Assistant Mission Director’s Report

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My wife and I were invited to attend the annual meeting of the Baptist Missionary Association of Southwest Missouri
which met at Grandview Baptist Church in Springfield August 20th. We were warmly received and made to feel right at home.
Grandview Church has undergone renovations to their facilities and the result was beautiful, with inviting buildings and
grounds. Pastor Gary Longstaff and the church are to be commended for their hard work and investment in their facilities.
The meeting was well attended with representation from almost all of the five cooperating churches in the Springfild,
Cassville, and Carthage area.

The services were filed with friendship, love, spirit-filed singing and fellowship Bro. Steve Crawley brought an inspirational message on “The Grace of God,” which blessed us and challenged us to be thankful for the wonderful Grace of our magnificent God!

Thanks to all for a great day! We look forward to meeting others from around Missouri.

Brotherhood Retreat

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The 6th Annual BMA of Missouri Brotherhood Retreat is Friday September 30, 2016 and Saturday October 1, 2016 at Camp Garwood. Speaker is Bro. Joey Duckworth. Make plans to attend and bring a friend.

Program
Friday Evening 7:30 p.m. Supper
Program: Bro. Joey Duckworth
Saturday 7:30 a.m.
Breakfast
Archery Competition
Lunch
Dismissal

Who Can Attend?
Adult men and young men who have an interest in outdoor activities. We encouraged you to bring your friends who do not attend church. Please Note: Anyone over 18 planning to stay overnight at the Retreat MUST complete the on-line application. If you were okay for camp this year you are okay for the retreat. This is a requirement for all who use the camp overnight. More info concerning that is available online at
bmamissouri.org

What is the Cost?
There is no cost for those attending, but an offering will be taken to help with expenses.

What is the Purpose
To provide an avenue for fellowship and encouragement for the men of all ages. There will be a bunch of door prizes, food and also Trophies for the winners!!

What to Bring
Archery equipment, personal items, sheets, blankets (or sleeping bag),
and pillow. Beds, food and fun are provided.

Questions: Contact the following for more information:
Dennis Baker 636-461-1625 bbvsafety4332@gmail.com
James Hoffann 314-277-8644 jmhoff@charter.net
Claude Evans 573-438-0740 cbe34@earthlink.net

Mutual Faith

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Romans 1:8-13
Paul’s sense of appreciation for the mutual faith between Paul and the church of Rome, his sense of responsibility to preach the gospel to all men, and the message which he preached gives us a source for evaluating our own lives, the ministry of our church, and our associational mission. Paul gave the church at Rome one of the greatest compliments that any church would love to receive. Their faith was known throughout the whole Roman Empire. The witness of this great church should cause us to ask the questions that would help us determine the worth of our witness. What do churches of like faith and order think of our testimony?

Paul prayed for this church every time he prayed. Paul knew that they could not do the work that God had called them to do without praying for God’s leadership. Do we pray for the leadership of the church that we are privileged to be a member?
Do we pray for the mutual witness of the churches in our local, state, national associations? Do we pray for the leadership of
these mutual works?

Paul wanted to bless the church by exercising his spiritual gifts. But he also wanted to be blessed by the spiritual gifts that God had imparted to the Roman church. The Lord’s churches need to be a blessing to each other. Do we feel an obligation to do what is necessary so that we can preach the gospel to the entire world? Because of our mutual faith do we see the need to pray for our church ministries and the ministries of the churches in our associational work? Do we have a sense of expectation that God is going to bless the mutual faith in our local church and the churches we fellowship? Do we show eagerness to share the gospel with others? Are we a blessing or a hindrance to others?

by Dennis Baker, Brotherhood President

August 2016 – Assistant Mission Director’s Report

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I enjoyed our annual Camp in July and rejoice to see so many improvements in the facilities. Each year just gets better
and better. We praise God for souls being save and many saved folks who are now walking closer to God as a result of our
Camp Ministry. Camp Garwood is a good mission outreach.

I plan to attend the annual meeting of the BMA of Southwest Missouri which meets at Grandview Baptist Church in Springfield August 20th. I look forward to getting better acquainted with our brothers and sisters in that area of our great state. As we approach our annual meeting in October prayerfully prepare for what God has for us to do.

Preparing for LifeWord Sunday

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Lifeword_WebLogoOctober 23 is 2016 LifeWord Sunday and we want all BMA churches to be involved in learning about, praying for and giving to Lifeword on that day. To help each church participate in this emphasis day, we will be mailing out what used to be called “walk packets” to all BMA churches. Each packet will include a letter from Executive Director Steve Crawley, a 2016 Lifeword video, two posters and a sample bulletin insert. (Order more inserts online when you order your T-shirts at lifeword.org/lifewordsunday/ or contact holly@lifeword.org. We want BMA church members to understand our unique ministry that uses media to spread the gospel even if their churches no longer hold a fund-raising event like Walk for the World. The short video and bulletin inserts will help to tell our story. Pastors who commit to participate in Lifeword Sunday by registering their churches will be entered into a December 12th drawing for a 60-inch TV. Other requirements for entry include the following: naming a contact person for Lifeword Sunday/Walk for the World and sending in contributions (marked “Walk” or “Lifeword Sunday”) by December 12.

To register your church or order T-shirts, go to lifeword.org/lifewordsunday/. In addition to being entered into the drawing, pastors and Team Lifeword leaders will receive free T-shirts just for registering.

Don’t forget to mark your church calendar, register your church, show the video, give out inserts, and send in your contributions to enter to win the TV. (Churches who have already registered will be included in the drawing.)

Another Great Camp!

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It’s hard to believe another year has come and gone. Several have been asking about camp numbers. So lets begin by looking at some numbers. Our 2016 camp saw 347 campers, including 118 adults.

    The class breakdown was:

  • Teen Boys with Joey Duckworth had 30.
  • Teen Girls with Diatre Gilliam had 55.
  • 10-12 yr. old boys with Don Burke had 38.
  • 10-12 yr. old girls with Ladonna Baker had 31.
  • 8-9 yr. olds with Sharon Lourance and Lisa Payne had 16.
  • 6-7 yr. olds with Kari Hartlein and Allison Bisher had 17.
  • I didn’t get a count of the 1-5 yr. olds with Robin Elsey.

The best I can tell we had between 10-15 professions, and a couple decisions to serve the Lord in specific areas of ministry.
The Harper family once again did an excellent job leading our worship services preparing hearts to hear the word. Bro. Steven was a real blessing. Everyone seemed to be engaged during the services. Camp week overall was a great week. It’s our hope that the campers returned home safely, tired physically and refreshed spiritually. From what I’ve seen and heard, “Mission accomplished.”

Here are some other numbers that may interest you about camp week. We ate $7,889.15 worth of food and burned about $ 1,000 worth of electricity. Camp has 330 bunks, we filed 288 of them. Of the 42 empty bunks only 12 were in the girl dorms. We have 21 camper sites and used 17. Here are yet more numbers to ponder: Camp has 9 buildings, 14 A/C units, 3 water wells, 6 septic systems, 7 electric water heaters, 3 LP water heaters, 33 toilets, and 32 showers. We have plans to add 1 building and two new septic systems this year. Along with more camper site improvements and some general grounds improvements.

We have collected $ 25,518.08 for the new dorm and spent $2,000 of that on the bunks to fill it. Also, in 2016 we collected
$4,049.65 in DEW funds. While camp has just ended for most of you. I see it as camp 2017 is just starting. I have already repaired some things that broke during camp this year. The mowing continues until fall. And we are already working on some camper site upgrades. I’m looking forward to Camp 2017 and hope you will join me in praying for our speaker Bro. Shawn Hammontree and our camp committee as we make plans for next year’s camp!

by Chris Polk, Camp Superintendent (and super worker!)[editor’s note]

Free course on Comparative Religions

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BMA Seminary has good news for those who want to explore the other religions and compare them with Christianity. Good news for those who want to learn to distinguish between Christianity and other world religions. This fall our free course will explore many of the new religious movements as well as the older world religions. This course compares tenets of Christianity with those of major world religions and domestic cults such as: Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Shintoism, Taoism, Judaism, Islam, Mormonism, Christian Science, Seventh Day Adventism, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Scientology, and other religions both in
America and world-wide.

Dr. Tony Cleaver, professor
The course will begin on September 5th and last 8 weeks.

    Textbooks:

  1. The Holy Bible – Student selected English translation
  2. Handbook of Religion: A Christian Engagement with Traditions, Teachings, and Practices – Terry C. Muck, Harold A. Netland, and Gerald R. McDermott, Baker Academic (ISBN 978-0-8010-3776-4)

    3. Please follow the link below to fill out the registration form.
    http://bmats.edu/other-educational-opportunities/freecourses/

    Lisa Satterwhite, Dean’s Assistant
    Dr. Philip Attebery, Dean