Mississippi County Baptist Association
Sunday, May 20, 2012
Changed Lives - Caring People
 
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THE LATEST EVENTS TAKING
 
PLACE IN THE
 
 MISSISSIPPI COUNTY
 
BAPTIST ASSOCIATION
 
 
 
Blue Cap Disaster Relief Team Meeting
May 14, 2012
MCBA office - 6:30 pm
 
 
Executive Board Meeting
MAY 15, 2012
Etowah Baptist Church
Meal - 6pm
Mtg at 7 pm
Brett Cooper with Williams Baptist College
and
Phil Hardin with Ouachita Baptist College
are the guest speakers
 
 
MOTHERS DAY
MAY 13, 2012
HONOR YOUR MOTHER
ON HER SPECIAL DAY
 
 
May 20, 2012
Day of Prayer for Arkansas Baptist Newsmagazine
 
 
May 28, 2012
Memorial Day
MCBA Office will be closed
 
 
Associational Missionary
Search Committee Formed
 
As you all know, Bro. Charles Lewis will be retiring as of December 31, 2012.
The Administrative Committee has announced that a team has been formed to find
 his replacement. 
This team was approved by the Executive Board at the
March 5, 2012 meeting.
 
The team consists of:
 
Jake Robinson, Assoc. Pastor Osceola FBC
Ray Dill, Lay Minister Manila FBC
Dorothy Fuller, Member Bly FBC
Susan Keller, Member New Liberty BC
Fred Bourland, Member, Keiser FBC
William Piercy, Pastor, Blackwater BC
Jared Russell, Missions Minister Manila FBC
 
PLEASE KEEP THIS TEAM PRAYER COVERED
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
SBC Call to Prayer 2012
 
                                                                                                                                                                                

 The Southern Baptist Conventions “Call to Prayer” is an opportunity to focus on praying missionally. NAMB will provide resources to assist churches in participating in the prayer emphasis. “We are encouraging Southern Baptists to begin the New Year praying for spiritual awakening that will penetrate lostness,” said Al Gilbert, executive director of NAMB’s Love Loud ministry. “ Continuing in the spirit of what happened at the SBC in Phoenix, NAMB and the IMB are working together to provide specific ways for people to pray for our communities, our nation and our world.

 
 
Suggestions for the Call to Prayer include five areas of emphasis:
 
My Family and Friends. Select a friend or family member and pray that they would come to faith in Christ.
·My Church. Select a church staff member, volunteer or ministry, and pray for them in their efforts to penetrate lostness.
·My Nation. Select a Send North America city and pray for the church planting efforts in that area (www.namb.net/cities).
·My World. Select an unreached people group and pray that the gospel would be advanced among these people (www.imb.org/prayerthreads).
·My Southern Baptist Convention. Selecte a national, state or local leader and pray for guidance in leading the Southern Baptist Convention.
 
To plan your church’s Call to Prayer, visit:
 
SBC call to prayer cards are available at the associational office
 
 
FATHERS DAY
JUNE 17, 2012
HONOR YOUR FATHER
ON HIS SPECIAL DAY
 
 
JUNE 19-21
SBC ANNUAL MEETING
NEW ORLEANS, LA
 
 
 
MCBA OFFICE CLOSED
JULY 4, 2012
HAVE A SAFE AND HAPPY FOURTH!
 
 
BLUE CAP DISASTER RELIEF MEETING
JULY 9, 2012
MCBA OFFICE
6:30 PM
 
 
 
MCBA CHILDRENS CAMP
JULY 9-13
STONERIDGE BAPTIST CAMP
SEE MCBA CHURCH CAMP PAGE LISTED ON HOME PAGE
 FOR MORE INFORMATION
CAMP PACKETS WILL BE MAILED OUT DURING
THE EARLY TO MIDDLE PART OF MAY
CALL THE MCBA OFFICE IF YOU HAVE
NOT RECEIVED YOUR'S BY THE
END OF MAY
 
 
 
  Reaching Across Arkansas is the next phase of “God’s Plan for Sharing” (GPS), the 10 year strategy for reaching our state and North America with the Gospel. During Across Arkansas the Gospel was sown in over 400,000 homes all over our state in 2010-11. 
The fall emphasis encourages churches to participate in a statewide Friend Day. The Friend Day Strategy encourages church members to pray for and invite their unchurched friends to a special Sunday service where they receive a warm welcome and a clear presentation of the Gospel. Friend Day is a proven method for mobilizing your congregation to reach the unchurched in your community.
 
Suggested Friend Day Dates for 2012:
September 16th Kick off Friend Day Emphasis
October 14, 2012 Friend Day
If these dates do not work well for your church, feel free to adjust them to suit your needs.
 
 
Reaching Across Arkansas hopes to build on the momentum created from Across Arkansas and provide another opportunity for those to whom the Gospel has been to sown to respond to Christ. In the Spring of 2012 and 2013 your church is encouraged to plan any event you wish that intentionally:
· Invites unchurched people to the event
· Presents the Gospel
· Provides an opportunity to respond
While there are several excellent types of attractional harvest events that your church may wish to consider, visit the NAMB website or contact Tracy Archibald for details of options that any church can plan
Block Party:
For more info about block parties contact Tracy Archibald at 870-476-1888 or unitybaptist @Paragould.net
Also, visit NAMB’s Block Party Manual
For additional attractional Harvest Event ideas see:
NAMB’s Reaching Across America Manual and High Impact Events Manual
 
   
     
    PRAYER SIGNS
    Order your Prayer Signs from
                              the MCBA office @ 870-763-3634                           
    Please order by April 30th
    800-482-6546 or abcadvertising@windstream.net for $4.50 ea.
    This prayer sign was developed by the ABSC Prayer ministry Team. The sign reads, “This home believes in PRAYER with the following scripture. “Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me and I will listen to you” Jeremiah 29:12
    There are also plenty of Jesus signs at the MCBA office for $5.00 each. Both signs will make a strong statement of faith to the community.
     
 
 
YOUR HELP IS NEEDED!
WE NEED SOMEONE TO HELP WITH
DECORATING THE WINDOWS AT
THE MCBA OFFICE.
IF INTERESTED CALL JOYCE AUSTIN
@ 532-6741 OR PLINA THOMAS @ 763-1725
 
 
IN AN EFFORT TO CUT
DOWN ON MAILING EXPENSES
MCBA IS REQUESTING THAT
ANYONE THAT WOULD  BE WILLING
TO RECEIVE THEIR BAPTIST
BUILDER  BY EMAIL RATHER
THAN REGULAR MAIL TO CALL OR
EMAIL DENISE AT THE MCBA OFFICE
WITH YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS
PH:  870-763-3634
 
 
 
If you plan to attend Ouachita Baptist University or Williams Baptist College in the fall of 2012 as a freshman or transfer student or if you plan to pursue a career in music please see our scholarship page for valuable information on scholarships that are available to you 
 
 
Are Baptist associations still important today?
Originally Published in Arkansas Baptist News
 
Associations have had a tremendous impact upon
Baptist life for more than 300 years. Through them,
regional churches meet for partnership and fellowship.
Associations enable local churches to encourage and assist
one another in reaching their region for Christ. The heart
of associational work has always been missions, whether
it is local, state, national or global.
The association is a lifeline for small and rural churches.
It allows them to participate in programs that they could
not do alone. The association is a repository for materials
and equipment that member churches can use.
It provides educational opportunities for pastors and
lay leaders. It enables children to attend Christian camps,
and it networks with area churches for various programs
(vacation Bible school, evangelism, etc.) It facilitates
partnerships for national and international mission trips.
The director of missions (DaM) or associational missionary
is a vital link between the member churches of the association.
He has a multifaceted task. He encourages pastors and
church leaders in their ministry. He facilitates churches by
providing statistics for churches and the state convention.
He trains ministers and lay people in their tasks. He promotes
a wide range of mission opportunities. He serves
as an example of what a Christian leader should be.
Modern times have not always been kind to the association.
Many churches find the association irrelevant. Mobility
and electronics have moved churches from interdependene
to independence. At times, it is easier to contact a specialist
than to find the DaM. These changes may have affected the
association, but its mission remains the same: partnership
and fellowship.
Though times have changed, the association can still be an
important and vital part of Baptist life. It is up to the member
churches to decide how important and vital it is.
 
 
FOR THE SON OF MAN CAME TO SEEK AND TO SAVE THE LOST
LUKE 19:10 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

PRAYERWALKING  March 1 - April 10

   GOSPEL DISTRIBUTION   April 11-23rd 

EVANGELISTIC EASTER SERVICE - April 24th 

ACROSS ARKANSAS FOLLOW UP April 25-May 22nd

Plastic door hanger bag - $1.20 per 100 (1.2 cents each from associational office or order from NAMB (available at Evangelism Rally-call order in will have ready)

"Find it Here" brochure - $6.00 per 100 (6 cents each from associational office (HCSB) or order from NAMB for KJV Brochures orders will have to be placed with NAMB

Ordering information:

Online from NAMB www.nambstore.com (search for Bags) or Phone 866-407-6262

Item numbers:

Door Hanger bags - Item #22.1593124937

HCSB Brochures - Item #22.159312054

KJV Brochures - Item #22.15913125062

Spanish Brochures - Item #22.1593125070