September 24th, 2010
9:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Connecticut Baptist Homes
292 Thorpe Ave., Meriden
$35 per person
Would you enjoy a nice evening with friends, enjoying great food, and having fun at an auction? Then mark your calendar for October 15th! The event will be held at the Manchester Country Club, 305 South Main St., Manchester. The cost is $20 per person and the event begins at 5pm with a preview of auction items followed by a 6pm dinner with entertainment. The auction will begin at 6:45pm.
The Friends of ABCCONN are sponsoring a catered meal, with entertainment, and an auction to raise funds for the ABCCONN budget. No ABCCONN business can be discussed; just relax with your ABC brothers and sisters in Christ. Have fun at the silent auction, as well as a live auction after a catered meal.
If you would like to donate items (antiques, a theme basket, time shares, jewelry, UCONN tickets, a boat…) or services (a lawyer’s fee for creating a will, 1 hour of snow removal or raking leaves, watching a loved one so you can leave the house), please contact Rev. Bruce Sandy at pastorbrucesandy@att.net or by cell 860-268-6148. Use your creative imagination and talents!
Something for everyone! Many workshops morning and afternoon
Rising floodwaters in Pakistan have covered approximately one-fifth of the country. Some 2 million people have lost their homes and 8 million are in need of humanitarian assistance, according to the UN. International Ministries is supporting the lifesaving efforts of Church World Service (CWS) in Pakistan through your gifts to One Great Hour of Sharing. An initial grant of $20,000 was released to CWS this week.
A workshop for anyone engaged in or considering a call to interim ministry will be held on Thursday, October 14, 2010 from 10:00 am – 3:00 pm at MONTOWESE BAPTIST CHURCH (Coffee and Registration at 9:30). Leaders will be the Rev. Dr. Judy Allbee, the Rev. Barbara Marston, the Rev. Jerrie Matney and the Rev. Lisabeth Gustafson. Topics will include:
The day will end with a Panel Discussion. The cost for the workshop and lunch will be $25.00.
Mark your calendar for the Orientation to ABC Life / Ministers Conference for all ministerial leaders set for January 23-26, 2012 at the Doubletree Resort, 10100 International Drive, Orlando, FL. We look forward to seeing you there! More information is available on the Ministers Council website – www.ministerscouncil.org.
All applications for 2011 covenant group grants are due in the national Ministers Council office by October 31, 2010. If you have not yet submitted your applications to your con stituent Ministers Council officers please do so TODAY! Applications to the national office must come from constituent Councils and be postmarked by October 31, 2010. Application forms may be found on www.ministerscouncil.org under the Together in Ministry link. In order to be considered, please complete the form online and print it out. Applications must be received by mail and NOT by email or FAX.
If your group received funding for 2010 and you are planning to re-apply for additional funding, your group must fill out evaluation forms. Access these forms here.
Take a look at the newest issue of Genero$ity, an e-newsletter for pastors and church leaders. It is available here.
Protecting the Sacred, a training event cosponsored by ABCCONN and the Ministers Council will be held on Thursday, October 7 at ABCCONN's offices from 8:30am - 5:00 pm. The training, focused on preventing clergy misconduct, is recommended for all new professional church leaders and for all those who have not received the training within the last 7 years. The cost is $90 or $65 for members of the Ministers Council. Click here for the registration form and more information.
The Norwich Bulletin recently published a great article about Camp Wightman. Check it out here.
Listen to the Real Women, Real Leaders podcast series produced by American Baptist Women’s Ministries for great conversations with women in ministry around the world. Recent episodes have included interviews with Dr. Molly Marshall, president of Central Baptist Theological Seminary; Dr. Lauran Bethell, global consultant with International Missionaries; the Rev. Christine Smith, senior pastor of the Covenant Baptist Church in Wycliffe, Ohio; and Rev. Lauren Ng, senior pastor of her own family due to a recent change in the expression of her vocation. With three years of podcast history, there are many excellent conversations from past episodes with women fulfilling God’s calling in their lives, and many more to come! Real Women, Real Leaders: The Podcast Series can be found in iTunes or at http://abwm.podbean.com. Become a subscriber and be inspired by listening to the many ways that God is at work in the world.
That venerable institution, the African American church, possesses many qualities worth recognizing, celebrating, and emulating. In their testimony, What We Love about the Black Church: Can We Get a Witness?, William Crouch and Joel Gregory present twelve best practices of the black church. What makes their testimony unique is that Crouch and Gregory are white pastors-turned-academics. Their voices are joined by more than two dozen African American Christian leaders who respond to the qualities that the authors identify, including:
What We Love about the Black Church has already garnered a great deal of publicity. To order from Judson Press, visit www.judsonpress.com or call 800-458-3766. Save 20% online.
This year, the Annual American Baptist Men / ABBoys – USA Leadership Training Conference will take place at Grotonwood Camp located at 167 Prescott St, Groton, Massachusetts. A fellowship gathering and devotional will take place Friday evening, September 17, 2010, for those who arrive on Friday. Saturday, September 18, 2010, will have Plenary Sessions and exciting and informative Workshops for both Men and Boys, the day ending with a special youth concert. Sunday, September 19, 2010, the Conference will end with Sunday School and a Worship Service.
We will have two very exciting and “out of the box” thinking speakers, both of whom are well known nationally and have speaking engagements globally as well. Both are authors of several inspirational books and are involved in many leadership training programs. Rev. Dr. E. Glenn Wagner, former vice-president of Promise Keepers, Inc., is currently the Executive Director for the Center for Leadership Development and Deployment at University Park Baptist Church in Charlotte, NC. Timothy Eldred, Senior Pastor for New Beginnings Christian Family Fellowship in Six Lakes, MI, serves as the Executive Director of Christian Endeavor International and developed the “Pray 21” youth mentoring program, which the American Baptist Men-USA recommends for use in our ABBoys mentoring program. The bios of both of these fascinating men of Christ follows this article.
Tony Pappas, TABCOM Executive Minister and Phil Anderson, TABCOM ABMen President, will both present workshops for men at the conference. Cost is $105 for the weekend, including lodging and 5 meals, $80 dollars for boys 18 and younger and $50 for anyone who can only attend on Saturday. For information and registration, please visit the American Baptist Men-USA website at www.abmen.org ,click on “Annual Mtg” and register online or contact our National Headquarters at 1-866-868-1050 and speak to Tracie Longwell, ABMen-USA Secretary.
The International Ministries (IM) website has journals written by missionaries describing their ministries and their daily lives reaching out in the name of Christ. Now IM is providing a way of including those missionary journals on your church's website. To find out how, go to the IM website to view the tutorial and copy the code here.
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Iglesia Bautista Emanuel is offering a free workshop for parents about technology and keeping children and youth safe as they utilize technology. The workshop is entitled Pain in my Profile. For more information, download the flyer.
The Cornerstone Baptist Church in cooperation with Transformation Travel invites you to join us for a Pilgrimage to Israel, October 18 – 27, 2011. This once in a lifetime experience will provide the opportunity for spiritual growth as we listen to and tell Biblical stories on their original sites, participate in an archaeological dig, and share fellowship through worship and communion in the land where Jesus lived and taught. There will also be time for unique shopping experiences, interesting dining, and capturing the moments in striking photography.
Please make your plans to join us a year from this fall. For a full Itinerary, registration form and more information, please contact Rev. Greg Thomas at The Cornerstone Baptist Church. Phone: 860.774.3907 Email: .
The weekly "Pastoral Epistle" from Cal Lord, pastor of First Baptist, Norwich
