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Newsjournal Of Kansas and Nebraska Southern Baptists

October 2013

Pastor Adolfo Armenta worships with his congregation at Tabernculo Bautista in Garden City, Kan. The church is the former Primera Iglesia Bautista. A fire on Sunday, March 24, destroyed its building at 309 W. Campbell in Garden City. The church relocated to a modular facility on the east side of the city at 3111 E. Spruce St. and plans to construct a new building on the property. Armenta has pastored the congregation for 12 years.

After a fire on Sunday afternoon, March 24 (Palm Sunday), destroyed its building, Primera Iglesia Bautista in Garden City, Kan., is now meeting in this facility at 3111 E. Spruce St. in Garden City. Although, the church mourned the loss of its 40-year-old building at 309 W. Campbell, the congregation is using the fire as an opportunity to reinvent itself. First, the church is in the process of officially changing its name to Tabernculo Bautista with the vision statement of Lugar Donde Mora La Presencia De Dios (A Place Where the Presence of God Dwells). Second, the church wants to construct a new building on the property when details can be finalized.

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Escuela Biblica de Vacaciones (Vacation Bible School) is a popular outreach for KNCSB Hispanic churches. Iglesia Bautista del Sur in Garden City, Kan., held its EBV July 15-20 in its new building at 1107 W. Olive. The event attracted an average of 150 children each night. Rosie Fuentes and David Fernandez (center) were the EBV co-directors. Christian Vila (right) and Christian Acevedo, summer missionaries from Puerto Rico, assisted. Iglesia Bautista del Sur is the new Hispanic congregation in Garden City. The church held its first service in its new building the dedication service on Sunday afternoon, March 31 (Easter), 2013.

WWW.KNCSB.ORG The Thought Occurred to Me

By Bob Mills
KNCSB Executive Director E-mail: bmills@kncsb.org

Walking With the Master

By Georges Boujakly
KNCSB State Director of Missions E-mail: gboujakly@kncsb.org

We are on the doorstep of our state convention meeting. New Covenant Baptist Church is the site of this years annual meeting on October 14th -15th. Dr. Alan Branch from Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary will be a Bible Study leader and Dr. Jason Allen, President of the seminary will be our keynote speaker. I am looking forward to seeing you there. I have heard some presenters refer to the Great Commission descriptors, (Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria and the ends of the earth) as geographic locations and/or as people group identifiers. For example, a geographic identifier for Judea would be my state or region. A people group identifier for Judea would be people who are similar to me but may not be in my immediate proximity. This could be viewed as something similar to our two state convention.

Judea represents one part of the Great Commissions directives. Judea is not be seen as more important than Jerusalem, Samaria or the ends of the earth. Judea for us represents approximately 170,000 square miles and five million people living on the Great Plains. The North American Mission Board indicates that more than 3.3 million of the five are without any kind of a meaningful relationship with Christ. The missional task before us is formidable. Our Judea is filled with needs and the Father is at work throughout our region. With eyes of faith our only response to Him is obedience. I want to leave you with a challenge. One of our national mission partners has redirected $147,000 of our joint budget. Please do not hear me say they have eliminated those dollars; they have redirected those dollars to church planting. Unfortunately, previously by agreement with the agency, we were using those dollars for

town and country (rural) strategy, for associational assistance and for church health. At this point, if we are to continue these ministries we must come up with our own resources. I think these ministries are critical to our overall mission strategy. I would like to challenge you and your church to consider increasing your gifts to Bob Mills the Cooperative Program by a half of percent or to a whole percent. By doing so we could easily care for this shortfall. I do appreciate your prayerful consideration in this matter.

Why Sit, O Christ? Colossians 3:1 says: Since then you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above where Christ is seated at the right hand of God the Father. Before us today is the task of understanding the sitting Christ in order to learn and worship Christ more fully. We understand sitting as a leisurely activity to rest our tired bodies, or to watch television, or to do nothing. Biblically, however, sitting is a theological term that is charged to carry deep meaning. It is associated with the notion of rest, of community. After God finished the task of creating the world, for example, we find him resting the rest of admiring the creation and ruling over it. The blessed man does not sit in the seat of scoffers. He does not keep the company of scoffers and adopt their ways. The Scribes and teachers of the law sit in a posture of unbelief, and defiance despite the glaring Georges Boujakly evidence of the power and authority of the Son of Man to forgive sins, which they knew that God alone could do (Mark 2:6). Jesus (The One who ascended in his resurrected body) sits to rule with the Father having ended the enmity that existed between God and Man. He sits not from tiredness but to rest the rest of King happy to rule. Those who belong to him need no longer worry about the awful ultimate penalty of sin. He sits; he inaugurates the new phase of his work in the newly reestablished kingdom of God on earth as in heaven. With reconciliation and forgiveness under his belt, he sits in triumph over death. He sits as ruler of the universe. Hebrews author says: When he had made purification [by the shedding of his blood] for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high (1:3, NRSV). But is there more to this sitting of Christ? Look full in his wonderful face to discover that he neither slumbers nor sleeps. He sits to pray. He sits as the High Priest of God sits in order to make intercession for the sheep of his pasture. He entered the Holy of Holies, he took his rightful place to complete the healing of the nations. Let our prayers mingle with his. Paul urges: set your hearts on things above where

Christ is seated. Speaking to the church as a group (the whole passage is plural) Paul asks them to seek the seated Christ, to look for him, to gaze at him. Seek him with all your heart and you will find him. He is the ever-ready Priest. Like the priest Eli, he, our High Priest, awaits the broken Hannahs and the disillusioned Jobs of this world to assure them that their vows and prayers are being heard. But unlike Eli he judges not the troubled souls who seek him earnestly. This regally exalted and seated Christ is alone worthy of our absolute admiration. To come before him with a mere glance is to insult his Majesty. To come with halfhearted devotion is to pay lip service to a King who rules over all kings. To pass by without our pleading prayers and bowing of knees is to neglect the Maker of heaven and earth. This seated Christ is capable of more than we can ask or think to ask. Ask for little, he grants much. Humble yourself, he honors and lifts you up. Come to the Seated One, he will fill your cup with goodness and mercy to overflow capacity. Ask, seek, and knock. Hell translate to his Father and Our Father the moaning of earth to fill the heavens with celestial harmony. His answer will be in heavenly currency, cashable in every country, for every need. Because he sits where he sits no one can condemn us. It is Christ Jesus, who dies, yes, who was raised, who is at the right hand of God, who indeed intercedes for us (Romans 8:34 NRSV). Ask the easy ask. Ask the impossible ask. Ask left and right, ask without shame. Like this: With so much left to do, why sit, O Christ? Life is filled with guns and war Children die by disease and abuse
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Why allow more? Why sit, O Christ? Chemicals burn their innocence, Sear their psyche. Why sit, O Christ? Men speak ill of you, Maiming, killing, and scarring Some do in your name Why sit, O Christ? In rooms plush with greed and deceit The rich and powerful Devise schemes To dethrone the king of glory. Why sit, O Christ? I sit, O man, I sit not the seating of leisure I sit with-an-ever-watchful-gaze. With my blood I purified I sit with Majesty on High. I sit, Son of Man, enthroned I sit forgiveness to bestow I sit to rule, to sway, To advocate, to plead, to whisper, to pray. Join me in learning Jesus. Let not my flight be solo before the throne room of Majesty. Pray with the Son of God who loved us and gave himself for us. No longer alone in prayer. Our partner God sits in readiness to intercede. To know him, to love him, to learn him, lift your burdens to the heaven where our brother, our lover, the author of life, sits enthroned for ever interceding for his beloved.
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OCTOBER 2013

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By Jon Sapp

Gods Plan for Sharing

Sharing & Strengthening

harvest. The combine was started and we made sure it was ready to cut. And then it happened, the first test cut was made to see if the wheat was dry enough to place in the grain bin. All of this was preparing for harvest. Jesus wanted the disciples, and all of us for that matter, to discover the work of the harvest. In John 4 he brought His harvest into clear view for the disciples. Jesus clarifies with the following sentence, Dont you say, There are still four more months, then comes the harvest? Listen to what Im telling you: Open your eyes and look at the fields, for they are ready for harvest. John 4:32. He wanted to capture the disciples attention as he pointed to the members of the village walking out to see him at the local well. He was excited about the harvest. It was time to work and he was inviting the disciples to join Him. As we all think about sharing our faith, the focus upon the upcoming harvest should encourage us. Jesus had just completed an important conversation with a woman getting water at the well. He informed the disciples, The reaper is already receiving pay and gathering fruit for eternal life, so the sower and reaper can rejoice together. John 4:36 (HCSB) Receiving pay and gathering fruit for eternal life is what Jesus wanted the disciples to catch as the crowd was walking toward the well. This event reminded me of the excitement of the wheat harvest in western Jon Sapp Kansas. Jesus invited the disciples to join Him and take part in the excitement and reward of the season as they participated with him working the harvest among the locals from the village. I have mentioned before, the four mile-markers of evangelism. These four Prayer, Equipping, Sowing and Harvest summarize elements of our making Christ known. I havent talked enough of the Harvest. It was important for Jesus as He taught the disciples about working with those coming from the village. I want to catch the same vision and excitement for this important aspect of evangelism. One of the methods we use for harvest celebration in the church is baptism. The meaning, method and mode of baptism have been discussed in other areas. I want to remind us to make baptism an important feature of the celebration of our faith. Churches can make this act of obedience and identification a celebration. This summer I learned of several churches turning their baptism into a community event at a park or lake. I have seen videos of kids playing with friends and gathered around tables enjoying the pot luck meal. Making a big deal out of this event reminds me of what Jesus was trying to teach the disciples. As you are looking out on the fields of your harvest, what plans are you making for the celebration of new life and the beginning of a young disciples life long walk of obedience? I would hope our baptism events have a celebratory tone in the event. In doing this, I believe we are all living out one of the important aspects of Gods Plan for Sharing.

KNCSB State Director of Evangelism E-mail: jsapp@kncsb.org

Without fail, our celebration was the same year after year. The excitement around the table, the dust in the air and the long hours of work all resulted in smiles and planning for this years event. I am talking about the end of wheat harvest and the resulting celebration I enjoyed growing up in western Kansas. One of the benefits of living on the farm was getting in on the harvest and all that goes with it. While we didnt talk about all the work it took to get ready for harvest, it captivated much of our year. Before the harvest came in, someone had to invest hours, days and weeks of work. The summer fallow was prepared for planting. The drill was cleaned and the seed wheat was purchased. We spent hours sowing the wheat, and then we waited. We prayed for rain and watched how the crop was coming along month after month. Then in early summer, the wheat was up and the golden waves of grain were a reality out in the field. I will guarantee you, my father was watching for the

CrossOver Lincoln

Monday - October 14, 2013

College Campuses and Lincoln Communities
9:30 AM - Noon (Lunch will be provided) We will meet at New Covenant Community Church 6000 South 84th Street, Lincoln, NE The prayer of a person living right with God is something powerful to be reckoned with.
James 5:17, The Message

Prayer Walking

Legacy Builders: Men Building a Christian Legacy is the theme of the 2013 KNCSB Mens Retreat. It will be held Friday night, Oct. 25, and Saturday, Oct. 26, at Webster Conference Center, Salina, Kan. Legacy Builders is a retreat resource for men developed by Jim Burton, retired mens ministry leader with the North American Mission Board. Burton was recently awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award in Education and Mens Ministry by the Georgia Baptist Convention. He has dedicated his life to helping others learn how to draw closer to God. Wednesday, Oct. 9, is the retreat registration deadline. For more information, please contact John Lucas at KNCSB (800) 984-9092 ext. 817, or by e-mail at jlucas@kncsb.org.

Mens Retreat planned for Oct. 25-26

OCTOBER 2013

Looking Forward to the Spring March 21-22, 2014--Webster Conference Center For Churches Running Under 100 in Worship Guest Speaker--Richard Blackaby

KNCSB proposed 2014 budget

In accordance with the constitution, the proposed 2014 KNCSB budget is presented below. Messengers will vote on the proposed Resources for Ministry at the Monday evening session, October 14, 2013, when the convention meets at New Covenant Community Church at Lincoln, Neb. PLANNED DISBURSEMENTS: Proposed 2014 2013

RESOURCES FOR MINISTRY

2013 $2,904,000 1,558,320 4,500 53,700 72,000 90,000

PLANNED RECEIPTS: Cooperative Program North American Mission Board National Student Ministries LifeWay Christian Resources KS-NE Foundation (Field Missionaries) Viola Webb Missions Offering Collegiate Ministries Fundraising Baptist Digest Advertising Webster Conference Center Judean Fund (KNCSB) Miscellaneous TOTAL PLANNED RECEIPTS

Proposed

2014

SBC Cooperative Program (23%)* A. Field Missionaries B. Annuity and Insurance C. Foundation D. Webster Conference Center E. Baptist Digest F. Broadcast Communications G.Convention Meetings and Reports H. Office Administration I. Building Operations J. Field Ministries K. Employed Personnel L. Elected Personnel TOTAL PLANNED DISBURSEMENTS

$672,000 2,573,328 622,152 50,916 6,600 36,012 3,000 84,204 138,012 93,504 463,332 414,144 316,944
$5,474,148

$667,920 2,530,644 618,228 50,916 6,600 36,012 0 84,204 127,512 93,504 431,412 427,944 338,832 $5,413,728

$2,904,000 1,546,080 9,000 53,700 90,000 100,008 610,020

692,520 2,004
0

2,004
12,660

0
97,104 $5,474,148

20,004
66,252 $5,413,728

PLANNED DISBURSEMENTS: A. Field Missionaries Church Planter Catalysts (DOAMs) Church Planter Catalysts (Missionary/Strategests) Church Planting Funds (CGA) Church Planting Development NAMB-State Staff Love Loud Missionary Collegiate Ministries B. Annuity and Insurance C. Foundation D. Webster Conference Center E. Baptist Digest Printing/Distribution Postage Production Expenses F. Broadcast Communications G. Convention Meetings/Reports Presidents Travel Mission Board/Committee Meetings KNCSB Leadership Team Meetings Annual Meeting Annual/Book of Reports/Calendar Printing Supplies Professional Fees H. Office Administration
Postage Telephone Office Supplies Equipment Maintenance/Repairs Equipment Rental Equipment Computer Network Contingency

2013 $2,573,328 291,108 363,614 717,178 0 252,960 43,908 904,560 $622,152 $50,916 $6,600 $36,012 13,704 20,508 1,800 $3,000 $84,204 1,800 10,500 9,504 16,500 3,000 21,900 21,000 $138,012
24,300 40,008 21,000 3,000 6,000 5,004 25,200 13,500

Proposed

2014

*50% of CP income that exceeds budget requirement will be sent to SBC.

PLANNED DISBURSEMENTS:
Building Maintenance/Repairs Building Maintenance Contingency Kitchen/Bath Supplies

$2,530,644 296,928 369,744 698,508 69,852 258,000 44,784 792,828 $618,228 $50,916 $6,600 $36,012 13,704 20,508 1,800 $0 $84,204 1,800 10,500 9,504 16,500 3,000 21,900 21,000 $127,512
21,000 40,008 18,000 3,000 6,000 5,004 21,000 13,500

2013
18,000 5,004 3,600

Proposed

2014
5,004 3,600

18,000

J. Field Ministries
Church & Assoc Evangelism (NAMB) Church Planting Evangelism (NAMB) Youth Evangelism (NAMB) Collegiate Ministries Collegiate Evangelism (NAMB) Collegiate Church Planting (NAMB) International Student Ministries Mens Ministries Chaplains Support Missions Mobilization (NAMB) Student Missions (NAMB) Family Ministry Partnership Missions Viola Webb Missions Offering Promotion Womens Leadership Sunday School Discipleship Training Church Leadership Development Church Worship Stewardship/Coop Program Promotion Eagle Retreat Lending Library Historical Data/Archives Staff Travel Auto Lease/Maintenance

$463,332
40,560 13,392 59,124 10,170 24,996 2,652 450 1,800 1,302 8,004 5,772 7,002 10,002 4,002 14,688 8,004 4,404 11,004 15,000 1,800 7,002 1,002 1,200 72,000 138,000

$431,412
40,560 13,392 59,124 10,170 24,996 2,652 0 1,800 0 3,636 5,772 5,202 10,002 4,002 14,688 8,004 4,404 11,004 15,000 1,800 7,002 1,002 1,200 66,000 120,000

OCTOBER 2013

K. Employed Personnel Personnel Service Awards Travel Payroll Taxes Workers Compensation L. Elected Personnel

$414,144 315,564 2,556 8,640 75,216 12,168 $316,944

$427,944 316,272 9,624 8,640 82,380 11,028 $338,832

I. Building Operations Utilities Insurance

$93,504 45,000 21,900

$93,504 45,000 21,900

KNCSB Annual Meeting to be Held Oct. 14-15

The 68th KNCSB Annual Meeting will be held Oct. 14-15 at New Covenant Community Church, 6000 S 84th St., Lincoln, Neb. Pre-registration for messengers is requested. The deadline for submitting the form was Friday, Sept. 6. Each church will provide their elected messengers with a card (which you received in August). When the elected messenger turns in his/her card at the registration desk, they will receive their Convention packet. The packet will include ballots, programs and other related business items. Download the messenger pre-registration form at http:// bit.ly/15c6xNZ For more information about messenger registration, contact Peg Davis at KNCSB, (800) 9849092 ext. 806 or pdavis@kncsb. org. We will not have a designated convention hotel this year.

kncsb annual meeting

The emphasis springs from Gallups StrengthsFinder profile. The Pastors Conference will focus on using your Godgiven strengths in ministry. Curt Liesveld will be the conference facilitator. He is a senior consultant with Gallup and co-author of Living Your Strengths. Liesveld earned his bachelors degree at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He earned a master of divinity degree from Western Theological Seminary, Holland, Mich., and a masters in counseling psychology from UNL. If you are interested, before the conference you may go through the StrengthsFinder profile. It is available for $9.99 at http://www.gallupstrengthscenter.com/ Or you may use a code provided within Strengths-Based Leadership, StrengthsFinder 2.0, Living Your Strengths, or any related books.

Messenger pre-registration

CrossOver evangelistic outreach will be held Monday, Oct. 14, from 9:30 a.m. to noon. Participants will meet at New Covenant Community Church, where they will split up into groups and go prayerwalking. Then they will meet back at the church for lunch and debriefing.

CrossOver Lincoln

The meeting theme is Indulge Yourself in Gods Extravagant Love. Please RSVP to Patti Boswell, KNCSB ministry wives consultant, at granaboz@mac.com KNCSB Pastors Conference The KNCSB Pastors Conference will be held from 1-4 p.m. Monday, Oct. 14, at New Covenant Community Church. Leading with Strengths: How to Sustain Your Ministry is the emphasis.

Ministers Wives Chocolate Boutique Monday, Oct. 14, 1-3 p.m. New Covenant Community Church

New Covenant Community Church, Lincoln, Neb., will play host to the 68th KNCSB annual meeting Oct. 14-15. A variety of other activities will be held in connection with the meeting. Information is also posted on the KNCSB Web site at http://www.kncsb.org/ministry/annual_meeting

Convention hotel

Annual Missions Celebration Monday, Oct. 14, 4:30-6:15 p.m.

Its A Party! WMU Turns 125! is the theme of the Annual Missions Celebration. Cost is $5 per person and includes dinner, so pre-registration is required by Oct. 1. To register, mail names and contact information along with payment to:

New Covenant Community Church

Womens Leadership Dept., 5410 SW 7th St., Topeka, KS 66606. For more information, call Heidi Nelson at (800) 984-9092 ext. 828, or send e-mail to knwomen@kncsb.org. Kansas-Nebraska Womans Missionary Union will conduct a short business session during this meeting.

Monday Evening, October 14, 2013

KNCSB Annual Meeting Schedule

9:05 Strengthening Testimony Joe Stiles 9:15 Bible Study Alan Branch 9:45 Committee on Committees Appoints: Time, Place, and Preacher Committee Resolutions Committee 9:50 Nominating Committee Report Eugene Jennings 9:55 Introduction of Representatives of Agencies and Boards Bob Mills 10:05 Viola Webb Missions Offering Report Mari Parker 10:15 Miscellaneous Business 10:20 Partnership Reports Mari Parker 10:35 Election of Officers 10:45 Worship and Praise Scott Sarnes 11:05 Annual Sermon Brian Albert 11:35 Closing Prayer Joe Stiles Noon - Seminary Luncheons Tuesday Afternoon, October 15, 2013 1:30 Prayer John Harms Worship and Praise Shaun Jones 1:35 Strengthening Testimony John Harms 1:45 Bible Study Alan Branch 2:15 Committee on Committees Appoints: Committee on Order of Business Credentials Committee 2:20 Resolutions Committee Report Miscellaneous Business 2:30 Foundation Report Doyle Smith

John Shields 6:30 Prayer Worship and Praise Bret Welstead Call to Order/Welcome John Shields 6:40 Reports: Credentials Committee Joe Funderburk Committee on Order of Business David Manner Mission Board John Shields Committee on Committees Appointed - John Shields 6:50 Executive Committee of the Southern Baptist Convention Report Frank Page 7:00 Future Directions Task Force Update - Andy Addis/Donnie Simpson 7:20 Miscellaneous Business 7:25 Budget Presentation Bob Mills 7:45 Worship and Praise Bret Welstead 8:05 Presidents Message John Shields 8:35 Closing Prayer Aaron Householder

2:40 Evangelism Report Jon Sapp 2:50 North American Mission Board Report Gary Frost 3:00 Introduction of New Pastors and Staff/ KNCSB Staff David Manner 3:10 Break 3:40 Worship and Praise Shaun Jones 4:00 Webster Conference Center Report 4:10 Church Planting Report Georges Boujakly 4:30 Bible Study Alan Branch 5:00 Disaster Relief Report/Closing Prayer - Larry Thomas Tuesday Evening, October 15, 2013 7:00 Prayer Jeffrey Wohlfert Worship and Praise 7:15 Committee Reports: Time, Place, and Preacher Committee Credentials Committee Miscellaneous Business 7:20 Bible Study Alan Branch 7:50 Worship and Praise 8:10 Keynote Address Jason Allen 8:40 Introduction of New Officers Bob Mills 8:45 Closing Prayer/Adjourn Andy Addis

OCTOBER 2013

You are invited to a Retirement Reception honoring John and Patty Lucas, KNCSB Disaster Relief Associates, immediately following the Monday evening session.

uesday Morning, October 15, 2013 T 9:00 Prayer Worship and Praise

Jim Furgison Scott Sarnes

Vision Tour Launches Send Kansas City

By Eva Wilson
Baptist Digest Associate Editor

KNCSB on mission

As the hot late August sun beat down, Matt Miller, lead teaching pastor, stood in front of New City Church and said, We have a lot of people who are beginning their spiritual journey in this place. New City Church meets in a former movie theater in the shopping center on the northwest corner of 75th Street and Nieman Road in Shawnee, Kan. God put us here. I really believe that, Miller told participants in the first Catch the Vision tour for Send Kansas City. Send Kansas City is part of the North American Mission Boards Send North America strategy to start new churches in major cities in the United States and Canada. Kansas City was recently named a Send City. About 15 people gathered for the first Catch the Vision tour of the Kansas City area Aug. 27-28. The group included staff members from KNCSB, the Missouri Baptist Convention and the three Baptist associations in the Kansas City area. Church staff members from the Kansas City area also participated. Other participants came from as far away as West Plains,

Mo., and Council Bluffs, Iowa. Tour participants got a whirlwind tour of places in the Kansas City metropolitan area that need new Southern Baptist churches. The goal of Send Kansas City is to create partnerships to help start new churches. There also is a great opportunity to partner in revitalizing existing churches. Matt Marrs is coordinator for Send Kansas City. He is director of missions for Clay-Platte Baptist Association in the Northland of Kansas City, Mo. Lenexa Baptist Church, Lenexa, Kan., is the Key Partner Church for Send Kansas City. The church provided a bus and drivers for the vision tour. Several church staff members participated in the tour. Senior Pastor Steve Dighton joined the group for dinner Tuesday night, Aug. 27. Tour stops on the Kansas side of the state line included the areas of Bonner Springs and Basehor surrounding the Kansas Speedway, where development has exploded. The group also went into inner-city Kansas City, Kan., and saw The Mission House. Several churches, including Westside Family Church in Lenexa, have partnered to share the gospel and revitalize the neighborhood there.

We have a lot of people who are beginning their spiritual journey in this place. That is what Matt Miller, lead teaching pastor of New City Church, Shawnee, Kan., told participants in the Catch the Vision tour Aug. 27-28. The tour was part of the Send Kansas City emphasis sponsored by the North American Mission Board. The Mission House offers both summer and semester internships for young people. And a Hispanic church meets there on Saturday nights. At New City Church in Shawnee, Kan., tour participants saw how the church serves a lower-income area of the community. New City Church launched in January 2012. It averages more than 400 people in two Sunday morning worship services. Brad Brisco told of numerous communities in the Kansas City, Kan., area where new churches need to be started. Brisco is church-planter strategist for Kansas City, Kan., Baptist Association. The details for Send Kansas City are now taking shape. For information on how you and your church can get involved, contact Matt Marrs at matthewmarrs@gmail.com Find an overview of the Kansas City area on the North American Mission Board Web site at http://www.namb.net/ kansascity/overview/

LifeWay Announces 2014 Womens Events

LifeWay Christian Resources has announced dates for 2014 womens events, including Living Proof Live with Beth Moore. None of the events will be held in Kansas or Nebraska. However, several are within a reasonable driving distance. YOU Lead womens ministry training precedes Living Proof Live with Beth Moore. Early-bird pricing is available. Discounted tickets also are available when purchased with a Living Proof Live ticket. Find more information about all 2014 LifeWay womens events at http://lfwy.co/13GylH0 April 11-12, 2014 Living Proof Live with Beth Moore Grace Church, Eden Prairie, Minn. (Minneapolis area) YOU Lead womens ministry training Applewood Baptist Church, Wheat Ridge, Colo. (Denver area) July 10-11, 2014 YOU Lead womens ministry training Southcrest Baptist Church, Lubbock, Texas July 11-12, 2014 Living Proof Live with Beth Moore United Spirit Arena, Lubbock, Texas July 24-25, 2014 July 25-26, 2014 Living Proof Live with Beth Moore Denver Coliseum, Denver, Colo. Aug. 21-22, 2014 YOU Lead womens ministry training Bellevue Baptist Church, Memphis, Tenn. Aug. 22-23, 2014 Living Proof Live with Beth Moore FedEx Forum, Memphis, Tenn.

OCTOBER 2013

Lenexa Baptist Church, Lenexa, Kan., is the Key Partner Church for Send Kansas City sponsored by the North American Mission Board. The church provided a bus and drivers Aug. 27-28 for the first Send Kansas City Catch a Vision tour. The group stopped at Wornall Road Baptist Church, Kansas City, Mo., which is affiliated with KNCSB. Wornall Road actively serves at Southwest High School two blocks south of the church building. The church serves afterpractice meals to the Southwest High football team. Here, tour participants deliver the meal to the school on Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 27.

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Shine
a conference for teen girls

Mari Parker

Reflections on WWW

KNCSB Womens Leadership Director

Speaker Kathy Addis

Worship Leader Rachael Gillis

Shine is coming! You dont want to miss taking the teen girls in your church to this awesome event on November 8 & 9 at Webster Conference Center in Salina, Kansas. Our speaker is Kathy Addis and worship will be led by Rachael Gillis. Registration is easy. Just visit our website, knwomen.com, and click on the green Shine tab. Youll be able to print out a poster and registration form as well as sponsor and medical forms. Cost is $40 if you register before October 1st and $45 per person after that date. But sign up soon- each year Shine is bigger and better, and one day we might just run out of rooms. Got questions? Call Heidi at 785-228-6828.

Oh to be loved by Jesus! He knows the names of my sorrows, He knows the names of my fears. Some of the sorrows named and or confessed this year at the Wonderful Weekend for Women were loss of loved one, cancer, viewing pornography, divorce, messed up marriages, children viewing porn, waiting on the adoption process, husband not a believer, feeling God is silent, and so on. The fears of some attending were also named and or confessed; dying, loosing hair from medical treatments, getting caught or confessing porn addiction, temptation of having an affair, failure of the adoption process, husband seeing someone else, not being enough for husband, God cannot love meHe doesnt know my past, and so on. Was it a heavy weekend? Yes! Why should I let them bother me, for I know He is near. Was it a wonderful weekend? Oh yes! You see, joys were also named: being right where God wants me, God healed, broken marriage restored, the gift of being invisible, testimonies from young women being called out to missions, pregnant with first child, son home from Afghanistan, retiring with purpose, and more! You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart. The group from First Southern Baptist in Jeremiah 29:13 Topeka at WWW. Do you find yourself seeking God only when youre caught up in your sorrows or fears? God has names for our joys too! (lyrics from Oh To Be Loved By Jesus, Thad Cockrell).

Whatevers In Front of Me
Patty Boswell
KNCSB Womens Leadership, Ministry Wives Consultant

I am God, and there is no other; I am God and there is none like me. Isaiah 46:9 ESV

Reach the Nations?

Reaching the nations seem overwhelming to you? What about living like a missionary in your zip code? And what if every Christ follower lived like that? Reach the nations? Done! This does not require a new program at church, it requires the church be intentional in their everyday, ordinary life- your sleeping, eating, going to work (school), and walking around life. (Romans 12:1 & 2 The Message) Know your neighbors, become a regular at a coffee shop, grocery store, gym, invite non-believing co-workers to lunch, volunteer in civic organizations. Dont just wear the scriptures on the back of your t-shirts, be Gods hands and feet in your neighborhood. Dont get caught up in comfort. Be intentional! Shiggaion!

Does anxiety ever just appear in your life with no warning? Does fear show its ugly head? And what about apathy? These are only three of the pack of emotions that suddenly appeared out of nowhere in my mind a few months ago. The summer had been full of travel, seeing family, lots of rest, and wonderful quiet time with God. About two hours this side of the Kansas state line, I was overcome by one emotion after another. So where did all of this come from? For heavens sake, Id just returned from the Billy Graham Training Center! School began almost immediately after my return. So the first day, as I was preparing for in-service training, after my quiet time, I turned to some music for inspiration to encourage me. One line from this song stuck in my head all day, all week, and into the next week. Wow- I was so thankful for those words of encouragement, which served to be a reminder to me that He is in control. I got to the place where I could honestly sing that and mean it. I KNOW Im not alone here. You, my sisters in the Lord, have shared with me from time to time, situations and emotions you have had to deal with. Thankfully, our God is so faithful throughout His word to encourage us. Psalm 125: 1 says, Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion, which cannot be shaken but endures forever. Lets hold onto that! HE is our rock! Oh, Im thankful for His work in my heart. Praise His name! Praying for you His many blessings, Patti granaboz@mac.com

Whatevers in front of me, I choose to sing, Hallelujah.

OCTOBER 2013

Mari

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Western Family Fun Day

When: Saturday, October 19, 2013 from 10:00 12:00 Where: South Shore/Rockhaven Trails of Clinton Lake Join CFCC & Associates and the ACTHA Competitive Trail Competition Riders at Clinton Lake for a day of Family Fun! There will be crafts, activities, games, live music, horses to see, and much more! All activities are FREE! Crafts - Yarn Dolls, Dream Catchers, Decorating Bandanas and more! Activities - Panning for Gold, String Games, Coloring Sheets and more! Games - Pin the Tail on the Horse, Bean Bag Toss, Horse Shoes, Checkers and more!
Lunch will be available Children ages 10 and under suggested donation $4 Children and Adults ages 11 and up suggested donation $7

WCC Update

Available to churches cooperating with KNCSB by contacting library@kncsb.org or calling either 785/228-6800 or 800/984-9092. Ask for Barbara Spicer

Featured Video
Simple Surrender By Haley DiMarco

Cooperative Program Giving Makes a Kingdom Difference

God continues to bless WCC and below are some of the areas of progress which continue to be made at the conference center in Salina, KS. 1) A new concrete sidewalk and lighting from the Swimming Pool to the Dining Hall. 2) Development of the new 18 hole Disc Golf Course. 3) New low & high elements on the Challenge Course plus a new Big Zip across the lake. 4) New blob for the lake. 5) New pool liner for the swimming pool for the summer of 2014. 6) Plans are being developed to expand the Dining Hall to seat 500, plus adding other amenities. 7) Completion of the Chapel and Chapel Addition remodel in the near future. 8) Continued remodel of the Main Lodge warming kitchen. 9) Continued work to upgrade the restrooms in the Dormitory. 10) New beverage service areas being added in the Multi-Purpose Commons and upstairs lobby. 11) Continued work to find funds to repave the existing driveway and parking lots with concrete. 12) Preliminary plans for the Lindsay Leadership Center at WCC are being explored. 13) The $50,000 Matching Challenge Grant has received about $36,000 to date. Send tax deductable checks payable to WCC to 5410 SW 7th Street, Topeka, KS 66606-2398. The MAIN THING is that people are being reached and discipled for Christ and His Kingdom. Thank you for your continued support of this mission facility as we continue to reach people for Christ and train believers for the work of the ministry! The WCC Staff

Includes one DVD with seven sessions and leader guide. This DVD kit guides teen girls to examine the lives of six Old Testament women who surrendered their lives to God. It will help girls understand what it means to pursue Christ in their daily lives and defy cultures self-serving pursuit and experience the joy and freedom found in surrendering to Christ. Session 1: Letting Go: Yielding to the Beauty of Surrender Session 2: The Safety Net: Trusting the Safety of Gods Sovereignty Session 3: Not About Me: The Humility of Surrender Session 4: Released: The Brokenness of Surrender Session 5: Love is a Verb: Sacrificial Love & Surrender Session 6: Do Something: Compelled to Action Session 7: Make a Commitment: The Sweet Safety of Surrender.

Childrens Home Seeks Couple to Act as Houseparents

New Mexico Baptist Childrens Home is seeking a Christian couple to work as HOUSEPARENTS for a great group of kids. We offer a competitive salary with benefits plus room and board. If this is your calling, please contact Bill Marker at (575) 359-1254 or email bill.marker@nmbch.com.

OCTOBER 2013

www.thearkontablerocklake.wordpress.com James & Marilyn Easley (417-271-4530 or jeasleyark@yahoo.com 1st Baptist Church of Holcomb Kansas is seeking a Senior Pastor. Holcomb is a suburb of Garden City, Kansas a progressive 30K plus community in southwest Kansas. Currently we have 50 to 60 people worshiping at 1st Baptist Church on Sunday mornings with growth aspirations. Please e-mail, fbcsearchcommittee@yahoo.com or mail response to Search Committee Box 11, Garden City. Kansas 67846

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