Newsjournal Of Kansas and Nebraska Southern Baptists

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November 2014 Vol. 58 No. 11
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igest
Two block parties were part of the CrossOver outreach that preceded the KNCSB annual
meeting in Hutchinson, Kan. The frst block party was held Saturday afternoon, Oct. 11, in
the south part of Hutchinson. The second block party was held Sunday afternoon, Oct. 12, at
CrossPoint Church, host church for the KNCSB annual meeting. (Photo by Eva Wilson)
Messengers Gather in
Hutchinson, Kan.,
For KNCSB Meeting
Three KNCSB staff members were honored during the
KNCSB annual meeting for their upcoming retirements at
the end of the year. Charles and Janie Wood will be retiring
after 23 years as estate-planning consultants with the
Kansas-Nebraska Southern Baptist Foundation. Marie Clark
(right) will be retiring after 13 years as leader of the KNCSB
Bible Teaching and Discipling Team. She will continue to
serve with her husband, Bob, as an estate-planning consul-
tant for the Foundation. (Photos by Derek Taylor)
ATTENTION ALL LEADERS - Join us in
Springfeld, Illinois January 20-22 for a
special opportunity to grow.
The Midwest Leadership Summit oc-
curs every three years. And this is
the frst time that KNCSB has been
included.
There will be quality speakers and
breakout leaders from throughout SBC
life. See Advance 2015 ad on page 6.
We have a small number of double
occupancy rooms remaining. Contact
Peg Davis (pdavis@kncsb.org or 785-
228-6806) for more information.
Disaster Relief Appreciation Sunday
See page 3 for additional
pictures of the CrossOver
Outreach
Turn to page 4 for the
Annual Meeting Coverage
Kansas-Nebraska Convention
of Southern Baptists
To help your local
association raise
awarenesss and
funds to support your
disaster relief units.
For more information
please visit our
website at
www.kncsbdr.org
WWW.KNCSB.ORG
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GUIDING PRINCIPLES:
INFORM -- Regularly share information about ongoing
training, curriculum, events, support and personnel.
RESOURCE -- Serve as a resource pool for practical
ideas about what is working in KS-NE congregations
and how it relates to all sizes of churches.
GENERATIONAL -- Cast the widest net, providing sto-
ries and information that will appeal to all generations
of Southern Baptists in NE-KS.
FAMILY-FRIENDLY -- Be family-friendly with stories,
regular columns and helps for families and leaders who
work with families.
AGE DIVERSE -- Publish stories that address the
diversity of age, ethnicity, and geographical regions of
KS-NE.
MISSION-ORIENTED -- Publish stories about people
and congregations involved in missions and regularly
publicize ministry opportunities.
PART OF WIDER MISSION - Help congregations
discover that they are part of the larger work of the
Kingdom of God through their ministries.
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ted by mail, phone, fax or e-mail.
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Editor: Tim Boyd, PhD.
Associate Editor: Eva Wilson
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Robert T. Mills, D. Min.
KNCSB Executive Director
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By Andy Addis
KNCSB Convention President
E-mail: andy@crosspointnow.net
Last Friday was great football weather and a perfect
Homecoming night out for my family.
During the halftime ceremonies, the stands were
packed and everyone was enjoying that once a year
pomp and circumstance. My eldest son was on the
feld providing back up music in the marching band,
my wife right by my side
and my youngest son sit-
ting beside her.
Kathy was enjoying the
dresses, I was enjoying the
halftime lead and Nathan
was acting jittery.
I looked past my wife to
make eye contact with him,
Are you ok, bud?
Yeah, Im cool, he said.
I let another minute pass
by and his twitchiness
started to get under my
skin, so, I said, Son! What
is bugging you?
With pleading eyes, he responded, Can I go to the
concession stand right now while everyone is busy
caring?
That boy cracks me up. Homecoming has no place
in his heart, and all he could think of was short lines
for the hot dogs while everybody else was wrapped
up in something that meant nothing to him.
I chuckled while I handed him three dollars and the
boy bolted like a linebacker on a blitz.
Its important to get honest about what really mat-
ters to us, and I have learned one thing over the years
of pastoring: what really matters to people is more
clearly defned by what they do, than by what they
say.
Thank you men and women of the Kansas Ne-
braska Convention of Southern Baptists for allowing
me another year to serve as your president. I dont
take the responsibility lightly, and thats why I want to
share with you what I care about and see if our hearts
match.
Churches say they love Jesus and claim the Great
President s Perspective
The Thought Occurred to Me
By Bob Mills
KNCSB Executive Director
E-mail: bmills@kncsb.org
I want to say thank to those of you that joined
us for our annual state convention meeting at
CrossPoint Church in Hutchinson. I want to espe-
cially thank Pastor Andy Addis and the CrossPoint
staff and volunteers for an excellent job of hosting
our event. I really do not know what you could have
done to make our meeting any better. It was a great
time of inspiration sprinkled with necessary business
sessions.
Significant changes in relationship to the
North American Mission Board are now in effect.
Budgetary restructuring and personnel assignments
have changed from what they have been in the past.
For example, all of our directors of missions are
now fully compensated by their associations with
the exception of Western Nebraska. We have seven
Church Planting Catalysts (CPCs) serving both
states with an eighth position to be filled at a later
date.
I want to ask a personal favor of everyone reading
my article. Right now, as you read this, pray specifi-
cally for the seven men serving as CPCs. They are
John Mark Hansen, Brad Simmons, Doug Lee, Brad
Brisco, Abraham Arevalo, Enrique Bluvan and Matt
Maestas. Each of these missionaries will be catalyz-
ing four churches in various regions of our conven-
tion.
Ask God to open doors of opportunity and reveal
persons of peace among various people groups, in
cities, towns, villages and hamlets in Nebraska and
Commission as their mission and vision, but some-
thing is wrong.
After serving this past year on the Pastors Task
Force Concerning Declining Baptists through the
North American Mission Board, I learned that South-
ern Baptists have been on a 10-year slide regarding
baptism numbers. Ten years is not an anomaly, thats
a direction and its the wrong way.
One of the factors (probably the leading factor) that
has lead us to this disappointing place is the number
of churches who reported zero baptisms. Thats right,
none, goose egg, nada, zilch, numeral uno minus
one-o.
Nationally, 25% of Southern Baptist Churches
reported zero baptisms in the previous calendar year.
While that number is unfortunate, I am even more
dismayed to see that in many of our associations here
in Kansas/Nebraska, 25% reporting zero baptisms
would be an improvement.
We need to make some changes, agreed?
Its one thing to say we are churches that want to
bring honor and glory to Jesus, that we are committed
to the Great Commission and that we are an on mis-
sion people. But, its another to look at the numbers.
If we really want to become what we say we are,
there is going to need to be a real, honest and painful
look at what we care about. Because, while the great
battle is being slugged out on the feld of life, too
Stewardship -
What will God say
about the way that
you have used the
talents, property
and time that He has
placed in your life?
Bob Mills
Andy Addis
many of our churches are standing in line waiting for
a hot dog.
Let me begin this new church year with a challenge.
If your church baptized zero last year, make it your
personal mission in life to baptize at least one, if not
more. But, make the decision right now that your
church will NOT be in that column come next year.
And, if your church baptized some last year, set a goal
to double your number!
Its not about getting the numbers. Its about what
happens to get the numbers: evangelism happens,
discipleship happens, worship happens and missions
happen. Baptisms are a vital sign in the church, and
healthy churches have baptisms.
Besides, hot dogs arent good for you any way.
Kansas. Every one of these
men are gifted for the task
and we are blessed to have
them in our convention.
Join me in praying for
them.
Friends, with this
being the season of
Thanksgiving, let me
express my deep apprecia-
tion and thankfulness for
the privilege of serving
the churches, association
and leaders of this fantas-
tic family known as Kansas Nebraska Baptists. I am
thankful for each of you.
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Col l egi at e F al l Conf er ence
Cr ossOv er - Hut chi nson
The Chainsaw Team worked to remove trees and
brush. It took a large number of team members
to take down the trees that were identified for
removal. Volunteers made the difference.
The Planning Team divided Hutchinson into various
sections for Prayer Walking and invitations to the
events of the weekend. The volunteers distributed
invitations and the Find It Here gospel presenta-
tions across the city.
CrossOver Hutch was the outreach event before
the 2014 KNCSB Annual Meeting and focused in
Hutchinson. Each year the KNCSB Share Team
works with local churches to serve, pray and
witness in the Annual Convention City. This year
CrossOver Hutchinson enlisted volunteers to
serve the three churches of Hutchinson to reach
out to the city.
Each day of the three day CrossOver Hutchinson
focus conducted PrayerWalking. Praying onsite
across the city with the insight of each walker
gave various opportunities to engage the city.
On Saturday, the PrayerWalking was joined with
invitation to attend the days Block Party and to
take advantage of the medical clinic, clothing
distribution and childrens entertainment. Focus
on the nearby neighborhoods brought results as
local residents came to enjoy that days events.
CrossOver - Hutchinson:
Showing special acts of Christs love in
the city of Hutchinson, Kansas.
The Central Association Disaster Relief Team in
partnership with volunteers served all day Satur-
day. The various team cleaned gutters, helped
with general house repair and took down trees.
Serving the people of Hutchinson allowed the
teams to learn of specific needs and worked to
meet those needs as they prayed and shared of
why they were serving the community.
The KNCSB Fall Confer-
ence was held at Web-
ster, September 26-28th.
Andy Addis, Lead Pastor
of the CrossPoint Church-
es, led in Bible Study. His
focus was from Colos-
sians 3 and highlighted
living a Walking Dead
life on the college cam-
pus.
Small groups are an impor-
tant element with many
of the KNCSB Collegiate
Ministries. Many of those
small group leaders work to
get their group to attend the
Fall Conference together.
While the event is less than
48 hours from start to finish,
the time together in worship,
study, fun and just hang-
ing out, these hours lay the
foundation for the remainder
of the semester.
The Conference al-
lowed each collegiate
ministry the opportu-
nity to reflect, discuss
and pray together
after each main ses-
sion. Building new
friendships is a critical
objective for the Con-
ference and the small
groups allow students
to go deeper with the
messages.
25 Campus and Church Collegiate
Ministries participated in the weekend
conference. The event provides the op-
portunity for staff from the Community
Colleges to meet with others collegiate
ministries. Here Brian and Abby Howe,
from Barton Community College and
Jim and Teri Robinson along with An-
drew Bundy from Coffeeville Commu-
nity College discuss afternoon options
in the staff overflow area. With more
than 550 attending, the collegiate staff
had their own video room allowing
the students to enjoy the sessions
together.
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By Eva Wilson
Baptist Digest Associate Editor
Churches Challenged to Increase Baptisms
All KNCSB offcers were re-elected by acclamation during the 2014 KNCSB annual meeting.
Bob Mills (right), KNCSB executive director, introduced them as the meeting was ending
on Tuesday night, Oct. 14. From left, they are: President Andy Addis; vice president
Joe Stiles; historian Tony Mattia; assistant recording secretary Susan Pederson; and
recording secretary Bryan Jones.
The Kansas-Nebraska Singing Men staged a concert Mon-
day night, Oct. 13, during the opening session of the KNCSB
annual meeting. CrossPoint Church, Hutchinson, Kan., was
the host church.
Kansas-Nebraska Southern
Baptists were urged to help
break the trend of declining
baptisms in the Southern Baptist
Convention.
As the 2014 annual meet-
ing of the Kansas-Nebraska
Convention of Southern Baptists
was drawing to a close, Presi-
dent Andy Addis told of the
10-year decline in baptisms in
the SBC.
Addis served on the SBC
Pastors Task Force on Evan-
gelistic Impact and Declining
Baptisms.
Right here in the center of
the United States, lets turn the
ship around for the Southern
Baptist Convention, Addis
urged.
He challenged Kansas-Ne-
braska Southern Baptist church-
es that had no baptisms in the
past year to set a goal of seeing
one person baptized. Then he
challenged the other churches to
double their baptisms.
Lets do this, Addis said.
May we break the trend.
Addis is pastor of CrossPoint
Church, Hutchinson, Kan.,
which was host church for the
KNCSB annual meeting held
Oct. 13-14. View or download
annual meeting sessions at
htp://www.crosspointnow.net/
kncsb.
The meeting drew 331
registered messengers and 31
visitors.
Sending Capacity, based
on Isaiah 6: 1-8, was the meeting
theme. The theme was taken
from KNCSBs core values:
n Starting
n Strengthening
n Sharing
n Sending
During the opening ses-
sion on Monday night, Oct. 13,
messengers approved the 2015
KNCSB budget of $4,890,468.
This is slightly less than 1 per-
cent below the 2014 budget.
Cooperative Program
receipts in 2015 from Kansas-
Nebraska Southern Baptist
churches are projected to be
$2,820,000. This is down about 1
percent from the 2014 budget.
Gifs to the national Coop-
erative Program in 2015 will be
23.5 percent. This is an increase
of one half of 1 percent.
Fify percent of Cooperative
Program receipts that exceed
the budget requirement will be
sent to the national Cooperative
Program.
KNCSB Executive Direc-
tor Bob Mills urged churches
to increase their Cooperative
Program giving.
I still believe that we can
have a greater missional impact
together than we can individu-
ally, Mills told the crowd.
In a later meeting session
Ray Davidson echoed Mills
call to increase Cooperative
Program giving. He is pastor of
First Southern Baptist Church,
St. John, Kan., and a former
International Mission Board
missionary.
He reminded the crowd of
the challenge during the 2013
KNCSB annual meeting to
increase Cooperative Program
giving by 1 percent.
Folks, we can do this. God
is able, Davidson said.
In other activity, messengers
approved the KNCSB Future
Directions Report.
In October 2011 Mills cre-
ated the Future Directions Task
Force to look at the convention
and develop a strategy for the
future.
The task force focused on
the answer to three questions
Why, What and How:
Why In order to accom-
plish the Great Commission
task of disciple making, KNCSB
exists to glorify God by serv-
ing the churches and leaders in
Kansas and Nebraska.
What
n [KNCSB] Promotes healthy
spiritual growth to strengthen
churches and leaders.
n [KNCSB] Partners with
associations, churches, and
leaders to start new works.
n [KNCSB] Provides resourc-
es to help churches and leaders
be more efective in sharing the
Gospel.
n [KNCSB] Equips and
encourages churches in sending
their members on mission.
How
n Broaden and deepen
relationships with pastors and
church members
n Develop a broader com-
munication strategy
n Continue to address
church and leader health issues
n Sharpen focus on the
mandate for making disciples
(evangelism and equipping
strategies)
n Develop a broader rural
strategy
n Enhance the focus on
youth and childrens work
n Continue to ofer leader-
ship training opportunities
n Sharpen focus on mis-
sions promotion and sending
n Provide gender ministries
n Continue to ofer legal/ad-
ministrative help for churches
n Continue to provide as-
sistance in legacy programs
including Sunday School, Dis-
cipleship Training, VBS, etc.
n Expand Collegiate Minis-
tries to more campuses
Messengers also re-elected
all KNCSB ofcers by acclama-
tion:
n President Andy Addis,
pastor of CrossPoint Church,
Hutchinson, Kan.
n Vice President Joe
Stiles, pastor of First Southern
Baptist Church, Lawrence, Kan.
n Recording secretary
Bryan Jones, pastor of Tyler
Road Southern Baptist Church,
Wichita, Kan.
n Assistant recording secre-
tary Susan Pederson, member
of Prairie Hills Baptist Church,
Augusta, Kan.
n Historian Tony Matia,
pastor of Trinity Baptist Church,
Wamego, Kan.
Atention also focused on
the new KNCSB international
missions partnership with
Hungary.
Learn more about mission
opportunities in Hungary at
htp://heartforhungary.com/
Click on Get Involved and
scroll down to KNCSB Partner-
ship.
Download a prayer guide for
Hungary at htp://www.hop-
e4ehu.com/prayer_guide.html
Three KNCSB staf members
were honored for their upcom-
ing retirements at the end of the
year.
Marie Clark will be retir-
ing afer 13 years as leader of
the KNCSB Bible Teaching and
Discipling Team.
She will continue to serve
with her husband, Bob, as an
estate-planning consultant for
the Kansas-Nebraska Southern
Baptist Foundation.
Charles and Janie Wood
will be retiring afer 23 years
as estate-planning consultants
with the Foundation.
Future KNCSB annual meet-
ings are:
n 2015 Oct. 12-13 at Blue
Valley Baptist Church, Overland
Park, Kan.
n 2016 Oct. 10-11 at
LifeSpring Church, Bellevue,
Neb.
n 2017 Oct. 9-10 at Web-
ster Conference Center, Salina,
Kan.
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Women Urged to Seek More from God
Christian author Angie Smith was the featured speaker for Wonderful Weekend for Women
2014. Here she autographs books for WWW participants. Smith told the story of how she
and husband, Todd, lost their fourth daughter, Audrey Caroline, in 2008. Smith asked the
women to stand if they had lost a child in some manner, and nearly half of the audience
stood. [God] is more than your circumstances. I truly believe that Jesus Christ is the hope
that redeems those tears, she said.
Rachel Ladenburger led a Wonderful Weekend for Women
breakout session on Identity: What the Bible Says about
Who I Am. She will graduate from Kansas State University
in December. Ladenburger is a part-time staff member with
K-State Christian Challenge. She plans to serve full-time
after she graduates.
Let God speak to you and
let Him be your More, Mari
Parker said during the opening
worship session of Wonderful
Weekend for Women 2014.
A capacity crowd of women
gathered Sept. 12-13 at Webster
Conference Center, Salina, for
the annual KNCSB womens
retreat. More was the retreat
theme based on Ephesians
3:20-21.
During the retreat the
women learned how God can
be their More during times
of joy and pain. They were
challenged to live pure lives
and put their faith into action.
The featured speaker, Angie
Smith, began by telling the
story of how she and her hus-
band, Todd, lost their fourth
daughter, Audrey Caroline, in
2008.
This is not a platform I
want to have. This is not a story
I want to share, Smith told the
women.
Audrey had numerous birth
defects, and Smith and her
husband were advised to end
the pregnancy. But they chose
to carry her to term. Audrey
was born on April 7, 2008, and
lived two hours.
Smith asked the women to
stand if they had lost a child in
some manner, and nearly half
of the audience stood.
[God] is more than your
circumstances. I truly believe
that Jesus Christ is the hope
that redeems those tears, Smith
told the women.
The women also were chal-
lenged to respond to Gods call.
Helmer and Shannon Jensen,
featured missionaries for the
retreat, told how God called
them to leave their comfortable
lifestyle in the United States
and go to the mission feld. The
Jensens serve in sub-Saharan
Africa.
Shannon Jensen asked the
women, Are you willing to do
whatever God asks?
WWW participants had the
opportunity to give money for
numerous causes including the
womens ministry at Set Free
Church in Omaha, the dining
hall addition at Webster Confer-
ence and the MK (Missionary
Kid) Re-Entry Retreat that
KNCSB will host in 2016.
The women got to see how
the money they gave can make
a diference.
Three women from Set Free
Church, Omaha, gave their
testimonies during the Friday
night session.
The MK Re-Entry Retreat is
aimed at children of mission-
aries who are coming to the
United States to enter college.
KNCSB hosted its frst MK Re-
Entry Retreat in 2004.
Paul Eardensohn, who
grew up as a missionary kid in
Africa, told how atending an
MK Re-Entry Retreat impacted
him when he entered college.
He works for LifeWay Christian
Store in Topeka.
Dirt work was underway on
the WCC dining hall addition
as WWW was taking place. The
addition will increase seat-
ing capacity and allow large
groups, such as WWW, to eat at
the same time.
You are one of the reasons
we need to build, Terry McIl-
vain told the women.
Webster Conference Center
needs to raise $300,000 in order
to obtain a $100,000 grant from
the Mabee Foundation.
As you have in the past,
would you help us now? McIl-
vain asked the women.
Contributions should be
made out to Webster Confer-
ence Center and designated for
Dining Hall addition. Mail
them to KNCSB, 5410 SW 7th
St., Topeka, KS 66606.
The women were urged to
put WWW 2015 on their cal-
endars and start making plans
to atend. It will be held Sept.
11-12 at WCC.
Sophie Hudson will be the
featured speaker. She is known
as the blogger BooMama. Visit
her blog at htp://boomama.net/
Hudsons frst book was A
Litle Salty to Cut the Sweet:
Southern Stories of Faith,
Family, and Fifeen Pounds of
Bacon. It was published in
June 2013.
Her new book will be re-
leased in February 2015. Its title
is Home is Where My People
Are The Roads that Lead Us
to Where We Belong.
Lottie Moon Christmas Offering 2014
Find stories from Kansas-Nebraska workers at http://bit.ly/1tFC7vJ
www.KNCSB.org
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n Ground has been broken and the expansion of the Dining Hall has
begun. Footings, foundations and stem walls have been poured and sub-
foor electrical and plumbing is underway. Construction will continue until
completed or we run out of money. If we can raise $755, 367 by July 1, 2015
The Mabee Foundation will give us $100,000 to complete the building. At
time of writing, we have raised $480,000. If we do not raise the fnal
$275,000 by July 1, we will forfeit this grant and KNCSB will need to raise an
additional $100,000 to fnish the project. To see plans, contact Terry
McIlvain at tmcilvain@kncsb.org.
n The 2014 Matching Challenge Grants for the Dining Hall and the Picnic
Pavilion have been met and have been applied to the amount needed to
receive the Mabee Grant. Praise God for what He has done through the
generous people and churches of KNCSB.
n A new 750 Club to support the Dining Hall expansion project has
been launched. We are looking for 750 people, groups or churches who will
give to complete the Dining Hall. If God prompts you to join the 750 Club,
contact Terry McIlvain at 785-228-6824 or tmcilvain@kncsb.com for more
information.
n Send all Dining Hall contributions to Webster Conference Center, 5410
SW 7th Street, Topeka, KS 66606-2398. Thank you for your faithful support.
n User Days and revenues for 2014 are up again with an increase of
5,671 User Days and $89,060.60 in revenues over the 2013 year-to-date
totals. No User Fees are used for capital improvements. User Fees only
take care of day to day operation of the Salina facility.
n WCC has been selected as the host site for the 2017 KNCSB Annual
Meeting on October 9-10, 2017.
n April 19, 2015 is the frst annual WCC Sunday for our churches in
KNCSB. Watch for more details coming in January 2015.
TO GOD BE ALL THE GLORY!
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 Church Seeks Pastor
First Baptist Church Valentine, Nebraska seeks a full-time pastor. Applicants must
embrace The Baptist Faith & Message 2000 & support the Cooperative program.
Some seminary training is a must. Interested candidates should send their resumes
to bnosnes@hotmail.com
Church Seeks Bi-Vo Pastor
First Baptist Church of Nickerson is now accepting resumes for a Bi-Vocational
Pastorate Position. The Candidates should embrace the Baptist Faith and Message
and Cooperative programs For additional Information, Please contact Brian @ 620-
960-3827. Please send resumes to: First Baptist Church, P.O. Box 377, Nickerson,
Ks 67561
Church Seeks Worship Leader
CrossPoint Sterling in Sterling, KS is currently looking for a part time worship pastor.
The goal of this position is to oversee the worship ministry team and to coordinate,
develop and build up future leaders and worship team members. Interested parties
should email cover letter and resume to michael@crosspointnow.net.
Church Seeks Worship/Student Leader
First Southern Baptist Church of Hutchinson, Kansas is requesting prayerful appli-
cants for the following full- or part-time ministry opportunity combination: Corporate
Worship Leader/Student Minister. FSB is a healthy and unifed body of believers
genuinely seeking Gods person(s) to serve and grow here. Please send your resume
(including ministry philosophy and fve references) to FSBC, 1201 E 23rd, Hutchin-
son KS 67502.
Full Time Worship Pastor
FBC Wagoner is currently looking for an enthusiastic individual to lead our traditional
and contemporary service, as well as worship band. Please send inquiries to mark@
fbcwagoner.com.
Church Seeks Bi-Vo Pastor
Cornerstone Community Church, Winona Minnesota, is seeking a bi-vocational pas-
tor. The successful candidate will have a passion for sharing the love of God with all
generations through preaching, teaching and serving. If interested please submit your
resume, a 2 page letter which includes a short testimony, education, any mission or
doctrinal statement and minimum of 3 references to us at: prgaddis@msn.com.
April 24-25, 2015--Webster Conference Center
For Leaders in Churches
Running Under 150 in Worship
Featuring
Keith Strasburger and a Team from
Real Life Ministries
Our Focus This Year Will Be on Building a Disciple-
Making Process in the Local Church
Watch For More Details, But Save the Date
The Midwest Leadership Summit
Building stronger churches and leaders
An equipping
conference with
leaders from
Baptist
conventions
10
attenders expected
states 13
representing
1,300
with more opportunities
for leader development
and networking
Bigger
ever
Springfield, Illinois
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Dakota Baptist Convention
605-716-0130
Dakotabaptist.com
Illinois Baptist
State Association
217-786-2600 IBSA.org
Convention of Baptists
in Indiana
317-481-2400 SCBI.org
Baptist Convention of Iowa
515-278-1566 BCIOWA.org
Kansas-Nebraska
Convention of Southern Baptists
785-228-6800 KNCSB.org
Baptist State Convention
of Michigan
810-714-1907 BSCM.org
Minnesota-Wisconsin
Baptist Convention
507-282-3636 MWBC.org
Missouri Baptist Convention
573-636-0400 Mobaptist.org
State Convention
of Baptists in Ohio
614-258-8491 SCBO.org
West Virginia Convention
of Southern Baptists
304-757-0944 WVCSB.org
Crowne Plaza Hotel
2015 Midwest Leadership Summit
Daily Schedule
Tuesday, January 20
3:00 p.m. . . . . Registration and Check-in Begins
(Dinner on your own)
7:30 p.m. . . . . Opening Worship Session
Andy Addis, Pastor, CrossPoint Church
(11 locations in Kansas)
Networking Opportunities by State
Wednesday, January 21
7:30 a.m. . . . . Morning Devotion with Dr. Jeff Iorg
8:00 a.m.. . . . . Conference Session #1
9:15 a.m. . . . . Break
9:30 a.m. . . . . Conference Session #2
10:45 a.m. . . . Break
11:00 a.m. . . . Conference Session #3
12:15 p.m. . . . Lunch (box lunch provided)
and Networking Opportunities
by Affinity Groups
2:15 p.m. . . . . Conference Session #4
3:30 p.m. . . . . Break
3:45 p.m. . . . . Conference Session #5
(Dinner on your own)
7:30 p.m. . . . . Evening Worship Session
Eric Geiger, VP of Church Resources,
LifeWay Christian Resources
Networking Opportunites on your own
Thursday, January 22
7:30 a.m. . . . . Morning Devotion with Dr. Jeff Iorg
8:00 a.m. . . . . Conference Session #6
9:15 a.m. . . . . Break
9:30 a.m. . . . . Closing Worship Session
Gary Frost, Midwest VP,
North American Mission Board
Crowne Plaza Hotel
and Conference Center
3000 South Dirksen Parkway
Springfeld, Illinois
Contact your state convention
for specific information about
lodging, fees, and reservation
deadline for your state.
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To register:
contact Peg Davis
phone: 785-228-6806
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With God all things are
possible. Luke 1:37
I was struggling with a
situation. Well, not really
a situation, but more a
person in a situation. We
had met for nearly a year
and it seemed that every
time I made a suggestion
toward righteousness
the reaction was always
combative. No mater
what I said or what I did I
couldnt seem to help this
person understand that
with obedience comes blessing. I confess to you that I
fnally reached the place where I was ready to release
this person. As I looked at the situation, all I could see
Gods Comma
Beverly Hilton
KNCSB WMU President
Lotie Moon was barely fve feet tall, which was an asset as she ft herself into the
Chinese culture. She wore Chinese dress and ate Chinese food to help build relation-
ships with the Chinese people God called her to serve.
Lotie was a well-educated, afuent southern lady teaching in a girls school which
she founded in Georgia. She was among the frst group of southern women to receive
a Master of Arts degree. She gave generously to mission causes. Then, God called.
She pushed to be allowed to go to China as a single woman missionary.
Once in China, she baked cookies to win the hearts of Chinese children. She estab-
lished a girls boarding school. She worked for beter treatment of Chinese women
and girls. She went to an area of China where few foreigners had been. Never before
had a Southern Baptist woman opened an interior station and established a fourish-
ing church.
Today in China there are groups of Christians, descendants of those Lotie led to
Christ.
In 1888 she urged Southern Baptist women to organize for missions and collect
money to send more missionaries to China. That year the frst Missionary Christmas
ofering was given. In 1918, the ofering was named the Lotie Moon Christmas Of-
fering.
Today, this ofering supports over half of the work of the International Mission
Board.
were periods. It was as if the sentence was complete
and the fnal period was writen. The fnal blow came
when the person started sharing with me how she was
able to cheat on the expectations of growth without
geting caught. I was devastated. I wondered, LORD,
why? Why do you have me in this situation? I cant see
any fruit and no desire for fruit. Yet, You keep bringing
this person to me. What am I to learn? What am I to do?
One morning as I got ready for the day, I was listen-
ing to a sermon by Jon Jorgenson when I heard him
say, What you may think is a period is really a comma
to God! What? I backed up the fle and listened to it
again. I knew immediately that I had put a period on
this person when I should have seen it as Gods comma.
The purpose of a comma is to connect two parts
together to show they are related. I had not seen the
second part of this persons life, but God knew it. Who
am I to put a period when God may have a comma?
Gods comma says, All things are possible! Gods
Priscilla Sapp
KNCSB Womens Leadership Missionary Advocate
As Gods children, He grants us the privilege of prayer as we come into His pres-
ence in surrender, commiting the specifcs of our lives to Him. Missionaries, living
and working cross culturally and faced with many needs, recognize their inability to
make a diference independent of God and His intervention. They know they need
prayer, but the truth is that without God we too can do nothing, and all of us need
prayer. Prayer changes things, and more importantly prayer changes us.
In I Samuel 30:24, we are reminded that the one who goes to batle and the one
who stands by the baggage share in the rewards. Although being involved in mis-
sions results in many rewards, each can have a share as we stand by the baggage
through prayer. Every person who comes to Christ, every life that is changed, every
community transformed can be your reward as you pray for missionaries, their work
and their lives. Whose bags are you standing by in prayer?
This year 35 stories with pictures and specifc prayer items have been collected and
can be downloaded from the KNCSB website (www.kncsb.org, Sharing tab, One
Sacred Efort). Each one of these missionaries has direct ties to Kansas or Nebraska.
What a gif to see people just like you making a diference around the world. You
can share in the rewards of their work by standing by the baggage and praying for
them. Taking these missionaries and their requests to the Lord in prayer not only
will reward you, it will change things and change you.
(If you fnd it impossible to download these stories, please contact the KNCSB of-
fce)
comma reminds us that God has a plan and purpose for
us (Jeremiah 29:11). Gods comma reminds us that faith
saves us not works (Ephesians 2:8-9).
The story continued to darken, but my hope changed.
I no longer looked into the circumstances as a period. I
found hope in Gods comma. I am still in the batle for
this soul, but I am living in faith because Gods comma
shows me how my own life once was dark, but now it
is found.
Where in your life are you struggling with a period?
Or with whom in your life do you feel there is no hope?
Believe in Gods comma of faith.
Father, thank You for your comma on our lives.
Help us to believe in faith, in the comma where our
eyes cannot see!
Simply,
Tara
Stand by the Baggage
(The gures above are taken fromthe 2012 Annual Statistical Report; data as of 12/31/11. For up-to-date
statistics, go to public.imb.org/globalresearch.)
YOUR IMPACT THROUGH
THE LOTTIE MOON CHRISTMAS OFFERING
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All the while
they worked to
rescue
slaves,
Thousands of people
and churches give
through the
offering.
100% is used to
send and support
your missionaries
(currently 4,900).
and helped start
6,200 churches.
trained 23,000
nationals to start
new churches,
In one year,
they shared His
redemptive story
with 1.7 million
people,
Yet 4 billion remain
lost! Give more to
send more.
feed orphans
and care for
the needy.
All the while
they worked to
rescue
slaves,
Small Woman with a Big Impact
Materials for the Lottie
Moon Christmas Offer-
ing, including prayer
guides, envelopes, &
posters, will be mailed
directly to each church
based on either their
submitted average at-
tendance numbers or
specifc requests that
have been previously
submitted. If you have
questions or need more
materials, please con-
tact Heidi Nelson at
785-228-6800.
www.KNCSB.org
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