1. religion and spirituality
2. christianity

A publication of the Robertson County Baptist Association
Vol. 19 #10—October 2014
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Ashley Mofield
Clay King
Tyler Estep
Church News
OUR CHURCHES
Barren Plains
Battle Creek
Bethel
Bethlehem
Cedar Hill
Center Point
Cherry Mound
Cross Roads
Eastland Heights
Ebenezer
Epiphany
Flewellyn
Grace, Pleasant View
Grace, Springfield
Greenbrier First
Harmony
Hopewell
Lighthouse
Lights Chapel
Mt. Carmel
North Springfield
Oak Grove
Oakland
Orlinda
Pleasant Hill
Pleasant View First
Red River
Ridgetop First
Rock Springs
Solid Rock
Springfield
Spring Hill
The Grove
Temple
White House First
Williams Chapel
BARREN PLAINS is seeking a Minister of Music. If interested, please mail a resume to: BPBC, Attn: Music Search
Committee, 4507 Corbin-Sneed Road, Springfield, TN
37172 or email: [email protected]
BETHLEHEM will be accepting bids for (1) custodian/
cleaning services and (2) lawn care and mowing. Anyone interested in providing such service(s) should contact
the church office at 615-643-0333..
OAK GROVE is prayerfully seeking a bi-vocational, possibly full-time, Pastor to lead our congregation. Candidate
should be a man of God, devoted to prayer and the study of
God’s Word. Resumes should be mailed to OGBC Pastor
Search Committee, 346 Gallop Lane, Springfield, TN 37172
or via email to [email protected].
ORLINDA is seeking a Pianist to fill the lead pianist/
accompanist position. This is a paid position with long-term
ministry potential. This musician would need at least 5-7 years
of experience as primary pianist for a vibrant “blended” style
church music ministry program. Candidate would need to be
able to quickly sight-read most any music selection and accompany choirs in weekly rehearsals and worship services.
Contact 615-654-3941.
PLEASANT VIEW FIRST is seeking a Part-time Music
Director. Please send questions and resumes to the
Personnel Committee Chairman, Julie Hibbs, at
[email protected].
ROCK SPRINGS is looking for a Lead Nursery Attendant.
If interested, please call Rock Springs at 615-643-0772 and
leave a message with your name, address, phone number
and email address.
SOLID ROCK is currently seeking to fill the position of
Full/Part-time Minister. If interested, please send resume
to [email protected] attention Pulpit Committee.
WILLIAMS CHAPEL will be holding their Homecoming
Services on September 28. Sunday School will be at 10:00
AM and Worship Service will begin at 11:00 AM. Rev. David
Evans will be the guest speaker. There will be a pot luck
meal following the service. Everyone is invited to attend!
OUR MISSION STATEMENT: A family of churches working together in
equipping and encouraging one another in fulfilling the Great Commission.
DIRECTOR OF MISSIONS
Dr. Robert E. Tyson, Sr.
ANNUAL MEETING:
OCTOBER 20-21, 2014
On October 21 and 22, we are celebrating our 100 th Annual Meeting. We are grateful for
all God has done and is doing to accomplish HIS work.
God blesses us as we work together. The Baptist Association is testimony that our Lord
blesses HIS churches, when they work together for HIS glory. Contrary to Victoria
Osteen, this is not about us. It is about working together to bring glory to Jesus. Contrary
to the Islamic State, this is not about promoting a theology of hatred. Our work is about
promoting the theology that Jesus is Lord. HIS love woos us to be a family of churches
who work together in equipping and encouraging one another in fulfilling the Great
Commission.
As you prepare for the Annual Meeting, it is IMPORTANT that your church elects
your church’s messengers and, in the Spirit of Christ, sends them to the sessions. Each
church is entitled to elect three (3) messengers for their first fifty (50) members. Then,
each church can elect one (1) additional messenger for every fifty (50) additional members. Based on this formula, every church can elect at least three (3) messengers and
have no more than ten (10).
The Monday session will be at Epiphany Baptist Church, in Springfield, beginning at
7:00 PM. The Tuesday sessions will be at Springfield Baptist Church in Springfield. The
afternoon session begins at 4:00 PM, supper at 5:30 PM, and the evening session at 7:00
PM. We are grateful to Springfield Baptist Church for hosting the meal. We are very
grateful to both Epiphany and Springfield for hosting this year’s Annual Meeting.
Some highlights to expect at this year’s Annual Meeting are as follows:
Monday, October 20
 Opening session, introduction of new church staff, business, and Director of Missions
report
 Recommendation from the Credentials Committee to go to a one day Annual Meeting
 Presentation of recommendations for 2015 by the associational Strategic Long-Range
Planning Task Force
Annual Sermon by Rev. Tyler Estep of Red River Baptist
Tuesday, October 21
 Multiple reports of what God has accomplished throughout the year along with recommendations.
 Election of officers
Doctrinal Sermon by Rev. Clay King of Grace Baptist Pleasant View
Mission Message by Rev. Ashley Mofield of White House First Baptist
Pray for Rev. HD Jones and Rev. Daniel Dennis as they moderate this year’s meeting.
We are grateful for the support these men have provided the association this year. God
Bless!
YES on 1 is a communitybased outreach to raise
awareness of the proposed
pro-life constitutional
amendment slated for
public vote in November.
Vote Yes on 1 to open the
door for informed consent
for women and girls considering abortion, inspection or regulation of abortion facilities, and hospitalization requirement for
later term abortions.
Contact Us At:
YES on 1
PO Box 111696
Nashville, TN 37222
[email protected]
615.298.5433
Oak Grove Baptist Church has called Rev. Curtis Honts as
interim pastor, effective September 28.
Church
Fall
Festivals
Rock Springs
October 18
2:00 - 5:00 PM
Eastland Heights
October 18
4:00 - 6:00 PM
Ebenezer
October 25
2:00 - 4:00 PM
Bethlehem
October 25
4:00 - 7:30 PM
The Grove
October 25
5:00 - 8:00 PM
Orlinda
October 26
4:00 - 6:00 PM
Bethel
October 29
6:00 - 8:00 PM
Cedar Hill
October 31
5:30 - 7:30 PM
Williams Chapel
November 2
5:30 - 8:00 PM
Rock Springs
October 29
6:00 - 8:00 PM
Temple
October 29
6:00 - 8:00 PM
Grace, Springfield
November 2
6:00 - 8:00 PM
Saturday, October 25th ● 3 PM - 5 PM
Bethlehem Baptist Church
3323 Bethlehem Road, Springfield
Helping families in our community to realize all of
the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health
opportunities that are available to them.
Many free screenings, services and gifts!
Free flu shots will be offered.
Operation Christmas Child, a ministry of Samaritan’s Purse, works with
local churches and ministry partners
to deliver gifts and share the Gospel
to children in need all over the
world.
If you would like to participate, go
to www.samaritanspurse.org/
operation-christmas-child/pack-ashoe-box/ and get all the details.
You will find suggestions as to what
to put in the boxes and what NOT to
put in the boxes.
Collection week will be November
17-24, 2013. The location will be:
Ebenezer Baptist Church
6028 Ebenezer Rd.
Greenbrier, TN 37073
The hours will be 2 PM - 6 PM each
day except Monday, the 24th. On
that Monday, they will be open from
8 AM - 11 AM. Call the church at
615-643-0637 if you need to set up a
different time for collection.
November 10 - 12.
Brentwood Baptist Church
Brentwood, TN
Celebrating our 140th
Anniversary!
Featured speakers include:
 Frank Page, SBC President
 Jeff Iorg, Golden Gate Seminary
 Cal Hampton, Green River Baptist
Music will be presented by:
 Keith and Kristyn Getty
 The Youth Project Choir
There will be Breakout Sessions and
exhibits.
The Pastors Conference will take
place on November 10th, from 1:00 9:30 PM in the Brentwood Baptist
Sanctuary.
Registration begins in September. Go
to tbcsummit.org for more information.
VBS REPORTS
Thank you to the following
churches that have turned in
their VBS Reports:
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Battle Creek
Bethel
Bethlehem
Cedar Hill
Center Point
Cherry Mound
Cross Roads
Ebenezer
Grace, Springfield
Orlinda
Springfield
White House First
Williams Chapel
If you do not see your church’s
name on this list, please remind
your VBS Director to turn in
your report as soon as possible.
RCBA COMMITTEE/COUNCIL
MEETING IN OCTOBER
(All meetings held in the RCBA conference room)
Budget & Finance, Oct 9, 5:30 PM
Missions Development, Oct. 14, 6:00 PM
Bethlehem Baptist is
selling cookbooks as
a fundraiser to support their Children’s
Department.
The
price is $15. Please
stop by the RCBA
Office and pick up
your copy today!
ACP Packets
ACP packets have been
mailed out. Please return
them to the RCBA Office
as soon as your church
year ends.
The deadline is
October 3.
Orlinda Baptist Parent’s Day Out
is enrolling for fall. This is a preschool program designed for ages two through kindergarten. Parent’s Day Out meets Mondays and
Thursdays from 9:00 AM until 2:00 PM. If
interested, please contact our PDO Director,
Suzanne Remo, at 615-509-0909.
Baptist Men’s Meeting
Grace Baptist, Springfield
October 7 at 5:30 PM
Pastor Ronnie Coleman of Soulquest Church in Jackson,
TN will be our speaker. Music will be provided by the
Grace Worship Team.
Dinner will be served at 5:30 PM and the meeting will begin
at 6:30 PM. Please plan to come and bring a friend.
Church Name
Aug.
2014
Oct 2013- Church Name
Aug. 2014
Barren Plains
$169.30
$2140.70
Battle Creek
200.00
2200.00
Mt. Carmel
Bethel
697.60
8216.33
Bethlehem
350.00
3850.00
Cedar Hill
1506.03
20078.23
Oakland
Center Point
708.00
3758.00
Cherry Mound
200.00
Aug.
2014
Oct 2013Aug. 2014
$299.02
$3279.67
0.00
833.34
North Springfield
487.58
6217.01
Oak Grove
373.48
4670.51
0.00
2894.80
Orlinda
388.59
5248.20
2200.00
Pleasant Hill
100.00
1020.83
0.00
3424.27
Pleasant View 1st
245.70
3296.59
342.90
4259.19
Red River
181.02
1543.48
0.00
4000.00
Ridgetop 1st
186.18
2194.89
Epiphany Mission
100.00
2100.00
Rock Springs
1773.58
21292.32
Flewellyn
400.00
4400.00
Solid Rock
211.16
2618.76
Grace Pleasant View
278.14
3247.40
Springfield
1448.59
18128.47
1165.37
19930.79
Springhill
175.28
2208.40
Greenbrier, First
839.51
11167.20
Temple
1947.51
19520.53
Harmony
187.74
1653.95
213.00
1907.00
Hopewell
0.00
14940.00
White House 1st
0.00
700.00
64.60
1237.54
Williams Chapel
273.46
3070.72
$15,513.33
$213,449.12
Cross Roads
Eastland Heights
Ebenezer
Grace, Springfield
Lighthouse
Lights Chapel
The Grove
Total
LOOKING AHEAD TO NOVEMBER!
Nov. 3
Baptist Women’s World Day of Prayer
Nov. 4
Minister’s Conference, 8:00 AM, RCBA
Nov. 10-12 The Summit, A Gathering of TN Baptists, Brentwood Baptist
Nov. 18
Missions Development Council, 6:00 PM, RCBA
Nov. 27
Thanksgiving Day, RCBA Closed
Nov. 28
RCBA Closed
The deadline is the 15th of
each month for the newsletter.
Dr. Robert E. Tyson, Sr., Director of Missions
Kay Woods, Ministry Assistant
Janice Bierod, Part-time Ministry Assistant
Beth McCaw, MTS, LCSW—Counselor
Counselor’s Hours: Tuesday-11:00AM - 8:00PM
Thursday-8:30AM - 1:30PM
(Call 615-384.8197 for appointments)
EMAILS: [email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
Website: www.rcbatn.org
ROBERTSON COUNTY BAPTIST ASSOCIATION
2106 Park Plaza Drive
Springfield, TN 37172-3937
Fax: 615.384.3327
Phone: 615.384.8197
Non-Profit Org.
U.S. Postage
Permit No. 49
Springfield TN