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June 2015
Broadview Missionary Baptist Church
Pastor’s Corner: The BiG M.O.E.
go ye therefore and
teach all nations,
baptizing them in the
name of the father
and of the son and
of the holy ghost
Matthew 28:19 KJV
Inside This Issue
Pastor’s Corner ............................... 1
Strategic Planning Committee
Report ............................................ 2
The mission of BMBC is to, “spread
the gospel to the ends of the
earth,” (ref. Acts 1:8). As we endeavor to fulfill this mission, I am
converting all mission activities
(Missions and the Lewis/Travis
Movement) to the BIG M.O.E. So
what is the BIG M.O.E.?
The acronym M.O.E. is defined as
Missions—to the ends of the earth
(Mark 16:15–16), Outreach—to the
neighborhoods (Matt 25:35-40 and
Matt 9:37-38); for children the outreach scriptures are Jeremiah 1:710 and Isaiah 52:7. Evangelism—as
you go (Matthew 10:7-14, Isa 6:8,
Romans 1:16 and 2 Timothy 4:5).
This is what we have been engaged
in for the past seven years.
In the late ‘70’s Pastor Emeritus
Hopson invited Missionary Johnny
Washington to BMBC. Brother
Washington had been sharing the
gospel with the Indians in the
southwest. It had been a desire of
Mission Moment: SPARK............... 2
Prison Ministry Embraces M.O.E .. 3
Welcome New Members ................ 3
Boys to Men Fellowship Invite ...... 4
June Calendar .................................. 5
Mother/Daughter Fellowship
Review and Photos ...................... 6
mine to participate in missions
in a manner
other than with
clothing, food
or money. I
wanted BMBC to
be able to share
the Word and
love of God with Pastor Marvin G. Parker
others without
the use of material items or money.
Missions and Lewis/Travis
Movement was changed to The
BIG M.O.E. to keep us focused
and on one accord. The planning
and strategizing task of missions was assigned to Brother Arnold and Reverend Walker. They
queried me about my mission goals
and developed the framework. They
established territories identified as
Jerusalem (5 mile vicinity of
BMBC), Judea, (over 5 miles in IL),
Samaria (national non-IL) and The
Ends of the Earth (international).
They worked together and the evidence of their challenging works
was several mission trips to Africa,
The Caribbean, Ecuador, Illinois,
Indiana, Kentucky, New York, Ohio,
Montana, Tennessee and Washington. All mission activities have been
converted to The BIG M.O.E.
Kid’s Page ......................................... 8
BMBC GAMBIA—Pastor Saidou Jallow and family
Continued on page 3
Are you sure of your relationship with God? You can live a better life on earth with assurance of a perfect existence with God
in the afterlife. How? By asking God’s forgiveness for your sins and then accepting Jesus’ payment for the penalty of your
sins. Call the church office at 708-343-3700, Monday through Saturday from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. for more information.
June 2015
Strategic Planning Committee Report
Submitted by Rev. Eric King
Strategic planning is creating a
vision of the future and managing
toward that expectancy. It is operating under a vision and mission
statement umbrella that focuses
the organization's efforts. Strategic
planning answers three big questions:

Where are we today?

Where do we want to be in the
future?

What should we be focused on
today, so we will be where we
want to be in the future?
The purpose of the strategic plan
for BMBC is to develop a five
year planning cycle designed to
foster growth, retention, collaboration, leadership development, and
engagement of the church
m e m b e r s h i p . The five goal
areas for the strategic plan established by Pastor Parker and
affirmed by the Executive Committee are:

Missions, Outreach and Evangelism ( BIG M.O.E.)

Attendance and Membership

Baptisms

Curriculum, Instruction, and
Technology

Tithes and Offerings.
The Guiding Principles are:
 Reflecting the vision and mission of BMBC (Acts 1:8, 1 John
4:20)
 A visualizing goals and strategies addressing critical issues
and spiritual needs.
Missions Moments: SPARK—Igniting A Culture of Multiplication
Submitted by the Walkers
The conference focused on creating
a Culture of Multiplication through
church planting and within the local
churches by making disciples who in
turn make disciples, creating spontaneous patterns of repeated behaviors.
Reverend Robert and M. Ann Walker attended the Exponential Conference held April 27 – 30, 2015, in
Tampa FL. The Exponential Conference attendance was over 5000
with 100+ speakers and 150+ workshops. The scripture reference was
2 Timothy1:6, “Wherefore, I put
thee in remembrance that thou stir
up the gift of God, which is in thee
by the putting on of my hands.”
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We attended several breakout sessions including: Training and identifying church planters, Planting multi-ethnic churches, and Intentional
discipleship.
While there will always be a need
for structured classroom teaching, it
was pointed out at SPARK—true
discipleship is caught rather than
taught. It is caught through life on
life transfer. Jesus said, “Go and
ma ke di scip le s” (M att 2 8 :1 9) ,
“follow me, and I will make you
fishers of men” (Matt. 4:19). The
church would go from informing
people to preparing them. All programs would have a specific purpose. Relationships (intentional discipleship) would replace activities.
Instead of accumulating people they
would be sent to disciple others.
BMBC is off to a great start; our
mission statement already says,
“train our membership to love God
and all people.” Discipleship drives
missions. Disciples who make disciples would fuel our vision statement
which is to, “take the Gospel to the
ends of the earth for the Lord Jesus
Christ.”
The Voice
Prison Ministry Embraces M.O.E.
Submitted by Dea. Larry Lee
Missions, Outreach and Evangelism
(M.O.E.) has always been the purpose and plan of BMBC’s Prison
Ministry. The BMBC Prison Ministry started over 20 years ago going
to the county jails in Cook and
Dupage Counties. The ministry has
expanded to include Sheridan
Correctional Center in Sheridan,
IL. Two services are held on the 3rd
Sunday, of every month.
The Prison Ministry has affected
over 3500 inmates who attended
services and heard the Word of God.
Over 280 unsaved inmates came
forward to give their life to Christ.
During the 1st quarter of 2015, over
850 inmates attended our church
services and 99 unsaved souls responded to the Invitation to Discipleship. God is good.
The Prison Ministry falls under the
BMBC Missions Department. The
director is Rev. Charles Pearson.
The ministry’s goal is to share the
good news of the Gospel of Jesus
Christ to those incarcerated in prison. Matthew. 25:36, “Naked and ye
clothed me: I was sick and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came
unto me.”
Pastor’s Corner
Continued from page 1
The vision of sharing Christ’s love
has been realized through missions. Now all members have the
opportunity to participate in the
BIG M.O.E. God guides our focus
when we read His Word and follow
His will not ours. I believe the
Missions/Travis-Lewis Movement
now The BIG M.O.E., is a Great
Commission of God and we must
obey His Word.
The following individuals were fellowshipped into the Broadview
family during the month of May
2015. Please make them feel welcome; watch over them in the spirit
of brotherly love and encourage
them to grow in the grace and
knowledge of our Lord and Savior
Jesus Christ.
Derrick Anderson
Mya Claybrooks
Pennie Gibson
Kal’el Wright-Jones
Geraldine Montgomery
Beatrice Smith
Pamela Stinson
BMBC of Guinea Bissau, Africa
Diontanae E Williams
Ka’Jai Wright
Photos are displayed on the bulletin
board, near room M158.
Meet and share your well wishes to
our graduates during our Annual
Graduates’ Dinner, June 26, 2015 at
Holiday Inn Countryside. Pick up you
tickets today. June 14 is the last day
to purchase your ticket.
Stop by the Scholarship Table following worship service.
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June 2015
June Calendar
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June 2015
Mother/Daughter Fellowship—Girl Power
Submitted by Dea. Larry Lee
On May 9, 2015, over 250 ladies—
mothers, grandmothers with their
daughters, granddaughters, aunts,
nieces and sisters, came together
f o r the annual BMBC M o t h e r /
Daughter Fellowship.
Those who attended the program
really enjoyed the entire program
which lasted from 11:30 to 2:00
P.M. in the church’s Fellowship
Hall. The Fellowship gave participants an opportunity to spend
quality time in sisterly fellowship
exposing everyone to a kind of
beauty that the world doesn’t speak
much about today. There were
plenty of beautiful dresses, hats
and gloves which made a beautiful
afternoon of good fellowship and
Christian love.
The program’s agenda emphasized
the significance of the Christian
woman. From all of the program’s
activities to the keynote speaker—
Dr. Shante Bishop, along with the
scrumptious refreshments, the
Mother/Daughter Fellowship was
truly delightful. Dr. Bishop
commented on the challenges of
being a Christian woman in today’s
social media conscious world.
According to Deaconess Pamela
Bush, one of the Program’s
coordinators, “We learned that real
beauty is in all of us because we all
are created by God!”
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June 2015
Mother/Daughter Fellowship Photos
Photos by Melvin Jackson
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June 2015
Weekly Activities
SUNDAY
8:15 A.M. Sunday School
10:00 A.M. Mid-morning Worship
6:30 P.M. Evening Worship
TUESDAY
12:30 P.M. Discipleship Training
(Adult class only)
7:30 P.M. Discipleship Training
(Classes for all ages)
WEDNESDAY
12:30 P.M. Prayer & Worship Services
(Communion after first
Sundays)
7:00 P.M. Prayer Service
8:00 P.M. Mid-week Worship Service
THURSDAY
7:30 P.M. Mission Education classes
SATURDAY
6:00 A.M. Men’s Prayer
Sign Language interpreting available
at all worship services.
Broadview Missionary
Baptist Church
2100 South 25th Avenue
Broadview IL 60155
Phone: 708.343.3700
Fax: 708.343.8566
www.broadviewbaptist.org
Rev. Marvin G. Parker,
Pastor
Rev. Christopher Robinson, Sr.,
Assistant Pastor
Rev. Clarence W. Hopson,
Pastor Emeritus
Newsletter Staff
RaMona Keith, Editor
Joshua Hicks, Co-Editor
JoAnn Atwater Larry Lee
Regina Dove
Melvena Smith
Kim Jackson
Peggy Whitlow
Melvin Jackson Joyce Woodson
Darlene Price
Advisor—Christopher Robinson