Next Meeting - March 12 - Apopka

Next Meeting - Grace Pointe Church, Apopka

March 12, 2012

Schedule:

10:00 - Officers meeting in the Green Room

10:15 to 11 am - Refreshments in the Cafe.

11:00 - Worship (Justin Gomez, worship pastor at Grace Pointe)

1st Speaker Ed Trinkle (Life Church of Delaware Co.)

Lunch 12:15 (4 Rivers BBQ Chopped Chicken and Beef Brisket)

1:00 - Worship (Justin Gomez)

1:10 - Unshackled Ministry (John Cozart)

1: 40 - "Intentional Worship" (Justin Gomez with Entertainment Arts)

2:15 - Russel Johnson (IBB)2:45 - Dismissed

Directions

2051 W. Lester Rd. Apopka FL 32712

Speaker Bio's

Ed Trinkle

Pas­tor Ed and Kim Trin­kle have been lead­ing LIFE Church since April 2008. They have been mar­ried for 26 years and have 4 incred­i­ble daugh­ters who are all very active in local church min­istry! They are cel­e­brat­ing their 20th year in full time min­istry, and are enjoy­ing their new home in Aston, PA. Pas­tor Ed is an avid Philly sports fan.

John Cozart

Unshackled Ministries reaches out offering help and hope to men, women and families in churches across America who find themselves caught up in pornography's path of destruction.

Justin Gomez

Justin Gomez is the Worship & Generations Pastor of Grace Pointe Church and oversees all Worship, Technology, and Generations Ministries. Grace Pointe Generations Ministries include Four12 Youth and The Search Young Adult Community.

Pastor Justin studied music at Jacksonville State University in Jacksonville, AL. Pastor Justin has been Worship Leader, songwriter, and producer for over a decade, and has worked with many artists including John Mandeville and Scott Krippayne.

Justin released his debut album "Be Glorified" in 2010, and is currently working on his sophomore album as well as his first book, "Worship Undignified"scheduled for release Summer 2012.

Pastor Justin was born in Honolulu, HI, and his wife Deanna was born in South Bend, IN. They met in Orlando, FL, and have been married since October of 2003. They have 2 sons and 1 daughter.

Russell Johnson

Russell Johnson was raised in Lima, Peru and grew up along with the mission work of his parents, Dr. Rudy & Lorraine Johnson.

While studying at North Texas State University, he served as associate pastor and minister of music at the Denton Baptist Temple. While there, he met and married Beverly Marshall in 1974. They are the parents of two children: Brenda, who works and ministers at IBB with her husband Francisco and daughter Hannah; and Ryan, along with his wife Sarah and sons Rylan, Nathan and Owen, are preparing to go to London as Missionaries.

After serving for several years in Texas, Russell felt God's leading to use his bilingual abilities to help reach the growing Hispanic population of the United States.

In 1976, the Johnsons moved to Miami to work with a team to establish the Spanish Baptist Bible Institute and the Bible Baptist Church. Today Russell still serves as pastor of IBB, an international church with people from over 28 countries in their congregation.

Next Meeting: November 14th - Port Charlotte

Pastor Bill Bales , Charlotte and the Sonshine Family (Port Charlotte) are inviting us for the "special" meeting just for us.

"Charlotte and I would like to invite you to come to our next meeting on November 14th. Our goal is to be good stewards of your time as well as provide you the best setting for fellowship and 'bearing on another's burdens.'

Our services will begin promptly at 11 a.m. with Dale Hardy, pastor of the Lighthouse Baptist Church in Lake Mary. Tim Green will be speaking next and sharing with us how God has transitioned him into a new ministry. We will close with one of our champions of the faith, Rudy Johnson.

Somewhere around 12:30-1:00 p.m. we will be serving a wonderful lunch that our ladies have put together. Charlotte is having a special time for the ladies as well, so please encourage your wives to come. The last thing we will do is have our business meeting, and then you can stay and fellowship as long as you would like to.

I want to thank you ahead of time for coming to Port Charlotte. I know it is an investment of your time and money; therefore, we will do our best to be respectful of your time and the investment you make to come to Sonshine Baptist Church.

Directions:

From I-75 (North or Southbound), get off at exit 170 (King's Highway) and go west to Veteran's Blvd. (It is right coming off the southbound ramp; left from the northbound ramp). At Veterans Blvd., turn right and the church is about 1 1/2 miles on the left.

Next Meeting - February 14th - Jax Metro Church

Schedule:
10:00 a.m. - Officer's Meeting
11:00 a.m. - First Speaker - Pastor Kevin Hale - East Pointe Church Jacksonville
11:45 a.m. - Second Speaker - Pastor Frank Cerisi - University Baptist Church - Jacksonville
12:30 p.m. - Lunch & Business Meeting
1:30 p.m. - Testimonies and dismissal

Special Note: Since this meeting is held on Valentines Day, here is a great opportunity for you preachers to gain some "love points" with your spouse!
     One Ocean Resort is a gorgeous new 5 star hotel on the ocean in Atlantic Beach.  Just two miles from the church.  Jax Metro Church used to meet in this building, and they are offering some great rates for either Sunday night (Feb 13th) or Monday night (Feb. 14th).

Remember guys,  this is a 5 star ocean front, so don't be stingy.  Rates are $179 for an ocean view without a balcony, and $199 for an ocean front with a balcony.  There is also a $25 charge for all of your room goodies, coffee etc. during your stay, and $15 parking if you park at the hotel.  There is generally lots of public parking close to the building.  I am very familiar with this hotel, and there is nothing like it in the entire Jacksonville area.  Your wife will LOVE it!

Blessings!
Dan Pride, Lead Pastor


Directions to the meeting:

Held at the Majestic Room
1315 North 2nd Ave.
Jacksonville FL 32250

November 8 - Harbor Baptist - Ormond Beach

We at Harbor Baptist are looking forward to having you as our guests on Monday November 8th.  We are praying and preparing for a meaningful meeting for you, your wife, your staff, and ministry.





SCHEDULE:
10:30 A.M. - Officer's Meeting
11:30 A.M. - Dr. Carl Boonstra (Former BBFI Missionary)
12:15 P.M. - Lunch
1:00 P.M. - Business Meeting & Ladies Fellowship
1:45 P.M. - Pastor Bill Bales - (FBBF Chairman)
2:15 P.M. - Pastor George Mulford (FBBF State Representative)

You will enjoy a delicious meal at lunch prepared and served by the fine people of Harbor Baptist.  We will also have a book to give each pastor and youth worker who attends.  We are doing our best to make this meeting worthwhile for you and your ministry.

SPECIAL LADIES "BABY SHOWER" TIME

Please bring your wife to the meeting if at all possible.  There will be a baby shower for Pastor Scott and Rebecca Carlson.  Rebecca will share her testimony of the adoption journey for their new twins, and how good God has been while they were on their journey.  Our ladies are preparing a gift bag for the wife of each pastor's and full time worker.   Our ladies desire to be a blessing and encouragement to your wife and have worked diligently to make the trip and ladies meeting worth attending.  There will be plenty of sweet Christian Fellowship around lunch ...so... PASTORS... be sure to bring your wife!!!  Nursery will be provided for the services.

DIRECTIONS 
Harbor Baptist is located at 428 Tomoka Ave in Ormond Beach.  Take Exit 268 off of I-95 and go east on Highway 40 aka Granada Blvd.  At the sixth traffic light, take a right onto S. Orchard Street (Between Wachovia Bank and Arby's)  Go one block to the four way stop and turn left onto Tomoka Ave, and the church will be on the right.

Invitation to October's Meeting from Pastor Dave Janney

Orlando Baptist Church

500 S. Semoran Blvd

Orlando, FL 32807

(407) 277-8671

Dear Pastors,

This October we are honored to host the FBBF Meeting. Last year we had the November meeting within the

context of mission’s, as we kicked off our Missions Conference week. While mission’s is the heartbeat of our

church, we are excited to theme this year’s meeting “I love my Church.” Here’s what we would like to

accomplish. We want preaching that will encourage us in our calling as ministers, information and material

that will help us to be more effective as preachers and a time of great fellowship.

Here’s how you can help make this happen:

   1. Come to the meeting. It will not be the same without you here. Please come and fellowship with us.

   2. Email me one of your sermons or a series that we can reproduce for the pastors coming. My email

address is pastordave@orlandobaptist.com. I can use a podcast but I would like an outline or

manuscript too. This will be a great resource for all of us. I will add a few series the Lord has really

blessed in the last year at our church also. This will be a great resource for all pastors attending.

   3. Bring a pastor who doesn’t normally or often come to the meetings. We will make him feel welcomed

and enjoy the fellowship with him.

   4. Bring your wives and staff. We will have a special lunch and meeting for the wives and a very cool time

for the youth pastors.

Schedule:

11:00am - Pastor Dale Brooks, Avalon Church - Avalon Park, Florida

11:45am - Lunch and business meeting & Ladies lunch at the Janney home

12:45am - Pastor Gordon Godfrey, Marcus Pointe Baptist Church - Pensacola, Florida

1:30pm - Pastor Jay Lowe, Liberty Baptist Church - St. Petersburg, Florida

Please read a brief bio on each of our preachers. You will not want to miss hearing these wonderful men of

God.

We look forward to hosting the October meeting. It is my prayer we will all leave refreshed, encouraged and

ready to go home and lead our people as we “Love our Church” together. Please email me and let me know

you are coming and please send me your sermon or series for this special pastor’s collection.

Be blessed,

Pastor Dave

Pastor Dale Brooks

Pastor Dale Brooks has been a friend in the ministry for 16 years. Dale was Associate Pastor at Orlando Baptist Church from 1994 to 2002. Since March of 2002, Dale has served as the Senior Pastor of Avalon Church. Avalon Church was started within the support of several of our Pastors in the FBBF. Avalon was a church plant out of First Coast Baptist Church in Jacksonville and Orlando Baptist Church in Orlando Florida. Dale’s practical education comes from spending 14 years in business and 18 years in full time ministry. Dale has a compassion for people that is visibly demonstrated through both his Sunday messages, and his weekday ministries. His faith, vision and enthusiasm have led Avalon Church to the place it is today with a beautiful new campus and an average Sunday attendance of 700. Dale and his wonderful wife, Leigh Anne, were married for 14 years prior to her death in April 2009. Dale loves his people, God’s church and he will have a great word on ‘loving the church’.

Pastor Jay Lowe

I have known Pastor Jay Lowe since I was a young boy in Miami and he is one of my dearest friends. Jay is

Senior Pastor of Liberty Baptist Church and founder and president of Liberty Christian School. He established

and helped build three other Churches before he and Mrs. Lowe came to St. Petersburg in 1970. During the

past 37 years, under his leadership, Liberty has helped sponsor more than 1500 Churches, schools and

orphanages through support of Church planters and missions in over 75 fields of the world. Jay has developed

many management materials used by secular and ministry teams. For us, Jay is a church man and Liberty

Baptist Church is one of the great testimonies of a thriving Great Commission Church, with a missions giving in

2008 in excess of $450,000 Jay will share great insight on ‘loving the church.’

Pastor Gordon Godfrey

Pastor Gordon Godfrey and I attended Baptist University of America in Atlanta together. Gordon was saved in 1972 in Montgomery, Alabama.. In 1991, he became Pastor of Fundamental Baptist Church in Pensacola,

Florida. The church experienced rapid growth and soon outgrew the buildings. The church voted to relocate

and changed the name to Marcus Pointe Baptist Church. Since 1991, the average weekly attendance has

climbed from 63 to more than 1400. The church has averaged more than 500 salvations and 350 new

members a year for more than 18 years. He and his wife June have three children: Becky, Greg, and Bobby.

They also have three granddaughters and one grandson. Jackson. An avid outdoorsman, Pastor Godfrey can

often be found in the woods hunting or in the gulf with a rod and reel. But more importantly Gordon will have

a great message for is on ‘loving our church.’

March 8th, Winter Haven Baptist Church

Winter Haven Baptist Church - Mark D. Hodges

We open our arms to all the Pastors, Youth Pastors, Missionaries, Evangelists and lay leaders who want to attend this months FBBF meeting. I believe the testimony and DVD presentation of Daniel's life before and after salvation will stir your hearts. Our good friend from Texas, David Mills will bring a challenge worth your drive. A great big welcome is extended to Chairman Bill Bales and the FBBF! - Pastor Mark Hodges

Schedule:

11:30 – Daniel Shayesteh - Escape from Darkness/Understanding Islam

12:15 – Lunch

12:45 – FBBF Business Meeting

1:15 – David Mills - Berean Baptist Church, Sunnyvale TX

1:45 – Daniel Shayesteh - Escape from Darkness/Understanding Islam

2:30 – Conclude our State Meeting

Directions

1500 Dundee Road (HWY 542)
Winter Haven, FL 33884

863.294.6478

Cornerstone Venice - February 8th

Cornerstone Baptist Church 
Larry Franks, Pastor


10:30am – Officers Meeting (chairmen meet)
 11:30-12:00 – Business Meeting & Prayer (church planting in Florida)
 12:15 pm – Lunch & Fellowship
 1:15 pm – 1st Speaker Matt Day
2:00 pm – 2nd Speaker John Cross
Short break
2:45 pm – 3rd Speaker – William Fay


We have a tremendous meeting planned for you on February 8th In Venice at Cornerstone Baptist Church! We see 2010 as the Year of Opportunity for God’s great hand to do what only He can do in and through us.

One thing that I observed in Venice my second year here was the "fracture" among Bible believing Christians due to the many church splits in this town. I believe that God is glorified when Christians can unify together on the majors of Scripture, so I was excited to see the desire for unity among the evangelical pastors of our community this last year and have seen God do some amazing things (71 people baptized at our September 6th Beach Baptism Celebration Service with 1700 people attending).


After our business meeting and lunch, our first speaker Pastor Matt Day will challenge us and encourage us in the Word and through testimony. Matt has served under great mentors such as Adrian Rogers and has taken "The Bridge Church" from 80 in attendance to 250 regular attendance following the Great Commission teachings of Christ.





Our second speaker, Pastor John Cross has served as Senior Pastor of South Biscayne Church for the past 18 years. During this time, the church has experienced tremendous growth and has seen thousands of lives changed. His vision for South Biscayne has always been to do "whatever it takes" to reach people in Southwest Florida and around the world with the life-changing love of Christ. To carry out of this vision, John has skydived, ridden his motorcycle in the worship center, climbed a rock wall, and much more to creatively and compellingly communicate Christ’s love. He has a heart for this community and this generation.
While leading this exciting church, John earned a Doctor of Ministry degree from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in December 2006. He has also had the privilege to speak and be involved with churches and church leaders around the world.

Evangelist William Fay will be our final speaker of the day. He is well known for efforts in developing one of the most encouraging and effective evangelistic tools for today. His "Share Jesus Without Fear" training material has helped many churches get back to the main thing of boldly proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ. I’ve studied and used many "Soul Winning" plans through the years and without a doubt, using "Share Jesus without Fear has impacted my methodology more than any other. We should have some time for Q&A where your inquiries on how best to involve members to boldly share Christ will be covered.





Directions:
Google Maps


From i75 Exit 193
Go south toward town on Jacaranda Blvd 3/4 mile.
Make a right on Venice Ave. heading West (toward Gulf of Mexico) 3-miles
Make a left onto US-41 Bypass SR-45A/ Venice Byp South (CVS/Shell)
Go 4 blocks and church will be on your left.

Next Meeting - December 14th - First Coast - Jacksonville

First Coast Baptist Church 

We are looking forward to hosting the state meeting on Dec. 14^th and trust you will be able to attend.   Our theme for the meeting is “Evangelism & Spreading the Gospel” and we are excited about what the Lord has planned for our various ministries for the coming year of 2010.  Please make plans to be with us and let us know if we can do anything to make this meeting attendable for you.  Feel free to call me if you have any questions or need additional information.  We are here to serve you.

 We are privileged to have as our speakers the following men:

11 AM – Dr. Johnny Hunt (Pastor, First Baptist Church, Woodstock, GA)

12 PM – Lunch and business meeting

1 PM – Dr. Johnny Hunt

2 PM – Bro. Tom Wagoner (Pastor, Central Baptist Church, Dunn, NC)

3 PM – Bro. Jon Konnerup (Missions Director, BBFI, Springfield, MO)

Note: During the business meeting we will also be holding the election of new state officers for 2010.


Directions

November 9th - Orlando Baptist Church

Orlando Baptist Church has the privilege of hosting the November 9th Florida BBFI meeting here in the state and we are very excited about it!  Our theme is "We Do Missions-Together. That's why they call it The Great Co-mission."  Our prayer is we will come with hope and leave with greater vision and faith to reach our world together. 

In trying to gather what would make this a great day, we want to give a lot of information and encouragement to all our pastors.  Would you send me anything on missions that has worked for you at your church?  From mission's brochures, mission's conference information, any resource ideas or any particular endeavor you have done that has made missions become a centerpiece is what we want. Could you send a short story or send us any printed materials you have?  We are going to try to make a resource table available from all the churches that will participate with us.  I believe this will be something special.

Please invite any missionaries from your church that are raising support. This will be a good day for all our pastors to meet missionaries from our state that are going around the world with the gospel.  Tell them to bring their mission displays and we will have tables for them so they can set up the displays for people to see. 

We are particularly interested in the missionaries that are going out as BBFI missionaries.  This will be a good time for them to get exposure to our BBFI pastors. 

Our schedule will have a little more in it than some of the more recent meetings.  I hope you will come at the beginning and stay till the end. 

First Session                      11:00am        Dr. Ken Liles - Missionary (Restricted Access Nations)

Second Session                  11:45am        Dr. Kirk Nowery - CFO Samaritan's Purse

Lunch                               12:30pm        Including business meeting

Third Session                     1:45pm         Pastor Jay Lowe - Liberty Baptist - St. Petersburg

Last Session                      2:30pm         Bruce O'Neal - CEO Manna Worldwide

Missions Round Table            3:15pm         Dr. Dave Janney, Moderator

A roundtable on making missions a passion of your church. 

Church Financial Workshop    4:15pm         Dr. Kirk Nowery, CFO Samaritan's Purse

Former President INJOY Stewardship Services

A think tank on the economy, stewardship and capital fundraising in the church.

Google Directions

Orlando Baptist Church

500 S. Semoran Blvd.

Orlando, FL 32807

407.277.8671

September 14th - Park Street Baptist - St. Petersburg

Park Street Baptist is honored to host the September meeting here in St. Petersburg.  We have planned a meeting that we trust will be an encourgagement to you.  Our theme is "Reaching Each Generation."  I have asked three preachersfrom three generations to speak for us.  Brother Leroy Eldridge from Temple Baptist Church in Titusville will represent the old guys. (Sorry Leroy)  Brady Brinson is our middle aged speaker.  By some standards he would be considered one of the young preachers at 44.  He is the son of E. J. Brinson and is just starting a church on the south side of Lakeland.  Tom Hunter represents the young preachers.  Tom is the pastor of Plantation Baptist Church and is doing a great job.  Plan on coming for a great time of fellowship and encouragement.

Schedule:
10:00 - Officer's Meeting
11:30 - Tom Hunter
12:15 - Lunch
1:00 - Business Meeting
1:45 - Brady Brinson
2:30 - Leroy Eldridge

Directions:
Google Maps Directions
Park Street Baptist Church
3901 Park St. N.
St. Petersburg, FL 33709

From I-275 exit onto 54th Ave N.  and go West. Go 5 miles and 54th will end at Park Street.  Turn left.  The church will be down just past Tyrone Blvd. on the left.

If  you get lost call Pastor Dan Jeffers at 727-432-9958

Liberty Baptist Church - August 10

Take a break, come and enjoy some fellowship, food, and good preaching.

Pastor Green and his staff and church family are preparing for a great day!  
 Church Website

 
Schedule:
10:30 - 11:00 a.m. - Officers Meeting
11:30 - 12:15 p.m. - First Session with Steve Bender, Associate Director BBFI
12:15 - 12:45 p.m. - Lunch
12:45 - 1:30 p.m. - Business Meeting
1:00 - 2:00 p.m. - Ladies' Meeting with speaker Barbara Adair Schultz
1:30 - 2:15 p.m. - Second Session with Joe Brothers - Pastor of Mountain View Baptist Church, Canton GA
2:15 - 3:00 p.m. - Third Session with Dr. John Reynolds - Pastor of Volusia Co. Baptist Church, Orange City FL

Directions:
2451 Dora Ave
Tavares, FL  32778
352-343-0060

Google Maps Directions

July 13th Meeting - Palm Springs Drive Baptist Church

A man fell off a cliff, but managed to grab a tree limb on the way down. The following conversation ensued: "Is anyone up there?" "I am here. I am the Lord. Do you believe me?" "Yes, Lord, I believe. I really believe, but I can’t hang on much longer." "That’s all right, if you really believe you have nothing to worry about. I will save you. Just let go of the branch." There was a long silence, then… "Is anyone else up there?"

I’m not sure if there is a pastor who hasn’t used that story as an illustration in one of his sermons. I know I’ve used it many times. One of our favorite things to do as pastors is to encourage people to have faith. And one of our least favorite things to do is to have to exercise it ourselves.  Spurgeon said,  “Brethren, be great believers. Little faith will bring your souls to heaven, but great faith will bring heaven to your souls.”

The theme of our meeting is “Great Faith.”  Come be encouraged and enjoy the fellowship. Dress is Casual. 

Speakers
David Janney – Orlando Baptist Church
Jason Henderson -  Grace Pointe Church

Schedule
10:30 a.m. – 11:00 p.m. - Officer’s Meeting

11:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m. – First Session
12:30 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. - Lunch Break
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. - Business Mt., Ladies Mt., Youth Pastors Mt.
2:15 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. - Second Session

Address
Palm Springs Drive Baptist Church
601 Palm Springs Drive

Altamonte Springs, Fl 32701

407-831-0950

www.psdbc.net

Directions

June 8th - Eastpointe Church - Jacksonville

Pastor Hale, Connie, and the great church family of East Pointe are inviting you to spend the day with them on June 8, as we enjoy our FBBF meeting.
Jesus established His church on the backs of strong leadership.  He had the ability to enlist, engage, entrench MEN into the work of the Gospel.  If there were ever a time to address the needs of the church today, it is in the area of winning the hearts and minds of strong men to continue the work of Christ.  on June 8, we look forward to being challenged and encouraged in the ministry of Building men for the Kingdom of God.  To do so necessitates a fresh look into the Word of God.  We hope you will make plans to come to Jacksonville, FL and experience the hospitality of Kevin and the church family of Eastpointe.

Guest Speakers
Ron Sears - First Baptist Church, New Castle, Delaware
Mark McGaughey, Executive Pastor of Eastepointe Church

Schedule
11:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m. - First Session
12:30 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. - Lunch Break
1:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. - Business Meeting
1:30 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. - Second Session
2:15 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. - Break
2:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. - Third Session

Directions
Eastepointe is located 1/2 mile north of Atlantic Blvd. on Kernan Blvd. East of Arlington

207 N. Kernan Blvd
Jacksonville FL 32225
(904) 220-2377

Website: www.epcjax.com
Email: info@epcjax.com

Resurrection Monday Meeting - Lake Mary FL - April 13th

Program Schedule

10:30am Officer’s Meeting

11:30am Tom Wallace Jr.

12:30pm Florida BBQ Lunch

Business meeting, Ladies and Youth Pastors Meeting

1:30pm Bill Bales

2:30 Tom Messer

The theme for the meeting is resurrecting churches. Tom Wallace Jr. will be speaking on the trends he is observing from the prospective of a missionary to England. Pastor Bales will give us a perspective from someone who has spent most of his ministry either starting or resurrecting churches, and Pastor Messer will give input on resurrecting large ministries. As I have been here at Lighthouse for a little over a year and have sought counsel on building a ministry, I have come to find out that we must always strive to keep life in our churches, no matter what size of ministry you pastor. As a former Youth Pastor one of the greatest challenges was to keep your kids on fire for the Lord. I pray that through this meeting you will be encouraged and challenged. We will be serving Florida style BBQ dinner and I encourage you to dress more causal as we will be eating outside under our pavilion.


Directions:

From the South: I4 west to exit 101A, turn left on to H.E. Thomas Pky. Go 1 mile to Orange Blvd. turn right, go .5 miles to Markham Rd. turn left, the church is 1 mile on the left.

From the North: I4 east to exit 101, SR46. Go west on SR46 to Orange Blvd. turn left, go 2.5 miles to Markham Rd. turn right, the church is one mile on the left.

Fellowship Meeting -March 9, 2009 -Faith Baptist Church, Sarasota FL

Program Schedule

10:30am – Officer’s Meeting

12:00-1:00pm LUNCH and  Business Meeting

                   (Separate Lunch Meeting for Youth Pastors)

1:00-2:00pm  What Do We Pastors Often Forget?

2:00-2:45pm – Pastor George Mulford

3:15pm – Golfing at Tatum Ridge Golf Course ($20 – 9 holes)

                 Paintballing at the FBC course  ($10 for one hour)

                 Guns, paintballs and goggles provided 

Directions: 

Directions to Faith Baptist Church
(from the North or the South)
take I-75 to exit 210 (Fruitville Road)
travel east on Frutiville Road about 3 miles
FBC will be on your left

    We hope you will join us for a great day of encouragement and edification.  In the first hour, we will have a delicious home-cooked luncheon, while we conduct two separate meetings.  1) The senior pastors will meet to discuss FBBF business and have prayer while 2) the Youth Pastors meet to discuss group activities, rallies, camps, and how to better network with each other. 

     In the next hour, we will hear each other’s 3-5 minute responses to the question, What do we pastors often forget?   (If you did not receive the handout with the selection of answers,see below,  if you have not yet emailed Pastor Anderson with your choice, please email him at pastordave@faithbaptistsarasota.com)

     We will also hear the answers that our wives provided to the question, What do I wish my husband remembered about how the ministry affects our family?  These anonymous answers will be read aloud Pastor Anderson’s wife, Colleen.  Please make sure that your wife’s answer has been emailed to the same email address.

      In the third hour, we will hear from Bro. George Mulford, the pastor of Grace Bible Baptist Church in Fruitland Park.  In addition to pastoring GBBC for the past 18 years, Brother Mulford has served faithfully in various capacities in the FBBF.  Prior to his ministry at GBBC, Brother George served as the Associate Pastor of Faith Baptist Church in Sarasota, under the ministry of Dr. John McCall.

      After the meetings, we have two great opportunities for fun and fellowship.  For those who like golfing, we have arranged the chance to play 9 holes at the Tatum Ridge Golf Course (about 2 miles from FBC) for only $20.  Tatum Ridge is a wide-open and long golf course – lots of fun.  For those interested in shooting at each other, we have a competition grade Paintball Course.  You can play for one hour for only $10.  We provide the guns, the paintballs and the goggles – you supply the pain.  If you would like to golf or play paintball, please let Pastor Anderson know as soon as possible. 

3 Minute Sermons
Would you participate in a group exercise to answer the question - "What do we as pastors have a tendency to forget?"  Your individual answer to this question should be 3-5 minutes long. It may incorporate a Bible verse, a story, a personal testimony, a Powerpoint presentation, a movie clip, or whatever you deem appropriate. Collectively, our answers should produce an encouraging and thought provoking afternoon.

Please choose a response angle from the list below. Don't worry about repeating what someone else chose. If more than one of us choose the same answer, we will probably explain it differently anyway, and the repetition might prove worthwhile.

Once you've made your selection, please email me at pastordave@faithbaptistsarasota.com  to let me know what you have chosen.  I will then place your names in order and give you each a schedule so you know when you speak at the meeting.

What do we as pastors have a tendency to forget?

• Prayer is truly essential
• All meaningful results are produced by God
• Methods and strategies are not as important as God's power
• The Bible does not need my illustrations to be powerful
• There are probably people smarter than me in my congregation
• There are probably people in my congregation with greater spiritual depth than me
• God can use the weak and foolish to perform His will
• It is acceptable for me to take time off
• My reflection of Christ is clearly seen in my reaction to opposition
• How an unsaved person would interpret my actions or words
• Difficulty and adversity can have a positive purpose
• It is very important to express appreciation
• I am not called to drive the sheep, but to feed and lead the sheep
• My time alone with God is as important as my public ministry
• The fruit of my labor may take years to reveal (and maybe not in my lifetime)
• ___________________________________________( your own answer)

THIS IS FOR YOUR WIFE - What do I wish my husband would remember about how the ministry affects our family?  Her response should be about 1 minute long.  Please ask her to email me her response in written form.  Her name will not be used, but at the meeting, a DVD will be presented with my wife reading all the ladies' answers.

Thanks,

Dave Anderson, Faith Baptist Sarasota, (941) 232-1621

When you email me, Please let me know if you are interested in either one of the following activities scheduled for after our meeting.

Golf - 9 holes at Tatum Ridge Golf Course - $20 per person

Paint Ball - Shooting each other ;-) on our own Paint Ball Course. - 1 hour for $10

http://www.fbcsarasota.com/ 

2009 FBBF Meeting Schedule

January 19th - Winter Haven Baptist Church (Central)

February 9th - New Testament Baptist Church, Largo (Central)

March 9th -  Faith Baptist Church, Sarasota (South)

April 13th - Lighthouse Baptist Church, Lake Mary (Central)

May: 4th - No May Meeting - Enjoy some Fellowship
June 8th - Eastpointe Church Jacksonville (North) 

July13th - Palm Springs Dr. Baptist Church, Altamonte Springs (Central)
August 10th - Liberty Baptist Church, Tavares (Central)
September 14th - Park Street Baptist Church, St. Petersburg (Central)
October 12th - Sonshine Baptist Church, Port Charlotte  (South)
November 9th - Orlando Baptist Church, Orlando (Central)
December 14th - First Coast Baptist, Jacksonville (North)

February FBBF Meeting - New Testament Baptist - Largo

Increase Your Influence
God has placed us in strategic places at a critical time.  It is our responsibility and privilege to serve Him with every aspect of our lives.  Education, personal interests, outreach, and new avenues of ministry present opportunities to reach the world while we can.  We should also be doing what we can to increase our sphere of influence.  Join us as we increase our influence for the Master’s cause.

Monday, February 9

11:30 a.m.          Dr. Richard Stratton
                             President of Clearwater Christian College



Upon his graduation from Bob Jones University Dr. Richard Stratton took a position with the firm of Deloitte and Touche, one of the Big Four accounting firms.  Two years later, he began teaching accounting at his alma mater.  After receiving his doctorate in business administration, he became the dean of the business school at Bob Jones.  In May Dr. Richard Stratton will complete his sixth year as president of Clearwater Christian College.

Throughout the years he has been active in various ministries of his church, including teaching Sunday school and serving as a deacon. He also served on the board of Carolina Hope Christian Adoption Agency, an international adoption agency. He is currently on the board of Bob Shelton Evangelistic Ministries.  Dr. Stratton and his wife, the former Holly Burket, have two children.


12:30 p.m.         Lunch

1:00 p.m.            Business Meeting

1:30 p.m.            J. O. Purcell
                             Pastor, Tri County Baptist Church

J. O. Purcell and his wife Juanita have been in pastoral ministry for over forty years.  They have written several books and Bible study curriculum published by Regular Baptist Press, including “How to Stay Sane When Life Doesn’t Make Sense.”  In recent years, he came out of retirement to start a new church in The Villages.  This is the third church they have started. The Purcells have three adult sons and ten grandchildren.

2:15 p.m.           Anthony Wilson
                             Attorney

Anthony Wilson was born on January 15, 1982.  In April of 1988, Anthony was born again into the family of God through the children's ministry of Calvary Baptist Church in Fort Walton Beach, Florida where his family attended.  He graduated from Clearwater Christian College with a Bachelor's Degree in Business in 2004 and from Stetson University College of Law with a Juris Doctor Degree in 2007.  Anthony, his wife Jennifer, and there son Elijah live in Clearwater, Florida where Anthony is an attorney.  Currently, Anthony and Jennifer are active in many ministries at New Testament Baptist Church in Largo, Florida, including Sunday school, choir, and Vacation Bible School.  Their primary ministry is teaching the Sunday school class and Wednesday night Bible study class for the college-aged students at NTBC.



Google Map


Directions:

From North via I-75

Take exit 274 to merge onto I-275 S toward Tampa/St Petersburg - 28.9 mi
Take exit 31 for State Hwy 688 W/Ulmerton Rd - 0.7 mi
Merge onto SR-688/Ulmerton Rd - 4.7 mi
Continue straight to stay on SR-688/Ulmerton Rd - 1.1 mi
Turn right at Belcher Rd S – Church is on the left

From I-4

Merge onto I-275 S in Tampa - 12.6 mi
Take exit 31 for State Hwy 688 W/Ulmerton Rd - 0.7 mi
Merge onto SR-688/Ulmerton Rd - 4.7 mi
Continue straight to stay on SR-688/Ulmerton Rd - 1.1 mi
Turn right at Belcher Rd S – Church is on the left

From US 19 N

Continue south to Ulmerton Rd. exit.
Turn right on Ulmerton Rd
Turn right on Belcher Rd S – Church is on the left.

From South via I-75:

Take exit 228 to merge onto I-275 N toward St Petersburg (Toll at Sunshine Skyway bridge) - 29.4 miles
Take exit 30 for Roosevelt Blvd/State Hwy 686 W - 0.9 mi
Merge onto Roosevelt Blvd/SR-686 - 1.4 mi
Slight right at SR-686/SR-688/Ulmerton Rd / Continue to follow SR-688/Ulmerton Rd - 3.0 mi
Continue straight to stay on SR-688/Ulmerton Rd - 1.1 mi
Turn right at Belcher Rd S – Church is on the left.