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.

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Orlando Baptist Church

500 S. Semoran Blvd.

Orlando, FL 32807

407.277.8671

October 12th, 2009- Sonshine Baptist Church- Port Charlotte, FL

Make plans now to be with us in October at Sonshine Baptist Church in Port Charlotte. We plan on having a great meeting! We need to connect with each other, and this meeting will provide many opportunities to do just that. There will be both youth pastors and ladies meetings as well. For more information on our church check out our website at http://www.sonshinebaptist.com.



Schedule:
10:30 - Officer's Meeting
11:30 - Matt Trill, New Testament Baptist Church
12:30 - Lunch
1:00 - Prayer and Fellowship, Ladies Meeting, Youth Pastors Meeting
2:00 - Nathan Braymer, Winter Haven Baptist Church

Directions:
Google Maps Directions
Sonshine Baptist Church
23105 Veterans Blvd.
Port Charlotte, FL 33954

From I-75 exit onto Kings Highway in Port Charlotte and go South. Go west on Veterans Blvd and the church will be on the south side about 1.5 miles from Kings Highway.

If you get lost call Ben Jennings at 941.330.6219

Key Largo Baptist - 1/2 Marathon and 5K

November 14, 2009

Enjoy the rising of the sun over the Atlantic Ocean atop of the newly built Jewfish Creek Bridge.  This inaugural run over part of the historic 18 mile stretch, "The Gateway to the Keys", will give you a taste of our paradise.  Enjoy a bird's eye view where the Atlantic Ocean meets Gulf waters.  While the mile and a half long bridge may seem intimidating, you will have an opportunity to challenge your personal record.  The flat portion of the course will carry you through the southern portions of unspoiled Everglades, boasting of the true beauty of our Fabulous Florida Keys.

• T-Shirts and medals are awarded to every participant!
• Post Race celebration with awards, music and food until 12 p.m. at the staging area on Key Largo Baptist Church Grounds.
• Find out more information and register HERE.

Parenting from the Overflow

“A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.”
-Jesus Christ


Last month, we had our monthly pastor’s and youth pastor’s meeting, and it was a blast. In our youth pastor’s meeting we talked about being a dad. A couple of the youth pastors that have kids were giving those of us that are starting out as dads some advice. We some cool ideas and advice from some guys that really want to honor God and be good dad’s like:
-Know that your kids will be imitators of so many of the things you do and say
-Enjoy your kids
-Make the most of your time with them
- Make your marriage a priority
- Be a help around the house and with your kids
-Journal a little bit about your family life each day. It will encourage you to be involved and pray for your kids.
This really had me thinking of this whole overflow principle. I’m about to have little eyes and ears watching and imitating everything I do. I better make sure my heart is growing closer to God so that I can be the kind of example God wants me to be.
Thanks to my good friends Lee, Mark, Stephen, Nathan and Sheldon for the fellowship and encouragement today!

In the month of October we youth pastors will be meeting again. We'll be discussing the topic, "What should we be talking about with our students..." Be there for the discussion and to encourage each other. Also, come to support our fellow youth pastor, Nathan Braymer as he speaks at the meeting.

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

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News & Prayer Request from IBB Homestead

My name is Hector Dueñas Jr, I am the pastor of IBB Homestead Church. My wife Dixie and I are bi-vocational servants and our church needs your prayers. We believe that we are under spiritual attack from our common enemy.

We are facing poverty
Our church like many on the land has been affected by the current recession and many of our members are out of work. However, our church ministered to the spanish speaking migrant and hispanic farm worker community. This community has faced a steep increase in deportation, and general racial hostility toward them lately. Many are now scared to apply for work. I know of at least one person that has been feeding his family (he his wife and their infant) for over a year from what he is able to catch fishing in the local canals. Homestead was categorized as the poorest city in the US recently (statistically our families have a combined household averaging $14K a year) but with the recent changes many are leaving our community and the situation seems to be getting worse.

We are facing sickness.
There is an outbreak of the Flu virus in our community. We just had someone from Homestead die from the Flu. There is at least one person in almost every single household that is coming down with Flu-like symptoms. We believe that at least 10% are confirmed with the N1H1 virus (including my own daughter and her mother). Another gentleman from South Dade Baptist Church (who hosts our church) has been given less then a 2% chance of surviving the deadly virus. Many of our migrant families are actually scared to go to seek medical attention for fear of deportation. Our combined churches seem to be experiencing a steep spike in the number of individuals with Cancer, as well as the number that have been placed on hospice for other illnesses.

We are facing hostility
For reasons that we cannot explain, many of those who are more established. Many of those that no longer work in the fields, those that in many cases have their own business, are finding themselves being investigated. Some have had personal property confiscated during these investigations. This legal actions are outside all of those that are loosing their homes during the crisis that our nation is facing. In fact recently, much media attention was given to a school for the children of the mexican farm workers which was closed in the middle of the night by the local authorities. This is a community without a voice, I say this because whenever one of them raise their voice in concern, they and their families disappear in the night (they are deported).

We are facing a spirit of division
In the last year we have seen our attendance drop in half (from 120 to 60 including children), mostly from people who were happy with our ministry but that were leaving looking for a economic opportunities elsewhere. Recently we have seen some of our leaders within our church leave as well. Most have left for larger churches with actual buildings (we are a church without walls), for a while those that left were actively trying to evangelize from within our membership, but sadly most of them are now finding themselves not attending any church services.

We remain hopeful.
Though are attendance does not reflect it. we have saved and baptized over 30 individuals this year so far. Also, during this crisis God has opened doors for us to meet with high ranking members of of the Homestead government, and our faith that God will see us through this has never been stronger. Today is my 14th day of fasting and prayer as I continue to humble myself before the Lord asking for his strength, wisdom and grace to help us through this. Many in our church are also fasting and praying for God to perform a miracle and bring life back to us (a revival). We plan to increase our outreach efforts and what ever happens, we will give the glory to God.

Pray that God gives our family the strength to continue to work all day and minister all night, until he sees fit to bless us with the resources to focus on ministry 100% of the time.
Pray that God continue to open doors with our local government, and agencies so that we can work to end some of recent hostility against a people without a voice.
Pray that God, bind our common enemy who we know is behind the rise in sickness and poverty and the spirit of division that we are facing.

Thank you,
Hector Dueñas Jr.
Pastor IBB Homestead Church