February 2015

The

NAVIGATOR Strengthening The Church and Impacting Lostness

February 2015 Volume 11 Website: www.tarriverbaptist.org Issue 2

Calendar of Events

February 2015 * means see more details in this newsletter

10th Articles for March Newsletter due to

Pauline

*10th NC Baptist Men Region 4 Mission

Rally Register at www.baptistonmission.org

12th TRBA Finance Committee Meeting

1:00pm TRBA

16th ALT Meeting 6:00pm - 8:00pm TRBA

*17th Pastor’s Fellowship - 11:30am at

Johnny Bull’s Restaurant

*21st Deacon Training 8:30am-11:30am

TRBA

*24th Finance/Treasurer Training 2:00pm-

3:30 pm & 6:30pm - 8:00pm TRBA

March 2015

10th Articles for April Newsletter due to

Pauline

12th TRBA Finance Committee Meeting

1:00pm TRBA

*17th Pastor’s Fellowship - 11:30am at

Johnny Bull’s Restaurant

*27th & 28th TRBA IECS Training at

Hopkins Chapel Baptist Church

Please check our calendar on the website on a

regular basis for updated calendar information.

Our website is www.tarriverbaptist.org.

The Monthly Newsletter of the Tar River Baptist Association

Charting His Course By: Dougald McLaurin

Associational Missionary

And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation”. Mark 16:15

TRBA Seeking Part-Time Ministry Assistant Tar River Baptist Association is looking for a part-time ministry assistant 20

- 25 hours per week. Qualifications include:

Active member of a local SBC church and familiar with standard

church administrative procedures

Have a servant's heart/willingness to help others

Competent in use of Microsoft Office, use of email/social media, and

aptitude to learn new programs and media quickly Personable and confident in working with the general public Team player/self-starter—able to work with limited supervision Confidentiality is essential Basic responsibilities include: general office manager and receptionist,

assistance in ministry assignments, assisting in bookkeeper and finan-

cial responsibilities at the AM’s directive, serve as Associational Clerk

and keep all records, etc. To make application or to obtain a full job description, contact/send

resume with references to the TRBA office at

Dougald@tarriverbaptist.com by February 15, 2015.

IECS Training

March 27 - 28, 2015 Hopkins Chapel Baptist Church, Zebulon, NC

Early bird registration is available via the TRBA website at http://

www.tarriverbaptist.org/iecs-training-march-27-28-2015.html

See more event information on page 2.

For me, January 2015 has both “flown by” and “dragged by.” Looking at the calendar, all I can think of is—it is ALREADY February! But when I look at a month of personal illness (viruses) and the hospitalization of my Mom, I am thinking when will it all pass. REGARDLESS, thank you for your pray-ers and expressions of concern!

We’ve spent the month praying together for the churches of the associa-tion. It is my hope we will pray together each day throughout the year. Please take note of this newsletter! MUCH is coming your way! Training events, church activities, opportunities to serve…..opportunities to strengthen the life and work of your church and the community where God has placed you to serve. In 2015, strive to pray fervently for God’s will to be done in our churches and that more and more of us will become engaged in the life and work that is before us.

TRBA staff/leadership stands ready to assist every church in its efforts to reach their communities for Christ. Look to us for training, resources. Our primary emphasis for 2015—To REACH Them, You must KNOW Them—take some time to LOOK around and see the people in your community as Christ sees them. Share His love and message of hope that is available to all if they will come to know Him personally. God is inviting us to work together as His church to reach our communities for Christ! May we all do more to serve Him as faithful witnesses.

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MISSION AND MINISTRY OPPORTUNITIES

March 13 & 15, 2015 Johnny Hunt Men’s

Conference Prospect Baptist

Church Albemarle, NC For more infor-mation, register

& pay online, visit www.

Prospectbaptist.com

IECS Training

March 27 - 28, 2015

The Church Strengthening Team of TRBA invites you, as ministry leaders to attend the Intentionally Evangelistic Church Strategy training. This event is scheduled for March 27-28, 2015 at Hopkins Chapel Baptist Church. The training will be led by Dr. Don L. McCutcheon, Sr., who developed the strategy. Dr. McCutcheon is the developer of IECS. He began his work as the Executive Leader of the Evangelization Group at the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina in July of 2006 and retired May of 2013. Prior to serving the BSCNC, McCutcheon served as the Direc-tor of Evangelism Strategy Department of the Florida Baptist Con-vention and as an Appointed Missionary Associate in Evangelism for the Home Mission Board. He has also pastored several churches. While at the Florida Baptist Convention, McCutcheon was able to develop the Intentionally Evangelistic Church Strategy, which assists churches in building their own strategy to win their community to Jesus Christ. The Intentionally Evangelistic Church Strategy is based on four prin-ciples: Every Christian is called by God to be involved in the Great Commission, evangelism begins with the local church, churches are different and must find their own way to evangelize their communi-ty, and God wants to bless Christians in reaching nonbelievers. As stated above the event will be held at Hopkins Chapel Baptist Church located at 4525 Hopkins Chapel Road, Zebulon, North Caroli-na. Dinner will be served on Friday night at 6PM and lunch on Satur-day at noon. The hours for this training are: 6 PM to 9 PM Friday and Saturday from 9 AM to 2 PM. Pre-registration is required so that we may plan appropriately. To learn in detail about Dr. Don

McCutcheon's ministry, go to this site: http://donmccutcheonministries.com/

2015 Heck-Jones Offering

Week of Prayer for WMU of

North Carolina February 9 - 15 Goal: $400,000

www.heck-jonesoffering.org

2015 Regional 4 Mission Rally

Tuesday, February 10th

Bethesda Baptist, Clayton Supper - 6:00pm Program from 6:50pm to

8:30pm

Meal is free. Registration due by Feb. 3rd!!

Register at www.baptistsonmission.org or call

1-800-395-5102 x 5596 or email:

mlandis@ncbaptist.org. Join us for a night of mis-

sion inspiration as we experience what God is doing

through NC Baptist around the world. There will

be worship, testimonies, videos, and information on

mission opportunities.

Eastern Regional Bivocational & Small Church Leaders Retreat March 6-7, 2015 at NC Baptist Assembly at Fort Caswell,

Oak Island, NC Theme: “Iron Men: Finding Strength for the

Journey” Early Bird Registration $50 per person After Monday,

February 2, 2015 $60 per person Register online at https://

ncbaptist.wufoo.com/forms/q1le6kpb06edhhe/

“”Re-Inventing You” 2015 Women’s Re-3 Retreat

(Re-New...Re-fresh...Re-charge) Keynote Speaker: Kirsten Hart (author, speaker & singer)

Saturday, March 21, 2015 9:00am—12:30pm (Doors open @ 8) Williamston Memorial Baptist Church—109 West Church St,

Williamston, NC 27892 Non-refundable Cost: $20 until March 11th, $25 thereafter (Cost includes light breakfast, drinks & snacks) More info or register online visit www.membap.org

Annie Armstrong Easter Offering for North American Mission

March 1-8, 2015 National Goal: $60 M

North Carolina Goal: $6 M

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Tuesday, February 17th 11:30 AM

Join us for a Dutch-treat lunch, fellowship, and prayer at Johnny Bull's Restaurant here in Louisburg

(behind BoJangles). We will be offering these times of fellowship each month. Come and

strengthen the fellowship among the TRBA pastors.

Saturday, February 21, 2015

8:30 am to 11:30 am - TRBA

Strengthening the ministry of the local church by “beefing

up” its Deacon Family Ministry and ministering to the

needs of the church and community. Registration needed

by Monday, February 16th.

ASSOCIATION EVENTS INFORMATION

TRBA ANNUAL SPRING

MEETING

MONDAY, APRIL 27TH

5:30pm

REGISTRATION WITH

PRE-SESSION MUSIC AT

6:30pm

Hosted by: OAK GROVE

BAPTIST CHURCH, Youngsville, NC

Each member church is entitled to 5 voting messengers -

one is the pastor or interim and then 4 others elected

by the church. If TRBA has email addresses of all

messengers, we will get important information to

you in time for review before the meetings.

PLEASE NOTE: Everyone is ALWAYS welcome to at-

tend, but each church has only the 5 voting members.

April 2015 - Food Roundup Baptist Children’s Homes of North Carolina

Help us provide over 700,000 meals this year! www.bchfamily.org/food roundup

Questions? Contact Alan Williams at 1-800-476-3669 ext. 1277 or email at awilliams@bchfamily.org 2015 Food/Supply Roundup list available at the

Website (listed above) or the TRBA Office.

EASTER BASKETS COLLECTIONS Deadline for delivery to TRBA: March 30, 2015

The Women of Tar River will be collecting Easter Baskets for the foster children of

Franklin & Nash Counties. The will also provide baskets for the

children of prisoners in the MATCH program.

Here is another great opportunity for your

church to get involved.

Please make baskets for ages 2 - 12 &

please add gospel tracks etc. Tar River Baptist Association Night at the

Carolina Mudcats Friday, April 17th @ 7pm

Keep watch for more Information on a night of fun.

Church Finance & Treasurers

Training

February 24, 2015 @ TRBA 2:00—3:30 PM/6:30—8:00 PM

TWO opportunities to receive important

information your church needs to know about ministry/

church finances and expectations. Through the years we

have learned that as churches have changed leadership, in-

formation is not always shared; there are those who do not

understand church practices/IRS expectations.; even estab-

lished churches with long-term leadership sometimes are

not familiar with the changes that come along. Register by

2/23 so we can prepare. Some changes have great impact.

Recent changes affect church staff and those who work

with finances of the church need to keep informed.

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TRBA Church Announce-

ments

Help is needed: Poplar Spring Baptist Church has 2 pianos that are

not being used. If anyone (individual or church) is interested in help-

ing find them a new home, please contact Matt James, Administrative

Assistant at Poplar Spring at mjameslsu@gmail.com.

Part-time Director of Music Opening: Nashville Baptist Church is

seeking a part-time Director of Church Music. Candidate should pos-

sess a degree in music or comparable musical experience. Send re-

sume to: Nashville Baptist Church, Music Search Committee, P.O.

Box 637, Nashville, NC 27856

TRBA Staff and email addresses: Website: www.tarriverbaptist.org Dougald McLaurin, Associational Missionary - Dougald@tarriverbaptist.com Pauline Muller, Ministry Assistant - Pauline@tarriverbaptist.com Meredith Byrd, Church Ministries Director - Meredith@tarriverbaptist.com Susan Stamper, Bookkeeper - Susan@tarriverbaptist.com

What is God Doing?

Is God at work in your church? CERTAINLY He is!!! Take some time

to share with your sister churches ways we can pray with you as God

is at work in your community. Through-

out 2015, TRBA would like to share what

God is doing in the life and work of your

church. Take some time to contact us

and allow us to join you in prayer. At

least two ways to share—post on TRBA’s

fan page on FB or contact us at

Pauline@tarriverbaptst.com

Mark

Your

Steps

GET READY

AND

SAVE THE DATE!

May 17 - 24, 2015

Week of Prayer &

Mission Emphasis

2015

Associational

Missions Emphasis

(AME)

2015 Collection Lists We encourage organizations and individuals to contrib-

ute throughout the year to our various ministries.

Though Christmas is the season many contribute, there

is a need all year. Listed below are our known collec-

tion needs for 2015. We will be updating the website

with additional information in the days ahead.

March: Easter Baskets for Foster Children &

MATCH

DEADLINE: March 30 (TRBA Office)

April: Food Round Up for Baptist Children’s Home

DEADLINE: April 20 (TRBA Office)

May: Hygiene Items DEADLINE: May 28

TRBA Job Openings

Does your church have job openings or volunteer needs? Feel free to contact us, share the details, and let us help you fill those positions. Again, you can post on TRBA’s FaceBook Fan Page and/or contact us at Pauline@tarriverbaptist.com. RESERVE OUR OUTREACH TRAILERS FOR YOUR CHURCH’S OUTREACH TO YOUR COMMUNITY. CONTACT MEREDITH@TARRIVERBAPTIST.COM

FOR FULL DETAILS!

Pray for Our Churches

Without Pastors Cedar Rock Pilot

Duke Memorial Sandy Creek Social Plains

Please be in prayer for these churches as they seek out the individual God has prepared

for them.