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TEBA STAFF STAFF amp CHURCH OPPORTUNITIES PASTORLESS CHURCHES

VOLUME 39

ISSUE 8

August 2014

THE WAY TO PEACE WITH GOD

THE PROBLEM SEPARATION FROM GOD Romans 323 ldquoFor all have sinned and fall short of the glory of Godrdquo THE RESULT SPIRITUAL DEATH Romans 623 ldquoFor the wages of sin is death but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lordrdquo GODrsquoS SOLUTION HIS DEATH IN OUR PLACE Romans 58 ldquoBut God demonstrates His own love toward us in that while we were still sinners Christ died for usrdquo YOUR SALVATION BY FAITH Romans 109 ldquoIf you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead you will be savedrdquo

UPCOMING EVENTS

Roger Yancey DMin ryanceytebaorg Executive Director Tracy Jaggers D Min tjaggerstebaorg Church Development Associate Stewart Pickle D Min spickletebaorg Church Planter and Ethnic Consultant Shannon Brown sbrowntebaorg Administrative Assistant Financial Mark Wilson mwilsonorbchurchorg Financial Administrator Crystal Miller cmillertebaorg Administrative Assistant Executive Director Natalie Bowman nbowmantebaorg Administrative Assistant Part-Time or Consultants

Full-Time Nursery worker needed at Westway Baptist Church Working Sunday mornings and evenings Wednesday nights and some Tuesday mornings For job description and pay please contact the church at 936-291-8234 Please leave a message and contact phone number Sr Pastor resumes being accepted at FBC Huntsville Please send hard copy resume with at least one letter of recommendation to Jackie Ward Chair 180 IH 45 South Huntsville TX 77340 Deadline for resumes is September 30 2014 Call or email any questions to Jackie at 936-295-2514 or wardfurnituresbcglobalnet Bi-Vocational Youth Minister needed at Alana Lane in Spring Excellent opportunity for growth and experience Send resume to raverittcharternet Interim Worship Leader needed at FBC Montgomery to lead in a blendedcontemporary worship format Contact FBC Montgomery at 936-597-4230 or email pastorfbcmontgomerycom Full-Time Youth Pastor position open at Impact Church of The Woodlands Request full job description and qualifications from infomyimpactchurchorg Part-Time Administrative Assistant needed at Impact Church of The Woodlands Hours are Monday thru Friday 900 am-200 pm Please send resume to infomyimpactchurchorg Part-Time MusicWorship leader needed at First Baptist Church Shepherd The music director will need to be able to lead a blended service and work with a praise band If interested call 936-628-3130 Youth Pastor needed at Union Grove Baptist Church Please send resumes to Union Grove Baptist Church 24380 FM 149 Richards TX 77873-2434 Attn Pastor Rick Boswell Part-Time Youth Minister needed at Whispering Pines Baptist Church Please send resumes to 15200 FM 1485 Rd Conroe TX 77306 (Attn Personnel Team) Part-Time Secretary needed at Allendale Baptist Church Please send resumes to Allendale Baptist Church 14535 Allendale Lane Conroe TX 77302 If you have any questions please call Jerry Timms at 281-429-1519 or 832-434-2481 for more information Volunteer Music Director needed at Peach Creek Baptist Church New Caney for Sunday mornings and Wednesday nights Position could work into paid position Contact PCBC 281-399-9025 or email pcbaptistchurchattnet ATTN Bro Ray Morris Part-Time Teachers needed for a Parents Day Out Program at Crossview Church (Woodland Place Baptist) If interested please contact Kimberly Jones at 281-356-5521 or 936-273-1222

Pleasant Grove is in need of letters for their sign If you can help them in any way please contact Chad at 281-592-5874

Drum set needed new or used in good condition Iglesia Bautista Semillas de Mostaza is a new Hispanic church start in Porter and in need of a drum set If you have one you could donate please contact Rev Saul Hernandez at (757) 710-0335 40+ Music Titles available FBC Conroe is cleaning out and making room in their music files by discarding over 40 titles of music If your church could use this music please contact Linda Ulery at FBC Conroe 936-756-6601

FBC Huntsville 1229 Avenue J

Huntsville 77340

FBC Plum Grove 155 CR 345

Splendora 77372

Iglesia Bautista de Jesucristo

PO Box 9320 Huntsville 77340

Pleasant Grove 8751 FM 945 South Cleveland 77328

Rainbow Baptist PO Box 276

Rye TX 77369

Sawdust Road Baptist

3100 Sawdust Rd Spring 77380

Spring Creek 1431 Rayford Rd

Spring 77386

Unity 8904 FM 787 West Cleveland 77327

Bi-Vocational

August

Leadership Council Mtg

August 6 1200-130 pm

TEBA

Administrative Team Mtg

August 6 130-300 pm

TEBA

Sr Adult Council

August 11 1030 am

TEBA

Kids Life Kamp Team Mtg

August 21 100-300 pm

Luncheon away

Mission Team Mtg

August 21 800 am The

Black Walnut Conroe

Pastorsrsquo Conf-Executive

Board Meeting

September 11 1130-100

TEBA am TEBA

EQUIP 2014

September 13 830-300

FBC Conroe

Annual Celebration

September 13 1200-

100 FBC Conroe

Maine Mission Trip

Sept 25-Oct 2

Tryon Evergreen Baptist Association

ANNUAL CELEBRATION

September 13 2014 1200mdash100 pm

During lunch at EQUIP

Come celebrate what God is doing in our churches

Pastor and Wife Retreat

Crowne Plaza Houston Galleria 7611 Katy Freeway Houston TX 77024

Register at wwwtebaorg or call Crystal at 936-856-2001

Course Descriptions and

Registration Information

Making a Difference in My Church Equip 2014

For reserved seating register by August 20

Conference with Lunch $10 830am - 300pm

Located at FBC Conroe 600 N Main 936-756-6601

SEPTEMBER 13

WWWTEBAORG

Connecting Churches to Change Our World

WWWTEBAORG

Connecting Churches to Change Our World

LEADERSHIP MATTERS by Roger Yancey DMin Basic Training for Church Planters Retreat offered at TEBA 1 Guidance for building a church start plan element by element 2 Interchange with others who are developing their own unique starts 3 State of the art equipping which allows the freedom to design a consistent and complete action plan covering the first 18 months of a start 4 Open to pastors who want to sharpen skills to take the church they serve to new growth 5 Cost $249 which includes all materials including demographic data TEBA provides a $200 scholarship to members of TEBA churches 6 Call Stewart Pickle at TEBA if you have questions (936) 856-2001 or spickletebaorg Schedule Thursday November 20mdashSunday November 23 (2014) Thursday (600 pm) Friday (745 am ndash 900 pm) Saturday (745 pm ndash 900 pm) and Sunday (745 am ndash noon) includes visit to a new church Meals included TEBA Large Conference Room Usual participants middot Potential Church Planters middot Church Planters middot Pastors either considering sponsorship or wanting to rethink how their church is functioning by getting back to basics middot Church staff members who are curious about whether they should consider a start middot Members who would like to be part of a start or who feel called to be of a series of church starts in their first year middot Minister of missions who want to strengthen their skill set in new church start approach The training is a principle-based empty basket approach The content is put in by your demographics vision and skills It is good to have different models in the training because they can provoke one another to good works through cross-fertilization You should come out with an 18 month calendared plan You will also come out with a process for taking a person from initial contact to a reproducing leader highly committed to the church Ed Stetzer has documented that Basic Training and Church Planter Behavioral Assessment are the 2 elements which have resulted in more rapid growth Valuable handouts are provided in each session

Entrenamiento Baacutesico Para Iniciadores de Iglesias Se brinda en la TEBA 1 Ayuda para desarrollar un plan elemento por elemento para una iglesia nueva 2 Intercambio con otros quienes estaacuten desarrollando su propio plan tambieacuten 3 Entrenamiento actualizado que permite la libertad para disentildear un plan Comprensivo y consiguiente para los primeros 18 meses de la iglesia nueva 4 Ademaacutes abierto a pastores quienes desean guiar la iglesia establecida donde sirven realiza nueva crecimiento yo que la iglesia sea maacutes saludable Horario programa de estudios Viernes de tarde 600 pm hasta 930 pm (hora americano) para 8 semanas Sala de Conferencias Asociacioacuten Bautista de Tryon Evergreen Cada semana desde el 19 de Septiembre hasta el 7 de Noviembre (2014) Costo es $249 por participante con beca de $200 para miembros de iglesias asociado con TEBA y con recomendacioacuten de su Pastor Los que repiten no pagan Participantes iquestQuieacutenes son

Pastores u obreros iniciadores potenciales de nuevas iglesias

Pastores actualmente iniciando nuevas iglesias

Pastores pensando en patrocinar una nueva iglesia o quienes evaluando como la iglesia que sirve estaacute funcionando (volver a lo baacutesico)

Miembros de iglesias quienes consideran formar parte de una iglesia nueva

Promotor de misiones en la iglesia que quiere adquirir nuevas habilidades El entrenamiento utiliza el concepto de canastas vaciacuteas o sea se identifica principios biacuteblicos Los deta-llas con que se llena las canastas son provistos por la comunidad la visoacuten Dios da al pastor y la experien-cia y habilidades Es bueno tener iglesias distintas representadas para proveer diversas ideas El pastor debe salir con un plan que abarca 18 meses Un proceso que sigue una nueva persona desde el primer contacto hasta que sea un liacuteder competente sale del entrenamiento La Junta Misiones de Norte Ameacuterica ha comprobado que Entrenamiento Baacutesico mas Asesoramiento de Iniciadores de Iglesias Nuevas son dos elementos que han resultados en congregaciones maacutes sanos con crecimiento maacutes raacutepido A la vez ha contribuido a mejores relaciones con iglesias que patrocinan porque los pastores de nuevas iglesias gozan de mejor eacutexito Si usted quiere formar parte de este grupo manda la siguiente informacioacuten a Stewart Pickle (spickletebaorg) o por correo antes de 10 de Septiembre El entrenamiento al mismo costo es disponible a miembros de iglesias miembros de TEBA con vista bueno de su pastor

Nombre

Iglesia

Teleacutefono yo Celular

Correo electroacutenico (e-mail)

Direccioacuten de calle con coacutedigo de Zip para iglesia potencial o actual

Nota de buena vista firmado por su pastor

2015 Tax Seminar January 20 2015

Ministerrsquos Training 900 ndash 1130 AM Lunch 1145 ndash 1245 PM Financial Personnel Training 100 ndash 330 PM

Taught by Daniel Whitehurst CPA He is the sole practitioner with offices in Longview and Kilgore Texas He has over 30 years of experience in accounting taxation and investment management

Pastorrsquos Prayer amp Planning Retreat January 26-29 2015 ~ Brady TX ~ Selah Ranch

This retreat is for both Alumni and first-time retreat participants in the beautiful hill country in Brady Texas

Texas Sticks Conference March 20-21 2015 ~ Cost $2900

A conference designed to meet the needs of the churches serving in rural or smaller population venues It also will benefit churches that serve in more urban areas that are small to medium size or are part of the country church model

TEBA 9th Annual Golf Tournament

April 27 2015 ~ Cost $7900

Bring your teams and be part of a great time of fellowship and a great lunch Benefiting Church Planting throughout the TEBA

Meeting at the

TEBA Resource amp Conference Center

1130 am Time of Fellowship 1200 Noon Luncheon

Executive Board Meeting

September 11 2014 February 12 2015 October 9 2014 March 12 2015 November 13 2014 April 9 2015 January 8 2015 May 14 2015

Church Health Consultation and Revitalization Process (Available upon request and assessment) Church Health and Revitalization is a journey in discovering Godrsquos unique calling for your church in the local community in which you now serve The process is an opportunity to dialogue together hear from the Spirit of God and prayerfully respond in obedience to His purpose and calling Healthy things grow and the Father desires

healthy churches Revitalization is this spiritual discovery process that promotes spiritual renewal and church health in local churches If you would like more information about the Church Health process contact the TEBA office (936-856-2001) and ask for more detailed information We exist to help your church be a thriving growing assembly for His glory

Franklin Coveys The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People has been developed with an intense focus on helping participants internalize and sustain 7 behaviors that will change the way you and your teams work together More relevant than ever this new program contains timeless principles with new tools activities and videos This is a 2-day workshop that normally would cost you more than $1000 per participant but we are able to offer it to member churches for only $18900 per participant to your staff and church leadership Your seminar will be led by our certified 7 Habits facilitator Roger Yancey

September 22-23 2014 at the TEBA

Normal Cost $129900 but for a TEBA Member Church only $18900

Registration and payment due by September 5th or an additional $35 late fee required

Educational Leadership Preparation for the Small to Medium Church Pastor

Led by Tracy Jaggers September 25 2014 at 700 PM the TEBA Resource Center

(This will be a Discovery Meeting followed by a consensus schedule)

Step Up Conference October 18 2014 ~ TEBA Conference Center ~ Registration of $2900

Led by Russ Olman founder of Ministry Advantage amp Church Solutions

Designed to Give You the Basics of Effective Church Leadership

Russ is a church planter and pastor at heart He planted and led his church in the Dallas area for 17 years During that time he became the founding President of Ministry Advantage (ministryadvantageorg) a not-for-profit coaching organization designed to help pastors and churches worldwide reach their full potential Russ has served over 700 churches throughout the US Canada Australia and Africa In 2003 Russ launched Church Solutions (churchsolutionsnet) which provides low cost capital campaigns for churches

In 2004 Russ transitioned from his senior pastor role to serve as Pastor of Multisite Ministry at Lake Pointe Church in Rockwall Texas which averages over 12000 per weekend in attendance on four campuses He also serves as Campus Pastor of the Town East Campus averaging 1400 His passion is to equip pastors with the skills necessary for leading their churches to fulfill the Great Commission

Sr Pastor and Wife Retreat

October 23-25 2014 Crowne Plaza Houston Galleria

Cost $18900 per couple

Join with other pastoral couples in a relaxed atmosphere where you will be encouraged and have a time of refreshment

Pastoral and Support Staff Christmas Banquet

December 11 2014 TEBA Conference amp Resource Center

A gathering of single staff and multi-staff churches celebrating the birth of our

Savior and the joy of serving Him

There are a number of training opportunities and resources available to you as part of the ministry of the TEBA to our member churches and missions What follows are some highlights you can be part of in the coming days We are grateful to serve our church families and to be part of your churchrsquos commitment to be effective in reaching our communities with the Good News

WWWTEBAORG

Connecting Churches to Change Our World

WWWTEBAORG

Connecting Churches to Change Our World

LEADERSHIP MATTERS by Roger Yancey DMin Basic Training for Church Planters Retreat offered at TEBA 1 Guidance for building a church start plan element by element 2 Interchange with others who are developing their own unique starts 3 State of the art equipping which allows the freedom to design a consistent and complete action plan covering the first 18 months of a start 4 Open to pastors who want to sharpen skills to take the church they serve to new growth 5 Cost $249 which includes all materials including demographic data TEBA provides a $200 scholarship to members of TEBA churches 6 Call Stewart Pickle at TEBA if you have questions (936) 856-2001 or spickletebaorg Schedule Thursday November 20mdashSunday November 23 (2014) Thursday (600 pm) Friday (745 am ndash 900 pm) Saturday (745 pm ndash 900 pm) and Sunday (745 am ndash noon) includes visit to a new church Meals included TEBA Large Conference Room Usual participants middot Potential Church Planters middot Church Planters middot Pastors either considering sponsorship or wanting to rethink how their church is functioning by getting back to basics middot Church staff members who are curious about whether they should consider a start middot Members who would like to be part of a start or who feel called to be of a series of church starts in their first year middot Minister of missions who want to strengthen their skill set in new church start approach The training is a principle-based empty basket approach The content is put in by your demographics vision and skills It is good to have different models in the training because they can provoke one another to good works through cross-fertilization You should come out with an 18 month calendared plan You will also come out with a process for taking a person from initial contact to a reproducing leader highly committed to the church Ed Stetzer has documented that Basic Training and Church Planter Behavioral Assessment are the 2 elements which have resulted in more rapid growth Valuable handouts are provided in each session

Entrenamiento Baacutesico Para Iniciadores de Iglesias Se brinda en la TEBA 1 Ayuda para desarrollar un plan elemento por elemento para una iglesia nueva 2 Intercambio con otros quienes estaacuten desarrollando su propio plan tambieacuten 3 Entrenamiento actualizado que permite la libertad para disentildear un plan Comprensivo y consiguiente para los primeros 18 meses de la iglesia nueva 4 Ademaacutes abierto a pastores quienes desean guiar la iglesia establecida donde sirven realiza nueva crecimiento yo que la iglesia sea maacutes saludable Horario programa de estudios Viernes de tarde 600 pm hasta 930 pm (hora americano) para 8 semanas Sala de Conferencias Asociacioacuten Bautista de Tryon Evergreen Cada semana desde el 19 de Septiembre hasta el 7 de Noviembre (2014) Costo es $249 por participante con beca de $200 para miembros de iglesias asociado con TEBA y con recomendacioacuten de su Pastor Los que repiten no pagan Participantes iquestQuieacutenes son

Pastores u obreros iniciadores potenciales de nuevas iglesias

Pastores actualmente iniciando nuevas iglesias

Pastores pensando en patrocinar una nueva iglesia o quienes evaluando como la iglesia que sirve estaacute funcionando (volver a lo baacutesico)

Miembros de iglesias quienes consideran formar parte de una iglesia nueva

Promotor de misiones en la iglesia que quiere adquirir nuevas habilidades El entrenamiento utiliza el concepto de canastas vaciacuteas o sea se identifica principios biacuteblicos Los deta-llas con que se llena las canastas son provistos por la comunidad la visoacuten Dios da al pastor y la experien-cia y habilidades Es bueno tener iglesias distintas representadas para proveer diversas ideas El pastor debe salir con un plan que abarca 18 meses Un proceso que sigue una nueva persona desde el primer contacto hasta que sea un liacuteder competente sale del entrenamiento La Junta Misiones de Norte Ameacuterica ha comprobado que Entrenamiento Baacutesico mas Asesoramiento de Iniciadores de Iglesias Nuevas son dos elementos que han resultados en congregaciones maacutes sanos con crecimiento maacutes raacutepido A la vez ha contribuido a mejores relaciones con iglesias que patrocinan porque los pastores de nuevas iglesias gozan de mejor eacutexito Si usted quiere formar parte de este grupo manda la siguiente informacioacuten a Stewart Pickle (spickletebaorg) o por correo antes de 10 de Septiembre El entrenamiento al mismo costo es disponible a miembros de iglesias miembros de TEBA con vista bueno de su pastor

Nombre

Iglesia

Teleacutefono yo Celular

Correo electroacutenico (e-mail)

Direccioacuten de calle con coacutedigo de Zip para iglesia potencial o actual

Nota de buena vista firmado por su pastor

2015 Tax Seminar January 20 2015

Ministerrsquos Training 900 ndash 1130 AM Lunch 1145 ndash 1245 PM Financial Personnel Training 100 ndash 330 PM

Taught by Daniel Whitehurst CPA He is the sole practitioner with offices in Longview and Kilgore Texas He has over 30 years of experience in accounting taxation and investment management

Pastorrsquos Prayer amp Planning Retreat January 26-29 2015 ~ Brady TX ~ Selah Ranch

This retreat is for both Alumni and first-time retreat participants in the beautiful hill country in Brady Texas

Texas Sticks Conference March 20-21 2015 ~ Cost $2900

A conference designed to meet the needs of the churches serving in rural or smaller population venues It also will benefit churches that serve in more urban areas that are small to medium size or are part of the country church model

TEBA 9th Annual Golf Tournament

April 27 2015 ~ Cost $7900

Bring your teams and be part of a great time of fellowship and a great lunch Benefiting Church Planting throughout the TEBA

Meeting at the

TEBA Resource amp Conference Center

1130 am Time of Fellowship 1200 Noon Luncheon

Executive Board Meeting

September 11 2014 February 12 2015 October 9 2014 March 12 2015 November 13 2014 April 9 2015 January 8 2015 May 14 2015

Church Health Consultation and Revitalization Process (Available upon request and assessment) Church Health and Revitalization is a journey in discovering Godrsquos unique calling for your church in the local community in which you now serve The process is an opportunity to dialogue together hear from the Spirit of God and prayerfully respond in obedience to His purpose and calling Healthy things grow and the Father desires

healthy churches Revitalization is this spiritual discovery process that promotes spiritual renewal and church health in local churches If you would like more information about the Church Health process contact the TEBA office (936-856-2001) and ask for more detailed information We exist to help your church be a thriving growing assembly for His glory

Franklin Coveys The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People has been developed with an intense focus on helping participants internalize and sustain 7 behaviors that will change the way you and your teams work together More relevant than ever this new program contains timeless principles with new tools activities and videos This is a 2-day workshop that normally would cost you more than $1000 per participant but we are able to offer it to member churches for only $18900 per participant to your staff and church leadership Your seminar will be led by our certified 7 Habits facilitator Roger Yancey

September 22-23 2014 at the TEBA

Normal Cost $129900 but for a TEBA Member Church only $18900

Registration and payment due by September 5th or an additional $35 late fee required

Educational Leadership Preparation for the Small to Medium Church Pastor

Led by Tracy Jaggers September 25 2014 at 700 PM the TEBA Resource Center

(This will be a Discovery Meeting followed by a consensus schedule)

Step Up Conference October 18 2014 ~ TEBA Conference Center ~ Registration of $2900

Led by Russ Olman founder of Ministry Advantage amp Church Solutions

Designed to Give You the Basics of Effective Church Leadership

Russ is a church planter and pastor at heart He planted and led his church in the Dallas area for 17 years During that time he became the founding President of Ministry Advantage (ministryadvantageorg) a not-for-profit coaching organization designed to help pastors and churches worldwide reach their full potential Russ has served over 700 churches throughout the US Canada Australia and Africa In 2003 Russ launched Church Solutions (churchsolutionsnet) which provides low cost capital campaigns for churches

In 2004 Russ transitioned from his senior pastor role to serve as Pastor of Multisite Ministry at Lake Pointe Church in Rockwall Texas which averages over 12000 per weekend in attendance on four campuses He also serves as Campus Pastor of the Town East Campus averaging 1400 His passion is to equip pastors with the skills necessary for leading their churches to fulfill the Great Commission

Sr Pastor and Wife Retreat

October 23-25 2014 Crowne Plaza Houston Galleria

Cost $18900 per couple

Join with other pastoral couples in a relaxed atmosphere where you will be encouraged and have a time of refreshment

Pastoral and Support Staff Christmas Banquet

December 11 2014 TEBA Conference amp Resource Center

A gathering of single staff and multi-staff churches celebrating the birth of our

Savior and the joy of serving Him

There are a number of training opportunities and resources available to you as part of the ministry of the TEBA to our member churches and missions What follows are some highlights you can be part of in the coming days We are grateful to serve our church families and to be part of your churchrsquos commitment to be effective in reaching our communities with the Good News