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Tryon Evergreen Baptist Association 4489 North Frazier, Conroe, Texas 77303 Main Mailing Address: P.O. Box 2408, Conroe, Texas 77305-2408 936-856-2001 ~ FAX 936-856-0227

TEBA STAFF STAFF & CHURCH OPPORTUNITIES PASTORLESS CHURCHES

VOLUME 42

ISSUE 1

January 2017

THE WAY TO PEACE WITH GOD

THE PROBLEM: SEPARATION FROM GOD Romans 3:23 “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” THE RESULT: SPIRITUAL DEATH Romans 6:23 “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” GOD’S SOLUTION: HIS DEATH IN OUR PLACE Romans 5:8 “But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” YOUR SALVATION: BY FAITH Romans 10:9 “If you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.”

UPCOMING EVENTS

Mark your calendars!

January

North Woods Baptist Church in Spring is looking for a part time Youth Minister to help lead our youth program. If interested, please send resume to church office at 5803 Treaschwig Rd, Spring, TX 77373. For questions call Pastor Roger at 832-914-4923.

Part-time Pastoral Assistant needed at Crossview Church. Working 25 hours per week with hourly rate based on experience. If interested and for more information, please contact Brent Neumann at 281-356-5521.

Part-time Secretary needed at Alana Lane Baptist Church. Flexible hours, working 12 hours a week, available mid-December. If interested and for more information, please contact Pastor Rod Averitt at 281-292-6770 or Raveritt@att.net

Part-time Music Minister needed at Calvary Baptist Church of Huntsville. Blended worship style and working with choirs and praise teams. If interested, send resume to secycbc@cbc-huntsville.org.

Calvary Baptist Church, Huntsville is looking for a full-time, Youth Minister. They must be

at least 21 years old. For more information or to send a resume, contact the church at

secycbc@cbchuntsville.org or call 936-295-5393.

Youth Pastor needed at Caney Creek Cowboy Church. Accepting Student or Bi-vocational

resumes as well. Time requirements are some nights and most weekends. Please send

resumes, references, and salary/housing requirements to cccowboychurchconroe@gmail.com.

Part-time Student Pastor needed at Union Grove Baptist Church - The church is located at

24380 FM 149 Richards, TX 77873, and this is the address that the applications can be sent to.

For any questions, call Tray Golden at 281-541-3677.

Student and Connections Pastor needed at Second Baptist Church Huntsville - For more

information, see the job posting at www.churchstaffing.com, if you sense the Lord’s leadership

to apply.

Part-Time Student Intern needed at First Baptist Montgomery - For more information,

please contact Pastor Chris Gober at chris@firstmontgomery.org

Bi-Vocational Student Minister needed at First Baptist Church Plum Grove - For more info

please contact Mike David at pastor-fbcpg@sbcglobal.net.

Youth Minister/Children’s Director needed at Hardin Baptist Church - For more information and to submit a resume, please contact Chad Barrett (Youth Search Committee) at cdbarrett86@gmail.com.

Bi-vocational Student Minister needed at First Baptist Church Plum Grove. For more

information please contact Mike David at pastor-fbcpg@sbcglobal.net.

Full time Staff Member needed at First Baptist Church Shepherd. The position is a multi -task position that includes music ministry and other associate pastor tasks. If interested please call 936-628-3130.

Volunteer Music Minister is needed at Firetower Baptist Church - For more information, please contact Troy Winslett at 936-203-2179 or troywinslett@yahoo.com

North Woods Baptist Church has Royals in Action (RA’s) materials and badges available. If your church use these materials, please contact Darleen Haws at dhaws@northwoodsbc.org

Roger Yancey, D.Min. ryancey@teba.org Executive Director Darrell Ingram dingram@teba.org Associate Director Erin Frazier efrazier@teba.org Administrative Assistant Executive Director Natalie Bowman nbowman@teba.org Administrative Assistant Kay Hunt* khunt@teba.org Administrative Assistant, Financial *denotes part time staff or consultants

Please continue to be in prayer for our member churches as they seek

their future pastor.

Brad Briscoe

February 27

Pastors & Ministry Staff

Conference

January 12, 11:30am

Tax Seminar

January 17, 9:00am

Kids Life Kamp

July 23-29, Carolina Creek

Pastor Prayer & Planning

Retreat

January 23-26, Brady, TX

Society of Church

Consultants Certification

Training

January 3-5, TEBA

2017 Tax Seminar

January 17th, 2017

Led by Daniel Whitehurst Lunch Cost: $10.00 Seminar 1 (9:00am-11:30am) Minister's Tax Seminar for Pastors & Ministerial Staff Seminar 2 (1:00pm-3:30pm) Church Tax Seminar for all Financial Staff, Church Treasurers, etc.

Pastor Prayer & Planning Retreat

January 23-26, 2017 Cost: $189

Location: Selah Springs Ranch in Brady, TX

Join with other senior pastors across TEBA for a time of encouragement and renewal at the 2016 Sr. Pastor Prayer & Planning Retreat. Contact Erin Frazier at 936-856-2001 or efrazier@teba.org for more information and to register today.

TEBA 12th Annual Golf

Tournament

April 24th

Ministers Conference

Come enjoy fellowship with our

TEBA pastors as we prepare for

the new year ahead.

Ministers Conference &

Executive Board Meeting

February 9, 11:30am

SEND Conference

May 19-20, Dallas, TX

Allendale Baptist 14535 Allendale Ln. Conroe, TX 77302

Center Hill Baptist* 16771 E FM 1097

Willis, 77378

Conroe Community Church

206A S. Loop 336 West Conroe, TX 77304

Crossview Church 5148 FM 1488

Magnolia, TX 77354

FBC Cleveland 400 W. Hanson St.

Cleveland, TX 77327

FBC Coldspring 100 East Pine Ave.

Coldspring, TX 77331

Forestwood B\C 2431 Roman Forest Blvd.

New Caney, TX 77357

Iglesia Bautista Principe de Paz* 13601 FM 2432

Willis, 77378

North Cleveland Baptist 202 Elk St.

Cleveland, TX 77327

Oak Shade Baptist Church

1807 CR 2212 Cleveland, TX 77327

Pleasant Grove Baptist 8751 FM 945 South

Cleveland, TX 77328

Rainbow Baptist P.O. Box 276 Rye, 77369

RiverPointe Baptist PO Box 1425

Conroe, TX 77305

Unity Baptist, Cleveland

8904 FM787 West Cleveland, TX 77327

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LEADERSHIP MATTERS by Roger Yancey, D.Min.

What will you be reading next year? As we begin 2017, I trust you will invest in your own personal growth by intentionally reading books that will challenge and stretch you. The formation of a reading list that is varied will expand your interests and expose you to new thoughts and ways of understanding. Let me share with you the books that are part of my reading list for the first quarter of 2017. Some of them I have read before and need to go back to again but most of these will be the first read for me – hopefully this will give you a start on forming your own reading list.

The 12 Week Year by Brian Moran. Our staff is reading this book as we enter the coming year. It is a helpful model of how our thinking impacts our effectiveness and productivity. This is a book based on a simple concept of intentionally living with a high productivity focus.

The Allure of Gentleness by Dallas Willard. Willard shares that what is often missing in our apologetic approach to sharing our faith is the living out of the reflective life of Jesus in its love, simplicity, humility and gentleness. When people see that transforming reality within us they will want Jesus.

Dignity and Destiny by John Kilner. Exploring what it means to be created in the image of God, Kilner seeks to provide a construct that will allow the reader to explore the implications being God’s image (Christ) and being created in God’s image (humanity).

Onward by Russell Moore. Challenging Christians to reclaim the implications and impact of the Gospel in a culture increasingly void of its influence.

Christian, Muslim, Friend – 12 Paths to Real Relationship by David Shenk. This book is a primer for understanding how we can honestly engage those with Muslim faith in a meaningful way that can enable life-changing friendships and create a bridge that can be eternally impacting.

The Pastor Theologian by Gerald Hiestand and Todd Wilson. Challenges pastors to understand the implications of theology and pastoral ministry while providing three models of theological study and practical ministry – the Local theologian, the Popular theologian, and the Ecclesial theologian.

Prayer – Experiencing Awe and Intimacy with God by Timothy Keller. Exploring prayer as powerfully intimate and more than you thought before.

Next Door As It Is in Heaven by Lance Ford & Brad Brisco. Living out God’s Kingdom in your own neighborhood – exploring what can happen when compassion and care become the core of what it means for us to neighbor. (by the way – we have Brad coming in Feburary!)

The Imperfect Pastor by Zack Eswine. “Discovering joy in our limitations through a daily apprenticeship with Jesus.”

The Missional Quest by Lance Ford & Brad Brisco. How to live out each day the challenge of God’s Kingdom in you and your church.

Searching for Sunday by Rachel Held Evans. One woman’s journey of rediscovering her faith and God’s faithfulness to her.

From Dependence to Dignity by Brian Fikkert and Russell Mask. A challenging book on using Church-Centered microfinancing to respond to poverty an empower people through the grace gift of work.

Multipliers – How the Best leaders Make Everyone Smarter by Liz Wiseman. Other than the book of Proverbs, this has been one of the most impacting books in shaping my understanding of how to lead teams and people to expand their capacity.

Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman. The seminal work on the skillsets that will help you be more effective with others.

So what will you be reading in 2017? If you have a book you would recommend I would love to hear about it and why it matters to you. A confession, some books I listen to, some I e-read, but most – I like to hold in my hands. Some books may start in other formats but if they

impact me they end up on a shelf in my office or home. Books are like friends to me and I like to keep them close by.

Welcome to 2017! As we enter a new year every year, I confess to being curiously optimistic about the future. Considering just how chaotic 2016 was on a global scale, I for one am looking forward to a re-set. One thing, however, that I will fondly remember 2016 for was it being the year that my family and I became part of the TEBA team. Having had the opportunity to watch this crew in operation, I am honored to join their ranks.

Beginning in July, I embarked upon a consulting project researching and assessing the current state of missions within the Tryon Evergreen realm, with a view toward determining the success and failure rates of church plants / missions that have been established from 2004 until the present day. Part of the impetus behind this study was to determine the effectiveness of the current church planting strategy being utilized at TEBA - and as such, this was considered an outside project (with very little input from Dr. Yancey) to ensure objectivity. At the time that the report was submitted in October, a grouping of 40 current and previous missions were analyzed individually and were placed in the following categories with their corresponding results:

Of the 40 current and previous missions surveyed within the TEBA:

16 have now CONSTITUTED (they are now autonomous, independent churches with constitutions and by-laws) and represent 40% of the total missions surveyed.

4 are presently ACTIVE and presently receiving financial support from TEBA (too young to have constituted yet). They represent 10% of the total.

8 are presently ACTIVE and no longer receiving financial support from TEBA (for varying reasons they have not yet pursued formal constitution yet). This represents 20% of the total.

2 have now TRANSITIONED from missions back into local ministries. This represents 5% of the total. 6 have now DISSOLVED and are no more. This represents 15% of the total. 4 are presently under SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES for various reasons (but are fully expected to pursue constitution in the future).

This represents 10% of the total.

Considering that only 6 of the above churches have dissolved, this represents an 85% success rate among church plants / missions that have either constituted, are in process, or have re-established as existing church ministries within the Tryon Evergreen region! In a day when bad news amongst Southern Baptists seems to garner the headlines more often than not, this is a reason to rejoice. The present church planting model that TEBA have employed seems to have been designed with a long-term view in mind and has demonstrated strength for churches / missions within the Association.

The visible trends amongst these churches revealed little surprises; strong leadership & vision coupled with an emphasis on discipleship and outreach have resulted in healthier missions / church plants that should continue to strengthen going forward. Conversely, those missions without strong leadership / vision have tended to stagnate. TEBA stands ready to assist these missions in their endeavors.

As we look to the future, a recent statistic revealed by Dr. Yancey states that 2200+ people will move into the TEBA region per month from now until 2021. That works out to 70 people per day - many of whom do not know Christ. Couple this with Houston now being named as the most diverse city in the U.S. (over 300 languages spoken), and the need for more church plants becomes even more profound. May we who have been granted this wonderful gift of Truth and Light recognize this wonderful opportunity and strategically consider what role we play in this next wave of Kingdom expansion. May God give you His wisdom. Grace & Peace, Darrell Ingram

TEBA 2016 MISSIONS OVERVIEW by Darrell Ingram