Children’s Ministry Council - Wake Forest Baptist Church · 2019-06-28 · Lisa Baker worked with...

[WAKE FOREST BAPTIST FIRST QUARTER 2017 COUNCIL REPORTS] 1

Council reports are arranged alphabetically: Administration, Children, Education, Missions, Music, Outreach, Worship, and Youth

Administration

Children’s Ministry Council

What Exactly is this Thing Called Faith? ---This class was offered to our 4th, 5th, and

6th graders on 3 Sundays in February. Lisa Baker worked with 18 participants to

help them understand (at their level) what it means to be a faithful follower of

Christ in their world.

Roundtable Discussions were held in February for all Children’s Ministry

Volunteers.

Kairos Kids went Beyond the Walls on Wednesday, March 1, to minister to the

residents of Carillon at the Heritage. Approximately 30 kids visited with the

residents, sharing songs and a puppet performance. A number of the Kairos kids

and their families also participated in the Inter-Faith Food Shuttle ministry on

February 21.

Easter Egg Hunt—On Palm Sunday families with children ages Birth—6th Grade

were invited to participate in a potluck lunch and Easter Egg Hunt. Special

thanks to Leeann Tedder for coordinating this event.

Vacation Bible School planning is underway. This year’s VBS will take place June

21-24, and the theme is “Maker Fun Factory—Created By God, Built for a

Purpose.

2nd Floor Children’s Hallway Renovations: Work is scheduled to begin soon on

Phase 1 of renovations to this area. This phase will focus on turning Rooms

213/214 (the “Handprint Room”) into a multi-purpose space for children’s

gatherings.

Preschool Hallway Needs: A committee from the Children’s Leadership Council

is working to assess needs on the Preschool Hallway, with a focus on addressing

signage/welcome areas, safety issues, and necessary classroom updates.

Children’s Leadership Council: This team welcomed 3 new members: Stacey

Bennett, Michelle Gordon, and Julie Vito, and is in the process of praying over

the future of Children’s Ministry at Wake Forest Baptist Church. Current focuses

include:

o Writing a Mission statement for Children’s Ministry

o Altering of policies/procedures/some current ministries

o Long Range Planning for the next three years

o Planning ministries to meet the current needs of our children.


Education Council

SUNDAY SCHOOL

SOUPER Sunday: Held on February 5, Souper Sunday challenged all ages of Sunday School

classes to bring in cans of soup and other canned food items to be donated to Tri-Area

Ministries and the Bunn Soup Kitchen. Over 2000 cans of food were donated this year, with

the Branches Sunday School class taking home the "Souper Sunday Spoon" for donating the

most cans.

Sunday School Teacher Training: Sunday School teacher training was held for all teachers

during the month of February.

Adult SS Teacher Training was held on February 8, 2017, from 6:00 - 7:20

p.m. Rich Jordan, CBFNC's Church Resources Coordinator, led the training

which focused on his FIT model (Fellowship, Information, Transformation).

Youth SS Teacher Training was held on February 15, 2017, from 6:15 - 8:00

p.m. and was led by Danny Quirin, former youth pastor and current

associate pastor at Bonsack Baptist Church in Roanoke, VA.

Children's SS Teacher Training was held on February 15 from 6:00 - 7:20

p.m. and was led by Lisa Baker. Lisa led the group in round-table

discussions on issues that teachers face each Sunday...discipline, shared

space issues, curriculum, what to do in the transition times, etc.

Preschool SS Teacher Training was held on February 22 from 6:00 - 7:20

p.m. and was led by Lisa Baker. Lisa led the group in round-table

discussions on issues that teachers face each Sunday...discipline, shared

space issues, curriculum, what to do in the transition times, etc.

SENIOR ADULTS

Fellowship Events

Pot-luck dinner and movie nights are generally held on the fourth Friday of each

month at 5:30 p.m. in the fellowship hall. Dinners were held on January 27,

February 17, and March 24.

Exercise Class: Beginning on January 9 and running for six weeks, the Senior Adult

Ministry offered an exercise class aimed at helping senior adults gets toned and

energized! Classes met on Mondays and Thursday at 10 a.m.

Trip to NC Museum of Art: On January 12, a group of senior adults traveled to the

NC Museum of Art to view the special exhibition of 1930's-40's Art Deco Cars. Their

tour of the museum and the special exhibit included a catered lunch at The Iris

Restaurant.


"A Midsummer Night's Dream:" On February 16, a group of senior adults enjoyed an

updated production of this classic Shakespearian play at Louisburg College. This

production was set in 1969 at Woodstock. Before the play, attendees enjoyed

dinner at Johnny Bull's Steakhouse.

Trip to the NC Zoo: This March 16 trip to visit the NC Zoo is Asheboro was

postponed due to wintery weather. It was rescheduled for April.

Senior Adult Choir

The Senior Adult Choir is meeting the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 5th Tuesdays of the month at 10:30

a.m. under the direction of Bryant Moxley.

Communion Ministry

Senior Adults served Communion at Hillside Nursing Home on January 24, February 28, and

March 28 at 10:00 a.m. They offered Communion at Brookdale on January 26, February 23,

and March 23 at 9:45 a.m. They also served communion at Carillon Assisted Living on

January 12, February 9, and March 9 at 10:00 a.m.

Connections Ministry: This ministry continues to reach out and provide "connections" to

both homebound and other seniors who wish to receive daytime or early evening visits,

cards, or phone calls. Connections aims to keep seniors connected to their church family

through monthly contacts. For more information, contact Nan Hill or call the church office.

DISCIPLESHIP

Support Groups

Alzheimer's Support Group: This group is not currently meeting due to a new group

that was formed at Carillon Assisted Living.

Divorce Care: This 13-week support group ministry resumed on February 6 and is

currently ongoing. The group meets Monday evenings at 6:30 p.m. and childcare is

provided. Under the leadership of Mike Dishman, this ministry continues to provide

a wonderful outreach opportunity to the community. We've now had 55 people

come through our program, and about 85% of the people have been from outside

our church. Amy Mackie and Jim McKay are assisting Mike Dishman.

Divorce Care for Kids (DC4K): The winter/spring session began on February 6 and

meets from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Children in DC4K are given a safe place to talk about

their anxieties and given tools to deal with the upheaval in their lives. Adult leaders

are Bob Beadle, Katie Hill, Shannon McNeill, and Mary Yount.


Grief Recovery Group: This group is currently not meeting due to lack of

attendance. It may resume in the future.

Caregiver Support: In response to requests from caregivers in our congregation,

this group is now meeting each month to discuss the issues of dealing with the

responsibility of care giving. The book entitled A Caregiver's Survival Guide by Kay

Marshall Storm is being used to guide the discussion.

Bible Study Groups

Women's Bible Study: This group, which is led by Annette Byrne and Sarah Krepp,

began a 10-week Bible study of Beth Moore's book entitled So Long, Insecurity:

You've Been a Bad Friend to Us. This group meets on Sunday evenings from 6:30 -

8:00 p.m. at the home of Leeann Tedder.

Young Men's Bible Study: The Young Men's Bible Study meets every other Tuesday

from 8:30 - 10:00 p.m. There are currently 8-10 men participating in the study, with

an average weekly attendance of 4-5 men.

The King’s Daughters Bible Study: This group is open to women of all ages and

meets on Wednesday mornings from 9:30a.m. – 11:00a.m. They began Lisa Harper’s

study, The Gospel of Mark: The Jesus We’re Aching For on January 18 and concluded

it on April 5.

Discipleship Classes: Wednesday Night Live:

The first winter session of Wednesday Night Live adult Bible study classes kicked off on

January 4 with three series options:

The Lazarus Life: Led by Bill Slater, this 8-week study of the book The

Lazarus Life focused on the promise of resurrection in the places where we

are most dead and provided encouragement for people to enter into the

Lazarus story and say yes to Jesus' invitation to life.

Who is Jesus? Led by George Braswell, this 4-week session explored the

answer to Matthew 16:13-16 when Jesus posed the question, "Who do

others say that I am? Who do you say that I am?" These questions were

explored in the context of a world of religious pluralism and religious

studies which question the historical Jesus.

Leadership Series: Led by Christie Hill, this 4-week session discussed topics

such as Navigating Change at Work, Authentic Leadership, and Presenting

your Best "You" at Work.


On February 8, a new series of adult classes began.

Sunday School Teacher Training: Training sessions for all age divisions

were held over the course of 3 weeks. Adult Training was held on February

8. Youth and Children's Training was held on February 15, and Preschool

Training was held on February 22. (See Sunday School heading for more

details on these training sessions.)

A Shepherd's Look at Psalm 23: This 3-week session studied Phillip Keller's

book which looks at Psalm 23 from a shepherd's perspective. This session

was led by Joe Kenney, Don Phillips, and Don Dickens.

Love Well, Love Large: This 7-week study of the text, The Soul-mate

Marriage: The Spiritual Journey of Becoming One, was led by Mitch & Anne

Packett and Jim & Shannon McNeill.

The next series of Wednesday Night Live study groups began on March 8 and ran for 4

weeks.

Journeying Parenthood Together: Led by Lisa Baker, this class was designed

to provide parents with a time of sharing, studying God's word, and praying

and remembering..."I am NOT alone; I am NOT crazy; and I MAY survive this

thing called parenting!" The class used the Bible as its guide, along with the

book, Sacred Parenting: How Raising Children Shapes Our Souls by Gary

Thomas.

The Elements of What is True: This series, led by Bary Hayes and Don Elium,

provided a prayer/meditation and discussion of the Living Word, which is a

light and lamp that illuminates the main road to the fullness of life. (Psalms

119:105)

Elegant Estate Planning: Led by George Fuller, this class provided

participants with the basics of building an estate plan, and covered topics

such as the vocabulary of estate planning; what needs to guide your estate

plan; and how to use wills, trusts, and other tools to your greatest advantage.

The Jesus Priorities, 8 Essential Habits: Led by Jo Ann Stancil, this class

challenged participants to reflect and study on Jesus' priorities...priorities

which call us to see the world as Jesus sees it. The study encouraged

participants to reflect on their own priorities as they pray for God's help in

living the Jesus priorities.


Exercise for Health and Fitness: Led by Sabra Ivey and Shannon Young, this

class provided functional training for the body that included light stretching

of different muscle groups with core exercises to tighten and tone the

midsection and strengthen the back.

WOMEN'S MINISTRY

Women's Retreat: Planning continued for the 2017 Women's Retreat. The theme

for the retreat will be "Sweet Life Cafe´: Where Women Savor Time With God." The

retreat will be held April 28-30, 2017, at Caraway Conference Center in Asheboro,

NC. A planning meeting for those women planning to go on the retreat was held on

March 29, 2017. To date, around 75 women are registered to attend.

MEN'S MINISTRY

New Men's Ministry: Helping Hands Ministry: This ministry seeks to

minister to shut-ins and others in need in our church and community

through providing "handyman" work, small construction projects, and yard

work. For more information or to volunteer to help, contact Allen Overton

([email protected]) or Tommy Killebrew

([email protected]).

Missions Council

During the first quarter of 2017, Wake Forest Baptist Church Missions have had these activities:

Good Neighbor Ministry – Serving over 125 hot dogs every Saturday in the Northwest part of Wake

Forest. We are continuing to build relationships with the local community at Taylor Street Park. We are

in our 12th year serving the community. In the past quarter we served over 1,500 Hotdogs on 12

Saturdays. We are increasingly having difficulty filling volunteer positions. Any new volunteers are

welcome and can contact me to do so at [email protected]

Inter-Faith Food Shuttle – In this first quarter of 2017, we helped 308 households with over 931

individuals with fresh food that was distributed from WFBC with the help of 161 volunteers. Soon,

we'll have fresh food from our Community Garden to add to this effort.

Mobile Food Trailer

During this quarter, the Missions Council used the Mobile Food Trailer to provide five fresh meals

at the Taylor Street Park. Every second and fourth Wednesday each month, we provide and serve

60 – 80 meals each time in the community. Most of these meals go to children and youth. We are

looking for additional volunteers to help with this ministry...it is simple, rewarding, and takes about

two hours once or twice a month. If interested, please contact Susan Debevec at:

[email protected]

mailto:[email protected]


Embrace Uganda

Embrace Uganda is preparing to send their annual team to Uganda for a 2-week mission in June.

Dorothy Bowman and Nan Hill from WFBC will be leaving June 1st. The rest of the team which includes 8

members will be leaving June 8 and returning June 24.

The WFBC quilting group is busy making quilts and blankets for a brand new orphanage for babies that is

in its last stages of construction.

While in Uganda, the team members will spend most of their time in the village of Koreng at a local

school holding a medical clinic for hundreds of children. They will be distributing new blankets to all

school children there as well as serving lunch to another local school for 3 days. The team will distribute

new mattresses to local elders who are of the greatest need. The team will hold a leadership seminar in

the community and will teach bible lessons to the school children as well as lead recreational activities.

Lastly, team members will be helping to paint a new dorm that has just been built.

Our annual 5K is approaching and will be held on June 3. This event will help us to raise funds needed

for the mission trip in June. Please come out to the WF Town Hall to help us raise money for these very

important projects! Information about the race and to register can be found at this link.

http://www.embraceuganda.org/EU5K2017Register

Community Garden

Activity at the garden is in full swing this spring!! We have a new, large (16' x 16') garden storage building with a ramp and shelves, the garden has been tilled, groomed, watered, nourished, and planting has been happening. Come on Saturdays from 09:00am to 12:00noon to volunteer.

http://www.embraceuganda.org/EU5K2017Register


5,714.5 pounds harvested in 2016

14,564 pounds harvested since 2013

1,552 volunteer hours for 2016

3,968 volunteer hours since 2013

175 garden volunteers

Quilting Ministry

The Quilting ministry is meeting weekly and has averaged about a dozen quilters at each meeting

this quarter. In 2016, they created and sent quilts, bags, and curtains to Uganda and quilts to

Columbia, SC with our Youth on their mission trip. In February, they made and sent blankets to NY

City...and are continuing to work on quilts to go to other ministries. The quilting ministry is

currently working on items to send on this year’s mission trip to Uganda.

Disaster Relief

Several years ago, WFBC received a donation from the Wake Forest Community Response team to

purchase a trailer for the WFBC Disaster Relief Team, and it has been registered with the NC Baptist

Men. Since then, we’ve purchased needed equipment (chainsaws, shovels, rakes, tarps, furring

strips, etc. and safety equipment for our volunteers. We currently have 16 individuals certified

through the NC Baptist Men Disaster Relief Program. In 2016, we donated $1,000 to disaster relief

efforts for Hurricane Matthew.

Stop Hunger Now/Rise Against Hunger

Our next meal packing event will be a joint effort with several other churches in Wake Forest, and is

being called Mission Quake 2. We are expecting to pack over 50,000 meals at Mission Quake 2. The

event will be held May 20, 2017 at WF Methodist Church.


The Ministry Matters Program is a new Missions Council initiative that ministers to those

individuals that now reside, permanently or temporarily, in our area rest homes, assisted living

facilities, and short/long term care facilities. The ministry includes individual and personal visits,

group crafting, music and sharing God’s Word in various settings.

The Deaf Ministry

Our deaf class is continuing to meet for Bible studies, socials and times of outreach throughout the

year.

Congregational Health Ministries is working on various care teams as well as we are all reading

the book, “The Blue Zones” to learn what is common among groups of thriving centenarians around

the world and what can we learn about how we might create a Blue Zone at Wake Forest Baptist

Church. We are also exploring co-sponsoring along with the outreach team, hosting a marriage

conference in 2018. Guest keynote speakers are Dr. and Mrs. David Frisbie.

Helping Hands Ministry has been developed in collaboration with the Diaconate's @ Home

ministry. This newly organized ministry is being led by Allen Overton and held the first work day

on November 5. Eight volunteers divided into three teams and completed nearly all of the initial

projects. This ministry is focusing on the new Habitat for Humanity house at 219 Caddell Street in

first and second quarter this year.

Youth on Missions Our Wednesday night Ignite youth went out and bought supplies and put

together kits for the NY Mission Team. Our youth also participated in mission projects over the

Disciple Now weekend (March 31-April 1) - they helped with the Hotdog ministry, the choir went to

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Taylor Street Park and sang while a group was serving hot dogs, we had a group work in the

community garden, a group worked at the Tiffany house, and a group worked at the Stephenson

Center doing some cleanup.

Music and Arts Council

The first quarter of 2017 brought several unique experiences and ministry events to the WFBC

Music Ministry. This report will highlight seven of these ministry emphases.

1. The Chancel Choir, Handbell Ministry and Men’s Chorus have been primarily focused on providing and preparing music for Ash Wednesday, Lenten worship services, Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday and Easter. Music for Lenten worship services was taken from Psalm 23: A Journey with the Shepherd.

2. The Advanced Bells, Men’s Chorus, Preschool Choir, Alpha Choir, Omega Choir, Adult Ensemble, Youth Choir and Youth Instrumental Ensemble have all provided worship leadership in both services this quarter.

3. The Music with Babies and Music with Toddlers ministry has experienced significant growth with a total of 25 participants in 3 classes. Mary Hedrick, Bryant Moxley and Kathy Page are all receiving training from Musikgarten to enhance this growing ministry.

4. The Virginia Tull Concert Series hosted the Wingate University Chorus for an outstanding concert. WFBC members provided a wonderful meal and hosted the students in their homes following the concert.

5. Many of the Music Ministry Ensembles shared the love of Christ through music at area care facilities. The Youth Choir sang at Brookdale, the Kairos children and Puppet Team shared at Carillon and the Senior Adult Choir is sharing their program at all four local care facilities.

6. The Youth Choir participated for the second year in Segue, a youth choir festival at Campbell Divinity School. Ten other churches with a total of over 175 youth participated in this excellent event with Pepper Choplin as guest conductor. Additionally, the Youth Choir and Praise Band provided primary leadership for the Youth Spring Show which raised $3,766.83 to be divided between the Youth Music Missions Trip in June and the Youth Summer Mission Trip in July.

7. Approximately 20 members of the Chancel Choir partnered with students from SEBTS and Iglesia Jesucristo El Rey Soberano to support Steve Green Ministries in Concert. Steve Green is an internationally known and award winning singer.


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Outreach Council

On March 5th, the Outreach Team hosted a successful Guest / New

Member Luncheon that included 27 adults and children. This was a

great opportunity to share a meal and get to know some new faces.

The Welcome Center continues to be staffed faithfully at both worship

services.

Judy Killebrew continues to oversee the Outreach New Member Picture

Team. She organizes team members to cover both services in taking

pictures of the new members that join the church. The pictures are

then published, along with a brief bio of the new member, in the

Grapevine newsletter each month.

Doug Leary has resigned from the Outreach Committee effective

04/09/17.

Upcoming Events:

Town of Wake Forest Meet in the Street, scheduled for Saturday,

May, 6th.

Worship Council

The Worship Council is made up of the following teams: Lord’s Supper, Baptism, Flower & Altar, Weddings, Funerals, Special Worship Events, Worship Media, and Hospitality. These teams faithfully ensure that our church has been made ready for all of the events that occur there each week.

Youth Council

Junior/Senior Ski and Snowboard Christian Retreat (January)

This year the Juniors and Seniors traveled to Winterplace in Ghent, West Virginia to ski, snowboard,

snowtube and worship together. Our topics for worship and discussion revolved around what is

going on in their lives and preparations they are making as they begin to make decisions about

college, begin looking at applying to colleges, and how to be better leaders. Thus, we did not have

one specific theme on this retreat, but many. This was a great retreat and we were blessed to have

great adult leaders and guest music leader.


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SonDown

This quarter we’ve had a couple of different themes heading into Disciple Now (DNOW) Weekend:

In January, our theme was “I’m In” – we looked at some people in the Bible who were “all in” when

it came to following Jesus and we talked about what that looks like for us today – even in the midst

of things like doubt, guilt, pride, and fear. Our youth were challenged to really step back and look at

what it would take for them to be “all in”.

In February, we went on a little journey and our theme was “Road Trip”. We talked about how road

trips are awesome. Whether you’re heading to the mountains with your family or driving to the

beach with your friends, the idea of packing up, grabbing your favorite snacks, planning the perfect

playlist, and hitting the road just sounds like an adventure. And it is! Maybe that’s because new

places are always exciting, or maybe it’s just that, more than anywhere else, the unexpected seems

to happen on the road. Flat tires. Detours. Surprisingly great lunch stops. Disappointingly awful gas

stations. The unexpected is just part of the trip. Life works a lot like that, too. We start with a plan in

mind, but things happen along the way that change our plans, change our minds, or even change

our relationships. That’s when we have to decide to stick to the plan or change course. This was

especially true for the apostle Paul. Long before GPS or interstates, Paul set out on a series of road

trips, and just like us, he experienced some surprising, even life-changing moments on the road. We

took a look at some key turning points on Paul’s road trips, and we discovered that maybe the best thing that can happen on our journey is a change of direction.

In March, our theme was Deal With It in which we talked about the various ways that we deal with

challenges, struggles, or those “changes in direction”. We talked about what the Bible says and how

God helps us to deal with those instead of avoiding them or bottling them up in unhealthy ways.

Ignite Wednesday Night Small Groups

Our Ignite Small Groups have continued to be a wonderful opportunity for spiritual growth. This is

due, in large part to the adult small group leaders. The groups are divided into 7th and 8th grade

students, high school girls and high school guys. These groups meet every Wednesday evening

after fellowship dinner. Once a month our groups combine to serve in our community. This

quarter, they helped by preparing valentines notes for shut ins, and gathering supplies for the NY

mission team.

Disciple Now 2017: RENEW.

For those unfamiliar with Disciple Now, this is a weekend of Worship, Missions, a Concert and Small

Group Time with college students at Host Homes of people within our church. This year our theme was

“Renew”. Our theme verse was Mark 12:30 which tells us to “Love the Lord Your God with all your

heart, with all your mind, with all your strength, and with all your soul.” We talked about how when we

decide to follow Christ, the Bible tells us that the old is dead and the new is born – that God renews our

hearts, minds, bodies and souls. We started this year by talking about how God created us to have 3 key

relationships: with him, with others, and with ourselves. This weekend brought all that we have talked

about this year full circle as we examined how God wants us to love Him and others with all that we are,

all that we have, and all that we do – and when we do this – we become more like Him. Our coordinator


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for the weekend was Tracey Thomas-who lined up food, host homes, mission sites, and transportation.

Our speaker and Worship Leader was Adam Fitzgerald. Our band was the Illumination Project who led

us in an awesome worship experience at the Stephenson Center on Friday night. We were joined by

college students from Gardner-Webb University and College at Southeastern. The weekend culminated

in Worship led by our youth for both the 9:30 and 11:00 worship services.

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