Amistad Cristiana

Anderson Creek

Angier

Anthem Mission

Antioch

Baptist Chapel

Baptist Grove

Broadway

Buies Creek First

Calvary

Chalybeate Springs

Church at the Creek

Coats

Connect

Crestview

Crossroads

Cumberland Street

Duncan

Dunn First

Dunn Second

Erwin First

Faith

Fellowship

Flatwoods

Friendship

Gourd Springs

Harmony

Hillmon Grove

Holly Springs

Intentional Love

Kennebec

LifePoint

Lillington

Macedonia

Memorial

Neill’s Creek

New Hope

North Clinton Avenue

Oak Grove

Overhills Community

Piney Grove Chapel

Pleasant Memory

Rawls

Redemption Hill

South Erwin

Spout Springs

Swann Station

The Gathering

Vessels Mission

Trinity

Westfield

Marty Dupree, Director of Missions Alice Davis, Missions/Ministry Coordinator Susan Stines, Administrative Assistant

August 2018

DISCIPLESHIP QUESTIONS…

WHAT IS DISCIPLESHIP?

. Is there a Paul in your life?

. Is there a Timothy who you are mentoring spiritually?

In his book DiscipleShift (p 51), Jim Putman uses a Biblical

definition from Matthew 4:19 as a person who is:

. Follow Me: following Christ………………………. [HEAD]

. I will make you: being changed by Christ………… [HEART]

. Fishers of men: committed to the mission of Christ.. [HANDS]

“A Disciple is a follower of Christ, being changed by Christ and

on the mission of Christ.”

“A Disciple is a fully devoted follower of Jesus Christ who is

Reproducing fruit that remains.” -Marty Dupree

JESUS DEFINES A DISCIPLE:

“By this is My Father glorified, that you bear much fruit, and

so prove to be my disciples.” -JOHN 15:8 (NASB)

QUESTIONS FOR ACCOUNTABILITY AND GROWTH: . What are you doing for your Quiet Time with the Lord?

. What is God teaching you? [LISTEN]

. What are you learning? [LEARN]

. Have you shared your faith with anyone recently?

. Tell us about it! [LIVE]

WHAT DOES A DISCIPLE DO?

. Shares the Gospel

. Builds Disciple-making relationships

. Duplicates themselves—(mature and multiply)

ARE YOU A DISCIPLE MAKER? “AS YOU GO, MAKE DISCIPLES OF ALL THE NATIONS…” -

WHAT DOES

DISCIPLE - MAKING

LOOK LIKE ?

HOW DOES A

DISCIPLE—MAKER

REPRODUCE

DISCIPLE-MAKERS

TOOLS FOR

DISCIPLE-MAKING

. The Story

www.story4.us

. Your GOD Story

(Your Testimony)

. 3-Story Method

-Listen to Theirs

-Tell them Yours

-Tell them

HIS STORY

MartyDupree.org

. Are you truly a disciple of Jesus Christ?

. Are you making Disciples?

. Are you passing on your faith?

A DISCIPLE-MAKING

JOURNEY LINE

Local Touch LRBA News Global Reach

Pray with our churches seeking a new Pastor:

Angier Baptist, North Clinton Avenue Baptist and Pleasant Memory Baptist churches.

Pray for ours serving away:

K & K—Asia; Dias family—Africa; J & J—Central Asia

M—Middle East; R—N Africa; J & B—S E Asia; M in M

State Opportunities

This Little Light of Mine, I’m Gonna Let it Shine !

Church Weekday Education Summer Conference

Aug. 3-4 at Embassy Suites, Cary / Reg., BSCNC ext. 5651 ___________________________________________

‘Renewing Worship EXPO’ Sept. 14-15

The expo is a 1-stop shop of training for worship leaders,

choirs, orchestras, musicians, technicians & others.

Calvary Baptist Church, 136 Medical Dr., Advance, NC 27006

Pre-register to (800) 395-5102 [BSCNC] ext. 5638 or 5634

Inside-Out Sunday School Training

Saturday, Sept. 22 / 8:30am—12 noon

Parkwood Bapt.Church, 1069 Central Dr, Concord 28027

For Children’s—Adult ... SS teachers, Directors & Pastors

Pre-register your group to BSCNC ext. 5646

Training Extravaganza ‘Back to Basics ’ — Saturday, Aug. 18

All Welcome / Region 4

This free training opportunity offers topics for all staff and lay leadership of your church (Deacons, Missions, Sunday School). Come gain new insights, discuss and leave inspired for a new church year! Extravaganza begins with breakfast at 8:30 am., followed by 34 break-out sessions within 9:15am—12 noon time frame.

Hayes Barton Baptist Church, 1800 Glenwood Ave., Raleigh 27608

See conf. list at www.raleighbaptists.org

Free Computer Training @ BSCNC

for All church staff ~ All classes are 9:00AM—3:30PM

at the Baptist Building, 205 Convention Dr., Cary 27511

Register with BSCNC, x 5592 or jautry@ncbaptist.org.

Aug 7, Oct 2—Wix / Aug 30—MS PPT / Sept 6—Excel

Senior Adult Fall Revival Thursday, Sept. 20th

Gourd Springs Baptist Church 4575 Ray Rd. Spring Lake, NC 28390

Fellowship—9 am / Worship—9:30

Begin planning now to bring a group

from your church. Call LRBA by Sept. 7th to let us

know how many are coming. All activities will end

prior to lunch; no meal will be served. Our speaker

will be Ed Rose—see www.centralwendell.org.

Let’s worship our Lord together once more!

Hoping to see you then . . .

LRBA Churches’ Ministry Positions Available:

South Erwin Baptist Church is seeking a Youth & Family

Pastor. Go to LRBA.net [Want-Ads] for a complete job descrip-

tion or call Pastor Turner Matthews at (910) 984-4028.

___________________________________________________

ATTENTION: Several of our churches are cur rently seek-

ing a part-time Children’s Minister. Please contact LRBA for

details and/or email a resume to PO Box 955, Lillington, NC

Angier Baptist Church, Angier, NC, seeks Fulltime Pastor

to lead our church into a new chapter in our history. We

are a Baptist congregation focusing on the inspirational

worship of God and applying the Bible to all areas of life.

We desire a pastor who will possess strong preaching

skills, be a leader in guiding & directing the church spirit-

ually and administratively, and be a person who has a

servant’s heart. The successful candidate will possess a

strong calling to the pastoral ministry, hold an accredited

seminary or divinity school degree, and possess some

years of experience in congregational ministry. Interested

candidates are encouraged to submit resume information

to the Pastor Search Committee at 540 Tippet Rd, Angier,

NC 27501 and/or abcpastorsearch1@gmail.com.

________________________________________________________

Campbell Divinity School - Sept. 18

Commissioning Service for New Ministry Students Come to Butler Chapel at 10:30am—Public is invited.

Visitation Day—Visit a class, meet faculty, and learn about financial aid. Call 1-800-760-9827, ext. 4765, or email to Amber—ahjohnson@campbell.edu.

Brotherhood Region 4 Mission Rally: Aug. 14 ~ Free meal with

pre-registration to BSCNC ~ Meal 6PM / Mtg. 7:00PM

1-800-395-5102 ext 5599 / baptistsonmission.org Central Baptist Church, 11109 Poole Road., Wendell, NC 27591

Church Brotherhood Training : September 15

** For Men’s Ministry, Challenger & ALL RA leaders**

at Mt. Nelson Bapt. Ch, Eureka, 27830 (near Goldsboro)

10am-4pm / Register on line or BCSNC x5607 / $10 fee

RA Camporee: Sept. 28-30 Camp Durant, Carthage 4637 Old Carthage Rd. 28327 / Leaders + boys (gr. 1-6) _______________________________________ LITERACY MISSIONS CONFERENCE Equipping For the Journey : August 18, FBC Durham

To pre-register, call BSCNC (800) 395-5102 ext. 5629 ___________________________________________ RETIRO ESTATAL DE JÓVENES HISPANOS Hispanic Youth Retreat / Agosto 31-Sept. 3 / BSCNC x. 5564 Centro Caswell | Caswell Conference Center Oak Island, N.C.

Mission Opportunities

WMU News

Military Wives Retreat: Aug. 17-19 at Mundo Vista Call WMU-NC at (866) 210—8602, ext. 209 or email <mharding@wmunc.org> for registration and details.

August Project: Buddy Backpacks Teachers tell us how important these food items are for children who do not have a good meal on the weekends. Items needed are: individual boxes of raisins, pop tarts, pop-top can goods (such as ravioli, spaghetti, mac & cheese, apple sauce, potted meat, pudding), crackers, juice boxes. Please bring your items to our LRBA office by Aug. 30th.

September Project: Psalm 91—Operation Bandanas

These are offered to soldiers deployed from Ft. Bragg. One bandana is $5, or $200 for a platoon. Donations will be accepted at the LRBA office through Sept. 27th.

October Project: Red Box Ministry Items Collect new knit gloves (1-size fits all) due October 18th to LRBA. Red Boxes go at Christmas to Women’s Prison, Raleigh.

Mission Serve in LRBA !

We were blessed July 16-20 with 120 youth and leaders from S. Carolina through the Mission Serve program. A huge thanks to Angier Baptist Church for housing everyone!

The Gathering Church led in planning and coordinating the projects. Sixty of the youth were as-signed to light construction, while the other sixty did requested ministry. In the mornings, they surveyed neighborhoods in Western Harnett for an anticipated new church start. Afternoons were varied between backyard Bible Clubs, thrift-store and school assistance. Youth were instructed in conversational-evangelism and had daily evening worship time. We pray many will want to continue missions service.

What a great joy to add others into our summer outreach—right here in our association. By these, along with the many (31 reported) churches doing local summer outreach activities, God has and is, helping us to touch lives in the name of Jesus, for His kingdom! God is good! All the time . . . All the time, God is good!

All ages having fun at VBS,

learning more about Jesus!

Loving God and

Loving Others!

Thank you, Jesus !

Little River Baptist Association P.O. Box 896

Lillington, NC 27546

phone: 910-893-4282, e-mail: missions@Lrba.net

website: www.Lrba.net

1004 Summerville Mamers Road Office Hours: Monday – Thursday

9:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Articles need to be received by the fifteenth of each month.

LRBA Calendar BSCNC (800) 395-5102 / ncbaptist.org

August

7 Training on Wix-website. Reg.BSCNC ext. 5592

8 Senior Adult Group Planning at LRBA office, 2 PM

14 Region 4 Missions Rally-Central BC, 11109 Poole Rd,

Wendell 27591. Free meal with pre-reg. to BSCNC

18 Training Extravaganza for ALL Church Leaders

Hayes-Barton BC, 1800 Glenwood Ave., Raleigh

17-19 Military Wives Retreat- Mundo Vista, reg--wmunc.org

30 Associational Council at LRBA office, 7 PM

September — North Carolina Missions Offering Month

3 Labor Day, LRBA office closed

11 Executive Committee Mtg . at LRBA office, 7 PM

15 Church Brotherhood Training at Eureka (Goldsboro)

20 Senior Adult Fall Revival, Gourd Springs BC -9 AM

October

12-13 Men’s Work & Worship Weekend, Red Springs Camp

14 Global Hunger Relief / World Hunger Day Offering

19-21 Father/ Son Overnight at Caraway—BSCNC x 5599

20 Literacy Missions Conf.—Pre-register BSCNCx 5630

22 LRBA 143rd Annual Mtg., Fall Session at Kennebec BC

Special Guest Speaker, Milton Hollifield of BSCNC

Birthdays

August

September

3 Kim Davis Spout Springs 8 Paula Cox Dunn 2nd

4 Thomas Green, II Erwin First 8 Giovanni Solera Amistad

8 Helen Solomon Truck Stop 9 Stephanie

Matthews

South Erwin

9 Jeff Johnson Westfield 10 Grover

Blackburn

N. Clinton Ave

16 Christopher

Turner

Neill’s Creek 11 Stephanie

Burgess

Connect

18 Alice Davis LRBA 14 Shirl Smith Baptist Chapel

20 Ben Pearce Baptist Grove 19 Brenda Tart Faith

29 Russell Blackmon Swann Station 22 Allison

Redinger

LifePoint

23 Kim Pittman Broadway

28 Melissa Turner Neill’s Creek

30 James Tart Faith

Ministry Anniversaries

August September

23 Robbie O’Quinn Calvary ‘09 1 Turner Matthews S. Erwin ‘13

7 Ken Dalton Crossroads ‘97