Disaster Relief Volunteer Mobilization

FENTON - Michigan Disaster Relief volunteers are needed to be mobilized for flood resDisaster Relief-MI.Web 200ponse in the Saginaw area. At this time there are 25 homes needing assistance from our teams. To volunteer to join the team, contact Skip at 517 254 4519 or Judy at 810 223 2465

ON-LINE Basic Disaster Relief Training is available at http://DR.bscm.org.

Volunteers are asked to car pool and meet at 11:00 AM on Monday, June 3, 2013 at Immanuel Baptist Church (502 Cherry Street
Midland, MI 48640).

AGAIN: To volunteer, contact Skip at 517.254.4519 or Judy at 810.223.2465

ON-LINE Basic Disaster Relief Training is available at http://DR.bscm.org.

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“Unquenchable” Is Pastor, Staff & Spouse Retreat Theme

The Michigan Baptist Pastor, Staff and Spouse Retreat will be July 15-18, 2013 at Bambi PS&S Retreat Theme 2013Lake Retreat and Conference Center in Roscommon.    This year’s theme is Unquenchable, based on the Song of Solomon.  Rick and Stephanie Sowell will be the guest presenters.

This is a great time for ministers and spouses to get away for relaxation, encouragement, networking, and inspiration.  Rick will bring messages from the Song of Solomon to help couples grow in their unquenchable love for one another.  Rick and Stephanie will be leading breakouts designed to help couples strengthen their relationships.

Sowells 1Rick and Stephanie’s family story is not ordinary.  Rick’s first wife, Debbie, died suddenly from hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in May 2005 and he was left alone to raise three children and pastor a growing church.  He married Stephanie in 2008 and they continue to serve the Lord together.  Together they have 6 children and are often referred to as “The Brady Bunch.”

Rick is currently pastor of Choctaw Road Baptist Church in the Oklahoma City area.  It is an innovative, growing church which exists to connect, reach, grow, and care. (For more, see their website, http://choctawroad.com.) Rick says that ministry is measured in changed lives; he loves to see people grow in their relationship with God as evidenced by their life decisions.

Cost for the retreat is $10 per person.  Registration is open at http://register.BSCM.org.   For more information, go to http://michiganbaptists.com/leadership.

Baptist Faith and Message Presentation

The Baptist Faith and Message 2000 will be taught by six Michigan Baptist pastors on Tuesday, June 4.  The presentation will be from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Baptist State Ministries Building located at 8420 Runyan Lake Road in Fenton.BF&M

The presentation will follow the outline in the book by Charles S. Kelley, Jr., Richard Land, and R. Albert Mohler, Jr.   There will be six 50 minutes presentations; the schedule follows:

9:00 a.m.      Session 1: Introduction and the Scriptures
Taught by Wayne Parker, Merriman Road Baptist Church, Garden City
10:00 a.m.   Session 2: God, God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit
Taught by Roscoe Belton, Middlebelt Baptist Church, Inkster
11:00 a.m.   Session 3: Man, Salvation, and God’s Purpose
Taught by James Walling, Grace Church, Jackson
Noon          Lunch

1:00 p.m.     Session 4: The Church, Baptism and the Lord’s Supper, the Lord’s Day, and the Kingdom
Taught by Larry Rednower, New Haven Baptist Church, Flint
2:00 p.m.     Session 5: Evangelism and Missions, Education, Stewardship, and Cooperation
Taught by Bob Johnson, Cornerstone Baptist Church, Roseville
3:00 p.m.     Session 6: The Christian and the Social Order, Peace and War, Religious Liberty, and the Family
Taught by Rob Freshour, First Baptist Church, South Lyon

For more information go to www.MichiganBaptists.org/leadership or contact Bob Wood, bob@bscm.org.
Please preregister if you plan to attend.  Registration is free.  Register at www.register.BSCM.org.