August 2009 e-NEWSLETTER

OCTOBER

ATTENTION BIVOS & SMALLER CHURCH PASTORS
JOIN the B.S.C.L.N.
Bivo Small Church Leadership Network
Formerly: "Southern Baptist Bivocational Ministers Association"
$25.00/yr.
January 2010 - December 2010

CLICK HERE to JOIN
Our goal is to encourage every state to have someone on staff that will relate directly to Bivocational and/or Smaller Churches. There are in excess of 24,000 bivocational pastors in the SBC and Lifeways ACP totals of the Churches Stats reveal that 81% of SBC Churches have 125 or less in Sunday School. ACP Stats also reveal that the Median of all SBC Churches is 75 or less in Sunday Primary Worship Service and the Median of all SBC Churches is 51 or less in Sunday School.
We are a convention of Smaller Churches!
We receive no direct funding from the SBC / LIFEWAY /NAMB.
Our Support is from Bivos and/or Smaller Churches
Your membership will help support our National Coordinator as he works to promote this goal.


Bivo / Smaller Church Minister's Breakfast:

November 10, 2009, (Tuesday) 7:00 am
LBC Convention
Summer Grove Baptist Church, Shreveport
Wives and Children Invited

"No Charge"


Enjoy Breakfast & Fellowship then attend the Convention
To help us prepare, would you please register for this "FREE BREAKFAST"

CLICK HERE to REGISTER AT NO COST


"What Every Pastor Ought To Know"
CONFERENCE

You can request W.E.P.O.T.K. (1 to 10 hr. conf.)
for a small group of pastors (10 or more) at your church w/out workbook (no cost),
(workbooks are $20.00 ea. if desired) CLICK HERE to REQUEST Conference

Financial Solutions for Bivocational Ministers (pdf file)

GuideStone ANNOUNCEMENT:


Up to $3000 assistance for ministers of churches with receipts less than $75,000 (pdf file)

For details, contact: Stacy Morgan: stacy.morgan@lbc.org


Exemplary BIVOCATIONAL PASTOR
OF THE YEAR

Encourage
Equip
Exemplify
Empower
You Can Nominate Your Choice
See the "RIGHT SIDE BAR"
OR
CLICK HERE To Submit Your Nominee



ANNOUNCING
NEW LBC NORTHERN BIVOCATIONAL CONSULTANT
Recently Retired Director of Missions
of
Northwest Baptist Association
EDDIE DEHONDT
has been contracted as "Northern consultant within the Pastoral Leadership Team of the LBC to work with Bivocational / Smaller Church Ministries in the following 22 associations:
(Bienville, Webster-Claiborne) / (Concord-Union) / (Bayou Macon, Madison)
(Delta) / (DeSoto, Natchitoches, North Sabine, Red River, Sabine)
(Jackson, Shady Grove, Winn) / (LaSalle) / (Morehouse, Northeast La.)
(Northwest La.) / (Ouachita) / (Caldwell, Deer Creek, Richland)

Gary Mitchell has retired from the LBC as full Staff,
but, will continue to serve Bivocational / Smaller Churches
as Southern consultant in the following 21 associations:
(Acadia, Louisiana, Mt. Olive) / (Beauregard) / (Vernon) / (Carey)
(Baptist Assoc. of Greater Baton Rouge) / (Eastern Louisiana)
(Baptist Assoc. of Greater New Orleans) / (Bayou Baptist)
(Big Creek, Central La., North Rapides)
(Two Rivers, Washington, William Wallace)
(Chappapeela, LaTangi, St. Tammany) / (Evangeline, Gulf Coast)

   My Grand daughters and Great Grandson



"Pastors"
To
NOMINATE
Your Choice
for
Exemplary
Bivocational
Pastor
of the year
2009
CLICK HERE

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