THE CENTRAL CONNECTION

September 2017

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"We are an organization of churches that is committed to the mission of Christ to multiply disciple-making churches through evangelism, leadership training, and connection with other like-minded churches."

Pat Phinney CB North Central Regional Director

Hurricanes Harvey and Irma 

Earthquake in Mexico

Fires in the Western United States 

Our hearts break for those who are experiencing such great loss of life and property in the face of multiple catastrophic events in our sphere of influence.  The number and scope of the current needs are so great that you and your congregation may feel paralyzed, not knowing what to do.

CB North Central's/CBAmerica's strategy in light of these needs is:

Encouraging individuals and congregations to consider initially giving to those organizations best prepared for early relief efforts.  Our early response agency of choice would be SAMARITAN'S PURSE. Other options would include the Salvation Army, Red Cross and the North American Mission Board (Southern Baptist).

To help meet long-term recovery efforts we are encouraging individuals and churches to give to  CBAmerica's ACTS Fund (Acts of Compassion in Tragic Situations). Along with  WorldVenture, we are partnering with  Crossover Bible Fellowship of Houston and the  Houston Church Planting Network.  They are an anchor relief church and organization that are receiving teams from churches wanting to help. If your church would like so send a team, submit a form ( access team form).

We continue to communicate with our  CBNorthwest Region in regard to the fires that are devastating the area.  Additionally, we will look to  Missions Door for disaster relief efforts in the Caribbean and Southern Mexico.

There have been a number of new pastors that have begun new roles in ministry within CB North Central churches.  Some of these pastors are young and just beginning their ministry while others have years of experience, but have followed God's call to a new church family. We have asked some of our pastor's who have been in their churches for sometime if they had any advice to pass on to these newly transitioning pastors.  We have received a number of replies with heartfelt advice and we hope you'll enjoy the wisdom that has been shared.

New pastors should make prayer the utmost discipline and the study of the Bible a daily practice, it is easy to skip these things with our busy schedules but to skip them is the biggest mistake a pastor can make.  Visitation of those in their care comes next. People need their pastor to call on them pray and cry with them. They should be faithful in preaching the word.  Give invitations, to preach without an invitation is a waste of our breath. If pastors will do these things they will go a long way. x -Pastor Mike Marcum Pequot Lakes Baptist, Pequot Lakes, MN x PS    I suppose every pastor knows to do these simple things the problem is they don't practice them.

Please watch for more advice from CB North Central pastors next month.

CBAmerica Chaplaincy

"Calling Out To God In Desperation " 

x "God, open his eyes.  Give him a moment of clarity,  just one moment, when he can see the truth of his state and what you want him to do.  Break the chains. Bring him home". Read more about a soldier suffering from drug addiction and PTSD. -by Chaplain Sean Callahan, US Army Reserve, Deployed

Rev. Andy Meverden Director of Chaplaincy CBAmerica.org 3686 Stagecoach Rd, Unit F Longmont, CO 80504 [email protected]

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