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TABCOM ANNUAL GATHERING 2023
MAY 12-13, 2023
RECONNECT | REVIVE | RENEW
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Friday and Saturday, May 12 – 13, 2023.
Theme: Reconnect | Revive | Renew - Ezekiel 37:5-6, 10
It's been 3 years of dry bones. It's time to reconnect and allow God to breathe His Spirit back into us and revive us again!
This, in-person, event will be hosted at Grotonwood this year.
REGISTRATION ENDS MAY 5TH
TAG2023 REGISTRATION LINK | TAG2023 WEBSITE
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After three long years, and by popular demand, TAG will again feature Exhibitor’s booths.
If your mission group or Baptist related nonprofit would like to have a booth, please contact Diane Badger at diane.badger@comcast.net.
The cost is $25 for a 10 x 10 foot booth (electricity is $10 extra). We will provide chairs, but you will have to bring your own table(s).
Space is going fast! So please contact us ASAP.
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Mary is in Ohio with her newly born granddaughter, Margot Adeline Balfour, born on April 27, 2023. Congratulations Mary and family! | |
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This year, Earth Day is Saturday, April 22, just two weeks after Easter Sunday. If you are a pastor or a lay leader looking for a way to incorporate Earth Day into your church calendar, liturgy, and/or mission work, check out these resources from the ecumenical organization Creation Justice Ministries. You can browse through their curated material here.
Also, Rev. Rebecca Driscoll, TABCOM Creation Care Minister, has compiled some Earth Day Lessons and Carols.
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This is a simple, celebratory lesson and carols meant to help your congregation celebrate creation!
Creation Celebration Hymn
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Hopefully the acronym MABIT is known to you - Mass. Baptist Investment Trust.
This investment program was established by TABCOM a number of years ago to help churches pool their endowment funds, memorial funds and other savings and work together with professional investors and money managers. Notice that the letter “T” - Trust - is emphasized above.
Trust is what we base our work on:
➢ We trust each church that participates to bring their resources to the table and thus help other churches that don’t have a lot of funds to still invest wisely and earn a return to help their ministries.
➢ We trust our investment partner - Merrill/Lynch - to make wise suggestions regarding investment plans. As a fiduciary they are committed to MABIT’s best interests.
➢ We trust MABIT’s board to oversee this program with the goals and ministries of each church in mind and with the hope that we are working together for the good of the gospel as participant churches are enabled to use their monetary resources faithfully and wisely.
➢ We trust that God will guide us all in this endeavor of responsible stewardship for the sake of the Kingdom of God as each member church sees its place and activity in that Kingdom.
For further information on MABIT drop by our table during The Annual Gathering at Grotonwood May 12-13 or reach out to David Lambert, our board president at lambert@mit.edu for more information.
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DIGITAL MINISTRY: THE NEXT CHAPTER | |
MARK YOUR CALENDARS! VIRTUAL WORKSHOP COMING SATURDAY, JUNE 3RD! | |
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With more and more people plugged in and experiencing much of their life online, your church's online presence is no longer a novelty. How can churches go beyond posting content to crafting a meaningful digital ministry?
This discussion will help you explore what digital ministry can be by providing a framework for understanding how to align your church's in-person and online efforts.
In this unique online training, you'll examine:
- How to understand where "digital" fits into your busy ministry life
- A clear pathway for engaging your community, visitors and members
- How to craft "Both/And" worship experiences that connect online and in-person audienceS
- Low-tech (and no-wifi!) solutions for churches on a budget
And much more...
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TABCOM BAPTIST POLITY CLASS | |
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The TABCOM Baptist Polity class has been postponed until September 2023.
To secure your seat, please contact Ron Bouthillette at Bouthillette@tabcom.com.
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OUR ASSOCIATIONS AND CHURCHES | |
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Adoniram Judson Baptist Association
The Rev. Dr. David Kilpatrick, Coordinator
C- (617) 799-0705, E-Mail: dklpat@umich.edu | Rev. Dr. Kilpatrick is also the Pastor of West Medford Baptist Church – West Medford
Rev. Dr. Esther Pearson, Association Liasion
epearson@tp-group.net and C- (978) 257-5725
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A MESSAGE FROM MELINDA PARRY
Dear Fellow Youth Leaders,
These events are coming up!
Race to Be Human
In May we will watch the movie Race to Be Human about teens' experience of race. We will have activities and opportunity for discussion. Watch for date & location.
Summer Camps: Will be available at both Grotonwood & Oceanwood. Watch their websites (grotonwood.org and oceanwood.org) for further information. Both camps are also hiring
As always, feel free to send out information on any youth or youth friendly events or programs at your church. Let's support each other.
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Berkshire Baptist Association
The Rev. David Anderson, Moderator/Coordinator
C- (413) 652-4179, E-mail: d_anderson@mail.com
Rev. Anderson is also the Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church – North Adams
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Boston Southwest Association
The Rev. Dr. Moreen Hughes, Coordinator
C- (978) 430-5355, E-mail: mphug@msn.com
Rev. Dr. Hughes is also the Associate Pastor and Minister to Women and Families of Concord Baptist Church in Milton
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Central Baptist Association
The Rev. Yvonne Miloyevich, Coordinator
Rev. Yvonne Miloyevich | e-mail: 17desiree50@gmail.com | (978) 618-2526.
Central Association Clergy meets to share, support, and pray with each other on the third Tuesday of each month from 9:30 – 11. This is a Zoom meeting
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Merrimack Valley Baptist Association
The Rev. Jim Leavitt, Coordinator
C- (508) 954-8034, E-mail: pastorjimleavitt@gmail.com
The Merrimack Valley Baptist Association Clergy gather monthly. Please contact Rev. Jim Leavitt for more information.
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SERVICE OF PRAYER
You are invited to join the Old Colony Baptist Association for a Service of Prayer on Sunday evening, June 11th at the First Baptist Church of Mansfield, 52 North Main Street, Mansfield.
Lead by Rev. Paris Bollinger of First Baptist Church of Dighton and Student Pastor Gregory Scalise of First Baptist Church of Mansfield, we will join together and lift our joys and concerns to our Lord.
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Pioneer Valley Baptist Association
The Rev. Theresa Temple, Coordinator
C-(860) 978-5595, E-Mail: revtheresa777@gmail.com
Rev. Temple is also the Pastor of First Baptist Church – Holyoke
Pioneer Valley Baptist Association clergy meet on the 4th Monday of the month at 6:30 pm.
This is a Zoom gathering. Please contact PVBA Coordinator, Rev. Theresa Temple for the link, discussion topic and presentation information
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Dear Sisters and Brothers,
Grace and Peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Hebrews 4:16 encourages us to “approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace for help at the time of our need” (NASB).
On Sunday May 28th at 3:00 PM, the Pioneer Valley Association will be having a Pentecost Prayer and Praise Service hosted by the Bethlehem Baptist Community Church, 304 Elm Street, Holyoke, MA.
We are inviting your Congregation to join with us and asking you, as Pastors to help us by leading prayers and your Choir/Praise Team/Soloist participate in song.
The Prayer theme is “Revive Us Again”.
The Prayer Focus will center around the acronym “ACTS”, Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving and Supplication. This model of prayer prioritizes our time with God so we first approach Him with reverence (adoration), then repent of the sin in our life (confession), then express our gratitude to Him for all He has done (thanksgiving), and finally submit to Him our requests (supplication).
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A = Adoration
Songs and Prayers of Praise and Adoration to our God
Scripture says God is worthy or our praise, regardless of what He has given to us or withheld from us. He is worthy simply because He is God.
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C= Confession
Prayers of Confession and Repentance
Admitting and confessing our sin to God so that our prayers will not be hindered and agreeing with Him that we need His Son, Jesus, to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
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T = Thanksgiving
Prayers of Thankfulness
Thessalonians 5:18 instructs: “in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God for you in Christ Jesus” and to
practice gratitude to God in everything.
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S = Supplication
Philippians 4:6, we’re told not to worry about anything, “but in everything by prayer and pleading with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to
God.”
Prayers for Revival:
- Churches and Pastors of the Pioneer Valley
- Lost Souls and the Unity of Believers – Rev. Judy Jones, FBC, Palmer
- Raising up of Leaders
- Youth & Young Adults & Elderly
- Families &Marriages
- The Marginalized & Institutionalized
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Please let us know by May 5th which prayer emphasis you would like to lead.
It is our prayer that this will be a great time of the Spirit’s move in all of us.
In His Service,
Theresa
TABCOM Associational Resource Coordinator
Pastor, First Baptist Holyoke
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Samuel Stillman Baptist Association
The Rev. Dr. Loretta St. Louis, Coordinator
C- (617) 835-6767, stillmanarc@gmail.com
Rev. Dr. St. Louis is also the Associate Pastor for Congregational Care of Union Baptist Church – Cambridge
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Thank you for the updates that have been sent so far.
There are still many updates needed and we are looking to all of you to help us with any incorrect information you notice.
Please email Robyn Mars (robyn.mars@tabcom.org) with your updates.
Thank you for your patience.
This will now be located in the "MEMBERS ONLY" page on the TABCOM website. For the password, email robyn.mars@tabcom.org.
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TABCOM Voices broadcasts air on the second Sunday each month 5-6 PM. | |
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TABCOM Voices is looking for musical selections for the radio broadcast. Please send your selections to tabcom@tabcom.org | |
ABC 2023 BIENNIAL MISSION SUMMIT
June 23-25, 2023
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