Weekly news & updates
4-14-2021
Association Meetings & Events
Partnership Spotlight - Alaska Missions
FBC, Weatherford partners each spring with Alaska Missions to provide support for servant evangelism projects surrounding the Iditarod Trail Race. Alaska Missions sponsors numerous outreach efforts and camps throughout the year. Click the link below to learn about the impact that Alaska Missions is making, and explore their website.


Contact FBC, Weatherford if you would like to learn more about the spring mission trip to Alaska.

Brenda Crim will be at Brock Baptist on Sunday. See information below.
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3 Dimensions of Multiplication
A Roundtable event presented by PBA in partnership with Exponential
Thursday, May 20
9:00am - 1:30pm
North Side Baptist High School Ministry Room

Topic: “The 3 Dimensions of Multiplication”
  • Disciple Making
  • Mobilization
  • Capacity Building

Roundtable Highlights:
  • 3 main sessions that include a TED-talk style video presentation followed by a roundtable discussion.
  • Content-related conversations with other church leaders, and with your own team.
  • Access to the complete content library for this session.
  • Cost: $39/person, or $29/person for teams of 5 or more.

and choose the Weatherford, TX event.

For PBA churches, the cost is $19/person.
Call our office for the discount code before you register.
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Disaster Relief Wish List
The Disaster Relief Laundry Unit may not be deployed right now, but they are in need of items to restock the Laundry Unit trailer so it is ready to go the next time it is needed. If you would like to support the PBA Disaster Relief ministry, you can follow this link to the Amazon Wish list and purchase items needed on the trailer.

Or, you can go to this link to our giving page to donate. Follow the instructions and choose "Disaster Relief Fund" as the designation for your gift. All contributions are tax-deductible.
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Online Giving
Did you know you could give to the Association online? Online giving has never been easier or safer. To give online click here and follow the instructions.
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Church Announcements
A Evening With Brenda Crim
Sunday, April 18
6:00pm
Brock Baptist
2111 FM 1189
Brock

Brenda is the Founder/Executive Director of Alaska Mission. All are welcome to attend.
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I-Discover Teacher's Conference
April 30 - May 1
6:00 - 8:00pm Friday, 9:00am - 3:00pm Saturday
Spring Creek Baptist
100 Spring Creek Rd
Weatherford
Cost: $20 per person or $60 max. per church

This is a highly interactive and engaging two-day workshop about leading Bible study founded and taught by Eli Bernard who served local churches as a student pastor, education minister, pastor, and church planter with NAMB. Lunch will be provided. You can find out more information and register at www.myspringcreek.org. Just click on the I-Discover banner.
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Prayer Emphasis for this week:
  • Brock
  • Calvary
  • Center Point
  • Central

Follow PBA on social media for a daily update on our prayer emphasis.
Useful News & Tips
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The group known as the "nones" have fairly quickly become the predominant religious story in America. Nones—not to be confused with nuns—are the fastest-growing religious group in America. The term refers to people who select "none of the above" when they're asking a question on a religious questionnaire, they're not necessarily atheists; in fact, most aren't. They're not necessarily anti-religious; some of them believe in God.

A more precise term would be the "religiously unaffiliated." Depending upon which study you look at, as many as one-third of the nones plan to go back to church one day. They're generally not all anti-God, though some are.

To summarize:
  • Nones are people who identify as religiously unaffiliated
  • They represent a rapidly growing section of the U.S. population:
  • They are the fastest-growing religious category in the U.S.
  • They are the second-largest religious category in the U.S.

As Christians, I believe we should always be more driven by our missionary identity than we are by our national identity, our political identity, our environmental identity, our social identity, or even our church identity.

Don’t get me wrong. We ought to love our church. (I know I love my church.) And the Church (with capital C) is the bride of Christ, destined for eternity with God. But here on earth, we must face the reality that our culture is not to be our primary identity.
Our culture is a mission field. We must see ourselves as people on mission. This is not our home. This is our mission field. Therefore, we all must see our vocations as mission—as kingdom work.
Job Openings
Lead Pastor Positions

Baker Baptist Church - Bi-vocational
1912 Baker Cut Off Rd
Weatherford, TX 76087 

Eureka Baptist Church
401 Eureka St
Weatherford, TX 76086

Soda Springs Baptist Church - Bi-vocational
1801 Soda Springs Rd
Milsap, TX 76066
You may also call Michael Kinman at 817-565-6010 for more information.

Zion Hill Baptist Church
PO Box 2920
Weatherford, TX 76086
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Full- and Part-time Support Staff Positions

Brock Baptist Church is searching for a part-time Worship Leader/Music Minister. If interested, please email resume and cover letter to office@fbcbrock.com or call Pastor Greg Bowman at 817-597-7944.

FBC Willow Park is searching for a part-time Children's Minister (serving birth-6th grade). If interested, please email your resume to Pastor Jonathan Mansur at pastor@fbcwillowpark.com.

Lakeshore Baptist is looking for a full-time Children's Minister. If interested, Please email your resume to Reagan Miller at reagan@lakeshorebaptist.com.

Silver Creek Baptist Church is seeking a paid part-time Worship Pastor to lead worship on Sunday mornings and Wednesday evenings, and a part-time Youth Pastor. Interested candidates please email Brandee at bfaughn03@gmail.com.

Walnut Creek Baptist Church in Azle (Reno) is looking for a part-time Worship Leader/ Music Minister and a part-time Youth Minister. Please contact Shane Scott at pastor@walnutcreekbaptistchurch.com or 817-221-2110 for more information.