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“All the Believers were together and had everything in common.” Acts 2:44
“We are a Brotherhood of Churches.”
Our Staff will be piloting the new Tri-Rivers VBS “Truth Travelers” Curriculum and Materials at Fairy Baptist Church this week. This VBS Kit can be used by Area Churches at no charge to the church. This VBS Kit comes with teaching materials on Paul’s Journey for Pre-K through 6th Grade, Activities, Mission Moments, Craft Ideas and Decorations. We already have churches who have signed up to use this VBS Kit. If your church is interested in this VBS Resource, please contact your Tri-Rivers Baptist Area Office by email at tririversdom@gmail.com and let us know the dates of your VBS.
This past week we hosted a Disciple Now weekend at the Tri-Rivers
Retreat Center from churches in the Hamilton and Hico area. I was also honored to speak and lead worship for the funeral service of Rusty Harris at Fairy Baptist Church. Rusty was a wonderful man of God who had a great impact on my life and the life of my family. On Saturday, my wife and I and family celebrated our daughter Josalyne Keeny's 30th birthday. On Sunday, our Tri-Rivers Staff led worship at FBC Lometa while I attended worship with my family at Fairy Baptist Church.
This week, we will be preparing to host a Church Men’s Retreat at the Tri-Rivers Retreat Center. Talon and I will be piloting the new Tri-Rivers VBS at Fairy Baptist Church (Tuesday – Friday; 10 am – Noon). I will also be working with several churches as they seek a new pastor and ministry staff for their church, along with working with our ministry partners (H3 and Homelessness Help) in meeting the needs of our churches. On Sunday, some of our staff will be traveling to New Orleans for the SBC Annual Meeting.
I want to thank each of you for Serving and Sacrificing all for the Cause of Christ and for allowing me to serve you as we together serve our Lord as a Brotherhood of Churches.” Your faithful support in meeting the needs
of each church is making a difference in the life of God’s Church and in its
mission of the Great Commission.
Each week, we continue to provide multiple daily Ministry Resources, Pulpit
Supplies, Church Administration Assistance, Church Search Committees, Providing Background Checks and Child Sexual Awareness Training,
assisted churches in Sound/Social Media, setting up church websites, providing
Encouragement to area pastors and servant leaders.
Please take time to view the Tri-Rivers Baptist Area Newsletter to remain connected to ministry needs & Resource/Training Opportunities and to view all upcoming Ministry, Training and Fellowship Opportunities.
If you have a ministry need or request, please do not hesitate
to call your Tri-Rivers Baptist Area Office as we are here to serve you 24/7
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Hello everyone, I pray you all had an amazing week filled with the blessings of God!
I had an amazing time celebrating my wife Josalyne's birthday this weekend at our home with family!
This past Sunday, I lead worship at FBC Lometa. Following that I attended a VBS Meeting and Business Meeting at Fairy Baptist Church. I also assisted Pidcoke Baptist Church and Spicewood baptist Church with streaming problems.
This week I am leading music for Fairy Baptist Church's VBS. I am also attending a Helping Hand of Hico Meeting held at True Vine Fellowship. On Friday, I will be leading worship for a Senior FCA Worship Night in Brownwood, TX.
I am available to assist any of our area churches who need a guest preacher, worship leader, or musician, and I am available to give sound, video, and media consultations and assistance.
We are in need of Musicians, Worship Leaders, and Local Church Missionaries to serve in our area Churches. If you feel led to serve in this area, please contact your Area Office at tririversdom@gmail.com or 254-865-1299.
I am here to serve you in all your ministry needs and it is my joy to do so. I look forward to meeting you as my wife Josalyne and I travel the Tri-Rivers Baptist Area visiting and worshiping with you on Sunday's.
Talon Keeney
Tri-Rivers Associate Director
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In the summer of 1946, four students went to Hawaii and lead a youth revival and Vacation Bible School. Since then, a college student mission program developed called Go Now Missions and over 13,000 students have gone around the world sharing God’s love and his story. The students have the opportunities to serve in the United States or overseas. They can be hosting sport camps, Vacation Bible School, teaching English, church planting, leading worship, community outreach programs to agriculture projects. The students will work with different people groups and people of all ages. Each mission opportunity has certain dates for each location and varies depending on the mission project selected. The position/project date can be:
· Summer Missionaries - 8-10 weeks between the end of May and early August.
· Impact Team Missionaries - 2-4 weeks between the end of May and early August.
· Semester Missionaries serve 4-10 months.
· Campus Missionaries serve 10 months between mid-July and mid-May.
· Christmas Break Missionaries -10-21 days between mid-December and mid-January.
For GO Now Missions, the students have to fill out an application, met qualifications and attend a Discovery Weekend. Some of the qualifications are to be enrolled in a Texas University, have a membership in a Baptist church or be involved in a local Baptist Campus Ministry, between 18-27 years old and be able to raise your own funding. The Discovery Weekend is a time for the student to discover how God wants to use them in the mission field. During this time the student is involved in worship, small groups, a mission fair, fundraising training and an individual interview. After Discovery Weekend they will be notified where they have been invited to serve. Start raising funds for their trip and depending on where they are serving start getting passports and visas ready.
On May 21, 2023, a commissioning service was held for 261 students heading to the mission field. This year there will be 441 Go Now missionaries serving throughout world. The theme this year is “Sole to Soul” focusing on the verses of Romans 10:14-15. “How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? And how can anyone preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!”
At this time, we have students still preparing to go to the mission field. And several students are already on the field serving. Pray for the students on the field and those still preparing to go, and they will be ready spiritually and physically to share the gospel where they are going. Pray for their parents, the churches and organizations the students are working with and the people they will be sharing the gospel with.
To learn more about GO Now Missions go to gonowmissions.com. If interested in reading past articles of GO Now mission trip visit www.texasbaptists.org/category/go-now-missions. The GO Now Mission has a Facebook page and they post updates on the students leaving for the field and what they are going while there.
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Briggs Baptist Church
is seeking assistance in the installing of their donated playground equipment on their church property. If your church is seeking a mission project that will make an immediate impact, please consider donating your time in helping a Tri-Rivers Baptist Area Church in ministering to their community.
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Spicewood Baptist Church is donating
approximately 60 chairs.
Contact Pastor Ed Kennedy at 512-966-3030 if interested.
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Become a
Local Church Missionary
Serving Churches within the
Tri-Rivers Baptist Area
Serve Short Term or Long Term
Assisting a Church in reaching their Community for Jesus Christ
To Learn More & To Complete Application
Go HERE
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If Your Church is Interested in hosting a
Local Church Missionary
to Serve in your Church & Community
please complete the
Church Missionary Request Form
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Tri-Rivers Podcast
"THE PURPOSE OF THE ASSOCIATION"
feat. Rev. Richard Ray
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Tri-Rivers Podcast
"PERSEVERING IN MINISTRY"
feat. Pastor Ken May and Rev. Fletcher Matandika
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Tri-Rivers Podcast
"WMU Women's Build"
with Erath WMU Director Donna Trusty
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Has your Church Scheduled a Revival for 2023?
Please let us know by emailing us the following information to tririversdom@gmail.com
Name of Church
Dates of Revival Services
Evangelist Name
Worship Leaders Name
We are promoting all Revival Dates in the Newsletter and on the Tri-Rivers Baptist Area Website
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Has your Church Scheduled a Vacation Bible School for 2023?
Please let us know by emailing us the following information to tririversdom@gmail.com
Name of Church
Dates and Times of VBS Services
We are promoting all VBS Dates in the Newsletter.
If your church is willing to Donate your VBS Materials to another Church please let us know.
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FBC Gatesville
VBS - Deep Sea
June 4-8
5:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Jonesboro Baptist Church
VBS - Twists & Turns
June 4-8
FBC Copperas Cove
VBS - Twists & Turns
June 5-8
9:30 am - Noon
FBC Lometa
VBS - Twists & Turns
June 5-8
5:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Fairy Baptist Church
VBS - Truth Travelers
June 6-9
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
FBC Hico VBS
June 12-15
9:00 am - Noon
Family Night (15th) 6:30 pm
FBC Evant VBS
June 12-16
5:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Chapel of the Hills VBS
June 12-16
FBC Llano
VBS - Twists & Turns
June 12-16
5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Selden Baptist Church
VBS - Twists & Turns
June 12-14
5:45 pm - 8:00 pm
Kempner Oak Hills Baptist Church
VBS - Babylon
June 19-23
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
White Mound Baptist Church and
Mound Cowboy Church
VBS
June 25-29
6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Carlton Baptist Church
VBS - The Call of God
June 26-30
6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
FBC Lampasas
VBS - Twists & Turns
June 25-29
4:30 pm - 7:30 pm
School Creek Baptist Church
VBS - Spark Studios
June 27-30
5:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Info: Alicia Straley 512-556-7522
Levita Bible Fellowship
VBS - Operations Restorations
July 23-27
5:30 pm - 8:00 pm
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Better Together
Networking means leveraging efforts - working together.
And "together" means all of us - youth workers, teenage leaders, teachers, parents, other adults - everyone who loves kids.
We want to equip you to step out and work alongside youth leaders and other caring adults locally - empowered by national connections to reach and equip young people for Jesus Christ.
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We are excited to share that our latest resource is our online learning system featuring Jesus-Focused Youth Ministry which introduces learners to six essential characteristics emulating Jesus’ ministry:
- Go deeper in intimacy with Christ
- Pray with passion for God’s presence and power
- Build leaders for in-depth and long-term ministry
- Disciple students to move toward maturity in Christ
- Penetrate the culture through relationships
- Create outreach opportunities to reach students for Christ
While we still offer in-person training forums, we believe the addition of individualized online training will put this invaluable resource into the hands of many more people. Because we offer the training in English, Spanish, Russian, and Swahili, it will exponentially increase our reach.
We are building on our past to influence the future. And we are giving JFYMO away free to youth leaders during our introductory period. You can learn more by visiting JFYMO.com.
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Camp Agape is a ministry that brings healing to grieving children 7 - 12 years of age in a camp setting for 23 years. The 2023 Camp Agape summer camp will be July 3 - 6. Enrollment open now. We are also recruiting volunteers.
To find additional information and to register go to Google Search, "Camp Agape Texas.org". To help churches support this ministry this same web page offers a 3-minute video of last year's camp. At the side of every child participating is a "Buddy", an older teenager or young adult that participates in his or her activities. The camp needs "Buddy" volunteers.
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Pastors Join Today
This private Facebook group is created for those serving as Pastors only within the Tri-Rivers Baptist Area. This private group is a safe place for Pastors to share prayer concerns, victories and resources with fellow Pastors. On the 10th day of each month, we are asking each pastor to pray for one another.
This Pastors Only Facebook Page was created by
Pastors for Pastors.
We are a Brotherhood of Pastors.
Join Us Today
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Church Registration for On-Site Active Shooter Response Class
Tri-Rivers Baptist Area will offer free Certified On-Site Active Shooter Response Class. Bob Ray III is Texas DPS Certified in Active Shooter Response. He is available through your Tri-Rivers Area Office to educate your church safety/security team and congregation. There is no cost to your church.
Register your church for the Active Shooter Response Class opportunity by calling your Area Office or Register On-line Below
(254) 865-1299 * tririversdom@gmail.com
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Start your training by enrolling in an online class below:
Disaster Relief Orientation
This is where TBM Disaster Relief training begins. All TBM Disaster Relief volunteers must complete this training as well as a background check in order to serve. This class provides the fundamentals for serving in the wake of disasters. Click here to begin.
All participants must have first taken the orientation class.
Food Handling Training
A warm meal warms the soul after a disaster. You can provide that critical meal through TBM feeding teams. Click here to begin.
Fire and Flood Recovery Training
Fires and floods can ruin everything a person owns in a few short hours. Learn how you can deliver help, hope and healing after these disasters.
Click here to begin.
Box Unit Training
When people lose everything in a disaster, they will begin the painful process of trying to salvage their items. Through TBM box ministry, you can walk alongside them in that process. Click here to begin.
Shower/Laundry Training
After a disaster, a hot shower and clean laundry are an immense blessing. You can provide that through TBM shower/laundry teams. Click here to begin.
Rebuild Training
This course empowers you to rebuild homes after disasters.
Click here to begin.
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Whether you want to go on a mission trip, serve at your church's Vacation Bible School or have your Bible study group do a service project, you can change a life this summer through TBM.
Here are some ways to do that:
Mission Trips
Water Impact Team: Ghana
June 15-27
When TBM drills a water well, it opens up avenues to share the Gospel. Join a team to teach hygiene classes and share the Gospel through evangelistic events in Ghana. Learn more ...
Vision Quest: Honduras
July 14-21
Discerning God's direction for your life is one of the most difficult tasks you can tackle, especially for college students. Through this unique experience, TBM leaders help young people hear God's call. Learn more ...
Water Impact Team: Peru
July 28-Aug. 5
Drill a water well and share the Gospel in a Peruvian village. You and your team will provide clean drinking water as well as share about the Living Water that is Jesus Christ. Learn more ...
Revive Crockett Family Camp
July 30-Aug. 4
Crockett, Texas
Join together to help Revive Crockett as we work in the community and minister in its neighborhoods. Learn more....
Camps for Youth
Royal Ambassador Summer Camps
June-August
Royal Ambassadors camps get boys out into nature where they can have fun, be themselves, learn some skills and mature in their faith in a safe, caring environment. Learn more ...
Vacation Bible School Resources
VBS Missions Resources
Looking for a missions emphasis for your VBS? How about TBM Disaster Relief!
TBM has stories, activities and additional material for you to easily use during your VBS. Learn more ...
Service Projects for the Entire Church
First Step Kits
The journey out of the most difficult days of people's lives begins with taking a first step.
You can help people do that by putting together First Step Kits, hygiene bags that meet basic needs for struggling people who have lost everything in the wake of a tornado, hurricane or one of life's other disasters. Learn more ...
Messages of Hope
After a disaster, TBM Disaster Relief teams provide boxes and packing paper for people to use to pick up their belongings.
Our packing paper includes handwritten and hand-drawn prayers, encouragement and inspiration from people like you. Learn how your church can write Messages of Hope ...
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Tri-Rivers Baptist Area is partnering with Restoration Advocates, Inc. as we continue to minister to victims of Domestic Violence.
Restoration Advocates exists to provide the care and support necessary for women, and their dependent children, who are victims of domestic violence and other dangers that place them at risk of life or physical harm and/or deprive them of their overall safety and sense of well-being. Our mission is for every woman in an unsafe home to have the confidence, as well as the resources, to independently support herself and her children.
To that end, we have established a safe haven called Restoration Place, where survivors of family violence can live in safety as they restore their lives to health and happiness. Restoration Place provides emergency housing for women and children in crisis, and we also offer transitional housing for a period of up to two years if that is needed for the family to be fully independent and self-supporting. Learn More HERE
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Dear friend and Associational Leader,
Dear friend and representative of your Baptist Association,
I would like to take a moment to introduce myself. My name is Oliver R. Martinez, and I am the new Recruiter for the Hispanic Theological Education Program at the B.H. Carroll Theological Institute. If you are interested in learning more about our online Spanish courses, you can visit our website at the following address: bhcarroll.edu/espanol. The great advantage of our Spanish courses is that you can continue serving God in your ministerial context while studying in our Seminary. Besides, our Hispanic Theological Education is totally affordable, accessible, accredited, and achievable! We would love for you to be part of our great B.H. Carroll Family!
I have copied in this email Dr. Adlín Cotto, the Director of the Master's Degree Programs and Hispanic Studies, who will also be more than willing to clarify any doubts or answer any questions you may have about our Spanish courses.
Without any further comments, I say goodbye, but not before making myself available to assist you in any way that I can. I would love to connect with you, and share about the great things God is doing at B.H. Carroll. I hope to hear from you soon!
Respectully,
Querido amigo y representante de su Asociación Bautista:
Quisiera tomar un momento para presentarme. Mi nombre es Oliver R. Martínez, y soy el nuevo Reclutador del Programa Hispano de Educación Teológica de B.H. Carroll Theological Institute. Si usted está interesado en conocer más acerca de nuestros cursos en español en línea, puede visitar nuestro sitio web en la siguiente dirección: bhcarroll.edu/espanol. La gran ventaja de nuestros cursos en español es que usted puede continuar sirviendo a Dios en su contexto ministerial, mientras estudia en nuestro Seminario. Además, ¡nuestra educación teológica en español es totalmente asequible, accesible, acreditada y alcanzable! Nos encantaría que usted pudiera ser parte de nuestra gran familia de B.H. Carroll.
He copiado en este email a la Dra. Adlín Cotto, Directora de los Programas de Maestría y Estudios en Español, quien también estará más que dispuesta para aclarar cualquier duda, o para responder a cualquier pregunta que usted pudiera tener acerca de nuestros cursos en español.
Sin más por el momento, me despido, no sin antes ponerme a su disposición para cualquier cosa en la que yo pudiera ayudarle. Me encantaría conectarme con usted y compartir las grandes cosas que Dios está haciendo en B.H. Carroll. Espero escuchar pronto de usted.
Respetuosamente,
Oliver R. MartínezRecruiter for the Hispanic Theological Education Program
emailoliver.martinez@bhcarroll.eduphone817.807.3988webbhcarroll.edu
6500 N. Belt Line Rd, Suite 170
Irving, TX 75063
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Tri-Rivers Baptist Area Churches
&
Surrounding Area Churches
Seeking Pastors & Ministry Staff
View Church Profile and Submit Resume
HERE
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Granite Mountain Baptist Church
500 FM 1980
Marble Falls, TX 78654
Seeking Part-Time Worship Leader
If Interested contact Pastor Les Reed at lestreed63@gmail.com
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Cherokee Baptist Church is looking for a motivated and energetic person to lead our church in Worship as our part-time music minister.
Cherokee is on State Highway 16 between San Saba and Llano. We are a small congregation, running around 50-60 in Sunday School and 75-100 in worship. We utilize a traditional worship style, primarily singing hymns, while blending in more contemporary worship music. We have projectors/screens/worship presentation software that are used in worship every Sunday morning.
We have a seasoned AV & sound tech team, so expertise in AV & sound equipment is not required but is a plus. We are blessed with musical talent on the piano, so playing piano (or any instrument) is not required, but is a plus. The salary is $250 per Sunday, plus $50 for travel expenses.
Interested and motivated applicants may submit a résumé to:
Cherokee Baptist Church
P.O. Box 117
Cherokee, TX 76832
cherokeebaptist@yahoo.com
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Cross Bearer Baptist Church is in need of a piano player. For more information contact Bro. Fisher
revdillardfisher@yahoo.com
254-462-7865
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Oakalla Baptist Church is looking for a pianist for their Sunday Services.
They are willing to pay a honorarium.
If you are interested please contact Bro. Clay Cole:
clay-cole@hot.rr.com or (254) 681-7397
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FBC Gustine
Looking for a part-time youth minister
Contact Pastor Emmanuel Jimenez for more information
325-500-5678
bromanny2022@gmail.com
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Cabin Creek Baptist Church, Lamar Arkansas Seeking Pastor
We're Cabin Creek Baptist; a very small church in a tiny town. The population of our town of Lamar, Arkansas is about 1,000. We are one of two SBC churches (ours was formed after a split 40 years ago.) We have been declining in membership for the past several years, for various reasons.
However, right now there's a good spirit of unity among the remaining members (we usually run about 25 - 30 on Sunday mornings.) We have had an interim pastor since last August. He's a very Godly man, and has helped us tremendously. We're soon (after next week) going to start a study of Mark Clifton's book, "Reclaiming Glory". We're ready! We've had several outreach efforts within the past year, trying to connect with the community. We live in a very low income area.
Our property is completely debt-free. We have a lovely worship center and a large Family Life Center which is a perfect location for reaching the community. The members who are left are in harmony and wanting to do whatever it takes to reach the lost around us. We just need a leader who has a burden for the lost and a passion for making disciples!
Send Resume to:
Sharon Wheeler
479-970-5819 (mobile)
swheeler.realty@gmail.com
210 South Rogers Street
Clarksville AR 72830
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Selden Baptist Church has a 1960s Hammond Organ available.
It has a single locking base and full keyboard.
Contact Milton at 254-386-7966
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Tri-Rivers Baptist Area Office
950 CR 227
Hico, TX 76457
Monday: 9:30am-3:30pm
Tuesday: 9:30am-3:30pm
Wednesday: 9:30am-3:30pm
Thursday: 9:30am-3:30pm
Friday: On Call
Sat-Sun: On Call
Contact/Schedule a Visit:
254-865-1299 - Office
432-202-1526 - Richard Ray, Director of Missions
254-736-0410 - Talon Keeney, Associate Director
tririversdom@gmail.com
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Tri-Rivers Baptist Area
950 CR 227, Hico, TX | 254.865.1299
tririversdom@gmail.com
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