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News from our
Churches
Powell's Chapel Baptist Church
has called
Rev. Mike Smith
as Pastor
Patterson Baptist Church
has called
Rev. Tony Anderson
as Pastor
Mt. Hermon Baptist Church
has called
Rev. Jerry Howard
as Pastor
Stones River Baptist Church
invites you join them in praying for
Dr. Ross Maroney who is being treated for serious health issues.
Construction is Underway at Green Hill Baptist

Green Hill Baptist Church is building a new fellowship hall and
classrooms. This new structure will replace part of the old original
structure.
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News from our
Association
From the Desk
of . . .
J. David Pittman, Director of Missions
May is the time of year that has been set aside by our denomination
for Associational Emphasis Month. This is the month that we
celebrate our ministry as churches on mission
together.
Our associational Mission Statement is, “We are a network of
autonomous Southern Baptist Churches cooperating to more effectively
fulfill the Great Commission locally and globally.” (Matthew 28:
19-20, Acts 1:8) Just as no one Christian is an island unto himself,
no one church is complete on its own. We draw strength from our
cooperative efforts together.
We are encouraged in Scripture to labor together in Ecclesiastes
4:9-10. “Two are better than one; because they have a good reward
for their labor. If they fall, the one will lift up his fellow; but
woe to him that is alone when he falleth: for he hath not another to
help him up.” These verses let us know that there is great profit in
men holding faithfully to one another. Strength is gained by our
combined efforts. The same thing can be said for churches joining
together. We can more effectively minister through our combined
efforts. J. C. Bradley wrote in describing an association, “A
Baptist association is a self-governing
fellowship of autonomous churches sharing a common faith and active
on mission in their setting.” In describing this statement he
continues:
• Church- The churches of an
association are free, independent, self-governing, autonomous
churches that decide to associate themselves to do certain things
together.
• Fellowship- The fellowship of churches involves oneness, shared
life, mutuality, and koinonia.
• Sharing a common faith- The fellowship of an association is
grounded in harmony in faith and practice.
• Active on mission- This refers to God’s mission for the churches
individually and the churches together in association.
• Self governing- As association is created by the churches and is
accountable to those churches through the messengers. Your
association is what your local church and the other churches in the
association decide to make it. Let’s all do our part in helping the
Concord Baptist Association become all that God wants us to be.
WMU Annual Business
Meeting
May 12, 2008 - 7:00 pm
Christian Women's Job Corp Site
113 Stonewall Drive
Smyrna, TN 37167
Come tour the CWJC/CMJC facility prior to the
business meeting. See what new and exciting programs are available
for the men and women in need within our community. For your
convenience we will provide shuttle service to Wherry Housing from
Stones River Baptist Church from 6:15 - 6:45 pm. If you are
attending the business meeting only parking is available at Wherry
Housing.
Ministry Project: Please bring new or unused
cosmetics to be given to program participants.
No meal will be served
Concord Baptist
Association
Executive Committee Meeting
May 19th @ 7:00PM
Green Hill Baptist Church
Snacks and refreshments will be served
following the meeting.
New
Associational Mission Coordinator
John Seals
It’s the time of the year to be asking God where He would like you
to serve in missions this spring or summer. The North American Mission
Board has approximately 80 needs in the five surrounding states. If you
do not want to get too farm from home the needs are in Missouri,
Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Indiana and our own state of Tennessee. The
needs are for Backyard Bible Clubs, evangelistic response, construction,
evangelism, prayer walking, survey, visitation etc. I just received a
needs list from the International Mission Board this week. There were
372 needs in 74 countries listed. You can go for 1 – 5 weeks. You can
also go for 2 years as an International Service Corp. Won’t you please
pray and ask God where He would have you
serve in missions this year?
Minutes of our 2007
Associational Annual
Meeting are available for download.
2007 Annual Minutes
2008 Pastor's Fellowship
Schedule.

Concord Baptist Association
publishes a bi-monthly newsletter that appears on the back page of our
state newspaper, the Baptist & Reflector.
Click here
to find out how you can receive a copy of the Baptist & Reflector.
Copies of the associational
newsletter are also archived here. Scroll down the left hand column and
click on Newsletter.
Minutes of
the 2007 Annual Meeting
Minutes of the 2006 Annual Meeting
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