Kansas Nebraska Convention of Southern Baptists (KNCSB)

Delores Hanneman - Children’s Bible Drill/Youth Bible Drill/Youth Speakers Tournament Coordinator

Delores Hanneman of Olathe, KS has accepted the position of KNCSB Coordinator for the Children’s Bible Drill/Youth Bible Drill/Youth Speakers Tournament.  Ken James, Discipleship Training Director for KNCSB, made that announcement at the Annual Statewide Children’s Bible Dril/Youth Bible Drill/Youth Speakers Tournament, Saturday, April 21, at Webster Conference Center, Salina, KS.

Delores has a true heart for Bible Drill.  With her enthusiasm and years of experience with Bible drills, she will bring a new dimension to this important program.  Several churches have inquired as to what they could do to encourage children to be active in Bible Drills, Delores has this to say…

As her schedule allows, Delores will be available to come to your church to provide training and help with promotion of Bible Drills.  KNCSB will provide for all of her expenses.  Delores can be reached at 913/393-1983 or .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

Please contact Delores directly or call the Bible Teaching & Discipling Department at 1/800-984-9092 and we will be glad to help you.

Why do church revitilization?

“The tragedy of modern man is not that he knows less and less about the meaning of his own life, but that it bothers him less and less”
                        —- Vaclav Havel

Change is tough—tough to lead and tough to live through. It is difficult, emotionally expensive, unnerving, and always raises fears of loss. What’s more, thriving in a climate of rapid-fire change is even more demanding. Welcome to the challenge facing the church of our generation.

Church revitalization is a journey of discovery, a quest really, to discover God’s unique calling for your church in the day and community in which you now live. The KNCSB ReFocus process is not a scheme for guiding your church to a pre-determined destination. Rather, it is literally an opportunity to come together and hear from God in a fresh way, and then move into alignment with His purposes and calling.

ReFocusing is a spiritual discovery process that begins renewal in local churches. As churches seek to align themselves and their ministries with the sovereign purposes and plan of God they experience the restoration of hope, and that “restoration of hope” leads to renewed courage. Courage to submit anew to the leadership of God, courage to penetrate and begin the process of impacting communities that no longer look like the church membership, and courage to raise up new leaders and start new churches and ministries.

Man cannot renew the church. Renewal is not something he can manufacture. Regardless of how good his tools, resources, or processes. God brings renewl to His church. It is the by-product of man’s submission to the work of God. As leaders submit to a sovereign God and His designs for His church, God renews the church and reveals His plans.

The ReFocusing process creates specific opportunities for church leaders and members to listen to God, discern His leading, and clarify their future. This is accomplished in the three “Summits” of the ReFocusing Process. The three Summits of the ReFocusing process address the three main elements of revisioning: Assessing, Discovering, and Implementing.

A ReFocused church is a church that has been repositioned to engage in an intentional ministry that births new life—ministry that equips attenders of a local church to reach the unchurched, launch new ministries, and plant new churches. It is a community of believers who are equipping attenders to become reproducing disciples.

In the course of the ReFocusing process, your church will clarify its answers to the following eight ministry shaping questions:

    1.  Why do we exist as a church?                            (Biblical Purpose)
    2.  How has God worked in our past?                        (Ministry Milestones)
    3.  Whom has God called us to reach?                        (Ministry Focus)
    4.  Who has God shaped us to be?                          (Core Values)
    5.  Where is God leading us in the future?                    (Vision)
    6.  Which model best facilitates our vision?                    (Ministry Model)
    7.  How will we accomplish our vision?                        (Goals)
    8.  What is our implementation plan for the next three years?  (Mission Plan)

Report Forms

• CGA Monthly Report Form
• Places of Light Form
• DOAMs Monthly Report
• New Work Starts Form

Missions Friends

Find out more about Missions Friends by visiting our new site.

Upcoming Events

A variety of events and opportunities are planned for the coming months for women in Southern Baptist churches in Kansas and Nebraska. For more information, please contact the KNCSB Women in Missions/Ministry office at 800.984.9092.

Women 4 Him Team

Meet the Women 4 Him team and learn more about Women’s Ministry in Kansas Nebraska at our new site.

Acteens

For more on Acteens, visit our new site.

Women on Mission

For more on Women on Mission, visit our our new site.

WMU Leadership Team

To meet the team, check out our new site.

Girls in Action

For more information about Girls in Action, visit our new site.

Woman’s Missionary Union

For more information about Woman’s Missionary Union, visit our new site.

News and Notes

New Web Site

The Kansas Nebraska Women’s Leadership Department is excited to announce our new name and introduce our brand new home on the web. Head on over to www.knwomen.com and check out all the news and information. We’re still a site in progress so please be patient and check back often for all the updates!

Let’s Raise the Elevator!

Download a promotional poster. Promotional Poster
Download a bulletin insert. Bulletin Insert
The family of Yvonne Keefer, retired KNCSB WMU Executive Director, have requested memorial contributions go to the Webster Conference Center Elevator Fund.
Contributions can be sent to the Women’s Leadership department at KNCSB, 5410 SW 7th Street, Topeka, KS 66606
Check out our progress. We’ve raised just over $28,096.21 as of January 11, 2010. Thanks for your support!
Each full-sized colored bar represents $1000; a half-sized one equals $500.

Laos

Campus Ministries

Coffeyville Community College

Christian Challenge
Jim Robinson, director
1002 W. First
Coffeyville, KS 67337
Phone: (620) 251-6025
E-mail: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Emporia State University

Christian Challenge
Jason Huebner, director
P.O. Box 1433
Emporia, KS 66801-1433
Phone: 620.343.2777 or 620.344.2971
E-mail: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Barton County Community College

Campus Christian Fellowship
Carol Smith, contact person
4200 Sandpiper Ln.
Great Bend, KS 67530
Phone: (620) 792-1667
E-mail: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Fort Hays State University

Christian Challenge
Carin Cochran, director
1723 Golden Belt Dr.
Hays, KS 67601
Phone: (785) 625-6945
E-mail: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

University of Nebraska-Kearney

Christian Challenge
E-mail: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Haskell Indian Nations University

Hubert White, campus minister
Meeting place: Morris Baptist Center
Lawrence, KS 66046
Phone: (785) 841-7355
E-mail: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

The University of Kansas

University Christian Fellowship
Rick Clock, campus minister
Meeting place: The Kansas Union
Lawrence, KS 66044
Phone: (785) 841-3148
E-mail: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

University of Nebraska

Christian Challenge
Brett Yohn, campus minister
PO Box 30083
Lincoln, NE 68503
Phone: (402) 483-1451
E-mail: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Kansas State University

Christian Challenge
Brian Sturm
PO Box 832
Manhattan, KS 66505-0832
Phone: 785-537-7569
E-mail: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Pittsburg State University

CrossQuest
Mike Trent, campus minister
P.O. Box 393
Pittsburg, KS 66762
Phone: (620) 235-1260

Pratt Community College

Christian Challenge
PO Box 451
Pratt, KS 67124

Washburn University

Christian Challenge
Craig Freerksen, campus minister
Phone: (785) 862-6603
E-mail: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Wichita State University

Christian Challenge
Dave Mitchell, campus minister
Phone: (316) 652-9601
Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
The Mission (BCM)
Brad Simmons, campus minister
Phone: (316) 943-3446
E-mail: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Leadership Development

Town & Country

Chaplaincy

On Mission Celebration

Sunday School

Webster Conference Center @ 25

The KNCSB annual meeting on Oct. 16-17 in Salina, Kan., will celebrate the 25th anniversary of Webster Conference. Construction is now underway on the new multipurpose building by the chapel.

Lending Library

A Closer Look at Saskatchewan

The KNCSB partnership with Canada also includes the province of Saskatchewan. Here are some photos from Waskesiu National Park in that province. They were taken by Becky Sowers, a volunteer from Virginia who recently served in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.

A Closer Look at Manitoba

The KNCSB partnership with Canada is focusing on the provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan, which are similar to our two states. Here are maps of the provinces.

The spiritual fields are ripe for harvest in the Canadian province of Manitoba.

New Life Sanctuary in Headlingley, Manitoba, (west edge of Winnipeg) is one of only two Canadian Convention of Southern Baptists churches in the province of Winnipeg.

Garden Park Church in the north part of Winnipeg is the other Canadian Convention of Southern Baptists church in Manitoba. It is located in a highly ethnic neighborhood and meets in a storefront next to a restaurant that features East Indian cuisine.

The Forks, marking the junction of the Red River and Assiniboine River, is a historic district and a major tourist attraction in downtown Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Stewardship Ministry

We are in partnership with the Stewardship and Cooperative Program Components of the Executive Committee of the Southern Baptist Convention, and are active members with the Southern Baptist Stewardship Development Association. Stewardship tracts and other material resources are available to our churches at no cost.

The Stewardship Development Association produced a new program entitled Be An Encourager, Tithe. This is a three-week emphasis that is comprehensive in helping believers see stewardship as foundational to our life in Christ. The materials include sermons, Sunday School lessons, and a planning CD.

We also have a program entitled Miracle of Expansion which is a four-week stewardship emphasis, designed to conclude with a “Miracle Sunday” involving gathering an offering that exceeds the usual.

Another resource available is a book entitled Building a Church Budget Bridge. It is designed to lead a church through the complete budget process and is very user-friendly.

Family Ministries

The Kansas-Nebraska Convention of Southern Baptists is aware that family and generational issues have been and continue to be of great concern in our churches. There are a number of people and material resources available to assist in the following areas of Family Ministries:

• DivorceCare
• Marriage Enrichment
• Parenting
• Senior Adults
• Blended Families
• Single Adults

Christian Estate Planning Seminars

A Christian Estate Stewarship Seminar is a seminar providing information on Christian Wills and Revocable Living Trusts and is sponsored by the Kansas-Nebraska Southern Baptist Foundation at no cost to the local church or association. The seminar is usually fifty minutes in length with some of this time devoted to questions and answers. The seminar will be conducted by Dr. Charles L. Wood, Th.D., a Southern Baptist pastor for 43 years and now an Estate Planning Consultant with the Baptist Foundation. He has been trained and certified by the National Institute for Wills and Bequests Training.

The purpose of the seminar is to encourage and challenge Southern Baptist Church members to make adequate planning for the distribution of their estate in a Christian manner by remembering Christian causes in their Wills or Revocable Living Trusts. With 70% of Americans having no Will or Will substitute, it is important that our Baptist church members be challenged now to make a Christian Will or Revocable Living Trust.

These seminars can be scheduled at any time. Most frequently they are held during the Sunday School hour for all adults, or during the evening service of worship or one hour prior to the evening service. However, they may be scheduled at any time and for any special interest group in the church.

Those attending the seminar who would like the assistance of the Baptist Foundation in preparing a Christian Will or Revocable Living Trust are asked to sign an appointment card. Those signing an appointment card will be contacted and an appointment will be made to conduct a confidential interview with these persons to develop their estate plans. There is no cost for this service if the persons have a benevolent interest in mission causes supported by the Kansas-Nebraska Convention of Southern Baptists when they die. The suggested amount is a minimum of 10% of one’s estate after both spouses are deceased, all debts are paid, and all children are grown and educated through college. If you would like to schedule a seminar in your church or association, please contact Dr. Wood at:

1419 E Pine Tree Rd
Derby, KS 67037
(316) 788-6935

or you may e-mail Dr. Wood at: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Christian Estate Planning Consultations

The Kansas-Nebraska Southern Baptist Foundation provides free Christian Estate Planning consultation to members of churches affliated with the Kansas-Nebraska Convention of Southern Baptists.

These Estate Planning services provided by the Baptist Foundation include free confidential consultations and free preparation by attorney of all necessary estate planning documents if client has a benevolent interest in mission causes supported by the Kansas-Nebraska Convention of Southern Baptists. A request is made for a minimum of 10% of one’s residual estate after both spouses are deceased, all debts are paid, and all children are grown and educated through college. To set up an appointment, please contact Rev. Bob Clark at 1-800-984-9154 or send an e-mail to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).  If you are in the Wichita area or wish to update an estate plan that was originally set up by Dr. Charles Wood, you may contact Dr. Wood at (316) 788-6935 or (316) 655-2003 or send an e-mail to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

Loans Available to Churches

The Foundation makes loans to Kansas-Nebraska Southern Baptist missions and churches to purchase land, an existing building, build a new building and/or remodel existing buildings.

The loans can be for any length of time up to a maximum of fifteen (15) years with variable interest every three (3), five (5) or ten (10) years.

All interest received from loans is given to the Kansas-Nebraska Convention of Southern Baptists for the support of field missionaries.

If you are thinking about buying, building and/or remodeling, please refer to:

• Loan_Application_052110.pdf
• Loan_Policies_052110.pdf

The Foundation now has 3 interest rate options effective 05-01-10 as follows:

3-Year Adjustable:

This interest rate will remain the same for three years. It will adjust on each third anniversary of the loan to the then current 3-year adjustable interest rate. It may not adjust more than 3% (300 basis points) up or down any any three year adjustment or 5% (500 basis points) over the life of the loan.
Current rate: 5.50%

5-Year Adjustable:

This interest rate will remain the same for five years. It will adjust on each fifth anniversary of the loan to the then current 5-year adjustable interest rate. It may not adjust more than 5% (500 basis points) up or down over the life of the loan.
Current rate: 5.75%

10-Year Adjustable:

This interest rate will remain the same for ten years. It will adjust on the tenth anniversary of the loan to the then current 10-year adjustable interest rate. It may not adjust more than 7% (700 basis points) up or down over the life of the loan.
Current rate: (Not an option at this time)

PLEASE NOTE: The above rates are subject to change without notice.  All rates cannot fall below a floor rate of 5.0%. 

Mission of the Foundation: Missions

At the very heart of Baptist life are two great issues. The first is that every person and the entire world belong to God. We are accountable to God for how we use our lives and all that He gives to us. The second is that we have been called to His mission, which is to proclaim the good news of salvation to all people. The purpose of the Kansas-Nebraska Southern Baptist Foundation is to assist believers in living out these great truths.

God has chosen to support His work by giving money to His people and then asking them to give it to His evangelistic and missionary causes. We provide a channel for people to assist in His work over and above what He has asked them to do in their local churches. We provide a means for people to leave the portion of the estate that God has trusted to them for His purpose. We assist people, at no cost to them, to prepare an estate plan that allows them to be good stewards and missionaries until the Lord returns.

The Foundation manages the funds entrusted to us as good stewards. The earnings and the money given to us are given to the missionary and evangelistic causes for which they have been intended. It is our intent that your Foundation be a great missionary force for Kansas-Nebraska Southern Baptists and more importantly for the Kingdom of God.

Foundation

Student Missions

Foundation Funds

The following funds have been established by the Kansas-Nebraska Southern Baptist Foundation (hereinafter referred to as the KNSBF) to support mission causes sanctioned by the Kansas-Nebraska Convention of Southern Baptists (hereinafter referred to as the KNCSB) and are readily available for new or additional gifts. Please feel free to make gifts to any of these funds and/or ask a KNSBF representative about any other cause you may wish to remember with your gifts.

Allison Smith Memorial Fund

This fund is to provide a scholarship for a student committed to full-time Christian service who is from a Kansas-Nebraska Southern Baptist church and attending any Southern Baptist seminary.

Bertha Smith New Work Fund

This fund is to provide pastoral aid, preferably for the first year of new work and no more than two years.

Bivocational Pastors Endowment Fund

The earnings from this endowment fund are used to assist bivocational pastors in the KNCSB, especially those without adequate health insurance and/or annuity protection.

Christian Higher Education Fund

This fund is used for scholarships to students from churches in the KNCSB attending Southern Baptist colleges, universities and seminaries.

Christian Higher Education Endowment Fund

The earnings of this endowment fund are used for scholarships to students attending Southern Baptist colleges, universities and seminaries, from churches in the KNCSB.

Church Sites Loan Fund

This fund is loaned to KNCSB churches for purchasing church sites only without interest for a period of time generally three (3) years or less.

Collegiate Ministries Support Fund

This fund is to provide support for health insurance, retirement, medical/dental or other financial needs of eligible campus ministry employees, working for or under the auspices of the Collegiate Ministries Department of KNCSB.

Eastern Nebraska Association Fund

The earnings from this endowment fund are for the establishment of new mission work and strengthening churches of Southern Baptist faith in the Eastern Nebraska Southern Baptist Association.

Ed VanLandingham Music Scholarship Fund

This fund is to be used for annual music scholarships to recipients selected by the KNCSB music department.

Evangelism Support Fund

This fund is used for equipping persons in evangelism and supporting evangelism projects.

Gift Annuity Fund

This fund was established to receive assets and/or funds in trust with an agreed income to donor and/or designees of donor for life or term, and then a designated Southern Baptist Christian cause will benefit from the gift.

Harold L. Conley Foundation Support Fund

This fund was established in memory of Harold L. Conley who served as Business Administrator for the Foundation from 1977 to 2005. The income from this fund will go to support expenses of the Foundation.

International Missions Support Fund

The earnings from this fund support the ongoing work of Southern Baptist international missions.

J. Oscar Rhodes New Work Fund

This fund is to provide pastoral aid, preferably for the first year of new work and no more than two years.

Kansas City Kansas Baptist Association Fund

The earnings from this endowment fund are used for the establishment of new mission work and strengthening churches of Southern Baptist faith in the Kansas City Kansas Baptist Association area.

Kelley Shelton Women’s Leadership Fund

This fund was started in June 2005 to provide opportunities for Kansas-Nebraska WMU women to experience growth in leadership skills.

KU University Christian Fellowship Endowment Fund

This endowment fund was initiated in 1992 to support the campus ministry of the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas.

Le Claire Weills Memorial Fund

This fund was started in July 1990 for the benefit of the Viola Webb Missions Offering.

Missions Assistance Fund

This fund is to be used for mission causes sanctioned by the KNCSB and requested by the Executive Director and Missions Director of the Convention.

Mr. & Mrs. T. J. McIlvain Living Memorial Trust Fund

This fund is to benefit youth ministry projects, youth evangelism projects, and new work projects in Kansas-Nebraska.

Property Fund

This fund is to receive and hold properties (real and personal) in trust.

Revolving Building Loan Fund

This fund is be used for the development of new and existing Baptist churches cooperating with the KNCSB. It may be used in the purchase of land, construction of a building, or remodeling of an existing structure. Interest generated by this fund is used by the Kansas-Nebraska Convention of Southern Baptists to fund field missionaries.

Savings Holding Fund

This fund receives, manages and invests for maximum secured earnings various sums held in building funds by our Kansas-Nebraska Southern Baptist churches and associations.

Second Century Fund

This fund was established by the Woman’s Missionary Union, Southern Baptist Convention, to assist women in their support of missions.

South Central Association of Southern Baptists Fund

This fund is to establish new mission work and strengthen churches of the South Central Association of Southern Baptists.

State Missions Fund

This fund is to be loaned to acquire sites and build buildings exclusively for new churches and missions. The interest received from these loans will be used in meeting the needs of people and for promoting the general missionary purpose of the KNCSB.

Undesignated Fund

To fund is to receive any gifts received by the Foundation for causes supported by the KNCSB.

Vanderbilt Church Planting Fund

This fund is to be used for the acquisition of land and/or facilities to assist in planting churches in the KNCSB.

Webster Conference Center Endowment Fund

The earnings from this endowment fund are to provide support and development for Webster Conference Center, Salina, Kansas.

Wilbur Noble Memorial Scholarship Fund

This fund was established in January 2008 to provide scholarships for students attending any Southern Baptist college, university, or seminary who are in training for ministry or missionary service.  The scholarship is not intended for doctoral students.

Church Music and Worship

The Church Music and Worship Department exists to assist and provide resources for individuals, churches, and association to establish, develop, and expand a diversity of music and worship ministries through training, support, spiritual encouragement, and fellowship.

• Training Opportunities
  • Instrumental Workshops
  • Children’s Music Camp (grades 3-6)
  • Youth Worship Arts Camp (grades 7-12)
  • Handbell Workshops
  • Minister of Music Workshops
  • Associational Awareness Meetings…How Can We Help You?
  • Graded Choir Workshops (preschool to adult)
  • Accompanist Workshops
  • Drama
• Serve As a Resource
• Pulpit Supply
• Speaker (or participant) for Appreciation Banquets

Church Libraries

Purpose

The purpose of the KNCSB church library program is to provide support for churches as they strive to fulfill the Great Commission.

Summer Roberson of Olathe, Kan., is the KNCSB church library consultant. She is a member of Blue Valley Baptist Church, Overland Park, Kan.
“Church libraries are my passion,” Roberson says. “I truly believe that God speaks to people through media.”

Send e-mail to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

Church library update

Visit the church library update page

Leadership and skill development for church librarians

The heart of an effective ministry is an intentional strategy to develop the ministry and technical skills for all members of your team. Your association, two-state convention, and LifeWay Christian Resources are committed to assist you with excellent leadership development opportunities for your team. These opportunities include strategies you can use in your church building or home while others are events you can participate in with librarians from other churches.

Leadership development certificate plans for librarians and historians

The Christian Growth Study Plan (CGSP) is a free service designed to make leadership development easier for you and your team. You will find plans specifically designed for librarians. The service includes a free leadership development curriculum plan, a free record-keeping service, and a free certificate service. For further information, check the CGSP Web site or call 1.800.968.5519.

Church library Web site

You will find a variety of information on this Web site that will provide solutions to challenges every librarian faces throughout the year. Morlee Maynard, the leader of our National Church Library Ministry Team, now has a monthly update under the heading “Ministry Tools.” Two new articles are added every week. Watch for new enhancements to the site.

Church Library Information Service

Broadman & Holman offers an exciting new how-to resource for church librarians. It will become your tool for managing the information you receive through the Internet and conferences. The starter pack consists of 164 pages of information with tabs for administration, cataloging and classification, collection development, and promotion. This resource will never go out of date! Purchase this product from the LifeWay store

Associational and state-convention-sponsored events

Many associations and state conventions provide leadership development events for librarians and historians as well as consultation services. Contact your associational office and two-state convention office for information.

Helpful resources:

The LifeWay Christian Resources library Web site offers many resources for church libraries. Here are a few of the articles:

• “How to Begin or Renew a Church Library” Beginning a library ministry or reviving a dormant library is an exciting time in a church. In the beginning stages of planning a library, many questions must be answered. Sue Berthelot helps answer these questions. She is the library director for Ascension Baptist Church in Gonzales, La., and serves as a national church library ministry specialist.
• “Policies for Your Library — Developing and Revising” “A policy is a written statement of your library’s intentions. It can guide and determine present and future decisions,” Beth Andrews says. “Policies are living documents adaptable to change. They provide guidelines that can be modified, as your library’s needs change. Policies should put into action services that will meet the needs of the library customers in the church and community. The implementing of these services should include actions which carry out the spirit and intent of the policies.” Andrews is director of Media Library Ministries at Park Cities Baptist Church in Dallas, Texas, and a national church library ministry specialist.
• “Furnishing to Make Your Library Functional” Charles Businaro, a trained architect, gives tips on church media library space and furnishings.
• “Koinonia in the Church Library” Libraries can provide resources that meet the needs of the church family on many different levels,” Vickie Knierim says. “Media can provide information and training for members seeking to meet the needs of others. Resources can also provide information, encouragement, and direction directly to those in need.” Kneirim is a former director of the Mt. Juliet Public Library in Mt. Juliet, Tenn. She teaches the college-and-career class at Faith Baptist Church in Mt. Juliet, Tenn.
• “Six Roles of the Church Library in Evangelism” Every church ministry, including the library, needs to stay focused on evangelism, which is the church’s primary task, C. Thomas Wright says. Wright serves in the Prayer Evangelism Unit of the North American Mission Board. For more information, visit http://www.namb.net/evangelism/prayer/
• “Weeding — Selective Reduction for Your Library” One of the necessary tasks that needs to be addressed at least annually is weeding the collection, Sue Berthelot says. “In order to keep all materials up to date and meet the needs of the library users with current information, selective reduction or weeding of the media is required.”

Mediagraphies

The LifeWay Christian Resources library Web site also offers mediagraphies listed by age groups:

• Younger children (birth through age 7)
• Juvenile (ages 8-11)
• Student
• Adult

To access these mediagraphies, go to the LifeWay library Web site and look under “Online Resources.” You may download the mediagraphies in PDF format.

These mediagraphies suggest resources for church libraries which are considering new purchases for these age groups. They are presented as an aid to librarians. All titles should be evaluated by your church’s selection policy to see if they are appropriate for your library.

2010 TRAINING EVENT:

KNCSB Church Library Ministry Conference
October 1-2
Webster Conference Center
Salina, Kan.

Church Library Ministry Conference 2010

Theme: “Saddle Up and Read”

Date: October 1-2, 2010
Location: Webster Conference Center, Salina, KS.

The Church Library Ministry Conference is designed to equip and encourage those involved in the ministry of church libraries.  Classes will be offered to train workers just beginning a church library as well as to challenge those who have been involved in the ministry of church library for many years. 

Conference Leaders: Morlee Maynard, national church library ministry specialist for LifeWay Christian Resources in Nashville, TN; Eva Nell Hunter, director of the church library ministry at Central Baptist Church in Decatur, AL and association and state convention consultant; Bill Jones, developer of Book Systems’ suite of library automation products.

PLEASE NOTE: We will also be collecting Christian books and resources for BookLink.

Registration Fee: $45 per person.  (Includes dormitory lodging at WCC, meals while at the conference, and wireless internet access.)  Six hotel rooms are available at an additional charge of $40 per room.  These rooms are filled on a first-come, first-served basis.  Click here for a registration form.

Registration Deadline: September 17, 2010.

The Kansas-Nebraska Singing Men

Membership in the Kansas-Nebraska Singing Men is open to all men who serve as volunteer, part-time, bivocational, or full-time music ministers, or to other ministerial staff in Kansas-Nebraska churches.  The Singing Men rehearse and sing a couple of times a year.  This group of men is a great resource for ministry ideas, fellowship, and encouragement.  For additional information, contact the Church Music and Worship Department.

2008 Children’s Bible Drills/Youth Bible Drills/Youth Speakers Tournament

The 2008 KNCSB Children’s Bible Drill/Youth Bible Drill/Youth Speakers Tournament was held Saturday, April 19, 2008 at Webster Conference Center, Salina, KS. 

There were over 85 people attending and participating in the event.  Ten adults from Kansas-Nebraska volunteered their time and expertise to serve as judges, timekeeper, tally committee, and sound technician.

• Children’s Bible Drill: Grades four through six.  Representing seven churches and five associations there were three perfect winners (PW), six winners (W) and five participants. Cambridge BC, Cambridge: Cooper Dennett (P) Cedar Pointe, Wichita: Nate Dugger (W) Emmanuel Chinese, Lenexa: Steele Stewart (W), Rikki Li (W) FSBC, Coffeyville: Leanne Bale (P), Fulton Buckner (P), Alexis George (P), Nick Noland (W), Bethany Schofield (W), Joe Schofield (PW), Megan Tomey (W) FSBC, El Dorado: Joseph Reinert (PW) Indian Avenue BC, Lawrence: Matthew Gaskin (PW) Pleasantview, Derby: Diana Lawson (P)

• Youth Bible Drill: Seventh grade through ninth.  There were three participants representing two churches and associations. 1st Place - Matt Tomey, FSBC, Coffeyville 2nd Place - Jonelle Reinert, FSBC, El Dorado 3rd Place - Christina Vail, FSBC, Coffeyville

• Youth Speakers Tournament: Ninth grade through twelfth.  There were three speakers also representing two churches and associations. 1st Place - Sarah Gaskin, Indian Avenue BC, Lawrence 2nd Place - Jonetta Reinert, FSBC, El Dorado 3rd Place - Jaret Tefft, Indian Avenue BC, Lawrence

Scholarships were given to the first, second, and third place winners in the youth events.  First place winners received a scholarship of $200.00; second place $100.00; third place $75.00.  The scholarships are intended to provide financial assistance for the young people to attend any youth function sponsored by their church, the association, the state convention, or the Southern Baptist Convention. 

The 2009 event is scheduled for April 18th.  The 2009 Bible Drill and Speakers’ Tournament materials will be mailed to the churches in August 2008.

Church Legal, Tax & Financial Resource Book

Until book can be updated, if there is a need for legal counsel, please contact Jim Thompson.  Contact Becky Holt at KNCSB for other questions.

Mexico Missions

Operation Go! Partnership

The missions partnership between Mexican Baptists and the Kansas-Nebraska Convention of Southern Baptists has officially ended.

The five-year partnership involved gospel saturation and human needs projects in partnership with the International Mission Board and Mexican Baptist congregations. Due to the success of this partnership we will continue to post the Go Projects available.

Once church groups determine a possible participation date, they should contact Mari Jaquith at 800.984.9092 or via e-mail at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Information for GO volunteer teams

Passport required:

Project: Gospel Saturation.

Personnel type: Team — The maximum and minimum number of team members for a gospel saturation project will be determined by the Operation GO personnel assigned to the project. This information will be made available to the GO volunteer team leader.

Primary job description: Gospel Saturation. The team will work with a gospel-saturation and prayer project focused on a specific location (city, town or rural area).

The goal is to saturate designated areas by prayer walking and distributing the Gospel of John and other evangelistic materials to each household in assigned areas.

The team may be working with Mexican Baptists. A team member will record pertinent data that can be used for follow-up by an IMB missionary and/or Mexican Baptist church.

GO Volunteer Team Leader: Be approved by the church/organizational leadership. Handle all administrative details/secure appropriate documents, flight booking, work with appropriate Operation GO personnel on lodging and related travel issues. Ensure that any training materials provided by Operation GO is used to prepare the team for Gospel Saturation. Work with the team to raise all necessary funds. Make arrangements for contingencies. Be a servant leader.

Items/materials to bring to the field: Casual clothes, good pair of walking shoes, sunscreen, sunglasses and hat or cap. Recommend have USA passport. Birth certificate may be used (not a photocopy) and identification such as a driver´s license. Verify use of birth certificate for Mexico and USA. Each team member should bring any medicines needed.

How does this project relate to team strategy: Operation GO is a gospel saturation project designed to place the Gospel of John and other evangelistic materials (tracts, videos, etc.) in every household in Mexico within the next six years.

Operation GO can provide opportunities for Gospel Saturation into areas where there are not any IMB missionaries and Mexican Baptist churches, support ongoing efforts to facilitate Church Planting Movements (rapid multiplication of churches), and facilitate the growth and expansion of established Mexican Baptist churches.

Minimum experience required: Active prayer life.

Required qualifications: No.

Primary ability: Able to walk a lot during the four days of Gospel Saturation. Usually there are about four to five hours, for four days, saturating areas with the gospel.

Health considerations: What factors would influence the individual´s health and ability to do this job? The project will involve a lot of walking in the designated areas for Gospel Saturation. Required immunization is hepatitis A. Recommended immunizations are tetanus (update if necessary) and typhoid (is optional, but be careful about food and drink).

Operation GO personnel can help plan for places to eat, etc. There are a lot of good places to eat and excellent restaurants throughout Mexico. Vaccinations for yellow fever are required if arriving from a country infected with yellow fever.

Are there health considerations that could prevent a volunteer from accepting this assignment? YES. If a person is not able to walk a lot because of prayer walking and gospel distribution, then that individual should not consider the assignment.

Health Care Facilities: Information to be provided by Operation GO personnel.

Country Setting: Information will be provided by Operation GO personnel.

Other: Information to be provided by Operation GO personnel.

Mode of in-country travel: Van (missionary vehicle). The number of team members will determine if other transportation is needed, such as taxi and/or Mexican Baptist helping with transportation. Operation GO personnel will inform GO volunteer team leader of available options.

Final destination airport: Information provided by Operation GO personnel.

Field costs: These are estimates for each team member and may vary of because of the location of the Gospel Saturation project, cost of printing Gospel Saturation materials, etc. The amounts are in US dollars:

• Housing per day: $50 (If two people share a room, they can split the cost).
• Food per day: $20
• Other costs: $135 (Hotel, meals and gas for Operation GO personnel working with the volunteer team. If the project is in the immediate area of the Operation GO personnel, then hotel expenses should not be included. Other necessary transportation and miscellaneous expenses related to the members of the GO Volunteer Team).)
• Materials for gospel saturation: Around $500 presently.
• Total estimated field costs: $555 per team member

Note: Operation GO personnel assigned to the project will work with the volunteer team to keep field costs within the volunteer team’s proposed budget for the trip.

Schedule for Gospel Saturation projects:

• Saturday — Arrive, orientation,
• Sunday — Worship and prayer walking
• Monday-Tuesday — Gospel Saturation
• Wednesday — Sight-seeing/shopping
• Thursday-Friday — Gospel Saturation
• Friday night — Mexico Missions Night
• Saturday — Departure

The Volunteers in Missions Department at the International Mission Board will give a project number to GO volunteer teams. Team members may obtain insurance through Adams Insurance after receiving a project number from IMB.

• Download a promotional brochure [PDF] for Operation GO!
• Download a low-resolution promotional brochure [PDF] for Operation GO!

Drama

Dale Phillips of Hastings, Neb., is the KNCSB drama consultant. He is well known to Southern Baptists in Nebraska and Kansas from serving at churches in our two states.

After serving for 23 years as pastor of Keystone Baptist Church in Hastings, Dale resigned Sept. 1, 2002, to begin a full-time dramatic arts ministry called Careactor Inc.

“Through the years I’ve seen the power of drama in communication,” he says.

As the KNCSB drama consultant, Dale can assist your church through:

• Presentations in any setting where drama could enhance the message.
• Equipping through training individuals and leading workshops.
• Networking. Dale wants to form a network of KNCSB churches that are using drama.

Dale is a native of Clinton, Mo. He earned a bachelor’s degree in speech from Southwest Baptist College (now University) in Bolivar, Mo. He received a master’s degree in religious education from Midwestern Seminary in Kansas City, Mo.

Dale’s wife, Beth, spent most of her growing-up years in Topeka, Kan. She graduated from Oklahoma Baptist University in Shawnee, Okla. Dale and Beth are parents of Aprille, who is teaching in the Dominican Republic, and Daniel, who is a student at the University of Nebraska in Omaha.

Write Dale Phillips at 228 E. 7th St., Hastings, NE 68901. Call him at (402) 463-7057. Send e-mail to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Visit the Careactor Website.

Downloads

• Chaplain gives tips for serving military families Men and women from Nebraska and Kansas are serving in Iraq and other place around the world. They leave behind spouses and families who need and deserve the support the church is uniquely gifted to provide. Maj. Frank Jackson offers three tips for ministering to families of deployed military personnel. Jackson is a Southern Baptist-endorsed chaplain who serves as the Deputy Installation Chaplain at Fort Leavenworth, Kan. He is a member of the KNCSB Chaplaincy Leadership Team.
• First Steps The following is a guide for laypersons who feel called to begin new ministries.
• Starting Sunday School Missions The following is an article on how to begin Sunday School Missions.
• How Sunday School Missions Worship A worship guide for Sunday School Missions.
• Individual Training Guide A “basic” guide for mentoring new leaders in mission work settings and for follow-up with new Christians. An adaptable template for sharing your spiritual life with another.
• Bible Reading Plan Enhance your spiritual growth by looking at this plan that will assist you in reading through the New Testament in a year.
• Basic Bible Stories A brochure listing over 200 foundational Bible Story passages in the Old and New Testaments. Useful in small group or individual study as a comprehensive, but simple, curriculum guide.
• Impart Groups Establishing small groups, usually meeting in homes, that might be called Home Fellowships, cell groups or house churches. They provide the framework and structure through which the purposes of the church can be accomplished — worship, discipleship, fellowship, ministry, and evangelism when incorporated into a weekly agenda.
• Mentor Helps This brochure explains how to use “The Individual Training Guide for Equipping Leaders” to mentor/apprentice leaders from within the “harvest” in order to facilitate the multiplication of new start groups.
• Persons of Peace Prayer insights that help in beginning new works as they relate to Luke 10 and identifying the “right people” and “right places” to initiate new starts. This tells about Jesus’s example as espoused by Dr. Tom Wolf of Golden Gate Seminary in California.
• You In The Word A simple discipling tool designed to help the new convert with a practical, purposeful, personal, plan for on-going Bible study. Helps establish the use of Bible reading plans and daily, prayerful disciplines.
• 21 Days With Jesus An evangelistic,three-week Bible study probe that may be used with individuals, couples, or small groups. It involves daily reading of the 21 chapters of John, one chapter per day (three weeks).
• KNCSB_History_Letter_2008.pdf

Youth Ministry

The main emphasis of this department’s work is to assist local churches and associations in discovering and ministering to the specific needs of youth, youth workers, and parents in the major realms of discipleship-evangelism and total youth ministry.

Get the latest KNCSB youth news

Visit www.justforyouth.com

Youth Evangelism Staff (Y.E.S.)

(20 Members/7 Consultants)
To assist in planning, conducting, and evaluating KNCSB Super Summer and InDEPTH Conference.

Youth Evangelism Staff Members:

• Josh Brown
• Sherri Brummer
• Eric Franklin
• Dave Golden
• Kathy Hitz
• Ryan Jantz
• Shaun Jones
• Susan Ladenburger
• Kevin McCloud
• Andy Miller
• Paul Pack
• Danny Parker
• Robin Pelton
• Jason Ramsey
• Mike Trent
• Chuck Vaughn
• Bryan Watson
• Lisa Wistuba
• Rusty Wrinkle

Youth Evangelism Staff Consultants:

• Cheryl Cooke
• Danny Payne
• Dale Phillips
• Greg Savage
• Joe Stiles
• Cheryl Tenbrook

Super Summer

The purposes of Super Summer are:

• To reach lost and unchurched youth and bring them into a camp environment to enable them to receive Jesus as Savior and Lord. (Matthew 28:18-20)
• To reach Christian youth who already know Jesus as Savior and Lord and challenge them to total surrender and growth. (I Timothy 6:12)
• To reach Christian youth to go home and live out their surrendered lives to Jesus on a daily basis. (I Corinthians 9:24-27)

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InDEPTH

The purposes of InDEPTH are:

• To reach the lost and the and to share the Gospel in such a way as to provide an opportunity for them to receive Jesus as Savior and Lord. (Matthew 28:18-20)
• To encourage the saved to grow in Christ and share the Gospel. (Colossians 2:2-3)
• To challenge the saved to go home and live out their surrendered lives to Jesus on a daily basis and to do the ministry of evangelism. (II Timothy 4:5)

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Eagle Retreat

This retreat is designed for students in grades 7-12 whose parents are in paid ministry postitions.  The retreat takes place in the Spring of each year.
For more information, contact the KNCSB office at 1-800-984-9092.

The Connect Strategy

Connect with God

• We can’t share something we don’t have.  Before we can help connect another person to God, we must have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ ourselves.

Connect with Non-Christian Friends

• In order to help connect someone with God, we’ve got to be willing to build relationships.  Relationships form when we invest our time in other people’s lives.  When we discover someone who needs to connect with God, we need to look for common bonds and then be willing to move out of our comfort zone to reach people who may be different than we are.  Sometimes, relationships grow over a period of months or years, but often we can develop enough of a bond to share the Gospel in a matter of minutes.  If people see that we genuinely care for them, they will usually listen to what we have to say about Jesus.

Connect Those Friends to God

• Explain to your friends how they can connect with God by means of a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.  Tell those friends your story – how you became a Christian.  Then, tell your friends “His Story” – what Jesus did on the cross for them.  Use John 3:16 to share the simple points of the Gospel message.

Connect Your Friends to Church

• Connecting your friends with Christ isn’t the end of your ministry.  In many ways, it’s just the beginning.  When we lead individuals to Christ, we are responsible for making sure that they get plugged into a body of believers where they can grow, fellowship, worship, and learn to share their story.

Jesus-Focused Youth Ministry

This strategy is scripture-based and builds on six core principles to equip and evangelize.

1. Pray with Passion Matthew 9:38
2. Go Deeper with Christ Mark 1:7-8
3. Build Leaders Mark 1:16-20
4. Disciple Students Mark 3:13-15
5. Penetrate the Culture Mark 1:40-42
6. Create Outreach Opportunities Mark 4:1-2

Service Opportunities for College Students

The Youth Ministry Department has two events that utilize college students in a ministry setting.

• Super Summer is a 6½ week term of service taking place from late June to early August.  If you are interested in applying for a position contact the Youth Ministry Office between September 1 and December 31 for a term of service for the following summer.
• InDepth is a three day term of service taking place during the last week of December.  If you are interesting in applying for a position, contact the Youth Ministry Office after September 1 for service in the same calendar year.

Web Links for Youth Ministry

• Connect With God
• Reach Out Youth Solutions
• Student Life
• Fish Food
• Studentz
• The Kristo
• JustForYouth.com
This site contains information on past and future youth events.
• Terry McIlvain
Director
• Beth Payne
Ministry Assistant

Canada Partnership

Join God’s work in Canada

God has given the Canadian Convention of Southern Baptists a vision of starting 1,000 healthy, reproducing, cooperating churches by the year 2020. There are now only 200 Southern Baptist churches in the entire nation.

The Kansas-Nebraska Convention of Southern Baptists recently voted to enter a mission partnership with Canada. It will focus on the provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba, which are similar to our two states. The partnership will consist of:

• Church planting in Manitoba — There are only two Southern Baptist churches in that province, and they are located in Winnipeg.
• Planting churches designed to reach students — Southern Baptist campus ministries in Kansas-Nebraska will partner with student ministries in Canada.
• Encouragement — With only 200 Southern Baptist churches in the entire nation of Canada, the work is often lonely and discouraging.

If you are interested in serving with the KNCSB partnership in Canada, please contact:
KNCSB directors of volunteers in Kansas:
Lewis and Verletta Schwartz
Phone: 785.228.5788
E-mail: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

KNCSB directors of volunteers in Nebraska
Wayne and Ruth Kittelson
Phone: 402.330.0894
E-mail: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Short-term Volunteer Needs

To learn more about volunteer needs in Canada, contact Wendy Woods at the Canadian Convention of Southern Baptists. Call her at 403.932.5688 or send e-mail to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Woods is administrative assistant in the CCSB national partnership/volunteer ministries office.

Sunday School

The KNCSB Sunday School Director(s) have made a commitment to assist associations in providing quality training for church leaders in the areas of Sunday School, Vacation Bible School and open small group Bible studies.

Vacation Bible School

An annual VBS training event for associational VBS team members is held in Salina each February, usually on the third Saturday. For the first time in 2000, this training was also open to any church leaders who might be interested.

Sunday School

The KNCSB Bible Study-Discipleship Team has moved to customizing training to fit the specific needs of the Kansas and Nebraska associations by working through the Directors of Missions and associational Sunday School directors. Possible areas of training include:

• Sunday School Basics and Administration
• Outreach and Evangelism through the Sunday School
• Reaching People through “Open Group” Bible Studies
• Using and Adapting Age-Group Sunday School Curriculum
• Teaching for Spiritual Transformation
• The Impact of Generational Differences on Church Life
• Age-Group Characteristics
• Teaching Methods and Learning Styles

Sunday School Team

A state Sunday School team of specialists in each age-group is enlisted annually. They receive special training each year in their area of expertise. They lead state training events and are available on a limited schedule for teaching in associations.

Telephone Consultations

The state Sunday School Director(s) as well as the age-group specialists are available for telephone consultations in any area of Sunday School work. The state director(s) have an “800” number to make help more accessible.

Other Educational Areas

The KNCSB Sunday School Director(s) are the contact person(s) for these additional areas of Christian Education:

• Ministers of Education
• Preschool/Children’s Ministers
• Weekday Early Education (Preschools, Mother’s Day Out, etc.)
• Special Education

Discipleship Training

The Discipleship Training (DT) Department is responsible for providing resources to assist in equipping the churches of KNCSB in their discipling ministries.

The DT Department is responsible for coordinating the annual Regional Children’s Bible Drill Tournaments, and State Youth Bible Drill/Speakers’ Tournament.

Personnel

A state Discipleship Training Team, composed of consultants for all age group training, is available to the churches and associations for conferences or leadership consultation.

Materials

There is a limited quantity of cost-free materials available to the churches and associations. We have a wide variety of materials that are shared on a loan-basis.

Programs

We will assist churches in the scheduling and coordination of Growing Disciples Weekend conferences. We are available to lead Transformational Discipleship conferences in churches or associations, with special emphasis and information relative to current resources available to facilitate short term and ongoing Discipleship Training.

E-Anytime, Anywhere

Another VBS resource is “E-Anytime, Anywhere.” It consists of simple English materials designed for use with little equipment and less experienced workers. Fifty-two sessions are available with 12 suggested units. Each session may be downloaded for a fee. Free sample lessons also may be downloaded. Find more information.

Each download includes:

• A Bible story with key verses
• Teaching guidance
• Activities that use easy-to-find resources
• A “Fun Page” that can be used during the session or as a take-home page
• Preschool sessions include tips for adapting activities for twos

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