North Star Update A PUBLICATION OF THE MINNESOTA BAPTIST ASSOCIATION Inside This Issue:
Volume V, Issue 5
Fellowship Foundations
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State Men’s 1st Person
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Grace Owatonna Remodel
2
Count It All Joy
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Flash News
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Lighthouse Family Camp
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Calendar October 1: SW Association Ladies Meeting, see the poster inside the Update October 22: 11:30 a.m., Twin City Association Ladies’ Fall Luncheon at Normandale Baptist
September 21, 2011
2011 State Men’s Fellowship By: Greg The 2011 Men’s Fellowship provided an enjoyable time of enrichment and encouragement for all who came. Thirteen different MBA churches were represented in the attendance for the weekend event. Several men reported how they appreciated the sessions presented by Chuck Hervas. Friday’s session, “Jesus is My Attorney,” drew on his perspective as a trial lawyer, helping us understand how Christ serves as an advocate before the Father on our behalf. Another session presented his personal testimony of how God used a pastor from Bemidji (Jim Heinz) to bring Chuck to saving faith. “(Chuck’s sessions) … were heartfelt, theologically on
January 23: 10:00 a.m., MBA Executive Committee
track, and spiritually encouraging,” observed Pastor Tim Barr of Adrian. Many also remarked how they benefitted from the presence of the missionaries in attendance. Ron Caasi, serving in Java, Indonesia, shared the triumphs and challenges he experiences as the pastor of a small independent Baptist churches on an island of over 135 million people. Troy Manning, chief language consultant with Bibles International, shared the needs of people around the world to have the Scriptures in their own
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language. Roberto Coelho, ministering in Sao Paolo, Brazil, took the time to reflect on the impact that believers from Minnesota had on his spiritual development. The singing, corporate prayer, and fellowship filled out a refreshing experience for all who came. Please mark your calendars for next year. Dr. David Doran of Inter-City Baptist Church and Detroit Baptist Theological Seminary, Allen Park, MI, has been scheduled to speak on September 14-15, 2012. His ministry will be a blessing to you!
1:00 p.m., Full Board January 27-28: Parent-Teen Conference at First Calvary Baptist April 20-21: MBA Ladies Retreat at Camp Friendship June 22-23: MBA Annual Meeting in New Prague
LRCS Starts a New School year The new school year has begun at Lake Region Christian School. The school is a ministry of First Baptist Church, Baxter, and under the direct leadership of Steve Ogren, Principal. As we watched the eager children report for class on September 6th, it brought back so many memories of our first days in school! Remember the anticipation,
wondering what things were going to be like, the new shoes and desks to get used to? The teachers were ready and happy to welcome the students in to this new phase. Men from the church were ready with tools to adjust the desks to accommodate the summer growth spurt. This year the school is looking forward to the challenge
of new hand bells. They are the result of a major fund raising project that ended in the spring. This year there will also be a Middle School band. We are enjoying the expanded music program and hope that the students are able to use these skills for ministry outside of school. Continued page 4