2BC Weekly | January 22, 2017 by Second Baptist Church

THIS WEEK @ 2BC INFORMATION January 22

2:30p Emotionally Healthy Spirituality 5p Personnel Committee 6:30 p.m. Church Council

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January 28 2p Baptism Task Force Church Conference will be held Sunday, January 29th at noon in the Sanctuary.

TRUETT SEMINARY CERTIFICATE PROGRAM This program is for those who long to go deeper than Sunday School will take them, whether for ministry purposes or simply for personal edification. This includes bi-vocational ministers without seminary degrees as well as church leaders and laypeople. Our goal is to build faith and understanding, to be better equipped for whatever ministry opportunities God leads. This is about faith - not academics. NO DUE DATES - NO GRADES - NO BILLS - NO STRESS Most of the assignments require writing only a paragraph or two at a time.

Reading assignments are modest (generally around 20 pages a week - though the amount depends on the subject) No lectures - though supplementary videos are frequently provided for those who want them. COST AND FINANCIAL AID?

Only $210 per course, which includes technology fees, registration fees, and all textbooks. There are no additional charges or monetary obligations.

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300 E. Kansas | Liberty, MO 64068 | 816-781-2824 | 2bcliberty.org Social media: @2bcliberty WiFi: 2BC-Guest Password: 2bcguest#01

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WELCOME TO WORSHIP! If you are a first-time guest, we invite you to complete a guest card from a pew pocket or Friendship Register and drop it in the offering plate so that we may get acquainted with you. Also, text “Explore” to 816-3554736. We would like to communicate with you via text and email with some brief informational messages over the next few weeks. Your information is private and will not be used for any other purpose than to keep you informed about 2BC. Please see an usher if you’d like a listening aid.

MEDITATION Take a moment to prepare your heart for worship…

“When the song of the angels is stilled, when the star in the sky is gone, when the kings and princes are home, when the shepherds are back with their flock, the work of Christmas begins:

GETTING CONNECTED AT 2BC

to find the lost, to heal the broken, to feed the hungry, to release the prisoner, to rebuild the nations, to bring peace to all people, to make music in the heart.” -Howard Thurman

Each Sunday in the Welcome Center (just inside the Kansas Street entrance on Level 1), our Hospitality Team is waiting to help you get connected. This may include finding a Bible study class, showing you where children and student ministries meet, or sharing the day’s activities and schedule. You may also enjoy a cup of coffee at the Welcome Center’s coffee bar and get to know others at Second.

Your Entire Family is Welcome!

FEBRUARY 2BC EVENTS DEACON ORDINATION AND RETREAT CHURCHWIDE February 3 Ordination Service at 7:00 PM in the Sanctuary. Reception following in the Social Room. ALL DEACONS February 4 Breakfast at 8:30 AM in the Assembly Room. Daniel Vestal guest speaker beginning at 9:00 AM. Lunch served at 12:30 in the Social Room. Spouses are invited to the lunch. $10 per person. RSVP by January 25 to the church office or on the Events page of our website (http:// www.2bcliberty.org/events). SURVEY SAYS! Wednesday February 22 | 6:30-7:15 PM | Social Room Nick Bartlow and Daniel Bunch will return with more survey data about us. Hopefully, this information will help the Search Committee in their discerning as they look for candidates to fill the position of Associate Pastor of Worship and Music.

(The text of today’s Choir Anthem)

Children’s worship bags filled with books and activities are available at the Sanctuary entrances. If you’d like an alternative for your children, childcare for birth through Pre-K is available on Level 2 at any point in the service. Our Welcome Center is also available for those with restless infants, and you can view the service on a monitor there.

ONLINE/SMARTPHONE GIVING In addition to placing your offering in the offering plate, you can give online at 2bcliberty.org/give or via your smartphone by scanning this QR code. We have “online giving” cards in the pew rack that you can place in the offering plate to represent your gift if you choose.

Our Ministry Team Jason Edwards, Senior Pastor | Mike Lassiter, Assoc. Pastor, Missions & Community Care Connie McNeill, Assoc. Pastor, Administration & Discipleship | Charles Smith, Assoc. Pastor, Student Ministry Gwen Phillips, Children’s Pastor | Ann Posey, Organist David Fulk, Interim Worship Leader | Don Brown, Interim Choir Director

SAVE THE DATE! POVERTY SIMULATION February 25, 2017| 9:30 AM-Noon United Services Poverty Simulation is a unique opportunity to help people understand what life is like with a shortage of money and an abundance of stress. Community wide event. Free of charge. Preregistration required and is limited to 72 participants. Registration opens January 9. Call the church office or register on the Events page of our website (http://www.2bcliberty.org/events). WOMEN ON MISSION February 7, 2017 | 9:30 9:30 a.m. - Make Valentines 10:30 a.m. - Refreshments 11:30 a.m. - Speaker: Lynelle Melton Egypt Mission Project – Give to Madge Truex Fund

HIGH SCHOOL NON-STOP TRIP Dates: February 18-20 Cost: $100 Location: Memphis, Tennessee Includes visits to the National Civil Rights Museum and Sun Studio Open to current high school students DISCIPLE NOW Dates: March 10-12 Location: 2BC and around Liberty

The Worship of God A NOTE FROM THE ARTS & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE As the Advent decorations have been taken down and stored for another year I would like to thank the following people who have been so helpful to the Arts and Environment Committee for so many years: Eileen Alverson, Helen Brown, Phyllis Chatlos, Angie Fuller, Ed Gilliland, Larry Jones, Tom Lankford ,Ben Lassiter, Cheryl Lewkowsky, Marianne Neth, Jenny Pickard, Martha Reppert, Irene Thomas and Gerry Walther. My name has often been the only one mentioned in thanks, but the truth is I could never have done it alone. Please thank these people when you see them for their dedication to the committee. Also thank you to all who have given gifts of flower arrangements to enhance our chapel and sanctuary on Sunday mornings. As Jason mentioned in a previous worship services, I am retiring from the committee as well as some of the others. I encourage you to step forward and tell Jason you are interested in serving on the Arts & Environment Committee. You will find it very rewarding. In God’s Love, Patsy Triplett

January 22, 2017

8:30 and 11:00 AM

Gathering Music

Milton Horne 11:00

Invitation to Worship

Jason Edwards

Candlelighting

Shae Simpson11:00

Prelude +Hymn of Praise 319

“Praise to the Lord”

J.S. Bach11:00

“Praise to the Lord, the Almighty”

LOBE DEN HERREN

Faith Story

Brandon Greason

The Psalm

Psalm 27: 1, 4-9

Brandon Greason

(Pew Bible, page 391, Old Testament)

Leader: This is the Word of the Lord. People: Thanks be to God! Practicing the Presence of God Choral Anthem

An invitation to silent prayer “The Work of Christmas”

Text:: Howard Thurman 11:00 Music: Dan Forrest

Faith Story

Karen Rogers

Prayers of the People

Karen Rogers

+Hymn 342

“He Is Exalted”

HE IS EXALTED

Faith Story

Michele Peck

New Testament Reading

1 Corinthians 1:17-18

Michele Peck

(Pew Bible, page 127, New Testament)

Leader: This Is the Word of the Lord.. People: Thanks be to God! Communion Communion at Second Baptist Church is open to all who profess Jesus Christ as Savior. Our Communion Bread is always gluten-free. +Passing the Peace

Leader: The Peace of the Lord be always with you. Congregation: And also with you.

At this time you’ll be asked to share signs of God’s peace. Greet each other by saying, “Peace of Christ be with you.” Respond, “And also with you.” +Hymn of Response 473

“Will You Come and Follow Me?”

KELINGROVE

The worship of the living God invites our response. Those who wish to profess faith in Christ and/or to unite with the church are invited to come forward and share your decision with the pastor.

The Faith of a Mockingbird with Jane Boswell. The Faith of a Mockingbird class, based on Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, uses Lee’s beloved characters to explore Christian faith, theology, and ethics. Join Scout, Atticus Finch, Boo Radley, and Tom Robinson in this study considering God’s world and what it all means. Hoodwinked with Michele Peck. Moms have been hoodwinked into believing lies that keep them from not only enjoying motherhood, but forging friendships with other moms who might tackle the tasks of motherhood differently. Myths such as, “Mothering is natural, easy, and instinctive,” cause moms to feel like failures if they have questions or apprehensions in raising their kids. Operating from the premise that, “the way I mother is the right (and only) way,” puts up fences between moms instead of building bridges of encouragement between them. Lies such as, “I am my child’s choices,” tempt moms to mistakenly believe that if their children makes a wrong choice then they, in turn, must be bad moms. CHOIR AND ORCHESTRA Choir Wednesdays | 7:15-8:30 | Rm 501 Orchestra | TBA

We are called to be God’s people, showing by our lives His Grace, one in heart and one in spirit, sign of hope for all the race. Let us show how He has changed us and remade us as His own; let us share our life together as we shall around His throne.

Was your heart stirred by the choir and orchestra during Advent and Christmas? Do you sing or play an instrument? Then perhaps you might consider being part of one of these ensembles as they prepare for the Lenten and Easter seasons. For information about the choir, contact director Don Brown at brownhouse601@att.net or choir president Leslie Bunch at lbunch62@yahoo.com. The choir meets Wednesdays from 7:15 to 8:30. For information about the orchestra, contact organist Ann Posey at poseyannphil2@sbcglobal.net

STUDENTS

+Offertory Prayer Offertory

Cathy Baker “Christ, You Call Us All to Service”

+Presentation of Offerings 477

Michael Burkhardt 11:00

“We Are Called to Be God’s People”

AUSTRIAN HYMN

STUDENT SUNDAY Date: January 29 Time: 8:30 & 11:00am services

Includes performances from Student Choir, Student Handbells, and messages from our high school senior speakers. WINTER LOCK-IN Dates: Ice Dates TBD Location: 2BC and around KC Cost: $30 What to bring: A snack and a drink to share Description: Join us for an incredible Winter Lock-In experience complete with a trip to Power Play, hours of ACG's, and all-night fun at the church! Dinner and unlimited Power Play games and attractions are included in the cost of $30. Bring a snack and drink to share with everyone. Online registration will be available soon! CHILDREN VALENTINE’S DAY PARTY Sunday, February 5th | 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. K- 5th graders | Assembly Room We’ll create valentines for the patients at Children’s Mercy Hospital and have some yummy refreshments together! No reservation needed; see you there! STEPHEN MINISTRY Stephen Ministers are ready to care! Are the joys of Christmas long gone? Or, was there even joy in Christmas? This season of your life may be covered with snow and chilled to the bone, but there are those who care! Stephen Ministers are trained to provide confidential Christian care, giving you the emotional and spiritual support you need to make it through a "winter" in your life. To learn more about how a Stephen Minister can help you or someone you know, contact Mike Lassiter at (816) 781-2824 or Carol Kingery at (816) 916-8407 today. Our Stephen Ministers are ready to care for you!

COMING UP AT 2BC... CHURCHWIDE

CONNECTIONS CLASS Sundays, Jan. 22-Feb. 29 | 9:45 a.m. | Connections is a five-week class led by Greg Duncan and designed for new members and those who are new to our congregation, or anyone who would benefit from the experience. Not only will you explore more about who 2BC is as a faith community and how you can best connect, but you’ll be able to examine your own giftedness and perhaps discover new opportunities for personal growth and ministry here at Second Baptist. Please register for this class on the events page of our website (http://www.2bcliberty.org/events) or by calling the church office. AT THE CROSSROADS, Leadership for the Second Half of Life. Sundays, Jan. 22| 9:45 a.m. | West Side of Social Room Wes Blanton will lead this featured class. The class will be a six week study around the book "At the Crossroads - Leadership Lessons for the Second Half of Life”. This Bible-based small group study will focus on how to live a purposeful and spiritually healthy life in retirement. We will examine how to make the next part of life the best while making a significant difference in the lives of others. We will also consider what needs to happen in advance to prepare for retirement. Participants will hopefully conclude the study with a greater understanding of God’s plan for their lives during this highly anticipated and meaningful phase of life. The content will be pertinent for those nearing or already in retirement. Books can be ordered online in advance or ordered at the first class session. The first study session will be held during the Sunday school hour on January 15th in the Social Room.

EMOTIONALLY HEALTHY SPIRITUALITY

+A Time of Greeting

Jason Edwards

+Congregational Blessing

Jason Edwards

+The Sending Forth Sundays, Jan. 22-Feb. 26 | 2:30-4:30 p.m. | Team Lead If you found our fall emphasis on Emotionally Healthy Spirituality helpful, this is your opportunity to take your next step and go further in-depth on these concepts. Please register for this class on the events page of our website (http://www.2bcliberty.org/events) or by calling the church office. Course books for this class are $10 and the Day by Day Daily Office guide is $9. Please indicate in your registration if you’d like to purchase the books through the church office.

“I Come With Joy”

LAND OF REST

Postlude

“Halle, Halle, Hallelujah”

All Songs UBP CCLI #1091036 Organ: Ann Posey Sanctuary Sound: John Hilton

John Behnke 11:00

All Video UBP CCVI #502497070 Piano: Milton Horne (8:30) Jacque Stouffer (11:00) Media: Craig Dempsey

SECOND SERVINGS This week’s fellowship menu is a Biscuits and Gravy, Egg Casserole, Sausage Patties and Brownies. Meal reservations are due by Monday at noon. You can make reservations or get more menu detail by calling the church office or online at http://2bcliberty.org/ wednesdays SECOND SESSIONS Wednesdays Jan. 11-Feb. 15 | 6:30-7:15 Following supper Adults have 3 options for discipleship: Renegade Gospel with Hadley Fisher. Who was Jesus, really? Wasn’t the central figure to the Christian faith a man who denied all preconceived notions about what God should look like? Wouldn’t associating with him have meant joining a rebel movement? Doesn’t it still? Renegade Gospel is a church study that challenges believers to come to terms with the real Jesus—the rebel Jesus.

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PRAYER REQUESTS

GETTING TO KNOW ONE ANOTHER Worship leaders today

HOME FROM THE HOSPITAL Swanson Smith babies, Eleanor and Asher, along with parents, Stephanie and Charles. Big brother Finn is extremely exited about this new adventure. Charlotte Ruby Tankersley, baby daughter of Tyler and Jess. OTHER PRAYER CONCERNS Crystal Maher and girls.. John Arnold, results from bone marrow sample. Kathy Benavidez, pending surgery, prayers. Ramsey Bartlow, upcoming surgeries on Jan 31 and Feb 7 in St. Louis Loretta Hughes, health concerns. George Yohe, newborn grandson of Kent and Karin. Shannon Padgett, niece of Teresa & Matt Anderson, has been diagnosed and is receiving treatment for Ewing's Sarcoma. Smith Swanson babies: Asher (“Ash”; 3lb, 14 oz) and Eleanor (“Nell”; 4 lb, 13 oz) are home from the hospital. Charles, Stephanie, and Finn appreciate all the kind words, prayers, and support they’ve received from everyone in this wonderful, loving community.

Cathy Baker and Blane became members of Second Baptist in 2000. Cathy is the past Chair of Deacons and is active in Hospitality and Leadership Development. Brandon Greason has been attending Second since returning to Liberty in 2000 to attend William Jewell College. He is Principal at Lakewood Elementary School in the North Kansas City School District. Michele Peck is a teacher in the Liberty School District. She and Brad are the parents of two daughters, Ally and Hope. Karen Rogers has been a member of Second Baptist since the first Sunday she visited the church 12 years ago. She is involved in numerous church activities and especially appreciates the music, missions and training opportunities available through 2BC. Shae Simpson is a fourth grader at Schumacher Elementary. She is the daughter of Emily and Noah Simpson.

UPDATE Search Committee for the Associate Pastor of Worship & Music Greetings from the search committee for the Assoc Pastor of Worship & Music. Throughout our search process, we will provide our church community with regular updates on our progress across multiple media. Since the first of the year we have had two productive meetings that have yielded the following: Search committee training and orientation through the talents of Sanford Beckett Confirmation of job description, responsibilities, qualifications and expectations of the role through the Personnel committee Establishment of a process and timeline for gaining feedback and input from our church community with regards to the position Feedback from our church community is crucial to ensure that we gain understanding of what our church desires in a candidate. First, we will utilize listening sessions/forums to solicit feedback. We will be holding 4 listening sessions for our church family to provide feedback. Overall Church - Sunday January 29 (3:30pm-4:30pm) Overall Church - Sunday February 12 (3:30pm-4:30pm) Performing Arts (Choir, Orchestra, Drama, Dance, etc.) Focus - TBD Student Ministry (students only please) Sunday February 12 (6:30pm-7:30 pm) These listening sessions will provide a foundation for our process and inform a quantitative survey for the church to respond to. We anticipate launching the quantitative survey in mid-February. You are also welcome to connect directly with anyone on the search committee, send an e-mail to our committee e-mail address, searchcommittee@2bcliberty.org or drop a letter to the church office with Search Committee noted on the envelope. We want to make sure that we have plenty of opportunity to interact with you in this process. As a committee, we ask that you be in consistent prayer for us. Pray for wisdom and discernment for our committee as we listen to our church community, evaluate candidates and determine the optimal candidate for our church community. Thank You! Nick Bartlow, Chairperson Leslie Bunch, Vice-Chairperson Don Long, Secretary Jessica Greason Susan Miller Ken Personett Karen Rogers Carol Weirich Dustin Williams