Loop Newsletter 053115

SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH

WEEKLY EditioN Experiencing God Through Prayer

Today is Pastor Jason's last Sunday with us before he begins his time of sabbatical. Though he won't be with us this summer, our Renovatio emphasis will allow us as the congregation to embark with him on parallel journies of renewal by experiencing God through prayer.

A team of 2BC members and staff have created a guide to help each of us toward renewal this summer. Our Renovatio Guide is designed to encourage us toward renewal, personally and in community, specifically by experiencing God through prayer. Renovatio includes special prayer guides for our adults, students, and children.

The children's and student guides will be given to them in their Sunday School classes. To offer everyone the most convenient method of use, the adult guide will be offered three ways: EMAIL VERSION | Emailed weekly If you currently receive our weekly LOOP email you will ALSO receive the Renovatio email on Mondays, no action required. If you do not currently receive our weekly email and would like to, visit 2bcliberty.org and enter your email address under “SIGN UP TO RECEIVE UPDATES” or call the church office (781-2824).

ONLINE VERSION | Daily access at 2bcliberty.org/ renovatio PRINTED VERSION | BY REQUEST ONLY To be good stewards of our print resources, we are asking that if you would like a printed copy, please request one at 2bcliberty.org/renovatio or email mhenderson@2bcliberty.org.

Visit our website: 2bcliberty.org Church office: 816-781-2824

May 31, 2015

FAITH COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER

OUR SUMMER OF RENEWAL

Coming Up @ 2BC

Church-Wide

Student Pastor Search Committee Recommendation

The Second Baptist Church Student Pastor Search Committee submits its recommendation that Charles Smith be called as the new Associate Pastor for Students.

A special-called Church Conference is today after the 11:00 service in the sanctuary to vote on the committee's recommendation.

Yoga is back for the summer!

Join us on Mondays, 10:00–11:00 a.m., starting June 1, through the end of July. (We will not be meeting June 29 or July 13.) This is a donation class, with a suggested donation of $5/class. We will have childcare for age’s birth through pre-K. Wear comfortable clothes, and if possible, bring a yoga mat and join us in the Assembly Room, Room 302.

This is a beginner class, appropriate for those who have not done yoga before. It will be a time for self-care and stillness, to breathe and move our bodies intentionally, and to practice the presence of God. To register contact Maggie Henderson at 816-781-2824 or mhenderson@2bcliberty.org.

Summer Weekday Bible Study Offerings

Psalms For Grand Adults | Fridays Starting June 5 | 10:30 a.m. | Social Room All our Grand Adults (seniors who really are grand!) are invited to a summer offering of Bible study and fellowship. We will meet on Fridays at 10:30 a.m. in the Social Room for a study of Psalms, led

by Jerry Cain. This beloved Old Testament book speaks to all dimensions of human life. Following the study, those interested will eat together at a pre-selected restaurant.

Oasis for Women | Wednesdays, June 3-July 1 | 10:00 a.m. to noon Ladies, are you interested in a special summer activity just for you? We will gather at the church and study the book The Day I Met Jesus: The Revealing Diaries of Five Women from the Gospels

by Frank Viola and Mary Demuth. What if we had diaries from the woman caught in adultery, the prostitute who loved much, the desperate Samaritan woman, the woman with a flow of blood and the woman whom Jesus loved? By looking at these encounters and their stories in fresh ways, we will find renewed hope, faith, and love in our own stories and encounter with Jesus.

After the study, we will have a mystery fun experience, directed by Suzie Boggess! Each week you will be told what to bring, and some may involve a small cost. There will be childcare for birth through 5th grade for a small fee. Adults will be provided snacks, but please pack a snack for your children.

To Register for these studies: contact Maggie Henderson at 816-781-2824 or mhenderson@2bcliberty.org.

Sunday Morning Bible Studies Offered in June Sundays in June | 9:45-10:40 a.m. | Social Room-West side

The Lord and His Prayer by N. T. Wright. Wright is a world renowned professor of New Testament and early Christianity. This look at the Lord’s Prayer sums up what Jesus was all about in his first-century setting. He locates the prayer, clause by clause, within the historical life and work of Jesus. Tana Clement will lead this study.

2BC and Team World Vision at the Kansas City Half/Full Marathon

2BC was one of five churches in the Kansas City metro to help launch the inaugural Team World Vision (TWV) for the Kansas City Marathon run, which this year will be October 17. TWV raises funds to provide clean water in Africa as runners who join the team “run for a cause."

Are you familiar with the children’s book Flat Stanley? In the story, Stanley does a lot of creative traveling after he’s flattened by a bulletin board in his bed one night! Hopefully, none of us has been flattened, but we are sure there is going to be some traveling going on this summer. Let’s include Pastor Jason in our fun!

Today, 2BC children will be given a paper copy of “Flat Jason” to take home. During the summer, take him with you as you travel on a vacation, go swimming, have a family outing, see a ballgame or a movie, even go out to eat. While you’re there, have someone take a picture of the “two of you” and share it on your Instagram page with the hashtag #flatJason. (Adults are welcome to join the fun too!) We will share the posts to the 2BC Instagram page (@2bcliberty), and that photostream will show up on the website home page (2bcliberty.org).

Although we aren’t going to be corresponding with Jason and his family while he’s on sabbatical as we don’t want to burden him with needing to respond, we can all enjoy sharing our summer fun with him through photos. And the best part: Pastor Jason is going to post some photos of his sabbatical travels via Instagram too! We’ll also have a map on the wall in the Welcome Center and will post any pictures we receive and watch where Jason is traveling.

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What happens if you join the 2BC team?

If this is the first time you have considered running, there is a training schedule that will take you from the couch to either the half or full marathon. You will also receive a fundraising webpage from TWV for friends and others who want to donate. Beginning in July, a Northland group will have Saturday distance runs for anyone who wants to have the added boost of community as you train. You do not have to be a runner to join the team! At the initial meeting, Anne Weirich, the TWV representative, told us 80% of those who run are not runners but rather people who have a passion to see clean water available in every community possible in Africa.

Why is this important to 2BC? From the early 2000s, 2BC partnered with a former church member from Nigeria, who returned to his country as a pastor, to bring water wells to 20 communities. Because of the turmoil in Nigeria in the last three years — which includes threats to Christians — he and his family had to relocate to Canada last fall, ending our ability to continue drilling wells. But the 2BC passion for clean water in our world has not changed, and World Vision has provided this opportunity. Their website, teamworldvision.org, explains how their water projects are sustainable, comprehensive and creative.

Interested in joining the 2BC team?

1. Join at teamworldvision.org/team/secondbaptist 2. Follow the links to also submit your official race registration, using the discount code: TWVKCM Questions? Contact Mike Lassiter at mlassiter@2bcliberty.org.

NO 8:30 a.m. WORSHIP 9:45a Bible Study for all ages

TWOTP Bible Study | Social Room-east 11:00a Worship | Sanctuary 12:15p Special-Called Church Conference

(Vote on Assoc. Pastor of Students Candidate) 2:00p Ross and Dorothy Porter's anniversary party

Social Room 4:00p YuMYuKs | Oak Room

300 E. Kansas | Liberty, MO 64068

816.781.2824

Sunday, May 31 info@2bcliberty.org

Calling all instrumentalists entering 9th grade to 90! Questions? Contact Ann Posey, 781-1132.

Rehearsals Sundays beginning june 7 at 8:39 a.m. | Play in worship at 11:00 a.m.

Second Summer Symphony

this week

Monday, June 1 | Pastor Jason's Sabbatical Begins 10:00a Yoga (New Summer Class begins!) Room 302

Tuesday, June 2 Wednesday, June 3 7:15p Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal | Choir Room

Friday, June 5 For a link to the rest of the story, visit the 2BC Blog @ 2bcliberty.org/blog.

A few Christmases ago while celebrating with family in my childhood home, I got the distinct feeling that I had entered sacred space. To some extent, I almost always feel like that on these visits. Usually it happens with the sound of dead East Texas leaves crackling underfoot as I stroll across soil that continues to be rich with meaning and memory. But this time something was different. This time the present, like the past, offered a balm for which I was only just beginning to recognize my need. ...

A Rare, Sacred and Necessary Gift

by Jason Edwards for the CBF Blog | cbfblog.com

on the blog...

9:30a Women on Mission | Assembly Room

10:30a Grand-Adult Psalms study | Social Room

Sunday, June 7 9:45a The Lord and His Prayer study 5:00p Stephen Ministry meeting | Library (Room 312) (The events listed here are in addition to our regular Sunday schedule.)

Women on Mission: June 2

All 2BC women are invited to the next meeting on Women on Mission on June 2.

9:30 a.m.

Jane Quick 10:30 a.m.

Refreshments 11:00 a.m.

Tony Preston, Director of Missions, Clay-Platte Association Mission Project: School Supplies for Children’s Home

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