BFM Spring Conference 2015 Updates
We are in the middle of our 55th Annual Spring Conference in the interest of Baptist Faith Missions. If you’re not able to attend, we invite you to follow conference updates on our Facebook page here.
If you are here with us, we’d love for you to post what God has been teaching you during the conference, what’s challenged you most, and maybe even post a few pictures of the precious saints God has gathered. (And we do have an unofficial hashtag for the super technologically savvy to use if they wish. #BFMSpring2015)
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Spring Conference 2015: Offering
CONFERENCE OFFERING: DESIGNATED FOR ‘MISSIONARIES’ FURLOUGH TRAVEL’
Our greatest need continues to be increased supplies for our GENERAL FUND. Our GENERAL FUND offerings provide for all the commitments we have made to our missionaries. For example, every month, we disburse AT LEAST $42,300.54 from the GENERAL FUND just for the Essential Maintenance Transactions which supply the essential and basic ‘living expenses’ commitments we have made to our missionaries. These include their salaries, standard ministry expense allowances, hospitalization premiums, and the publication of their newsletters we print and send to you each month to report on their ministry activities.
And, that is not including also the expenses paid for from the GENERAL FUND which finance the other commitments and benefits they receive each month or periodically through the year as they need them. For example, we reimburse our missionaries’ airfare and travel expenses when they return to the States for their furlough/home assignment. Bobby and Charlene Wacaser and Brennen are in the States right now on their furlough. Later this year, Judson and Raquel Hatcher are due to come to the States for a furlough. Their combined travel expenses will approach $10,000.00. Those disbursements are made from our General Fund.
We don’t have sufficient funds in the General Fund right now to anticipate covering those expenses and all the other commitments we have made to our missionaries for the rest of 2015.
So, we are asking you to give as generously as you can to our Conference Offerings which we will apply toward our missionaries’ furlough travel expenses.
If you cannot attend the Conference, but still want to give a gift, send it to our Treasurer: Pastor George Sledd | PO Box 471280 | Lake Monroe FL 32747-1280.
Or, you can contribute online either by check/debit or by credit card. Go to our website: www.baptistfaithmissions.org and click on the DONATE/SUPPORT page. Enter your designation for SPRING CONFERENCE OFFERING.
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Spring Conference 2015: Theme
CONFERENCE THEME: “MAKING CHRIST KNOWN!”
John 17.20 & Acts 8.4
Gospel missions is all about “MAKING CHRIST KNOWN!” This is what Jesus meant when He repeatedly commanded us: “And you shall be My witnesses.” To “be a witness” for Jesus Christ means that we are “making Christ known” to all those who do not know Him.
When Jesus prayed His commissioning prayer in John 17, He prayed not only for those disciples who were in His immediate company – who had come to know the Father through His own witness – but He prayed also “for those who will believe in Me through their word” (verse 20). In other words, Jesus prayed for all of us who have come to know Him through the testimony of those first witnesses who made Him known.
The apostle Paul passionately stated in Romans 15.20 that his personal goal to “make Christ known” to his entire then-known-world: “And so I have made it my aim to preach the Gospel, not where Christ was named [or ‘already known’], lest I should build on another man’s foundation…” In other words: “I am committed to giving my life to make Christ known to all the people in all the places where He is not known now!”
The first-century Christians modeled how every one of us should be personal messengers of Jesus Christ everywhere we go and to everyone we encounter. “Therefore those who were scattered went everywhere preaching the word” (Acts 8.4). Their “preaching the word” was not so much through their formal assemblies and services – though obviously they did preach Christ in their churches. But, they were “preaching the word / evangelizing” through their personal word-of-mouth conversations with other people – long before our current days of instant world-wide communication.
We are asking the Lord to inspire and challenge us all to make renewed commitment to use all the means of communication available to us to “make Christ known” to everyone in the world. So many opportunities are wide open and available to us all, especially through our electronic media. Literally, the world is at our fingertips with the stroke of a key. We must be using all means to “make Christ known” that we might “by all means save some” (1 Corinthians 9.22).
May God help us to embrace the same aim.
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Spring Conference 2015: Schedule
55th ANNUAL SPRING MISSIONS CONFERENCE
in the interests of BAPTIST FAITH MISSIONS
April 27, 28, 29 | 2015
Hosted by THOMPSON ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH
320 Thompson Road | Lexington KY 40508
Dave Parks, Pastor-Teacher | 859.223.8374 | daveparks@twc.com
www.baptistfaithmissions.org
CONFERENCE THEME: “MAKING CHRIST KNOWN!” | John 17.20 & Acts 8.4
Monday Evening
5:00 – 6:00 Supper
7:00 Praise
7:20 Message: Sheridan Stanton | Pastor, Berea Baptist Church, Hiddenite NC
8:00 Praise
8:20 Message: Paul Hatcher | BFM Missionary to Brazil
Tuesday Morning
9:30 Praise
9:45 Message: Steve Hall | Pastor, Hope Baptist Church, Fairfield OH
10:25 Break
10:35 Message: Donnie Burford | Pastor, South Irvine Baptist Church, Irvine KY
11:00 General Seminar / Workshop
12:00 Lunch
1:30 OPEN FORUM FOR Q & A / SUGGESTIONS AND ADVICE
5:00 – 6:00 Supper
Tuesday Evening
7:00 Praise
7:20 Message: John Mark Hatcher | BFM Missionary to France
8:00 Praise
8:20 Message: Bobby Wacaser | BFM Missionary to Brazil
Wednesday Morning
9:30 Praise
9:40 Message: Jim Cates | Pastor, Tabernacle Baptist Church, Greensboro NC
10:20 Praise
10:30 Message: Steve Wainright | Pastor, New Life Baptist Church, Lexington KY
11:10 Break
11:20 Message: Dan Hillard | Pastor, East Keys Baptist Church, Springfield IL
12:00 Lunch
5:00-6:00 Supper
Wednesday Evening
7:00 Praise
7:30 Message: Greg Waltermire | Pastor, Heritage Baptist Church, Lexington KY
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Spring Conference 2015: Children’s Sessions
CHILDREN’S MISSIONS CONFERENCE SESSIONS
Every year we conduct sessions for the children [age 4 through grade 5] who attend our Conference services. Debbie Parks conducts these learning and activity sessions. Each year, we focus on a particular nation of the world, highlighting its culture and customs along with their need for the Gospel and opportunities to take the Gospel to those peoples.
Our Children’s Center is always set up with crafts and activities which engage the children’s attention and interests in the missions lessons.
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BFM Spring Conference 2015
Block these dates and plan to attend…
2015 BFM SPRING MISSIONS CONFERENCE
April 27, 28, 29 | Monday-Wednesday
THOMPSON ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH
320 Thompson Road, Lexington KY 40508
“MAKING CHRIST KNOWN”
John 17.20: “Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on Me through their word…”
Acts 8.4: “Therefore they that were scattered abroad went everywhere preaching the word.”
For more details, contact Pastor Dave Parks
daveparks[at]twc.com | 859.223.8374
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2015 Spring Conference Full Program
Schedule
Conference Theme
Conference Offering
Travel Info
Accommodations Info
Children’s Sessions
Conference Graphic
All Spring Conference Posts
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2015 Winter Conference Schedule
“SERVICE TO THE LORD”
Ephesians 6:7 – “With good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men.”
2015 Winter Missions Conference
January 18-21
Hosted by Park Ridge Baptist Church, Gotha, FL
Street Address | 3629 Crystal St. | Gotha, FL 34734
Mailing Address | P.O. Box 12 | Gotha, FL 34734
Pastor Benton Glover | 407.719.9861
Sunday, January 18
6:30 P.M. – Leroy Duncan – Missionary to Jamaica
Monday, January 19
5:00 P.M. – Supper
7:00 P.M. – Bob Jones – Evangelist/Missionary
Tuesday, January 20
8:30 A.M. – Continental Breakfast
10:00 A.M. – John Hatcher – BFM Missionary to Brazil
11:00 A.M. – Myron Jackson – Southside Baptist Church
12:00 Noon – Lunch
5:00 P.M. – Supper
7:00 P.M. – Dave Humphries – Pastor, Tabernacle Baptist Church; Mims, FL
8:00 P.M. – Walter Jones – Pastor, Warren Missionary Baptist Church; Warren, MI
Wednesday January 21
8:30 A.M. – Continental Breakfast
10:00 A.M. – George Sledd – Pastor, Jordan Baptist Church; Sanford, FL
11:00 A.M. – Mike Channell – Pastor, Bible Baptist Church; Plant City, FL
12:00 Noon – Lunch
5:00 P.M. – Supper
7:00 P.M. – Paul Hatcher – BFM Missionary to Brazil
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DIRECTIONS TO PARK RIDGE BAPTIST CHURCH:
GPS: 3629 Crystal St, Gotha, Florida 34734
MapQuest
FROM THE TURNPIKE:
Take exit 267B (Ocoee / Hwy 50). Go east on Hwy 50 approximately ½ mile to Blackwood Ave. (Health Central is on the corner). Turn right and go 3 blocks (block one is four lanes; blocks two and three are a single lane) to Crystal St. and turn left. The church is just ahead on the left.
FROM THE 408 EXPRESSWAY:
Take exit 1 (last exit before Turnpike) to Hwy 50. Turn left and go one block to Blackwood Ave. (Health Central is on the corner). Turn left and go 3 blocks (block one is four lanes; blocks two and three are a single lane) to Crystal St. and turn left. The church is just ahead on the left.
FROM INTERSTATE 4 (WEST OF ORLANDO):
Exit at US27 and go north to Hwy 50. Go east on Hwy 50 approximately ten miles to Blackwood Ave. (Health Central is on the corner). Turn right and go 3 blocks (block one is four lanes; blocks two and three are a single lane) to Crystal St. and turn left. The church is just ahead on the left.
FROM INTERSTATE 4 (EAST OF ORLANDO):
Exit at the 408 Expressway and go west. Take exit 1 (last exit before Turnpike) to Hwy 50. Turn left and go one block to Blackwood Ave. (Health Central is on the corner). Turn left and go 3 blocks (block one is four lanes; blocks two and three are a single lane) to Crystal St. and turn left. The church is just ahead on the left.
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2014 BFM Thanksgiving Conference
60th ANNUAL THANKSGIVING MISSIONS CONFERENCE
November 10-12, 2014 – New Hope Baptist Church
Dearborn Heights, MI – Pastor Terry Adkins
Conference Theme: Abounding in the work of the Lord – I Corinthians 15:58
* Sister Sue Jones will be conducting a Bible study during each session of the conference for children ages 3 thru 10. Please bring your children.
* Everyone is invited to sing in our Conference Choir on Monday evening at 6:45.
* For directions to New Hope Baptist Church and/or information on lodging, please contact: Pastor Terry Adkins (313) 562-5579 | pastorterrynewhope@yahoo.com
MONDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 10TH
5:00p.m. Dinner
6:30p.m. Music
6:45p.m. Singing
7:15p.m. Message, Pastor George Sledd – Jordan Baptist Church, Sanford, FL
8:00p.m. Singing
8:25p.m. Message, Paul Hatcher – Missionary to Brazil
TUESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 11TH
9:15A.M. Music
9:30a.m. Singing
9:45a.m. Message, Pastor Ben Glover – Park Ridge Baptist Church, Gotha, FL
10:30a.m. Message, Pastor Mike Farmer – Covenant Baptist Church, Troy MI
11:10a.m. Break
11:15a.m. Message, John Hatcher – Missionary to Brazil
12:00 Noon Lunch
TUESDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 11TH
1:30p.m. BFM open-forum advisory meeting (everyone is invited to attend)
TUESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 11TH
5:00p.m. Dinner
6:30p.m. Music
6:45p.m. Singing
7:15p.m. Message, Teaching-Pastor David Mitchell – Calvary Baptist Church, Hurricane, WV
8:00p.m. Singing
8:25p.m. Message, Pastor Ken Hurst – Storms Creek Baptist Church, Ironton OH
WEDNESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 12TH:
9:45a.m Music
10:00a.m. Singing
10:15a.m. Message, Pastor Bobby Greene – Calvary Baptist Church, Richmond, KY
11:00a.m. Singing
11:15a.m Message, Pastor Doug Armstrong – Lake Road Baptist Church, Clio, MI
12:00 Noon Thanksgiving Lunch
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