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<channel><title><![CDATA[First Baptist Church, Moncks Corner - Blog]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.fbcmcsc.org/blog.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[Blog]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 09:26:24 -0500</pubDate><generator>Weebly</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Follow up ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.fbcmcsc.org/2/post/2012/05/follow-up.html]]></link><comments><![CDATA[http://www.fbcmcsc.org/2/post/2012/05/follow-up.html#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 11:08:10 -0500</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.fbcmcsc.org/2/post/2012/05/follow-up.html</guid><description><![CDATA[This past week was amazing!&nbsp; Many things came together that we have&nbsp; been working on for many months.&nbsp;  Here is a brief recap of where we are now and what lies ahead.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Chris McGill will begin his duties as our Youth Director and Worship leader very soon.&nbsp; He will be&nbsp;traveling for a few we [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="paragraph" style='text-align:left;'>This past week was amazing!&nbsp; Many things came together that we have&nbsp; been working on for many months.&nbsp; <br /> Here is a brief recap of where we are now and what lies ahead.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /> <br /><span></span>Chris McGill will begin his duties as our Youth Director and Worship leader very soon.&nbsp; He will be&nbsp;traveling for a few weekends to lead our worship at 11am.&nbsp;&nbsp;He will start his full-time duties as soon as he finds a place to live&nbsp;and moves back to the area.&nbsp; This&nbsp;could be the middle of June before this happens.&nbsp; Be in prayer for Chris, our praise band, our youth and youth leaders as we make this transition.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /><span></span><br /> And, speaking of youth, we need to start another class of youth in our&nbsp;youth Sunday School.&nbsp; Our numbers&nbsp;there have increase enough for us to work on a younger and older youth&nbsp;class.&nbsp;<strong>We&nbsp;need another teacher!&nbsp; Who will <br /> step up?</strong><br /><span></span><br />We increased our budget last Wednesday night from $682,000 to $698,500.&nbsp; This will take care of&nbsp;the increases needed in the personnel areas for our Youth Director, increases to&nbsp;our maintenance budget to repair the baptistry and bring our elevator up to&nbsp;code.&nbsp; We can take this step of&nbsp;faith in our budget because our offerings have exceeded our budget so far this&nbsp;year.&nbsp; This is a good position to&nbsp;be in!&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />&nbsp;<br />The Pastor Search Committee was also selected last Wednesday night.&nbsp; They are: Tom Schoonmaker, Marty Mixon,<br />Justin Steedly, Sarah Steele, Margie McMakin, Robin Nichols and Bob&nbsp;Stives.&nbsp; <strong>Be&nbsp;in prayer</strong> for this committee as they begin this important task of searching&nbsp;for our next pastor.<br /><span></span><br />The By-Laws Committee presented the revised By-Laws to replace our&nbsp;current Constitution and By-Laws.&nbsp;Copies are available at the Welcome Center and <a title="" href="http://www.fbcmcsc.org/revised-by-laws.html">online</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;Marty Mixon and the committee will be present this Wednesday night, May&nbsp;23 at 6 pm for an informal Q&amp;A.&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Bring your copy</u> of the proposed By-Laws and ask your&nbsp;questions.&nbsp; The vote on the By-Laws&nbsp;will be Wednesday, June 20th&nbsp;at 6 pm.<br /><span></span><br /><strong>We need to form an Upward Basketball Ministry Team</strong>.&nbsp;&nbsp;Kathy Jones has agreed to serve one more year as director in a limited&nbsp;capacity.&nbsp; We need to form a team&nbsp;to be trained to handle various aspects of this ministry.&nbsp;Kathy will aid us in this training.&nbsp;We are looking to have an organizational&nbsp;meeting in a few weeks to begin this process.&nbsp; <strong>Want&nbsp;to serve?</strong>&nbsp; Contact the church&nbsp;office or see Doug Ray.<br /><span></span><br />And &hellip;it gets even better!&nbsp; Emerson and Mary are moving to Moncks Corner.&nbsp;Saturday, May 26th is the day they need some help loading&nbsp;and unloading a truck.&nbsp; Sure!&nbsp; <strong><em>You can&nbsp;even help!&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /></em></strong> <br /><span></span>[Doug Ray]<br /><span></span></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[World Missions Offering: Cleveland Hope]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.fbcmcsc.org/2/post/2012/03/world-missions-offering-cleveland-hope.html]]></link><comments><![CDATA[http://www.fbcmcsc.org/2/post/2012/03/world-missions-offering-cleveland-hope.html#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 11:29:16 -0500</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.fbcmcsc.org/2/post/2012/03/world-missions-offering-cleveland-hope.html</guid><description><![CDATA[As a part of our 2012 church budget, we are contributing 10% of all our tithes and offerings to missions causes. This includes support of&nbsp;Cleveland Hope, a network of new churches in Cleveland, Ohio, led by Kevin Litchfield of Moncks Corner.There is an article in the Baptist Courier this week that highlights one of the church planters that Cleveland Hope is supporting. If you're interested in knowing more about Za [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div  class="paragraph editable-text" style=" text-align: left; ">As a part of our 2012 church budget, we are contributing 10% of all our tithes and offerings to missions causes. This includes support of&nbsp;Cleveland Hope, a network of new churches in Cleveland, Ohio, led by Kevin Litchfield of Moncks Corner.<br /><br />There is an article in the Baptist Courier this week that highlights one of the church planters that Cleveland Hope is supporting. If you're interested in knowing more about Zach Weihrauch and Gateway Church Heights, click <a href="http://www.baptistcourier.com/6869.article">here</a>.<br /><br />  In addition to this and other similar ministries, we also support the Cooperative Program, International Mission Board, North American Mission Board, Screven Association, and St. John&rsquo;s Christian Academy. When you contribute a tithe or offering to FBC, these ministries are supported financially. We anticipate these contributions to exceed $68,000 this year.&nbsp; Also note that if you designate your offering to another cause or ministry at FBC, then that money is not shard in these mission endeavors. In the weeks ahead, we will be highlighting these mission and ministry areas.<br /><br />  Thanks so much for your giving to our church and supporting these needs in our church, community, state, country, and world!<br /><br />  </div>  ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clearing Up the Confusion about Sunday's Schedule]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.fbcmcsc.org/2/post/2012/01/clearing-up-the-confusion-about-sundays-schedule.html]]></link><comments><![CDATA[http://www.fbcmcsc.org/2/post/2012/01/clearing-up-the-confusion-about-sundays-schedule.html#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:05:56 -0500</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.fbcmcsc.org/2/post/2012/01/clearing-up-the-confusion-about-sundays-schedule.html</guid><description><![CDATA[There seems to be a lot of confusion regarding the letter all church members received in the mail today. This is my attempt to clear up the confusion.&nbsp;The letter says: "Our pastor, Emerson Wiles, will be at St. John's this Sunday morning at 8:30 to lead that worship service.He will be back in time to preach at First Baptist for the 8:30 service here."&nbsp;No, Emerson is no [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div  class="paragraph editable-text" style=" text-align: left; ">There seems to be a lot of confusion regarding the letter all church members received in the mail today. This is my attempt to clear up the confusion.&nbsp;<div><br></div><div>The letter says:<i> "Our pastor, Emerson Wiles, will be at St. John's this Sunday morning at 8:30 to lead that worship service.He will be back in time to preach at First Baptist for the 8:30 service here."&nbsp;</i></div><div><br></div><div>No, Emerson is not able to be in two places at one time, as this confusing wording may indicate. The service at St. John's, more of a chapel-style service, traditionally lasts around 30 minutes. Emerson will preach that service and drive to First Baptist to be in place to begin preaching at 9 AM - following the music, offertory, choir special, etc. that typically happen at the beginning of our 8:30 AM Traditional Service.<br style=""><span style=""></span><br style=""><span style=""></span>  </div></div>  ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Update from China]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.fbcmcsc.org/2/post/2011/12/update-from-china.html]]></link><comments><![CDATA[http://www.fbcmcsc.org/2/post/2011/12/update-from-china.html#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 09:32:56 -0500</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.fbcmcsc.org/2/post/2011/12/update-from-china.html</guid><description><![CDATA[We received this email update from Kelly Creech who is living and working in China. Thought you would be interested in hearing how our missions giving was being put to use around the world.Hey Mr. Doug,I wanted to let you know how grateful I am for the gift from my&nbsp;"family" in Moncks Corner. I will send you all another update&nbsp;wh [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div  class="paragraph editable-text" style=" text-align: left; "><br /><strong><em><font size="3" color="#000099">We received this email update from Kelly Creech who is living and working in China. Thought you would be interested in hearing how our missions giving was being put to use around the world.</font></em></strong><br /><br /><br />Hey Mr. Doug,<br />I wanted to let you know how grateful I am for the gift from my&nbsp;"family" in Moncks Corner. I will send you all another update&nbsp;when I can, but for now I wanted to give you a brief&nbsp;update. (also, there's a video I tried to share with you and the&nbsp;family, but maybe failed. Hopefully my dad will be in touch to&nbsp;help you guys out with that).<br /><br />I have been lifting up a student for a while now in particular, her&nbsp;name is Yang Juan (sorry no English name). She's a student from&nbsp;last year as well. I remember at our Christmas party last year,&nbsp;she won a game, and received the door prize or a 10 cent equivalent&nbsp;notebook. She was SOOOO THRILLED.&nbsp;We've been meeting weekly now, and she's been incredibly open to His&nbsp;story of good news, and remains full of questions and&nbsp;curiosity. Her village is about 3 hours by bus outside of town,&nbsp;followed by a 2 1/2 hour walk home. Her parents currently work in&nbsp;a factory. They used to be farmers, but couldn't afford her tuition&nbsp;by farming, so are now working in a factory. They are doing all&nbsp;they can send her to school, but struggling. She is also worried&nbsp;about their health. They're older, and working extremely long and&nbsp;hard hours for someone their age in not great conditions. When I&nbsp;went to a restaurant with her (I was paying of course) that cost&nbsp;a mere 6 RMB for a dish (not quite 1dollar), she started panicking&nbsp;about how expensive it was. Her parents won't be home for their&nbsp;winter holiday in January either, because it's too expensive for&nbsp;them to come home, and they can't afford to take a day off of work&nbsp;if they want her to go to school.<br /><br />So when I heard that FBC donated $1000 for Christmas, I was&nbsp;overjoyed. What a better way to show her the way that He loves&nbsp;her, than by helping her tuition. I have been pr@ying heavily for&nbsp;a way to help her financially, and this is what I believe to be the&nbsp;answer to that request. I just left her, after telling her this&nbsp;news, and explaining that it's a Christmas present from you all&nbsp;because of the gift of our Father. I WISH I could make all of you&nbsp;present for that moment. For the most sincere tear-filled hug I've&nbsp;ever received in my life. For the moment when I could once again&nbsp;tell her He believes she is special. He has a plan for her. He&nbsp;desires a relationship with her. AND HE gave a gift much bigger&nbsp;than this one, to cover a fee much larger than this school fee.<br /><br />My request from Yang Juan upon giving this gift, was that she would&nbsp;1. remember that this is not a gift from me, but a gift from Him&nbsp;because He loves her 2. that she would study hard and try her best&nbsp;in school 3. that she would tell her parents the reason for the&nbsp;gift, and not that "you have a foreign teacher that is from a rich&nbsp;country" or "foreign teacher that is a good person" because that&nbsp;would simply not be true, and 4th, that she would take the time to&nbsp;thank you all. So expect a thank you from her soon.<br /><br />Please thank the family back home on my behalf. The Father will&nbsp;remember their generous giving. "When you give to the least of&nbsp;these, you give to me." I strongly believe He is at work in Yang&nbsp;Juan's life, as well as other's here. Thank you for your support&nbsp;and lifting me up. Please continue to lift up Yang Juan. Lift up&nbsp;her family as well. I want them to become a part of her "forever&nbsp;family" so badly!&nbsp;<br /><br /><br />- Kelly</div>  ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transitional Team Report]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.fbcmcsc.org/2/post/2011/11/transitional-team-report.html]]></link><comments><![CDATA[http://www.fbcmcsc.org/2/post/2011/11/transitional-team-report.html#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 12:34:54 -0500</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.fbcmcsc.org/2/post/2011/11/transitional-team-report.html</guid><description><![CDATA[Introduction:  The transition team of First Baptist Church, Moncks Corner, consisting of 12 volunteer church members, has been charged with advising appropriate church leaders on issues that the church has expressed as priorities.&nbsp; The top three priorities expressed by the church are unity, youth and finances, in that order.&nbsp; Most recommendations will be sent to the Deacons, and a decision will be  [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div  class="paragraph editable-text" style=" text-align: left; "><strong>Introduction:</strong><br />  The transition team of First Baptist Church, Moncks Corner, consisting of 12 volunteer church members, has been charged with advising appropriate church leaders on issues that the church has expressed as priorities.&nbsp; The top three priorities expressed by the church are unity, youth and finances, in that order.&nbsp; Most recommendations will be sent to the Deacons, and a decision will be made there if it needs to go to the congregation.<br /><br />  Team members are Gary Steele, Marty Mixon, Dody Sims, Jennifer Driggers, Robin Nichols, Libba Shepherd, Eddie McKnight, Ray Bowen, Johnny Hill, JD Steedly, Gail Hill, and Mary Beth Kirby.<br /><br />  At this point the team has met 4 times, and has identified several issues related to structural priorities that need detailed attention, including, but not limited to worship, discipleship, prayer, evangelism, fellowship, ministry and stewardship.&nbsp; Over the next several months, recommendations will continue to come forward.<br /><br />  The first project was to more clearly identify the purpose and appropriate use of St. Johns church in Pinopolis in order to improve church unity. It is more clearly understood after much discussion that the current group meeting there are not operating under any guidelines established by First Baptist Church. There have been hours of discussion amongst team members, along with discussions with many, many church members, both at First Baptist, and those attending St. Johns.&nbsp; After prayerful and deliberate consideration, the team makes its first recommendation to the Deacons.<br /><br /></div>  <div >  <!--BLOG_SUMMARY_END--></div>  <div  class="paragraph editable-text" style=" text-align: left; "><strong style="">Recommendation from Transition Team and Deacons:</strong><br />On October 30, 2011, the Transition Team voted 10-1 to more clearly define the use and guidelines for St. Johns Church in Pinopolis. The deacons have reviewed this recommendation and voted 10-2 to present it to the church as follows:<br /><br />&ldquo;First Baptist Church of Moncks Corner recognizes the historical character and connection with St. John's Baptist Church and cemetery.&nbsp; It is an important part of our past, present and future.<br /><br />In the pursuit of harmony and unity in our congregation, we recognize St. Johns as a place to serve the interests of First Baptist Church and the community. It should be available to church members for funerals, weddings and special services as a ministry of First Baptist Church.<br /><br />In the future, should the church decide, St. John's can be a ministry extension of First Baptist Church but should be under the sole leadership of First Baptist Church.<br /><br />All funds held by First Baptist Church for the St. John's facility and property should be held for these purposes only and used accordingly.&rdquo;<br /></div>  <div ><div class="wsite-image-border-thin " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="http://www.fbcmcsc.org/uploads/5/2/3/7/5237634/2785628.jpg?300" alt="Picture" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>  <h2  style=" text-align: center; "><font size="3">Wednesday, November 16 at 6:00 PM in the Fellowship Hall</font></h2>  ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thanksgiving Offering 2011]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.fbcmcsc.org/2/post/2011/10/thanksgiving-offering-2011.html]]></link><comments><![CDATA[http://www.fbcmcsc.org/2/post/2011/10/thanksgiving-offering-2011.html#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2011 13:29:09 -0500</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.fbcmcsc.org/2/post/2011/10/thanksgiving-offering-2011.html</guid><description><![CDATA[Dear Friend,I also want to share with you our Thanksgiving Offering plans for this year.&nbsp; Last year was the largest monthly Thanksgiving Offering ever!&nbsp; It enabled us to end the year in the black and catch up on the many needs in our church.&nbsp; The Thanksgiving Offering is recognition of our thankfulness to God for all that He has done and provided to us.&nbsp; Even in times of great economic difficulty, o [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div  class="paragraph editable-text" style=" text-align: left; ">Dear Friend,<br /><br />I also want to share with you our Thanksgiving Offering plans for this year.&nbsp; Last year was the largest monthly Thanksgiving Offering ever!&nbsp; It enabled us to end the year in the black and catch up on the many needs in our church.&nbsp; The Thanksgiving Offering is recognition of our thankfulness to God for all that He has done and provided to us.&nbsp; Even in times of great economic difficulty, our God has provided &ndash; He has been faithful.&nbsp; This offering demonstrates our faithfulness to Him.&nbsp; <br /><br />  This year, the need for the Thanksgiving Offering is even greater.&nbsp; Since May, we have had to hold much of our budget missions giving and benevolent commitments.&nbsp; In the last month or so we have been able to pay all of our current obligations because we have reduced our spending significantly.&nbsp; However, we would like to go back and catch up our mission and benevolent responsibilities.&nbsp; As we approach the holiday season, the need for assistance in our community will be great.&nbsp; Our Thanksgiving Offering will enable us to better meet these needs to our families and those in need. <br /><br />The Stewardship Committee is already working on the budget for next year.&nbsp; The challenges for this committee are great because there will be reductions in every area of our budget, including personnel, missions, ministries and benevolence.&nbsp; I ask for your prayers as the committee makes these decisions.&nbsp; The budget will be presented to the church Wednesday, December 14th at 6 pm.<br /><br />  I also ask that you consider your offerings to the church. We have many members who have faithfully committed to Gods direction with their offering to the church. We ask that you prayerfully seek God's direction in your financial stewardship of what he has provided each of you. While your church is not the only place that does God's work, we recognize that as members and believers our primary responsibility is to First Baptist Church and its missions. God provides for us so that we can help others. Remember Matthew 5:16, <em style="">"Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven."&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </em><br /><br />  Special Thanksgiving Offering envelopes are available.&nbsp;&nbsp; You can use this envelope or your regular church offering envelope.&nbsp; This is not a special offering.&nbsp; This offering benefits the entire church and all of its priorities as prescribed in our budget.<br /><br />We are so blessed to have Emerson Wiles as our Pastor.&nbsp; He and Mary have helped our church so much in such a short time.&nbsp; He is working hard to prepare us for the leader that will become our Pastor.&nbsp; He is helping us set the stage for the future ministry of this church.&nbsp; He needs our prayers and our support.&nbsp; I know that you will give it to him!<br /><br />We are fast approaching a great time of the year!&nbsp; Let&rsquo;s use it to celebrate a great and powerful God, and also celebrate a strong and vibrate church that God wants us to be!&nbsp; In all we do, we give God the glory!<br /><br />      Doug Ray,&nbsp;<br />Administrator<br /></div>  ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Operation Christmas Child, 60 Day Countdown Rally]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.fbcmcsc.org/2/post/2011/09/operation-christmas-child-60-day-countdown-rally.html]]></link><comments><![CDATA[http://www.fbcmcsc.org/2/post/2011/09/operation-christmas-child-60-day-countdown-rally.html#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 10:33:02 -0500</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.fbcmcsc.org/2/post/2011/09/operation-christmas-child-60-day-countdown-rally.html</guid><description><![CDATA[Thursday, September 15 at 6:30 PM&nbsp;in Fellowship Hall  This event will focus on the journey of a shoebox, and the impact of that journey which will culminate in millions of children beginning the 12-part discipleship program called The Greatest Journey.   We will also hear the story of Tiffany Carpenzano&rsquo;s trip to Uganda to distribute shoeboxes with OCC. Tiffany is from Summerville and had the pri [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div  class="paragraph editable-text" style=" text-align: left; ">Thursday, September 15 at 6:30 PM&nbsp;in Fellowship Hall<br /><br />  This event will focus on the journey of a shoebox, and the impact of that journey which will culminate in millions of children beginning the 12-part discipleship program called The Greatest Journey. <br /><br />  We will also hear the story of Tiffany Carpenzano&rsquo;s trip to Uganda to distribute shoeboxes with OCC. Tiffany is from Summerville and had the privilege of being selected for the July 2011 Samaritan&rsquo;s Purse youth trip.<br />  </div>  ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[David: Seeking a Heart Like His]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.fbcmcsc.org/2/post/2011/08/david-seeking-a-heart-like-his.html]]></link><comments><![CDATA[http://www.fbcmcsc.org/2/post/2011/08/david-seeking-a-heart-like-his.html#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 13:26:13 -0500</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.fbcmcsc.org/2/post/2011/08/david-seeking-a-heart-like-his.html</guid><description><![CDATA[   [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div  style=" margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; "><div style="text-align: center;"><object width="400" height="330"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/RNm1lcG39to"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allownetworking" value="internal"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/RNm1lcG39to" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allownetworking="internal" wmode="transparent" width="400" height="330"></embed></object></div></div>  <h2  style=" text-align: center; ">A Ladies Tuesday Morning Bible Study<br />beginning Tuesday, August 30 at 9:00 AM</h2>  <div  class="paragraph editable-text" style=" text-align: left; "><em style="">God will never give up on you.</em>&nbsp;Explore how David's life proves this promise to be true in this updated edition of the best selling&nbsp;<strong style="">A Heart Like His: Seeking the Heart of God Through a Study of David</strong>. In this examination of the "man after God's own heart," David will delight and disappoint you. You'll want to be just like him at times and nothing like him at others. If you've ever experienced doubts, temptations, losses, family problems, or personal inconsistencies, this study is for you!<br /><br />First released in 1996, this updated Bible study features all new video sessions (sold separately) and updated Member Book content to speak to today's women. While other Bible studies about King David exist in the market place, no other women's author teaches the Bible "the Beth Moore way." Regardless of the topic, you will not want to miss this updated study about seeking a heart like David!<br /><br /></div>  ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jonah: A Life Interrupted]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.fbcmcsc.org/2/post/2011/08/jonah-a-life-interrupted.html]]></link><comments><![CDATA[http://www.fbcmcsc.org/2/post/2011/08/jonah-a-life-interrupted.html#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2011 11:35:52 -0500</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.fbcmcsc.org/2/post/2011/08/jonah-a-life-interrupted.html</guid><description><![CDATA[   [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div  style=" margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; "><div style="text-align: center;"><object width="400" height="330"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Z__D_dr5Ivc"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allownetworking" value="internal"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Z__D_dr5Ivc" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allownetworking="internal" wmode="transparent" width="400" height="330"></embed></object></div></div>  <h2  style=" text-align: center; "><br />A Ladies Thursday Morning Bible Study<br />beginning Thursday, September 15 at 11:30 AM</h2>  <div  class="paragraph editable-text" style=" text-align: left; ">From telemarketers to traffic jams to twenty-item shoppers in the ten-item line, our lives are full of interruptions. They're often aggravating, sometimes infuriating, and can make us want to tell people what we really think about them.&nbsp;<br /><br />But they also tell us something quite important about ourselves.<br /><br />The prophet Jonah's life was interrupted by a clear call of God that made him mad enough and scared enough to run in the completely opposite direction. Yet it wasn't really an interruption. It was an opportunity for Jonah to be involved in something the likes of which the Old Testament world had never seen: national revival in a Gentile country.<br /><br />What if Jonah had seen God's interruption for what it truly was&mdash;a divine intervention that held more adventure and possibility than any other thing he could have been doing at the time? What could have felt any better than being directly in the center of God's will?<br /><br />Yet we play it that same way&mdash;always running from major pains and minor problems that just don't seem to suit us at the time. Who knows what we're missing by being so interruption avoidant? In this very personal account of opportunities lost and lessons learned, popular conference speaker and author Priscilla Shirer shows how to embrace the amazing freedom and fulfillment that comes from going with God, even when He's going against your grain.<br /></div>  ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[What are the Goals and Objectives of a Transitional Pastor?]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.fbcmcsc.org/2/post/2011/06/what-are-the-goals-and-objectives-of-a-transitional-pastor.html]]></link><comments><![CDATA[http://www.fbcmcsc.org/2/post/2011/06/what-are-the-goals-and-objectives-of-a-transitional-pastor.html#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2011 10:22:56 -0500</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.fbcmcsc.org/2/post/2011/06/what-are-the-goals-and-objectives-of-a-transitional-pastor.html</guid><description><![CDATA[Churches will learn from past experiences, free themselves from hindering traditions, and replace discord with harmony.Churches will develop more effective church practices.Churches experiencing decline or a growth plateau will experience spiritual and numerical growth; growing churches will accelerate.Churches will grow in their understanding of pasto [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div  class="paragraph editable-text" style=" text-align: left; "><ul style=""><li style="">Churches will learn from past experiences, free themselves from hindering traditions, and replace discord with harmony.</li><li style="">Churches will develop more effective church practices.</li><li style="">Churches experiencing decline or a growth plateau will experience spiritual and numerical growth; growing churches will accelerate.</li><li style="">Churches will grow in their understanding of pastoral ministry and in appreciation of pastors and their families.</li><li style="">More members will become personally involved in their churches&rsquo; ministries.</li><li style="">Energy previously spent dealing with conflict issues will be redirected to expanded ministries.</li><li style="">The tenure of the next pastor will be increased, sparing the church the expense of frequent pastoral changes and making more money available for ministries.</li><li style="">Thus, the percentage of Southern Baptist churches without a pastor will decrease. Less time will be spent in the interim mode with growth plans put on hold.</li><li style="">Church members will rediscover and celebrate their spiritual passion.</li></ul></div>  ]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>

