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Bethel Baptist Church Volunteer guitar player to help with worship; for more information, please call the church at (512) 346-4770. Calvary Baptist (Bastrop) PT Minister to Senior Adults, Salary Negotiable. PT Minister of Worship, Salary Negotiable, Lead one blended service, one contemporary service. For more info or to apply, email stephenheleman@gmail.com or call (860) 325-4179. FBC Trimmier (Killeen) Bi-vocational minister of music who is able to lead corporate worship– creatively using the choir, singers/groups/worshipers, soloists, musicians in leading the service. Send resume to musicsearch@fbctrimmier.com before September 1, 2014. Lost Pines Cowboy Church PT music & worship leader. Position requires ability to play guitar and/or keyboard. www.lostpinescowboychurch.com

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Pleasant Hills Baptist Church Church Organist (Paid). Must attend choir practice Sunday morning at 10:30am and service at 11:00am. If interested, call Gene Clark at (512) 576-5317. Rosedale Baptist Church Part time pianist, two traditional worship services onSunday. Email re-sumes to rosedalebaptistaustin.com. PT Minister of Music to lead worship in two weekly services. If interest-ed, please contact the church office at (512) 453-1325, or email us at info@rosedalebaptistaustin.com Shenandoah Baptist Church - Cedar Park PT Church Secretary - Send resume to: pastor@shenandoahbaptist.com. (512) 258-6909 Travis Oaks Baptist Church FT Youth and Family Pastor. Send resume to tobcresume@gmail.com www.travisoaks.org Wyldwood Baptist Church PT Youth Minister. Contact wbc@austin.rr.com or call (512) 303-3443.

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Purpose Statement The Austin Baptist Association is an alliance of participating churches fulfilling the Great Commission.

Vision Statement The Austin Baptist Association will be a catalyst alongside Great Commission churches to reach all people groups

with the Gospel transforming our community and world through the power of God.

Volume 44, Issue 4 August 2014

ABA News

Save the Date

Here is a glimpse of ABA’s upcoming events! More information to follow on our website: austinbaptist.org

August 19, 2014 at 11:30am Thomas Billings speaking on Generations and Generosity.

September 16, 2014 at

11:30am

Semi-Annual Meeting October 20, 2014

Location TBD

November 18, 2014 at 11:30am

December 16, 2014 at

11:30am

The Great Commission Initiative (GCI) is an organization that seeks to ignite

church planting movements among the unreached people groups in North

America. They will be leading a conference at ABA Tuesday February 17 and

Wednesday the 18th. You don’t want to miss it! Keep an eye on their website for

dates and more information at :

Pantataehtne-dot-org.ning.com

ABA has a new fax number!

Please update this in your

contact information for our

office:

(512) 380-0418

Thanks!

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Great Commission Initiative

Austin Metro Moms in Prayer is a local group with

the mission of praying over the next generation and the

vision of having every school in Austin

covered in prayer. This year, Austin Metro Moms in

Prayer is hosting the Go Deep event, which will be

focusing on the topic of “Praying Powerful Prayers for

our Children” featuring guest speaker and Texas football

mom, Debra McCoy, along with the musical talents of

The Reliques, a local Christian band.

There is a $5 registration fee for the event, but if this is a

hardship, please feel free to contact Karen Withers for

financial assistance. Believers and unbelievers alike are

welcome, and you are encouraged to invite friends from

other congregations to join us! 2,200 ladies are expected to

attend the event, and there are only 120 childcare slots

available, so register as quickly as you can!

Friday, September 12, 10 am to Noon

Hill Country Bible Church Austin Lakeline Campus

12124 RR 620 North, Austin, TX

Register at www.hcbc.com/godeep

For more information, email Karen Withers at

withfam@yahoo.com

Follow them on Facebook at

“Austin Metro Moms in

Prayer.”

Experiencing God Devotional– Blackaby Captivating– Stasi Eldredge Forgotten God– Francis Chan Wild at Heart– John Eldredge Discover your Mission Now– Dave Ferguson

To publicize an event in our newsletter, email

Caitlyn@austinbaptist.org with your request, a

short description of the event, and any images

you’d like featured, if applicable.

What We’re Reading Now…. Austin Pregnancy Resource Center Fall Extravaganza

I Am Not Forgotten “For I know the plans I have

for you” declares the Lord,

“plans to prosper you and not

to harm you, plans to give you

a hope and a future.”

-Jeremiah 29:11

This year’s APRC Fall

Extravaganza theme is “I am

not Forgotten” with keynote

speaker, Phillip Hatfield.

Hatfield will be sharing his

experience as an expert transformer, a

dedicated team player, and an

overcomer. He will share how our greatest tragedies

can often become our biggest

blessings.

When: Thursday, September 25th, 2014 at

Where: Double Tree Hotel at North IH-35 and U.S.

290. Silent Auction and Doors open at 6:00pm. Event be-

gins at 6:30pm.

Join us in praying, believing, and working to reach our

goal of 8– sponsors with levels from $5,000, $2,500,

$1,000 and $500. Tables will seat 10.

Space is limited, so please reserve your table today!

Call (512) 476-7774 to RSVP or for more info.

Thomas Billings, church consultant and

development expert, will be sharing at our

August Monthly Meeting.

Billings is a generations and generosity

expert, topics that are becoming

increasingly relevant as we begin the

transition from a Baby-Boomer led to a

Millenial-led church.

At the meeting, he will specifically be

talking about Culture and Generosity. He

will be talking about different generations

and how they see and interact with the

world differently, and how this affects the

Church.

You don’t want to miss this meeting!

RSVP at (512) 454-2558 or email

Caitlyn@austinbaptist.org to reserve your

spot and your barbeque lunch!

Please continue to pray for rain! We want the end of this drought to be a testament to our city of the power of our God! Specifically: Pray for Lake Travis to be filled to overflowing, at

714 feet. Pray that we will soon hear on the news that the

drought is officially over. Pray that God will receive all glory for healing our

land 2 Chronicles 7:14

Join Rosedale Baptist church for an Old-fashioned

1st Sunday Singing on Sunday night, September 7

at 6:00pm. We invite all comers to share their

musical offerings of praise to the Lord, and then to

join us afterwards for a potluck snack supper in

our Fellowship Hall. For more info, call

(512) 453-1325.

Want to go to Guatemala? Well, here’s your chance!

Join Chris King and the Austin Guatemala Project as they serve the people of Guatemala.

Dates for upcoming trips are: December 28– January 3

March 15-21 June 7-13

Contact Chris at chrisk@bbcfamily.com Or Caitlyn at Caitlyn@austinbaptist.org for the

Application and pricing information! You can also check out: http://austinguatemala.com

The church of Austin build With

Habitat for humanity This build is a unique opportunity for the Church of Austin to come together and, literally, build community! Austin Habitat for Humanity ‘s vision is to put God’s love into action by bringing people together to build homes, communities, and hope. What a perfect opportunity for God’s Church to come together and help provide these things! Please consider raising funds for the Church of Austin build within your congregations.

For more information about how you and your

congregation can get involved in this, contact Carole Merten (512) 925-7171.

Children’s Music Leadership Conference

August 9th at First Baptist Church,

Pflugerville

Learn teaching strategies, musical activities, and share

resources with other who work with children in music.

Includes high-energy presentations and innovative

methods for music education, use of instruments by

children, interactive activities and learning techniques

children love, along with introduction to new

music and resources.

sbtexas.com/music

A TEX

(Teaching English with Excellence)

Basic training for new ESL teachers of adult students

will be held Friday, August 8th from 6:30-9:30pm and

Saturday,

August 9th from 9am-3pm at First

Baptist Church, Round Rock.

Please contact Beth at (512) 388-2111 or

beth.heller.avery@gmail.com for more

information or to register.