July/Aug. 2016

FAQ’s: How many messengers can each church have? Each church having less than 50 members is entitled to 4 voting messengers to represent their church. For every additional 25 members, 1 additional messenger is added up to the max of 10 messengers per church. Can I be a messenger? Yes! Contact your pastor and volunteer to represent your church at the Annual Meeting. What if I’m not a messenger? THE MEETING AND FAMILY DAY IS FOR EVERYONE, not just messengers! (Everyone planning on attending should RSVP.) Come celebrate what God is doing in our association and fellowship with the members of your association!

Hosted By:

Calvary Baptist Church 2249 South State Route 157 Edwardsville, IL 62025

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2016

Schedule: 8:30—9:00 am: Messenger and Guest Registration

9:00—9:45 am: Welcome, Introductions, & Worship

9:45—10:30 am: Business Meeting*

10:30—11:00 am: Videos & Testimonies

11:00 am—2:00 pm: Gateway Family Fun Day

* During the Business Meeting, Child Evangelism Fellowship will do a Good News Club presentation for the children.

Please RSVP for attendance and childcare by Wed., Sept. 21 to admin@gatewaybaptistassoc.org or call 618.254.3953.

Food

Face Painting

Bounce House

Clowns

Games

ANNUAL MEETING

and

Held Monthly @ GBA Office 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM Cost: $5.00 per person

(RSVP deadline 2 days prior to each meeting)

Thursday, August 4 Topic: “Priorities That Can Set You Free!”

Thursday, September 1 Exec. Bd. Meeting; Devotion

Thursday, October 13 Topic: TBA

Thursday, November 19 Exec. Bd. Meeting; Devotion by Richard Newcom

“7 Habits of Highly Effective People” Workshop

October 4 - 6, 2016 8:30 am to 2 pm @ the GBA Office

Trained by Dr. Roger A. Yancey, Exec. Director of Tryon Evergreen Baptist Association, Conroe, TX

Cost: $149 per person includes materials and lunches (subsidized by GBA)

RSVP and send payment by Sept. 8 ($299 after deadline)

Contact Tracy for more information or if you want to attend but it is cost prohibitive for you or your church.

Uniquely Bi-Vocational Workshop

February 18, 2017 8:30 am - 1 pm Cost: $20 per person (includes lunch & book)

This workshop is designed for the bi-vocational pastor, his wife, and leaders of their church. It reveals the advantages of the bi-vocational role and helps everyone to come to grips with who the pastor is and how he functions with a second full-time job! This time will offer great points for all who attend!

Crossover Project Results

Gospel Volunteers Presentations Salvations Bethel Baptist, Troy 62 54 0 Bethesda Baptist, Granite City 18 52 0 Church in East Alton 1 6 0 Church of Reason, Edwardsville 13 65 1 Cottonwood Family Church, Glen Carbon 18 67 1 Emmanuel BC, Granite City 12 30 0 First Baptist Bethalto 129 88 0 Iglesia Cristiana El Puente, Fairmont City 60 172 26 Iglesia Bautista Maranatha, Granite City 24 39 3 The Calling, Granite City 210 300 25 Collinsville Community Church 82 65 0 Total 629 938 56

Nominees needed for GBA Committees and Teams GBA Committees and Ministry Teams need your involvement! If you have an interest in one of the following committees or teams, please contact the GBA office at (618) 254-3953 or email Amy (admin@gatewaybaptistassoc.org.) New committees/teams begin in October. Nominations are needed now to be voted on at our upcoming Annual Meeting in October. For detailed task descriptions, go to www.GatewayBA.org or contact the assoc. office. Administrative Team: 3 vacancies; 3-year term; meets monthly. Trustees: 2 vacancies; 3-year term; meetings called as needed. Credentials/Petitionary Committee (ad hoc): 2 vacancies; 3-year term; meetings called as needed. Assistant Clerk: 1 vacancy; no term limits. Revitalization Team: No term limits; meets monthly. Missions Team: Unlimited number of members; no term limits; meets monthly. We are also reviving the Leadership Council which consists of the chairpersons of each Committee/Team and the Director of Missions.

Greater St. James Baptist Church in Alton has an opening for a full-time Senior Pastor. For more information, go to GBA’s website at www.gatewayba.org. Send resumes to: Pastor Search Committee, P.O. Box 758, Godfrey, IL 62035.

Gateway Financial Report

April 2016

May 2016

Year-to-Date 2016

Budget Goal $19,457.08 $19,457.08 $97,285.41

Total Receipts $13,130.82 $10,183.38 $69,254.27

Expenses $16,654.07 $19,982.60 $87,832.21

Net Income $- 3,523.25 $-9,799.22 $-18,577.94

Col. 4:2 says, "devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful." We are looking for devoted, watchful, and thankful Prayer Warriors. If you would like to Be On Mission with Jesus by being a Prayer Warrior during the month of July, please focus your attention on the following missions effort.

The Guatemala Missions Team composed of 21 individuals from 4 GBA churches will be in Magdalena, Guatemala, from 23 to 30 July, 2016. Team members include: Karen

Andes, Kevin Andes, Riley Betts, Tonya Brown, David Denton, Tim Drury, Cathy Favre, Jake Fromme, Greg Gomez, Sasha Hall, Amanda Orr, Brittany Perschbacher, Bethany Richards, Emily Richards, Greg Richards, Tammy Richards, Debora Shelton, Mike Vetter, Chris Watson, Matthew Wilson, David Wertman, and Olivia Wertman.

Thank you for your generous offerings that have been designated to the purchase of children’s snacks, material for crafts, paint, and supplies. We will be presenting the Good News of Salvation through skits and games at 2 public schools, 1 private school, and through our singing, preaching, and testimony during 3 worship services at Monte Sinai Evangelical church. Your continued prayer for a successful missions trip is requested. A Prayer Guide is provided below. Please pray for …

Sat, July 23 … our transportation connections: Bus trip to Chicago, Air to San Salvador, connections to Guatemala City, & chicken bus to Magdalena

Sun, July 24 … testimonies & Preaching at Monte Sinai Evangelical Church, Magdalena

Mon, July 25 … skits, testimonies, singing, & games at San Miguel & Hunapu Schools

Tue, July 26 … skits, testimonies, singing, & games at San Miguel & Hunapu Schools

Wed, July 27 … skits, testimonies, singing, & games at Monte Sinai School

Thur, July 28 … safety and a personal day of rest at Antigua Fri, July 29 … the painting project of two homes in Magdalena Sat, July 30 … our transportation connections: Bus to Guatemala City,

Air to San Salvador, connections to Guatemala City, & bus from Chicago

Be On Mission with Jesus by being a Prayer Warrior during our missions week in Guatemala. God bless you and ... Gracias! Greg Gomez III GBA Missions Facilitator

Thank you for generously

supporting the fulfillment of

the Great Commission with

your record Lottie Moon

Christmas Offering! "In a year when International Mission Board and Woman's Missionary Union leaders expressed a compelling drive to fulfill the Great Commission, Southern Baptists responded to the charge with resounding support through the 2015 Lottie Moon Christmas Offering for International Missions.

“Finalized in early June, the 2015 Lottie Moon offering totaled $165.8 million -- the highest total in the 127-year history of the offering. The offering surpassed the previous all-time record of $154 million in 2013 by $11.8 million. The 2014 Lottie Moon offering totaled just over $153 million." -- IMB

Graham Prison and the Graham Vets organization in Hillsboro, IL, are in need of Bibles. If you would like to donate toward the purchase of these Bibles, please send your financial gift to: Gateway Baptist Association, 4539 Wanda Road, Edwardsville, IL 62025 - Attention: Graham Prison Bibles. For every dollar donated, Gateway Baptist Association will match that donation up to $250.

Bibles Needed for Prison Ministry

Saturday, September 10, 2016 Second Baptist Church, Marion, IL

This A-to-Z Sunday School event is also for age division coordinators, department directors, general leaders, pastors, and ministers of education.

For more info and to register go to: www.lifeway.com/Event/Leadership-Training-National-Sunday-School-Director-Seminar-2016-Marion-IL

Pastors, Staff, & Spouses

Christmas Banquet Thursday, Dec. 8 ~ 11:30 am to 1 pm

Cost: $8 per person Please RSVP by Nov. 17 to the assoc. office

(618.254.3953 or admin@gatewaybaptistassoc.org)

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