In this issue: The Presidential Baton Pass; Graduation of Desert Hills Baptist Church; Making Disciples is the Task of Every Church Member; ChurchCare Construction update; and a wonderful tribute to Dr. Paul Reimer. FallConnect2020
Bob and Penny Toomer – Associate church planters with Mountain View Baptist Church in Grantsville, UT November 4 November is a time to reflect on the blessings God has bestowed in our lives. I Thessalonians 5:18 In everything give thanks.… The Corona virus has continued to be an issue here in Utah. We have been fortunate to not get it personally, but it is moving closer and is starting to affect some families in our church. Please pray for safety and protection as we have older people with health issues that could be affected. Bob had another attack with his heart in September. His defibrillator tried to do its job [...]
Miguel and Ana, both from Colombia, South America, faithfully served in ministry for over 20 years in several Latin American countries before coming to the United States. While planting a church in Waterloo, Iowa, Miguel and Ana realized they needed to partner with a mission agency, so in 2000 they attended Baptist Church Planters’ candidate school and became official missionaries. They faithfully built up the body of believers in Waterloo and are now presently serving at another church plant, Iglesia Bautista Hispana Starkey in Seminole, FL (meeting at Starkey Road Baptist Church.) Miguel and Ana are continually busy discipling families and individuals in their congregation of about 80 people. [...]
Ron and Sandy Cornell have been missionary builders since 2007 after thirty years in the work world. Ron was able to retire early while still “young enough” to keep up with Brent Howard. The Cornells share, “It has been rewarding, and we would do it again! The Lord has blessed us with good health, good retirement, a truck and 5th wheel. It has been our privilege to serve the churches we have worked on. We have been part of approximately 17 projects, some longer than others but all rewarding. The places we have seen and the people we have worked with are priceless. Ron will be 70 this [...]
Intentional Transitional Ministries is just one tool God uses through Baptist Church Planters to serve churches. We were just starting our part-time partner-raising in January of 2019 when a pastor contacted me about a church in transition. I had just received a contact from another mission agency about a couple that wanted to serve churches in transition. I had no idea what God had intended for those two connections, but by May, Marty and Susan Basinger were serving the Gilcrest Baptist Church of Gilcrest, Colorado, as ITM pastor and wife. I am humbled by the amount of trust that the church and the Basingers had in the newly developing [...]
In this issue: 2020 Transitions at BCP; "Reaping the Benefits of Collaboration"; Introducing "Intentional Transitional Ministries"; Tribute to builder Larry French and church planter William Heydens; "Return on Investments"
With joy the Council is pleased to announce that on March 18, 2020, they unanimously voted to appoint Jonathan Jenks to serve as the fourth president of Baptist Church Planters. Jon is clearly passionate about communicating the Word of God and seeing it impact hearts and change lives. Through preaching, teaching and discipling, Jon carries out this passion and will continue to do so as president of BCP. He understands and will carry on the philosophy of Baptist Church Planters which involves the centrality of the local church reproducing in fulfillment of the Great Commission. Jon is a visionary leader who will focus on the future of the Mission [...]
Calling all Tentmakers! You may not be good at working with canvas or those pesky little fiberglass poles that make more of a tangle sometimes than a tent. You may avoid camping altogether because of the fear-inducing trauma caused by the mere thought of having to construct a tent. Perhaps you find yourself on the other end of the spectrum and think yourself as the Davinci of canvas. Regardless of your abilities with an actual tent, I am talking to you as a potential tentmaker. Although Paul took the idea of being a tentmaker very literally, we use the term a little more generally around here. To us, a [...]
Revitalization – God’s Plan for Struggling Churches God’s hand of leading is perfectly clear in hindsight. As we looked back one year to the possibility of transferring to Florida to minister, God quickly turned our direction back to New York State. It was virtually instantaneously! A week and a half after we were ready to sign a rental agreement in Florida, we were living in Hilton, NY! I don’t believe any of that was a mistake. God turned us away from Hilton until His timing was right. As of March 1st of last year, we began our ministry at Emmanuel Baptist Church. For the first month we sat back and watched as ministry took [...]
Our Journey to Permanency - Pinecrest Baptist Church Our journey has been a long circuitous one, a journey of ups and downs, buying and selling, moving and settling, losing and growing, renovating and fixing, faltering and trusting; this journey of Faith taking us one step at a time without seeing the end result. Yet, looking back and seeing the hand of our Sovereign God in all of it guiding the way, directing our paths, growing our faith, establishing His Church and securing our permanent home. Man has his own plans and supporting churches do too. Whether it’s a three or five or seven year plan to completing a Work, [...]
