2016 SWBA E-newsletter
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Investing In Changed Lives
As we near the end of 2016 we see that the need for the Gospel of Jesus Christ is more urgent than ever before in our lifetime. In 2016 the Southern Wisconsin Baptist Association helped to facilitate three new churches getting started. New churches do very well at reaching unchurched people and those without the good news of Jesus Christ.
One church that is now started in our our association is Resonate Church in Janesville, Wisconsin. In this picture you see Pastor Jesse Beernink baptizing one of the children in the church. We believe that Resonate Church has already made a difference in the life of this young man and will for years to come.
There are ways you can help us to continue to plant new churches and resource our existing churches. Prayer, people, and provisions continues to be our motto. As 2016 draws to a close we are asking prayerfully if you will consider giving any amount to the Southern Wisconsin Baptist Association. You can go online to our main page at www.wisconsinbaptist.org and give through our Donate link. Your gifts are an investment in eternity as we see lives changed through the power of the Gospel.
October 2016 Southern Wisconsin E-newsletter
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Count the Cost Equips Pastors and Church Planters
One key component of church planting and church growth is to have a plan. Our training called Count the Cost that took place from October 3-5 at Transformation Church in Sun Prairie was and is very helpful for our pastors and leaders. There were 17 pastors and leaders that went through the training from across the Minnesota-Wisconsin Baptist Convention.
One new element to this training was that almost half of the participants were Spanish speaking. Bill Agee of First Baptist Woodstock, Georgia led the English speaking group. Church planter and Pastor David Bogran of Charlotte, North Carolina led the Spanish speaking group and he also did a lot of interpreting throughout the event.
Over the last few years our church planters and pastors have used the tool that comes from Count the Cost. There has been a great deal of positive feedback from this training. We praise God for the resources given to us by the North American Mission Board and the Minnesota-Wisconsin Baptist Convention to make this valuable training possible.
SWBA Annual Meeting Is November 5 at First Baptist Watertown
Dr. Ron Clement, the Executive Director of the Salt Lake Baptist Association will be our guest speaker for our upcoming annual meeting on Saturday, November 5, at First Baptist Watertown. Ron will be teaching on prayer during his time with us. We are grateful for our partnership with the Salt Lake Baptist Association and we look forward to hearing God speak through Ron during his time with us. Here is a bit more about Ron and his credentials.
Ron has served over 35 years in ministry roles of pastor, church planter, and as a Colorado Baptist Convention Team Leader of Prayer and Evangelism. In January 2016, he accepted the call as Executive Director of the Salt Lake Baptist Association with a strong belief that God called him to this very strategic area. Since the Salt Lake area is heavily populated and influenced by the LDS religion as well as over one-half million people who have no faith affiliation, Ron believes for and seeks a movement of God that the over two million residents of the SLC area will unmistakably know the One, True God and our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
Although he brings experience as a consultant, coach, confidant, trainer, networker, and resource person to churches and ministers in virtually every area of church life, he longs for a day when the lost in the Salt Lake valley will become faithful disciples of Christ who openly declare “Jesus, alone, is Lord!” This compels him to place heavy emphasis on strategic prayer for mission and ministry effectiveness.
Ron’s education includes a Bachelor’s degree from Southwest Baptist University in Bolivar, MO; a Master of Divinity from Southwestern Theological Seminary in Ft. Worth, TX; and a Doctorate of Ministry from Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary in San Francisco, CA.
Diane, his wife, joins him in this ministry, desiring to be an encourager and supporter to pastors’ wives. Diane also serves as Ministry Assistant to the Salt Lake Baptist Association.
They have two married daughters: Courtney, married to A.J. Fischer, reside in Colorado Springs; and Kathleen, married to Seth Barkley along with their son, Jed, live in North Carolina. Jed is the first grandson for the Clements.