Kick-off of Healthy Church Pastor's Network

15 pastors gathered at Crosspoint Church yesterday for the first of a series of five sessions. Tim Gentry, of CSBC Healthy Church Group, is leading the sessions. Pastors are learning principles and practices of leading healthy, disciple-making churches.

News from Mid-Valley Southern Baptist Association

Mid-Valley Southern Baptist Association News and Notes August 23, 2007 Bridges to Communities Christian Women's Job Corp News - CWJC is a ministry to educate, empower, equip and encourage women through Christian mentoring and training. Women who need a fresh start will benefit. Six of the CWJC participants are now enrolled in Fresno City College. Donna Cooper directs this ministry. New Class Begins on September 4, 2007 at Mount Olive Baptist Church, 101 W. Clinton in Fresno. Salad Luncheon and Silent Auction Fundraiser - October 13. Also, $10 buys you a 20% discount at Macys on September 29. Leadership Seminary Extension Class: Introduction to Christian Ethics. Teacher: Jim Winchester. Contact Director Ted Cole at 253-0738 to inquire or enroll. Equip Biblical Institute (EBI) Classes: Starts Sep. 12,13. Contact EBI Mid-Valley at 674-1172 to inquire and enroll. Full details here. Communications Dynamics (September 12, 2007)- Taught by Tom Sims at Fellowship of Joy in Fresno. Call 229-9379 or 647-2203. New Testament Survey (September 13, 2007)- Taught by Sean Peifer at Grace Community Church in Madera. Call 647-1172. NOTE: Both Seminary Extension and EBI are college level certificate programs available to church leaders or anyone with a goal of gaining a new level of Great Commission understanding and skill. Upcoming meetings, events... Announcement: The Mid-Valley Counseling Resource Center will be changing locations in September. The new office will be located at Ashlan and Willow in Fresno, very near the Association office. More later. September 13 - Mid-Valley Executive Board Meeting CANCELLED - Ministers'/Pastors' Retreat, Jenness Park. October 5-7 - Mother/Daughter Retreat, Jenness Park October 20 - Mid-Valley Annual Meeting & Mission Celebration, First So. Baptist Church Madera December 27-29, 2007 - Tsunami Student Conference in Long Beach, CA. For more information email tsunami@csbc.com NOTE: we love to pass along church victory reports. Please send them to us at mvsba@yahoo.com Promise Keepers Pray for Ron Climer as he goes to Promise Keepers with 50 kids from Juvenile Hall and Boot Camp, 50 mentors, and 9 chaplains. Also there are 44 other mentors who will be going to PK with men from the Rescue Mission. Pray for all men who will be attending this exciting event this weekend. Disaster Relief Training September 13-15, 2007 at Centerpoint Church, Simi Valley, CA. Sign-up by Sept. 1st for $50 ($70 after Sept. 1st). call Cathy Glover at 229-9533 ext. 255.

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Cruising for Jesus Christian Car Show

Cruising for Jesus is a Reedley congregation that uses car shows as a platform to communicate Christ with broad audiences in cities througout the Central California. Cruising for Jesus is a new partner congregation with Mid-Valley Association. Today's car show was on Cruising's home turf. Thousands of people came throughout the day to see show quality cars, motorcycles, and even bicycles. Visitors also found good food, live Christian music (KLUV was there), and a community connection. Horacio Aleman, the lead Cruiser, is pastor.

This is the custom-painted graphic painted on the rear fender of Ron Climer's 2005 Harley Davidson. His motorcycle has given Ron countless opporunities to connect people to Christ.

Pastor Horacio Aleman of Cruising for Jesus

Ron Climer, his motorcycle, and even his leather jacket all tell the story of Jesus.

Mid-Valley Association - Weekly Update 8/14/07

 

Mid-Valley Southern Baptist Association News and Notes August 14, 2007 Mission Mobilization Valley Springs Fil-Am Community Church celebrated its one year anniversary on Sunday.  The congregation is predominantly Filipino, but all are included.  David Mortiz is the pastor.    Axis Community Church has a group of prayer champions praying for this new church start in North Fresno.  If you would commit to pray for this new congregation you can find the sign up link here.  Joe Green is the pastor.   Please begin praying for Ivan Mileyev as he spearheads a new initiative to start a Russian-speaking Slavic church in Fresno in September.  Ivan is our CSBC language church strategist.   Boomerang 2007 - This event is designed to help youth find their place in Kingdom work.  Sessions start Friday evening (Aug 17) and continue Saturday morning.  Featured will be Paul Haroutunian of YFC, Christian illusionist Jerrod Mac, and Northpoint Church's youth worship band.  Contact coordinator Chris Mock of Crosspoint Church for information at 227-5366. Fellowship/Networks   Faith & Family Night - Grizzlies Baseball -- Monday, August 20th. Hawk Nelson concert at 5:30pm, and the game starts at 7:05pm. Tickets are $15 and $17. Call Ryan Stos at 320-2550 to arrange for tickets.   AKA Pastor Guy - Have you met "aka pastor guy"? Until you get a chance to meet him personally, you can virtually get to know him here.  He's one of several Mid-Valley pastors with a presence in the blogosphere.  He's Mark Jackson, Pastor of NewLife Church in Easton.  Stop by and say hi.  While you're there, visit Pastor Tom Sims at the Dream Factory. Bridges to Communities Christian Women's Job Corp News - CWJC is a ministry to educate, empower, equip and encourage women through Christian mentoring and training.  Women who need a fresh start will benefit.  Six of the CWJC participants are now enrolled in Fresno City College.  Donna Cooper directs this ministry. New Class Begins on September 4, 2007 at Mount Olive Baptist Church, 101 W. Clinton in Fresno. Salad Luncheon and Silent Auction Fundraiser - October 13.  Also, $10 buys you a 20% discount at Macys on September 29. VORP Training - August 24-25 - Volunteer peacemaker/mediator training  for VORP (Victim Offender Reconciliation Program).  Contact Jeff Klein, CCC VORP Church Coordinator at 250-8931.  This can be a very effective outward-focused connecting point for churches to their communities. Leadership Seminary Extension Class: Introduction to Christian Ethics.  Teacher: Jim Winchester.  Contact Director Ted Cole at 253-0738 to inquire or enroll.   Equip Biblical Institute (EBI) Classes: Starts Sep. 12,13.  Contact EBI Mid-Valley at 674-1172 to inquire and enroll.  Full details here. Communications Dynamics - Taught by Tom Sims at Fellowship of Joy in Fresno. New Testament Survey - Taught by Sean Peifer at Grace Community Church in Madera. NOTE: Both Seminary Extension and EBI are college level certificate programs available to church leaders or anyone with a goal of gaining a new level of Great Commission understanding and skill. Upcoming meetings, events... Announcement: The Mid-Valley Counseling Resource Center will be changing locations in September.  The new office will be located at Ashlan and Willow in Fresno, very near the Association office.  More later.   September 13 - Mid-Valley Executive Board Meeting   September 17-20  - Ministers'/Pastors' Retreat, Jenness Park.   October 5-7  - Mother/Daughter Retreat, Jenness Park   October 20 - Mid-Valley Annual Meeting & Mission Celebration, First So. Baptist Church Madera   NOTE: we love to pass along church victory reports.  Please send them to us at mvsba@yahoo.com   (Rita West will be out of the office until Monday, August 20.) Promise Keepers Flood: Energizing Men of Integrity is coming to the SaveMart Center in Fresno August 24-25.  There simply is no other men's conference like it in America......so don't miss out!   5 Tix:   Don Hargis, Men's Ministry Specialist at CSBC, has 5 Promise Keeper Tickets available.  Cost $60.00 each, normally $79.00.  Call Cathy Glover at CSBC at 559-229-9533 ext 255.

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Valley Springs Celebrates First Year

Valley Springs Community Church celebrated its one-year anniversary today. They began one year ago, meeting at Woodward Park Baptist Church. They have since outgrown that facility, and they are now meeting at Garfield Elementary School in Clovis at the corner of Peach and Nees. Pastor David Mortiz, pictured second from left, reminded the church of its guiding vision, to connect the Fil-Am community in Fresno/Clovis to Christ. He told the congregation that its mission is to "bring people in, build them up, and send them out." Mid-Valley churches are partners in this new church through their Association and Cooperative Program gifts.