Jefferson Baptist Church men’s ministry just finished their “Sportsman’s Show” at the Albany Fairgrounds. I haven’t heard any numbers from anybody, but from my perspective, it looked like a great success with thousands of people attending the event, and it looked like everyone was having a good time, including the vendors. There is a good group of leaders working together in unity to plan and oversee this major event, everything rises and falls on leadership.
This weekend was the annual “Special Offering” for our Missions Ministry” which is a very large ministry impacting thousands of people all over the world. This ministry oversees church planting, schools, orphanages, businesses, and many different missionaries all over the world. There is a good team of leaders working together in unity to plan, oversee, and manage this really big ministry. Everything rises and falls on leadership.
JBC has Sunday School on Sundays with lots of kids, and a Junior Church program. We have an AWANA program on Wednesday nights with several hundred kids involved. Next year we will have a regular school at JBC from preschool through the third grade. We have a Junior High program and also a Senior High program, and a Young adults ministry. This entire children’s ministry has great leaders who work together in unity and oversee, manage, and plan. Everything rises and falls on leadership.
We have an amazing adult ministry, music ministry, small group ministry, woman’s ministry, seniors ministry, and many others that are all led by great leadership teams that work together well in great unity. Everything rises and falls on leadership.
The cool thing about all the ministries that are functioning at JBC is that I don’t have to do anything to keep any of them going successfully. The best thing I do is stay out of the way. The funny thing is that there was a time in the past when I did everything. It is quite amazing how God will build His church using every person in the church who all have different gifts and abilities, when I stay out of the way.
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Don’t forget the homeschool ministry! Not only does this support 40 families who have taken on the education and training up of their families day in and day out at home, but it gives 140+ kids an opportunity to learn from others passionate about different subjects (from math and science to speech, writing, jewelry making, watercolor, yearbook, animal husbandry, plumbing, logic…..) and gives everyone opportunities to make friends in circles they might not have ever met. Moms and kids can connect, share other opportunities in the home school community (like Square dancing, TeenPact, Mission Connexion, YWAM high ropes course, field trips, etc. etc.). The support of an environment like the Homeschool Ministries at JBC is huge! Moms meet to pray together and share wisdom and resources. It just cannot be understated how huge this ministry is.
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