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SUMMER INTERNS 2009 September
7 HOKSBA Office Closed - Labor Day
This summer, HOKSBA
11-
11-12 Wonderful Weekend for Women, WCC
hosted seventeen summer
interns that were divided up 16 S.S Team Meeting @ Ryan’s, 12:30
into three teams. 19 KNCSB Baptist Men’s Golf
A team of four Hispanic Tournament, Topeka
students from Rio Grande 21-
21-27 Viola Webb Missions Offering &
Bible Institute was super- Week of Prayer
vised by Abraham Arevalo, 25-
25-27 KNCSB Campus Ministry Retreat, WCC
our Hispanic Church Planter
26 Special Ed VBS
Strategist. These students
worked alongside Daniel

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Homeless Ministry
Deborah Long
As school has come to a start, there are needs
that come along with that. If you have backpacks
that you would like to donate to a child, please
contact Deborah Long at 316-204-9517. God
Bless!
Diaz, a summer intern from
2008 who returned to Wichita October
in January of this year to 3 Special Ed Pumpkin Patch
start a church in Planeview, 5 HOKSBA Annual Meeting
and Jeronimo De la Cruz, a Pleasantview BC, 6:30pm
church planter being sup- 10 HOKSBA, 2-
2-Person Scramble Golf
ported by Immanuel Baptist Tournament, Hesston
Church. They also worked with some of the mission teams from Arkansas, Mis- 11 WMU Planning Meeting
sissippi and Texas to do VBS in the communities they are reaching out to. HOK Office 9:30-Noon
Our second team of seven college students, worked with Aviator Church.
12-
12-13 KNCSB Annual Meeting, Country Acres BC
These students spent time in Derby, Mulvane, Rose Hill and Haysville passing
out fliers promoting VBS's, Kids Day Camps and Aviator's Sunday services. 22 WMU Pastor’s Wives Coffee
This team also worked alongside the mission teams that came into the associa-
Evangelism Training tion to work with Aviator Church.
Finally, four Sojourners (incoming or outgoing high school seniors) and two November
Loren Phippen, Evangelism Director college students made up the association team. These interns served no less
than a dozen of our churches by helping them with either promotion, execution 2 Baptist Women World Day of Prayer
or follow-up for their VBS's. They also worked as staff at Kids Kamp and spent
I have been working with a few churches this spring and summer on
a couple of days at some of our Good Neighbor Centers. They also did some
evangelism training. I would love to come to your church and provide
hands on training. “Share Jesus Without Fear” or “Evangecube” are
work around the association office like painting and landscaping.
This summer was incredibly busy, and God used these college and high
Weekly Prayer Emphasis for
options to use for training. The Sunday School hour or Sunday eve-
nings would be great for classroom time. I am available to do on-the-
school students to do His work. We are excited to see the fruit that continues to
come as a result of their work. If you or someone you know might be interested
in serving as a summer intern in 2010, check out www.hoksba.org/intern and
September
job training with anyone who is interested. Sept. 7 Crossroad • Pastor Dan Byrnes
sign up to get more information about the projects we have planned.
Sept. 14 La Redencion • Pastor Francisco Aguirre
Sept. 21 Prairie Trail • Pastor Wayne Trimmell
Sept. 28 Victory • Pastor Jermaine Pennington

October
Oct. 5 Believers • Pastor Tim Ohls
Oct. 12 Country Acres • Pastor Kelly Randolph
Oct. 19 Crusaders • Pastor Ron Harris
1 Oct. 26 Old Time Gospel
 What do you do? Heart of Kansas SBA
Non-Designated Income From Churches
2009 Jul 09 Jan - Jul 09
A note from your Director of Missions • Glenn Davis
Evangelistic Mission Trips AVIATOR 0.00 800.00
“So, What do you do?” I hear it at the Barber Shop, at the Y, or in my neighborhood. Any place I meet new people the ques- BELIEVERS 1,584.47 7,355.25
tion comes up. It is time to start planning for both of our annual evangelism mission CALVARY 0.00 7,861.65
That question has been more difficult for me to answer since moving to HOK and beginning to serve as your Director of Mis- trips. The first one will be in Pasadena, leaving here December 30th and CEDAR POINTE 393.16 2,692.21
sions. For all of my adult life the answer came easy. “What do you do?” “I am a pastor.” But now the answer is a little more returning January 1st. We will be sharing the Gospel all day on the 31st
complicated. CELEBRATION 400.57 4,540.29
on the Rose Parade route. Each year thousands of people arrive at the
To give a clear answer to the question of what I do, there first must be a clear understanding of what we do as an associa- parade route a day early to save their spot for the parade and many are COUNTRY ACRES 1,000.00 7,000.00
tion. What is the mission of Heart of Kansas Southern Baptist Association? As I have thought about how that question should open to listening to the Gospel. CROSSROAD 52.86 117.86
be answered there are some things I am coming to understand. CRUSADERS 0.00 100.00
The association is not the church. We are not to do ministry in the place of the church. We are to create a culture of trust The second trip will be from February 11-14, 2010. We will leave Wich- FAITH 950.00 2,812.50
and cooperation among the pastors and churches so that we invest our lives together in partnership for the purpose of making ita early Thursday morning and drive to New Orleans. We will share the
disciples of all peoples for the glory of God. FIRST, HAYSVILLE 1,355.00 5,360.73
Our vision is to see churches developing and implementing strategies which result in the health and growth of existing Gospel two full days at Mardis Gras and return on the 14th. We truly
FIRST, MAIZE 0.00 140.00
churches and the planting of new churches, and doing this in community with one another. need to be sharing the Lord’s love in both of these places. For those
FIRST, MULVANE 1,116.02 8,816.08
“So, what do I do?” I get to work with pastors and churches across this association and assist them in doing all that God has who haven’t gone with us before, we will pair you up with someone who
FIRST, SEDGWICK 26.83 197.21
called them to do in reaching our world with the gospel for the glory of our King. “I serve Southern Baptist pastors and churches has been there. Please contact Loren if you have any questions about
in Wichita and surrounding communities.” FSBC, HUTCHINSON 426.96 3,466.26
either trip. Please plan to join us.
GETSEMANI 0.00 534.13

Harvest in Kansas GODdard’S Place Update…

HARMONY
IGLESIA CRISTIANA LA REDENCION
62.78
50.00
508.09
350.00
IMMANUEL, NEWTON 714.99 4,907.98
Abraham Arevalo, Hispanic Church Planter Strategist
IMMANUEL, WICHITA 2,138.78 13,524.60
It was a busy month of July with regards to the renovations and
Viviana has many reasons to be thankful. As her husband finished mowing remodeling of GODdard’S Place. Beginning the week of July 13th, the INDIAN SOUTHERN 0.00 139.00

the lawn, Viviana declares with a smile, “Thanks God, the yard looks first mission team from Arkansas arrived and played the role of demoli- LAO BAPTIST 50.00 350.00
beautiful”. Her non-believer husband immediately replies, “Thanks God? tion crew. They were able to remove all contaminated dry-wall and floor METROEAST 2,126.86 15,314.59
Thanks to me!” tile in the basement as well as put a fresh coat of paint in the upstairs. METROPOLITAN 471.80 4,333.16
There was almost 2 tons of refuse from the week of demolition.
You see, since this summer, Viviana sees her life and the life of her family The next mission team from Union Town, Arkansas picked up MIDWAY 562.79 5,404.71
through a different glass. She gave her life to Jesus and has been growing where the first team left off. They were able to complete the landscap- NEW LIFE COMMUNITY BAPTIST 13.20 136.30
in her new faith in her new church at Planeview. She faithfully walks to ing on the exterior, finish up the painting upstairs and with the help of NUEVA VIDA 98.00 527.00
church three times a week holding little Camila, her one year old baby, Her Jerry Good, a volunteer from Metropolitan BC, replace the dry-wall and
smile and joy are contagious. As I see Viviana paying close attention to OLIVET 833.43 5,471.70
make various repairs throughout the building. The team also hosted an
every word during Bible study, I am reminded of the reason why we do evening Bible School with a high attendance of 4, but a fun time was
PARKVIEW 278.12 2,359.18
what we do, it is all about those precious lives. had by all. PLANEVIEW 0.00 301.84
I thank the Lord for the ministry of our church planters, our summer The final team from Paragould, Arkansas was able to maintain PLEASANTVIEW 1,413.83 9,062.45
missionaries and our volunteers from Arkansas and from the Churches in work in two locations; spending the mornings at CrossRoad and the PRAIRIE TRAIL 0.00 272.87
this Association. Through their services, many lives have been touched afternoon and evenings at GODdard’S Place. The team, with the help RIVER COMMUNITY 2,560.63 11,015.53
with the love of Jesus during the summer here at HOKSBA . Now, because of Pastor Jerry Smith of Faith Baptist, Andover, was able to put down
RIVERVIEW 317.77 2,261.11
of their faithfulness, little Camila has a wonderful future ahead, her mom will teach her to love Jesus and her heart will grow new donated carpet in the upstairs. In the evenings, the team hosted a
strong, full of the precious teachings from the Word of God. Vacation Bible School with a high attendance of 19. The upstairs of the ROLLING HILLS 0.00 1,456.61
Please pray for Viviana´s husband, pray that he also will accept the Lord and will join his family in their new walk with Jesus. facility is almost 100% remodeled. Still lacking is minor trim work and SHARON 561.78 5,378.10
general clean up. SOUTHSIDE 63.00 475.00
Overall, there were three Block Parties, many contacts in the area,
SOUTHWEST 86.34 772.44
and much work completed in this new ministry venture in the Goddard
SOUTHWIND FELLOWSHIP 0.00 1,321.47
Good Neighbor Centers community. During the summer efforts, many in the community
THE MISSION 0.00 234.90
stopped by to find out what was going on as they are somewhat excited
Our Good Neighbor Centers are still doing a great job serving the needy and hurting in our community. Our GNCs are still in TRINITY 283.80 1,376.71
to see activity again in what has been a dormant property. Contact was
need for funds and food to meet the great needs in our community. Since our last newsletter, a church in Arkansas brought up TYLER ROAD 468.49 3,033.84
established with the local high school and commitments have been
a church van to give to us to use to bring youth to our Hispanic churches. Several churches in their association got together VICTORY 0.00 25.00
made to use the facility by school clubs and even establish a possible
and filled up the van with can goods to be used in our GNCs. Also, one of our churches did a month long offering and gave our
tutoring. The local teacher’s union is also considering utilizing the facil- WICHITA KOREAN 150.00 300.00
GNCs $3200 to buy food at the food bank for sixteen cents a pound which makes those dollars go so much further. If we had a
ity as a meeting location. Opportunities have opened up to develop rela- WOODLAND 174.00 966.00
church committed to each month, we would be well on our way to meeting physical needs and opening the door to share the
tionships within the community in hopes that through the ministerial ef- TOTAL 20,786.26 143,374.35
Gospel. Would your church give “2009 cans in 2009”?
forts a Southern Baptist work will once again be a part of the Goddard *Contributions received after the last day of the month
Community. will be recorded into the following month.
 Annual Church Profile Wonderful
It is that time of year again when the Southern Baptist
Convention collects data from each church in the form REMINDER: CHURCH
Weekend
of the Annual Church Profile (ACP). The statistical pro-
file generated from the ACP reports submitted by co-
SECRETARIES for Women
operating Baptist churches each year is a numerical The ACP is due online or
September 11-12
snapshot of what is happening at the local church back at HOKSBA by
Saturday Seminar (AGE 55 AND UP) level. Though these numbers do not tell the whole Webster Conference Center
Saturday, September 26, 2009 Tuesday, September, 15th.
story of ministry, they have value for the Southern Bap-
9:00 A.M. - 3:00 P.M. tist Convention in a number of ways. If you need additional Salina, Kansas
help, call 316-943-3446. For more information, visit
COUNTRY ACRES BAPTIST CHURCH • This data measures the current overall effec-
8810 W. 10th St. N. (TYLER & 10TH) www.kncsb.org/ministry/women
tiveness in terms of church planting and evan-
gelism.
SPEAKERS: • This data reveals the continuing faithfulness of HOKSBA churches in disci-
• Joe Seitz, Crime Prevention Spe- pleship and nurture.
cialist for the Wichita Police Depart-
ment
• This data helps leaders gauge various levels of participation in specific
ministries of the church.
Tribute to
• Celia Easley, Information and Re- • This data enables the SBC to monitor church giving, stewardship and sup-
source Specialist for the Central port for the primary ministries of missions at home and abroad.
Plains Area Agency on Aging
• Marvin J. Martin, Writer and Retired
• This data measures the total number of individuals who actively relate to
churches as members.
Peck Lindsay
Corporate Attorney
R. Rex “Peck” Lindsay is stepping
Overall, this data will provide an additional catalyst for evaluating how HOKSBA down later this year from his long ca-
COST: $10 Per Person can better assist churches in fulfilling your ministries on the local level. reer at the Kansas-Nebraska Conven-
There will be coffee, juice and snacks in tion of Southern Baptists. He has
the morning when you arrive and lunch served as the KNCSB Executive Di-
will be provided.
Samaritan’s Road rector since 1977. What are your
memories of Peck? How has he
touched your life or the life of your
Marvin Daniels, Chaplain church? Send your tributes to ewil-
GOLF TOURNAMENT son@kncsb.org or mail to Eva Wilson,
c/o KNCSB, 5410 SW Seventh Street,
Luke 14:23, says “Then the master said to the servant, “ Go out into the highways
The Heart of Kansas Southern Baptist Association will be holding the Fourth Annual Fall Two-Person Scramble Golf Tourna- and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.” Topeka, Kansas 66606.
ment at Hesston Golf Park on Saturday, October 10, 2009. See registration for more details. You are encouraged to sign up
as a team, but if you can not find a partner, we will try to find one for you. Each team will be paired with a team from another As Christians we have been given clear orders over and over to “go out.” That is
church. This is a much lower key golf tournament than the Spring Fellowship Golf Tournament. We will have a lot of fun and what we at SAMARITAN’S ROAD are doing. Each Sunday we “go out” onto the lot
fellowship. You may obtain an entry form by downloading it from www.hoksba.org. Many of you will receive an entry form by where the truckers are. We invite them to come and join us, to be a part of our wor-
e-mail as well. We hope to see you in Hesston on October 10th! ship time and enjoy fellowship with one another. We visit with them about their
jobs, families, and their spiritual well being. Many truckers are receptive and allow
Save the Date
About the tournament: us to visit with them and welcome our visits, while a few wave us off or ignore us.
• Cost = $37.50/person ($75.00/team) includes: golf, cart, range balls, prizes, and food That is to be expected. December 8, 2009
• Location: Hesston Golf Park, Hesston, KS
• Date: Saturday, October 10, 2009 With our short amount of time we have, we must make every moment count. It may at 6:30pm
• Time: 1:00 PM shotgun - Check-in: 12:00 - 12:30 (remember - range balls are included) be a long time before we meet again or it might be next week. For instance, on
• You can sign up as a team or as an individual Sunday the 9th of August, we had 2 people receive Christ as Lord and Savior. I may The associational Christmas Party
• No prizes at registration, few hole prizes, few door prizes, if any never see them again in this area, but because we were there, we made an impact will be at Victory Baptist Commu-
• No program other than recognizing winners and handing out prizes (short) on two lives. A short time well spent serving the Lord. What a blessing! nity of Faith, located at 812 S.
• No speaker Oliver. This event is for paid
You can make an impact too. We could use more volunteers to staff our Trucker’s church staff and their spouses.
• We will eat while the results are tallied up
Chapel, to assist on Sundays and to pray and support us in other ways. Please
• Each team will be paired with another team from another church (Fellowship is the goal!) consider what the Lord would have you do? Remember “one won one” by answer-
• It is open to men and women as well as youth (KSHSAA rules prohibit golf team students from receiving prizes) ing the call. You can reach me by e-mail: samaritansroad@cox.net or by cell
• Yes a husband and wife can be a team, two women can be a team. phone: 316-519-5602. God Bless!
• Each player receives two mulligan's
• Entry deadline of October 2, 2009 is firm
• Late entries will be accepted only on a case-by-case basis.
• Direct questions to Charley Powell at 650-1959 (cell), 977-0675 (work), 691-1215 (home) or xtremegolfer2@cox.net.
Celebrate Recovery
Tom Melton
Glenn Davis, our Director of Missions, recently preached a
message titled: “5 reasons We do Missions.” We adapted the
title and outline to say, “We do Celebrate Recovery because:”
1. God still changes lives. Jesus Christ is still the only one
that can change the life, will, and attitude of a person.
2. Christ’s love compels us. We are to love the things Jesus
loved and Jesus loves people with Hurts, Habits and
Hang-ups.
3. Without Christ, man cannot be set free. True freedom
only comes from a relationship with Christ.
4. People are worth it. Jesus put value on people, we can
do no less.
5. There is coming a day of reckoning. When this life is over
only what is done for Christ will matter.
One of our CR men recently recounted how he came to be
involved in CR. He came from a very well to do family, but
nothing of material means could fill the vacuum in his life. He
fell into deep depression and could only think of ending his
life. He bought two fifths of vodka and two bottles of extra
strength Tylenol. The police found him wandering the streets
of El Dorado and took him to Good Shepherd. After drying
him out they called me. I put him in the New Beginnings pro-
gram at the Rescue Mission and in the CR program. Today
he is in spiritual leadership and making his life count for
Christ. God truly is using Celebrate Recover.
Juvenile Detention
Ministry
Loren Phippen, Evangelism Director
Several Sundays ago I was out doing door-to-door with one
of our churches. I challenged a young lady on her eternal
destination, shared the Gospel with her and she prayed to
receive Christ. As we finished, her brother, who I had led to
Christ at JRBR, came up to us and he recognized me. He
was very excited that I shared the gospel with his sister. He
was doing good and walking with the Lord. Praise the Lord!
We continue to see lives changed in this ministry. Please
continue to pray for this ministry and your involvement in it
by donating your time or providing funds for Bibles and
other needs. We like to give each one who accepts Christ a
study Bible that they can take with them when they leave.
Partnerships and Mission Teams
Help out Good
Neighbor Centers
By Loren Phippen
The recent downswing in the economy has launched a flurry
of support activities for the Good Neighbor Centers spon-
sored by our churches. Churches from inside and outside of
our association have risen to the challenge of meeting needs
in the Wichita community. The intent of this article is to list a
few of the blessings given and received and perhaps plant a
seed of an idea of how you could also participate.
• Country Acres Baptist Church, Olivet, and Ballwin
Baptist Church from Ballwin, Missouri paid for the
materials and replaced the roof on the Westside
Good Neighbor Center.
• Concorde Baptist Church and Webb City Baptist
Church from Arkansas collected 3,060 pounds of
food for our Good Neighbor Centers.
• Greene County Baptist Association from Paragould,
Arkansas collected an estimated one ton of food.
• Birdville Baptist Church, Ft. Worth, Texas, replaced
one shower at Midtown Good Neighbor Center, re-
quiring plumbing and sheet rock work, completely
rebuilt all toilets, replaced all sink faucets and shower
heads, and did extensive cleaning.
• First Baptist Church, Lake City, Arkansas, performed
maintenance at the Cottage Grove Good Neighbor
Center: installed handicap ramps on two entrances,
purchased and installed a handicap lift, stripped and
repainted the baptistery, purchased and installed a
baptistery pump, repainted several rooms, replaced
carpet in several rooms, painted an outside shed,
installed a handicap lift that had been donated to the
Midtown Good Neighbor Center.
• Park Place Baptist Church from Pearl, Mississippi
installed showers at Victory Baptist Church, South-
east Good Neighbor Center.
• The Western Kansas Baptist Association donated
their VBS collection, $762.52 for the Good Neighbor
Centers.
• Country Acres Baptist Church took a love offering for
the Good Neighbor Centers of $3200.
• As a final note, a church from Searcy, Arkansas
called today to report they had taken up a love offer-
ing of $1400 for the Good Neighbor Centers.
I probably have not captured all the blessings, but isn’t it
great to serve God and His Kingdom as a Southern Bap-
tist?
Kansas-Nebraska Convention of
Southern Baptist Special Invitation
Dear Pastor and Friends,
Greetings. Let me give you a special invitation to attend the retirement celebration for Peck
Lindsay on Monday night (October 12) of the 2009 KNCSB Annual Meeting at Country Acres
Baptist Church, 8810 West 10th Street, Wichita, Kansas. We will have a special video pres-
entation to celebrate Peck’s significant ministry of almost four decades with our Convention.
After the session, there will be a reception in his honor.
No person has impacted our two-state convention more than Peck. He has the longest ten-
ure of any active State Convention Executive Director, and has steadfastly served these
years as an executive doing the work of a missionary. He has been a top leader yet willing to
serve and befriend pastors, churches, and associations.
This will be a special Annual Meeting. Please make every effort to attend. The speakers will
be challenging, the music inspiring, and the fellowship sweet. This year’s Pastor’s confer-
ence features Dr. Brian Harbour. On Monday before lunch, I will interview Peck in a special
segment of the Pastor’s Conference. We will invite pastors to ask him tough questions about
surviving in ministry, church growth, church planting, current trends, the future of our denomi-
nation, etc. What a practical time of mentoring that will be!
I look forward to seeing you in Wichita; I trust that we will come away with a sharpened focus
and sharpened tools.
Yours for the Kingdom, Steve Holdaway
President, KNCSB Lead Pastor, LifeSpring Church
Men’s Ministry We are a group of musicians that
Attention: Heart of Kansas Men
Opportunities for ministry!
love the Lord. Our goal is to lift
up and praise the name of Jesus
through our music and worship.
Men’s retreat in Salina at Webster Conference Center October
We are very thankful for the tal-
ents God has given each of us
16 & 17. Have you heard of Bigger Breakfast? See bmen.net/ and are looking forward to all of
breakfast for information. Starting in January 2010 there will be
the souls won into his kingdom
a 40 day Prayer plan for Spiritual Awakening. Look for more through the music he has gifted
information soon. us with. God started forming this
band a year ago and has brought
Set Free Ministry together an awesome praise and worship band through a
vast array of talent. We are open to his Spirit and to the
Praise God! The Set Free House has seen great progress this music He wants us to perform. We do Contemporary
summer. We had numerous mission teams come in that did a Christian, traditional music, praise & worship, Christian
lot of work. Over 95% of the drywall is hung and the second rock, hymns, and some of our own music. We come on a
floor has been painted. One group built the second deck on the love offering basis because we know that God will pro-
back of the house. We will still need men’s groups and volun- vide for our needs. We do all types of services; Sunday
morning, Sunday evening, mid-week, revivals, block par-
teer work groups to help finish the building. Once we finish
ties, church in the park, whatever service the Lord wants
hanging the drywall and painting, we can start hanging cabinets us to do! If you want to hear the hottest Contemporary
and work on the finish work. As you keep this ministry in your
Christian band today call me and set up a booking!!! God
prayers, continue to pray for the Lord to provide land for us to Bless, Roger Simpson 316-304-8493.
use to start the discipleship ranch which will be necessary after
the ministry starts.