Leadership Training School

Hello Berean, please note the location for the upcoming LTS has changed to the Zion Travelers Baptist Church, 351 Chambers. The date remains the same - March 18-22, 2013. We are sorry for any inconvenience.

Rev. Darral Johnson

Department of Evangelism

January 24, 2013

Dear Co-Laborers:

Greetings, in the Mighty name of Jesus, our Christ, who claims us as His own, who calls us to continued ministry for Him, and who commissions us into active ministry of reconciling others through evangelism.

As a reminder, our next Evangelism Training Session:

When:      Monday – January 28, 2013

Time:       7:00p.m.

Location: Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church

                 3506 Cass Avenue

                 St. Louis, Missouri, 63106

We will share methods and techniques that will aid you in structuring a Department of Evangelism at your church driven by Lay Persons that will benefit your church tremendously.  You will still however, have a requirement of monitoring and encouragement. 

I am encouraging you to come and invite four evangelistic minded persons; Men and Women are needed.

Remember, “This is the work of the Lord’s Church”.

“May God continue to bless you and your ministry for His cause” is my continued prayer for you”.

For the cause of Christ,

Rev. Dr. Grant Hughes

Director of Evangelism

Missionary Baptist State Convention of Missouri, Eastern Region

Martin Luther King Day Lecturer - David R. Williams, PhD - Contributor for PBS Series Unnatural Causes: Is Inequality Making Us Sick

David R. Williams is the Florence Sprague Norman and Laura Smart Norman Professor of Public Health at the Harvard School of Public Health and Professor of African and African American Studies and of Sociology at Harvard University. He is internationally recognized as a leading social scientist focused on social influences on health. His research has enhanced our understanding of the complex ways in which race, racial discrimination, socioeconomic status and religious involvement can affect physical and mental health. He is the author of more than 300 scholarly papers in scientific journals and edited collections and his research has appeared in leading journals in sociology, psychology, medicine, public health and epidemiology. According to ISI Essential Science Indicators, he was one of the Top 10 Most Cited Researchers in the Social Sciences during the decade 1995 to 2005. The Journal of Black Issues in Higher Education, ranked him as the Most Cited Black Scholar in the Social Sciences in 2008.

Dr. Williams has been involved in the development of health policy at the national level in the U.S. He has served on the Department of Health and Human Services’ National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics and on seven committees for the Institute of Medicine including the Committee that prepared the Institute of Medicine Study Unequal Treatment, which uncovered a consistent body of research demonstrating significant variation in the rates of medical procedures by race, even when insurance status, income, age, and severity of conditions were comparable. He was also a key scientific advisor to the award-winning PBS film series, Unnatural Causes: Is inequality Making Us Sick?, a gripping series which concluded that the social, economic, and physical environments in which we are born, live and work profoundly affect our longevity and health – as much as smoking, diet and exercise. He served as a member of the MacArthur Foundation’s Research Network on Socioeconomic Status and Health.

Dr Williams has also played a visible, national leadership role in raising awareness levels of the problem of health disparities and identifying interventions to address them. From 2007 through December 2009, he served as the staff director of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Commission to Build a Healthier America. This national, independent and nonpartisan health commission was focused on identifying evidence-based non-medical strategies that can improve the health of all Americans and reduce racial and socioeconomic gaps in health.  Dr. Williams has appeared on national television, including ABC’s Evening News, CNN, PBS, C-SPAN and the Discovery Channel. His research has been featured or he has been quoted in the national print media including the New York Times, Time, Newsweek, the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, Jet and USA Today.

In 2001, he was elected to the Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academy of Sciences and in 2000 he was elected to membership in the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. His first 6 years as a faculty member were at Yale University where he held appointments in both Sociology and Public Health. The next 14 years were at the University of Michigan where he was the Harold Cruse Collegiate Professor of Sociology, a Senior Research Scientist at the Institute of Social Research and a Professor of Epidemiology in the School of Public Health. Dr. Williams holds an MPH degree from Loma Linda University and a Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Michigan.

This is a free lecture! Title: "Unnatural Causes: Is Inequality Making Us Sick" on January 21, 4pm, at Washington University School of Medicine,, Eric P. Newman Education Center, 320 S. Euclid Ave., St. Louis, MO 631100 | RSVP with Michelle Patterson by calling 314.362.6854 or email at mpatterson@wustl.edu. Free parking available on surface lots, validated parking available in the North Garage, across the street from the Center for Advanced Medicine (CAM) Building or the Metro Garage.  Please bring your parking ticket to the lobby.

NBCUSA Congress Program Book

The Program Book for the National Baptist Convention USA Inc., Congress of Christian Education Annual Session (including class info!) is available at this link on the National Website:

 

http://www.nationalbaptist.com/meetings--events/congress-of-christian-education/congress-program-book.html

 

You can view it online, print it, or do like I do, download it and carry it around in your IPad or other tablet.

Obituary for Deacon Bateman's Aunt

Mabel Hubert (the Aunt of Deacon Charles Bateman)
Born April 17,1924
Passed on January.14 2013

 

Funeral at:

Morning Star Baptist Church
3993 MLKing DR,
Chicago,IL. 60653

 

Saturday Jan 19 at 11am
Viewing at 10am. 

 

Fax: 773.536.3467

Email: admin@morningstarbcofchicago.org

Berean District MLK Day Celebration

Berean District Music Auxiliary

Celebrating

              

 

Monday, January 21, 2013 at 6:00 pm

Come Join us in this Great Celebration at

Mt. Zion M.B. Church of St. Charles

2100 Randolph

St. Charles, MO  63302  

314-389-2269

Rev. Tramaine Combs, Host Pastor

Guest: Rev. Bartlett Wilkerson,Pastor

          Baptist Church of the Holy Communion

And  Choir

 

                                    Sis.  Clara Davis, Music Auxiliary President                                  Sis. Sherry L. Jones, Music Director

       Rev. Dr.  Carlton R. Caldwell, District Moderator

Red Cross Disaster Preparedness Presentations Available

Happy Winter Everyone:

I have attached information pertaining to free Disaster Preparedness Presentations for any of our churches and/or auxiliaries.  If you are interested, please contact: Daniel.Herzmann@redcross.org or call 314 516-2753.  I was told there is no fee.

In case you don't feel comfortable opening your attachment, topics are as follows:

• Be Red Cross Ready
• Hazard Specific
• Flu preparedness
• Seniors Preparedness
• Seniors Get Ready

Great topics, and I highly encourage you take advantage of this ministry.

PS, I have about 20 flu vouchers left for those who will be at Galilee tonight.

Linda Joyce Mackey
Voice: 314 529-1248

ljoycemackey@att.net, Personal

frcommunityconnections@gmail.com , Non-Profit

penorpencil.stl.@gmail.com , Group Mentoring, Ages 8-17

----- Forwarded Message ----
From: "Herzmann, Daniel J."
To:
Sent: Fri, January 11, 2013 11:52:48 AM
Subject: Red Cross Disaster Preparedness Presentations

Hi Linda,

We just talked on the phone about disaster preparedness trainings. These sessions usually last 30 min to an hour depending on the number of people that show up/ask questions, etc. I have a presentation that talks about how to be prepared for disasters in general, and also ones focusing specifically on tornado safety, fire safety, winter storm safety, heat wave safety, and what to do in a power outage. I attached a flyer we usually use for advertising. Please disregard the section that talks about costs, the presentation is completely free.

Regards,

Dan

Daniel Herzmann

AmeriCorps Member

Adult Preparedness

American Red Cross

Greater St. Louis Region

10195 Corporate Square Drive

St. Louis, MO 63132

(314) 516-2806

www.redcrossstl.org

I.S.S.S.W.C Meeting

The I.S.S.S.W.C. regularly scheduled meeting will be Monday January 28, 2013, 7pm  at Scruggs Memorial CME Church; 3680 Cook Avenue, St. Louis 63113

The years evening/Night Sunday Schools will be scheduled and monthly meeting dates and locations will be given.

I.S.S.S.W.C.

Saints Found Being Faithfull To God’s Word

“If you have the gift of speaking, speak/teach God’s message.

If you have the gift of helping others, do it with the strength that God supplies.

Everything should be done in a way that will give honor to God because of Jesus Christ, who is glorious and has all power in Heaven and Earth”      1Peter 4:11 (CEV)

Billy Hall, President

Min. James Patty 1^st Vice-President

Sis. Brenda Elliot-Lee - 2^nd Vice President

Patricia Hill - Recording Secretary

Home Going for Amelia "Marie" Anderson

Amelia “Marie” Anderson, wife of Noble Anderson, New Northside Deacon and Berean Layman will be funeralized at:

New Northside Baptist Church

8645 Goodfellow

St. Louis, Mo

Rev., Roderick Burton, Pastor

Friday, January 09, 2013

Viewing: 10am – 11:00am

Funeral: 11:00am

Berean Social Service Ministry Resources Including A Mental Health Resource and Classes

Mental Health/Professional Counseling: Note an introduction letter will be mailed to all pastors directly; Reverend Morris L. Williams, PLPC, for professional therapy and additional information, call 314 653-1322. Help includes:  Grief Recovery, Parenting, Domestic Violence, Marital and more.  We are looking forward to his assistance with our mental health quarterly workshop in March. As you may recall, it was held at Galilee last year.  This year, let us know if you are open to host on a Saturday morning.  Reverend Morris Williams was recommended by Rev. Linden Bowie and Moderator Caldwell.

Secondly,  we are certified to teach a class with at least six or seven people signing up entitled,

Organizing and Maintaining Special Programs for Senior Adults" or The Church's Response to Human Needs and Community Action."  These classes can be used as electives under the Certificate of Progress Program." The highest enrollment will determine which course will be taught during this Biblical session.

While I would like for you to be a part of a class under my teaching in social ministry, the Congress of Christian Education Biblical Institute begins its second semester as well on January 14, at 7:00 p.m. - Prayer begins at 6:00 p.m.  Other COPP classes are being offered such as:  Your Christian Swag, young adults; The New Testament; Baptist Doctrine,  Writing Techniques I; Minister's Seminar and Men in the Local Church. You have choices!  We hope to see you there and/or members of your church. 

Finally Berean, a special thanks to newly elected Pastor, Reverend Roderick K. Burton of New Northside Baptist Church who has agreed to Host Justice Sunday, a Pen or Pencil: Writing a New History Group Mentoring Program Initiative for ages 8-17.  It was introduced to you in early 2011. Justice Sunday is January 20th at 9:00 a.m. and focuses on the Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King; the President's National Community Service Initiative and the President's inaugural celebration, Faith in America's Future", "National Mentoring Month; Education and the future of our children.  I am looking forward to this event, an awesome sermon as it relates to these topics, justice, equality, freedom, dignity and specifically the "Word of God" bringing it all together -- an excellent lead into the many MLK celebrations this week.  We have mentors/investors out of the Berean Churches, join us for a while if you can before attending your 10:00 or 11:00 a.m. services.

We thank you for allowing us to serve you.  Do not hesitate to reach out if we may assist even more.

Linda Joyce Mackey

Berean Social Service Ministry Chair
Voice: 314 529-1248 or 314 440-6625

ljoycemackey@att.net, Personal

frcommunityconnections@gmail.com , Non-Profit