Service Group members and chairs will meet on Sunday, January 22, in Fellowship Hall following worship. Save the date and RSVP today! Lunch is provided for $4 per person.
Contact: Lori Towns, 664.6001, lori.towns@firstbaptistnashville.org
Tonight or January 25 | 6 p.m. | Room 150
A one-session class for new members or those considering church membership with First Baptist Nashville will be Tonight or January 25, at 6 p.m. in Room 150. You’ll hear brief presentations on First Baptist Nashville’s goals, mission, priorities, history, and how to get involved. Questions, ideas and suggestions are welcome!
Dinner is available from 4:30 – 6 p.m., before First Connection class, Fellowship Hall, just close to Room 150.
Contact: Tom Crow, 664.6020
Saturday, January 21, 2012 | 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. | featuring Dora Ann Purdy and Carol Dickerson
$20 if postmarked by January 13 | $25 after January 13
Includes: Lunch and 4 Breakout Sessions
A wonderful training opportunity is here for all Sunday School teachers, Day Care workers, and Children’s Music leaders. First Baptist Nashville will host a Children’s Music Leadership Summit THIS Saturday, January 21, with guest clinicians Dora Ann Purdy and Carol Dickerson. These dynamic leaders teach how to incorporate music in teaching experiences with children and how to more effectively utilize music as a tool for sharing Biblical principles. Registration for this summit is open to those interested in working with children whether they are a member of First Baptist Nashville or not.
Dora Ann Purdy currently serves as music editor for Growing in Grace Children’s Music Curriculum published by Celebrating Grace. She currently directs the Fourth Grade Choir at Forest Hills Baptist Church in Nashville, where she also serves as Church Pianist. DoraAnn is a frequent Children’s Choir Conference and State Children’s Choir Festival clinician.
Carol Dickerson is the Lower Division Music Teacher at St. Paul Christian Academy in Nashville. She has over 20 years experience as a Preschool Music Teacher. She presently serves as Church Pianist and Children’s Choir Director for Woodmont Baptist Church. Carol is also a design editor for the new Growing in Grace Children’s Music Curriculum due to launch next fall.
Junko (June-co), a Children’s Worship leader from Saddleback Church in Southern California, is coming to First to worship with us — kid style! Older Ones - PreKs will get to sing and dance with Junko during a concert just for them in Sunday School! Kids of all ages will get to groove with her at our shared lunch after the morning worship service … a BUILD-A-SUB POTLUCK!
Following the morning worship service, First Kids and their families are invited to the Third Floor of the East Building for a shared smorgasbord of sub sandwiches! The church will provide a plethora of bread choices, chips and lemonade … you will bring the middles!
January Bible DrillJanuary | Sundays | 12 – 2 p.m. | Room 360 | Ages: 4th – 6th Grade
Bible Drill is an intense, challenging, and super-fun semester geared to help preteens develop skills to navigate, memorize and apply the Word of God. Each independent year, preteens memorize 25 Bible verses, the references of 10 key Bible passages, and the order and location of all 66 books of the Bible. Combined with dinner, themed nights, and large group game time, Bible Drill is a total thrill!
Contact: Mary Bunn, 228.2388
February – April | Sundays | 5 – 7 p.m. | Room 353 | Adults
Are you an adult that wishes you could learn what our Bible Drillers know? Adult Bible Drill is coming to Sunday nights beginning February 12.
For more information, contact Shannon Meadors at 664.6019 or shannon.meadors@firstbaptistnashville.org.
“Awake sleeper, and arise from the dead, and 'Christ will shine on you.'
Therefore, be careful how you walk, not as unwise men but as wise,
making the most of your time, because the days are evil.”
– Ephesians 5:14-16 (NASB)
Please be in prayer for the men in attendance. This will be an amazing time for men to regroup, gain biblical knowledge and grow in courage. Over 70 have signed up already!
Contact: Tom Crow, 664.6020, tom.crow@firstbaptistnashville.org
LCU Preview, Wednesday, February 1 or Sunday, February 5
Need a life change? Need Bible study time outside of the Sunday School hour? Well, LCU is right around the corner with a preview of class options on Wednesday, February 1, prior to our Mid-week Prayer Service, and on Sunday, February 5, in the Foyer following worship. Class options include: James: Mercy Triumphs, Courageous, Scribbling in the Sand, The Book of Job and much more. Make plans to peruse our options on preview Wednesday or Sunday!
Dear Sunday School Leaders,
Please join me on Sunday, February 5, in Fellowship Hall following worship, for the 2012 Sunday School Extravaganza—lunch is FREE!
There is an exciting buzz going through our church related to the Campus Master-Plan and I am going to give you an insider’s peek into the Sunday School space provided in the recommendations. We’ll have time for a little Q & A associated with the plans and I look forward to sharing the time with you.
Lori Towns will save you a seat if you call today—664.6001. Childcare provided with advanced RSVP. Leaders. Your teen may attend with an advanced RSVP.
Thanks for what you do to make First Baptist Nashville’s Sunday School so great!
-Frank Lewis
January CollectionIf you have a 2012 missions booklet, you may have seen that once a month we focus on a local ministry that needs our help. January is for the Christian Women's Job Corps (CWJC). The collection bins are located at the main entrances to the building. Please bring your items and place them there.
CWJC needs: paper goods; small snack boxes – fruit, crackers; half gallon fruit bottles, etc. Grab an extra couple of items on your trip to the store and drop them off at church. This ministry is well deserving of our support.
Join us for a month of music, recreation and Bible study on Sunday afternoons in January.
January Basketball Schedule
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Can’t seem to find something you’ve been looking for? We have many things we’ve been collecting in the office that may have been lost by you and found by us. Some of these items include reading/eye glasses, Bibles, articles of clothing, and much more. We are sorting through and donating or tossing things at the end of every month.
Did you make a New Year’s Resolution to get involved? What about getting involved in missions?
For more local options, contact Rus Roach at 664.6021, or rus.roach@firstbaptistnashville.org.
Our Arts Service Group is now sponsoring a weekly Open-Studio. We invite professional or experienced artists and art students to hone their skills with “real people” as models, initially residents of Room In The Inn. We will continue with models from other ministries, businesses, condos, etc: simply “real” people from our “neighborhood” needing to be seen and touched in creative ways by the body of Christ. Come meet every Thursday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. with a break for our ongoing Business Lunch.
If you have any questions or interest, please contact Kenna Eaton at kennae@comcast.net, 483.2597.
On Sunday evenings through March we will host 28 men and women in our Recreation Center from 6 p.m. – 6 a.m. We will provide dinner, breakfast, and a sack lunch. Volunteers staff this ministry—primarily our Sunday School classes and departments.
In addition to opportunities to serve through your class or department, individual volunteers are needed to help occasionally assist classes with set-up, meals, overnight “inn-keeping,” and laundry. This is a wonderful opportunity for families and individuals to donate part of an evening in ministry.
Children and youth are welcome and have helped frequently. Room In The Inn is a mission effort directed to those literally at our doorstep. Hebrews 13:2 reminds us to show hospitality to strangers and that by doing so, some have entertained angels. Come join! You might meet an angel!
There are 20 Sunday nights that we serve our guests. Please notify Rus Roach with which nights your group can help. A full list of responsibilities is available in the Main Office or by clicking here. Call soon to reserve your dates!
Contact: Rus Roach, 615.664.6021 rus.roach@firstbaptistnashville.org
Want to make a difference in someone’s life? Save the date for the CWJC’s Volunteer Orientation on February 7.
Call 244.3669 or email Sandy at volunteer@cwjcmiddletn.org to register!
Week of January 15, 2011
| Attendance | |
| Morning Worship | 838 |
| Extended Session | 47 |
| Sunday School | 657 |
| First Finances | |
| Budget Gifts | $51,492 |
| To Date | |
| Expected Gifts | $132,348 |
| Actual Gifts | $133,258 |
9:00 a.m. - Bible Study
10:30 a.m. - Worship
Sermon
“Slow Down”
Text: Ecclesiastes 2:18-26
Music
Sanctuary Choir: “Come to Me”
