D Austin, Exec Direc
Your bible.org staff was privileged to attend the D6 Conference held in Frisco, TX (Sept 15-17) for families, family ministries, children’s workers and pastors. God opened many doors for your staff to interact and share about the vision of bible.org along with the free, trustworthy resources that bible.org offers. From that conference God has given us many new friends to share His Word so that all may have the privilege of knowing what is “the incomparable greatness of his power toward us who believe, as displayed in the exercise of his immense strength.” [Eph 1:19] so that “ we will (be prepared) to tell the next generation about the Lord’s praiseworthy acts, about his strength and the amazing things he has done_…[why?]_so that the next generation, children yet to be born, might know about them. They will grow up and tell their descendants about them”[Ps 78:4-6]. That is the vision of bible.org and its ministry. We thank you for joining us in the adventure that God has laid before us.
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See the conference schedule on the home page. Your bible.org ambassadors will again have the privilege of sharing the ministry at other conferences and those will be highlighted in the November newsletter. We thank you for standing with us as we step out and share the vision and the resources.
Highlights of the D6 Conference: One of bible.org authors, Dr. Jerry Lawrence taught a workshop on the development of the Family Small Group Model. You can read more of Dr. Lawrence’s ideas and work on the children’s section of bible.org as well as follow her blog on Heartprints. Excitement abounded as passersby were grabbed by the booth banners and the Children’s brochures with the bookshelf idea. We were set up to share about the NET Bible, the children’s resources, and the website bible.org. Here are some photos of that conference exhibit.
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D Austin Exec Direc
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The children’s ministry is so excited about the interaction from the conference that they have put together yet another contest to keep you thinking. But first the September Contest winner is Pastor Don Rapp of Scipio Baptist Church.
Children’s Ministry Team idea for October-December. "Fall is here and our thoughts turn to cooler temperatures and shorter days. Along with that comes the excitement of holidays! Is your focus on Reformation Day on Oct 31 or do you have Harvest Festivals? What do you teach and celebrate during the months of October, November and December in your Children's Ministry? For this month’s Children's Ministry contest, we are looking for creative ways in which you teach and celebrate the holiday season in your ministry. Send in your ideas by filling out this webform about Holiday Ideas and the Children's Ministry Team will select one to be the recipient of a bible.org store gift certificate."
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Pastor Don Rapp, Scipio Baptist Church
“Pastor Don” sent us his winning entry for the September Contest: Children are the future of the Church. They may not directly impact our community at this time but they certainly will as the years go on. Our goal is to have our children deeply committed to God and His word so that they can impact their peers as well as the community as a whole as they grow. If we don't start teaching our children sound biblical doctrine at a young age we will lose them by the time they become teens. Therefore... read more
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CY 2009-August 2010 Financial Report
Each month in our newsletter we share how we, as God’s stewards, are using the resources He has given to bible.org. These, we know, are gifts from the heart, often given sacrificially and with love. We thank each giver for trusting us to monitor, utilize and share how those funds are being used. We continue to praise Him for each and every precious gift. How are your monetary gifts used? Some is used to pay the expenses such as internet, rent, and office supplies. Other gifts are used to pay that part of bible.org staff that are on the payroll. And some of your gifts are being used to pay for exhibit space at different conferences. As always our motto is “ministry first” and therefore that is why many of our staff are full time volunteers.
You can continue to help us to continue to eliminate our 2009/2010 shortfall and Donate now by clicking HERE
Note-** All income (Donations and Bible sales/revenues) are accounted for. The original plan was for the store sales to be greater than store expenses and the store would donate all its profits to the ministry but to date the sales have not been sufficient to accomplish that goal. As sales increase and are greater than store expenses we will show those profits on the donation line above
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Bible.org Mailbox- Each month we receive many wonderful letters of encouragement. Thank you for taking the time to encourage us in this very tangible way...These are being posted in the group on users called “_Sharing how bible.org has blessed me_ ” We pray that those letters are an encouragement to you as well. SonShine keeps this up to date and adds letters as they come in and selects those that are of special encouragement to our readers.
“Sue” wrote: Thank you for your Ministry, I've really been busy this last month and missed this email August 10 newsletter, looks really like great reading...One of the things I've been doing this August is contacting at least 1 person I've lost contact with over the years. I can not tell you the joy it has brought me, hearing their voices and their "stories"
Keep up the good work,
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Facebook Update: One of the joys we have had in recent months is to use the tool of Facebook to share bible.org resources. Each week our resident Facebook Fan, Todd, chooses an idea to share and to interact. As of the end of September there were 12,526 people who joined this interactive tool. If you are not registered on Facebook and would like to join in the excitement, go to Facebook and register.
This weeks topic is: Treasures of Wisdom. Suppose that you owned one of those famous magic lamps, and your own private genie promised to grant you anything in this world you desired. What would you ask for? Wealth would probably be one of the most popular requests. Some think more money would solve almost all their problems. Good health … read more
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Blogs: The bible.org readership on the blogs page continues to have more and more comments. As an interactive blogging page, many of the authors choose to share ideas, controversial topics, and biblical wisdom. Sandra Glahn, a professor at Dallas Theological Seminary, continues her challenge to read wisely. Read More
Nathan Gunter continues his series on “A Fake Jesus Children’s Ministry?” Lance Ponder and Hal Warren keep us up to date on science, creation and ideas to keep us thinking. Check out the newest blogs done by each on Impact.
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Prayer Ministry: Each week, SonShine puts together a prayer log of needs for the bible.org staff, ministry needs, and local pastor’s ministries. We encourage our readership to join in praying for those needs. You can join the group by sending your email address to be added to the list which is sent via email along with the W.O.W. (word of the week encouragement) or you can follow the prayer needs on the Treasure Chest of Praises and Prayer.
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The Tapestry and Women’s Authors are available to speak at your luncheons, Bible Studies, or other women’s events. To schedule interviews and appearances please see the Media Relations page. (read more)
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Women's Leadership Conference
Just a reminder: The Women's Leadership Conference with Carolyn Justis James as the featured speaker will be held at Dallas Theological Seminary on Nov 15, 2010.
Register soon for your place! The theme this year is All About Influence.
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Au Revoir To Marcy who handled all of our quickbooks, store queries and phones; we will miss her smiling face and quiet spirit. Welcome to Sonja B. who will replace Marcy.
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