UPCOMING VBS SCHEDULE

Mtg #4: Sunday, June 8; 12:30pm - (lunch included)

VBS Work Day: Friday, July 11 noon-8pm; (come and go style-snacks and dinner included)

Note: You can still serve as a volunteer.

Contact Sara Hunt for any questions: sara.hunt@fbcglendale.net.

The One Great Hour of Sharing

offering is sponsored by

nine U.S. Christian

denominations, including American

Baptist Churches USA,

and Church World Service. Monies collected are used to build

communities, teach skills, resettle refugees, respond to disasters, prevent disease, and

promote hope and health for humankind.

Through this offering, American Baptist Churches are able to extend immediate relief when calamities

strike.

The theme this year is “We are One.” As the church, one body in

Christ, our call is to work together in Jesus’ name. For as long as one

sister or brother is in need, we are all in need.

Sara Hunt, our Minister to Families and Outreach will offer the message.

EMILY REALLY WANTS TO TALK WITH YOU! FBCG friends, Emily still needs to talk to several of you! Pastor Emily needs your help to complete her current re-search project. Every voice counts toward her goal! There are no wrong answers. The process is very easy, and will only last about twenty minutes. Sign up on the hallway bul-

letin board this week!

TODAY WE CELEBRATE

ONE GREAT

HOUR OF

SHARING SUNDAY

VBS MEETING FOLLOWING THE

POTLUCK Contact Sara Hunt for any questions:

sara.hunt@fbcglendale.net.

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Vol. 86 SUNDAY, May 25, 2014 No. 32

THE

HERALD of the First Baptist Church of Glendale, California

“Seek God's will in all you do, and He will show you the path to take.” Proverbs 3:6

PERIODICAL

DATED MATERIAL

DO NOT DELAY

2014 Church Text:

If you have a knack for organization, we need you! Our church is currently organizing and

cleaning our new upstairs resource room. Contact Suzanne Stanfill for details.

“We Got Next” BASKETBALL CLINIC

Are your children interested in

developing their basketball skills?

Come receive specialized coaching

at our gym!

Coaches: Ronnie Bughao (2003

NCAA Rookie of the year),

Matthew McKinley, Earl Lora

and Nick Vergara

Fee: $15.00 per session

Schedule: Saturdays from

2:00pm to 4:00pm

Place: FBCG gym

209 N. Louise St.

Glendale CA 91206

Proceeds go to the improvement

of the Basketball backboards.

For more info you can call:

Earl Lora 818-653-9163

or Nick Vergara 818-807-5434

The devotional guide, “The Secret Place”, Summer Edi-tion (June-August 2014), is now available. Check with the ushers today or drop by the church office during the

Please give generously to OGHS offering!

Thank you to all those who partici-pated in our “Operation Cookie”

especially Suzanne Stanfill who coordinated the campaign.

NEWLY RELEASED 4/13/2014 BAPTISMAL

PICTURES: Ali Kazemi (upper 2) and Vigen Sayadian (lower 2)

Featuring choral music of 20th and 21st

century composers, performed by:

Fuller Vocal Ensemble Dr. J. Frederick Davidson, Director Emily Snider Andrews, Piano Sarah Cha, Violin

Suggested donation $15 per person.

All contributions will be given to benefit the homeless of Pasadena.

Bring your favorite dish to share as well as

family and friends to share it with.

If you wish to help set up for this event,

please come by church building around

1:30pm.

As we continue to walk through Pastor Carey Nieu-whof’s article, “Eight Reasons Why Most Churches Don’t Break the Two Hundred Attendance Mark,” we approach what I think is one of his most important

points—True leaders aren’t leading. He states:

“In every church, there are people who hold the position of leadership and then there are people who are truly leaders (who may not hold any position in your church). Release people who hold titles but aren’t advancing the mission, and hand the job over to real leaders. Look for people who have a track record of handling responsibility in other areas of life and give them the job of leading the church into the future with you. If you actually have leaders leading, it will make a huge difference.”

Thankfully at First Baptist, true leaders are leading. We are blessed with people who are committed to advancing the mission God has for our church and exemplifying the fruits of the Spirit. Some believe they aren’t true leaders because they aren’t charismatic, opinionated, or highly educated. But true church leaders are people who consistently reveal to their fellow brothers and sisters in Christ what it means to be loving, joyful, peaceful, patient, kind, generous, faithful, gentle, and self-controlled.

A Christian leader is… ...the one who loves when it seems justifiable to hate. …joyful when joy seems hard to come by. …seeking peace and harmony in all manners of life. …patient even when the church lets them down. …kind and encouraging to everyone everywhere at all times. …generous with their checkbooks, the energy, and most especially, their time. …faithful to God and His mission, even when they don’t feel like it. …gentle in their dealings with others, never raising their voice, never showing disrespect, and never letting a harsh word come out of their mouth. …self-controlled, always allowing the advancement of God’s mission to supersede their own selfish concerns.

I am sincerely grateful for the Spirit-filled leadership we have at First Baptist. People who daily embody these characteristics. I don’t know where we’d be without them. However, I know for a fact that there could be even more leaders among us. And you might be one of them. Do you feel God calling you to lead? He may be calling you to serve as a deacon, choir member, outreach organizer, or something else entirely. What ministry is God calling you to serve? Even though we have great leaders at FBC Glendale, we need more. People, despite their

fears and inadequacies, who are willing to take the leap of faith and allow God to use them to advance His mission on earth. Jump in and let God work through you to do amazing things you never thought were possible.

Shine on!

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THE HERALD (USPS 775140)

THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 209 North Louise Street

Glendale; California 91206 Phone (818) 242-2113; Fax (818) 242-2995

Website: www.fbcglendale.net

Periodical postage paid at Glendale, California POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: The Herald 209 North Louise Street, Glendale, CA 91206

Rev. Matt Andrews………………...Senior Pastor Rev. Emily S. Andrews….Worship & Music Pastor Sara Hunt………….Families & Outreach Minister Stephanie Schmutzer……Preschool Coordinator Anahit Rostomyan……………………….Organist Susanna Kwon…………………................Pianist Gayle Stockon...………………………..Moderator Janet Heard….…...…………………………..Clerk Spencer Brandriff ……………………...Treasurer Miguel Gutierrez………………Deacon Chairman Fancy Nuque ………....Herald Editor & Secretary Ron Smith ………………………………Custodian Rev. Charles Updike…………….Pastor Emeritus Ted Pape, CAGO……………..Organist Emeritus

MISSIONARY PARTNERS Glen & Rita Chapman …….Dem. Rep. of Congo Aaron & Stephanie Glenn……………………….L.A. Nora & Peiter Kalkman………………...Czech Rep Mike & Becky Mann………………………..Thailand Shane & Diane McNary…………………...Slovakia Wayne & Katherine Niles …Dem. Rep. of Congo Ray & Adalia Schellinger………..Baja, California Josh & Caroline Smith ……………..South Africa Philip & Corenne Smith ……………………Brazil

What’s happening @ fbc Glendale

Sunday, May 25 One Great Hour of Sharing Sunday

9:30am - Sunday School for all ages 10:30am - Coffee Fellowship 10:30am - Personal Prayer – Chapel

11:00am - Worship Service

Monday, May 26 FBCG office is closed in ob-

servance of Memorial Day holiday.

Wednesday, May 28 6:00pm - Potluck Dinner Fellowship 6:30pm - Prayer Gathering 6:30pm - VBS Meeting #3 7:30pm - Choir Rehearsal

Thursday, May 29 9:00am - Downtown Market Ministry

Friday, May 30

PASTOR MATT’S MEDITATIONS

May 14th

Prayer Meeting 14

Prayer Meeting $ 19.64

May 18th

Sun. School : 26

Worship : 122

Regular Offering: $ 931.42 One Great Hour of Sharing $ 33.00

YOUNG ADULTS SWEET

SOUTHERN COMFORT @

THE ANDREWS– JUNE 8TH

All young adults are invited to join Emi-

ly and Matt for some Southern comfort

food with all the fixins. The Andrews

will supply the main dish, and you can

supply the rest. (bread, vegetables,

sides, salad, dessert, etc.) Bring your

friends! The more the

merrier! Also, if you'd

like,

come

in your

best

South-

ern attire from coun-

try bumpkin to seer-

sucker. Please RSVP

so we know you're

coming. Arrive at 5pm, with meal at

5:30pm. See ya'll there!

Consider purchasing a

“Celebrating Grace– Hymnal for Baptist

Worship” as a gift designated “In Memory of”

or “In Honor of” a loved one.

More than a third the way

there! Keep giving!

This month of May, the Offering Counters are Karine Skelton & Spencer Brandriff. We thank them for ministering

to us in this special way!

Vacation Bible

School 2014

will be WEIRD, wacky and wild!

Most importantly, it’s going to be where

Jesus' love is one-of-a-kind!

Invite your friends to this amazing

event of the summer.

Fun for ages 4 and up!

Encourage Family and Friends to register for FREE at: https://www.groupvbspro.com/vbs/ez/FBCG

Thanks to the generosity and exquisite mind of church member Mike McCoy, our church will be embarking on a provocative study into the foundational tool for our faith and practice--The Bible. For six-weeks, the class will uncover these three concepts:

"What It Is" uncovers a canonical history/overview, how we got the text we now have, and what the Bible says about itself. "What It Does" deals with concepts of the Word as Living, not merely written, and the power of the Word of God, which "...shall not return unto me empty, but shall accomplish that which I purpose, and shall succeed in the thing for which I sent it." "Why We Need It" presents the idea that we need for the Child of God to have a personal, serious, and knowledgeable ap-proach to regular, focused Bible study, and to develop a study library; a suggested list of volumes to start collecting would be offered. Taking it further is the idea that we are dealing with the Scripture as a tangible yet dynamic representative of the God it reveals. As such, it should be respected, taken seriously, and studied meditatively in the expectation that God is speaking to us as His Children.

MONDAY NIGHT DISCIPLESHIP CLASS BEGINNING

NEXT WEEK JUNE 2ND @ 7PM

THE BIBLE:

What

It

Is.

***

What

It

Does.

***

Why

We

Need

It.