1st Cowboy Church of Burnet

June 1, 2010

Throughout the first two months of 2010, old friends were supportive, new

friends were made, bonds were formed and new trails forged as prayers

and plans were put into motion and avenues were pursued to see a BGCT/

Western Heritage Cowboy Church established in Burnet County. Those many

prayers came to fruition on March 7, 2010, as the 1st Cowboy Church of

Burnet held her first service at the Burnet County Rodeo and Fairgrounds

Meeting Hall in Burnet, Texas, with a core group of 18.

Blessings continue to abound as the first three exciting months have

drawn to a close. May 22 and 23 was the official launch date of FCCB with

an attendance of 34 for Bar-B-Q and gospel music on both days. Area

musicians blessed the audience with their singing and musical talents.

Sincere appreciation goes to our church family and friends at FBC Weir,

the members of Travis County Cowboy Church, the staff of the BGCT/

Western Heritage/TFCC and the Burnet/Llano Baptist Association; as you

have each made this ministry possible through your prayers and generous

support. With grateful hearts the members of FCCB wish to say THANK

YOU!

For the Kingdom,

Glen Hickman, Pastor

Burnet County Rodeo and

Fair Grounds Meeting Room

1301 Houston Clinton Drive

silverspur.mag7@yahoo.com Burnet,

Texas 78611

512.966.5171

Open Road Biker Church: Following Jesus on the Open Road

Open Road Biker Church, Georgetown, has only been in existence for 13 weeks, and has already baptized 7 New believers. Attendance has averaged 40 with a high of 54.

Church Planting Pastor Butch Horton, recently sensed a call to plant the church after over 15 years of Student Ministry (most recently at Crestview, Georgetown-one of 3 sponsoring churches) to start Open Road with just himself and his wife, and it’s already been a wild ride.

Horton says he has to pinch himself-starting a new church that focuses on the unchurched and unsaved is like a dream come true. “The greatest thing might be the freedom I feel to just follow the Holy Spirit’s leading, and be myself while sharing Jesus Christ with people of the biker culture. They are hungry for the forgiveness and freedom from the past that Christ brings”.

Horton, of course, is part of the culture, having been a Harley rider for years.
While its very early, and there is a long way to go, Open Road Biker Church is on the road.

Southtown Baptisms

3 BAPTIZED AT
SAN PEDRO SPRINGS

Elena Flores cele-brates
her baptism.
She had never been in a pool, and was scared to death!

Vanessa and her husband, Jason, gave their lives to Jesus, and are now starting a home group in their new home.

Sylvia shares before she’s baptized. She’s a substitute teacher at Bonham Elem. where she wants all the kids and teachers to know about Jesus!

BGCT Church Starting

The BGCT Church Starting Experience involves many people–not just BGCT staff and Executive Board members, Church Planters, core groups and Church Planting Partners, but ultimately the unchurched people in every part of the state. It is the prayer of all those people that this process will encourage, facilitate and connect churches in their work to fulfill God’s mission of reconciling the world to Himself; and we know that when all parties have a clear, strong, common vision, the results are new churches that can grow, reproduce and replenish mission funds.

BGCT Coaches

BGCT Certified Coaches:
(Click on a name below to find more information)

Pat Alphin
Ronald Cook
Charlie Brown
David Jeffres
George Butler
Tim Worden
Brandon W. Davis
Jason Brown
Dr. Lynn Eckeberger
Bill Gravell
David M. Hampton
David Steele
Rafael Muñoz
Sam Waltman
Johnnie Musquiz
John Crowe
Miguel A. Rodriguez
Sarah Garay
Rev. David Tirado Sandez
Eddy Hallock
Bill Tinsley
Timothy Brown
Pastor Steven D. Young
Dwight Bethley
Tim Randolph
J. Michael Godfrey

BGCT Coaching

General Coaching Principles:

1. Coaching is for people who are basically well-adjusted, emotionally healthy, effectively functioning, and wanting to make changes in their lives or more intentionally focus on a challenge or objective.

2. Coaching is designed to address issues the person being coached would like to consider. These could include personal issues (but are not limited to: career development, relationship enhancement, spiritual growth, lifestyle management, life balance, decision making, and achieving short-term or long-term goals) or ministry objectives and organizational development.

3. Coaching will be an ongoing relationship for at least 12 months, although either party can terminate the relationship at any time. Most of the coaching will be through telephone contact.

4. Coaching can involve brainstorming, values clarification, the completion of written assignments, education, goal setting, identifying plans of action, accountability, making requests, agreements to change behavior, examining lifestyles, and questioning.

5. Coaching is most effective when both parties are honest and straightforward in their communication.

6. An agreement for payment for services (when applicable), will be established prior to the commencement of the relationship. Form of payment, procedures for canceled appointments, and initial length of commitment will also be stipulated.

7. Coaching is a confidential relationship. Be assured that the coach will keep all information strictly confidential, except in those situations where such confidentiality would violate the law. The exception is when the Client shares information that gives the Coach reasonable cause to believe there are threats of serious harm to the Client him/herself or others. The Coach is obligated to report the situation to the proper agency.

Promised Land Missionary Baptist Church: Back to School Block Party

Back to School Block Party- Promised Land Missionary Baptist Church will be having a back to school celebration to rally and excite the students and their parents about the upcoming school year. There will be a college and career fair, PTA round-up, BBQ, School Supply and Uniform giveaway, and much more. This event is being funded by a number of community grants from various businesses in the community. For more info please contact Community Missionary Baptist Church

Promised Land Missionary Baptist Church Mission Trip

New Orleans Mission Trip- Promised Land Missionary Baptist Church will be taking a group of about 70 students to New Orleans for mission work in the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans. This is a trip is funded by the United Way and in conjunction with Friendship West Baptist Church and Antioch Baptist Church. The objective of this mission trip is so that Students and Adults can be immersed in a full mission experience for the low cost of $75.00 (all inclusive). Dates are July 19th departure and July 25th return.

Promised Land Missionary Baptist Church Growth

On Dec. 31st 2008 Promised Land Missionary Baptist Church opened their doors. The 1st service consisted of 12 core members and 27 visitors. As of the end of June, Promised Land is averaging over 100 in worship attendence and has added 51 members since January to bring the total membership total to 63. Since Janurary 2009 there have been 15 baptisims and 12 professions of faith. May God continue to bless Promised Land Missionary Baptist Church and the ministy that it is doing in the Dallas area.

Generation Church Baptisms

The Fellowship at Plum Creek in Kyle, TX was a new church start in 2002. As a result of their growth and service to the Lord, The Fellowship at Plum Creek was able to start a New Church. Generation Church in Buda, TX was established in 2006 and continues to prosper in their ministries. Generation Church has shown their dedication to the mission of Texas Hope 2010 by sharing the hope of Christ with every person in Texas in their own language and culture. In the month of June Generation Church baptized 11 people and continues to prosper.

Broken Chains Freedom Church Flyer

Gentlemen,
Praise God for what He is doing and what He has done in such a short time. I would like to invite you to our service on Friday, July 3rd at 7:00PM.
The couple that is giving their testimonies met in a drug house and now they are in charge of the recovery program at New Hope Fellowship in Irving. God is still in the miracle business !!! The praise band is a Christian rock band and so it will probably be loud. After service, we will cook hot dogs for everyone in attendance.
This past Friday, we had 2 salvation's (real bikers. if you know what I mean,) several re- dedications, 95 in attendance and we were blessed with our largest offering ever. Praise God for changing lives..

I challenged everyone to bring someone on July 3rd with them, if we have over 200 that night, I would let someone give me a "buzz'' haircut. That perked up some conversation and then we agreed that if we hit 300 they could also shave off my goatee. If it will bring lost people in to hear the word of God, I would shave my legs HA!
I really feel like we will have over 200, so come and be part of worship with us that night. Please start praying for us right now for that night. Pray for salvation's, pray for safe travel for all of those who are coming, pray and bind satan from all that is taking place.
Continue to lift us up at ever chance you can. God is faithful and awesome and He is at work in the biker world here in Wichita Falls.

Thanks,

Roy L Boswell
Pastor
Broken Chains Freedom Church
P O Box 9545
5200 Jacksboro Hwy
940-766-6464
Wichita Falls, Tx 76308

Broken Chains Freedom Church Challenge

We had 95 on Friday night with 2 salvation's and several rededications and we had our largest offering yet. Praise God for the lives that are being changed!!! We are also having a special service on July 3rd and I challenged the church for 200 in attendance. If we hit 200 or more, I am going to let someone in the church cut all my hair off into a "buzz' cut.

Roy L Boswell
Pastor
Broken Chains Freedom Church
P O Box 9545
5200 Jacksboro Hwy
Wichita Falls, Tx 76308
940-766-6464

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Austin City Life Baptism

by Jonathan Dodson

On Saturday we had our first church baptism. Baptism is an act of obedience that symbolizes faith in Jesus as Christ and Lord. It is a public declaration of repentance from false lords and faith in Jesus gracious, sovereign lordship. We wanted our public declaration of Jesus as Lord to be in a public place, so we chose Barton Springs in Austin.

It was about 100 degrees, the springs were packed with people “keeping Austin wierd.” Topless women, pot-smoking hippies, dogs and dog owners, families, and right in the middle of it all—people being baptized proclaiming their faith in Jesus as Christ and Lord!

It was a great joy to baptise Kristin and Chris, to celebrate the gift of new life in Christ together! We followed the baptism with a time of prayer and singing. Afterwards, we had a big church cookout, played games, and just enjoyed one another.

New Generations Fellowship

New generations fellowship in new braunfels is experiencing God at work. In Just 7 months after starting as a small home group, they have now grown to over 110 in sunday worship and 80 in home groups. The new church's growth is over 70% from previously unchurched, and they have baptized many adults already. The church planting pastor Joe Tostado had never pastored before, but shared his sense of the calling with the association director of missions, who encouraged him to pray about church starting. God is blessing the innovative non traditional approach of New Generations Fellowship.

Abundant Grace Community Church of Dallas: The Pastor from Miami and His Mother

Last August, a well dressed stranger arrived at our church (Abundant Grace Community Church of Dallas) and introduced himself as a Pastor from Miami. It was around lunch time and we were about to begin our mid-week lunch service that we call “PowerLunch”. The Pastor was in Dallas looking for his Mother who he hadn’t seen since he was a boy in Puerto Rico. It had been 22 years since he had seen his Mother, all he had was an old photograph and some family stories that his mother was homeless and on the streets of Dallas. Diego traveled from Miami to Dallas because he was scheduled to be ordained back in Miami and he wanted to share this great event with his lost mother.

The Pastor had stopped for lunch earlier at Ojeda’s, a local restaurant in the area. The manager of the restaurant didn’t recognize the lady in Diego’s picture but told him, “If someone is homeless and on these streets, go see the Pastor at Abundant Grace”.

His Mother, was a regular attendee of our “PowerLunch”; but for some reason was not there that day. My wife, told the Pastor that she would be glad to take him to find his mother; but that he needed to be ready for what he might find. You see, his Mother lives in a dumpster.

The walk from the church to his mother's “home” was a tough one for Diego. But the joy of a Mother and Son being re-united after 20+ years was amazing.

Pure in Heart Community Baptist Church, Lancaster

Pastor Reginald Scott and Pure in Heart Community Baptist Church have taken seriously one of their Core Values, Evangelization of the Lancaster community near Cedar Valley Community College. They have adopted an evangelistic theme for 2009 “Sharing Godly Love with God’s People” (I Cor. 3:6-7 NLT). Their desire is “Getting the word out that Jesus Loves You.” This campaign has been developed and taught by Pastor Scott and will kick off June 2009-June 2010. Their goal for these 12 months is to reach 1000 souls for Christ.

Even before the official kick-off date, they have aggressively been seeking souls for Christ. Since this one-year old church began in 2008, they have reached 92 people with the message of hope in Jesus Christ. They have had 10 professions of faith since February 2009. Their initial evangelism strategy has been emphasizing “Frangelism” (Friends, Family, Associates and Neighbors). One of their members, a young lady, has been very committed to witnessing to her friends, family, and so forth. She has been bringing people to church with her every week. A couple of weeks ago, she was stopped by the Lancaster Police just a few blocks away from the church. The police wrote her a citation for having a bad windshield and another violation which required the impounding of the car on the spot. This inconvenience did not bother this new sister in Christ. They simply got out of the car and walked the rest of the way to church. The pastor felt that God had given him a message on that day that was particularly “right” for this young lady, and the Holy Spirit led the two who came with her to give their lives to Christ on that Sunday.

Oikos Church, San Antonio

There is a cook in a popular restaurant in downtown San Antonio. A self-avowed atheist, he had been cool to conversations before. For months our church has focused on building relationships and praying for God’s glory to be known in an area known for its cultural, ethnic and moral diversity. When his mother’s house was badly damaged in a fire we immediately drove to her home to see what we could do. We found his mother talking with the Red Cross in her pajamas with no shoes. We gave her a coat and prayed for the family. When we put the word out about this family that had lost everything, believers began to respond. His mother was amazed at the outpouring of love, gift-cards, and of clothes. When she asked, “Why are you doing this?” we were able to tell her about the love and grace of Jesus Christ. His mother prayed to give her life to Jesus. That same afternoon she forgave her husband of 44 years who had mistreated her and who had died several years ago. A mission’s team from Louisiana cleaned out her burned yard, and a local builder organized materials and expert labor to rebuild her home. Again, his mother was dumbfounded by the grace she saw. Currently a group meets in his mother's rental house for weekly Bible study. She has started to read her Bible and journal. Recently at a gathering of different small groups from our home network his mother stated, “When I had a home I didn’t have peace. Now I am homeless, but I have peace for the first time.” She smiled and said, “Now I have the family of God.”

Praise Testimony: Iglesia Bautista El Buen Pastor, Brownsville

Last fall as part of the Rio De Esperanza tour for TX Hope 2010, Dr. Randal Everett was invited to preach at a new church start located in a Colonia in East Brownsville, Iglesia Bautista El Buen Pastor. At the time, the church had been in existence for six months. At the service that Sunday there were about 35 people in attendance from the Colonia. Pastor Jaime Mata, who does not lack energy or initiative, was energized by Dr. Everett’s encouraging words and challenging message. He caught the TX Hope 2010 vision and has been running with it ever since.

Since the beginning of the year Iglesia Bautista El Buen Pastor has hand delivered over 200 Bibles to families in their neighborhood. Groups of church members go out and knock on doors to deliver the Good News of Christ and to invite folks to church. Also during the last four months the church has begun English as a second language (ESL) classes for the community to attend weekly and learn to speak, read, and write English. During this time 23 people have been won to Jesus. The church average Sunday attendance is now 55 and continues to grow weekly.

It is exciting to see the movement of God in this church through His faithful servants who are on fire for Him. Pastor Jaime Mata continues to work diligently as he encourages his members to “be a part of the journey” that God has laid before them. He says that he is already thanking God for allowing him and his church to be a part of what God will continue to do through this Colonia Church.