Events
Prayer Group for Renewal
The Evangelism and Church Growth and the Worship, Music, and Arts Boards would like to invite all FBC members to an opportunity for prayer and fellowship. For the next few weeks, on Wednesdays from 5:45-6:30 (starting Wednesday, Aug. 11) at the church, a group will be gathering to pray for our church and its mission. All are invited to join. There will be times for guided group prayer, spontaneous individual prayer, and silent meditation/prayerful listening.
The group has no agenda other than to encourage each other and the church as we spend time together in conversation with God. We have an important opportunity with the upcoming church retreat and we will be praying that this will lead into a time where our capacity for faith, hope, and love grows, so that we can be even more a part of helping God's kingdom to come "on earth (including "in Dayton") as it is in heaven." For more information, please contact Andy Black or Brad Kallenberg.
Comfort Group
The next meeting of the Comfort Group will be held Saturday, September 4 at 12:30pm at the MCL Cafeteria in Kettering. Anyone who feels the need for the prayerful support of other Christians as you face loss or adversity is welcome to join us.
Music Potluck Dinner and First Rehearsal
Please circle the date of September 9, 2010, 6:30 p.m., when we will start the Chancel Choir year with the annual potluck dinner and first rehearsal at the Landis house in preparation for Launch Sunday and to get us into the rest of the year. Please bring your family and a side dish to share. Meat and beverages will be provided.
Quiet Retreat Update
Plans are complete now for our Quiet Retreat on Saturday, Sept. 11, at the home of Rev. Alvin Lee, 7620 Conservancy Road in Germantown. He has opened his home to us and will serve as “retreat master”, leading our opening and closing worship. This event begins at approximately 1:00 p.m. and ends between 4:30 and 5:00 p.m. While no provisions are being made for any type of meal, attendees may bring food and beverage items if they so desire. While it is not necessary to register for the retreat, we invite you to indicate your interest in being a part of it. Other than worship at the beginning and close of the retreat, all participants may structure their time as they choose: reading, walking, meditating, napping, writing, etc. If you have questions, you may contact Rev. Roland Marcus at 291-0803 or email crmarcus@woh.rr.com.
Launch Sunday: “Grow in Faith. Go In Peace.”
As the new Sunday School year starts this fall, we remember that we are called to teach peace and to make peace in our world. We will celebrate this calling on Launch Sunday, September 12th, following morning worship as we send small hand-made boats down the river and sing our VBS song, “I’ve got peace like a river.” Join us!
First Baptist Fall Retreat: September 25, 2010
Special Guest Presenter: Dr. Marva Dawn
“Reaching Out Without Dumbing Down”
First Baptist Church welcomes Dr. Marva J. Dawn as our retreat leader. In a culture that works overtime to “dumb down” everything, First Baptist Church Dayton offers a retreat in worshiping God without dumbing down. God is to be praised and glorified with the very best that we can possibly offer. Worship ought to do more than rock us to sleep, soothe our prejudices, massage our assumptions, and make us feel good. Entertainment is not our purpose. Worship ought to go against the “character” of a culture that makes commodities of God that deals with God and humans in terms of chumminess and folksiness. Worship ought to liberate us from the bonds of a binding and dulling culture.
Our morning will begin with breakfast at 8:30 a.m. followed by worship in the sanctuary with Dr. Marva Dawn from 9:00-12:00. Pre-register now for the Fall Retreat! You may fill out a yellow card on Sunday or reply back to this email. (If you are able to donate breakfast items or help with the breakfast, please contact Luann Meador or sign-up during coffee fellowship on Sundays.)