Posts Tagged ‘Fellowship’
New York City 2022 FBFI Regional Fellowship
The FBFI NYC Regional Fellowship met on September 13th at Bethel Baptist Fellowship in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn. About thirty men in full time ministry attended along with their wives, children and faithful servants in our churches. Overall, more than 60 attended the meeting as Heritage Baptist Church and Bethel Baptist Fellowship co-hosted the event. We…
Read More2022 FBFI NYC Regional Fellowship
September 13, 2022 9:00 am – 12:30 Followed by Luncheon Bethel Baptist Fellowship 2304 Voorhies Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11235 Host: Pastor Jim Bickel We are thrilled to announce our 2022 FBFI NYC Regional Fellowship with fellow NYC area pastors & wives and the folks of our churches on Tuesday, September 13th. All are invited! This…
Read MoreDetermining Ministry Affiliations
Biblical Ministry Biblical ministry begins with a commitment to sound doctrine and correct ministry philosophy and practice. We should ask ourselves: “What do we believe, and what do we want to achieve? Biblical ministry is primarily local church based and focused. How would ministry partnerships potentially help or hinder this church ministry? Biblical church ministry…
Read MoreWhy the FBFI? a young pastor’s perspective
This is a question that I considered for a couple of years before I joined the FBFI. I’m a thirty-year-old assistant pastor, so why did I become an FBFI member? Several factors persuaded me to become a member. Godly Influences This might seem like an overly simple answer, but please keep reading to hear my…
Read MoreWhy the FBFI?
We enjoyed tremendous services and other sessions at our recent annual meeting, held at Mount Calvary Baptist Church in Greenville, SC. You can find audio and video for our sessions here (not all sessions recorded in video). One of our afternoon panel discussions featured a worthy question for our panelists, “Why join the FBFI?” Our…
Read MoreFBFI South Regional Fellowship – Audio Sessions
“Committed to Service – Devoted to Prayer” was the theme of our 2022 South Regional FBFI Fellowship at the WILDS in Brevard, North Carolina. Our goal was to challenge ourselves to complete abandonment to the will of God for our lives and our ministries. And, to realize that without prayer we are unable to discover…
Read MoreThree Meals, Two Covenants, One Kingdom
Two chicken-fried steaks with gravy and sliced onions. A triple-patty bacon cheeseburger. Cheese omelet with ground beef, tomatoes, onions, bell peppers, and jalapenos. A bowl of fried okra and ketchup. One pound of barbecued meat with half a loaf of white bread. Three fajitas. A meat lovers pizza. One pint of ice cream. A slab…
Read MoreThe Unity of God’s People
Psalm 133 begins with this title: “A Song of Ascents [written] by David.” In total, there are fifteen Psalms called “A Song of Ascents” (Psa 120-134). Other names are the Gradual Psalms, Songs of Steps or Pilgrim Songs. Some believe that Jewish people sang these songs as they traveled up the road into Jerusalem to…
Read MoreGenuine Prayer: Fellowship
Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love Me, he will keep my words: and My Father will love him, and We will come unto him, and make Our abode with him (John 14:23). Many different things make up genuine prayer. Usually we say that prayer is communion with God. In the next…
Read MoreThe Church of the Living God
These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly. But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thy self in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of truth (I Timothy 3:15). Our text refers to the…
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