Welcome Home To BrusHy creek AuGusT 2010

COMING UP!!High School Camping/Rafting 8/13-8/14 · Middle School Pastors’ Camp: 8/13-8/15 · The Greenhouse Season 4 Kickoff 8/22 · India Mission Trip 9/12/-9/21 · Missions Day 10/3 · College Retreat 10/6-10/10 · Homes for Hope 10/23-10/24 · Women’s Ministry Fall Retreat 11/12-11/13 · High School Fall Retreat 11/19-11/21 · Children’s Christmas Celebration 12/3 · Women’s Ministry Christmas Dinner 12/9 · Adult Choir Christmas Program 12/19 · Christmas Eve Service 12/24

An environment promoting spirituAl growth

beginning august 25 with a new season, new look, and new classes.

RegisteR online at bRushycReek.oRg.

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by JIM RUSSELL, RESCUE MINISTER

a prayer request

When I served in a church in Charlotte, we had a “ministry effectiveness expert” who came and led our staff in an in- depth study of our church and how we did things. I could not tell you anything he said during those few days except one, and it has stuck with me ever since. He said, “GOD WILL NOT BRING TO YOUR CHURCH MORE PEOPLE THAN YOUR CHURCH IS WILLING TO CARE FOR.”

We have two real needs in our church, relating to Rescue, that I want to pass along to you.

Our first need relates to Celebrate Recovery. Last Monday night we had over 200 people in CR! A new record. As you may know, we offer CR for adults and Youth. But we are now having 30+ children who accompany their parents. We provide good childcare already, but we need much more.

These children live in the same home with parents and older siblings who are struggling with real hurts, habits, and hang-ups. So they, of course, struggle themselves. And we have a golden opportunity every Monday night to speak the truth of God’s Word into their lives as well.

Not only do we have this great need, we also have a wonderful resource to meet this need. CR has developed a terrific curriculum, titled CELEBRATION STATION - a DVD

based children’s CR study. All we need now is competent and caring leaders to minister to these kids.

Our second need is for folks to be part of our FIRST IMPRESSION TEAM. Our F.I.T. Team serves as greeters in our parking area and at the entrances of our buildings on Sundays. They are our first impression for folks who visit our church. And we only have one shot at a first impression, right? Will you sincerely pray about serving in Celebration Station or on our F.I.T. Team? If you would like to sign up, or just talk about what is involved, please contact me at the church at jimr@brushycreek.org or 864-244-5075.

RESCUE MINISTRY

year #4 of GreeNHouse!

As hard as it may seem to believe, we are getting ready

to start our fourth year of Greenhouse. Since it’s inception,

our attendance has soared on Wednesday nights.

For those new to Brushy Creek, Greenhouse was the tool

we created in order to help us with the Grow portion of our

mission statement. While it is not the only tool we use, it

is the primary one.

During the year, from late August until May, we have 5

sessions of Greenhouse. Each lasts for a period of six

weeks. Typically there is a one week break between the

sessions to allow those teaching a second class to catch

their breath and change gears.

Because of my scheduled knee replacement, I won’t be

teaching in the first session but will be teaching sessions

two through five. Typically a person has about 20 to 25

classes from which they may choose a course of study.

Each session we make sure there are some classes that

have never been offered before. Kristen Belflower, our

Greenhouse Director, does an excellent job at recruiting

teachers and finding classes of interest. This year I will be

teaching all new classes. In the second and fifth sessions I

will be teaching, “A More Secure You.” My guess is that all

of us have struggled at some point with self-image issues.

In session three, my son, Matthew, and I will be leading

a discussion on how to successfully invite your friends in

the marketplace to church. In session four the only require-

ment is that you have adult children. Parenting never stops

but the approach to parenting adults must be different

than when they live under our roofs. Hopefully, I’ll see

some of you in “Parenting Children Who Are Now Adults.”

There are going to be lots of great classes from which

to choose. Sign up today to eat with us on Wednesday

evenings as well. Chef Winston Florence always prepares

meals that are nutritious and delicious. The meals are

affordable and the fellowship is priceless.

by DR. RaLph CaRTER, paSTOR

A NOTE FROM RALPH

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lookiNG aHead...

We’ve had a great musical summer so far. The choir has been singing their favorite anthems and have a few more to go. “I Choose Jesus”, “The Lighthouse”, and “Jesus What a Mighty Name “ are coming up in August.

We’re preparing to sing October 15 for the Greenville Baptist Association’s 150th anniversary celebration here at BCBC. Church choirs from all over the city will join us to make a 150 voice choir for this celebration.

We’ve begun work on this year’s Christmas At The Creek program in December.

Along with our weekly commitment to worship we’ve got a busy year of music! We’d love to have more singers for the choir and instrumentalists for the orchestra. Come join this year!

“For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”

- Mark 10:45

There are 168 hours in a week. What if a child only hears about Jesus for two hours a week? You could be a huge part of that child learning about Jesus Christ and having a positive experience in church. Please consider being an important person in a child’s growth in their love for Jesus Christ. If you feel called to serve in our preschool department please contact me at 864-915-9669 or eleanor0930@yahoo.com. We have a larger need during second hour, but still need teachers first hour also. Thanks so much for your consideration.

importaNt dates:SUN, AUGUST 15 Preschool Sunday School Teacher Training and Sunday School Teacher Appre-ciation Lunch - - Please RSVP to karenc@brushycreek.org by August 8. Childcare will be provided.

SUN, AUGUST 22 SS Promotion Sunday

SUN, AUGUST 22 AWANA Celebration and Registration at Greenhouse Kick-off

WED, AUGUST 25 First Greenhouse and AWANA night

ROBBIE’S REPORT PRESCHOOLby RObbIE SOX, MUSIC MINISTER by ELEaNOR bIShOp, pRESChOOL DIRECTOR

merry makers’ moNtHly meetiNGTUES., AUGUST 17Mr. and Mrs. J.N. McFadden from Fairview Baptist Church

lookiNG aHead: AUGUST 3Clearview Baptist to hear “The Greenes”

SEPTEMBER 23Sky Top Orchard, Hendersonville, N. C.

SEPTEMBER 30 - OCTOBER 7New York/Niagara Falls

OCTOBER 30Collins Ole Towne, Central - buffet lunch

NOvEMBER 20Fort Mill, SC - dinner theater show and lunch

suNday, auGust 8 at 8:00am Breakfast served in the front room of the ARC. We look forward to seeing you there!

MEN’S MINISTRY

SR. AdULTS

HIgH SCHOOL

pareNts, Check out these quotes. I bet you will never be able to guess where all of them came from.

Studies have shown that parents are the primary influence on their children’s choices and decisions….and that is why we’re proud to offer help to parents. Recognizing that parents have the greatest influence on their children’s decisions, the Family talk program helps by encouraging open, honest communication between parents and children.

Nearly 3 out of 4 parents believe their children’s friends and class-mates have the most infulunence...yet contrary to what parents think, kids say mom and dad have the biggest impact on the choices they make.

So you’re between the ages of 13 and 24. What makes you happy? A worried, weary parent might imagine (cont. on next page)

by bENJI LaDD, hIgh SChOOL paSTOR

MIddLE SCHOOLby JEREMIah OLIVER, MS paSTOR

start stroNG, stay stroNGIsn’t it hard to believe that another summer has come and is almost gone? For students another grade has been completed, summer has once again flown by, and the challenge of another school year is on the horizon. Can you believe it? Your baby is moving up to middle or high school, and they are face to face with another school year filled with many new opportunities! Ephesians 6:10 says, “Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.” This school year we are going to encourage students to start strong and stay strong through the power of the Lord!

I often didn’t take advantage of the God-given oppor-tunities presented to me each new school year. I know this is one of the reasons I have such a passion for youth ministry. I cannot change my past, but I can teach students to learn from my mistakes. I once heard a wise woman say, “God is the great recycler, He uses every-thing.” I challenge students to learn from their mistakes this past school year and move forward to be an effec-tive witness for Christ. Parents, I challenge you to build and edify your kids this school year. Hebrews 3:13 says, “But encourage one another daily, while it is called today, lest you be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin.” Don’t forget about our life-changing youth recovery program, Life Hurts God Heals. The Lord is changing lives every Monday night so go to www.brushycreek.org for details on this great program.

Let’s work together this school year to encourage and challenge these students to seize the opportunity of a new school year as a chance to learn, grow, and become more like our Savior! Please stay involved so that you don’t miss out on all the Lord is doing here at BCBC. www.brushycreek.org

Thanks again for the privilege of ministering to our youth!

doN’t delay,

reGister today

for pastor’s

camp 2010!

time is ruNNiNG

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(cont. from previous page) the answer to sound something like this: sex, drugs, a little rock and roll. Maybe some cash or at least the car keys. Turns out the real answer is quite different. Spending time with family was the top answer to that open-ended question…..Parents are seen as an overwhelmingly positive influ-ence in the lives of most young people. Remarkably, nearly half of teens mention at least one of their parents as a hero.

Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These command-ments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates.

Well that last one is easy, but what about the others. I know you’re thinking Focus on the Family or some other Christian organization, right? Well, the first quote is from an Anheuser-Busch publication on one of their websites called familytalkonline.com. The second is from MVParents.com, a website of the Coors Brewing Company. The third is from a study conducted by MTV and the Associated Press. Isn’t that crazy? It seems that even “worldly” research points to the fact that parents are the primary influence of their children. This is really funny because for some strange reason the Bible has been proclaiming that parents should be the primary people to train their children for thousands of years.

That is why I am so excited about this year’s upcoming Greenhouse schedule. This year during Greenhouse I have attempted to take some steps to help you begin talking with your student about God. I have done this because I am convinced now more than ever that the main people responsible for the spiritual formation of children are their parents. So, short of you teaching a class, how have I done this? Well, there are two ways. First I will be teaching a class on the book of James and a class on the Baptist Faith and Message. How does this help you? These classes are also being offered for adults. So, all you have to do is take the class for adults and then you and your student can have some common ground in what you are leaning and discuss things at home. It should help to make a very natural way for you to talk and relate to your student about spiritual things. Secondly, during the third session, there are specific classes for guys and dads and girls and moms. I will not teach during this session in hopes that all parents and students will attend these classes together. I think this will be a great time for parents and students to learn together. I know it might be awkward at first but I think it could be very beneficial.

If you already talk with your student about the things of God, I hope this will be just another avenue you can use. If you don’t talk with your student about the things of God, much I hope you will find this small step helpful in starting those types of conversations. Again, as a parent you have way more influence over your child than anyone else. Use your influence. Talk about the Bible with your student.

StudentS: Important remInder“alone” CampIng/raftIng trIp auguSt 13-14 (NOTICE THIS DATE HAS CHANGED FROM STUDENT HANDBOOK DUE TO HIGH SCHOOL ORIENTATIONS) CoSt IS $50. SIgn up onlIne at www. bruShyCreek.org aug 1-8.

HIgH SCHOOL (CONT. FROM PREvIOUS Pg.)

tHaNk you!A special thank you to all of our BBC hosts who opened up their homes this summer so we could share the story of Jesus with the children in our local neighborhoods. Thank you to all those who helped with the clubs.

Connie Croy (Bennington) - kelley davis (Pelham Estates) - ann hartsell (Laurel Lake) - linda Scarbrough (Canebrake) - tiffany watson (Dove Tree) - kelly wheeler (Roper Mt. Estates) - Sabina weaver (Brushy Meadows) - Josh Smith, david Chisholm, and katie Chisholm

Our second annual Special needs bbC was a huge success. Thank you leaders for making it an awesome time for our special friends.

importaNt datessuNday, auGust 15 2010-2011 Sunday School Teacher Appreciation/Meeting - - Lunch will be served in the gym and then we will move to the front room for training. Please RSVP by August 8. Childcare provided.

suNday, auGust 22 Sunday School Promotion Date - - Welcome to our new K5 friends and we will miss the rising 6th graders who are moving up to the Youth Department.

suNday, auGust 22 Awana Celebration and Registration in the Gym - - Join us for lunch following 2nd worship service, register for Awanas and your child receives their first Awana Buck.

summer missioNsKids if you went on a mission trip this summer, I would love for you to share your story and pictures in next month’s Creekside. Send me an e-mail and let me know how God used you this summer to reach others for Christ!

scHool doors opeN sooN! The first day of school is just around the corner. Please be in prayer for our teachers and leaders as they are busily preparing for a new year. I am praying for the kids of BCBC that they will be bold witnesses for Christ and use the tools they learned in Kids’ EE to share with their friends who Jesus is and what He has done in their lives. I am praying they will respect their teachers, be kind to their friends and be diligent in their studies. God bless our students, teachers, leaders and schools!

by REbECCa OakS, DIRECTORS OF ChILDREN’S MINISTRIES

KIdS AT THE CREEK

SeaSon 4 begInS!6:45pm

10:30am

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deaConS’ meetIng 7:00pm

Cafe at the Creek 5:00pm

SS promotIon Sunday

greenhouSe kICkoff 12:00pm

SS teaCherS’ traInIng 12:00 pm

NO EvENING SERvICE

MONdAYS *6:00 pm .........Celebrate recovery life hurts god heals

*7:30 pm .........Creekside orchestra practice

*Childcare Available

WEdNESdAYS *7:00 pm .........Creekside Choir practice

5:00 pm .........Café at the Creek beginning aug 25

*6:45 pm .........the greenhouse Season 4 beginning aug 25

*Childcare Available

SUNdAYS 8:00 am .........Sunday School

*9:15 am .........Sunday School/traditional worship

*10:45 am .........Sunday School/Contemporary worship

6:00 pm .........Super Summer Sunday nights (visit brushycreek.org for events and times)

*Childcare Available

outdoor baptISm 6:00pm

fIlm feStIVal 6:00pm

Hs cAmPING/rAFTING TrIP

ms PAsTors’ cAmP 13-15

awana traInIng - 12pm

men’S breakfaSt - 8am

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WOMEN’S MINISTRY

WEdNESdAYS *7:00 pm .........Creekside Choir practice

5:00 pm .........Café at the Creek beginning aug 25

*6:45 pm .........the greenhouse Season 4 beginning aug 25

*Childcare Available

We are looking for a feW good men to help With aWana

starting this month.here are our immediate needs: leaders for 1st, 3rd and 4th grade boyS to listen to the boys recite memory verses. leaders to help with awana games. If you are willing to serve, please contact amy Childers at amy@childersmail.com or tammy roach at dtroach@charter.net Join us for our kick-off on Sunday, august 22.

pre-register online and kids earn their first aWana Buck!

registration tables will be in the breezeway each Sunday beginning July 25 through august 29 or register online until September 15.

Contact: Sharon King at 864-963-5287 / earlandsharon63@verizon.net OR Susan Bailey at 864-801-0393 / bailey598@bellsouth.net

by TaMMy ROaCh, JUNCTION 501 DIRECTOR

jUNCTION 501

CHURCH STAFF

4999 old Spartanburg roadtaylorS, South CarolIna 29687864.244.5075

RetuRn SeRvice RequeSted

Ralph F. Carter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PASTOR877.5687 ralphc@brushycreek.org

Robbie Sox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .MUSIC292.8322 robbies@brushycreek.org

David Kay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ASSOCIATE PASTOR234.9655 davidk@brushycreek.org

Jim Russell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RESCUE MINISTER270.8441 jimr@brushycreek.org

Angela Carter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .COLLEGE & MISSIONS325.3778 angelac@brushycreek.org

Benji Ladd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS414.1195 benjil@brushycreek.org

Jeremiah Oliver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS915.3302 jeremiaho@brushycreek.org

Ben Langner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL297.6066 cblangner@bellsouth.net

Rebecca Oaks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CHILDREN968.9826 oaksfamily5@charter.net

Eleanor Bishop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PRESCHOOL915.9669 eleanor0930@yahoo.com

Kristen Belflower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . THE GREENHOUSE268.8696 kristen@thebelflowers.com

Tina Stephens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WEEKDAY PRESCHOOL DIR.268.3945 brushycreekweekday@yahoo.com

Marshall Croy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .FACILITIES MGR.322.5500 marshallc@brushycreek.org

EMERGENCY NUMBER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 918.0616

APPLICANTS FOR CHURCH MEMBERSHIP

BY LETTERDavid Reed · Ashley Reed · Britton Swingle

BY LETTERGary Swingle · Matt Kelly · Meg Kelly

BY BAPTISMMatt Hallihan · Mary Hallihan · Kaylie Holder

6th 7th 20th 27th AverAge Sunday School 969 823 767 958 879

Worship Services 1184 1054 1117 1236 1148

jUNE 2010 ATTENdANCE

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CONgRATULATIONS!To Josh and Kelly Owings on the birth of their daughter, Claire Morgan, born 6/10/2010.

To Zach and Jessica Chandler on the birth of their daughter, Ryleigh Marie, born 6/11/2010.