Spring and Summer provide a

great time to plan and host an

outdoor ministry event. People

are anxious to enjoy the

outdoors after being cooped up

during the cold and rainy

season of winter. It is a great

time to schedule and reserve

the Block Party Trailer (BPT).

Last year the Texas Baptists

Convention donated a Block

Party Trailer to Denton Baptist

Association. To date this unit

has been used by six different

churches to support eight

different ministry events. It has

also been reserved for six

future evangelistic

opportunities. The Block Party

Trailer is a great tool for

reaching people and sharing

the gospel.

Next BPT Training

The BPT is composed of many

components, so a training to

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- Morgan Malone

OUTDOOR OUTREACH

Denton Baptist

Association is

thrilled to

announce that

David Crane

has been hired

as our new

Hispanic

Associate. This

is a new staff

position for DBA. The Search Team,

composed of Chris Walden, Stephen

Hatfield, John Guerra, Felix Cornier,

Rafael Natividad and Wonaka Williams,

earnestly sought God’s choice to fill this

position. The recommendation to hire

David was made at a Special Called

Executive Board meeting on March 29. A

secret ballot was taken and

David was unanimously approved. David

will officially join the DBA staff on April 1.

David and his wife Joye have been IMB

missionaries in Colombia for the past 30

years and returned to the states after

taking early retirement. David and Joye

joined First Baptist Church, Denton where

Joye’s parents are long time members.

David has previous ties to Denton for he

attended UNT (then North Texas State

University) and received his Bachelor’s

degree in music. He also attended

Southwestern Seminary where he

received his Master’s in Church Music.

David and Joye are both fluent in Spanish

and have a love for the Hispanic

community. Together they have visited

the Hispanic churches in our

association, meeting the pastors and

members of these congregations prior

to his being hired for this position.

David’s duties will involve working with

the Hispanic population of Denton

County. He will fulfill this task on

several fronts. David will work with our

existing Hispanic churches to

strengthen them so they can reach the

120,000 Hispanics living in Denton

County, and he will help start more

Hispanic churches. David will be

responsible for contacting each DBA

church to determine if other Hispanic

congregations are meeting in their

facilities. He will also translate and

oversee all Spanish correspondence

that is sent to our churches.

As David begins working with DBA,

please take the time to get to know

him, and consider sponsoring a new

Hispanic work in your community.

Welcome Welcome Welcome Welcome David and Joye Crane

to the Denton Baptist

Association family!

April 2016 Volume 50 Issue 4

Welcome David Crane

Friend to Friend cont.

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training back in October, send some

new attendees and your next BPT

reservation usage fee will be waived as

well.

Party Theme ABCs

Let me close by listing a few of the

potential ideas for using the Block

Party Trailer. I call it my ABC Party

Theme List.

• Apartment Outreach

• Back to School Giveaway

• Cinco de Mayo - a great way to

reach a Hispanic neighborhood

• Dog Day’s Party - have a pet show

• Easter Egg Celebration

• Fall Festival

• Garage Open House - open your

garage, invite the neighborhood

and set up the trailer

• Hot Air Balloon Festival - find a

local balloon event and provide a

booth

• Indian Cuisine Party - a way to

reach many of our Indian families

moving into the area

• Junk Sale Event

• Kite Flying Party

• Local Festival Outreach

• Mobile Home Outreach

• Neighborhood Block Party

• Outdoor Music Concert - enlist

some musicians and build an event

around music

• Park Outreach

• Quidditch Tournament - there is

such an event

• Run a 5K

demonstrate how to properly use the

trailer is scheduled for Saturday, April

9 from 9:00 until 11:30 A.M. at Camp

Copass. Tim Knopps, the designer of

our trailer, will be on hand to share the

most effective ways that the trailer can

be used. Tim comes to us having been

involved with block party ministry for

several years. He has worked with the

North American Mission Board, as well

as several state conventions and

associations showing them how to use

the trailer to achieve lasting success.

Secrets to a BPT Event

Tim will be sharing with us the

elements of a good block party. Did

you know that the best food to serve at

a block party is BBQ chicken?

Because it is eaten with a fork, it

encourages folks to sit down at a table

and eat. While people are enjoying

their meals at the tables, members of

the local church visit with them and

share the gospel. Tim will give

suggestions about where an event

should be held. He will demonstrate

how to unpack the trailer and set up

the contents. Tim will have the

participants at the training unpack the

trailer, set up the games, blow ups,

sound system, and tables and chairs,

so it will be a hands-on training.

Attendance Bonus

Churches who participate in the

training will benefit by having their

usage fee waved on their first

reservation. If you came to the first

(Continued from page 1) • School Bash - schedule an end-of-

school party for the kids at your

local school

• Tailgate Party

• USA Holiday Celebration (4th of

July)

• Vehicle Show - invite classic car

enthusiasts to display their

vehicles

• Whatchamacallit Road Show -

invite folks to bring and display

their “stuff” and build an event

around it

• X-treme Games Competition -

develop your own version of X-

treme games

• Youth Ministry Party

• Zoo Petting Party

(Please note: The BPT may only be

checked out by DBA member churches

and used for events they are

sponsoring.)

BPT Reservations

For application and additional

information on reserving the Block

Party Trailer, please go to the DBA

website for complete instructions:

dentonbaptist.org/block-party-trailer

To register for this event please

contact the DBA office:

940-498-5200

rochelle@dentonbaptist.org.

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April

9 Block Party Training

Camp Copass

9:00 AM

11 Finance Committee

DBA Office

9:00 AM

13 Leadership Team Mtg.

DBA Office

10:00 AM

13 Pastor’s Lunch

Angelina’s Mexican Rest.

11:45 AM

21 Vision Team Meeting

DBA Office

12:00 PM

23 UNT BSM Fundraiser

Gateway Center

6:00 PM

27 Church Planter’s Lunch

Don Camillo’s Italian

11:30 AM

The UNT BSM took 30 people (staff,

students and BSM Friends) to Beach

Reach on South Padre Island, TX,

for Spring Break (March 12-18). This

year, there were over 800 college

students who joined together to

verbally share the Gospel of Jesus with

those they encountered. Beach Reach

provides many opportunities to engage

Spring Breakers through servant

evangelism: giving van rides, providing

pancake breakfasts, cleaning the

beaches and sharing

the Gospel to people

on the beaches. Last

week we saw God

work in amazing ways.

There were 11,000

people served

pancakes, 17,316

were given van rides,

154 people came to

faith in Jesus and 52

people baptized. Our BSM students

shared the Gospel and 4 people

accepted Christ.

The BSM staff views Beach Reach as

a catalyst for personal evangelism in

the lives of our students. Every aspect

of Beach Reach, from the training

beforehand to the thousands of

conversations our students have on the

trip, provokes a desire and urgency

within our students to share the Gospel

on our campus.

Equipment Reservations

Reserve the date before it’s too late!

It is time to make equipment

reservations for the spring and summer

activities.

• Snow Cone Machine

• Popcorn Machine

• Cotton Candy Machine

• Video Projectors

• Block Party Trailer

Contact: Rochelle@dentonbaptist.org

or call 940-498-5200.

TWU BSM: OK Home for Girls

with the girls helping them to see that

true beauty and love are inward

qualities. The love of Jesus was

demonstrated daily as the students

interacted with the girls.

Alex Almeida,

a senior from

Brownsville,

commented,

“It was cool to

see these

girls get

attached and bring us into their world.

Because of what they have been

through, it would be easy to remain

distant. In the few days we were there,

the girls really connected and bonded

with us.”

Check out the DBA website for

information on 2016 mission trips of

DBA churches. These trips are open to

individuals from all DBA churches.

www.dentonbaptist.org

(Click on the Missions banner.)

UNT BSM: Beach Reach

Students from the TWU BSM went to

Madill, OK to serve at the Oklahoma

Home for Girls. In the mornings the

students did some landscaping and

worked with some of the girls living at

the home. This

trip was all

about building

relationships

and helping the

girls at the

home to know

Jesus, love

others and love themselves.

The afternoons included games, crafts

and pampering the girls with

manicures. One of our students had

the opportunity to share her testimony

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UNT BSM Fundraising

Banquet

Saturday, April 23 | 6:00 PM

UNT Gateway Center

801 N. Texas Blvd., Denton

Upcoming Events

Pastor’s Lunch

Apr. 13 | 11:45 AM

Angelina’s Mexican Restaurant

1406 N. Corinth, Corinth TX

Church Planter’s Lunch

Apr. 27 | 11:30 AM

Don Camillo’s Italian Restaurant

1406 N. Corinth, Corinth TX

Sat. - April 9 | 9:00 - 11:30

Camp Copass, Denton

Mark your calendar for the next Block

Party Trailer Training. Contact

Rochelle to sign up. 940-498-5200.

Thursday, May 5 11:30 AM

Denton County Courthouse Lawn

This event is in an out-door setting,

located at 110 W. Hickory St.

Come early at 11:30 AM for a Youth-

led time of praise and worship.

Prayers will begin at Noon for

America, our leaders, families, The

military, our churches, the youth of

our country and more.

TRAINING

This is the annual fundraising banquet

for the UNT BSM. This event will

provide an opportunity to hear stories

about what God is doing at the UNT

BSM and give an opportunity to invest

in the ministry. Tours of the new BSM

building will be provided from 5:00–

5:45. Dinner be begin at 6:00 PM.

To register or for additional questions,

email info@untbsm.com.