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John Craighead, pastor of Jefferson Street Baptist Church, Eureka, Kansas, prayed with the re-elected
KNCSB officers as they concluded the annual meeting. See page 4 to read more.
Northern Heights Baptist Church, Norfolk, Neb., is constructing a new building where it will eventually relocate. The church held its annual Harvest Dinner/Celebration on Sunday, Sept. 18. (Photos by
Adam Lichty of Eagle40 Photography look for Eagle40 Photography on Facebook)
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By Jon Sapp
I cant believe its here! Now I dont mean the national election. Im thinking about the holiday season.
Thanksgiving and Christmas are right upon us, and
this year has flown by so quickly.
As I enter this holiday
season, hope has been
one of the topics I have
reflected upon. This year
my thoughts have been
encouraged regarding
hope as Ive recently read
Surprised by Hope by
N.T. Wright.
Surprised by Hope
topped my reading list
during our recent visit to
see our daughter in Central Asia. The long hours
Jon Sapp
of travel and our quiet
evenings together allowed
me the opportunity to reflect on hope in life.
Wright explains his thoughts of the Christian life
as one lived after the ascension and before the second
coming as the in-between age. As a result of Jesus
work, he defeated the pain of sin and death and overcame all that the Jewish and Roman leaders could bring
against him.
This reality of our Lord Jesus and his completed
work is the beginning of our season of hope. During
this season of in-between, from the ascension to his
return, we have both a privilege and responsibility of
living, seeking and telling of our new life in him.
His promised presence through the Holy Spirit and
NOVEMBER 2016
The Main Thing was the theme of the 2016 KNCSB Fall Conference for college students. It was
held Sept. 23-25 at Webster Conference Center, Salina, Kan. Students were challenged to make
Jesus Christ their Main Thing and reach and disciple others for Christ.
The Cooperative Program and Lottie Moon Christmas Offering support Southern Baptist international
missionaries.
Week of Prayer for International Missions will be
observed Dec. 4-11. Many Southern Baptist churches
collect the Lottie Moon Offering during this time.
KNCSB will mail Lottie Moon materials (offering
envelopes, prayer guides and posters) to Kansas-Nebraska Southern Baptist churches.
Look for resources to promote the Lottie Moon Offering on the International Mission Board website at
https://www.imb.org/lottie-moon-christmas-offering
The IMB website store offers free Lottie Moon materials that may be ordered. Find more information at
https://store.imb.org/LMCO/
Among the free resources is a brochure 2016
LMCO Your Gifts at Work.
Find stories from workers with Kansas-Nebraska
connections at http://bit.ly/2dfYEkZ
These stories have been formatted to use as bulletin
inserts.
NOVEMBER 2016
Kansas-Nebraska
Southern Baptists
voted to increase their
giving to the national
Cooperative Program
by 3 percent.
The action came
during the annual
meeting of the
Kansas-Nebraska
Convention of
Southern Baptists
held Oct. 10-11 at
LifeSpring Church,
Bellevue, Neb., on the
south edge of Omaha.
The meeting drew
214 messengers and
22 registered visitors.
Better Together,
based on Ecclesiastes
4:9-12, was the
KNCSB President Joe Stiles used a trust fall to demonstrate the KNCSB
meeting theme.
annual meeting theme of Better Together. Stiles demonstrated the trust
It is important for fall during his presidents address on Monday night, Oct. 10
LifeSpring Church, Bellevue, Neb., played host to the KNCSB annual meeting. The LifeSpring
Worship Team led worship during the Monday evening session.
KNCSB ON MISSION
By Virginia Mixer
College Heights Baptist Church, Manhattan, Kan., took a summer mission trip in its own community.
The project focused on three areas: a comfort station at the local county 4-H Fair; (below) painting
a concession stand at one of the citys baseball diamond complexes; and playing games with children in City Park. (Submitted photos)
Look for resources to promote the Lottie Moon Offering on the International Mission Board website at
https://www.imb.org/lottie-moon-christmas-offering
Find stories from workers with Kansas-Nebraska
connections athttp://bit.ly/2dfYEkZ
NOVEMBER 2016
KNCSB ON MISSION
WWW Helps
Women Find
Joy in Trials
NOVEMBER 2016
Ellie Holcomb, a Christian musician from Nashville, was the worship leader for Wonderful
Weekend for Women 2016. Visit her website at
http://www.ellieholcomb.com/
relations
team. Visit the
Hang Tough
website at
http://www.
hangtoughJanelle Irwin (left) from Tallahassee, Fla., was the featured speaker for Wonderful
foundation.
Weekend for Women 2016. It was held Sept. 16-17 at Webster Conference Cenorg/
ter, Salina, Kan. She and her sister, Jamie Simmons (right) re-connected with their
WWW
friend Mildred Smith during the retreat. Smith is a retired WCC staff member. (BeLife Sessions
low) Participants in WWW 2016 had the opportunity to learn how to share Christ by
gave women
using their life story. Brenda Lee, a hospital chaplain from North Platte, Neb., helped
training and
women learn how to use the 3 Circles Life Conversation Guide to share Christ. 3
encourageCircles is available as a paper booklet or it may be downloaded as a free smartment for facing phone app.
the issues in
their lives.
Topics ranged
from Crafts as a Church Outreach to What Husbands Wish Their Wives Knew about Men, led by
Mark Slattery, pastor of First Southern Baptist Church,
Larned, Kan.
Slattery based his session on the book For Women
Only, by Shaunti Feldhahn.
He stressed the need for wives to respect their
husbands.
In the same way you need to feel loved, your husband needs to feel respected, Slattery said.
Respect is vital in any relationship, especially with
your husband.
But, you have to show your man respect and not
just say it, Slattery continued.
In another Life Session, women learned how to
share Christ by using their life stories. Brenda Lee, a
hospital chaplain from North Platte, Neb., led the session.
Everyones story is unique, she said. You always
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have your story. No one can argue with that.
Lee urged women to look around and see how they
Sharing the story of your life with Christ should
can share Christ with people.
focus on:
The world has moved right next door to us.
n Life before Christ
Another Life Session leader echoed Lees remark.
n How you met Christ
D and her husband J recently returned to Nebrasn How Jesus makes a difference in your life
ka after serving 17 years as International Mission Board
Lee showed women how to share Christ using the
missionaries.
3 Circles Life Conversation Guide.
D urged her listeners to make friends with Muslim
Learn more about 3 Circles at http://lifeonmission- women.
book.com/conversation-guide
Ask God to open your eyes to see where they are.
3 Circles is available as a paper booklet or it may
In other activity, women were urged to put WWW
downloaded as a free smart-phone app. For more infor- 2017 on their calendars. It will be held Sept. 15-16 at
mation on obtaining 3 Circles booklets, contact Jon
WCC. Information will be mailed to Kansas-Nebraska
Southern Baptist churches and posted on Facebook.
This year we have been intentionally focused on doing. We know God created everything, and it was GOOD!
We have begun to face our fears and figure out what is hindering our intimacy in marriage. Now lets put our
efforts into action.
Begin by setting the environment. Fix up the bedroom and remove the laundry and other clutter. A candlelight
dinner, relaxing bath and essential oils help set the mood. It may take some planning, but we have to put forth
the effort to create intimacy in our marriages, otherwise we let our daily routines take over and we feel less than
special.
God intended our intimate lives to be pleasurable and exciting. Lets do this for ourselves and for the enjoyment
of our spouse.
Debra Bonds
At the age of 32, Lottie left behind a job, home, family and proposal to follow Gods calling to China. For 39
years Lottie worked in the Tengchow and Pingtu areas. She adopted Chinese traditions, dress, language and
customs. She didnt just serve the people of China, she identified with them. She drew people in with fresh
baked cookies, where she would then share the gospel with them. She was rejected on many occasions but
never gave up or left.
While serving in China, she began writing letters about the Chinese culture, missionary life and physical and
spiritual needs of the Chinese people. She challenged the Southern Baptist to send and support more workers
to the field. In 1918, the Womens Missionary Union named the annual Chirstmas offering for international
missions after Lottie, the woman who urged them to start it.
God might not be calling you to China, but He could be calling you to give and support. Lottie Moon set a
great example of how we are to serve others, whether that be in a different country and culture or in our own
neighborhoods. Go ahead and draw people into your home with cookies to share the gospel but also challenge yourself to give this season!
Hallelujah!
Adapted recipe:
2 cups flour
cup butter
1 heaping cup of sugar
1 well-beaten egg
1 tablespoon cream
Cream the butter and sugar. Add the egg and mix well. Add the flour and cream. Dust a board with flour. Roll
the dough very thin. Cut cookies with a round cookie cutter. Place on a buttered or nonstick cookie sheet.
Bake at 475 degrees for about 5 minutes.
November 2016
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Upcoming KNCSB Events
Webster
Worship Leader & Family Retreat
Jan. 13-14, 2017
Capitol Plaza Hotel, Topeka, Kan.
Featured speaker: Kenny Lamm, senior consultant for worship and music for the
Baptist State Convention of North Carolina
Registration deadline: Jan. 3, 2017
Cost is $50 for individuals and $65 per couple or family. Make checks payable to
KNCSB and mail them to KNCSB, Attn: David Manner, 5410 SW 7th St., Topeka, KS
66606. KNCSB will make hotel reservations upon receiving your registration.
Update
Featured speaker: Emil Turner, retired executive director for the Arkansas Baptist
State Convention
This event is aimed at leaders in churches that have fewer than 150 in worship.
Registration deadline: Feb. 10, 2017
The cost is $40 per adult and $75 per couple. This includes one nights lodging at
WCC and two meals. We will also block motel rooms in Salina if you prefer to stay
off campus. For more information call Jana Gifford at KNCSB, (800) 984-9092 ext.
840, or send e-mail to jgifford@kncsb.org
Featured speaker: Owen Strachan, associate professor of Christian theology at Midwestern Seminary, Kansas City, Mo.
Registration deadline: March 3, 2017
This event is also open to boys in grades 7 and older.
Look for KNCSB Mens Ministry on Facebook. More details about the retreat will
be announced soon.
NOVEMBER 2016
Sylvia A. Kneisly, 78, of Burlington, Kan., passed away Thursday, Sept. 15, at
Sunset Manor in Waverly, Kan.
She was born Jan. 9, 1938, on a farm west of Burlington to Roy and Rosa (Knapp)
Schif.
On Nov. 14, 1954, she and William B. Kneisly were married in Gridley. She served
at her husbands side as he pastored churches and served as a director of missions in
Kansas. They also did a variety of other ministries, including holding a weekly worship service for campers at Melvern Lake in the summer.
Sylvia was preceded in death by her parents; her sister, Marilyn Greer; and her
brother, Marvin Schif.
She leaves Bill, her husband of more than 60 years, of the home in Burlington;
her son, William David Kneisly and wife, Londa, Lebo, Kan.; her daughter, Lori Sue
Kneisly, Austin, Texas; a grandson, Brand Kneisly and wife, Angela, Blue Springs,
Mo.; a great-granddaughter, Leah Kneisly; a sister-in-law, Mary Lou Schif, Berryton,
Kan.; and other relatives and friends.
The funeral was held Monday, Sept. 19, at First Baptist Church, Burlington. Burial
was in Graceland Cemetery, Burlington.
Memorial may be sent to Samaritans Purse, the Topeka Rescue Mission, Topeka,
Kan., or a charity of the donors choice.
Jones Funeral Home in Burlington was in charge of arrangements.
Time alone with God was an important part of the KNCSB Fall Conference for college students. It was held Sept. 23-25 at Webster Conference
Center, Salina, Kan. Here some of the students read their Bibles at the
new picnic pavilion now under construction at WCC. The new pavilion is
attached to the Rec Shack south of the Dining Hall.
1. Last year Webster Conference Center set a new record for User Days at 49,811
User Days. At the end of September, User Days totaled 41,613, up slightly over the
2015 totals for the same time.
2. Three new WCC Board of Directors were elected at the KNCSB annual meeting:
n Dick Dearwester: Kansas City, Kansas Baptist Association
n Michaela Schoenthler: Heart of Kansas Baptist Association
n Randy Smith: Flint Hills Baptist Association
Rotating off the WCC Board are Jim Garner, Bryan Jones and Bob Leeka.
3. WCC received $217.75 from Dillons for the third quarter of 2016 because a few
individuals registered WCC as their charity of choice in the Dillons Community
Rewards program. If you choose to register your card, at no cost to you, the NPO
Number for WCC is 28483. Thank You!
4. In the October WCC Board Meeting, the new operation budget of $1,071,156 was
approved with slight increases in the fee schedules for 2017 to keep up with inflation. Call Sarah at 1-877-WCC-RESV for more information and to schedule your next
event at WCC.
5. As stated in the WCC By-Laws, WCC gives preference to KNCSB entities in fee
schedules and opportunities to reserve the conference center:
n Beginning Jan. 1, 2017, KNCSB events may be scheduled for 2019.
n Beginning Feb. 1, 2017, associational events may be scheduled for 2019.
n Beginning March 1, 2017, church events may be scheduled for 2019.
n Beginning March 16, 2017, anyone may schedule events for 2019.
6. Work projects continue to finish detail work on the Dining Hall and the Picnic Pavilion. Volunteers are needed to assist with these projects. Could your church send
a team of two or three people to help for a day or two? Call Bill Cooke for more
information: 1-785-827-6565.
7. Praise God for the life changes that are being made in the lives of people at every
event at WCC.