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“Strengthen Your Marriage” – 3 dates in 3 weeks!!!
This is a world-class evening of fun, laughter and entertainment! It will start with a very nice Valentine’s theme dinner at 6:30pm sharp! If you have reservations to attend the dinner please be there early!
Though the dinner is filled, there is still plenty of room for anyone who wants to come join us for the program which starts at 7:30pm in the sanctuary!
The Date Night Challenge, supported by Focus on the Family, is a two-hour event featuring:
- comedian Jeff Allen
- singer/songwriter Michael O’Brien and
- bestselling authors Dr. Greg & Erin Smalley
via webcast. During this event, the Smalley’s will explain the power of dating your mate and encourage couples to take the “Date Night Challenge”: go on three dates in three weeks.
This is part of a national “date night movement” (Marriage Week is February 7-14 every year) which is a collaborative effort to encourage many to strengthen individual marriages, reduce the divorce rate, and build stronger marriages!
Focus on the Family will then provide free, downloadable materials and content for their next two dates. Then, each month for the next year, couples can download a new, free date night guide that provides content and ideas for their dates.
If you have any questions please contact:
Mike Veit at 860-4990
Scott Dykstra at 871-1133
Pastor Mike Beaudin at 283-7034
For more information about this event go to:
www.focusonthefamily.com/about_us/events/date-night-challenge.aspx
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A new women’s Bible study starts Wednesday, February 8, 7 pm – 9 pm in Room 115.
We will be studying the Book of James, by Beth Moore. This is an eight-week study, and women of all ages are welcome. Join us, and be prepared to be spiritually blessed. Sign-ups are being taken at the Information Center.
If you have questions, please contact Karen Hickman (888-7387) or Dot Knutson (287-8302).
Please join us for our upcoming Men’s Retreat!
Click Here to download/print our Flyer & Registration Form (Acrobat Reader Needed)
We want to encourage you to attend the Love & Respect Marriage Video Conference that will be hosted at UBC. We want to make sure that you know that this is a video conference and not a live one.
The “early bird” registration ends Jan 9th.
Dates
Fri. Jan 20, 6:30pm to 10:00pm
Sat. Jan 21, 8:30am to 1:30pm
Registration Link
http://loveandrespect.com/events/details/1012
Some other VERY IMPORTANT details:
- There will NOT be any child care available, sorry!
- There will NOT be any lunch served on Saturday! The time frame of our breaks between videos is VERY limited and short, so please be ready to stay through the whole time on Saturday. We will provide a very quick “snack” for those who need something small during one of the breaks.
- If you can not come due to the cost or if you have any questions, please let us know as soon as possible! PLEASE call Mike Veit (396-5661), Scott Dykstra (871-1133) or Pastor Mike (938-2121 ext 106)
Committed to Marriage! Love & Respect Marriage Conference
Ustick Baptist Church – January 20 & 21, 2012
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About Love & Respect Ministries
What is Love and Respect? We believe love best motivates a woman and respect most powerfully motivates a man. Research reveals that during marital conflict a husband most often reacts when feeling disrespected and a wife reacts when feeling unloved. We asked 7,000 people this question: when you are in a conflict with your spouse or significant other, do you feel unloved or disrespected…83% of the men said “disrespected”, 72% of the women said, “unloved.” Though we all need love and respect equally, the felt need differs during conflict, and this difference is as different as pink is from blue! Resources will be provided for the married, divorced, separated, dating and single. Men and women will learn how to resolve conflict, dealing with the negative reactions (the crazy cycle). They will also learn how to motivate each other by meeting each other’s need (the energizing cycle). Even those who feel hopeless in their relationships will gain understanding on how to handle an indifferent or unresponsive partner (the rewarded cycle). Each cycle centers on two concepts: love and respect. These two words surface in social research and the Bible (Ephesians 5:33) as the two key ingredients for a successful marriage. From research, those attending the Love and Respect conference, watching the Love and Respect DVD in small groups, or reading the Love and Respect resources, are experiencing understanding, forgiveness, reconciliation, change, and hope. Also check out this web site at http://loveandrespect.com/events/details/1012 Contact Pastor Mike at 938-2121 with any questions.
We want you to know that your Ustick Baptist Church leadership is committed to strengthening marriages and supporting families of our church! Watch for registration details in the church bulletins coming soon!
For more information or questions, contact Pastor Mike.
Merry CHRISTMAS and Happy New Year!
Pastor Mike
Plan now to attend the Men’s Roundup!
This annual event is held at Camp Tadmor in Lebanon, Oregon
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After several months working as the Young Adults and Worship Pastor, I’ve realized that young adults have a desperate need to be connected to the body of Christ. They need to have friends who will point them to Jesus day by day. They need to have a place to study the Bible and apply it to their lives. They need opportunities to reach out to the community and share the love of Christ with their neighbors. They need to have fun and laugh with like-minded believers. They need a chance to be known and loved by people who understand what is going on in their lives. In short, they need a community who will love them, challenge them, invest in them, serve alongside them, and help them on their journey of faith in Jesus Christ.
However, young adults don’t need the body of Christ more than other people do, since every Christian is commanded to be in fellowship with other believers (Hebrews 10:25). Conversely, the church doesn’t need young adults more than any other age group, because each part of the body of Christ is equally as important (1 Corinthians 12:12-27). The point is that young adults need the body of Christ and the body of Christ needs young adults. In fact, I would argue that we cannot consider a local church truly healthy unless it includes every age demographic, including young adults. This doesn’t mean that each age group will be equally represented in a church, but it does mean that the church should seek to integrate and value brothers and sisters from every age category.
Now, it’s one thing to say that every age group should be an integral part of the local church body, and quite another thing to figure out exactly how to go about making this integration happen. Some churches try to accomplish this through eliminating age-specific programming entirely in an attempt to bring people of all ages into fellowship with one another. Other churches choose to break the entire church into age-specific programs, sometimes even having age-specific church services. At Ustick, I would say we have chosen to take a hybrid approach. We do have age-specific ministries (children, youth, 50+, etc.) but we also strongly encourage cross-generational interaction, which is perhaps best demonstrated during
our Sunday morning gatherings.
The challenge for me, then, is to work with the young adults to connect them not only to each other but also to the broader body of Christ here at Ustick. Just like every other ministry, it is difficult to discern how best to meet this twin goal of connecting people of similar age to each other and also to the rest of the church body. But I believe that both must be accomplished if we are to truly be effective in the Young Adult ministry. As Christians, we cannot expect to become fully formed disciples of Christ without the help of other brothers and sisters along the way. Young adults are no exception. I am so excited about what God is accomplishing here at Ustick, and I look forward to partnering with you all as we seek to follow after our Savior.
In Christ,
Daniel
National Date Night Challenge to be hosted at Ustick Baptist Church – February 11.
Marriage Week is February 7 to 14 every year — which is a collaborative effort to encourage many to strengthen individual marriages, reduce the divorce rate, and build stronger marriages! Research shows that dating at least once a month significantly improves relationships. The Date Night Challenge is a two-hour event featuring comedian Jeff Allen, singer/songwriter Michael O’Brien and bestselling authors Dr. Greg and Erin Smalley via webcast. During the event, the Smalleys will explain the power of dating your mate and encourage couples to take the “Date Night Challenge”: go on three dates in three weeks. This is part of a national “date night movement” where the goal is for 5 million dates to take place across the country during the month of February. This event is the first date of the challenge! Focus on the Family will then provide free, downloadable materials and content for their next two dates. Then, each month for the next year, couples can download a new, free date night guide that provides content and ideas for their dates. Join us for this world-class evening of fun, laughter and entertainment via webcast! Watch for more details coming soon to a bulletin near you! Please contact Scott Dykstra at 871-1133 or Pastor Mike at 938-2121 with any questions.
