Jesus Christ is risen!

I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of sharing in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, and so, somehow, to attain the resurrection from the dead.
Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect,
but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me.
Philippians 3:10-12

May our response be both “He is risen INDEED” and “He is risen IN DEED”

The first is our declaration of faith.

The second is our testimony that we worship and serve the Living God.

Group Leaders’ Training is done

Nineteen participants joined the Theological Education by Extension (TEE) Group Leaders’ Training on 31 March (7:00-9:00 PM) and 1 April (10:00 AM to 5:00 PM) at Oamaru Baptist Church.

The participants came from four church groups, Salvation Army Oamaru (7), All Nations Church of Hope (3), Waitaki Life Group (1), and Oamaru Baptist Church (8).

CLICK on this link to read more ➞ TEE Aotearoa Dynamic Discipleship Group Leaders’ Training Held at Oamaru

Call to Action!

Those who attended the GLT are requested to stay after the worship service for a 10-minute meeting. We will talk about the discipleship groups that we will be organising. Thank you very much.

We look forward to seeing every OBC member participating in a discipleship group.

Annual General Meeting on 7th May

On Sunday, 7th May, we will hold the Annual General Meeting right after the worship service. Materials for the meeting (e.g. agenda, reports) will be available towards the end of this month.

Please mark the AGM on 7th May in your calendar. Thank you very much.

Weekly Reminders

• Youth Ministry – Monday from 7:00 to 9:00 PM
• Prayer Meeting – Thursday from 3:00 to 4:00 PM
• Music Jam – Thursday from 4:00 to 5:00 PM

Giving

Thank you very much for your continued support for the ministries with which the Lord God has entrusted us. Your generosity means a lot for the development and progress of His work.

If you would like to set up an automatic payment for regular giving or to make a one-off donation via internet banking, the Oamaru Baptist Church account number is (ANZ) 06-0941-0015036-00.

May the Lord God bless you and keep you.

Nineteen participants joined the Theological Education by Extension (TEE) Group Leaders’ Training on 31 March (7:00-9:00 PM) and 1 April (10:00 AM to 5:00 PM) at Oamaru Baptist Church.

The participants came from four church groups, Salvation Army Oamaru (7), All Nations Church of Hope (3), Waitaki Life Group (1), and Oamaru Baptist Church (8).

The TEE Aotearoa training team is thankful for the support of their respective pastors – Paul and Jocelyn Smith (Salvation Army Oamaru), Sam and Dawn Ghoorah (All Nations Church of Hope) and Andy Aguilar (Waitaki Life Group).

Our Next Step Commitments

• Organise a city-wide small group programme (coordinate between the four churches that participated) – Jonan will follow up with the pastors.
• Talk to your leadership.
• Exchange phone numbers and emails of training participants – Jonan will follow up.
• Pastors meet to encourage and coordinate on TEE – pastors could share ideas and pray for groups in each church. 
• Ask the Lord what you can do to follow up on this training 
• Invite some people to form a group.
• Share the TEE model with your church.
• Think outside of the box.
• Pray for TEE to spread in Oamaru and that God will lead you to a specific person.
• Order some books from TEE Aotearoa and move forward in faith.
  
  Source: Ann’s notes

Thank you, Ann and Lewis and TEE Aotearoa!

We thank Ann Borquist and Lewis Varley for offering their precious time to train us. We salute your commitment to Jesus’ Great Commission through TEE Aotearoa.

Thinking of Lewis having an early morning trip from Hamilton to Wellington, then with Ann, flying into Timaru and travelling to Oamaru on 31 March, and then the trip back makes us value dearly the training that we received from you. May God bless you and your respective families.

Acknowledgment of support

TEE Aotearoa appreciates deeply and is thankful for the following organisations and persons: Oamaru Baptist Church, Hopevale Trust, Century House Bed and Breakfast (host), Arnel and Jane Casitas (host), Brendan and Deana Grant (host), Jewel Castillon (host), Gleniti Baptist Church, and many others who prayed and helped make this event a success.

PHOTO CREDITS: Ann Borquist