1. Soul-Winning - old fashioned door to door winning people to Christ in their homes
and bringing them to church to make their public profession of faith in Him and follow
the Lord in Believers' Baptism.
2. Bus Ministry - bringing them in from all parts of the area even from as far
as Tampa. Having a fun program on the bus and reaching the children, elderly people
that cannot drive, rest homes that need transportation, and reaching whole families
for Jesus Christ.
3. Youth Ministry - reaching teens for Christ through several means:
* Teen-age soul-winning - teens winning teens to the Lord.
* Friday night youth activity - the greatest teen date night every week
with a Christian emphasis and to win visitors to the Lord.
* Public School Bible Clubs - winning them in the Public schools through
bible clubs on campus.
* Blue Denim & Lace - teen girls' club teaching them Christian character
and graces.
* Afternoon program - for bus teens to stay all day at church for activities,
training, sports, banquets, and character training.
* Baptist Boys Batallion - training teen boys to be leaders and men of God.
4. College Ministry - Ministering to students on college campuses USF, SPJC, Clearwater
Christian & others.
5. Telemarketing for soul-winning - the ministry of calling people, asking them
a series of survey questions and making appointments for soul-winners to visit in
their homes.
6. Hospital Ministry - visiting the sick and dying in the hospital to comfort them
and win them to Jesus Christ.
7. Elderly Care Ministry - visiting the sick & shut-ins to comfort them in rest
homes and at home. Bringing them flowers, singing and having short services in rest
homes and winning them to the Savior.
8. Welcome Committee - Church version of the welcome wagon, welcoming new people
to area, & giving house warming gifts to new move-ins and new home owners.
9. We Care About You Ministry- bringing love, cheer, baby gift and help to new
mothers; bringing food, flowers and love to families of bereaved in their hour of
need.
10. Jail Ministry - preaching in all the jails in the area and ministering to the
families of the prison inmates as well as helping them to rehab when they get out.
11. Military Ministry - ministering to military personel and their families and
providing those that need it a ride from the base to the church.
12. Deaf Ministry - ministering to deaf and their families, providing activities
to them and winning them to Christ.
13. Blind Ministry - reaching the blind and giving them transportation to church
through a series of vans and small busses.
14. Mentally Retarded Ministry - reaching the mentally impared children and adults,
bringing them to church and winning them to the Lord and teaching them the Word of
God.
15. Spanish Ministry - ministering in Spanish to those that cannot speak english
so that the whole family may come to church together.
16. Homes Ministries - Ministering to the homeless, abused, and needy of all walks
of life.
* Boys' home for troubled youth - those that have been in trouble or on
drugs and need a place that loves and rehabs them with a strong emphasis on health,
Bible learning, and replacing bad habits with good in a Christian home environment.
* Girls' home for troubled girls - a pregnancy center and help for troubled
girls who, like the boys above, have been on drugs or have become pregnant out of
wedlock. Helping them to adopt their babies out to good Christian homes and training
and working with them to change their lives for the better.
* Family Shelter - a place for complete families that have lost their homes
or apartments because of no work or any other tragedy. Providing them with a home
environment, Christian training, food, shelter, and help getting back up on their
feet.
* Rescue Mission - a place for men who have found themselves homeless and
unable to cope with life because of alcohol or drugs and to give them Bible preaching
daily, food, shelter, and cloting. Most of all to provide love and compassion and
the chance to turn their life around.
* Elderly Care - providing a place for either couples who have a need for
a Christian retirement center or for those that cannot take care of themselves any
longer so that the family will be assured that they are in loving Christian hands
and not charged exhorbitant prices that a family cannot afford.
17. Truck Stop Ministry - ministering to truck stops and having a service for them
at the stop and offering transportation to church for any that are laid over for
the weekend.
18. Music Ministry - a staff of Christian professional musicians that dedicate themselves
to the ministry of providing music for the services of all the other ministries in
the church.
19. Children's Ministries - Sunday School for all ages where the teachers not only
teach on Sunday, but they also visit the families during the week and minister to
the families. Children's camp, DVBS in Summer, and an assortment of youth clubs
at the church for Bible training and character building all during the week. These
would be similar to boy scouts, girl scouts, and other such Christian clubs for church
members.
20. Christian Schools - providing day-care, elementary, middle school, and high
school for all church members as part of the ministry of the church. Providing a
way for underprivileged families to send their children to school without having
to pay any tuition so that no student is left behind in their chance to earn a Christian
education.
21. Advertizing Ministry - a ministry to the community where a staff is constantly
preparing news paper, radio, and T.V. adds that have the purpose of reaching people
and winning them to Christ.
22. Internet Ministry - a special ministry that works through the internet in providing
help and Bible answers to seekers on the internet.
23. Radio Ministry - an extension of the church into the homes of the community
every day giving them a taste of what it is like to be a part of the Church with
a Heart.
24. T.V. Ministry - giving a sample of the "Church With A Heart" by way of a weekly
program on major television that will show people many of the above ministries and
how they benefit families all over the Tampa Bay Area.
BAY AREA BAPTIST CHURCH IS LOOKING FOR A FEW GOOD FAMILIES!
Bay Area Baptist Church is announcing their plans to start a new Independent Baptist
Church in the near future.
Date Released: 03/25/2008
Who - Pastor David Williams, a graduate of Hyles-Anderson College in Hammond, Indiana
is planning a new outreach oriented ministry in the Tampa Bay area. Pastor Williams
was seen on most major networks during the Terry Schiavo ordeal playing his guitar
and violin and even preaching on the street in front of world wide media.
What - Bay Area Baptist Church of Largo and Clearwater Florida is an old fashioned
church but with a new day flair for technology, outreach, and ministry. There are
plans for soul-winning ministry, bus ministry, youth ministry with many types of
activities and clubs, college ministry, telemarketing ministry, hospital ministry,
elderly care ministry, welcome ministry, we care ministry, jail ministry, military
ministry, deaf ministry, blind ministry, mentally handicapped ministry, Spanish ministry,
homes for wayward boys and girls ministry, family shelter for homeless families,
rescue mission, elderly care shelter ministry, truck stop ministry, music ministry
that includes professional musicians and a music conservatory for music of all instruments,
children's ministries in all seasons, Christian schools for elementary, middle, and
high school, advertising ministry, internet ministry, radio and T.V. ministries.
Pastor Williams has a real vision and because of his sending church in Hammond, Indiana,
First Baptist Church, he has access to trained staff to handle every one of these
ministries.
When - The hope is that with some news releases and other types of advertising there
will be enough interested families that will respond to the poll on the church web
site so that a date and place can be established by the fall of 2008.
Why - Pastor Williams and his wife have lived in the area now for the last 15 years
and have seen many changes in the Independent Baptist presence in the bay area. Pastor
David Williams feels that many of the people who loved the Independent Baptist movement
and the emphasis on soul-winning and bus ministry have been displaced, as it were,
and possibly looking for a church like this to come along.
Where - The church web site has a link entitled "location" and on that page instructions
are given to participate in a poll. There is a facility that Pastor Williams is aware
of on Ulmerton that would be not so far from Feather Sound to the East.
How - The only way that a ministry of this magnitude can move forward is by the generous
giving of Christians and local businesses. It will move even faster if everyone that
reads this press release and is interested in this ministry will visit the church
web site at http://bayareabaptistchurch.com and respond to the poll or visit our
church blog site which has a link on the front page of the church web site. Please
write, or call with your name and contact information.
For more info: Bay Area Baptist Church Largo/Clearwater, Florida Phone: 727-729-6652
- Web Site: http://bayareabaptistchurch.com Email: bayareabaptistchurch@gmail.com
Other Releases:
http://www.pr-inside.com/florida-based-bay-area-baptist-church-r501380.htm
http://www.24-7pressrelease.com/press-release/new-multiministry-independent-baptist-church-proposed-in-tampa-bay-44644.php
http://www.1888pressrelease.com/new-multi-ministry-independent-baptist-church-proposed-in-ta-pr-4pc47i15n.html
http://pressexposure.com/Floridas_Bay_Area_Baptist_Church_Issues_Macedonian_Call_for_Soul-Winners_to_Come_to_Florida-15091.html
http://www.fastpitchpress.com/pressrelease.cfm?PRID=22130
http://bayareabaptistchurch.blogspot.com/2008/03/welcome-to-bay-area-baptist-church-blog.html
We recommend FBMI as our main mission board.
1 Corinthians 4:12 And labor, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless;
being persecuted, we suffer it:
1 Corinthians 9:18 What is my reward then? Verily that, when I preach the gospel,
I may make the gospel of Christ without charge, that I abuse not my power in the
gospel.
1 Thessalonians 2:9 For ye remember, brethren, our labor and travail: for laboring
night and day, because we would not be chargable unto any of you, we preached unto
you the gospel of God.
We believe that any true missionary would do as Paul did, take up a collection for
the poor churches like ours and that they would not dote it all upon themselves.
If you are such a minister and come here for the purpose of helping a poor struggling
church and helping it win souls and also contribute financially, you are welcome!
NOTICE TO MISSIONARIES
Any missionary wishing to present your field to this church take notice! We are
a new work with few members. We are not financially able to take on any missionaries
until we grow in numbers. Also, the only way we would even consider a missionary
would be for you to come to our mission field and go soul-winning at your own expense
and sacrifice. Only those that are willing to sacrifice and help win souls in our
field will even be considered for support for yours.
You will notice the verse below regarding the anointing of the Holy Spirit where
it says, Jerusalem and all Judea. We truly believe that one of the greatest mission
fields in our day is America and even the Tampa Bay area. If you are a pastor and
are viewing our site, you should pray about taking our church on for support as a
mission work. If America goes down, there will be no foreign missions. The Tampa
Bay Area has more lost than cities in Africa where I know people who have labored
for many years. Being the son of a missionary means I know missions very well. It
is time that we look at our own mission field here at home.
I believe that a real revival in America will result in spontaneous revivals in other
countries as the spirit and the power of the revival spreads to other countries around
the world. Just read the lives of D.L. Moody, Charles G. Finney, R. A. Torrey and
others who had great revivals in America and soon it spread to England and Europe
and then to other countries. We don't have that today with modern missions. We
need to get back to God's plan as mentioned in the first chapter of Acts. We can't
win the world with our present materialistic approach to building churches. The
rest of the world cannot have revival in that way. Pray about what God would have
you to do to support this great mission right here in Florida, USA.
Go ye into all the world!
Acts 1:8 But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you:
and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria,
and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
