1. Welcome to

4. WACMM Mid-Atlantic Region Men’s Conference At McLean Bible Church
Save the date!
Save the date! On Saturday, Oct. 21. We are excited to have
Tony Evans back at MBC for the 2017 Men's Conference.
For more information and to register, visit mcleanbible.org/mensconference or
Or go to; WACMM.com for more information.

5. We encourage all who can to participate.
Town Hall Meeting
Town Hall Meeting will be conducted on Thursday, September 21 in the Smith Center from 7:30-9:00 pm.
Congregational Meeting
The Congregation Meeting will be conducted on Wednesday, September 27 in the Smith Center from 7:30-9:00 pm. 
At this meeting, we expect to have a vote to call our next Pastor-Teacher (Senior Pastor).
We encourage all who can to participate.

6. End of Announcements

7. Teammates
September 10, 2017
Earl Ham
Connect, Become, Impact

8. Setting the Scene Community Group Mission Club Card Organization
Connect, Become, Impact

9. Community Group Mission
Connect
Welcomes and connects people to authentic community
Become
Teaches and equips people to become like Jesus; identifies and helps people take the next step in becoming a disciple
Impact
Mobilizes people to further God’s Kingdom
This slide outlines the Community Group Mission Statement.
Connect, Become, Impact

10. Teammates’ Club Card
TeamMates is a welcoming community which seeks to CONNECT with couples of all ages interested in strengthening their marriages. We seek to equip couples to BECOME effective disciples through our marriages, and ultimately, to IMPACT their spheres of influence and our world for Jesus. We invite you to join us in a great opportunity to ask important questions about life and get answers through biblically based teaching; relationships are authentic, and marriages strengthened.
This slide outlines the Community Group Mission Statement.
This slide displays the content of the Club Cards…the cards that go on the information walls in the lobby and in the connect room.
Note that of all ages has been inserted after couples.
Connect, Become, Impact

11. Organization Positions Incumbent Mission Thank you to the returnees
Team Mates Coordinator
Earl Ham
Become Lead
Lee Bennett
Become
Connect Lead
Jonathan & Heather Ansley
Connect
Greeters Lead
Robert Lee
Social Activities Lead
Art Dean
Supper Six Lead
Sunday Morning Snack Lead
Greg & Sarah Miller/Aubrey & Susan Howard
Set Up Lead
Roland Smith Jan Smith
Tear Down Lead
Prayer Request Lead
Debbie Melllis
Welcome Package Lead
Heather Ansley
Roster Lead
Jean Guy
Audio/Visual Team
Frank Helmes Jingle Go Paul Lentz Loch Guy
Connect/Become
Impact Lead
 Mike Pullen
Impact
Missions Lead
Walt Okon
TM Coordinator for
Ohio State Students Visit
Gene & Nancy Brown
Clothing Ministry Lead
Susan Wyant
Thank you to the returnees
New Servants:
Jonathan Ansley--Connect Leader
Advertise TeamMates
Work with other Connect Team Leads to fill gaps
Aligning TeamMates with Regional Ministry
Regional Liaison Couples
Attendance spreadsheet should be sent to Marlie De Clerck cc: Earl Ham
Staff Contact for TeamMates is now Lee Vaughn
TeamMates
Koinonia
Fuel
Focus
Connect, Become, Impact

12. Programming Turkey Outreach Alignment across Campus Christmas Village
The goal is a 12-week semester for this fall to begin September 17 and running through December 3
Christmas Village
Taking over the building starting Monday, Dec 4 to prepare the various spaces
Begin this outreach starting Sunday, Dec 10 and will run each evening through Saturday, Dec 16.
Encourage all the members of your Community Groups to volunteer to help with Christmas Village and use this as an outreach opportunity for those in your neighborhoods, places of work, etc.
Turkey Outreach
Saturday before Thanksgiving – that will be November 18 this fall.
Connect, Become, Impact

13. Building Plan
Recent plan indicates holes in security plan with respect to protecting kids, new plan reduces to 4 security checkpoints from 8 currently.
All community rooms downstairs will be reserved for kids
TeamMates relocates to Room 3400 early 2018.
Connect, Become, Impact

14. Connect Advertise TeamMates
Work with other Connect Team Leads to fill gaps
Aligning TeamMates with Regional Ministry
Regional Liaison Couples
Connect, Become, Impact

15. BECOMING
Teach the Word of God in such a relevant way that we all “grow in the grace and knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ” and each of us and our marriages are transformed into the image of Christ. (Rom. 8: 29; II Peter 3:18)
Expose our community group to the Holy Spirit-gifted pastors and teachers at MBC so we all grow to maturity in Christ. (Eph. 4:13)
Connect, Become, Impact

16. IMPACT
Make an Eternal Difference by Serving others and sharing the Gospel
TeamMates Action Steps
Identify ways for Teammates participants to Serve
Engage in local opportunities to serve at MBC
Serve at MBC Regional Outreach within your region
Engage and invest in supporting international missions
Continued exposure to Missionaries and Mission organizations affiliated
with MBC
Teammates International Mission Trip potentially to the Dominican Republic

17. Today’s Keynote Speaker
And now!

18. Lee Bennett

19. Ephesus: Historical and Personal Context
Teammates
September 10, 2017
Lee Bennett

20. Excellent geographical location

21. Why was Ephesus strategic?
1.-Geographically
2.-Politically
3.-Religiously
4.-Culturally/intellectually
5.-Economically

22. Ephesus’ claim to fame

23. Into the heart of paganism

24. Table Talk
What was the context into which the gospel of Christ came in your life? Who brought it and what were the results on you, your family, others?

25. Excavated Ephesus: faded glory

26. Collage of Ephesus

27. What happened? Read Acts 18-20 including warnings from Paul
Revelation 2:1-7 Thirty years later, God further commends and confronts them:
Remember from where you have fallen
Repent-turn from your current path
Return-do the deeds you did at first
Removal-of your place of leadership

28. Wrap Up
For next Sunday: read through Ephesians 1:1-14, asking questions such as:
What has God given me through Christ?
What can I learn about God the Father here?
What can I learn about Jesus the Son of God?
Newly ordained Pastor Nate Reed will be leading us next week.

29. Closing song “I Wanna Go Back” by David Dunne
Due to copyright laws the song is not embedded, but you can
copy/ paste the URL above to your address bar
and view the video on YouTube.
Play this from the web on YouTube (Prep it ahead of time)