Deacon Joseph
Reed Mr.
Cory Freeman Accepting Donations to send
Children, Middle, and High School
Inner City Students to camp.
Cost to send one student to camp -
$166
Send tax
deductable donations to:
BAGBR, 10560 Airline Highway, Baton
Rouge, 70816
To donate online:
*Donate
Online Now* and
select Camp Beyond / Inner City Camp
from the drop box after you sign in.
Director Tommy Middleton Rebuilding After the August 2016 Flood
Needed:
Skilled workers
Insulation, Sheetrock and Supplies
If you need more information contact
our office at 225.296.3943
GIVE TO DISASTER RELIEF
BAGBR is currently accepting monetary
donations for local disaster relief recovery efforts. (No administrative cost will be paid from your gift)
*Donate Online Now* Select Disaster Relief from the drop box after you sign in. Text a Donation to 225-283-4654
Be sure to include the $ in front of the amount
when you text your donation. If first time, you
will be prompted to visit a secure URL. or Send Check payable to: BAGBR
10560 Airline Hwy.
Baton Rouge, La 70816
Greetings
from Executive Director Dr. Tommy Middleton
Revelation 19:10 "For the Testimony of Jesus
is the spirit of prophecy."
This should serve as the primary measure and
discerner when it comes to prophetic
interpretation. When prophecy focuses too
much on man, or nation or nations, or events
and does not have the gospel as the center
then the hermeneutic of the prophecy loses
it accuracy. Theology must inform our
eschatology and that order should NEVER
change. Eschatology must be Christo-centric
not man centered.
The OT has the underlying recurring theme of
redemption and that comes to its full and
final revelation in the person and work of
Christ. Otherwise the OT story is
incomplete, unfulfilled and lacks the power
that is in the Gospel message. Any study of
Revelation that is NOT a Gospel driven,
gospel filtered, and has a Gospel purposed
interpretation will leave the student
bewildered and unclear, and more consumed
with trying to make everything fit into some
tightly scripted "interpretation" and not
The Gospel message. The truth of the matter
is that what saves the lost is not what they
have grasped about the second coming and the
events that lead up to it, but rather what
they believe about the 1st coming and
whether there has been a personal surrender
to the crucified, buried, and risen
Savior--that is spirit of prophecy.
The Baptist
Association's Vision, Values & Mission
VISION
The Baptist
Association of Greater Baton Rouge will be a Network
of Churches and Missions cooperating together as
agents for positive change in the spiritual, social,
and cultural fabric of their communities through
Christian redemption and Christian life values. This
vision will be accomplished by penetrating the
community with the Gospel of Jesus Christ through
family and community orientation, and social
involvement that exemplifies the caring and sharing
nature of Jesus Christ in order to effect life
transformation in individuals, families, and
communities. Actions developing from this vision
will be relationship based, evangelism centered,
service oriented, and training focused.
The churches and
individuals of the Baptist Association of Greater
Baton Rouge are asked to MAKE A COMMITMENT TO A
VISION FOR KINGDOM GROWTH THAT IS LARGER THAN THE
LOCAL CHURCH.
VALUES
Service – Christian
concern results in observable actions that meet the
needs of the lost
Relationships –
Serving the needs of others establishes
relationships for evangelism
Trust – Relationships
based on biblical principles and Christian character
establish trust
Commitment – Trust
based biblical principles and Christian character
establishes an
opportunity for commitment to truth and life through
Jesus Christ
Inclusion – God’s
truth and life through Christ’s presence and
forgiveness is open to everyone
Empowerment – All who
respond to God’s Spirit receives the power needed to
fulfill God’s call for training and service
Involvement – God’s
life changing call motivates each of us to actions
of service
MISSION
The
Baptist Association of Greater Baton Rouge has as
its present mission (A) to establish new
relationships between both the churches and pastors;
(B) to strengthen existing relationships of the
churches and members through a commitment to a
vision for kingdom growth that is larger than the
local church. This commitment can be evaluated by
the degree to which the local church members will
penetrate their community with the Gospel of Jesus
Christ through family and community orientation and
social involvement that exemplifies the caring and
sharing nature of Jesus Christ.
