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03 01 2023

Zenas’ Brief – March 2023

Sally Teny Legal Documents, Resources, Strengthening Churches

Meet Your UISBC Legal Team

Draper, UT – The UISBC is happy to announce that it is expanding its Legal Team. Brian Davis will be joining Gary McKean in providing legal services to the UISBC and affiliated churches. The Legal Team will assist the UISBC navigate legal matters and is also available to advise affiliated churches with their legal issues. You may have noticed some changes our Legal Team has made including holding legal seminars and starting this brief.

The name Zenas’ Brief was chosen to reflect how God used lawyers to expand His Kingdom. Most references to lawyers in the Bible involve lawyers subjecting people to legalism or challenging Jesus’ authority. Yet, in Titus, we see a lawyer named Zenas likely assisting Paul in spreading the Gospel (Titus 3:13) (See, we aren’t all bad!). The Legal Team’s goal is similar in that we want to help spread the Gospel by supporting churches with legal matters and letting pastors, evangelists, and leaders focus on their biblical callings.

The Legal Team encourages you to contact us and let us assist you in drafting legal documents such as articles of incorporation, by-laws, or policies and procedures. We are also available to review documents like insurance policies or deeds. The law touches many aspects of the church, but you are not alone in addressing legal issues, and we are excited to walk with you and grow God’s kingdom for his glory.

Visit the UISBC website at https://uisbc.org/legal for more resources. Or, contact your UISBC Legal Team for help.

02 01 2023

Zenas’ Brief

Sally Teny Legal Documents, Resources, Strengthening Churches

The purpose of Zenas’ Brief is to provide a short, monthly blurb on legal matters to help churches stay up to date on legal issues. Zenas was a lawyer and a first-century Christian that Paul mentioned by name in Titus 3:13.

A Legal Lesson from California

Recently, the staff of the California SBC described to us a new state law which mandates that leaders, workers, and volunteers of any organization serving children shall undergo a background check and complete training in child abuse, abuse identification, and abuse reporting. The organization shall also develop and implement relevant policies and procedures. Importantly, the law provides that an insurer may request information from the organization demonstrating compliance with the law. The implication, of course, is that the insurer may decline coverage.

We recommend that each church have, and regularly review, its policies, procedures, background checks, and training. We also recommend that each church contact its insurer to review its insurance coverage. The church should provide the insurer with copies of the church’s policies and procedures and discuss how the church complies with legal standards regarding children. In addition, the church should request guidelines or relevant materials available through the insurer.

Visit the UISBC website at https://uisbc.org/legal for resources, samples on these topics, and to contact your UISBC Legal Team for help.

08 04 2022

School Backpack Drive in Roy, Utah

Sally Teny Sharing Christ evangelism, missions, serve, southern baptists

The Gathering Place Church in Roy, UT

Roy, Utah – On Sunday, July 31, 2022, members of The Gathering Place Church, a new church plant in Roy, UT gathered to fill 40 backpacks for school children in their community. With the drastic change in the economy and the rapid increases in costs for supplies, the church enthusiastically responded to help out the kids.

The backpacks were given through the North American Mission Board’s Send Relief: Backpack initiative. The supplies were all by donation of the congregation. We will deliver some backpacks to each of two local elementary schools and give some out at the annual Roy Days celebration.

The Gathering Place Church is a small congregation with a big heart who trust in a BIG God and has seen time and time again how He provides.

Article by Jim Panagoplos, Pastor of the Gathering Place Church

01 14 2021

VBS 2021

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Virtual VBS Update from Lifeway VBS

Check out this exciting announcement from Lifeway VBS about going Virtual in 2021

Destination Dig: Unearthing the Truth About Jesus – Lifeway’s 2021 VBS

Daily Content:
Day 1: Jesus Came as God Promised – Isaiah 7:14, Micah 5:2, Matthew 1:18-2:6
Day 2: Jesus Demonstrated God’s Power – Psalm 146:8, Isaiah 35:5-6A; John 9:1-41
Day 3: Jesus was Betrayed and Rejected – Psalm 41:9; Isaiah 53:3, 7; John 13; 18:1-19:16
Day 4: Jesus Died and Rose Again – Isaiah 53:5, 9-11; John 19:17 – 20:18
Day 5: The Bible is True – Isaiah 53:7-8; Acts 8:26-40

Jeremiah 29:13
You will seek me and find me when you search for me with all your heart. (CSB)

Training Sessions Available in English and Spanish

English VBS 2021

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Full Session Training Video on YouTube (2 hrs)

Spanish VBS 2021

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VBS and Covid-19 Impact

Your VBS training team is fully aware that Covid-19 has impacted the way we do ministry, especially in the area of family ministry. We recognize that you face difficult decisions. Our hope is that the decision is NOT whether or not you will do VBS, but rather the question you are asking is “How will we do VBS this summer (or Fall, Spring, or any other time of year)?”

We can help you with the “HOW” question.

Your State Convention VBS Training team is hard at work planning and scheduling both in-person and virtual training options for Spring of 2021. We are contacting potential host churches in three or four targeted areas across our two states and will be distributing the recording of those in-person trainings to every church in the UISBC. We will also be supplementing those events with additional virtual training materials that will allow you to equip your church VBS leaders even if they are not able to travel to one of our in person events.

Local Church VBS Training Tools

These training tools are at Lifeway.com’s VBS Director’s Club, a Free Online Community of VBS Leaders helping each other. Sign up today! vbs.lifeway.com/directors-club/