WEEKLY NEWSLETTER

November 5, 2026

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Notes from our Director of Missions

Everything that we know from Scripture about God's people seeking to know and do God's will teaches us that it starts with prayer.  We know there is power in consistent, purposeful prayer.  I am asking our church members and congregations to join together each day at 3:20 pm using the words of Ephesians 3:20 as a prompt for prayer asking for Revival in our lives, churches and communities.  Whether for one minute or five or ten or just for a second, let's JOIN together at 3:20 each day to pray.  Pray for REVIVAL.

With the coming of the Thanksgiving Holidays, our schedule for Pastors and Wives Fellowships will be a bit condensed in November. Here is the schedule as it stands right now:

Ministers and spouses, please save some time Saturday afternoon December 12 to join us at our home for some great refreshments, fellowship and a gift for each of our pastors and their wives.

I appreciate each of you and all you do for our churches, communities and the Tri-Area Baptist Association.  I want to honor and encourage you.  Join us on December 12.

As we enter the Christmas season, please help us promote your church activities and ministry by sharing them with us.  If you have a holiday calendar or flyer advertising your Thanksgiving and Christmas ministries, please send it to the Association so we can include it in our newsletter and web site.

Bonnie and I got away with some friends for a few days in Ruidoso so I was able to take my first Sunday off since starting this ministry. I am leading music this Sunday at Central's early service. I am preaching at Melrose on November 22, but the rest of my Sundays for the coming weeks are open.  Please let me know if I can help you in any way.

I am grateful to serve with you!

Damon

Some of our Tri-Area Disaster Relief workers have returned from chainsaw work in Santa Fe. Others are currently deployed to Bloomfield.  You never know what you may be working on in disaster relief - this week some have been installing flooring at the host church for the influx of many disaster relief workers in the next few weeks! 

Chaplains have been ministering since October 27.

A Feeding Team arrived from Arizona Tuesday and another team arrives from California today to help the team from New Mexico.  The feeding team has been preparing 400 meals for lunch and 400 meals for dinner for people in the shelter in Farmington and to Shiprock.  That number fluctuates as people come and go from the shelters. And feeding operations have now begun at FBC Bloomfield for the volunteers who are making that their home while deployed.

Affected homeowners were not allowed to return to see their property until yesterday.  Assessment of the residences by our team begins today with anticipated recovery work beginning Monday.

Pray for these teams as they share the Compassion of the Gospel to those experiencing such a terrible disaster.

The church where the NMBDR team is staying (First Baptist Church Bloomfield) opened up their fellowship hall area to use as a POD (point of distribution) for donations for the affected people.  Here you can see some of it.

Fall Events Involving Some of Our Churches

Here are some pictures of recent events that our churches participated in.

Emmanuel Baptist in Portales participated in a city-wide event.

FBC Tucumcari had a great Trunk or Treat event.

Central Clovis also had a Trunk or Treat on a lovely evening.

JEMEZ VALLEY BAPTIST CHURCH VAN PROJECT

The minister at Jemez Valley, Daniel Clymer, has access to the Pueblo two days a week.  Jemez Valley Baptist Church is able to go on to the reservation to pick up children (around 40, sometimes 50) on Wednesdays, bring them to their church, give them Bible Study and a meal.  On Thursdays, Jemez Valley Baptist Church is allowed to go on to the reservation and pick up youth (around 20) and some adults.  They bring them to the church for a meal and Bible Study.

The pastor at Jemez Valley has the good favor of the Tribal Chief.  The minister, Daniel Clymer, is allowed on the reservation two days a week.  Other ministers are only allowed on the reservation 1 day a month. 

Jemez Valley Baptist Church needs two vans.  They have $15,300 in a Van Fund.  Pleasant Hill Baptist Church has voted to send an additional $15,000 to help get the ministry the transportation they need.   Other churches and individuals are invited to join in the effort. 

For additional information about this project, click HERE.

JOIN OUR PRAYER TEAM

If you would like to join our Tri-Area Prayer Team, text your first and last name to Elaine at 575-714-7788. She will pass along prayer needs that are submitted by our churches via a text to the team.

Operation Christmas Child collection week is rapidly approaching!  According to Wayne Boydstun, collection for this area will be at Parkland Baptist Church on November 16 thru 23.  Is your church getting ready?

PRAY FOR MISSIONARIES WITH

NEW MEXICO TIES

Would you like to receive monthly updates from IMB missionaries with NM ties? Emily Taigaafi prepares the WMU prayer update newsletter. You can sign up to receive the newsletter by clicking on this LINK.

Click HERE to check out the Good Books section of our website. We also have a Spanish version called Buenos Libros which you can check out by clicking HERE.

The "Book" of the Week is Discipleshift: Five Steps That Help Your Church to Make Disciples Who Make Disciples by Jim Putman, Bobby Harrington, and Robert E. Coleman. It is listed under the Evangelism and Discipleship tab in the Good Books section on our website.

Question: What is the God-given purpose of the local church?

Answer: Relational discipleship.

DiscipleShift walks you through five key "shifts" that churches must make to refocus on the fundamental biblical mission of discipleship. These intentional changes will attract the world and empower your church members to be salt and light in their communities.

Over the last thirty years, many influential church leaders and church planters in America have adopted various models for reaching unchurched people. While many of these approaches have merit, something is still missing, something even more fundamental to the mission of the church: discipleship.

Making disciples—helping people to trust and follow Jesus—is the church's God-given mandate. Devoted disciples attract people outside the church because of the change others see in their Christ-like lives. And discipleship empowers Christians to be more like Christ as they intentionally develop relationships with non-believers.

Through biblical and professional insights, Jim Putman and Bobby Harrington discuss the transformational effectiveness of making disciples and just how to do so, in practical terms. You’ll learn:

• The specific roles of a disciple-making pastor.
• The components of person-to-person discipleship.
• How each ministry in your church leads to discipleship.
• How to implement discipleship in your church.

Disciple-making leaders will not produce perfect churches, but they will create effective churches.

CLICK if you want to purchase from Amazon.com. It may be available through other sources as well.

Ministerial Staff Searches

Submit a résumé and cover letter by sending it to the following address:

Iglesia Bautista Belen
Senior Pastor Position
820 N. Reid
PO Box 2046
Clovis, New Mexico  88102

Central Baptist Church

Central is seeking their next Worship Pastor and Student Pastor.  Learn more about applying for these positions HERE.  You can mail application/résumé to:

Central Baptist Church

Worship Pastor Position

Youth Pastor Position

2501 N Norris

Clovis NM  88101

First Hispanic Baptist Church - Tucumcari

Senor Pastor Search - Bi-lingual and Bi-vocational

PO BX 972

Tucumcari, NM  88401

In addition to the positions shown above, the NM Baptist Children's Home has an opening for an Administrative Assistant.  For more information about the position and it's responsibilities and to submit an application, click HERE.

IMPORTANT DATES

Have an event coming up at your church? Email us at tri.area.baptist.association@gmail.com or
send us a text message at 575-714-7788.

November 2026

9th - Ft Sumner Fellowship - noon - Esther's Restaurant

10th - Kingdom Conversations zoom meeting 10:00 a.m.

12th - Portales Fellowship - 6:00 p.m. - Calvary Baptist Church

14th - Hispanic Fellowship - 11:45 a.m. - Hong Kong Super Buffet

16th - Tucumcari Fellowship - 6:00 p.m. - La Cita
19th - Clovis Fellowship - 6:00 p.m. - Juanito's

December 

12th - Christmas Come and Go Fellowship - pastors, staff, spouses and children - 1-4 p.m. - Pearce  home

Got a question about any of the above events? Call Elaine at 575-714-7788.

PRAY FOR NEEDS
IN OUR ASSOCIATION

New or updated requests appear below in bold type.

Pray for our Disaster Relief teams from New Mexico and other states as they minister in the Four Corners area.

Pray for the potential mission work in Honduras.

Pray for potential Kenya mission trip.

Pray for Ronna Jordan and the ministry to provide water wells in Kenya.

Pray for the potential new ministry between Oklahoma Baptist University and the prison at Santa Rosa.

Pray for Foundations of Faith Dairy Ministry.

Pray for our pastorless churches: Iglesia Bautista Belen in Clovis, First Hispanic Tucumcari, and GracePointe Portales.  FBC Portales has called their next pastors but he will not be in place until later in October.  

Pray for the Christian Challenge ministry at Eastern.

Pray for all our pastors and other ministerial staff and leaders.

Pray for Joel Castro and his wife, Sara, from Honduras, that they might be able to secure the necessary visas to come to the U.S.

Pray for Carlos Cervantes and his wife, Adrianna, from Mexico, that they might be able to secure the necessary visas to come to the U.S.

September FINANCIAL REPORT

                Beginning September 1   $ 70,564.86

                Receipts                              12,306.76

                Disbursals                           10,920.36

                Balance  September 30    $ 71,951.26

Please make any checks you send payable to:           

Tri-Area Baptist Association.

Mail them to 1100 W. Mañana Blvd, Clovis NM  88101         

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