Urban Missions Seminar
Wednesday, May 14
7:00pm - 9:30pm

Urban Missions Seminar at TBC...Everyone is Invited!
Topics: Strategic Nature of Cities, Biblical Basis for Reaching Cities and Strategies for Reaching Cities
Speaker: Tim Svoboda, YWAM's Global Leader on Urban Missions
Contact: Pastor Joel (joel AT tokyobaptist.org)

Mission Trip within Tokyo
Wednesday, May 14
9:00am - 12:00pm

Share the Gospel and your culture with Japanese students.
For more information please contact: Pastor Sawma or call: 070-6635-6778

TBC Members Vote

THE WEEK OF MAY 17/18 during all 5 worship services, TBC Members will vote on the church budget for 2008 - 2009.

You CAN VOTE NOW or anytime before MAY 17/18. Please put your BALLOT in the offering bag or bring it to the church office.
Extra Ballots are also located in the back table of the sanctuary.
VOTE ONLY ONCE.

Nursery Coordinator Needed! Paid Position

TBC welcomes our new growth and wants to create the best possible nursery care for our babies. Therefore, there is a special need for a Nursery Coordinator to oversee the nursery.

This person will be responsible for working in the nursery and scheduling of all nursery workers on Sunday and during the week. The person will also be responsible for maintaining the needs of the nursery. This person will be paid on a part-time basis Must be a TBC member and bilingual. If interested, contact Shizuka at info AT tokyobaptist.org

Student Ministries

Student Ministries is seeking male adults (ideally English speaking or bilingual) to facilitate small group discussions for Middle School boys group, High School boys group, or College and Young adults group. If you are interested, please email.

Appealing for Teachers for 45 Camp

Calling all ENGLISH TEACHERS! Would you like to have a tremendous impact on the lives of Japanese teenagers by sharing the Gospel and a bit of your life with them? Then prayerfully consider being an English teacher for this year's 45 Freedom Camp!! We need you to help teach Bible lessons in English from August 18-22. Last year we saw so many lives changed--you can be a part of the action this year! Contact us.

Freedom Testimonies

Send in Freedom Testimonies!
If the Journey to Freedom has helped you with any of the issues you struggled with, please send in your testimonies to: journey@tokyobaptist.or

Fiji Mission Trip

The team will be engaged in community outreach, prayer walk, evangelism through gospel concert, and training for church leaders. Date: May 19 -26, 2008 Cost: 170,000 – 190,000
Application deadline: April 6! Contact: e-team@tokyobaptist.org or joel@tokyobaptist.org

Volunteers Needed!

Printing helpers, contact SuHaling.

Ministry Information Table helpers, contact Tinashe.

Translators (Turkish), contact Nina.

Maturity Class 201
Sunday, June 1
3:00pm - 7:00pm

Discovering Your Maturity Class 201 focuses on four
basic habits every Christian needed to develop in order to
Grow to spiritual maturity. Prerequisite Class 101.
Lunch served with a small fee.

Ministry Class 301
Sunday, June 8
3:00pm - 7:00pm

Discovering Your Ministry Class 301 is presentation about gifts from God and how to discover them. Prerequisite Class 101 & 201. Interview with discovery guide follows the Class session (same day or later).
Lunch served with a small fee.

Membership Class 101
Sunday, June 22
3:00pm - 7:00pm

Discovering Your Membership Class 101 is for those who are interested in becoming a Tokyo Baptist Church member. Non-Christians are also welcome!
Lunch served.

Mission Class 401
Sunday, June 29
3:00pm - 7:00pm

Discovering Your Mission Class 401 will teach you how to be a messenger of God’s good news to people and discover your mission to the world. Prerequisite Class 101, 201, & 301.
Lunch served with a small fee.

Library

The library will be closed during the construction period. NO FOOD or DRINKS in the library, please.

Resource Center Hours

• Sunday
  - 10:30am - 4:00pm
  
• Tuesday & Friday
  - 10am - 7pm
  
• Saturday
  - 10am - 7pm
  - 8:30pm - 9pm

Deadline

* Submit Room/Space Reservation Needs including kitchen to the Church Office by WED NOON.
* Announcements for the weekend bulletin need to be received by the Church Office by WED NOON.
Thanks.

Purpose-Driven Seminar at TBC
Saturday, May 31
9:00am - 3:00pm

What is the DNA of TBC? Why do we do what we do? What are the driving factors of TBC's decision making process? Who is our target? What are our purposes? How do we worship? If you have at least one of these questions or if you are a TBC member or if you are a TBC attendee, you are invited, and please mark your calendar now.

TBC pastors will be sharing the principles of purpose-driven church model. For more info, please contact the pastoral staff: pastors AT tokyobaptist.org.

Ministry Leadership Training

Ministry Leadership Training on Saturday, May 17th has been postponed.

New Choir Season Begins

We are a looking for new choir members who want to sing for the Lord! Rehearsals are Sundays 11:30am - 1:30pm. And we sing at two worship services, 11:00 and 1:30.

Now is the time to join.  Come to the choir room at 11:30 any Sunday to join.

Choir Pianist Needed
If you can read music, enjoy playing Gospel music, please talk to Ted or email ted AT tokyobaptist.org.

JOY Cafe

JOY Cafe Tent Re-Opens! You can visit the JOY Cafe Tent in the parking if you want to know more about Jesus and Christianity. You can bring your friends where TBC members are available to assist them. Contact: e-team@tokyobaptist.org.

Biblical Counselors
Thursday, May 15
7:30pm
or
Saturday, May 17
10:00am

We will be viewing a case study on how to counsel a single young woman named Annie. Annie is single, an elementary school teacher that thinks only of getting married and having a family. She has prayed and prayed and God hasn’t answered that prayer. She is wondering why God doesn’t give her a husband. Come and learn how Dr. Baker helps Annie to understand the purpose of her life. All Biblical Counselors and Celebrate Recovery ministry leaders and sponsors, and Singles are also welcome!

Vision Media Team

Vision Media Team is looking for many new members. If you have an interest in using VIDEO or still cameras to capture the TBC services, we have availability. We offer ongoing training, so you will learn more about the tools and concepts used. Serve the Lord with us by contacting .

Attention: Homeschoolers and Interested Parents

Annual CHEA (Church and Home Educators Association Japan) Convention will be on May 30 and 31 (whole day Friday and Saturday) in National Olympic Memorial Hall in Yoyogi. Main speaker will be TEDD TRIPP, well-known author of Shepherding a Child’s Heart. There will be 80 lectures to choose from, among 30 different speakers.

A discounted price (adult ¥3,000, spouse ¥2,000) through registering TBC Homeschooler’s group. Additional charge of ¥500 for each child per day if your child participating in activities provided throughout the convention.

Application deadline: April 29 to be included in the group registration. TBC Contact: Maki Kitamura (Japanese) and Sumiyo Bickel (English) Registration after April 29 will be directly to CHEA (just mention TBC Homeschooler group to still take advantage of the discount) otherwise walk-in on the conference date will be at the full price of ¥5,000 per person.

Join a Small Group!

• Nakano
  - Wednesdays 6:00pm
  - English, Mixed
  
• Hachioji
  - Saturdays 4:00pm
  - English, Mixed

Contact Hiromi or call the church at 03-3461-8425.

Sunday Afternoon Child Care
Every Sunday
12:45pm - 3:15pm

Location: Room 301 (3rd floor)

Please write 1) the name of child, 2) parent(s) name, 3) cell phone number and 4) the location of your ministry on the sign-up sheet in front of Room 301. Parent(s) must be inside the TBC facilities.

Dear Parents, please do not allow your children to run around the church. Keep them with you in the room your are working, or use the childcare that’s available on the 3rd floor for ministry workers/parents.

Any questions, contact Miki Yozawa.