Bible Bee Vision

The vision for the Bible Bee is to encourage parents as they disciple their children through in-depth study of the Word of God, Scripture memorization and prayer.  We meet at a minimum once a month during the local Bible Bee season, (June through August) and up to once a week if there is interest, to study, encourage, and fellowship. Our local host is Laurie Hamilton, contact her at 661.619.3597 (call or text) or email TehachapiBibleBee@gmail.com. Find out more at  www.BibleBee.org.

Bible Bee 2020

This year’s theme for the summer study is Trust. Advance Participant Registration is open March 16-April 15. The price goes up as the summer gets closer, so register as early as you can!

From Past Years:

Part I

This is the first of a 3-part series that teaches us how to better apply Scripture to our own lives while learning to help others do the same.

Join us Friday, September 14, 6:30-9:30pm & Saturday, September 15, 8:30am-12pm in the Chapel.

$10 registration includes materials and light snacks. Childcare is available: $5/child or $15/family maximum (amounts cover both sessions).

Part II

Join us in the Chapel Friday evening 10/26 from 6:30pm – 9:30pm and Saturday morning 10/27 from 8:30am – 12:30pm for the second of a 3-part discipleship series. “Practical Discipleship” will teach us how to better apply the Bible to our own lives as well as how to help others do the same.

In these sessions we will become equipped to face fear with love and faith, surrender anger and pride, overcome depression with hope, and help others to do the same. Part II also features sessions on crisis counseling and family (marital and parenting) struggles.

Available only to those who have completed Practical Discipleship I. 

$10 Registration covers both sessions as well as materials and light snacks.

Childcare available – $5 per child or $15 family maximum (amounts cover both sessions)

Get registered today! Questions? Please call the church office at 822.1379

A little more about Practical Discipleship:

Jesus’ parting message to His disciples was for them “to go make disciples” (Matthew 28, Mark 16). Christ’s charge to us is the same; we are not only to be disciples, but are also to be making disciples. What did He mean?

We are familiar with Jesus’ words, but maybe unfamiliar with His method. When we look closely at the gospel accounts of Christ’s life, we see that Jesus walked through life with His disciples for three years, teaching them to apply Scripture to every area of their lives. That’s it! It’s that simple…and that complicated.

This three track series (six sessions each) is designed to equip any believer who wants to be more intentional and skilled in applying Scripture to their own life. It also teaches how to effectively walk alongside others, helping them to be able to do the same. This is being and making disciples! This discipleship training is highly effective because it equips people at different levels of skill and experience with Scripture along with practical Bible-based tools.

Our hope is that everyone attending COBC will attempt to shift the common paradigm that promotes churches with some disciples to a church of disciples and disciple-makers.

Track I “Foundations of Discipleship”

Helping us to be intentional about and successful with discipleship: we will learn how biblical fellowship, authentic community, and drawing out the heart create the context for a church of disciples and disciple-makers.

Track II “Tools for Discipleship”

Why is biblical discipleship different than westernized Christianity? See how the church is the perfect place for sinners and sufferers to receive hope and help from and through the gospel. Using Scripture along with skills and tools, we will learn to transform the way we disciple ourselves and others.

Track III “Targeted Discipleship – Helping Ourselves and Others”

True discipleship involves “creating disciples.” Applying Scripture in your own life is only the beginning, helping others by teaching them to do the same is the heart of discipleship. This will also feature specific training for common discipleship issues such as marriage and parental conflict, as well as teaching on crisis counseling. 

Thirty years ago, Country Oaks Baptist Church got its start as a small congregation meeting in Tehachapi. Since then, God has worked mightily in and through the church, raising up leaders, pastors, missionaries, and volunteers, who desire to love and serve the church body, the community, and the world. He has enabled us to bless others in ways we could never accomplish on our own. 

On July 22, 2018, COBC celebrated our 30th anniversary with one special service at 10am followed by a BBQ lunch/potluck.

Thanks for joining us as we celebrated all God has done to bring us to this milestone!

Childcare:

Care will be available for children ages 0-4 during the worship service.

Children are welcome to join their parents in the service.

The Chapel is also set up with livestream and available for families with younger children who would like to enjoy the service with more ease of mobility.

BBQ/Potluck:

The church is cooking up Hot Dogs & Hamburgers with all the fixin’s. Sodas and salad will also be provided.

We’re asking our church family to bring sides and desserts.

Last Name A-K

Please bring a side dish (or non-green salad)

Last Name L-Z

Please bring a dessert

Please be sure to bring enough to feed 20 or more of your church family.

See you there!

 Resurrection Sunday – April 1, 2018 – “Risen – Taste & See”

One service 10:00am

There will be NO Sunday School classes or Adult Classes on Easter Sunday but childcare for infants/toddlers is available.

Good Friday Prayer Service

Come & pray with your church family on Friday, March 30, at 7pm in the Worship Center. No sermon—just prayer.

REACH OUT THIS EASTER!  INVITE A FRIEND TO SUNDAY WORSHIP SERVICES

• BEGIN PRAYING NOW Ask God to make their hearts receptive and provide an opportunity for you to invite them.
• OFFER TO DRIVE THEM TO CHURCH.
• OFFER TO DO SOMETHING WITH THEM BEFORE OR AFTER THE SERVICE  Suggest an Easter brunch or get-together.
• TAKE TIME TO TALK WITH THEM AFTER THE SERVICE What did they like? What did they learn?
• INVITE THEM BACK TO CHURCH   Encourage them to discover all the opportunities available at Country Oaks Baptist Church.

Special Business Meeting

A Special Business Meeting will be held in January to vote on the Pastoral Staff addition and Elder Nomination (see below). Date TBA

Rules from the Current Bylaws: To call a candidate to a position on the pastoral staff, the Elders shall present the candidate to the congregation for evaluation and consideration. Upon adequate consideration by the congregation, the Elders will poll the  church membership by ballot at a special business meeting in January as input into the final decision.

• Pastoral Staff Addition: Craig Bauer, Associate Pastor

For 30 days the Board of Elders shall make known to the congregation the names of the pastoral candidate. Should any member of COBC have reason based on fact as to why a candidate should not be appointed, the member should discuss the matter with the candidate according to Matthew 18:15-20.

• Elder Nominee: Ross Amato

After prayerful consideration the Board of Elders shall make known to the congregation for 30 days the men they recommend for elder vacancies. Should any member of the congregation have reason based on fact as to why a candidate should not be appointed, the member should discuss the matter with the appointee, according to Matthew 18:15-20.  

In 2017

The Annual Business Meeting was Sunday, December 17 at 1:00pm

Church Bylaws Change

Rules from the Current Bylaws: Amendments (to the church bylaws) must be presented to the members of the church at least 30 days prior to any official vote on the matter. The presentation may be through bulletin inserts, electronic media, pulpit announcements, or any similar form of communication with the church membership.

To be Added to Section 7: Membership

“All pastors, elders, and deacons will be members in good standing, without exceptions. Other key leadership positions in the church will also be held by members in good standing, especially when the sphere of influence includes access to sensitive information, teaching doctrine, and/or supervising other members of the church. In some cases, it may be necessary for a thoroughly vetted non-member to serve the church at the discretion of the elder board.”

Pre-Annual Business Meeting

Sunday, November 5, 2017 at 1pm – Go grab some lunch and then return to the Grove at 1:00pm for COBC’s Pre-AnnualBusiness Meeting. The pastors and elders will present information on where the church is headed for the year ahead. Preliminary budgets will be available.

1 Thessalonians 5:12-13 (HCSB)
Now we ask you, brothers, to give recognition to those who labor among
you and lead you in the Lord and admonish you, and to regard them very
highly in love because of their work. Be at peace among yourselves.

Pastor Appreciation Month is a special time that congregations set aside each year to honor their pastors and pastoral families for the hard work, sacrificial dedication and multiple blessings provided by these special people. It is typically scheduled in October, but can be held at any time that is convenient for the church and the community. It is also important to remember that appreciation, affirmation and prayer support of our spiritual leaders is appropriate throughout the entire year.

You can drop off cards, letters, or gifts for your pastors to the church office or to the bright blue box in the church foyer on Sunday mornings. Show your love to Senior Pastor Brent Whitney, Associate Pastor Nathan Hiner, and Craig Bauer, Business Operations Manager.

For 20 ways to Encourage your Pastor, click this link to Family Life.

Join the adventure of Discipleship

Climbing Higher with Christ in 2017!

Sunday afternoons @ 3:30pm – Taught by Pastors Nathan & Brent starting February 12, 2017 – no text book and no cost to attend class

Module Two – Start the Climb! (Winter 2017)

Biblical Theology & Systematic Theology

Jesus instructs the church to go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them and teaching them all that he has commanded. In Module One, we learned how to properly interpret the Scriptures so that we can be certain we are actually teaching what Jesus has commanded instead of replacing the meaning of his words with our own ideas. In Module Two, we will utilize these interpretative principles to see what the Bible teaches on a variety of theological topics, especially as they relate to the discipleship process. If we are to teach ALL that Jesus has commanded, we need an organized, intentional approach to knowing what the Bible says about all aspects of life. Theologians recognize two methods for doing this: Biblical Theology & Systematic Theology.

Download Schedule Here

Module One – Essential Equipment (Fall 2016)

Interpreting God’s Word Correctly

Study and do your best, make every effort to present yourself to God as a tried-and-true worker, who has no reason to be ashamed but is one who interprets & teaches the Word of Truth correctly. 2 Timothy 2:15

Download Fall 2016 Schedule here

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