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- MISSION TRIP TO ISRAEL JULY 25 - AUGUST 5, 2023
- 11TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES BENEFIT GOLF TOURNAMENT JUNE 24, 2023
- EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING JULY 10, 2023
- CHILDREN'S ONE DAY MISSION CAMP JULY 13, 2023
- LAY MUSIC DIRECTOR'S SEMINAR JULY 15, 2023
- EMPOWER LEADER LEARN AND LUNCH JULY 17 & 24, 2023
- MBA ENLISTMENT COMMITTEE NEEDS YOUR HELP
- UNITE: GULF COAST JULY 21-22, 2023
- 2023 CHURCH ACP & CLERK/SECRETARIES TRAINING JULY 27
- MOBILE BAPTIST STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP AVAILABLE
- CAMP WHISPERING PINES RELIEF FUND
- "MAKING A DIFFERENCE MOBILE" SIMULTANEOUS OUTREACH EVENTS IN MARCH 2024
| | Mission Trip to Israel July 25 - August 5, 2023 | | Mission Trip to Israel July 25-August 5, 2023 (6 weeks away) |
| Touring Israel and serving at Potter’s Wheel Camp |
Camp responsibilities include serving 3 meals a day to campers, setting up and taking down the main room used as a dining hall and meeting area, and assisting with Camper’s Choice.
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Cost is $2,000 for the trip (includes 4-5 days of touring, lodging and meals) plus airfare.
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| Please contact Beth Gardner for more information: 251-447-1406. |
| | 11th Annual International Ministries Benefit Golf Tournament June 24, 2023 |  | | | | Executive Committee Meeting Government Street Baptist Church
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A meal will be available for $5 p/person.
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Every MBA church member is welcome. Every senior pastor is a member of the Executive Committee. Join us to help communicate why churches support Associational Missions.
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- Application process for simultaneous outreach event grants for March 2024
- Call to prayer for the sale of the International Ministries Center facility
- Update from Camp Whispering Pines
- Ministry reports and training options
| ***Our Executive Committee has overall responsibility for the directions, strategy, and processes of the MBA. It is composed of the general officers of the Association, the Executive Officer of each of the several Associational programs, the Chair of each standing committee, the pastors of the churches, and one lay member of each church in the Association having a membership of up to and including 1,000, and one additional member for each additional 1,000 members or fraction thereof, providing that no church shall have more than a total of four members. |
| | |  | | | Lay Music Director's Seminar July 15, 2023
| Mobile Baptist Association Lay Music Director's Seminar
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Seminar Facilitator: Dr. Jessica McMillian, Assistant Professor of Music and Worship, Director of Musical Arts, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary.
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Saturday, July 15, 2023 * 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
First Baptist Theodore Sanctuary
7125 Bellingrath Road, Theodore, AL 36582
Lunch & fellowship: 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. As a passionate advocate for the growth and enrichment of worship leadership within our churches, it gives me great pleasure to extend an invitation to the lay leaders of the churches within the Mobile Baptist Association to attend a Worship Leadership Seminar.
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This seminar aims to equip lay leaders with essential conducting skills, including meter, dynamics, and styles, to enhance the quality of worship experiences in our churches. We recognize that effective worship leadership requires a strong foundation in musical knowledge and the ability to guide a congregation in meaningful and engaging worship.
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During the seminar, we will cover various aspects of worship leadership, including utilizing accompaniment tracks, incorporating the Worship Band, and utilizing click tracks. Our experienced instructors will provide hands-on training and guidance, ensuring that participants gain practical skills that they can immediately apply within their respective church settings.
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Additionally, we will establish a network of trained leaders who will be available to assist churches in need of interim or fill-in help. This will enable our churches to continue providing impactful worship experiences even during periods of transition or temporary staffing challenges.
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The seminar will include a comprehensive training session, a delicious lunch, and ample opportunities for participants to engage in practical exercises. It promises to be an enriching and empowering experience for all those who attend.
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Please encourage your lay leaders with a heart for worship to take advantage of this unique opportunity. Should you have any questions or require additional information, please do not hesitate to contact me, David Gill, at 251-604-9417, or dgill@mobilebaptists.org. I am more than happy to address any concerns you may have. Thank you for your attention to this matter, and I look forward to welcoming your lay leaders at the Worship Leadership Seminar. Together, we can strengthen our worship ministries and bring glory to God through our united efforts.
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Register here: | | |  | | | The Associational Enlistment Committee is at work filling the positions vacant for 2024-2027. If you feel led to serve in any of the open positions, or if you could recommend someone to serve, it would be of great help to this Committee and the Association.
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Please pray and let us know by July 21, 2023 of any suggestions that you might have. The desire is to involve as many people from the Association as possible. It would be best to have all of the active churches represented in some way in the Association. The MBA Committees’ job descriptions are located here.
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Pray for the Enlistment Committee as they meet, make contacts, and accomplish the task. There is a lot to do and these committees are so vital to the success of the Mobile Baptist Association, and to the Kingdom of God.
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| | |  | | Come join us July 21st and 22nd at the Pensacola Bay Center for UNITE: Gulf Coast!! |
Check out www.unitemvmnt.com to get more info on how to reserve your ticket to attend this FREE EVENT.
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| There are also opportunities for you to come volunteer and serve with us!! |
| We hope you can come join us this summer for UNITE: Gulf Coast. |
Josh Whitt
Director of Evangelism
400 Office Park Drive, Ste 150
Birmingham, AL 35223
800.869.8738 / 205.833.9163 (office)
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| | 2023 Church ACP & Clerk/Secretaries Training July 27 |  | | | At this time of year, the Association accepts applications for the Mobile Baptist Student Scholarship and the Addine Maynard Scholarship. These two scholarships are available to undergraduate students from Mobile Baptist Association churches, preparing for a Christian vocation and attending the University of Mobile, Samford University, or another Southern Baptist institution. The Addine Maynard Scholarship was established to assist African-American students. The Lillie Mae Dean International Scholarship is to assist a Baptist student from a ministerial or missionary family working in the area of language missions.
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The deadline for returning applications to the Association is Tuesday, August 1, 2023. The application must be postmarked by August 1. Completed applications can be emailed to the MBA office.
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| Interest from the Association’s Student Scholarship Trust, held by the Alabama Baptist Foundation, provides the funding for these scholarships. As you find opportunity, please inform your members of this trust. Someone in your congregation may wish to contribute to this trust through gifts, memorials, or other means to provide future students the resources to receive an education. |
| |  | | __________________________________The Camp Relief Fund is essential for the camp to survive. If your church has not yet participated in the Covid related Relief Fund, please do so now.THANK YOU to all who have given thus far. |  |
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| | | Mobile Baptists have a unique opportunity to partner with the Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions (ALSBOM) in March 2024. The MBA will host the inauguration of local simultaneous outreach events we are calling “Making a Difference Mobile.” That title mimics the 2024 State Convention theme and will continue as a yearly event in cities across Alabama.
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The partnership will allow us to receive a limited number of grants for churches to provide outreach events any weekend during March 2024. The events will lead to your harvest events on Easter Sunday, March 31, 2024.
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We are still inventing the logistics. Pastors soon will receive a letter explaining the process and including the link to an online application form. The completed form will be due by October 5, 2023. David Gill, Jerrod Brown, Gerald Burch and I, Thomas Wright happily will help you complete the application and chat about evangelistic ministry options. We encourage regional events with multiple churches collaborating. Be creative with an outreach event you have always wanted to lead your people to use. Reach out to your community, local schools, first responders and ethnic groups. Include sports or professional-themed clinics, banquets, block parties, prayer walking and evangelistic ministry.
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The online form, when it is ready, will be completed by the pastor or their assigned leader. Information needed includes: describe the type of event and date, list the other churches collaborating, request the training needed to prepare, other resources needed, a proposed budget including grant amount and any volunteer teams needed from across the state. The intent is to provide matching grants but each application will be evaluated as to need. Churches in good standing will receive priority approval.
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Our MBA Missions/Evangelism committee and moderators will join ALSBOM missionaries to review the applications and award the grants by the end of October 2023. That timeline allows each church four months to prepare specifically for their March event.
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| Churches of course can conduct any event at any time they choose. The application process is to coordinate limited resources available for Making a Difference Mobile. |
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