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MBA NEWS ALERTS:
  • REVISION TO ARTICLE IN THE ALABAMA BAPTIST AUGUST 1, 2022 EDITION
  • ZOOM CALL AUGUST 18, 2022 FOR PASTORS WITH DR. RICK LANCE TO ADDRESS ANY CONCERNS REGARDING THE SBC
  • COMPLETED ACPs ARE DUE SEPTEMBER 6, 2022
  • REPORT YOUR VBS
  • STARTING UP BIBLE DRILL FREE WEBINAR AUGUST 25, 2022
  • UPDATE FROM INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES
    • CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF MINISTRY
    • WFBIM CAPTAIN'S TRAINING
  • CAMP WHISPERING PINES
    • URGENT RELIEF FUND
    • CHILDREN'S MISSIONS WINTER WEEKEND NOVEMBER 11-12, 2022
  • COLLEGIATE MINISTRY PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
  • ANNUAL MISSIONS CELEBRATION OCTOBER 2, 2022
  • FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH THEODORE'S 125TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION OCTOBER 2, 2022 - MAKE MEAL RESERVATIONS BY AUGUST 16
  • MOFFETT ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH COLLECTING ITEMS GOING TO UKRAINE
  • OPEN TEACHING POSITIONS AT GOVERNMENT STREET CHRISTIAN SCHOOL

Revision to Article in The Alabama Baptist August 11, 2022 Edition

Page 10 of last Thursday,'s weekly edition of The Alabama Baptist has been revised, Below is a link to the revised story.

https://thealabamabaptist.org/church-security-safeguarding-congregations-against-active-shooters/

Zoom Call August 18, 2022 for Pastors with Dr. Rick Lnace to Address any Concerns Regarding the SBC

Dr. Rick Lance, Executive Director of the Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions, is availing himself to pastors and other key leaders in order to try to answer questions and address concerns related to the SBC. A time for District 7 has been reserved for a Zoom call to talk about any concerns you may have.

The assigned time for District 7 is August 18, 10:00 a.m. You will find the link to join below:

Join Zoom Meeting, District 7, August 18, 10:00 a.m.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81495369488?pwd=RTRFUnNSd1l6ZkdnNU1HN3IzcnhLQT09
Meeting ID: 814 9536 9488
Passcode: 748536

Completed ACPS are Due September 6, 2022

Annual Church Profiles/Reports (ACPs) were mailed to church mailing addresses July 27, 2022. Please look for your church's ACP and make sure the Church Clerk gets the packet. Completed ACPs are due September 6. This profile of your church is a very important task for your church statistics and leadership personnel to be properly documented for the Association, Alabama Baptist State Convention and the Southern Baptist Convention. If you have any questions, please contact the MBA office. Watch this video from Dr. Rick Lance about the importance of the ACP and why we do it. https://vimeo.com/282117957

Report Your VBS

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vbs.lifeway.com/vbs-2022-church-report

Click here for a hard copy form.

Starting Up Bible Drill Free Webinar August 25, 2022

Join in this free webinar and learn how to start, restart, and/or rejuvenate Bible Drill in your church! Register here: alsbom.org/event/starting-up-bible-drill

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Update from International Ministries

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In 2022, the Mobile Baptist Association (MBA) is celebrating 50 years of ministry to Seafarers visiting the Port of Mobile. In 1972, the MBA adopted the International Seamen's Ministry in cooperation with the Alabama State Board of Missions and the then Home Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention.

For the complete history, including early beginnings, of this vital ministry visit mobilebaptists.org/seafarers-ministry.

Thank you for your continued support through praying, giving, and volunteering. This dynamic ministry does not exist without YOU!
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Register here for the Captain’s Training: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/TXCJBT3

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DONATE USED LITERATURE

The Seafarers Ministry is in need of used, adult Sunday School quarterlies and devotional materials (English) to give to each ship that comes into the Port of Mobile. If your church could drop the materials by the MBA Office at your convenience, it would be greatly appreciated. We may be able to use some older materials…bring them in and we will use what we can and dispose of the ones we cannot use.
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Come home to YOUR
Camp Whispering Pines!
(251)866-7868
campwhisperingpines.com

This 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.

Goal 8.15.22

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Children's Missions Winter Weekend

for ALL Children in grades 1 - 6

November 11-12, 2022

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Collegiate Ministry Partnership Opportunities

Church Collegiate Workers:

Baptist Campus Ministries exists as a partnership between the Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions and the Mobile Baptist Association. Baptist Campus Ministries (BCM) serves as the ministry extension of the Mobile Baptist Association’s Churches to the college campuses in Mobile County. We see the college students in Mobile County as our mission field. We exist to reach, develop and deploy collegians on these campuses, to help our Churches reach collegians from our Campuses, and to intimately connect collegians with church life within our Associational Churches. We hope to see each Mobile Baptist Association Church involved in Collegiate Ministry to the students in their congregation and in their community.

EACH Mobile Baptist Association Church can be involved in college ministry!

We are excited about what God is going to do on our campuses in Mobile County this fall. It finally feels as if things are getting back to normal after a couple of years affected by a pandemic. BCM is excited that incoming students are excited, looking for ways to plug in to campus life and are looking forward to an active school year. We are praying for spiritual openness in the lives of those who do not have a relationship with Jesus and a passion in the lives of believers.

We have a full slate of Welcome Week activities and outreach efforts planned to help us and our churches make connections with students, share the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and see students grow as fruitful disciplemakers. Please take a few moments to let Baptist Campus Ministries know how your congregation would like to connect and partner to reach collegians in Mobile County this fall. We exist to help our Mobile Baptist Association churches reach collegians in their spheres of influence. We welcome each of our churches to partner with us in connecting with college students this fall.

This short survey and information form will help us serve you better, communicate with you more clearly, and connect you directly to the college campus. Please help us by completing this form: https://forms.gle/PihfkBuiSwnQsS4ZA

In the form you will discover some ways you all can connect to new college students in partnership with BCM.

Here the most impactful things to focus on today:
  1. Your congregation and leaders can send digital images, promotions, links, and videos for your fall collegiate events and weekly meetings. Email them to JBrown@alsbom.org or Egardner@alsbom.org. This will allow us to promote your collegiate ministry to students on our campuses.
  1. This year we are hosting our Church Fair in conjunction with an outreach project on campus at USA. We will be hosting The Bryan Drake Show in the USA Student Center Ballroom on Tuesday, August 23 at 7:00 p.m. Our local Baptist churches are invited to send representatives to host a table with information about your church and collegiate ministry. For this particular event on the USA Campus, please send up to 3 USA students (or other college students if you don’t have USA Students connected) and one adult staff member/volunteer. Tables will be provided. Please bring a tablecloth, display materials and printed information. We suggest you plan to collect names for a giveaway of some sort (water bottle, gift card, hammock, etc.) Please bring all you will need to collect names. Set up will be at 6:30 p.m. and students will visit before the show begins and after the show. Refreshments will be provided. Please let us know in the form above if you all will participate. If you need help developing promotional material, please let us know. We would be glad to consult with you!
      1. Would your collegiate ministry like assistance in training students for personal evangelistic ministry, disciplemaking and missions mobilization through training events, seminars, consultations, and conversation groups? Let our Campus Ministers know if you would like to work together to train and mobilize collegians.
      1. To help us better connect collegians to your congregation would you click on the form above and share with us a little overview of how your Church plans to minister to collegians along with a basic college ministry weekly schedule?
      Attached is our full Week of Welcome schedule. If you see any other events that you’d like to partner/assist with, please let us know. We look forward to working together to reach collegians in the future!

      In Him,

      Jerrod Brown
      Lead Campus Minister

      Beth Gardner
      Campus Minister

      Annual Missions Celebration October 2, 2022

      Mark Your Calendar:

      Annual Missions Celebration 2022

      Sunday, October 2, 2022

      West Mobile Baptist Church

      Come join us as we celebrate all the work God has done through your faithful support in praying and giving during 2021-2022. God worked and moved in the midst of many challenges.

      First Baptist Church Theodore's 125th Anniversary Celebration October 2, 2022 - Make Meal Reservations by August 16

      Theodore

      Everyone is invited and the deadline for meal reservations has been extended to August 16.

      Moffett Road Baptist Church Collecting Items Going to Ukraine

      Moffett Road Baptist Church is a collection site for the Mobile area. They are collecting items found in the linked page below to go to Ukraine.

      https://www.kbridgesministries.com/b4-winter.html

      Moffett Road Baptist Church, 5555 Moffett Road, corner of Howells Ferry & Moffett Road
      Bring items to the building in the front on the Howells Ferry Road side door, Mondays, August 15, 22 & 29 between 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

      Another collection site in Mobile County:
      Redemption Church
      1251 Industrial Pkwy
      Saraland, Al 36571
      Monday - Thursday
      9:00 am to 3:00 pm
      ​251-679-3266

      Open Teaching Positions at Government Street Christian School

      Government Street Christian School is seeking to fill a K5 position, 1st grade, and middle school math and science teacher. They prefer applicants to have earned a B.A. or B.S., or at the very least an Associate’s degree. However, for K5 and 1st, we will consider someone who has a documented experience working with young children. Above all, the applicant must be a Christian and living a confirmed Christian lifestyle.

      For those interested, please have them call our office at 251-660-7444, ext. 300, or email me at bryan.townsend@governmentstreet.org.
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