Mobile Baptist Association

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MBA NEWS ALERTS

• CHURCH SECURITY RESOURCES

• INTERNATIONAL CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION DECEMBER 2, 2017

• CAMP WHISPERING PINES EVENTS - GIRLS AND BOYS WEEKENDS AND REVOLUTION WINTER RETREAT

• THE MAIN EVENT - LIFEWAY'S CONFERENCE FOR MEN FEBRUARY 23-24, 2018

• ALABAMA BAPTIST D-LIFE BOOT CAMP FEBRUARY 24, 2018

• SHINE - WOMEN'S CONFERENCE MARCH 3, 2018

• REVIVE THIS NATION - MARCH 11-14, 2018

Church Security Resources

Visit ALSBOM.org/churchsecurity to download resources and learn more about church security.

International Christmas Celebration December 2, 2017

Christmas from Around the World

International Christmas Celebration

Saturday, December 2, 2017
6:00 p.m.

International Ministries Center

Christmas is almost upon us. We look forward to celebrating our Lord’s birth with people from many nations at the International Ministries Center on December 2, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. for the International Christmas Celebration. I would like to invite you and your church family to be a part of the celebration this year.

Program
The theme this year is Christmas from Around the World. The evening will begin with fellowship around the table with various International foods. There will be drama and Christmas Carols by the language churches. Rev. Loren Robinson, Director of Missions for the Clarke Baptist Association, will be the speaker. Gifts will be given to seafarers and children from the international community.

Meal
We have asked the language churches and language school students to provide most of the food this year. The Mobile Baptist WMU will be coordinating the dinner and serving those attending. If you would like to make a donation to help support this celebration, please make checks payable to International Ministries and send to the Mobile Baptist Associational office by November 16, 2017. Please designate your donation for the International Christmas Celebration.

Gifts
Again this year, we would like to present each seafarer with a wallet including a $10 Walmart gift card inside. Other items, as seen on the enclosed list, are also being collected.

It is my prayer that through this celebration we will be able to impact those in attendance with the love of Christ. Thank you for all of your support for this great ministry. I am honored with the opportunity to serve as International Ministries Director.

Please bring these items to the IMC or the MBA office by November 22, 2017:

• Men’s Wallets

• $10 Walmart Gift Cards

• Crew Neck White T-Shirts (Med., Large and XL sizes only)

• White Tube Socks (Med. and Large only)

• Shampoo

• Conditioner

• Shaving Cream

• Toothpaste

• Chewing Gum

• Regular Coffee

• Individually Wrapped Hard Candy

• Cheese Crackers (No peanut butter crackers)

• Gallon sized zip lock bags

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For students in grades 6-12

The Main Event - LifeWay's Conference for Men February 23-24, 2018

Click here for more details and registration.

Alabama Baptist D-Life Boot Camp February 24, 2018

Living the D-Life means living a lifestyle of discipleship. Think about it. What if you could successfully equip everyone in your ministry for a life of discipleship—anytime and anywhere?

This is the purpose of D-Life. D-Life is not a program; it’s a lifestyle. It’s an organic, intentional, and simple process for equipping all believers for a life of making and multiplying disciples. D-Life is biblical, multi-generational, and reproducible. The Bible and the D-Life Web App or D-Life Journal are the only tools needed to equip leaders to lead and multiply D Groups of 3 to 8.

The best way for a church or ministry to begin living the D-Life is to equip leaders in a D-Life Boot Camp. D-Life Boot Camps are designed to train believers to use the D-Life Web App or Journal for a life of discipleship. Ministries that equip their leaders through a boot camp are seeing great results.

D-Life author and trainer, Dr. Bill Wilks, has led D-Life training in churches, ministries, and associations across the country. The Alabama Baptist, Life Bible Study, and several others are sponsoring two D-Life Boot Camp opportunities with Dr. Wilks for Alabama Baptists.

For more information about D-Life or to register for a boot camp go to: livethedlife.com.

Shine - Women's Conference March 3, 2018

Revive this Nation March 11-14, 2018

Click Here to Watch the 2018 Revive this Nation Promotional Video.

To sign up, a church will need to complete the Church Application Form available online at http://www.swbts.edu/rtn.

The basic features of the Revive This Nation Program are as follows:

• Southwestern Seminary recruits churches to hold revival meetings and pays for the preacher’s roundtrip transportation to these churches.

• The host church provides meals, lodging, and local transportation for the preacher while he is on the field.

This year, Southwestern is pleased to announce its partnership with Harvest North America. As a result, we will offer two revival tracks:

Classic Format: SWBTS evangelist to preach revival services Sunday morning – Wednesday evening. The Southwestern preacher will assist the church in evangelism efforts during the revival week.

Harvest Format: SWBTS evangelist to preach revival services Sunday morning – Wednesday evening. Harvest North America will:

• Work with the host pastor to prepare the church for revival in the weeks leading up to Revive this Nation;

• Work with the host pastor to enlist church members who will participate in evangelism appointments during the week of revival;

• Offer revival training to churches that select this option.

• For more information about Harvest North America visit http://harvestnorthamerica.org/.

If you would like to speak with someone about RTN, please contact Daniel Dickard, Dean of Students, at 817-923-1921 ext. 6331.