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The Mobile BaptistSeptember - November 2018
Volume 21 Issue 4
MBA Office Closing:
September 3, 2018 - Labor Day
November 12, 2018 - Veterans Day Observed
November 22, 2018 - Thanksgiving Day
Stay informed of news and events within the MBA by clicking here and signing up for the weekly email News Alerts. |
Annual Church Profiles/Reports (ACPs) were mailed to church addresses Wednesday, August 1, 2018. Please look for your church's ACP and make sure the Church Clerk gets the packet. Completed ACPs are due September 4. 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 filling out the ACP. https://alsbom.org/technology/ |
Join us Monday, September 10, 2018
11:30 a.m.
Government Street Baptist Church
for the Executive Committee meeting.
Lunch will be available for $5 p/person.
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.
• Future Focus Committee status update on sale of the International Ministries Center facilities
• Camp Whispering Pines update
• International Ministries update
• Church Development update
• Metro Mobile Baptist Campus Ministries update
***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. |
Annual Missions CelebrationSunday, October 7, 2018
Redemption Church (North Campus)
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 pm.
Dinner and Missions Fair 4:45 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.
Children's Missions Fair
4:45 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
(includes meal for $1)
Our moderators and leaders continue to explore ways to make celebrating associational missions as convenient as possible. This year, we again are meeting on Sunday evening, October 7, from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. at Redemption Church (North Campus). Dinner and missions fair will occur from 4:45 p.m. - 5:45 p.m. Meal tickets are $10 and can be purchased at the MBA office by Monday, October 1. The Children's Missions Fair is $1 per child and includes a meal. It begins at 4:45 p.m. and ends at 8:00 p.m.
Please relocate your evening service to join us. The two-hour program will provide an overview of missions work across the county. It can help church leaders understand why cooperative missions is important. It provides clear testimony for churches to continue financially supporting the work of the MBA. The program will include:
• Future Focus Committee status update on sale of the International Ministries Center facilities
• Camp Whispering Pines update
• International Ministries update
• Church Development update
• Metro Mobile Baptist Campus Ministries update
Sunday night provides an opportunity for Mobile Baptists to celebrate missions cooperatively and worship together with a myriad of languages and cultures. Please join us. |
International Ministries need several Volunteer Port Chaplains who can drive IM vans to and from the ships. The chaplains need to lead Bible Studies on the ships at various times. Volunteers must pass a background check for TWIC access to the ships. Please contact Dr. Bobby Morton for more information, morton@mobilebaptists.org or 251-661-7111. |
Walk For Bibles and
International Ministries (WFBIM)
a sponsored 5k walk for all ages
Saturday, October 20, 2018
8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Register between 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. and begin the walk.
5 locations to choose from: International Ministries CenterMemorial Baptist Church, CitronelleSemmes Community CenterUniversity of MobileWoodridge Baptist Church God is using the International Ministries to impact the 74 language groups in Mobile County.
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Mark your calendar and join us for the annual International Christmas Celebration
Saturday, December 1, 2018
6:00 p.m.International Ministries Center
Featuring RamCorps from the University of Mobile
RamCorps is an auditioned, elite 40+ member instrumental ensemble employing trumpets, mellophones, trombones, baritone horn, contras, and a drum-line. RamCorps combines high-impact brass and percussion performance of a variety of styles with choreographed movement and presents over 100 concerts and specialty events a year, both locally and internationally. https://umobile.edu/academics/alabama-school-arts/center-for-performing-arts/ensembles/
Look for more details to come soon.
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The Mobile Baptist Associational WMU present the 2018 Baptist Women’s World Day of PrayerArise and Shine through Unity and Justice Thursday, November 1, 2018
9:30 a.m.
9:00 a.m. - Registration & Continental breakfast
Moffett Road Baptist Church
(5555 Moffett Road)Speaker: Judy Wesson Judy, a member at Spring Hill Baptist Church, is very mission minded and has been able to participate in several mission trips including 2 this year. She teaches Communication at both University of Mobile and University of South Alabama. |
Attention! Calling all MBA Secretaries and Ministry Assistants... Take a Break and Join us for the Mobile Baptist
Secretaries and Ministry Assistants Luncheon
Tuesday, November 6, 2018
11:45 a.m.
MBA Office
The luncheon is a great time of fellowship and encouragement as secretaries from across the association (both current and retired) gather together. Enjoy great food and door prizes too! RESERVATIONS:
• The catered meal is $8 and is payable at the door.
• Please make reservations by Thursday, November 1 by visiting "training opportunities" at mobilebaptists.org or by contacting the MBA office.
• Please note: payment for reservations must be received even if you are unable to attend the event.
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Click here to register for a training event. Protect Your Church from Sexual Misconduct Tuesday, September 18, 2018
6:30 p.m.
MBA officeThis conference considers means of prevention and supervision that help prevent incidents of sexual misconduct in the church. Further consideration is given to responding when an incident of sexual misconduct occurs. More and more of our churches are having registered sexual offenders visit and request membership. What is the best way to handle this? That question is answered.
State missionary Lee Wright will lead this conference. Contact the Associational Office via email, or 661-7111, by Thursday, September 13 to pre-register for this FREE training event. This, and other like events, are made possible by donations to Associational Missions and the Cooperative Program. ________________________
Senior Adult Fall Fish Fry Fellowship Thursday, October 25, 2018
11:00 a.m.
Camp Whispering Pines
Featuring Kevin Cobb, Worship and College Pastor at West Mobile Baptist Church.
Tickets are $12 p/person and can be purchased at a One Day ONLY Ticket Sales on Monday, October 15, 2018, 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. at the MBA office.
Tickets can also be purchased at Camp Whispering Pines until Monday, October 15. _________________________
Seven Strategies for Positive Aging Thursday, November 8, 2018
10:00 a.m.
MBA officeThis conference presents an approach to aging designed to promote well-being in later life. This will help the senior adult leader as he or she develops programs that key into one of the seven strategies: find meaning, keep leaning, discover sources of wisdom, strengthen relationships, give and accept help, forgive yourself and others, and develop a grateful attitude. State missionary Eileen Mitchell will lead this conference. Contact the Associational Office via email, or 661-7111, by Tuesday, November 6 to pre-register for this FREE training event. This, and other like events, are made possible by donations to Associational Missions and the Cooperative Program. |
Tuesday, September 4
Church Connection Cookout (7:00 p.m. @ BCM)
This cookout focuses on helping new students find local churches. Bring a few representatives, set up a promo table, and make some new friends. Contact your campus minister if you would like to attend. Please click on this link below and take three minutes to let us know about ways you want to partner to reach collegians. https://goo.gl/forms/SjQCmecnLXCJEE543 If we can offer any other help, please let us know. We are available to do specialized training in collegiate ministry, lead ministry team trainings, or simply consult with your team concerning collegiate ministry issues or ideas. Thanks for all you do to reach, grow and send collegians here in Mobile County! In Him, Rev. Jerrod Brown
Senior Campus Minister
jbrown@alsbom.org Beth Gardner
Campus Minister
egardner@alsbom.org |
Come home to YOUR
Camp Whispering Pines!
(251)866-7868
campwhisperingpines.com
Serving Christ by Serving Others,
Serving Others by Sharing Christ
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For more information and registration visit campwhisperingpines.com or call 251-866-7868. Paint Ball Guns Needed Camp Whispering Pines needs new paint ball guns and is asking for donations. The approximate cost is $175 per gun. Paint ball is a big part of their program. |
Mark your calendar: Ministers and Wives Christmas Fellowship Monday, December 3, 2018
Crawford Baptist Church Look for more details to come soon. |
Will Not Wither
Psalm 1:1-3 is a good reminder. The biblical passage applies to pastors and members. Unfortunately, there is a cascading amount of counsel from the wicked, a proliferation of sinful paths and overwhelming media full of seated scoffers (vs 1). It is our choice to delight in the Lord and to meditate on His law day and night (vs 2). Doing so allows us to be firmly planted, to yield fruit and to prevent withering (vs 3). Withering is surprisingly easy. The Jeremiah 17:8 version includes the inevitable arrival of spiritual heat and drought. We need to be prepared and protected. We do so by walking with the Lord through our personal, daily prayer and Bible Study, which increases our commitment to corporate worship. Eight Characteristics of a Church in Need of Revitalization
An article in the July 26, 2018 edition of The Alabama Baptist shared some information applicable to MBA churches. Churches willing to honestly evaluate will find one or more of these characteristics that need to be changed for growth to occur.
• Plateaued or declining attendance
• Lack of evangelistic fruit
• Church does not reflect the community
• Missing generations in attendance or leadership
• An idealized vision of the past
• Preoccupation with other churches
• Competing agendas within the church
• Allowing a person or group to exercise control
Camp Whispering Pines (CWP) Plan for Financial Self-Sufficiency
We already see significant progress from the April 2018 approval to move CWP toward financial self-sufficiency. The CWP report updates the new dorm is in place, the new meeting space is underway and the Finance Committee will be recommending a balanced 2019 MBA budget. Each CWP director for the last 14 years has helped us move toward financial self-sufficiency. Steady progress over those years has allowed us, with confidence, to anticipate complete financial self-sufficiency by 2023.
Annual Missions Celebration, Sunday Evening October 7, 2018 at Redemption Church (North Campus)
Our moderators and leaders continue to explore ways to make celebrating associational missions as convenient as possible. This year, we again are meeting on Sunday evening, October 7, from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. at Redemption Church (North Campus). Dinner and missions fair will occur from 4:45 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.
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