Mobile Baptist Association

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MBA NEWS ALERTS

• ACPs DUE SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

• METRO MOBILE BAPTIST CAMPUS MINISTRIES COLLEGIATE CONNECTION EVENTS 2018

• PERSPECTIVES CLASS STARTING AUGUST 20, 2018

• WALK FOR BIBLES AND INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES CAPTAIN'S DINNER AUGUST 30, 2018

• GIRLS WINTER WEEKEND AND BOYS CAMP OUT NOVEMBER 2-3, 2018 AT CAMP WHISPERING PINES

• MBA ANNUAL MISSIONS CELEBRATION OCTOBER 7, 2018

• INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES VAN FOR SALE

• BI-VOCATIONAL PASTOR NEEDED

ACPs Due September 4, 2018

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/

Metro Mobile Baptist Campus Ministries Collegiate Connection Events 2018

Another academic year is approaching for collegians in Mobile County. Baptist Campus Ministries is looking forward to reaching, growing and sending collegians in and from Mobile County. Your congregation has an important role to play in reaching collegians. Every Mobile Baptist Association Church can have a ministry to and for collegians! Baptist Campus Ministries wants to assist your congregation in making an eternal impact in the lives of collegians.

Below is a list of events/programs that we have developed to assist our congregations in making that eternal impact! We want to offer you the opportunities, resources and channels through which to impact the lives of college students. We have a Campus Prayer Event at the BCM Building coming up in early August that will be foundational in reaching collegians this year. In addition, as always, we have several opportunities for your congregation to connect with students here in Mobile County through our New Student Welcome Breakfast, Collegiate Survival Brunch, and the Church & Campus Connection Cookout. More information about each of these events/programs is listed below.

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

Upcoming Events to Help Your Church Connect with College Students:

Monday, August 20
Late Night Open House (8:30 p.m. @ BCM)
Send some representatives from your church to meet new students and develop relationships with them during their first few days of the academic year.

Tuesday, August 21
The Big Kickoff (7:00 p.m. @ the BCM)
Join with new and returning students for worship and the Word! This is a great opportunity for your church to connect with new students and show them that you care about collegians!

Saturday, August 25
Collegiate Survival Brunch (10:00 a.m. – Noon)
Send some of your collegiate workers to connect with collegians after their first week of college. This casual meal will allow new students to "debrief" their first week at college and allow ministry leaders to invest in them and help them transition to college life.

Sunday, August 26
"Find a Church" Sunday (various churches)
This is an important Sunday for your congregation to plan a collegiate focused event to reach out to collegians. Need some ideas? Contact your BCM campus minister today!

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.

Perspectives Class Starting August 20, 2018

God’s Purpose + Your God Given Purpose = Significance!

On Monday nights, starting August 20, 2018, you can join the movement.

Perspectives is a 15 week in-depth discipleship course that will change the way you view the world around you. Perspectives on the World Christian Movement will open your eyes to the heart and purpose of God, and how you can take part in His work all over the world - from the urban and suburban streets of Baldwin County to the rain forests and deserts of distant lands. Whether single, married, student, homemaker, children, men or women's ministry, you will explore God's heart for every tribe, tongue, and language that He has created and placed around us here at home and to the ends of the earth.

After this course, your life may never be the same!!

You will learn from 15 Different Instructors over 15 weeks. All of them excellent and all of them passionate about this course. They will challenge and inspire you with their wisdom and experience, opening your eyes to a deeper vision of God’s Mercy, Greatness and Love.

This course is not just for those going as full-time missionaries!

Find out what is your PURPOSE! It may be sending, welcoming, praying, supporting, and yes even going.

When: Mondays, 6:30- 9:30 PM -- Aug. 20, 2018 thru Dec. 10, 2018 (Lesson #1 - Aug. 27, 2018)

Where: Redemption Church – Saraland; 1251 Industrial Pkwy, Saraland, AL 36571

For more info and registration visit www.GoPerspectives.com.

Walk for Bibles and International Ministries Captain's Dinner August 30, 2018

MBA Annual Missions Celebration October 7, 2018

Annual Missions Celebration

Sunday, 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; FREE of charge)

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 free of charge 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.

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.

Come home to YOUR
Camp Whispering Pines!
(251)866-7868
campwhisperingpines.com

Serving Christ by Serving Others,
Serving Others by Sharing Christ

Girls Winter Weekend
November 2-3, 2018

Boys Camp Out
November 2-3, 2018

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.

International Ministries Van for Sale

The International Ministries is selling a 2009 Dodge Grand Caravan. The van is $4,000 and in good condition with 114,100 miles. If you have any questions or are interested, please contact Bobby Morton via email or 251-751-7441.

Click link below for more pictures: http://mobilebaptists.org/category/international-ministries/

Bi-vocational Pastor Needed

Gulfcrest Baptist Church is seeking a bi-vocational pastor (church planter) to help a 109-year-old church grow. Please send resumes to gulfcrestbaptistchurch@yahoo.com or Gulfcrest Baptist Church, Attn: Pastor Position, 8415 Gulfcrest Road, Chunchula, AL 36521.