Mobile Baptist Association

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MBA NEWS ALERTS

• EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING JANUARY 14, 2019

• INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL NEWS

• CAMP WHISPERING PINES

• NATIONAL SANCTITY OF HUMAN LIFE DAY JANUARY 20, 2019

• MBA OFFICE CLOSED MONDAY, JANUARY 21, 2019

• INTERNATIONAL CHURCH PLANTING BASICS JANUARY 24-26, 2019

• SUNDAY SCHOOL/SMALL GROUP CELEBRATION JANUARY 29, 2019 - MEAL TICKET DEADLINE JANUARY 22

• DISASTER RELIEF TRAINING FEBRUARY 15-16, 2019

• ESTATE STEWARDSHIP: ARE YOU LEAVING A LEGACY? FEBRUARY 21, 2019

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Executive Committee Meeting


Monday, January 14, 2019

11:30 a.m.
Government Street Baptist Church

Lunch is available for $5

• Moderator’s appointment of Enlistment Committee members

• Possible vote on Enlistment Committee nomination

• Future Focus Committee update on the sale of the IMC

• End of year budget update

• 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.

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Interested in teaching ESL or helping in other ways at the International Language School? Now's the time to get involved.

Mid-Year Rally on January 18-19, 2019.
This is an ESL training for anyone interested in joining the ILS. Contact ILS Director Kim Wilson for details at 251-533-2911 or via email.

Volunteers needed!

Bring your WMU, Sunday School/Small Group, mission team, or other group to visit a class and interact with internationals leaning English. Experience a blessing as you come to be a blessing.

Contact Kim Wilson today!

Contact: Kim Wilson @ 251.533.2911 or via email.

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

 

Serving Christ by Serving Others,
Serving Others by Sharing Christ

Start the year off right at Camp Whispering Pines.

 

Book your 2019 event today. Visit campwhisperingpines.com or call 251-866-7868.

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Observance was declared by several U.S. Presidents who opposed abortion. President Ronald Reagan designated January 22, 1984 as the first National Sanctity of Human Life Day. The date was chosen to coincide with the 11th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court case that first recognized the constitutionally-protected status of abortion in the United States.  

The Women’s Resource Center staff would like to come and speak to your group or church. wrcmobile.org

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The MBA office will be closed Monday, January 21, 2019 for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

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 International CHURCH PLANTING BASICS

 

January 24-26, 2019


Dauphin Way Baptist Church

 

THURSDAY, January 24, 2019

12:00 – 1:00 pm - LUNCH - Dauphin Way
1:00 – 2:30 pm - Unit 1: Biblical Foundations - Thomas Wright
2:30 – 2:45 pm - BREAK - Dauphin Way
2:45 – 4:15 pm - Unit 2: Preferred Future  - Lamar Duke
4:15 – 4:30 pm - BREAK - Dauphin Way
4:30 – 6:00 pm - Unit 3: Core Values - Rick Barnhart
6:00 – 6:30 pm - DINNER - Dauphin Way
6:30 – 8:00 pm - Unit 4: Ministry Area and Focus Group - Mickey Crawford

 

FRIDAY, January 25, 2019

8:00 – 8:30 am - BREAKFAST - Dauphin Way
8:30 – 9:30 am - Unit 5: Evangelism Strategy - Terry Long
9:30 – 9:45 am - BREAK - Dauphin Way
9:45 – 11:15 am - Unit 6: Discipleship Strategy - Larry Hyche
11:15 am – 11:30 pm - BREAK - Dauphin Way
11:30 – 12:30 pm - Unit 7:  Gathering Strategy - Lamar Duke
12:30 – 1:00 pm - LUNCH - Dauphin Way
1:00 – 2:00 pm - Unit 8:  Small Group Strategy - Justin Hase
2:00 – 2:15 pm - BREAK - Dauphin Way
2:15 – 3:15 pm - Unit 9:  Stewardship Strategy - Jim Swedenburg
3:15 – 3:30 pm - BREAK - Dauphin Way
3:30 – 4:30 pm - Unit 11: Administrative Matters - Jim Swedenburg
4:30 – 4:45 pm - BREAK - Dauphin Way
4:45-6:00 pm - Bonus: Church Planting Models - Tommy Duke
6:00 pm - Dinner and Discussion - Scotty Goldman
6:45 - 7:45 pm - International Worship - Chinese, English, Korean, Spanish


SATURDAY, January 27, 2019

8:00 - 8:30 am - BREAKFAST - Dauphin Way
8:30 – 9:30 am - Unit 10:  Worship - Ric Camp
9:30 – 9:45 am - BREAK - Dauphin Way
9:45 – 11:45 am - Unit 12: Church Master Design - Ric Camp
11:45 am - 12:15 pm - LUNCH - Dauphin Way
12:15 - 1:15 pm - Unit 13: Developing Team - Justin Hase
1:15 - 1:30 pm - BREAK - Dauphin Way
1:30 - 3:30 pm - Unit 14: Mileposts - Lamar Duke
ADJOURN

There will be four individual training groups: Chinese, English, Korean, and Spanish.  We will share all breaks, meals, and will worship together on Friday evening.

Chinese led by Jeremy Sin

English led by Lamar Duke

Korean led by John Yi

Spanish led by Joe Hernandez

Cost: $25

For more details and registration.visit https://plantalabama.org/event/international-church-planting-basics/

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The Mobile Baptist Association, in conjunction with the Alabama Baptist Disaster Relief Ministry, will offer Disaster Relief Training on February 15-16, 2019 at Cottage Hill Baptist Church. Classes include:

• Chainsaw

• Cleanup/Recovery/Mud out

• Communication (requires ham radio license)

• Shower/Laundry (either or both)

• Mass Feeding

Registration is now online - sbdr.org.

Direct questions to disasterrelief@mobilebaptists.org or call Carolyn Battle at 251-643-3053.

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