Mobile Baptist Association

Please include the news and opportunities presented here in your bulletins, church newsletters, or on your bulletin boards.

MBA NEWS ALERTS

• MBA ENLISTMENT COMMITTEE NEEDS YOUR HELP

• RESOURCES FOR SEXUAL ABUSE PREVENTION

• THANK YOU TO THE 7TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES BENEFIT GOLF TOURNAMENT SPONSORS, GIFT DONORS AND PARTICIPANTS

• VOLUNTEER PORT CHAPLAINS NEEDED

• INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL (ILS) NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS INCLUDING SPANISH CLASSES THIS FALL

• CAMP WHISPERING PINES - BOOK YOUR FALL RETREAT NOW

• EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING JULY 8, 2019

• CHURCH FINANCIAL ISSUES JULY 25, 2019

• EQUIP JULY 26-27, 2019

• CHURCH CLERKS/SECRETARIES TRAINING JULY 30, 2019

• RECLAMATION CONFERENCE AUGUST 6, 2019

MBA Enlistment Committee Needs Your Help

The Associational Enlistment Committee is at work filling the positions vacant for 2020-2022. If you feel led to serve in any of the open positions, or if you could recommend someone to serve, it would be of great help to this Committee and the Association.

Please pray and let us know by July 10, 2019 of any suggestions that you might have. The desire is to involve as many people from the Association as possible. It would be best to have all of the active churches represented in some way in the Association. The MBA Committees’ job descriptions are located here.

Pray for the Enlistment Committee as they meet, make contacts, and accomplish the task. There is a lot to do and these committees are so vital to the success of the Mobile Baptist Association, and to the Kingdom of God. 

Please find the nomination/recommendation form here.

Resources for Sexual Abuse Prevention

Click on the link below for some helpful resource for Sexual Abuse Prevention:

http://www.sbc.net/churchresources/sexabuseprevention.asp

Thank You to 7th Annual International Ministries Benefit Golf Tournament Sponsors, Gift Donors and Participants

Thank you to the 7th Annual International Ministries Benefit Gold Tournament Sponsors and gift donors. Thank you to the golfers who participated and also gave donations to the ministry.

Volunteer Port Chaplains Needed

International Language School (ILS) News and Announcements Including Spanish Classes this Fall

ILS students and their families are invited to have lunch with their teachers on July 6, from 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. A light lunch will be provided, but you should bring food to share. We are excited to see you during the summer, so come to have conversation and a meal.

Go to our Facebook page: MBA – International Language School, ESL to register or contact Kim. Make sure to tell us how many are coming.

Registration for fall semester is on July 6 at 1:00 p.m. After our lunch together, we will have registration and evaluations for the new school year.

The fall semester of ESL classes begins on August 12. Teachers are needed. Training will be offered this summer.

In the fall semester, night ESL classes will be on Monday and Tuesday nights, 6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Day classes will meet Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Classes will consist of conversation, English instruction, Tea Time, and Reading Club.

The ILS will offer beginning and intermediate Spanish classes on Monday nights in the fall. There is a suggested donation of $50 for the semester. An additional donation of $20 is suggested to cover the costs of materials (book, notebook, and audio). Contact Kim at 251.533.2911 or kwilson@mobilebaptists.org to register.

With the new school year starting  August 12, and registration is open now, the ILS needs individuals or teams to distribute promotional materials in the community.

Camp Whispering Pines - Book Your Fall Retreat Now

Executive Committee Meeting July 8, 2019

Executive Committee Meeting

Monday, July 8, 2019
11:30 a.m.
MBA Office (616 Azalea Road)

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.

• Moderator appointments to Enlistment Committee

• Camp Whispering Pines update

• International Ministries update

• Church Development update

• Disaster Relief deployments, training and preparation updates

• 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.

Church Financial Issues July 25, 2019

Church Financial Issues

 Thursday, July 25, 2019
10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
MBA Office (616 Azalea Road)

This workshop, presented by ALSBOM, will help answer questions for church treasurers and financial leaders. Topics will include financial controls, payroll, IRS forms, employee or self-employed, taxable wages, FLSA, housing benefits, accountable reimbursement, expenses vs. compensation, retirement planning and more. State missionary, Lee Wright, will lead this workshop.

Cost is $15 per person. Cost goes up to $25 per person if registering within 7 days of the event.

REGISTER TODAY!

Visit alsbom.org/churchfinancialissues for more information and registration.

Equip July 26-27, 2019

Equip is leadership training, but
it's also spiritual enrichment.

#ALEquip2019

July 26-27, 2019
Shocco Springs Conference Center, Talladega, AL

Equip is an event for anyone wanting to dig deeper in their spiritual growth and leadership. You will leave equipped for ministry, for missions and for life!

There is so much packed into this two day event we are sure you will love and feel challenged, encouraged, and equipped. You do not have to be a leader to participate. Equip is for everyone! Sign-up and share the event today!

• Engaging Breakout Conferences

• Missionary Testimonies

• Outstanding Leadership Training

• Sweet Fellowship

For rates and booking information, contact Shocco Springs at: 800.280.1105 or shocco.org

For more information visit alabamawmu.org/equip.

Church Clerks/Secretaries Training July 30, 2019

Pre-register here

Reclamation Conference August 6, 2019