Mobile Baptist Association

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MBA NEWS ALERTS

• MBA OFFICE CLOSED DECEMBER 23, 2016 - JANUARY 2, 2017

• EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING JANUARY 9, 2017

• PRAYER WALK KICKOFF AND WORSHIP RALLY WEEKEND JANUARY 14 & 15, 2017

• CHURCH SECURITY TEAM TRAINING JANUARY 17, 2017

• REVOLUTION  WINTER RETREAT AT CWP JANUARY 14-16, 2017

• BOYS CAMP OUT FEBRUARY 24-25, 2017

• CHURCH SAFETY & SECURITY CONFERENCE JANUARY 24, 2017

• SUNDAY SCHOOL BANQUET JANUARY 31, 2017 - MEAL TICKET DEADLINE JANUARY 24

• OFFICE PROFESSIONAL TRAINING FEBRUARY 7-8, 2017

• ALABAMA BAPTIST RELIGIOUS EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION (ABREA) JANUARY 26-27, 2017

MBA Office Closed December 23, 2016 - January 2, 2017

The MBA office will be closed Friday, December 23, 2016 - Monday, January 2, 2017. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Executive Committee Meeting January 9, 2017

Join us

Monday, January 9, 2017
11:30 a.m.
Government Street Baptist Church

for the Executive Committee meeting.

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.

***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.

Prayer Walk Kickoff and Worship Rally Weekend January 14 & 15, 2017

Church Security Team Training January 17, 2017

Church Security Team Training

Tuesday, January 17, 2017
6:30 p.m.
MBA office

This event is for churches wrestling with whether or not to have security teams and whether or not to arm them. This training offers some basic questions to consider. Topics include: most likely security issues, policies, training, and recovery. State missionary Mark Wakefield will lead this training.

This conference is free, but pre-registration is needed. To pre-register, click here or contact the MBA office, no later than Thursday, January 12.

Please note: if not enough participants are pre-registered, the event is subject to cancellation.

This, and other like events, are made possible by donations to Associational Missions and the Cooperative Program.

Camp Whispering Pines

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Boys Camp-Out

February 24-25, 2017
For all boys in grades 1-6

For more information visit campwhisperingpines.com.

Church Safety & Security Conference January 24, 2017

Sunday School Banquet January 31, 2017 - Meal Ticket Deadline January 24

Office Professional Training February 7-8, 2017 - Registration Deadline is January 17

A two-day seminar for ministry support personnel.  

February 7-8, 2017 

Mobile Baptist Association Office

Trainer/Consultant:
Jane Barrett
Church Administrator at Mt. Hebron Baptist Church in Elmore, Alabama

Cost: $120
Lunch is an additional $10/day

Registration & payment
deadline: January 17, 2017

Schedule:
8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. - Class
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. - Lunch  ($10 each day for catered meal)
12:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. - Class

This seminar is a general overview of what is entailed in the work of ministry support personnel. The two-day seminar consists of 12 hours of study and activities. A certificate of completion is presented to each participant. The seminar covers office and technical skills, communication skills and people skills.

This basic training will answer such questions as:

¨ Is this a job or a calling?

¨ What do we believe and why?

¨ Am I qualified?

¨ Am I a leader or do I simply manage work?

¨ What office skills are required?

¨ How do I share the Good News through my support ministry?

¨ How do I stay “plugged in” and vibrant in this ministry?

Click here for a Registration Form

For more information contact the MBA office.

Alabama Baptist Religious Educators Association (ABREA) January 26-27, 2017

Redemption Church (North Mobile Campus) will host ABREA (Alabama Baptist Religious Educators Association) on January 26 & 27, 2017. The special guest is Jim Putman of Real Life Ministries. Education Pastors/Discipleship Pastors and Senior Pastors are encouraged to attend. Visit abrea.org for more information and to register.