Mobile Baptist Association

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MBA NEWS ALERTS

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

• TOP 10 LEADERSHIP CHALLENGES FOR BUSY PASTORS FEBRUARY 6, 2017

• DATE CHANGE - CHANGE YOUR CHURCH BUT DON'T BREAK IT FEBRUARY 6, 2017

• PROTECTING THE CHILDREN FEBRUARY 9, 2017

• RA RACER TOURNAMENT FEBRUARY 18, 2017

• BOYS CAMP OUT FEBRUARY 24-25, 2017

• THE BAPTIST FOUNDATION OF ALABAMA SCHOLARSHIP PROCESS NOW OPEN

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

• ADVANCE WEEKEND FOR YOUTH FEBRUARY 17-19, 2017

• DISCIPLESHIFT1 MARCH 9-10, 2017

• PASTOR'S LIBRARY AVAILABLE

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

Top 10 Leadership Challenges for Busy Pastors February 6, 2017

Top 10 Leadership Challenges for Busy Pastors

Monday, February 6, 2017
10:00 a.m.
Government Street Baptist Church

The pastors of smaller membership churches will be encouraged by the concept that small churches seem to have a special place in God's plan. This interactive, inter-connective seminar will focus attention on the top challenges pastors of smaller churches face. Some of these will be common to all churches, while others will be specific to smaller churches. State missionary, Mike Jackson, will lead this conference.

This conference is free, but pre-registration is needed. To pre-register, click here or contact the MBA office, no later than Thursday, February 2.

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.

DATE CHANGE - Change Your Church but Don't Break It February 6, 2017

Change Your Church but Don't Break It

Monday, February 6 2017
6:30 p.m.
MBA office

“Change is inevitable. Growth is Optional.”
“How is your church doing ‘change’?”

This conference will focus on healthy ways to facilitate change. While stress can be good, we need to learn how much stress is too much stress. Churches can feel pushed, prodded, and even pressured. A healthy balance is a desired pursuit. This conference will help pastors, deacons, and lay leadership through this process as progress is made. Unity and effectiveness will be key principles at the foundation of this front line learning opportunity. State missionary, Mike Jackson, will lead this conference.

This conference is free, but pre-registration is needed. To pre-register, click here or contact the MBA office, no later than Thursday, February 2.

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.

Protecting the Children February 9, 2017

Protecting the Children

Thursday, February 9, 2017
6:30 p.m.
MBA office

This conference deals with information designed to give caretakers the ability to adequately protect preschoolers and other minors from possible dangers, with special attention given to abuse. State missionary, Lee Wright, will lead this conference.

This conference is free, but pre-registration is needed. To pre-register, click here or contact the MBA office, no later than Tuesday, February 7.

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.

RA Racer Tournament February 18, 2017

RA Racer Tournament

Saturday, February 18, 2017
3:30 p.m. - Car Check-in
4:00 p.m. - Race Begins
Government Street Baptist Church (Gym)

The 2017 Associational RA Racer Tournament is open for all RA’s, 1st through 6th grades.

Cars must be pre-registered for the tournament NO LATER THAN MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13.

To register, call 661-7111 or email with the racer participant’s name, age, grade, and church.

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

Camp Whispering Pines

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

Serving Christ by Serving Others,
Serving Others by Sharing Christ

Boys Camp-Out

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

For more information visit campwhisperingpines.com.

The Baptist Foundation of Alabama Scholarship Process Now Open

The Baptist Foundation of Alabama
Scholarship Application Process is NOW OPEN

Every year The Baptist Foundation of Alabama distributes over $500,000 in scholarship awards from more than 120 scholarship funds. The application process for scholarships for the 2017-2018 academic year opened January 1 and will close March 31. Applications are accepted online only and can be accessed at http://tbfa.org/scholarships/.

Please do not let your students miss out on this scholarship opportunity!

We've included a link to a promotional flyer that can be emailed out or posted around your church. If there is any other way we can help you get the word to your students, just let us know!

For more information regarding the scholarship program at The Foundation, please visit The Foundation's website at www.tbfa.org/scholarships, call (334) 394-2000 or email us at scholarship@tbfa.org.

The Foundation's scholarship program is managed by John Ashworth and Stephanie Coston.

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.

Advance Weekend for Youth February 17-19, 2017

Advance weekend is a community event designed to apply the significance of the gospel to students for all of life. Over the course of the weekend, students worship in a large group gathering, spend time in small groups, serve on mission together, and more. Attached is an overview with more details. This year, Advance is February 17-19.

The theme is the advance of the gospel, specifically the advance of the gospel in our city (or cities). The theme verse is 1 Peter 4:8, "Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins.” During the main sessions, we will look at the idea of the gospel in us personally (Friday PM), the gospel in community (Saturday AM), and the gospel to the nations (or city) (Saturday PM). For the small group times we will be in the book of 1 Peter.

The schedule is flexible according to how much or little each church can participate. We are charging $35/student, to be paid to each local church. The cost for each church will be $25/student (to cover speaker, band, t-shirts, meal, etc), paid to Redemption Church. Therefore, each church is holding on to $10/student to cover their own costs.

Nathan Schneider
Student Pastor
Redemption Church
1251 Industrial Parkway
Saraland, AL 36571
(251) 445-5438

discipleshift1 March 9-10, 2017

Pastor's Library Available

One of the retired pastors in West Mobile Baptist Church, Wallace Curlee, is moving out of his home and would like to donate part of his library (Bible study books, commentaries, some fiction but all Christian books, mostly hardbacks) to a pastor or a church library. If you are interested, call West Mobile Baptist and leave your contact information and we will relay the information to his daughter.