| In this issue: Upcoming Opportunities Socks and Underwear Collection for Feb. Women’s Breakfast RSVP by Feb. 13 Armenia Mission Trip Toy Store Celebration and Testimony Time New Mission Scholarship Family Pine Car Challenge VBS Training Opportunity Resource of the Week Church News Partner News Regional Rallies Preaching Workshop Youth Leader Training Online Send NC Training |
Upcoming OpportunitiesSocks and Underwear Collection for Ducktown Mission Trip We are still collecting new socks and underwear for all sizes- men, women, and children. Please bring all donations to the CRBA by Fev. 27 for our Women’s Mission Group to deliver. If you are interested in participating in the mission trip to deliver these supplies on March 7-8, please call 828-437-0137 for more details and to sign up! Women’s Breakfast-RSVP by Feb. 13th  Armenia Mission Trip  The deadline to sign up for this year’s trip is March 14th. The cost is approximately $2,200 per person which includes transportation, food, lodging and supplies. We currently have 6 spaces left so reserve your spot as soon as possible. The link to register is https://baptistsonmission.org/bom/armenia/armenia-ar25-04/6908. Toy Store Celebration and Testimony Time  Come join us as we celebrate all that God has done through our recent Toy Store ministry! This special gathering will be a time of testimony, reflection, and joyful celebration, as well as an opportunity to hear about exciting future plans for the Toy Store. Refreshments will be provided—we look forward to seeing you there! Announcing a New Mission Scholarship    Choose your Date: March 8, 29 April 5 May 3,10 Time: 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Make VBS unforgettable this year! Vacation Bible School is many churches’ largest evangelistic ministry. As you plan and prepare for God to do amazing things, join the NCVBS Training Team for a free Regional Training! This training equips your volunteer team to gain valuable Biblical learning, direction in VBS administration, insight into children’s learning levels, cost-effective decorating ideas and more. A bilingual training is also available! No matter which VBS curriculum you choose, experience fun and engaging breakouts that will generate renewed excitement and vision for Vacation Bible School. Sign your team up today! ACP- Thank You  Thank you to those churches who have completed their Annual Church Profile. If you have not completed yours yet you may still access it here. Please try to get your information entered ASAP. Resource of the Week   Your CRBA has books and video series available for CRBA Churches. If you would like to reserve a video series or book for your church, please call 828-437-0137 or email admin@crbanc.org. So the Next Generation Will Know: Preparing Young Christians for a Challenging World is a new resource we have available. We have the book, Video Series and Participant Guide available for check out. Whether you’re a Christian parent, youth leader, or educator who works with Generation Z, this book was written for you. As powerful ideas in our increasingly secular culture shape more of this generation, trusted leaders must share what they know about Jesus in ways that will reach them. But how? Backed by the latest research and first hand experience, this powerful book shows how to share biblical truth with a generation that desperately needs to hear it in a way that draws them in instead of pushing them away. Written by two youth influencers and experts on Generation Z, Sean McDowell, Ph.D., and J. Warner Wallace, So the Next Generation Will Know is an extraordinarily practical and relatable guide for anyone concerned with ensuring the next generation understands and embraces a biblical worldview. News from our CRBA Churches Burkemont- would like to invite anyone who sews or would like to learn to sew to join them for their Sewing Seeds of God’s Love where they work together to sew for ministry purposes.  High Peak- has about 200 Baptist Hymnals and some old Broadman Hymnals they would like to donate to someone who could use them. If interested please call High Peak’s office at (828) 874-0164  Mount Olive Baptist Church- has a large office desk and chair (in excellent condition) available (for FREE) to anyone that could use them. If interested contact 828-448-1685  Partner News Regional Rallies to be Held this Month- Sign Up Now! Sign up now for the February 18, 20 and 24, Baptists on Mission Regional Mission Rallies across the state. These rallies (10 of them) are a great way to get your church aware of and involved in Missions! Check the link below for the location that is closest to you. The rallies will highlight the variety of opportunities you and your church have to be involved in missions. There will be worship, short testimonies, mission videos, and a prayer time for missions. Everyone interested in missions is encouraged to attend. A main focus of these rallies will be state, national, international mission opportunities (including Disaster Relief), Hurricane Helene opportunities and the NC Missions Offering. A meal is provided at the Mission Rallies at no charge, but reservations are necessary to ensure an accurate meal count. The cut-off date for reserving a meal for each Rally is one week prior to the event. To register, click on the link below, then click on the “Details/Register” button of the regional rally that you want to attend and register the number of people who will be coming with you. You can also register by phone by calling Tina Holder at 919-459-5596. You can also email Tina at tholder@ncbaptist.org. The meal will begin at 5:45 pm, followed by the program from 6:50 pm-8:30 pm. Please sign up and bring a group from your church! Preaching Workshop offered by Southeastern Seminary  On March 20th, our office is hosting a preaching workshop focusing on the book of Joshua on the campus of Southeastern Seminary in Wake Forest, NC. This workshop is designed to help pastors become more effective communicators and expositors of God’s Word. Specifically, this workshop will cover how to preach through the book, how to deal with issues of interpretation, and how to preach Christ from the book of Joshua. Workshop Details: Date: March 20, 2025Time: 9:00am – 4:00pm, with lunch included Tickets: $25, plus taxes and fees Location: SEBTS campus Each participant will receive: A copy of Christ-Centered Exposition: Exalting Jesus in Joshua Book of Joshua scripture journal Decisional Preaching by Jim Shaddix This year our featured speakers include: Dr. Robert Smith Jr. (Author of Christ-Centered Exposition: Exalting Jesus in Joshua)Robert Smith, Jr., served as professor of Christian preaching at Beeson for more than 25 years and held the Charles T. Carter Baptist Chair of Divinity. Previously, he served as the Carl E. Bates Associate Professor of Christian Preaching at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. Dr. Allan MoseleyDr. Allan Moseley is the Senior Professor of Old Testament and Hebrew at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Since 2010, Dr. Moseley’s work at Southeastern has been exclusively teaching courses in Old Testament and Hebrew. In addition, he serves regularly as an interim pastor, and for ten years was the pastor of Christ Baptist Church in north Raleigh. Dr. Jonathan AkinDr. Jonathan Akin is the Vice President for Church Relations and Campus Ministries at Carson-Newman University. He also serves as the Director of a pastor training program for the North American Mission Board called “Leadership Institute” and as an adjunct Old Testament professor at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Giveaway Opportunity:We are giving away two stacks of books authored by our Director, Dr. Chuck Lawless. To enter into this giveaway, register by February 21st, “like” the post linked below, and tag another pastor or church leader in the comments. Giveaway link: Social Media Giveaway Free Live Training by Dr. Scott Pace  God has a unique calling for every believer. Helping students discern and navigate theirs is an essential part of discipleship that will enable them to live with gospel purpose and intentionality. Understanding their calling involves discerning their gifts, talents, passions, and God’s strategic plan for their lives. It not only shapes their educational pathway as they prepare for the future, but it will also influence how they approach their relationships, hobbies, studies, and personal walk with Christ during this formative season. Next to understanding their identity in Christ, equipping students to discern and navigate their calling may be the most important aspect of our discipleship ministry in their lives. Click here to save your seat for this special training on February 13th at 12 PM CT on MyYouthMin by YM360. SENDNC Training Lab at East Valdese on Feb. 13th 8:30-4:15  Church health ultimately leads to church multiplication and sending leaders into the harvest. Every Church, no matter the size, can make a kingdom impact through sending! Do you have a plan? The Sending Lab is a one-day interactive workshop that will help you develop a vision and a plan to send. This free, one-day collaborative workshop will connect you with other pastors on the journey of developing and sending while guiding you to identify your next steps for finding, developing and sending church planters, replanters and missionaries into the harvest. Register Here |
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