CRBA UPDATE February 7, 2024 We are so grateful for Brittni Stallings and her work on our new website design. If you need any help with website design, graphics or social media presence for your church, Elevate Consulting Team would be a great choice! To reach out to Brittni you can visit her website here.  Our Global Missions and Women’s Ministry Teams sponsored a Day Mission trip to the Baptist Children’s Home in Thomasville, NC. There were 6 churches represented and the group included ages from 6-96. The CRBA group was able to provide wonderful help by packing and moving 283 food boxes in order to clear the wooden shelves for new food grade shelving in the pantry. We were also able to make a huge dent in organizing and cleaning the clothing closet for the Children’s home. After work, the group provided lunch for the children and house parents which allowed us some time to fellowship and love on the residents there. Thank you to everyone who participated!  It is time for your group to let us know if you are planning to participate in BurkeChangers Mission Week this year! The cost to register your church is just $100! HOWEVER if you register before March 11th the discount rate is $50. Registering your church helps us know how to plan. Please register your Church, Ministry, or Group right away so that we can plan appropriately to accommodate everyone and to prepare for all of our worksites. To register click here.      .jpg?__nocache__=1)  The deadline to reserve a spot for this mission opportunity is February 22, 2024. There will be a 1-night stay that will cost only $10 and each person will be responsible for paying for their own meals. If you have any questions or wish to reserve a spot, please call (828) 437-0137.   Imagine the impact for the Kingdom if believers from 68 churches are all out on mission during the same week! Now, imagine all Associations in NC doing the same thing! That’s the goal of Serve NC. You don’t want to miss it! RSVP now for the training to see how you can get involved.   We are now scheduling this great experience for our CRBA churches but dates are limited. Pastor, if you would like to have this take place at your church please call our CRBA office to see the few open dates we have left. Our number is 828-437-0137. |
| Local Mission Opportunities *These opportunities will be listed for 1 month in our newsletter. If the need is unmet, please contact the office so we know to leave the need listed. We have been contacted by a local person that is need of an inexpensive vehicle to get to Dr. appointments. They are willing to make monthly payments. The individual has esophogeal cancer and is having to pay expensive costs for transportation to each Dr. appointment which is depleting the income he has to live on. If you are willing to provide an inexpensive vehicle for this person to purchase, please contact (828) 548-0274  Easter Outreach Ideas Easter comes early this year so begin now to plan on how your church can reach people for Jesus throughout the Easter season. Below are some ideas from author Bob Jones. Serve Sunday. Two Sundays before Easter, rally everyone in your congregation to reach out to your community. Everyone meets at the church building at your usual service time. Sing two songs. Talk about you being the hands and feet of Jesus in your community. Have someone explain what each family can do. Pray. Go. Deliver a carrot cake and a large Cadbury Easter egg to every home in the neighborhood. Tag them with God loves you, and so do we (name of your church and website). Special Needs Egg Hunt. Host an Easter Egg Hunt for children with special needs and their siblings. Include inflatables, face-painting, games, and an egg hunt. Connect with care providers in your community in February to allow time to plan and promote. Provide separate hunts for those who need more time – those in wheelchairs and who are visually impaired. It’s a great opportunity to serve these families and provide a special experience for kids. Easter Lily Gifts. Four weeks before Easter, invite congregants to purchase an Easter lily for the sanctuary for Easter decorating. Ask if they would be willing to donate their lily after the service. Rally volunteers to deliver the donated lilies to community senior centers on Easter Sunday afternoon and Easter Monday. Tag each lily – God loves you, and so do we (name of your church and website). Life Jars. Fill canning jars called “Life Jars” with brownie mix, attractively layered, sealed with a lid, and covered with seasonal fabric. Use these as newcomer gifts in April and on Easter Sunday. Tag with God loves you, and so do we (name of your church and website). Handwritten Follow-up via Snail Mail. Handwritten notes make people feel special. It lets them know that you took the time, effort, and expense to communicate in a form they can touch. In the day of digital everything, sending your newcomers a simple, personal handwritten note will have a much bigger impact than any email can. Include your church’s website and an invite to visit again for a special post-Easter message series. It will be worth the stamp. CRBA Resource of the WEEK  Our CRBA member churches have many resources available to them free of charge, such as VBS materials like those shown above. To see additional resources, please go to www.crbanc.org. To reserve resources, please contact our office at 828-437-0137. Church News El Bethel invites you to Resist the Drift Marriage Conference by Focus on the Family on Feb. 16-17. For more information or to register please click here.  Enon Baptist is seeking a full-time Pastor. Please send all inquiries or resumes to ebcpastorsearchcommittee2023@gmail.com. Enon Baptist Church is also seeking a part-time Minister of Music. All applicants should be able to read music. Please send resumes to Enonbaptistchurch1234@gmail.com Faith Missionary is excited to share that they ordained Dean Presonall as deacon of Faith Missionary.  First Baptist Icard is seeking a ministry intern. Email mpardue@fbicard.org for more information. Grace Baptist is seeking a part-time Associate Pastor. Please send all inquiries or resumes to Daniel Morgan dmorgan11266@yahoo.com.  Hopewell Baptist is seeking a part-time Music Director. The skill of music reading is a requirement. Please send resumes to: HBCsecretary2016@gmail.com Icard’s Grove Baptist is seeking a bi-vocational Pastor. Mission Church has 28 pews available to someone who could use them. If you need one or all, they are available for free to any CRBA church, but donations are appreciated as this is a new church plant (formerly Coram Deo, merged with Southside to form Mission Church). If you could use the pictured pews, please contact Billy Glosson or call our CRBA office.  Mount Home Baptist is seeking a full-time Senior Pastor. For details click here. Pleasant Hill Baptist has the following staff position open: Part-time Youth Pastor/Director. The job description is available here. They are currently accepting resumes; any questions or resumes can be directed to Dr. Jack Hodges at 828-437-4082 (Church office) or jackhodges@pleasanthillbc.church. Pleasant Hill is also seeking to hire a part-time administrative assistant. For more information or to submit resumes please contact jackhodges@pleasanthillbc.church.Oak Ridge Baptist Church- The Compassionate Heart Clinic of Oak Ridge is seeking patients (18 and older). Patients must have financial needs and be ineligible for Medicaid or Medicare. Call 828-522-1112 for more information. Set Free Christian Fellowship is in need of a 12-15 passenger van. If you have any information on a reliable, inexpensive passenger van please call the CRBA office at 828-437-0137. Partner News  The Pregnancy Care Center is in need of the items pictured above. If you would like to donate, you may bring items to the CRBA office or to the Pregnancy Care Center. Your help is greatly appreciated. Baptist Fellowship Retreat for the Blind and Visually Impaired at Caraway Conference Center April 5-7, 2024. Deadline to reserve your spot is March 1, 2024. For Registration form click here. Barnardsville Baptist Church is seeking a Bi-vocational Pastor. To apply send your resume, your personal salvation testimony, how you received your call to the ministry, and cover letter explaining why this position would fit your strengths, gifts and passions to: Barnardsville Baptist Church Pastoral Search Committee PO Box 8 Barnardsville, NC 28709 Burke United Christian Ministries is in need of sleeping bags, tents, gloves, flashlights, reflective tape, and reflective vests to distribute to those who are homeless. College Avenue Baptist Church in Lenoir, NC, is seeking a part-time pastor. College Avenue Church is a small congregation affiliated with the Caldwell Baptist Association and the North Carolina Baptist Convention. We endorse the 1963 Baptist Faith and Message statement. If you feel God leading you to explore serving at College Avenue Church, please send your resume to CABCvisit.@gmail.com Mount Zion Baptist Church, Hudson, NC, is seeking a full-time Associate Pastor of Families, Youth, and Children. We are a Southern Baptist, mission-minded church who supports the Cooperative Program. An average of 240 attend our blended style worship service on Sunday morning. We are seeking a candidate that seeks to love God and love the families in our church and community. Our preference would be a graduate with a degree from a Southern Baptist Seminary or Divinity School, with at least 5 years of experience. More information is available at mountzionhudson.org. Resumes may be sent to Associate Pastor Search Committee, 1787 Cajah Mountain Road, Hudson, NC 28638 or mzbcpastorsearch@gmail.com. Accepting resumes until position is filled. Mountain Grove Church is seeking God’s leadership as we search for a Senior Pastor. We areaffiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention, the Baptist State Convention and theCaldwell Baptist Association. We are located in the beautiful foothills of Western NC, with a1500 capacity Sanctuary. We believe the Holy Bible is God’s inerrant and infallible word.The Senior Pastor is responsible for proclaiming the Gospel of Christ and encouraging thelocal church body to do so, for guiding the spiritual development of the congregation,providing pastoral care in meeting the needs of persons in the Church and the community,and for providing administrative leadership of the Church. We are searching for a joyfulPastor who will lead us in reaching the lost, equipping the saints, shepherding the flock,faithfully preaching and teaching the Word of God and supporting all church ministriesincluding counseling and Pastoral care.Interested Candidates, please see list of Qualifications and Responsibilities at:http://www.mountaingrove.orgPlease submit Resume with Cover Letter to: mtgrovesearchteam@gmail.com |
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