CRBA Update March 19, 2025

In this issue: 
Let’s Celebrate
Associational Bible Drill
Upcoming Opportunities 
VBS Training
Grief Share Clases Start April 1
Save the Date- April Events
Senior Adult Luncheon
Biscuits and Blankets Women and Girls Event
Resource of the Week
Church News​​
Partner News
Opportunities for Family and Children’s Leaders 
Christ-Centered Exposition Workshop 
Let’s Celebrate

Associational Bible Drill
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Thank you, Wilkies Grove, for hosting this year’s Associational Bible Drill. The Bible Drill participants did an excellent job, and we are truly appreciative of the churches and volunteers who poured into the lives of these extraordinary students. To God be the glory!

Upcoming Opportunities

VBS Training
Vacation Bible School Training
Choose your Date: 
March 29
April 5
May 3,10Time: 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.  Sign your team up today!

Grief Share Classes Begin April 1
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Save the Date  
Senior Adult Luncheon- RSVP
Senior Adult Lunch and Hymn Sing
Biscuits and blankets 2

Resource of the Week
Gaga Pit

Your CRBA has a portable Gaga pit available for your ministry events.  If you would like to reserve any CRBA resource please call 828-437-0137 or email admin@crbanc.org

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.
Burkemont Sewing Ministry

High Peak-  has closed our church library.  We have commentaries, fiction, and non-fiction books that we are giving away free to anyone interested.  Please contact Rev. Shane Ramsey (704-430-9955) or Reba Berry (828-569-4663)  to obtain the books!!!

Zion Baptist Church-invites you to join them for a Chicken Tender Dinner to raise money for their Wyoming Mission Trip. 
Chicken Dinner Zion

Partner News
National Day of Prayer Women’s Luncheon
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Join us for the National Day of Prayer Women’s Luncheon
 on Thursday, April 10, from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM in the Fellowship Building of First Baptist Church, Morganton. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased by calling 828-413-2543.

This luncheon leads up to the National Day of Prayer on Thursday, May 1, at noon, held on the lawn of First Baptist Church. We encourage all churches to come together for this special time of prayer for our nation.

Grief Camp
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Opportunities for Family and Children’s Ministry Leaders 
Family lab
Parents are called to pass faith on to their children but often feel ill-equipped for this God-given mandate. This is evident in the number of young adults walking away from the church and their faith. It is time to change the Scorecard!Join us for this 3-hour training to learn how to incorporate family ministry into the DNA of your church to equip parents to confidently disciple their children and teens.
This event will be hosted at four different locations throughout the year. The event is $15 dollars per person, max $50 dollars per church.
Here is our scorecard link as well as access to the registration. 
This event is being held at different locations: 
– March 22nd, Charlotte NC
– September 6th, Black Mountain NC 
– October 18th, Raleigh NCPreaching Workshop offered by Southeastern Seminary
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, 2025
Time: 9:00am – 4:00pm, with lunch included
Tickets: $25, plus taxes and fees
Location: SEBTS campus
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