| In this issue: Upcoming Opportunities 9 Schools Still Need a Sponsor Burke Changer Block Parties Community Choir Practice Women’s Ministry Handicap Ramp Project Save the Date Family Mission Day Trip Armenia Mission 2025 Resource of the Week Out of the Box Idea Church News Partner News New College Ministry |
| Upcoming Opportunities 9 Sponsors still needed for LoveLoud  We have an exciting opportunity to make a difference in our local schools through LoveLoud/ ServeNC! As we aim for all 68 churches in the CRBA to participate, we want to highlight 9 schools that are still seeking a sponsoring church. Your support can mean the world to our public school servants and students. LoveLoud is an excellent way for our churches to show their commitment to our community and the education of our youth. Let’s come together to make a positive impact. If your church is interested in sponsoring one of these 9 schools, please reach out to us at (828) 437-0137. Free Community Block Parties   During BurkeChangers Mission Week you are invited to join us at the Community Block Parties! The Block Parties are a way for us to reach out and get to know those in our community better as we serve them and engage in gospel conversations. We hope you will come and join the fun and be a witness. Praise and Prayer Community Choir  We hope you will plan to sing with us in the Community Choir at the Praise and Prayer on the Square Event. Practice will be August 11 at 5:00 pm at Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church. The Praise and Prayer event is August 18th from 7-8 pm on the Morganton Square. Women’s Ministry ServeNC Project for All Associational Churches  The Women’s Ministry of the CRBA is organizing an opportunity for all the women of CRBA to participate in ServeNC. ServeNC is an opportunity for every NC Baptist church to love its community in Jesus’ name through service projects. One opportunity for involvement is to join the Women’s ministry in building a handicap ramp right here in Burke County! If you are interested, please call (828) 437-0137 to register and get more information. Save the Date Family Mission Day Trip  Join us for a time of serving at the Broyhill Children’s Home in Clyde NCCost: $5 per person. Details: We will be washing windows and having lunch with the children and house parents. Leave from CRBA at 8:30 a.m. Leaving Clyde to return home at 1:00 p.m. Register here: https://www.crbanc.org/event/family-mission-trip-to-broyhill-childrens-home/ Armenia 2025  Resource of the Week  Your CRBA has corn hole boards available for your ministry events. To view our resources check out our website here. If you would like to reserve corn hole boards please call 828-437-0137. Out of the Box Idea Party Driven Sunday School/Small Group Growth by Josh Hunt You can double your class in two years or less. It only takes 40% growth, or an average class going from 10 to 14 in a year to double in two years or less. Yet, the results are amazing. A group that doubles every eighteen months can reach a thousand people in ten years. That is a fact of simple math. The fact is, there is a worldwide movement of God by which this is happening. Parties are one of the best ways I know to grow a class. Here is the formula: invite every member and every prospect to every fellowship every month. A Sunday School leader had dinner and a movie at their house last Friday night. It was great. They had a Pot-luck dinner at 7:00 and a movie to follow. Curious thing, they didn’t have any new people show up at the party, but they had their all-time high attendance on Sunday. I have seen it happen more times than I can count. Have you tried it? Why not follow the scriptures that say:Get into the habit of inviting guests home for dinner. Romans 12:13 [Living]Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling. 1 Peter 4:9 [NIV]David Francis, leader of Sunday School for Lifeway, endorses the party-driven approach. For more details, link to the full pdf file at: www.lifeway.com/sundayschool News from our CRBA Churches Bended Knee Cowboy Church invites you to hear Jackson Smith in Concert on June 6th at 7PM.  Friendship Baptist Church is in need of a brick mason to repair part of a wall. The job should take about an hour. If you have this skill and can help, please call pastor James Cain at 828-244-7168. 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 invites you to an Outdoor Cornhole Tournament by Redemption Ministries. Players must by 18 and older. See flyer for more information.  Summit Community Church – invites you to join them for a Pricilla Shirer Simulcast. There is no cost to you to attend. The doors will open at 8:30 am and the simulcast will begin at 9:00am. Schedule:9:00-11:00 Simulcast:11:00-12:20 lunch break on your own in town:12:20-2:00 Simulcast:2:00-2:30 Break 3:45 – End TimeIf you have any questions please call the church office at (828) 437-2761 Partner News Collective College Ministry Continues to Build  You are invited to join us every Thursday this summer. Our next meeting will be tomorrow, May 30th. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to connect and grow with fellow young adults! Every Child Initiative More information here |
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