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Kingdom Vision
Four Cries for Healers
A month or two ago I stopped and had coffee with a pastor friend en route to an associational meeting. In that conversation my friend reminded me of a mission trip we had taken together when I was director of Partnership Missions. We went to the town of Litomerice in the Czech Republic. While there, we were invited to attend a concert at a nearby town called Teracin. During World War II the Nazis converted Teracin into a concentration camp for Jewish artisans from all over Europe. The concert was a memorial concert sponsored by the current German government, expressing its grief over the cruelty of the Nazi troops.
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As always, we want to hear from you with your feedback. How can we better communicate with you? How can we better serve you? Let us know your thoughts by sending an e-mail to Paige Peak. |
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We need your input.
Please take this brief online survey to answer 2-3 questions regarding your plans for the 2008 BGAV Annual Meeting in Roanoke. |
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MC2 Missions Connection Celebration
July 14-19, 2008
Eagle Eyrie Baptist Conference Center
MC2 offers Bible study, hands-on mission/service opportunities, skills development sessions, and dynamic worship for children and adults of all ages. New for 2008: online registration. For more information, visit the MC2 website. |
21-C CDs Now Available!
Cost: $15 per set
You can now order CDs of the 2008 21-C Conference, "Causing Heaven to Celebrate," featuring Alan Hirsch, Doug Murren, Dennis Pethers, Nelson Searcy, Curt Watke, Marshal Ausberry, and Matt Papa. These five-CD sets contain audio recordings of the plenary sessions, the Friday evening worship service, and the closing session.
Email your name, address, and the number of sets that you would like to order to Penny Jenkins.
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Church Weekday Education Conference
August 9, 2008
Cool Spring Baptist Church, Mechanicsville
Register now for this year's Church Weekday Education Conference, "Growing God's Children." Early registration and group discounts end May 31. For more information or to register, visit the Church Weekday Education Conference webpage. |
Retirement Planning Seminars
GuideStone Financial Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention and the Baptist General Association of Virginia are sponsoring an annual series of retirement planning seminars across the state. Church employees age 55 and older who are currently contributing to a GuideStone Church Retirement Plan account will receive an invitation with response card. Any employee of a Virginia Baptist church is welcome to attend these free seminars. For more information, visit the Retirement Planning Seminars webpage. |
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Summer Youth Ministry Conference
May 30-31, 2008
Virginia Baptist Resource Center
Summer youth workers and youth ministry interns, let our pit crew help you prepare to shift your summer youth ministry program into high gear. And full-time and volunteer youth ministers, pull onto pit road for pit stops that will help you get more mileage out of your year-round programs. Click here for more information. |
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Crisis Care Chaplain Training
May 28-30, 2008
Virginia Baptist Resource Center, Richmond
Cost: $100 per person
Crisis Care Chaplains serve during large-scale disasters as a part of the VBMB's Disaster Relief network. They also serve in smaller, more localized situations, such as when unanticipated death strikes a community, congregation, etc. Crisis Care Chaplain training is built upon two foundational perspectives - a model developed by the National Organization for Victims Assistance (NOVA), as well as basic biblical and theological precepts of Christian pastoral care. Crisis Care Chaplains learn a simple yet appropriate and helpful process for leading victims, both primary and secondary, through the initial phases of processing and dealing with their experiences.
To register for the training session, contact Jeannette Hildebrand. |
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Center for Baptist Heritage & Studies
Convocation on Stewardship
May 20, 2008
Bon Air Baptist Church, Richmond
Cost: $40 per person*
The Center for Baptist Heritage & Studies offers an annual convocation on a theme of current interest to Baptists. This year's convocation on stewardship features keynote speaker and facilitator Dr. Stephen B. McSwain, vice-president of Cargill Associates and author of The Giving Myths. Pastors and lay leaders in the area of stewardship education or church finance are invited to participate. A separate workshop on establishing an endowment fund for your church will also be offered at the same time.
*The registration fee includes dinner and a copy of The Giving Myths.
For more information, visit the Center for Baptist Heritage & Studies website. |
This Month in Our History...with Fred Anderson
For Baptists, especially Virginia Baptists, they were a stellar couple. They were the epitome of achievement and of leadership. They were stars in a world which respected service and humility.
Today their faded photographs stare from an old album. On the walls of the Virginia Baptist Historical Society there are two oil portraits of him, as well as a marble bust. On a parlor wall in the Grace Baptist Church in Richmond there is a classically posed oil portrait of her. Their likenesses survive and so do, in some fashion, their accomplishments.
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As gas prices continue to soar, we increasingly know the pain of paying a higher price for a needed commodity. But, if we're going to get anywhere, we've got to have fuel to power the engine. We will pay the cost no matter how painful.
Cooperative Missions is the fuel that powers our Virginia Baptist engine. It puts us on the road to answer disaster relief calls; on the road to start new churches; on the road to assist and develop church leaders; on the road to serve Christ.
The next time you fill up, remember that Christ paid the ultimate cost to fill our lives. And know, that as Virginia Baptists, we are able to go fill lives with His love through the combined giving power of over 1,400 Baptist General Association of Virginia churches to Cooperative Missions.
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Read the Bible Through in 2008 