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Kingdom Vision
Holy Week: Dying
Words
There
wasn't one cross, there were three. All the gospels make a point of
saying that it was a group execution. Jesus is not even given the
distinction of a spot-lighted solo death; he's inserted to make a party
of three, a last-minute addition to someone else's execution.
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Save the Date!
Sunday School
Summit S3
September 25-26,
2009
Eagle Eyrie
Baptist Conference Center
Make
plans now to attend Sunday School Summit 2009, "Organic Sunday
School - Grow Yours through Great Leaders," with keynote speaker
Neil Cole. S3 also features workshops for pastors, Sunday School
directors, and teachers and leaders of preschool, children, youth, and
adults.
Connect:2009
November 17-18,
2009
Fredericksburg, VA
Please
note that the 186th Annual Meeting of the Baptist General Association of
Virginia will be held one week later than usual this year. Mark your
calendar now so you won't miss this annual opportunity to connect with
other Virginia Baptists.
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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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Dear
,
Welcome to the
latest edition of Advance Notice. We hope that this monthly
eNewsletter continues to provide you with relevant, useful information
and resources, which are now easier to view.
All of the contents in this eNewsletter are for your use. Please feel
free to use the information and illustrations in sermons, in
newsletters, church bulletins, and on your website. Additionally, you
can easily forward it on to by clicking the "Forward this E-mail
to a Friend" link at the bottom.
This is a "self-maintenance" newsletter: you can change your
e-mail address address/update your profile or remove yourself from the
mailing listing by clicking the appropriate link at the bottom of each
issue.
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 Pastor-Deacon-Church Leadership Conference
Eagle Eyrie
Baptist Conference Center
The special
discount rate for the Pastor-Deacon-Church Leadership Conference has
been extended through April 30! Register today to attend
"Living the Revolution," featuring a variety of practical
breakout sessions and keynote speakers Tommy McDearis, pastor of
Blacksburg Baptist Church; Col. Joel Jenkins, a US Army chaplain; and
Troy Hensen from Stop Hunger Now - all for only $89 in a lodge or $109
in Cedar Crest Hotel (includes lodging and meals). For more information
or to register, visit the Pastor-Deacon-Church Leadership
Conference webpage.
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 Hunger Dialogues
In April 2009, the
Virginia Baptist Mission Board and the Woman's Missionary Union of
Virginia are hosting dialogues across the state related to the issue of
hunger - both what Virginia Baptists are already doing to alleviate
hunger in Virginia and around the world and, maybe more importantly,
what we will be doing in the future. These dialogues are intended to
open doors to new ideas, ministries, networks, and resources that
hopefully will move Virginia Baptists into areas that create movements
rather than just more projects. For specific dates and locations, visit
the Hunger Dialogues webpage.
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Cooperative Missions Sunday
The VBMB has a
variety of resources to help your church promote Cooperative
Program/Cooperative Missions. Free downloadable Cooperative Missions ads are
available for use in your church bulletin, e-newsletter, and/or
website. You can also download a brochure detailing the 2009 Cooperative Missions Budget
and a Cooperative Missions poster
illustrating how your giving supports a variety of missions and
ministries in Virginia, throughout the United States, and around the
world. To order printed versions of the budget brochure and poster,
please email Penny Jenkins, VBMB Special Projects
Coordinator. Printed Cooperative Program materials are available by
emailing Don Campbell, Director of Stewardship
Development.
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 Southwest Evangelism/Leadership Conference
"Evangelism
in My World"
April 27, 2009
Green Valley
Baptist Church, Lebanon
April 28, 2009
Dublin Baptist
Church, Dublin
The Southwest
Evangelism/Leadership Conference features breakout sessions, dinner,
and worship with keynote speaker Dr. Ken Hemphill, National Strategist
for Empowering Kingdom Growth emphasis and former Virginia Baptist
pastor. For more information, visit the Southwest Evangelism/Leadership
Conference webpage.
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 Summer Youth Ministry Conference
Shift Overdrive
May 18-19, 2009
Virginia Baptist
Resource Center, Richmond
Cost: $65 per
person
Want to shift your
youth ministry into overdrive? Whether you're a full-time youth
minister, volunteer youth leader, summer youth worker, or youth
ministry intern, the two-day Summer Youth Ministry Conference is packed
with over 7 hours of workshops to give your youth ministry the extra
gear it needs to make a difference in the lives of your students.
For more information or to register, visit the Shift Overdrive webpage.
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 Senior Adult Sing & Share Festival of Praise
May 11-12, 2009
First Baptist
Church, Newport News
Cost: $20 per
person*
Come join senior
adults from across from Virginia as we sing and share together with
director Bob Burroughs and devotional leader Esther Burroughs! You may
attend as a Senior Adult Choir, Senior Adult Ensemble, or as an
individual. Learn some new songs in a mass choir setting, share a song
or two if you choose, and enjoy a wonderful time of fellowship, praise,
and inspiration. For more information, visit the Senior
Adult Sing & Share Festival of Praise
webpage.
*Cost includes program fee, copy of music for the first
325 registrants, Monday evening banquet, and a snack break on Tuesday.
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 Don't forget these upcoming Youth EnCounter events.
Visit the Youth EnCounter website for
more information.
Youth EnCounter Augusta
April 17-19, 2009
Eagle Eyrie Baptist Conference Center
 Youth EnCounter Dover
April 22-24, 2009
Walnut Grove Baptist Church, Mechanicsville
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This Month in Our History...with Fred
Anderson
Virginia Baptists have responded in heroic fashion to many
epic ministries within their long history, but arguably their greatest
challenge, and therefore their most magnificent response, were the
ministries provided during the Civil War. Much of the war's action took
place on the Virginia stage. Many of the men in the Baptist churches
participated in the armed conflict. Numerous church buildings were damaged
or destroyed.
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Did you know that Virginia Baptists help to support 3
college preparatory schools, two colleges and 8 seminaries as well as
Baptist Collegiate Ministries on more than a dozen college and
university campuses in Virginia?
From Bible and theology to arts and sciences to missions and service,
these institutions provide diverse opportunities for Christian
education and disciplining.
Students seeking to learn and discern God's word will find guidance at
schools that are supported through the combined giving power of over
1,400 Baptist General Association of Virginia churches to Cooperative
Missions.
For free downloadable ads for use in your church bulletin,
eNewsletter and/or website, click here.
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