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Kingdom Vision
A Message from John
Upton
Valuing our
Differences
I
think there is an important question that needs to be addressed in church
life today. It's an uncomfortable question, but one that forces itself on
us whether we like it or not: Do people with strong differing commitments
and styles need each other for balance and completion?
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Don't Forget!
Sunday School Summit S3
September 25-26,
2009
Eagle Eyrie
Baptist Conference Center
Sunday School Summit 2009, "Organic Sunday School -
Grow Yours through Great Leaders," features Neil Cole, as well as
workshops for pastors, Sunday School directors, and teachers and leaders
of all age groups.
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.
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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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MC2 Missions
Connection Celebration
July 20-25, 2009
Eagle Eyrie
Baptist Conference Center
Want to help other people this summer? Come to MC2 for an exciting week
of mission learning and involvement for all ages, featuring hands-on
mission projects, dynamic worship, dialogue with missionaries, Bible
study, fellowship with new friends, and much more. Half-week schedule
and special lodging rates for families are available! Registration
discount ends June 8. For more information or to register, visit the MC2 website.
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 "We Are Virginia Baptists"
United in
Vision, Together on Mission
"We Are
Virginia Baptists" is a new booklet that provides an overview of
who Virginia Baptists are and highlights some of the ministries through
which Virginia Baptists are advancing the Redeemer's Kingdom throughout
Virginia, across the country, and around the world. This booklet is a
great introduction for new church members or for anyone who wants to
learn more about Virginia Baptists. You can download "We Are Virginia
Baptists" from the VBMB website or email Penny Jenkins to order printed copies. A
Spanish-language version is also available.
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 Preparing for Retirement Seminars
Retirement isn't
something you just stumble into one day. That's why the BGAV and
GuideStone Financial Resources, SBC, are sponsoring free Preparing for
Retirement seminars at five locations across the state in May. Led by
Shawn Dorrough, Senior Relationship Manager for GuideStone, and Jeff
Cranford, BGAV Financial Support Planning Specialist, each seminar will
cover topics such as retirement income needs and resources, Social
Security and Medicare, GuideStone benefit options, and more. For more
information or to register for the seminar of your choice, visit the Retirement Seminars 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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 Church Weekday Education Conference
August 8, 2009
Cool Spring
Baptist Church, Mechanicsville
Are you a leader in
a half-day preschool, after-school program, or other weekday education
program in your church? This conference includes a plenary session
("What Makes Faith-Based Centers So Special?") and
opportunities to attend as many as four breakout sessions on a wide
variety of topics. Group and individual discounts are available through
May 31. For a list of breakout sessions, additional information, and
registration, visit the Church Weekday Education
Conference webpage.
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 Certification in Children's Ministry
Is God calling you
to minister to children and their families? Then the VBMB's
Certification in Children's Ministry is designed for you! To receive
certification, a participant must complete five consecutive courses.
One two-part course is offered each semester at the Virginia Baptist
Resource Center in Richmond. The next course, "Connecting
Children, Families, and the Church," will meet October 8-10 and
November 5-7, 2009. For application forms, costs, and other
information, visit the Certification in Children's
Ministry webpage.
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Summer Music and
Worship Arts Camp
July 13-17, 2009
Eagle Eyrie
Baptist Conference Center
Summer music and
worship arts camp is for children and youth who've completed Grades
4-8. Class information will be available May 15. Camp registration
opens June 1. For more information, visit the Summer Music and Worship Arts
Camp webpage.
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Virginia Baptist Historical Society Annual Meeting
May 19,
2009 7:30 p.m.
First Baptist
Church, Richmond
The 2009 VBHS annual meeting, featuring keynote speakers
Emmanuel McCall and Loyd Allen, will focus on past and current
diversity among Baptists, especially as related to the inclusion of
ethnic and language churches. The Historical Society will also salute
the life and ministry of Phillip E. Rodgerson, who served on the
Virginia Baptist Mission Board staff in the areas of evangelism,
missions, and ministries from 1966-93. The program is free and open to
the public. For more information, visit the Virginia Baptist Historical
Society website.
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The Helping Hands Fund assists churches that are
experiencing difficulty due to financial circumstances beyond their
control. Potential requests range from assistance with salaries and
insurance to emergency maintenance and utilities payments. All requests
will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis, determined by need.
Confidentiality is assured. For more information, email Eddie Stratton,
VBMB and BGAV Treasurer; or Walter Harrow, Assistant to the Treasurer.
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This Month in Our History...with Fred
Anderson
It was in May two centuries ago, in 1806, that James
Ireland died in Berryville, Virginia. He was one of the chief fathers
in Israel among the early Virginia Baptists. His name is forever
associated with the struggle to secure religious liberty, and he especially
is remembered in history because of his heroic stand during his
imprisonment in Culpeper.
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If you visited all of the
missions and ministries around the world that are funded in part by
Virginia Baptist Cooperative Missions gifts, you'd earn a lot of
frequent flier miles. And when you returned from more than 20 countries
on five continents, you'd have more than just a bad case of jet lag.
You'd have a suitcase full of memories of how Virginia Baptists and our
ministry partners are carrying God's love and the Gospel of Jesus
Christ around the world.
When
we've been cleared for take off on mission, we can go to the ends of
the earth 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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