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Kingdom Vision
On Wednesday Night Church Suppers
You know it's August when you are eating dinner at home on Wednesday nights. For many churches, summer is a time when we don't have Wednesday night meals. I'm actually looking forward to September; we've forgotten how to fix meals on Wednesdays. Not only that, Deb and I just sit across the table and look at each other. It is the first time we actually focus on the other. Yet, I miss those church dinners. I like what the late Harry Golden said about these meals: "The first part of a church they build nowadays is the kitchen. Five hundred years from now, people will dig up these churches, find the steam table and wonder what kind of sacrifices we performed."
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Stewardship Resources
The Virginia Baptist Mission Board's Office of Stewardship Development offers a wide variety of stewardship resources to churches. Don Campbell, Director of Stewardship Development, is also available to provide consultation and training. For more information on stewardship development, email Don Campbell.
Cooperative Missions Poster
This resource can help your congregation understand how the BGAV uses Cooperative Missions gifts to support missions and ministries in Virginia, throughout the United States, and around the world. To request copies of the poster for your church, email Penny Jenkins.
What Virginia Baptists Believe
What Virginia Baptists Believe is a brochure that states Virginia Baptists' vision and values and explains the BGAV's position on issues such as homosexuality, abortion, and the Baptist Faith and Message. To request copies of What Virginia Baptists Believe, email Penny Jenkins. |
Feedback
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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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.
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 185th BGAV Annual Meeting
November 11-12, 2008
Roanoke, Virginia
"Who's My Neighbor?" Come join Virginia Baptists at the 185th Annual Meeting of the Baptist General Association of Virginia as we consider how to "Reach Beyond the Church Doors" to minister to neighbors in our communities, our state, and our world. Connect 2008 features speaker Tony Campolo and musician Kate Campbell, as well as a special message from Larry Holland, breakout sessions, the ministry fair, and more. Visit the Connect 2008 website for more details. |
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 Gloria Deo
October 2-4, 2008
Derbyshire Baptist Church, Richmond The 2008 Gloria Deo Virginia Baptist Church Music Conference, "Singing with History," includes a mass choir rehearsal on Thursday evening, reading sessions and workshops on Friday and Saturday, and a concert with the mass choir Friday evening. Robert Sterling, David Schwoebel, Joel Raney, and Joseph Martin are the featured conference leaders. Gloria Deo is a joint project sponsored by the VBMB and Pine Lake Music Company. Visit the Pine Lake Music website for Gloria Deo information and registration. Or email Debbie Cobb. |
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 "What If" Conference
September 19, 2008 1:00 - 5:00 pm
Eagle Eyrie Baptist Conference Center
In a pre-Summit conference before the S3 Sunday School Summit, Dr. Jon Singletary from Truett Seminary in Waco, Texas, will lead us in exploring the questions: "What if the church 'sold out' to the family being the faith-shaping agent of all folk? Would we have Sunday School? Would we have worship?" For more information and to register, visit the "What If" Conference webpage. You must register separately for the "What If" Conference and S3. |
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 S3 Sunday School Summit
How to Invest Your Life in Others
September 19-20, 2008
Eagle Eyrie Baptist Conference Center Pastors and Sunday School leaders of all age groups - make plans now to attend Sunday School Summit 2008 and explore "How to Invest Your Life in Others" with featured guest Dr. Tim Elmore, founder and president of Growing Leaders, Inc., a nonprofit organization created to develop emerging leaders. Sunday School Summit also features workshops for pastors, Sunday School directors, and teachers and leaders of preschool, children, youth, and adults. For more information about S3, visit the Sunday School Summit website. For information on lodging and meals, visit the Eagle Eyrie website or contact Eagle Eyrie.
Register for S3 online. |
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 Virginia Baptist Men's Gathering
The Man God Uses
September 26-27, 2008
Ridge Baptist Church, RichmondJoin Virginia Baptist Men for a time of celebration, worship, and spiritual growth for men (and their families), featuring leaders and keynote speakers Dr. Henry Blackaby (author of Experiencing God) and Tom Blackaby (author of The Man God Uses) and gospel/bluegrass musician Derwin Hinson. This is a free event! Visit the Virginia Baptist Men's Gathering webpage for details. |
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This Month in Our History...with Fred Anderson
If Baptist principles are to be taught to the people and caught within the fabric of congregations, they must be heard from the pulpit. C. Wirt Trainham of Northern Virginia understood the need for preaching on Baptist heritage from time to time.
He was 29 in 1894 when he became pastor of a field of churches in Prince William and Loudoun counties - Antioch, Little River, and Manassas. The young pastor felt the need for a Baptist witness in Haymarket also, so he held monthly meetings in the village. In October 1894 he organized a church with 28 members.
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Rising energy costs. Escalating grocery bills. Inflation. Major corporate layoffs. Home foreclosures.
In the midst of these tough economic times, may we, as Virginia Baptists,
continue to be sacrificial in our giving to advance our Redeemer's Kingdom.
May we all be found faithful to be good stewards of the blessings He has bestowed.
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Read the Bible Through in 2008 
