John V. Upton, Executive Director

Greetings!

Welcome to the third edition of Advance Notice. We hope that this monthly eNewsletter provides you with relevant, useful information and resources. All of the contents 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 your church leaders and members so they can be connected to resources and information that enable the Baptist General Association of Virginia churches to advance the Redeemer’s Kingdom.

Jonah: An Emerging Leader on a Voyage to Discovery

The theme for this year’s annual BGAV meeting is “Voyage to Discovery.” The Program Committee selected this theme and wanted to emphasize Emerging Leaders. My first thought was, who in the Bible best models that for us. I almost laughed out loud when the strangest person, Jonah, crossed my mind. Then I thought more about it and realized he actually is a good interpreter of our theme. Let me explain what I mean. More...
 

YEC 2006...be a part of the largest gathering of Virginia Baptists every year. Two days of worship, music, fellowship and fun for middle and high school students at VCU and Paramount’s Kings Dominion on August 3-4. Special guests include: Justin Lookadoo (speaker both days), King of Kings Skate Ministry Team (special guests on Thursday only), Big Daddy Weave (worship leaders both days), Building 429 and Barlow Girl (at Kings Dominion).

Camp Kirkland and Kyle Hill will be teaching new techniques and concepts to help parise teams and bands become better worship leaders and musicians, and become good stewards of their God-given talents.

Don’t think you have enough children or youth to participate in a mission trip? Don’t know the hows & wheres of mission trip planning? Consider participating in Missions Connection (formerly Family Missions Week) July 10-14 at Eagle Eyrie.
 

A combination of spiritual, physical, emotional, and social support activities provide an effective set of resources to prevent and manage stress and provide a refreshing and invigorating experience of personal renewal...just for ministers.
 

On the 7th day of June in 1746, exactly 260 years ago this month in our history, one of the most influential figures in the struggle for religious liberty in Virginia was born in Prince William County, Virginia. Jeremiah Moore grew up in a “respectable” home. When he was 17 years of age, he heard his first Baptist preaching. The messages were delivered by David Thomas, one of the giants of the age. The Baptist messages made a profound impression upon the young man but he made no immediate decisions.

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Each issue we feature one of our Baptist General Association of Virginia partners. Our desire is to help each reader to understand what encompasses this entity we call the Baptist General Association of Virginia.

This month we feature the Ray and Ann Spence Network for Congregational Leadership, known as “RASNet.” RASNet reaches out to the Virginia Baptist family by creating a church-to-church “network of networks.”  Those networks grow congregation-wide leaders and extend a mission of “growing servants who advance the Kingdom.” Learn more...

• That by completing the Annual Church Profile (ACP), you assist church planting in reaching people groups?
• That the ACP helps prioritize areas of the state where evangelism and new churches are most needed?
• That the ACP reveals trends in total membership, Sunday School attendance, Worship attendance, giving, church growth, etc. that help determine where resources may be needed?

The ACP is a crucial reporting tool that every BGAV church should complete. Click here to learn the importance of the ACP and for helpful information on completing the ACP for 2006.

We would like one staff member or the clerk from each church to complete a brief survey about the ACP. Click here to complete the survey.

• It’s not too late to sign up for Eagle Eyrie’s big celebration! Click here for more information.
• Save the date! Connect:2006, the BGAV Annual Meeting, will be held at the Virginia Beach Convention Center on November 9-10. More information coming soon.

Virginia Baptists are a body of believers who are moved by the love of Christ. We are moved to share His love. We are moved to serve others in His name. We are moved to build His kingdom. When it’s time to move, we can because of the combined giving power of over 1,400 Baptist General Association of Virginia churches

For free downloadable ads for use in your church bulletin, eNewsletter and/or website, click here.
 

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 at paige.peak@vbmb.org.