Alabama CBF Enews
July 24, 2019
Seed Camp A Meaningful Experience
Seed Camp is a great inter-generational mission experience for the whole family.
Seed Camp staff dedicate the week in prayer at the conclusion of training.
Camp is only possible through the generosity of these volunteers, who give freely of their time and talent.
Seed Camp volunteers lead small groups and teach classes.
Alabama CBF partner congregations provide funding for camper lunches.
Over 100 children participated in Seed Camp 2019!
Save the Date for Seed Camp 2020---July 12-16, 2020
Winter Youth Summit 2020 Registration Now Open
Civil Rides Coming to Alabama
Civil Rides coming to Alabama and will travel through the Cotton Belt which will take riders from Montgomery, through Selma and Perry County to Birmingham on October 18-20.
Civil Rides raises awareness and money for persistent rural poverty in America and the issues that stem from it. We see poverty as a modern Civil Rights issue in America. Persistent rural poverty has the most basic needs for human existence at its center: food, water, and shelter (housing). We believe that people who live in the United States should not suffer under conditions where they are simply trying to survive. All proceeds from our rides go to Together for Hope, a rural development coalition, and Out Hunger, a hunger initiative. These two organizations exemplify what it means to be agents of transformation in the area of poverty relief and development.
To learn more or register to join the next ride, follow this link or click the civil rides image.
For Healthy Churches and Ministers
Now is the time to apply for the Ministerial Excellence Initiative (MEI) grant, designed to help pastoral and congregational leaders identify and respond to financial stressors causing anxiety in their personal and professional lives. The MEI grant provides direct financial support and direct retirement support totaling $10,000. Additionally, grant recipients receive coaching, financial literacy training and financial advisement! Learn more about the MEI program and eligibility and apply today at www.cbf.net/mei.
From Our Partners
Upcoming Step Trainings
That is why we have spent the last two years designing an alternative way of thinking about transition ministry.
STEP rests on a research-based foundation laid by Russ Crabtree, author of Transition Apparitions: Why Much of What We Know about Pastoral Transitions in Wrong. The data exposes many of the “myths” commonly held about church transition. Many of our assumptions about interim ministry still remain even though much has so obviously changed in today’s church.
To learn more about upcoming opportunities to participate in STEP Training follow this link.
Mission Bites
Mission Bites provide a weekly snapshot of the lives and work of CBF field personnel and partners around the world. Designed to be shared with your congregation through newsletters, bulletins or missions moments, you’ll instantly feel more connected to field personnel and the communities in which they serve.
Check out previous bites and sign up to receive the weekly resource in your inbox at www.cbf.net/mission-bites.
Opportunties To Serve
ASSOCIATE PASTOR FOR STUDENT/FAMILIES AND OUTREACH
Heritage Baptist Church, a progressive CBF church in Cartersville, Ga., seeks a creative, innovative leader of vibrant faith with demonstrated ability to serve as Associate Pastor for Students/Families and Outreach. We seek a leader with passion for students in 6th -12th grade to direct small group ministry, outreach events, and equipping youth to discover and use their gifts.In addition, this role also involves leading the church’s ambitious outreach ministries both locally and globally. Successful candidate will possess strong people skills and an ability to develop volunteer leaders. We seek someone with at least one year of ministry experience who has a “team” concept of church staff and laity.
Candidates may submit a cover letter, résumé, and list of references to the Associate Pastor Search Team c/o michael@hbccartersville.org by August 1, 2019.
Contact Us
205-835-8117
Lucas Dorion, Associate Coordinator
205-718-9443
Website: www.alabamacbf.org