CBA Weekly: Camp Fruit, Tonight’s Training, and Stronger Together

A Word to Start

Friends, I am still tired from Kids Camp! But I’m also still rejoicing in the cooperation and fruitfulness from that week. 172 kids from 17 CBA churches spent the week at camp, cared for by 40 volunteer counselors and leaders, and several of those kids trusted Jesus. Every one of those decisions is now in the hands of a local church for follow-up, which is exactly how it should be. Thank you to every church that sent kids, sent leaders, sent snacks, or quietly paid the way for a child who could not have gone otherwise. That is what an association of churches is for.

Tonight: Who’s Your One?

There is still time to join us tonight for the Evangelism Training: Who’s Your One? from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at First Baptist Church Clanton (Fellowship Hall). Practical training to help every believer share the gospel with the people already in their life, part of the Celebration 250 initiative. No registration needed, just come. Open to everyone.

Event details

Stronger Together: A Day for Your Marriage

Take a minute to watch this, then grab your spouse and sign up. Saturday, August 15, 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM at West End Baptist Church. Clay Cox (Dry Bar comedian) will keep you laughing, and Cliff and Toma Knight of Lakeview Baptist in Auburn will give you real tools for a stronger marriage. $50 per couple, lunch included.

Register now

Around the Association: Bivocational Pastors Breakfast

Saturday morning, bivocational pastors and staff from across the association filled a long table at Farmhouse Cafe for breakfast and brotherhood. These are men who carry a church and a job at the same time, and I have walked that road myself in the past, so this gathering is close to my heart. Pray for these brothers, and if you see one this week, thank him. Pray for our CBA Leadership as we aim to more strategically support bivocational pastors in their work.

United in Prayer

Would you take one 15-minute slot a day to cover Chilton County in prayer? Our churches are stronger when we pray together. Sign up for a daily prayer time through the Pray 4 Chilton campaign.

Prayer Focus

• Kids Camp follow-up. Pray for the children who trusted Jesus at camp, and for the churches now walking with them and their families.
• Evangelism in Chilton County. Pray for those gathering tonight for the Who’s Your One? training, and for the one person each of us is praying toward Christ.
• A new school year. Students, teachers, bus drivers, and coaches head back this month. Pray for the churches ready to welcome families into fall ministry.
• Our bivocational pastors. Pray for the brothers serving a church and working a job at the same time, and for their families.

This Week & Upcoming

• Lunch & Learn: Understanding and Reaching the Next Generation. Monday, August 3, 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM, CBA office. Larry Hyche of the Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions on why Gen Z is more open to the truth than we assume. Lunch is provided at no cost, so please register by noon on Friday, July 31. Details and registration
• Minister’s Wives Get Together. Monday, August 10, 6:00 to 8:00 PM at the CBA office. An evening for the wives of our pastors and church staff to relax and enjoy each other’s company. Details
• Stronger Together. Saturday, August 15 (see above for the video and registration link).

See the full calendar and submit your church’s events: chiltonbaptist.online/events

Church of the Week

This week we lift up Center Hill Baptist Church, pastored by Chase Rogers. Please pray for Chase and the Center Hill family as they carry the gospel to their neighbors.

Grow With CBA (Open to Everyone)

Training through CBA is open to every believer who wants to grow, not just pastors and staff.

• Ministry Training Institute (MTI). Fall registration is open. Classes meet Tuesdays, 6 to 9 PM. Fall Term A: Gospel-Centered Communication (begins Aug 18). Fall Term B: The Gospels (begins Oct 20). Register here
• Church Health Check-Up. A free, self-paced course at chiltonbaptist.online/courses. More courses are on the way.

Announcements

• Register for the August 3 Lunch & Learn by noon Friday, July 31. Lunch is free, but we need a count.
• MTI fall registration is open. Term A starts August 18.
• Stronger Together is August 15. $50 per couple, registration open now.

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