CBA Weekly: Pray Wednesday, Gather Thursday

Celebration 250 Is This Week

This is the last CBA Weekly before the night churches across Chilton County have been praying toward since spring.

Wednesday, September 30, churches across the county give their midweek service to praying for revival. One county, on its knees, the night before. If your church is gathering to pray Wednesday, be there. If it is not, set aside time at home and pray for Chilton County. There is a printable prayer guide here if it helps you lead a room or pray alone.

Thursday, October 1, 6:30 PM, we gather at the Chilton County High School Auditorium, and Rob Jackson preaches. Counselors will be ready at the response time to sit down with anyone who comes forward.

One thing is left to do, and anybody can do it. Bring someone. Think of a person you have been praying over, call them this week, and ask them to come with you. Event details are here.

United in Prayer

Pray 4 Chilton continues to cover the county in prayer, fifteen minutes at a time. Sign up for a daily slot.

Prayer Focus

• Wednesday night’s prayer, and Thursday night’s preaching. Pray for Rob Jackson as he prepares, for the counselors who will sit with those who respond, and for the people God is already drawing.
• The invitations being made this week. Pray for courage for everyone making a phone call they have been putting off, and for soft hearts on the other end of it.
• Churches in pastor and staff searches. Several churches are praying through open positions right now. Pray for patience and clarity for the committees as they seek the Lord about who is a good fit for these important roles.
• The Ministry Training Institute classroom. Students are finishing Gospel-Centered Communication by presenting on the passages they have worked on all term. Pray for them tonight as they present.

This Week & Upcoming

• MTI: Gospel-Centered Communication, Tuesdays, September 29 and October 6, 6:00 to 9:00 PM
• County-wide prayer night, Wednesday, September 30, in your church’s midweek service
• GriefShare, Wednesdays, September 30 and October 7, 10:00 AM to noon
• Celebration 250, Thursday, October 1, 6:30 PM, Chilton County High School Auditorium
• GriefShare: Surviving the Holidays, Sunday, October 4, 2:00 to 4:00 PM
• Beast Feast 2026, Sunday, October 4, 4:00 to 7:00 PM, Thorsby First Baptist Church. A free night for men with food, door prizes, and a message from Larry Hyche.
• Lunch & Learn with Morgan Bailey, Monday, October 5, 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM, CBA office. For pastors and ministry leaders. Details below.
• Olde Town Jemison Fifth Quarter, Friday, October 9, 9:30 PM, Olde Town Jemison. Worship, free food, and a message from Desmond Jemison after the game.
• Men’s Revival at Liberty Hill Baptist Church, Sunday, October 11, 4:00 to 7:00 PM. Cornhole and pickleball at 4:00, supper at 5:00, worship at 6:00. Rain or shine.

Full calendar at chiltonbaptist.online/events. If your church has something coming up, send it to the office and we will put it on the calendar.

Church of the Week

This week we lift up Highland Baptist Church, pastored by Oneil Cleckler. Please pray for Bro. Oneil and the Highland family as they carry the gospel to their neighbors.

Grow With CBA (Open to Everyone)

Ministry Training Institute classes meet Tuesdays, 6:00 to 9:00 PM. Fall Term B, The Gospels, begins October 20, and registration is open now through Samford. These classes are for every believer who wants to grow, not just pastors and staff.

The Church Health Check-Up course is free and available anytime at chiltonbaptist.online/courses.

Resource of the Week

Are Your Church Bylaws in Order? A Free Model Set from Chilton Baptist Association: model bylaws, a companion policy manual, a short guide to the revision process, and a one-page checklist. For pastors, deacons, and church leaders who know it has been a while.

“It’s no one’s favorite task, but it’s incredibly important to maintain the unity and order of the church. The time to make sure your bylaws are in order is when things are going well, not when you are in the middle of significant challenges.”

Start with the checklist here.

For Pastors & Ministry Leaders

Lunch & Learn with Morgan Bailey, Monday, October 5. Pastors and ministry leaders are invited to lunch from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM at the CBA office, 1108 4th Avenue North, Clanton. Morgan Bailey will bring a devotional and an overview of TALKS, a ministry that trains churches in evangelism, prayer, small groups, and spiritual gifts.

Morgan has pastored six churches in Alabama and Florida over the past 40 years. While he served at Santuck Baptist Church in Wetumpka, the Billy Graham School of Evangelism and Ministry recognized the church as being in the top 3% of growing churches nationwide. He served nine years in Alabama Baptist Convention leadership, including terms as Chairman of the State Board of Missions and First Vice President of the Convention.

He is the author of the GodTalks Prayer Journal and the newly released Canvas: Be a Portrait of God’s Grace, which grew out of his 17-year journey with stage 4 pancreatic and liver cancer.

Lunch is provided. RSVP to the CBA office by noon on Friday, October 2.

Visiting chaplain available for pulpit supply, Oct 31 to Nov 1. Chaplain Matt Belanger, a NAMB-endorsed U.S. Air Force Reserve chaplain, will be at Maxwell AFB for training and is offering to preach at no cost to the church on Saturday evening, October 31, or Sunday, November 1. On Sunday he is available for an early morning service, or an afternoon or evening service (he preaches in Montgomery at 11:00 AM). He holds an M.Div. from Southern Seminary and preaches expositionally. Sermon samples are at ChaplainBiceps.com. If your church could use him, contact him directly at [email protected].

Ministry Openings

• Church Secretary / Treasurer / Clerk, Union Grove Baptist Church, part-time
• Children’s Minister, Union Grove Baptist Church, part-time
• Youth Minister, Union Grove Baptist Church, part-time
• Worship Leader, Hillcrest Baptist Church, part-time
• Bi-Vocational Worship Minister, Mt. Carmel #1 Baptist Church, part-time
• Minister of Youth, Jemison First Baptist Church, full-time
• Camp Coordinator, Camp 1:27, Raleigh’s Place, full-time and year-round

Details and how to apply at chiltonbaptist.online/ministry-openings. Somebody may come to mind as you read that list. Pass it along to them.

Announcements

• Minister’s Wives Game Night, Thursday, October 15, 6:00 to 8:00 PM, at the CBA office, 1108 4th Avenue North, Clanton.
• Annual Missions Celebration, Sunday, October 18, 3:00 to 5:00 PM, First Baptist Church Clanton. Worship at 3:00, missions fair at 4:00. Put it on the church calendar and plan to bring a carload.
• Christmas Backpacks. The association has committed to provide 492 backpacks for two church plant partners, one in Chilton County and one in Lowndes County. There is no sign-up; churches and individuals simply collect what they can. If your church is participating, then you can collect the backpacks there. But if you are participating as an individual feel free to drop the backpacks by the CBA office during our office hours.
• Myrtle Littleton Memorial Offering. Give through your church, send a designated check to the CBA office, or give at chiltonbaptist.online/give.

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