Saturday at West End Baptist, more than two dozen couples from churches across the association spent the day together at Stronger Together. Jennifer and I had the joy of leading one of the breakouts, and I will not soon forget watching couples turn their chairs toward each other and talk. Thank you to every church…
Each week I share one resource I can personally vouch for. This week it is a video interview: Derek Allen Named Incoming ALSBOM Executive Director, from TAB Media Group, with Jennifer Rash interviewing Derek Allen, pastor of First Baptist Church Tillman’s Corner in Mobile. Allen was elected August 11 by the trustees of the Alabama…
Friends, The school year is underway which usually is a whirlwind of busyness and stress! We are praying for you! Lots of details in this newsletter about upcoming activities this Fall. Two of our churches are hosting revival services in the next two weeks, couples from across the association are gathering Saturday to strengthen their…
Each week I share one resource I can personally vouch for. This week it is a podcast episode: 6 Reasons Singing Hymns Matters, from the Revitalize and Replant podcast with Mark Clifton of the North American Mission Board. This one is for anyone who sings on Sunday, not just worship leaders and pastors. Clifton walks…
Friends, Backpacks are coming off the shelf and alarm clocks are getting set again. Didn’t we just start summer?! Something Larry Hyche said in our office on Monday at our Lunch and Learn event really struck me, especially since it’s the time where school is starting again. He laid the research out in front of…
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…
A Word to Start Friends, summer is winding toward its close and the rhythms of a new school year are already coming into view. Before the calendars fill back up, it is a good week to slow down and remember why we do any of this: so that more of Chilton County meets Jesus. And…
This is a big week for the CBA as we host our association Kids Camp at Shocco Springs. I tell people its one of my favorite (yet most exhausting) weeks of the year. Children from across Chilton County are heading to Shocco Springs. Thank you so much to those of you who made donations to…
Friends, summer is in full swing across Chilton County, and with it comes one of the sweetest weeks of our year: Kids camp! Kids from our churches are about to hear the gospel, make memories, and be poured into by faithful leaders. Whatever your week holds, take a moment to thank God for the good…
CBA Family, Summer is in full stride, and our churches are on the move. Right now a team of students and leaders is serving in New Orleans, and Kids’ Camp is just around the corner. Mission is not a season on the calendar; it is who we are together. Thank you for praying us forward….