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Happy New Year!
We're changing up Advance Notice for 2017
to make it easier to read and contain more stories and information.
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John Upton: "Singing in a Foreign Land"
"How can we sing the Lord's song in a foreign land?" Psalm 137:4 (NASB)
This is perhaps one of the most interesting and confusing periods of time in which to live. Have you ever seen more anxiety at the start of a new year? "Fear Talk" is everywhere. It doesn't matter if you are churched or not, American or not, Democrat or Republican, British or Syrian, young or old, everyone is feeling displaced right now.
It seems that everyone is feeling as if something has been lost to them that they want to get back, but can't. Many have lost enough that when they wake up, they don't even recognize their own lives anymore.
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Meet Church of the Beloved, a church plant in Centreville: "We are in the midst of learning how to pray together as a young church. As a church plant that is not even a year old, we are coming back to the basics of learning to pray together: for each other, for our neighbors, and for the community.
"Our hope is to become a church that is grounded and rooted in prayer, because we believe that is when we will see God move the most, including drawing people to himself through our church. Would you pray that our church would become a house of prayer?"
Did you know that the BGAV is fueling a church-planting movement in Virginia and beyond? Out of hundreds of eligible and trained church planters, we have the opportunity to fund a large percentage of these church plants with your financial support. Want to help spread the gospel? We are seeking to raise $750,000.00 in order to (a) increase the total number of BGAV churches to 1,500 by 2020 and (b) plant a BGAV church in every state by 2025. Give to the Alma Hunt Offering for Virginia Missions to help with BGAV church-planting efforts.
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Join Fresh Expressions for a Vision Day in Hampton on January 27! Vision Day is a great way to discover more about Fresh Expressions. In an interactive format, you will have the chance to hear how Fresh Expressions is renewing the church, talk about the development of Fresh Expressions US, learn more about the Mission-Shaped Church, and discover tools to start Fresh Expressions in your area.
Learn more.
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A group from West Lynchburg Baptist Church traveled to the Source of Light Center just before Christmas, an orphanage and school that the BGAV helped build following the 2010 earthquake. While there, they blessed the children with a brand new playground!
Read more about their experience there.
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Disaster Response training is this Saturday! Mission Matters Vienna will offer one track in Disaster Response. Attendees will be able to complete training in both feeding and recovery. Get more information.
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The Kairos Missions Initiative is accepting applications to join the May 2017 team in Vienna, Austria! Are you 18-25 and want to serve in a multi-ethnic congregation in the heart of Vienna, participate in community outreach and language lessons, and being a tangible representation of the Gospel for natives and refugees? Learn more and apply by January 30!
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Bringing Church Home: Reimagining the Mission of the Family, March 15-17 in Harrisburg, PA. The Amore Project helps the whole Church rediscover the family as the domestic church and the New Testament 'oikos' as a center for community and mission. Amore trains married couples to embrace their marriage as
a sign of the gospel and a calling to minister among those who are far from God.
The theme of the 2017 conference, "Bringing Church Home: Reimagining the Family on Mission" focuses on the goal of releasing a movement of married couples who live as agents of Christ's self-giving love. Believing that mission often arises when the people of God seek reconciliation in the broken places, the conference will help attendees seek a great awakening in homes, networks, neighborhoods and families.
The conference is a partnership and collaboration between the Diocese of Harrisburg, Mistero Grande, Truro Anglican Church, the Baptist General Association of Virginia and the Fresh Expressions Team.
Learn more.
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Register now for a Tax & Compensation Planning Seminar near you.
It's that time of year again! Designed for church staff and lay leaders who handle taxes and compensation at BGAV churches, attendees will get help with compensation planning for church staff, including retirement and insurance, handling minister's taxes, and federal reporting requirements.
Learn more and register.
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Empower Coaching Network offering Class 501: Building Blocks for Powerful Coaching. Many pastors and lay leaders are learning the value of having a life and leadership coach come alongside them in their journey and help them take the steps necessary to move forward in their spiritual journeys. Join us for this exciting class February 13-14 and become a coach! Learn more.
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STAY CONNECTED TO YOUR BGAV FAMILY
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Winter is a great time to venture out and attend events brought to you by the BGAV. Here's a list of what's approaching:
February 3-4, 2017
Eagle Eyrie Baptist Conference Center, Lynchburg, VA
February 10-11, 2017
Mount Vernon Baptist Church, Glen Allen, VA
February 16, 2017 - Parkwood Baptist Church, Annandale, VA
February 21, 2017 - Virginia Baptist Resource Center, Henrico, VA
February 23, 2017 - The Bridge Network office, Chesapeake, VA
February 27, 2017 - First Baptist Church, Dillwyn, VA
March 2, 2017 - Dan River Association Office, Halifax, VA
March 6, 2017 - Bonsack Baptist Church, Roanoke, VA
March 9, 2017 - Mount Ararat Baptist Church, Stafford, VA
March 14, 2017 - Abingdon Baptist Church, Abingdon, VA
March 16, 2017 - Harrisonburg Baptist Church, Harrisonburg, VA
February 21-23, 2017
Virginia Baptist Resource Center, Richmond, VA
March 3-4, 2017
Richmond's First Baptist Church, Richmond, VA
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Churches and ministries are posting new jobs to our ministry jobs board every week. Below are some of the most recent postings:
- Senior Pastor @ Haymarket Baptist Church, Haymarket, VA
- Pianist @ Enon Baptist Church, Roanoke, VA
- Admissions Counselor @ Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond, Richmond, VA
- Worship Leader @ Main Street Baptist Church, Luray, VA
- Pastor @ Ebenezer Baptist Church, Gladys, VA
- Director of Children and Families @ Vinton Baptist Church, Vinton, VA
- Director of Human Resources @ LifeSpire of Virginia, Culpeper, VA
- Worship Music Leader @ Poplar Springs Baptist Church, Henrico, VA
- Pastor @ Crewe Baptist Church, Crewe, VA
- Senior Pastor @ Emmaus Baptist Church, Poquoson, VA
- Minister of Music @ Enon Baptist Church, Roanoke, Roanoke, VA
View all ministry jobs.
Submit a ministry job.
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| Father, it's a new start in a new year! Thank you for new things. The cold weather and scenic snowfalls of the winter season allow us to rest and be restored, and we are grateful for this time. We are comforted by the promise of the warmer temperatures that come as we approach springtime. Amen. |
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