January 26, 2017
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We Need Your Help!

With the participation of more than 400,000 members in over 1,400 churches, the Baptist General Association of Virginia is a diverse group of people energized by a common passion to advance our Redeemer's Kingdom. 

The Committee on Boards and Committees needs your help in identifying BGAV leaders who are passionate about advancing the Kingdom together and are willing to serve on a committee or on a board of one of our partners.  

Know someone? Is that someone you? Learn more and make a recommendation today!
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Disaster Response: Severe Storms in January
Severe storms have swept across the south already this year. Your support through Virginia Baptist Disaster Response and the BGAV will help support response efforts in the affected communities. You can help by giving to the January Storm Response!

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Summer Mission Opportunities

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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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Looking for a way for your youth to serve on mission this summer? Impact Mission Camp registration is now open, including locations across Virginia and an international experience in Toronto. 

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Do you know young adults eager to find a way to use their gifts and talents in ministry? Summer Venturers has opportunities across the US and around the world, with Impact Mission Camps or Disaster Response, as well as in Ghana, Lebanon, Haiti, and Romania.  

Our international partners in Romania and Haiti have opportunities for partnership in both of these countries. There are opportunities to serve with kids, utilize medical skills, teach English, work with kids with special needs, and more!  

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MC2: Missions Celebration Connection will be July 24-28 at Eagle Eyrie Baptist Conference Center. MC2 is an intergenerational experience featuring missions, discipleship, worship, fellowship, and fun! Randy Cooksey, Minister of Youth at Broadus Memorial Baptist Church in Mechanicsville, will be the keynote speaker. Learn more!

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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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Applications for college scholarships and ministerial education funds are now open! Through Cooperative Missions offerings, the BGAV provides these opportunities for eligible Virginia Baptist students who need aid in financing their education. BGAV Scholarships and Ministerial Education Funds can help students earn an undergraduate degree, pursue undergraduate or graduate education in preparation for vocational ministry, or access training and continuing education opportunities. Learn more.

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Summer Camp registration at Camp Piankatank is now open! Situated on the beautiful Piankatank River, there are a variety of awesome tracks and overnight options for children age 6-17. This year's theme is Overflow from Luke 6:45. Learn more about summer camp today!
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Join Fresh Expressions for a Vision Day in Hampton tomorrow! 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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Meet The Grove Church, Fayetteville, NC: "We are a six-month-old church plant located in the military city of Fayetteville, NC. From the start, our mission has been to reach the 250,000 dechurched and unchurched people in our city. We have found that the best strategy to reach that demographic is through normal, everyday friendships and relationships.  

"Most recently, we have focused on deepening and building those relationships through block parties and food. Through this intentional community, God has already softened the hearts of five families to join us for a weekly Bible study. Please continue to pray that God would use us to make his name famous in our city."

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. 

STAY CONNECTED TO YOUR BGAV FAMILY
Winter Events
 
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

February 11, 2017
Wilderness Baptist Church, Spotsylvania, VA
 
February 16, 2017
 
February 25, 2017
Parkwood Baptist Church, Annandale, VA
 
March 10 - 12, 2017
Eagle Eyre Baptist Conference Center, Lynchburg, 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:
PRAYER POINT
God, you give us life. You give us hope. You give us peace. We give you obedience and gratitude. We know you hold our future in your mighty hands. We pray for a reminder to find a place for you in the busyness of our lives. There, we will find the hope and peace that will comfort us in all of our days. Amen.
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