Register TODAY for Monday's Live
Online Town Hall Meeting for
BGAV Church Leadership
April 6, 2020 - 11:00 a.m. EDT
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The coronavirus is overwhelming, even more so as it appears in our communities. Many are asking how the church can be found faithful during this escalating crisis.
You're invited to join BGAV Executive Director John Upton on Monday, April 6, for an important moment of connection care for BGAV church leaders during this challenging time.
During this virtual town hall meeting, we'll discuss:
- Ideas for providing pastoral care
- Financial resources for churches
- Developing pastoral support groups
- How BGAV is responding to the coronavirus epidemic
Additional live question and answer may be included based on time constraints.
- Tammy George, Licensed Professional Counselor
- David Washburn, BGAV Treasurer
- John Chandler, Leader, Uptick
- Dean Miller, BGAV Mission Development Staff Coordinator
Please sign up to join live on Zoom video or phone, or to watch later on-demand.
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Executive Order 55, Drive-in Church, and the CARES Act Webinar
Friday, April 3 - 10:00 a.m. EDT
Join us for tomorrow's webinar
with H. Robert Showers, Principal Simms Showers LLP and David Washburn, BGAV Treasurer. We will provide information on how Executive Order 55 affects worship gatherings for churches in Virginia, in addition to providing a helpful overview of the 900-page CARES Act stimulus package, how it works, and the provisions churches and leaders should know to minister well to their congregations and communities.
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Disaster Response Feeding Resources for You and Your Church
by Glenn Maddox, BGAV National Mission Director
No matter who is giving us information, one of the words we keep hearing about the COVID-19 pandemic is “unprecedented.” From how it has spread, to the restrictions we experience, to the response possibilities, everything feels new right now. In Disaster Response we all find ourselves at a loss to apply what we know how to do to this situation. Most of what we do in disaster response centers on localized, large scale disasters in which people who have not been affected can respond to help those who can. Everything is designed for a big response – feeding units that can provide 15,000 meals a day, shower and laundry units that can accommodate dozens of people, and housing people in large groups who live in community together. But in this crisis, that kind of response would likely make things worse.
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Be Strong and Courageous
by Herbert Ponder, Mt. Tabor Baptist Church, Richmond, VA
Joshua 1:9: I hereby command you: Be strong and courageous; do not be frightened or dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.” NRSV
We are living in challenging times that have disrupted our routines, regular places of gathering, and fellowship. Going to the store for basic supplies has become an exercise in patience and perseverance. Though most churches have a “shut-in” list, according to the gospel of Facebook, we are all on the shut-in list now. To protect ourselves from COVID-19, we have been instructed to limit our gatherings which means refraining from our place of refuge, the Church, the place where fellowship and encouragement is experienced in the presence of the saints of God.
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In observance of Holy Week, next week we will be sending out a daily devotion in a separate email rather than in Advance Notice
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