WELCOME!
From Your Executive Director of Missions, Dr. Tom Cheyney
CHANGE HAPPENS! WE CANNOT ESCAPE IT!
Change often frightens people. People do not relax well in the midst of change. It makes them anxious. As a ministry leader, you will discover that nothing is more challenging than leading through times of change. Whether by aspiration or by avoidance, everyone is dealing with change. God knows that's how change affects us, so throughout Scripture, He puts stories where His people stuggle with change in their lives. Click here for the rest of this online training by Dr. Cheyney our Executive Director of Missions.
The new GOBA South Office opened Thursday, February 9 at:
First Baptist Kissimmee
1700 N. John Young Parkway
Kissimmee, 34741
www.fbckissimmee.com
If you are on the south end of town, and would like to schedule a meeting on a Thursday, please contact Linda Goans at 407-293-0450 or email her at lgoans@goba.org to make an appointment.
February 16, 2012
Riverside Baptist Church
7719 Forest City Road
Orlando 32810
This conference is for pastors and church staff members focusing on new and effective resources and ideas for church stewardship promotion. Lunch included at Golden Corral. Click here to register.
February 17-18
First Baptist Church Kissimmee
1700 N. John Young Pkwy
Kissimmee, FL 34741
**Program Fee Only** Join VBS leaders from across the country for this hands-on, two-day experience of LifeWay's VBS and Club VBS 2012. For registration and more information click here.
Alcoholism Prevention
Prevencion de Alcolismo
Saturday, February 25
Sabado 25 de Febrero
10am – 2pm
Lockhart Baptist Church
Iglesia la Verdadera Fe
7601 Edgewater Dr.
Orlando, 32810
407-416-2182
Click here for more information.
The purpose of G.O.A.L. is to develop leaders who reproduce leaders by encouraging development in the following areas:
The leader's personal life
The leader’s relational style
The leader’s ability to build an effective team
The leader’s ability to lead organizationally
This is done through Greater Orlando Adventures in Leadership (GOAL), and through other appropriate seminar and conference venues. Our participants are asked to invest a minimum of two years of personal ministry development and growth in leadership development through the Greater Orlando Baptist Association. For registration, dates and more information, click here.
March 24, 2012
This training is for anyone who wants to become a volunteer in this ministry.
Region 6
Oakview Baptist Church
677 SW 32nd St.
Okeechobee, FL 34974
1-863-763-1699
For registration, pricing and more information go to www.flbaptistdisaster.org
March 25 - 27, 2012 FOR PASTORS, STAFF & LAYPEOPLE!
This FREE exciting 2 ½ day event will become an experience your church family will talk about for years to come!
First Baptist Church Plant City will be our host church. The event will begin at 6:00 pm. Sunday evening. (Pastor, if you are in the Plant City region please plan on moving your Sunday evening worship to join us).
A variety of workshops, over 20 vendors, great fellowship with pastors from across the state and powerful music will fill the worship time with CHOIRS and other music ministries from across the state. No registration required! Call the Florida Baptist Convention at 1-800-226-8584 or click here for more information.
April 26-28
Westside Baptist Church
Gainesville, FL
A raw, real, nuts-n-bolts conference for the rest of us. This is the hands-on training you need to take your ministry to the next level.
Gain a fresh perspective in Worship and Media from exciting workshops and many more. For pricing, registration, and workshop title and more information, go to theemergeconference.com or call 352-333-7700 x 102.
JOIN US! for a wonderful exploratory evening on Monday, June 11, 6:30pm - 8:30 pm at the GOBA office, as we begin to develop all across Central Florida a group of individuals willing to help build new churches. We are planning to roll out this new and exciting ministry early in the fall, as we work around Florida and our partnership states to help build new church buildings for church planters!
We need all trades of construction and those willing to give a week of time to be on a mission project. For registration click here.
Mission Trip Orlando, in partnership with the Greater Orlando Baptist Association, desires to give an exciting mission opportunity to groups of individuals and churches ready to serve Jesus here in the always exciting, roller coaster filled Orlando, Florida. Your group will be able to serve the homeless, care for the elderly, and be involved in many other projects that will change lives all over the globe. Mission Trip Orlando will provide every service you need to make your stay as exciting and affordable as possible, even for the smaller sized groups!
How can you get involved? Follow the link to find all of the information you need. You can also contact Scott Homan at 1-352-516-2338 or email him at scott@missiontriporlando.com.
According to the 2010 census data, the Orlando metro population is getting younger. Over a third of the local population is between the ages of 20 - 44 with the median age at 36.7.
If GOBA churches are representative of national SBC trends, then most of the people attending corporate worship services are over the age of 50.
Here is an important question, “Does the Church exist to serve the people who already comprise the Church, or to make disciples of unreached people?” Since Mark 10:45 is my life verse, I would say that followers of Christ live beyond themselves and make personal sacrifices so that others can be reached with the gospel. If you agree with me, then you would also agree that the decisions that we make in local churches should be based upon Biblical missional mandates vs personal preferences. Click here for the rest of the article!
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