The Associational Advisor

  Your POBA will gladly assist POBA churches by covering the registration cost for you and your church members to attend the SPARK Conference. Contact the POBA office at (912) 285-8161 to register.  September 27, 2026 3:45 - 8:15 PM Crossroads Baptist Church, Valdosta Speaker: Jimmy Scroggins More information  HERE

Choirfest will be held on Thursday, September 24 at Pleasant Valley Baptist Church in Waycross, beginning at 6:30 PM. Information and registration forms have been mailed to each POBA church. If you have not received this information, please contact the POBA Office at (912) 285-8161. The deadline for registration is September 10. This form can be completed online HERE . Choirfest is designed as a time for us to come together and experience the worship that takes place each week in our individual churches. Churches are encouraged to make every effort to come and sing then stay and worship with other churches. We are looking forward to this time of worship with the churches of the Piedmont-Okefenokee Baptist Association!

(Sam Stack) This hymn was written by William Cowper. He was born in 1731 in England. His father was a minister. Cowper had a difficult childhood, his mother died in childbirth when he was only 6. Sent to a boarding school, he was bullied because of his nervous demeanor. His father wanted him to become a lawyer, but while preparing for the bar exam, his anxiety took over and he ran away and attempted suicide. He was committed to an asylum run by a devout Christian Doctor. As he began the healing process, he found faith and began writing poetry. Several years after his release from the asylum, he joined John Newton (author of Amazing Grace) in Olney, England, where Newton was pastor of the parish church. In 1799, Newton and Cowper produced the Olney Hymnal one of the most significant Hymnbooks of the early Evangelical movement in England. This hymnal contained 349 hymns, sixty seven of them were written by Cowper. There is a Fountain is based on Zechariah 13:1 “In that day a fountain sh...

  The POBA Executive Committee Meeting will be held Thursday, August 20, 2026 at the POBA Office. There will be a meal at 6:30 PM and the meeting will begin at 7:00 PM. The POBA office is located at 2104 Alice Street in Waycross. Register for the meal by calling the POBA office at (912) 285-8161 or online HERE .

  (Sam Stack) Holy, Holy, Holy was written by Reginald Heber, an Anglican pastor and missionary. He was born in Cheshire, England in 1783.He was able to receive an exceptional education and was a top notch student. Soon after completing his education, he was ordained into the Anglican Church and became a minister. Instead of seeking appointment to a large church, he chose to serve in a small church in Hodnet, England. While there he began introducing new hymns, including some of his own. During that time, the church of England (Anglican church) encouraged the singing of only metrical Psalms. Heber was one of pioneers that helped expand the body of songs for the church. In 1823, Reginald left England for India, where he became the Bishop of Calcutta. His responsibility included all of the mission work in India, Celon, and Australia. During his time in Calcutta, he founded a Seminary for training leaders and preached the gospel across India. He gave tirelessly to his ministry travel...

  (Tom Kennedy) If you've had any conversation about public schools and Christianity, you've probably heard the concerns. "They're trying to take God out of schools." Or "You can't talk about your faith." While there are challenges facing Christians in our culture, sometimes the stories we hear can make it sound as though every opportunity for Gospel influence has disappeared. The reality is much different. God has placed Christian teachers and students who are not ashamed of Christ and live out their faith as witnesses for Him among their peers. Here in Brantley County, God has blessed us. We have teachers and students who are boldly pointing others to Jesus Christ. That's something worth celebrating and supporting. On April 2, every eighth-grade student in Brantley County was given the opportunity to receive a Bible during their lunch period through the ministry of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Members of the FCA Student Leadership Tea...