The Associational Advisor

  2023 Challenge In 2022 our focus was on prayer. In 2023 I want to challenge us to focus on the Bible.  Our theme is "Treasure the Word of God."    Personally  - Invest in your personal relationship with God by reading your Bible daily.   Community  - Make Bibles available to every home that does not have a copy or to each child in third grade.   Nationally  - Partner with a church planter to make Bibles available to those they are seeking to reach.   Internationally  - Partner with a church, church planter or missionary to make Bibles available to the people group you and/or they are seeking to reach. (Greg Benfield)

  The POBA Royal Ambassadors Camporee will be held on March 10-11 at Lake Wendi Place.  The Camporee begins at 5:00 PM on March 10. The cost is $15/camper.  --- The POBA Royal Ambassadors Racer Derby was be held on February 11, 2023 at Pleasant Valley Baptist Church in Waycross.  Registration began at 8:30 AM. The cost was $5/car.  If you have any questions about these events, please contact the POBA Office at (912) 285-8161. (updated 2/23/2023)

  The class “New Testament Survey” will begin on March 9, 2023. Classes will meet on Thursdays at Youmans Chapel Baptist Church in Blackshear, 7:00 PM.  The cost of the book for this class is $20. Please contact the POBA Office at (912) 285-8161 for more information or to register.  

The 54th Annual Meeting of the Piedmont-Okefenokee Baptist Association was held on Thursday, January 19, 2023. Williams Chapel Baptist Church in Waycross, GA graciously hosted the Annual Meeting and provided a delicious meal between sessions.  *Rev. Mike Aldridge brought a challenging message from Matthew 28:16-20 during the worship session. *POBA Messengers approved the 2023 budget and leadership, Bylaws, and Standing Rules during the business session. *POBA Messengers welcomed Southside Baptist Church in Nahunta into the Piedmont-Okefenokee Baptist Association. *The theme for 2023 is: "Treasure the Word of God" based on Job 23:12. The following churches were represented at the Annual Meeting: Bridge, Calvary, Camp Pinckney, Central, FBC Blackshear, Haywood, Hickox, King Memorial, Liberty, Lulaton, Mershon, Millwood, Newbern, Pineview, Pleasant Hill, Pleasant Valley, Sand Hill, Satilla, Shady Grove, South Gate, Southside Nahunta, Ten Mile, Twin Rivers, Walkerville, Waynesvil

  Crossroads Christian Academy is now hiring: Spring 2023: Pre-K Assistant Art/P.E. Upper School Bible Teacher Fall 2023-2024: Elementary Grades Upper School English Composition For more information, contact Joey Fitzgerald at (912) 490-2224 or info@ccawaycross.com .  

  There are three opportunities for Jubal Ministry concerts in our area during the month of February. All concerts begin at 7:00 PM with Prelude music beginning at 6:30 PM. All concerts are free. A love offering will be taken for Jubal Ministries. For more information about Jubal Ministries go to the website:  https://jubalministries.org/ February 2, 2023 Jubal Brass Concert Sweat Memorial Baptist Church February 16, 2023 Sons of Jubal Concert Pleasant Valley Baptist Church February 17, 2023 Jubalheirs Concert First Baptist Church,Jesup  

  (Sam Stack)   Both the text and music for this hymn were written by Jack P. Scholfield.   He was born in 1882, in Kansas.   In his early days, he was an educator.   After teaching for a time, he became a traveling Evangelistic singer.   In 1912, he joined the staff of the Home Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention (now NAMB). After leaving the Mission Board, he moved to Kansas, where he went into Real Estate.   After retiring in 1950, he moved to Missouri, where he lived until his death in 1972.   During his years as a Music Evangelist, he wrote many gospel songs, including this one.   These songs were purchased and published by Robert H. Coleman, Publisher of   many gospel song collections. According to the author, this hymn was written in 1911.   Scholfield stated that the melody came to him first.   He then wrote the text to fit the melody.   Robert Coleman published the hymn in several of his collections. It is still found in most current hymnals including the ‘Red

It is imperative that POBA churches take intentional steps to protect the children that are engaged in the ministries provided through your local church.   MinistrySafe is an excellent resource that is designed to help you provide the best possible protection.   This protection begins with background checks as a first step.   Equipping those who minister to children is also essential. MinistrySafe can help with background checks, comprehensive online training and establishing processes, policies and procedures.   To this end, I contacted MinistrySafe to see how your POBA can assist churches in pursuing excellence in protecting children under our care. HERE is their response: We (MinistrySafe) are willing to come alongside POBA to help equip your 63 churches. If your church is already a MinistrySafe member, ‘well done’ (you can take advantage of the discounted background check pricing). Through the MinistrySafe system, your churches have access to online Sexual Abuse Awareness Tra