The Associational Advisor

  June 17-22, 2024 Rome, Georgia Early bird deadline: April 1 POBA students and chaperones of POBA member churches are being provided a $100 scholarship. Call the POBA Office at (912) 285-8161 with names of POBA students and chaperones by March 28. 

  The POBA Piano Festival will be held on Sunday, April 21, 2024 at Sweat Memorial Baptist Church, beginning at 2:00 PM.  The winners will play at Choirfest. Contact the POBA Office or your POBA music minister for a registration form. Entry Deadline:  April 1, 2024 Applications should be submitted to the POBA Office. Music Requirements: (1) Hymn from list (below), played in a style suitable to accompany congregational singing. (1) Piece of choice, appropriate for a church worship service. Audition will be a minimum of 2 minutes and maximum of 10 minutes. Hymn List: Come, Thou Almighty King Praise Him! Praise Him! To God Be the Glory Great Is Thy Faithfulness Are You Washed in the Blood All Hail The Power of Jesus Name Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing Blessed Be The Name Fairest Lord Jesus The Old Rugged Cross Just As I Am    

  Below is a listing of Spring 2024 Revivals and Homecomings. If your church is not listed, please contact the POBA Office at (912) 285-8161 with details.  Revivals: Dates Church Speaker(s) March 3-6 Mt. Calvary Ray McMillan March 3-6 Shady Grove Jimmy Thrift, Tim Hall, Ben Glosson March 17-20 Ten Mile Randy Mullinax, Bob Richardson, Brad Waters, Bryan Herrington, Jack Lee March 24-30 Waynesville Brian Alexander March 25-29 Youmans Chapel Edmund Thrift, RB Gaskin, RC James, Jimmy Miles, Freddie Walker April 14-17 Camp Pinckney Emir Caner, Wayne Woods, Randy Mullinax, Bob Richardson, Kenny Grant April 14-17 Offerman Sam Quick April 14-17 Patterson Darryl Brunson April 14-17 Pineview Rick Brown April 15-17 Winokur Edmund Thrift April 28-May 1 Laura Chapel Mark Mirza April 28-May 1 Liberty Ashley Corbitt, Greg Delk, Joe Taft, Vance Colley, Ron Sturgill May 5-8 Riverside Chapel Zach Watson May 19-22 Pine Grove Dr. Ronnie Foster Homecomings: Date Church Speaker April 21 Sand Hill Keith Lloy

  Oh, be careful, little eyes, what you see, Oh, be careful, little eyes, what you see. There’s a Father up above looking down in tender love, Oh, be careful, little eyes, what you see. This song has echoed through my mind for most of my life, and played on repeat while I watched the January 31 st  US Senate hearing on Social Media. The hearing was interesting, informative, and at times intense. The witness panel was a who’s who of Social Media - which included Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg,  X CEO Linda Yaccarino, Snap CEO Evan Spiegel, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew, and Discord CEO Jason Citron. Lawmakers have recently condemned the tech industry for failing to protect kids from a "plague of online child sexual exploitation" as the social media apps have gone viral among America's youth. Seated behind the witnesses were parents who were holding pictures of children who had been victims of mental health issues, cyber bullying, suicide, and pornographic exposure. In the o

  When is your VBS? The POBA Office would love to help you get the word out about Vacation Bible School. Please let us know the dates and theme for your church's VBS HERE .  VBS in the POBA This list will continue to be updated. Dates Church Theme May 27-31 Riverside Chapel The Great Jungle Journey June 1 Rehobeth The Great Jungle Journey June 2-5 Pine Grove Breaker Rock Beach June 2-5 Walkerville Breaker Rock Beach June 2-6 Jamestown Breaker Rock Beach June 2-6 Pleasant Valley The Great Jungle Journey June 2-6 Second Breaker Rock Beach June 2-6 Waynesville Breaker Rock Beach June 9-13 First Waycross The Great Jungle Journey June 16-20 First Blackshear Breaker Rock Beach July 14-18 Youmans Chapel Breaker Rock Beach July 15-19 Lees Chapel July 15-19 Ten Mile Breaker Rock Beach July 24-27 Newbern Breaker Rock Beach