The Associational Advisor

  Update : Thank you to each individual and church who brought donations for the Georgia Baptist Children's Home. Your generosity is appreciated! To date we have received donations from the following churches (as well as individuals): Astoria, Calvary, Laura Chapel, Liberty, Millwood, Mt. Calvary, Newbern, Pleasant Hill, and South Gate. The POBA will be collecting items for the Georgia Baptist Children's Home throughout the month of May. Items should be brought to the POBA Office by Thursday, May 23, 2024.  Suggested items are: Mixed vegetables BBQ sauce Ketchup Paper towels Seasonings (any) Laundry detergent (liquid) gift cards Please contact the POBA Office at (912) 285-8161 with any questions. 

  There were 16 churches represented at the April 2024 Regular Meeting held at Laura Chapel Baptist Church. The following churches were represented: Camp Pinckney, Central, First Blackshear, Hickox, Laura Chapel, Manor Community, Mt. Calvary, Pineview, Pleasant Hill, Pleasant Valley, Set Free, South Gate, Southside Nahunta, Ten Mile, Waynesville, Youmans Chapel. Highlights: Approved forms for POBA Leadership & Policy Manual Presented proposed bylaw amendment (to be considered at Annual Meeting)   These documents can be seen at https://www.mypoba.org/governingdocuments  

  Pastor’s Conference: June 9-10 Annual Meeting: June 11-12 Indiana Convention Center, Indianapolis Register at: sbcannualmeeting.net The POBA has funds available to help POBA ministers with lodging for up to three nights to attend the SBC Annual Meeting in June. Contact Greg Benfield at (912) 285-8161 for more information.   You can watch the SBC Annual Meeting LIVE at:    https://sbcannualmeeting.net/live/  

  For Seminary Students: Crawford Street Baptist Church (formerly located in Waycross, Georgia) established a fund to provide scholarships to Southern Baptist theological seminary students. Piedmont Okefenokee Baptist Association has the privilege of nominating candidates to receive a scholarship to students out of the POBA   who will be attending one of the six Southern Baptist Theological Seminaries in the fall of 2024. This scholarship is for young people who desire to matriculate as students in any Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and who are preparing for the ministry as a pastor, minister of music, youth, or education.   1.   Are you a member of a church in the Piedmont Okefenokee Baptist Association? 2.   Will you be enrolled in classes at a Southern Baptist Theological Seminary for the fall of 2024? 3.   Are you preparing for ministry as pastor, minister of music, youth, or education? If you answered yes to these questions and wish to be considered for this s