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

  POBA's EQUIP Conference will be held on February 12, 2026 at Bridge Church in Blackshear.  There will be two breakouts to choose from: Breakout 1:      VBS Overview led be Krista Stanton      How to Pay Your Pastor & Staff Well led by Tony Neal Breakout 2:      VBS Evangelism & Follow-up led by Krista Stanton      Payroll Do's & Don'ts led by Tony Neal Schedule: 6:00 PM Light Meal 6:30 PM Breakout 1 7:25 PM Break 7:35 PM Breakout 2 8:30 PM Dismiss There is NO COST for this conference, but please register by calling the POBA Office at (912) 285-8161 or online at http://bit.ly/POBAequipFEB26 . 

Piedmont-Okefenokee Baptist Association's EQUIP conference will be held on October 23 , 2025 at First Baptist Waycross . FBC Waycross is located at 702 Elizabeth Street in Waycross.  Schedule:  6:00 PM light meal 6:30 PM Breakout 1 7:25 PM Break 7:35 PM Breakout 2 8:30 PM Dismiss There are four breakout sessions to choose from: Evangelism: "Reaching the lost in a small town" led by Marty Youngblood Disciple-Making: "Transformational teaching for experienced group leaders" led by Ray Sullivan Missions: "Strategic planning for missional engagement" led by Sam Ayala Ministry Wives: "The minister's wife" led by Jennifer Williams There is NO COST for this conference, but please register by calling the POBA Office at (912) 285-8161 or online HERE .

  Your POBA will gladly assist POBA churches by covering the registration cost for you and your church members to attend the SPARK conferences.  Contact the POBA Office  at (912) 285-8161 to register.  Sunday, August 25, 2025 4:00 - 8:15 PM Brewton-Parker Christian University, Mt. Vernon Keynote Speaker: Thom S. Rainer https://brushfire.com/gabaptist/spark2025-mtvernon/603369   Sunday, September 7, 2025 4:00 - 8:15 PM Sherwood Baptist Church, Albany Keynote Speaker: Mark Clifton https://brushfire.com/gabaptist/spark2025-albany/603338  

  Sunday, September 8 First Baptist Brunswick 4:00—8:15 PM Cost: $15/person Register: www.thesparkconference.com Your POBA will gladly assist POBA churches by covering the registration cost for you and your church members to attend the SPARK conferences. Contact the POBA Office at (912) 285-8161 by Monday, September 2. Dr. Mac Brunson will be the keynote speaker and there will be over 25 breakout sessions. Your church can be a SPARK Partner. A SPARK Partner is a church where the pastor makes a commitment to attend and bring at least 5 people with him. Spark Partners will receive scholarships for the pastor and five attendees. Contact the POBA Office for details.  

  Saturday, September 16 FBC Statesboro $15/person   Register: www.thesparkconference.com/2023insider   Your POBA will gladly assist POBA churches by covering the registration cost for you and your church members to attend one of the SPARK conferences. Call the POBA Office at (912) 285-8161.  

  The churches of the POBA now have access to all the content of The Spark Conference archives. The Spark Conference is a total church equipping conference aimed at training church leaders across nearly every ministry in the life of a church. There are over 40 breakout sessions on everything from children’s ministry, to leadership, to church security. Every church leader in your church is welcome to create their own personal login at no cost to them. To create your login, simply navigate to the login setup page here: https://www.thesparkconference.com/2022-vault1661956357142/0b74ca47262 For ease of entry back into the vault later, bookmark this page: http://www.thesparkconference.com/2022vault .