The Associational Advisor

  The Regular Meeting of the Piedmont Okefenokee Baptist Association will be held at Pineview Baptist Church on Thursday, April 20, 2023.  There will be finger foods at 6:30 PM, followed by the meeting at 7:00 PM.  Please let us know you will be there. You can RSVP HERE or contact the POBA Office at (912) 285-8161. 

Update 4/25/2023: Join us on Monday, May 1 at FBC Blackshear for the Created for Worship Hymn Sing !  Registration for the meal has closed, but you are still more than welcome to join in for the Hymn Sing. The Hymn Sing will begin at 10:30 AM. *****  Created for Worship Hymn Sing will be held at First Baptist Church in  Blackshear on Monday, May 1, 2023 beginning at 10:30 a.m. The event will be immediately followed by lunch in the fellowship hall. This ministry seeks to equip and engage senior adults. Please encourage your senior adults to  participate in this event (formerly known as The Gathering). We are blessed to have Rhon Carter, Worship and Music Catalyst with the Georgia Baptist Mission Board, as our special guest this year.   Rhon will highlight six components of worship as we sing through some of our favorite hymns. You will need to call the POBA office  with the number attending no later than 12 noon on Monday, April 24, 2023. The suggested...

  The VBS Roundtable will be held on Thursday, April 13 at Astoria Baptist Church in Waycross. VBS teachers, directors and pastors please make plans to join in the discussion on April 13. Come, let’s talk about scheduling, rotations, sharing the gospel, registration, promotion, and follow up. Bring YOUR questions. Please send your VBS dates and theme to sarah.poba@gmail.com.  

  Hymn Stories:  His Way with Thee   I grew up singing this month’s hymn:   “His Way with Thee.”   It has not been included in a Baptist hymnal since the 1956 Baptist hymnal. This hymn was written in 1899 by Cyrus Nusbaum, a Methodist Pastor. At the time he was a circuit pastor with seven small congregations under his ministry. The ministry was very difficult for he and his wife.   He wrote: “It has been a most difficult task, strenuous and discouraging, and the income pitifully small.” After the first year, Nusbaum and his wife attended the annual denominational conference with the hope of a new assignment. When the yearly assignments came out, he was assigned to the same place. Disappointed and discouraged, he stayed up late.   He later wrote: “I was very unhappy, and a spirit of rebellion seemed to possess me. About midnight, I finally knelt in prayer beside my chair. After some struggle a deep peace came stealing into my heart. I to...

  PRAYER  - How to Have a Holy Hour https://bit.ly/HowToHaveAHolyHour   EVANGELISM  -  3 Circles https://www.namb.net/evangelism/3circles/   DISCIPLE-MAKING  -  How to Have a Quiet Time   https://bit.ly/HowToHaveADailyQuietTime   MISSIONS  -  The Southern Baptist Missionary and   Missions https://bit.ly/SBCMissionaryAndMissions  

  Pleasant Valley Baptist Church will host their 5th Annual "Red Back" Hymn Sing on March 12, 2023 beginning at 6:00 PM. Pleasant Valley Baptist Church is located at 7136 Central Avenue in Waycross. All are invited to attend. 

  The POBA Piano Festival will be held on Sunday, April 30, 2023 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 2, 2023 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