Ministries of the Black Creek Baptist Association
Fellowship and Prayer Groups
• Monthly Pastor fellowship and prayer
Meeting With Church Committees
• Training for the pastor-search process
• Training for interim-pastor ministry
• Other help with church related issues
• Help to churches who need to find mediation resources
Preaching/Pulpit Supply/Teaching
• The Director of Missions, and other pastors and ministers are available to assist when needed for preaching, testimonies, mission conferences, and Bible Studies
Training Opportunities
• Training Church Leadership-Bi-vocational pastor training, Tax Update conference for pastors, and treasurers, Ministry assistants workshop
• Evangelism training for pastors
• Sunday School Conference-annual age graded training for teachers, leaders, secretaries and clerks
• Key Leader-Music leaders, pastoral care, deacons, and youth leaders
• Stewardship Training- stewardship committees, pastors and treasurers
• Vacation Bible School- annual workshops for directors and workers.
• Annual Church Profile –training for churches on how to fill out report on paper or online
Mission Projects
• Joint mission projects in Association
• Disaster Relief trips facilitated
New Church Starts
• Assisting persons, churches and interested groups in the planting of new churches
Events
• Minister’s & Wives Christmas party
• Associational worship celebrations
• Annual summer children’s camp at Lake Yale
Communication
• Challenger: Quarterly newsletter provides information about upcoming ministry events and training opportunities
• Website: www.blackcreekbaptistassociation.net
• Mail outs, emails, phone calls and church visits each week
Resources for Churches
• The BCBA provides local churches with a media library with books, tapes and DVDs, meeting rooms. Click here for updated, full media list: BCBA media list
• The SonShine Express affords the opportunity for conducting Evangelistic Block Parties and Outreach events for groups who might not otherwise be able to afford one. Since the trailer is mobile it will also provide the opportunity to increase the number of Block Parties in our Association. The SonShine express assist the churches of the BCBA in serving their communities, developing healthy relationships with the lost and unchurched people, and introducing them to Jesus Christ and His church.
