The Journey Has Begun!
The D.C. Baptist Convention has begun the Journey of 180, a strategic planning and discernment process, which will take place over the next 180 days.
The Journey of 180 calls for 60 Days of Discernment, 60 Days of Dialogue and 60 Days of Dreaming.
For the 60 Days of Discernment, member churches are being asked to organize “Prayer Triplets,” groups of at least three people who will pray for the future direction of the Convention. To help direct this time of intercessory prayer, a “Prayer Triplets Guide” has been developed. Click here to download the guide or call DCBC at 202.265.1526 for a copy. For the 60 Days of Dialogue, Convention staff and leaders will travel across the region to meet with DCBC pastors and members of their congregations. In the coming weeks, all DCBC member churches will receive a call asking for a time for dialogue. During these discussions, questions will be asked about the future direction of the Convention. In the final stage of the Journey of 180, DCBC member churches, staff and leaders will be asked to dream about what
the future of the Convention could be. The 60 Days of Dreaming is a time set aside to outline the “best case scenarios” for our future ministry together.
The results of this time of vision-casting and strategic planning will be presented to the entire Convention at the Annual Meeting in October. We hope that you will join us in discerning how we will move forward with a whole heart. Click here for a brochure about the Journey of 180 or for more information, contact DCBC at 202.265.1526.
Saving Energy Costs and Supporting DCBC, Local Congregation
With rising energy costs continuing to strain the budgets of churches and families, the D.C. Baptist Convention has partnered with Starion Energy, an alternative energy supplier, to help member churches reduce their electric bills while simultaneously supporting the ministry work of the Convention. The program is also open to individual households.
Join us for a webinar on Tuesday, May 15 at 11 a.m. or Thursday, May 24 at 7 p.m. to find out more about this program, which will reduce your electric bill and help support both the DCBC and your local church. The webinars will take less than an hour of your time.
Dial-in number: (559) 546-1200
Participant ID: #144-700-890
Webinar Meeting link: http://www.FreeScreenSharing.com/meetings/144-700-890
Enter: Your Name and Email Address to Join Webinar Meeting
For more information, contact Dr. Leslie Copeland Tune at 202.265.1526, ext. 208 or communications@dcbaptist.org.
Give Today to the National Capital Area Missions Offering
The National Capital Area Missions Offering supports the ministry work of the D.C. Baptist Convention. Through NCAMO, the Convention is able to help those with the greatest need as well as to support our member churches in their outreach and ministry endeavors.
While individually our churches can, and do, have a positive influence on the people and communities they serve; collectively we are able to have an even greater impact on the entire region. Please give sacrificially today to our unified efforts to advance the emerging work of God. Gifts can be made through our website by clicking here or by sending your offering to DCBC, 1628 Sixteenth Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20009. Thank you for your continued support!
Vacation Bible School Training
Training for teachers and leaders of Vacation Bible School will be held from 9 a.m. until noon on Saturday, April 21 at Temple Baptist Church, 3850 Nebraska Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20016. Come find out how to lead preschoolers, children, pre-teens, youth, or adults during VBS. The workshop is for VBS directors. Get ideas for crafts, music, recreation and snacks, and missions rotations. View alternative VBS curriculums. Experience worship rally. Maybe you'll even win a doorprize for your church!.
VBS Directors led by Dr. Robert Cochran
Teachers of Adults led by Dr. Marion Criddle
Teachers of Youth led by Rev. Wiliam Jones
Teachers of Preteens led by Rev. Gloria Jenkins
Teachers of Children led byGeri Jones
Teachers of Preschoolers led by Rev. Deborah Cochran
Rotations led by Virgie Martinez and Gail Lacy
Worship Rally led by Javee Medina
Then, from 1:30 p.m. until 3:30 p.m. there will be a workshop on Summer Evangelism Ideas. Summer presents unique opportunities for sharing the Good News of Jesus Christ! This session will also be held at Temple Baptist Church and will be led by Dr. Robert Cochran.
The Role of Caregivers: Older Adults Ministries Workshop
The Older Adults Ministries will host a workshop on "The Role of Caregivers in the Home and How the Church Can Support Them" from 9:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 21 at The Pennsylvania Avenue Baptist Church, 3000 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, Washington, D.C. 20020. Presenters for the workshop will be from the National Family Caregivers Association and Capital Caring. Please make reservations at 202.265.1526 or by clicking here.
In the Potter's Hands: RefresHer Women's Retreat
"Like clay in the hand of the potter, so are you in my hand, Israel." Jeremiah 18:6b (NIV)
A day of spiritual, physical, and emotional refreshment, especially for women, will be the focus of the RefresHer Women's Retreat, which will be held on Satuday, May 5 from 8:30 a.m. until 3 p.m. at East Washington Heights Baptist Church, 2220 Branch Ave., SE, Washington, D.C. Sponsored by Baptist Women's Ministries of the D.C. Baptist Convention, the retreat will
feature Cheryl Tourain, Women's Ministry leader, author, and recording artist, from Baltimore. There will also be worship, Bible study, music, Missions Challenge, liturgical dance, fellowship, food and fun!
Workshops include: GUM Drop (God Use Me) Ministries, Scrapbooking, Responding to God's Call, Using Social Media,
plus "In the Potter's Hands" workshops in Burmese and Spanish.
Cost: $15 includes lunch.
Please make reservations by May 1.
To register, click
here.
Older Adult Ministries Visit MLK Jr. Memorial
On Thursday, May 10, the Older Adult Ministries of the D.C. Baptist Convention will take a trip to the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial at 10 a.m. Those interested in attending should meet at the Carter Barron Apmphitheater parking lot (near the intersection of 16th Street and Colorado Avenue) at 10 a.m. A bus will be taken to the Memorial and then participants will have lunch at the House of Prayer before returning to the parking lot. Cost: TBA. To make reservations, contact DCBC at 202.265.1526 or visitwww.dcbaptist.org.
Executive Leadership Series Focuses on Agile Leaders
Dr. Robert Dale will serve as the inaugural speaker for the new executive leadership series, training pastors, clergy and ministry leaders to be agile in a constantly changing world. Author of Growing Agile Leaders: Coaching Leaders to Move with Sure-footedness in a Seismic World, Dr. Dale will serve as the facilitator for this new initiative through the Center for Ministerial Leadership. The session will be held on Tuesday, May 22 from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. The cost is $25. The D.C. Click here for a flyer. To register, click here. If you have questions or need further information, contact Rev. Starlette McNeill at 202.265.1526, ext. 209.
