The Big Picture: Stats and Stories from Mississippi Baptist Life

The Big Picture: Stats and Stories from Mississippi Baptist Life

Send a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1907765/open_sms] Pull a seat up to the table and join us in a conversation about cooperation in Mississippi Baptist life.  Jon Martin leads a discussion on stats from the Annual Church Profile, and we note key data points to articulate ministry in our state.  Also, co-host Tanner Cade concludes the time by sharing about his next chapter in ministry.   Around the Corner Events:  * All Events: mbcb.org/events [https://www.mbcb.org/events] * August 7: Impact Training - FBC Philadelphia [https://mbcb.org/event/impact-training-philadelphia/] * August 8-9: Hispanic Women's Retreat [https://mbcb.org/event/hispanic-womens-retreat/] * August 11: Impact Training - North Greenwood BC [https://mbcb.org/event/impact-training-greenwood/] * August 12: Impact Training - FBC Tupelo [https://mbcb.org/event/impact-training-tupelo/] * August 17: Mississippi Baptist Symphony Orchestra Concert - Grenada [https://mbcb.org/event/mississippi-baptist-symphony-orchestra-grenada/] * August 18: Impact Training - FBC Laurel [https://mbcb.org/event/impact-training-laurel/] * August 19: Impact Training - FBC Natchez [https://mbcb.org/event/impact-training-natchez/] * August 22-23: Equipping Leaders [https://mbcb.org/event/equipping-leaders/] * August 28: Sunday School Workshop (Horn Lake) [https://mbcb.org/event/sunday-school-workshop-hornlake/] * September 5: Hispanic Men's Retreat [https://mbcb.org/event/hispanic-mens-retreat/] * September 8: Worship Leader Roundtable (Ridgeland) [https://mbcb.org/event/worship-leader-roundtable-ridgeland/] * September 9: NAMB Revive Gathering (Meridian) [https://mbcb.org/event/namb-revive-gathering-meridian-ms/] Contacts:  * Jon Martin, Chief Strategy Officer - jmartin@mbcb.org [jmartin@mbcb.org] * Tanner Cade, Communication Services Director - tcade@mbcb.org [tcade@mbcb.org]

New Chapter: Braelyn Weaver and Women’s Ministry at MBCB

Send a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1907765/open_sms] Pull a seat up to the table and join us in conversations with Braelyn Weaver about her new role as MBCB's Women's Ministries/WMU Consultant.  Braelyn talks to us about her calling to ministry and all of the new things she is learning during her first weeks in the Magnolia State.  Around the Corner Events:  * All Events: mbcb.org/events [https://www.mbcb.org/events] * July 24-26: State Literacy Missions & Christian Job Corps Conference [https://mbcb.org/event/state-literacy-missions-christian-job-corps-conference/] * August 7: Impact Training - FBC Philadelphia [https://mbcb.org/event/impact-training-philadelphia/] * August 8-9: Hispanic Women's Retreat [https://mbcb.org/event/hispanic-womens-retreat/] * August 11: Impact Training - North Greenwood BC [https://mbcb.org/event/impact-training-greenwood/] * August 12: Impact Training - FBC Tupelo [https://mbcb.org/event/impact-training-tupelo/] * August 17: Mississippi Baptist Symphony Orchestra Concert - Grenada [https://mbcb.org/event/mississippi-baptist-symphony-orchestra-grenada/] * August 18: Impact Training - FBC Laurel [https://mbcb.org/event/impact-training-laurel/] * August 19: Impact Training - FBC Natchez [https://mbcb.org/event/impact-training-natchez/] * August 22-23: Equipping Leaders [https://mbcb.org/event/equipping-leaders/] * August 28: Sunday School Workshop (Horn Lake) [https://mbcb.org/event/sunday-school-workshop-hornlake/] * September 5: Hispanic Men's Retreat [https://mbcb.org/event/hispanic-mens-retreat/] * September 8: Worship Leader Roundtable (Ridgeland) [https://mbcb.org/event/worship-leader-roundtable-ridgeland/] * September 9: NAMB Revive Gathering (Meridian) [https://mbcb.org/event/namb-revive-gathering-meridian-ms/] Contacts:  * Jon Martin, Chief Strategy Officer - jmartin@mbcb.org [jmartin@mbcb.org] * Tanner Cade, Communication Services Director - tcade@mbcb.org [tcade@mbcb.org]

Clint Ritchie on Community Missions and Impact Training Preview

Send a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1907765/open_sms] Pull a seat up to the table and join us in conversations with Clint Ritchie.  He currently serves as the Missions Assistant Team Leader / Community Missions Strategist for Arkansas Baptist, but previously served many years as pastor at FBC Yazoo.  We hear about his Mississippi days, and what he will bring to table for his breakout sessions during Impact Trainings at North Greenwood (11th) and Tupelo  (12th). Around the Corner Events:  * All Events: mbcb.org/events [https://www.mbcb.org/events] * July 15: North Africa Connection Meeting (Gulfport) [https://mbcb.org/event/north-africa-connection-meeting-gulfport/] * July 16: North Africa Connection Meeting (Clinton) [https://mbcb.org/event/north-africa-connection-meeting-clinton/] * July 17: North Africa Connection Meeting (Southaven) [https://mbcb.org/event/north-africa-connection-meeting-southaven/] * July 24-26: State Literacy Missions & Christian Job Corps Conference [https://mbcb.org/event/state-literacy-missions-christian-job-corps-conference/] * August 7: Impact Training - FBC Philadelphia [https://mbcb.org/event/impact-training-philadelphia/] * August 11: Impact Training - North Greenwood BC [https://mbcb.org/event/impact-training-greenwood/] * August 12: Impact Training - FBC Tupelo [https://mbcb.org/event/impact-training-tupelo/] * August 18: Impact Training - FBC Laurel [https://mbcb.org/event/impact-training-laurel/] * August 19: Impact Training - FBC Natchez [https://mbcb.org/event/impact-training-natchez/] Contacts:  * Jon Martin, Chief Strategy Officer - jmartin@mbcb.org [jmartin@mbcb.org] * Tanner Cade, Communication Services Director - tcade@mbcb.org [tcade@mbcb.org]

From the Delta to the ERLC: A Conversation with Matthew Morgan

Send a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1907765/open_sms] Pull a seat up to the table and join us in conversations with Matthew Morgan.  He serves as the pastor at Grace Community Church in Indianola, Mississippi.  Matthew also serves as the Vice Chair of ERLC's Trustee Executive Committee.  We cover a lot of territory in this episode from ministry in the Delta to the latest with SBC's Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission.  Around the Corner Events:  * All Events: mbcb.org/events [https://www.mbcb.org/events] * July 8-11: SMACK Camp [https://mbcb.org/event/smack-camps/] * July 8-12: Super Summer  [https://mbcb.org/event/super-summer-2025/] * July 15: North Africa Connection Meeting (Gulfport) [https://mbcb.org/event/north-africa-connection-meeting-gulfport/] * July 16: North Africa Connection Meeting (Clinton) [https://mbcb.org/event/north-africa-connection-meeting-clinton/] * July 17: North Africa Connection Meeting (Southaven) [https://mbcb.org/event/north-africa-connection-meeting-southaven/] * July 24-26: State Literacy Missions & Christian Job Corps Conference [https://mbcb.org/event/state-literacy-missions-christian-job-corps-conference/] * August 7: Impact Training - FBC Philadelphia [https://mbcb.org/event/impact-training-philadelphia/] * August 11: Impact Training - North Greenwood BC [https://mbcb.org/event/impact-training-greenwood/] * August 12: Impact Training - FBC Tupelo [https://mbcb.org/event/impact-training-tupelo/] * August 18: Impact Training - FBC Laurel [https://mbcb.org/event/impact-training-laurel/] * August 19: Impact Training - FBC Natchez [https://mbcb.org/event/impact-training-natchez/] Contacts:  * Jon Martin, Chief Strategy Officer - jmartin@mbcb.org [jmartin@mbcb.org] * Tanner Cade, Communication Services Director - tcade@mbcb.org [tcade@mbcb.org]

Chainsaws, Sermons, and a 600-Pound Pig: Jonathan Poe on Bivocational Ministry

Send a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1907765/open_sms] Pull a seat up to the table and join us in conversations with Jonathan Poe.  He serves as a Bivocational pastor at Bolton Baptist Church in Clinton.  Known in the community for his tree-cutting business and farm,  he dives into his passion for God's calling in his life and why others should pray about becoming a bivo pastor as well.   Around the Corner Events:  * All Events: mbcb.org/events [https://www.mbcb.org/events] * July 8-11: SMACK Camp [https://mbcb.org/event/smack-camps/] * July 8-12: Super Summer  [https://mbcb.org/event/super-summer-2025/] * July 24-26: State Literacy Missions & Christian Job Corps Conference [https://mbcb.org/event/state-literacy-missions-christian-job-corps-conference/] * August 7: Impact Training - FBC Philadelphia [https://mbcb.org/event/impact-training-philadelphia/] * August 11: Impact Training - North Greenwood BC [https://mbcb.org/event/impact-training-greenwood/] * August 12: Impact Training - FBC Tupelo [https://mbcb.org/event/impact-training-tupelo/] * August 18: Impact Training - FBC Laurel [https://mbcb.org/event/impact-training-laurel/] * August 19: Impact Training - FBC Natchez [https://mbcb.org/event/impact-training-natchez/] Contacts:  * Jon Martin, Chief Strategy Officer - jmartin@mbcb.org [jmartin@mbcb.org] * Tanner Cade, Communication Services Director - tcade@mbcb.org [tcade@mbcb.org]