Creative Missions!
Cleve Persinger & Eric Murrell, founders of MediaSalt.com, along with Andy Burns, pro videographer; spent countless hours organizing and preparing for this all out creative church facelift.
The trip deeply impacted the churches, but also the creative missionaries -- many of whom spent 12+ hour days working late into the night.
Dannielle (mission team member) - "Tried to write a post about Creative Missions but kept crying. This has been incredible. I'd give my life to this."
An estimated $75,000+ worth of labor, time & materials were invested into our churches & church plants for this intensive missions trip. These guys made an awesome impact on our area, and we are so grateful for their servant hearts & service to our churches!
June 2011
Strengthening Dinner!
On June 16th, our Pastors & their Wives were invited to an evening out on us; to connect with other ministry families, reconnect with their spouse, and have a little fun in the process.
Fifty six people were in attendance, and our Pastors & Wives had a tremendous time connecting with others who understand the struggles of ministry life. Marriages, relationships, and churches were strengthened because of this event!
June 2011
The 2010 Northeast Church Planting Conference was a complete success!
Church Planters, pastors and leaders traveled in from Canada, Florida, & Wisconsin and many other places to converge in Schenectady for our 2nd Annual Church Planting Conference! By God' s grace, approximately 60 indivuals received training in Church Planting, and we pray that God reaps a mighty harvest through this event.
Trainings offered were:
Church Planting Essentials
- How to start a new church and be successful!
Growing a New Church
- Identify and beat the growth barriers!
"Counting the Cost", and various other seminars aimed at propelling you towards your church planting goal!
- The 'Count the Cost' process enables you to project with a high degree of certainty exactly what it will take to get your new church from concept to reality.
details
Interested in attending 2011's conference? Look for more information to roll out in the Fall 2011 so you can plan to attend!
Dec 2010
VBS, Mission Teams &
Summer Evangelism!
Summer time is always the season for mission teams and outreach events in Upstate New York/Western Mass. The relatively short summer and fall prompts Northeasterners to leave their homes and get outside as often as possible; making it a prime connectional season for our churches and church plants.
Record Vacation Bible School attendance, unique servant evangelism and strategic community outreach opportunities characterized our summer events; with God receiving the glory. It was a great year!
August 2010
2010 Pastors Retreat!
Late June was a brief period of refreshment & revitalization for those Pastors, Staff and their wives who attended the 2 day retreat.
Pastor Danny Sinquefield along with his wife Rhonda from Bartlett, TN spoke, and many enjoyed and learned from his insights into the world of vocational ministry.
Many comments were made afterwards that the time away and light schedule were helpful and much appreciated. Also, many connections and relationships were strengthened as our leaders interacted with others who often face similiar challenges on a regular basis.
August 2010
2009 Baptisms & Missions Giving!
Local HBA churches baptized 127 people, and gave $132,000 to the Cooperative program in 2009. Praise God!
May 2010
Church Plant vs. Zoning Board
Two HBA church plants are currently battling the local zoning authorities in an attempt to obtain more strategic buildings to reach their communites.
Church Planter Brad Jones in South Glens Falls is trying to secure a permanent meeting place for his church plant, Hearland Community Church.
Currently meeting in his town's local community center, Brad says that leasing the facility will provide numerous advantages over their current meeting place; including providing a permanent presence, increased credibility in the community, more classroom space and seating for 100.
May 2010
Leadership Development
As followers of Christ, we are charged to "go and make disciples". We desire to give our churches and pastors the best tools available to reach and disciple people in the most effective way possible. The most effective pastors and leaders are those who are continually growing and learning.
Out of that desire, we have begun to offer leadership training and development seminars at our group meetings. Our first session dealt with handing "Crucial Conversations", and looking at things that we can do to address difficult
issues at hand, while also not losing relationships in the process. The session was very helpful with lots of interaction and many positive comments at the conclusion. We look forward to our next development session as we learn from one another and grow together in Christ!
May 2010
