Summit Tops 100 Leaders

Associational Leader,

If you have been praying about attending this year's
Associational Summit in Fort Worth, TX, you only have
*FOUR* days left to register with the earlybird rates.
When you register, you will join more than 100 other
associational leaders who are already signed up for
this event.

Register at www.NoBAsbc.org.

We look forward to seeing you January 5-7, 2009.

National Leadership Team
NETWORK of BAPTIST ASSOCIATIONS

P.S. DoM Regional Training in Michigan in March 2009.
Go to "Programs and Events" on NoBA Website.
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"But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has
come upon you, and you will be My witnesses in
Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the
ends of the earth." - Acts 1:8 (HCSB)

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Sid Hopkins writes associational leaders

Hello Fellow DOMs!

As the National Chairman for the Network of Baptist Associations (NoBA), I wanted to write to let you know what will be taking place at the Summit 2009 and encourage you to register to be a part of another great event done by DOMs for DOMs!

All participants will have the privilege of choosing five breakout sessions as well as being a part of three plenary sessions, plus networking with other DOMs throughout the Summit event. Many say that the networking with other guys is as valuable as anything else that they sometimes get in a conference. The conferences and networking make for a great experience.

This year, we are also partnering with the Associational Initiatives Team at NAMB to provide a Track for the Core Competencies that are being developed to help DOMs change the culture of associations. The Core Competency being taught this year is "Achieving Kingdom Results" and will be available to the first forty who register for the Summit and request that track. Those 40 people will be led by the team of DoMs trained by NAMB and will stay together all day on Tuesday except for breaks and lunch. The evening will be free for those participants to network back with others on Tuesday night and they will also be able to participate with everyone on Monday evening and choose two breakouts for Wednesday morning.

If you are interested in attending this year's SUMMIT Training Event, let me encourage you to go to www.nobasbc.org and you will see the information on how to register, how to make your housing arrangements and how to sign up for the breakouts.

Please read and follow the instructions closely and be sure to respond to the confirmation emails that will be sent to you in order to finalize your registration. Please watch for those emails and reply to them to complete your process. You are NOT registered until you receive the second confirmation email, which serves as your receipt for registration.

NoBA now has 380+ members and it is growing each week as more people find out about what we are doing. We know that finances are tight with everyone at this time and some who might normally come may not be able to do so. Remember, that if you renew your membership, then you can still access many of the sessions online after the Summit. We have already registered almost 100 leaders for the 2009 SUMMIT and more are registering each day. It looks like we are going to have a good attendance in spite of the tight financial situation of so many.

I hope you can come and be a part of another great experience!

Sid Hopkins
sid@gmba.org

P.S. We have just scheduled a Regional training event for the North Central States area. Details are on our website under PROGRAMS & EVENTS (Top navigation bar).
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Associational Leaders Training Associational Leaders

EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION OPEN UNTIL DEC. 15th Registration is now OPEN for the Network of Baptist Associations' Summit '09. Make plans now to attend this opportunity for PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT as an associational leader.  This year's event features: 3 Pleanary sessions 12 professional development breakout sessions (including three sessions by NAMB that will teach the Core Competency of "Advancing Kingdom Growth") 2 Bonus Sessions on (1) Legal Concerns for Constitutions & (2) Communicating Unity & Cooperation in Your Association 6 Networking Opportunities CLICK HERE, then CLICK on SUMMIT '09 for ... Daily Schedule Breakout Conferences and Leaders Description of Breakout Sessions Cost Housing Payment of Fees Shuttle Information   REGISTER NOW! CLICK HERE to JOIN  Click Here to 2008 Membership Dues    Update to Website "Usernames" We are beginning the process of updating existing usernames. When a user logs-in to our website we will ask you to update your profile - including adding or confirming your email address. Once the profile has been updated/saved, you will able to log-in using your email address and existing password the next time you return to our website.

HOW DOES NoBA Communicate with MEMBERS? Via General e-Newsletters (like this newsletter) sent to all associational addresses in our database, not just members. Send us new addresses by CLICKING HERE. Member Only Communications via our WEBSITE (i.e. NAMB Think Tank Updates, etc.) - Members must REGISTER as a USER on our website homepage to receive these important communications. Facebook messages. Sent to all NoBA group members on www.Facebook.com. This is an open Facebook group, therefore anyone can be a part, not just NoBA members.

Be a part of the community we now know as the Network of Baptist Associations!

 
"But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon
you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and
Samaria, and to the ends of the earth." - Acts 1:8 (HCSB)

 

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Reflects on DoM SUMMIT Testimonies

Testimonies from the 2008 ASSOCIATIONAL SUMMIT

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A great place for a conference, beautiful facilities and a time to learn from your peers. __________________________________		J.E.Hail	Director of Missions		North Central Baptist Associations		Rockford, IL
I certainly think it is helpful and I will probably include more of our staff in the future. __________________________________		Dan Walker	ADoM		Salt Lake Baptist Association		Salt Lake City, Utah
The Associaitonal summit is a great opportunity to meet and learn from some of the most effective DOMs in North America. __________________________________		Eddie Miller	DOM		Sierra Baptist Association		Reno, Nevada
If you're looking for an opportunity to discover possible ways to do a better job in ministry and network with others in associational ministry, you need to consider NoBA. __________________________________		Randy Davis	DOM		Saline Baptist Association		Harrisburg IL
I came back and told my regional DOM group about the conference and how beneficial it was. I also enncoouraged them to go on the web site and become a member so that they could get the resources that are available to us as members. __________________________________		John Long	Executive Director of Missions		Madison Baptist Association		Huntsville, AL
Great resource for Associational work __________________________________		David George	ADOM/CSS		Chugach Baptist Association		Anchorage, Alaska
If you're interested in the future of associational ministry you ought to become a member of NoBA. It's great! __________________________________		John B Brittain	Executive Director		Arundel Baptist Association		Millersville, MD
Best place to come to network with other ADOM's. __________________________________		Don Smith	ADOM		Sequoia Baptist Association		Visalia, CA
The premier training opportunity for associational missionaries __________________________________		Lester Evans	Senior Consultant, Associational Partnerships		Baptist State Convention of North Carolina		Otto, North Carolina
NoBA is an organization that is long overdue. Associational missionaries have needed this kind of support for a long time. __________________________________		R. Dale Fisher	Associational Missionary		Caldwell Baptist Association		Lenoir, North Carolina
NoBA's Summit has become for me the "must go to" professional associational event. It provides excellent continuing education, inspiration and fellowhip with other Associational leaders. The ongoing updating of resources through NoBA website is a great help also. __________________________________		Leland Kerr	Director of Missions		Wilmington Baptist Association		Wilmington, NC
The information offered was practical and not abstract. I came away with helpful tools that I can use immediately in my association. __________________________________		Randy Godwin	Associational Missionary		Mt. Zion Baptist Association		Burlington, NC
This summit is on the cutting edge of association ministry for the future. I am grateful for the ministry of NoBA. __________________________________		John S. Hamm	DOM		North Roanoke Association		Rocky Mount, North Carolina
Great time to renew friendships and make new friends. It is amazing how small our world really is and how much we have in common. __________________________________		Garry Benfield	DOM		Columbia Basin Baptist Association		Kennewick, Washington
Both NOBA and the Summit are excellent resources for DOM's and associational ministry. Practical, informative, and cutting edge ... __________________________________		Kent Pate	DOM		Rehoboth Baptist Association		Sulphur Springs, Texas
Well planned workshops, very practical and field driven. __________________________________		Jerry Palmer	Director of Missions		Heartland Baptist Association		Lawson, MO
NoBA is by far the best professional development conference for Directors of Mission available today. __________________________________		Russell Cook	Director of Missions		Pottawatomie-Lincoln Baptist Association		Shawnee,OK
This was an awesome time to connect and network with other associational workers who share your passion and vision for the work. __________________________________		Dr. Larry S. Doyle	Director of Missions		Piedmont Baptist Association		Greensboro, North Carolina
It is practical and provides great networking opportunities. __________________________________		M. Keith Lawrence	DOM		Maine Baptist Association		Oakland, ME
The summit is worth the time, money, and effort to attend. __________________________________		Michael Broadwater	Associational Missionary		Valdosta Baptist Association		Valdosta, Georgia
The NOBA Summit is worth your time and money. I have received more tools and ideas for improving the ministry of our association from this conference than any other conference I attend during the year. __________________________________		Dr. Calvin D. Brown	Director of Missions		Concord Baptist Association		Jefferson City, MO
As a new DOM, this is the place to be. It is a great resource, has some great training, and a great place to meet fellow DOMs __________________________________		Alan Daws	Director of Missions		Siskiyou Baptist Association		Grants Pass, OR
NoBA is a organization of DOM's for DOM's. No other group on a national scale understands the changes going on in associational life. __________________________________		Larry Johnson	Executive Director		Ellis Baptist Association		Waxahachie, Texas
NoBA is essential to any association missionary being the best you can be. The learnings and the relationships are not available in any one other place. __________________________________		Steve Aycock	Executive Director		Fredericksburg Area Baptist Association		Fredericksburg, Virginia
I would highly recommend the Associational Summit to any Associational worker. I have attended many conferences in the past that are outdated and do not really meet my needs. NoBA and Associational Summit was very different. They are on the cutting edge of associational work. The speakers were outstanding and the fellowship was great. __________________________________		David Skidmore	Moderator		Southeastern Indiana Baptist Association		New Albany, Indiana
Every Director of Missions in the SBC needs to be a part of this organization and come to a Summit.   I certainly will be back next year, Lord willing. __________________________________		Jim Wells	Director of Missions		Tri County Baptist Association		Nixa, Missouri
NoBA has become an excellent source of networking and resources for associational missionaries in associations of any size. It is enjoyable, beneficial, and practical. __________________________________		Thomas Wright	Executive Director (Associational Missionary)		Mobile Baptist Association		Mobile, Alabama
The NoBA Summit provides an invaluable opportunity for training, fellowhip, netowrking/sharing of ideas, sharing of information - all of which strengthen us to do the work that God has called us to do as Associaitonal Missionaries/Directors of Missions. I encourage everyone to participate and experience the helpfulness that mere participation with other AMs brings and the strength of numbers as we share in the important work of the local association in working to strengthen the local church. __________________________________		Dougald McLaurin	Associational Missionary		Tar River Baptist Association		Louisburg, NC
NoBA is not just another conference, it is a gathering of leaders seeking avenues to help churches become a force for Christ in everchanging communities. It is a great experience of worship, interaction and fellowship. __________________________________		Keith Dixon	Associational Missionary		Greater Cleveland County Baptist Association		Shelby, North Carolina
NoBA is an excellent tool to improve a Director of Missions skills and thinking. __________________________________		Thomas Hocutt	Director of Missions		Mallary Baptist Association		Albany, Georgia
Great time of fellowship and interaction with other DOMs! __________________________________		David George	Associational Director of Missions/Church Starter Strategist		Chugach Baptist Association		Anchorage, Alaska
NoBA provides a platform for peer to peer learning from other missionaries who aren't just writing or talking about it, but doing it!" Larry Cheek __________________________________		Larry Cheek	Associational Missionary		Stone Mountain Baptist Assocation		Conyers, GA
We are on the verge of something historical in the development of the future of associations. __________________________________		Sid Hopkins	DOM		Gwinnett Metro Baptist Assoc.		Lawrenceville, GA
The Summit is the best resource I have to recieve continuing ed related to Association ministry. The NoBA is becoming the premier organization in the US in providing resources for DOM and other Association staff. __________________________________		Rusty Sumrall	Executive Director		Nashville Baptist Association		Nashville, TN
I ACTUALLY SHARED THE FOLLOWING WITH A DOM THIS MORNING - IT IS A TIME WHERE YOU CAN TALK WITH PEOPLE FROM OTHER AREAS AND GAIN VALUABLE INFORMATION ABOUT HOW THEY ARE PLANTING CHURCHES AND ETC. __________________________________		JOEL HARRISON	LEAD MISSIONARY		ATLANTA METRO BAPTIST ASSOCIATION		ATLANTA, GA
NoBA provides an opportunity for networking and sharing ideas and methodology. It is a wonderful continuing education opportunity as well. The wide representation of members adds to the value of the event. __________________________________		Richard L. "Lanny" Horton	Director of Missions		Shiloh Baptist Association		Culpeper, VA
The best part of NoBA is the Website helps. The resourse on the Website are very helpful. __________________________________		Harry Watson	Director of Missions		Southern Nevada Baptist Association		Las Vegas, Nevada
NoBA is all about iron sharpening iron. I need that. I always get two, three or more good ideas to implement when I attend. The personal fellowship and networking with other DOMs is something I need, too. __________________________________		Mike Pennington	DOM		Bledsoe Baptist Assn		Gallatin, TN
The Summiut is the very best resource that I have found that is not trying to promote an agenda but is trying to help with practical tools given by people who are actually doing it. __________________________________		Phil Frady	Associational Missionary		South Roanoke		Greenville, NC
The Summit format provides more time for continuing education, at a time of the year that is not as crammed with activities, with a user friendly schedule, and in a central location. What more could we ask for except ice cream for the peach cobbler. __________________________________		Mark Elliott	DoM		Eastern Nebraska Baptist Assoc		Omaha, NE
A great opportunity to rub shoulders with others who face your same struggles and get some excellent training. __________________________________		Mike McCoy	DOM		Woodland Baptist Association		Grand Rapids, MI
NoBA is providing a much needed "sword sharpening" opportunity or "extended education" not provided by SBCADOM of which I am also a member. __________________________________		Dr. Lowell D. Ingram	Association Missions Director		North Central Baptist Association		Grenada and Tallahatchie Counties, MS
This is the greatest help for DOM'S, and associational leaders available today. __________________________________		Dr. Stephen Faith	Association Missionary		Southeastern Indiana Baptist Association		New Albany, IN
The Summit has enhanced my ministry as an Associational Missionary for the last 3 years. __________________________________		Joseph E. Burt	Associational Missionary		Red River Baptist Association		Arkadelphia, AR
INFORMATION IS SUPER, FELLOWSHIP IS SUPERB __________________________________		KEN MAY	DOM		MONTGOMERY BAPTIST ASSOCIATION		MONTGOMERY, AL
For an associational missionary wanting new ideas and to be challenged with different way of doing ministry the breakout session are wonderful for that and as long as the breakout session are on topics suggested by AM's and presented by AM's it will be useful to attend. __________________________________		Charles Lewis	Associatoinal Missionary		Mississippi County Baptist Association		Blytheville Arkansas
This provided me with a learning experience from those who are doing associational missions. It also provided me informal time to interact with those who attended. Priceless! __________________________________		Dr. Lex Bowen	Director of Missions		Sarepta Association		Athens, GA
Some of the most applicable, relevant, necessary, and interesting training available for the purpose of enhancing the skills and abilities of tomorrow's DOM. __________________________________		Rick Robbins	Executive Director		Northern KY Baptist Assoc.		Covington, KY
This conference is a must for all Associational Missionaries. Refreshing and challenging to learn how to minister and serve outside the tradional "Associational Model". Don't miss the next one! __________________________________		Butch Henderson	Associate Executive Director for Church Development		Birmingham Baptist Association		Birmingham, Alabama
It was one of the most helpful "one stop" events I have been to. I attend other training opportunities, but it is good to hear from your peers from a diversity of settings. __________________________________		Sean Simonton	Director of Missions		New Hampshire Baptist Association		New Hampshire
Excellent workshops, very practical ideas and the networking with Directors of Missions from all over the country was an added bonus. __________________________________		Jerry Palmer	Director of Missions		Heartland Baptist Association		Lawson, Missouri
If you are interested in assisting churches in reaching their Kingdom potential and staying/becoming relevant as an association, attending the Summit is not optional. __________________________________		Jim Pollard	Associational Missionary		Pilot Mountain Baptist Association		Winston-Salem, NC
Organization that is on the cutting edge of Association future focus. __________________________________		Bobby Cox	DOM, Retired		Harvest Baptist Association		Decatur, TX
One of the great things that I love about NoBA and the Associational SUMMIT is that it is an organization and training created by DOMs for DOMs. We understand each others' struggles and needs. There is no agenda other than helping each other to accomplish the individual missions we have been given in our unique regions of ministry. __________________________________		Stan Albright	State Director of Missions		Baptist Convention of New Mexico		Albuquerque, NM

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Personal Note from Eddie Miller

Dear Associational Leader:

In these times of change and challenge, our positions are experiencing unprecedented opportunities to make an impact in the lives of churches and the Kingdom. Talking to other Directors of Missions and associational staff members is usually the best place to find new best practices and ideas that are really working. Theoretical training has become so much a part of our culture that practical tips and training are somewhat unusual. Not so at the NoBA Summit meetings. People who are actually doing it will be there sharing their experience and their knowledge.

It is the vision of NoBA to be on the cutting edge of associational work through interactive training provided by real associational leaders who are getting it done in the field. That is why participation in the annual Summit is so critical to knowledge and skill development in this rapidly changing environment. Come join us at the NoBA Summit meeting in Ft. Worth January 5-7, 2009. Register now at www.NoBAsbc.org and be a part of this premiere associational training event. Learn from your peers and find encouragement in the work to which God has called you.

May God's richest blessings be upon you, your associational organization and your churches.

In Him,

Eddie Miller
Executive Director
Network of Baptist Associations

Sierra Baptist Association, DoM
Fernley, Nevada
eddie@sierrabaptists.com

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you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and
Samaria, and to the ends of the earth." - Acts 1:8 (HCSB)

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