Emergency Preparedness Seminar July 12th in Alachua disaster relief May 19, 2025

EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS: A READY DISPOSITION 

 Saturday, July 12th, 2025 9:00 am- 4:00 pm

Forest Grove Baptist Church 

 22575 NW 94th Ave, Alachua, FL 

 

Keynote Address: Getting Emergency Information During Disasters Without Internet or Cell Phones 

 William Craig Fugate - Former FEMA Admini...

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English Language Missions Conference August 7 - 9 Mar 05, 2025

English Language Missions Conference

Register Here: https://www.sbcworkspace.com/pub/event/register/55237600

Location: Lake Yale Baptist Conference Center, 39034 Country Rd. 452, Leesburg, FL 34788

Date: Thursday, August 7 – Saturday, August 9, 2025

Time: 11 AM on Thursday—11 AM on Saturday

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Volunteer Mentors and Tutors Needed at Lowell Correctional Institution Aug 01, 2024

Updated 8/29/2024: Classes are underway at Lowell, but we still need volunteers. 

 

 Marion Baptist Association has joined forces with The College at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, in partnership with the Florida Department of Corrections, to bring a beacon of hope to the women at Lowe...

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We need Hundreds Of Emergency Response and DR Volunteers disaster relief May 25, 2024

Marion County Emergency Operations has requested that we stand ready with background-checked credentialed volunteers to help in a critical incident or natural disaster. You can take the Florida Baptist Convention's online DR training today and help us to stand up to assist our community partners whe...

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Connections: Guest post by  Stuart Carver family May 05, 2024

Birth of a Family: Life Saving Connections  Available on Amazon @  https://a.co/d/iN46j8O

Everyday

  • You make the same two choices hundreds of times.
  • Treat the symptom or solve the problem.

Perhaps you’ve heard it before. The story of the riverside village. One day a villager noticed a baby f...

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Video Replay: Introduction to Biblical Counseling counseling Mar 07, 2024

Here is the video replay of our March, 2024 Lunch and Learn with Pastor Mike DeGuzman at the Marion Baptist Association Missionary Resource center in Ocala, FL. 

What's the best way to live out your faith in a way that not only transforms your life but those around you?

In this impactful video, we...

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Video Replay: Mike Olive - From Persecution to Prayer church planting Feb 06, 2024

Here is the video replay of our February, 2024 Lunch and Learn event at the Marion Baptist Association Missionary Resource Center.  Mike Olive is a church planter and pastor of Common Ground Church in Lake Worth Beach, Florida.  At our February Lunch and Learn, Pastor Mike shared some of his struggl...

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Starting Church Planting Movements in the USA church multiplication church planting church planting movements Jan 30, 2024

In 2020, while serving on the staff of Greater Orlando Baptist Association, I hosted an online training event with Dr. David Garrison on starting Church Planting Movements in the United States.

CPM's focus on starting small, rapidly reproducing churches with little to no money. They usually meet in...

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Reaching Gen Z evangelism gen z Oct 24, 2023

Get ready to learn how to engage Generation Z for the sake of the Gospel! At Marion Baptist Association's November 2023 Lunch and Learn,  Asher Segelken provided insights and practical strategies for how to connect with the next generation based on his research & and experience as a Gen Z CEO. 

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How to Launch a Christian School Oct 05, 2023
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Free Evangelism Resources evangelism Sep 28, 2023

In 2018, Phil Cohn started Saturate USA - an initiative to take the Gospel of Jesus to every home in America.  Phil's organization provides free evangelistic materials to churches to take to their neighbor homes.

Now, Phil is partnering with Jesse Conners, founder of TrueLife.org to provide pastors...

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Reaching People Who Live in Apartment Communities apartment ministry church planting discipleship evangelism multi-housing Aug 22, 2023

As Marion County continues to grow in population, the demand for housing is increasing as well. We are seeing historic increases in both single-family and multi-family development. However, the Florida Apartment Association estimates that there is currently a shortage of 3,391 apartments in the Ocal...

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