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Pull a seat up at the table and join us in a conversation with Nick Wolfe while in attendance at the 2025 Mississippi Worship and Media Conference. Nick serves as the Worship & Media Pastor at FBC Brookhaven, and discusses what it's like hosting such an event gathering worship and creative leaders across Mississippi. 

Around the Corner Events: 

• All Events: mbcb.org/events
• March 8: Disaster Relief Training - Pearl 
• March 16: 3:16 on 3/16
• March 17: Ministry Assistants Conference and Training - Garaywa
• March 20: CP 100 Dinner - Oxford
• March 20: Small Church Youth Ministry Workshop - New Albany
• March 21: KidMin Tool Bin - Garaywa
• March 22: Disaster Relief Training - Ecru
• March 24: Multiplication Process Co-Lab - Madison
• March 31-April 10: State Bible Drill - Various Locations
• April 3: CP 100 Dinner - Biloxi
• April 4: CP 100 Dinner - Madison

Contacts: 

• Jon Martin, Chief Strategy Officer - [email protected]
• Tanner Cade, Communication Services Director - [email protected]

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Pull a seat up at the table and join us in a conversation with Dr. Reggie Ogea, Professor of Leadership and Pastoral Ministry at NOBTS.  We dive into his research in a presentation titled "Critical Factors in Pastoral Tenure."  The average pastoral tenure in the Southern Baptist Convention is 3.5 to 4 years.  Churches struggle to find pastors for their congregations as the dropout rate of pastors increases annually. 

Around the Corner Events: 

• All Events: mbcb.org/events
• February 27: Small Church Youth Ministry Workshop - Forest
• February 27: Mississippi Worship and Media Conference - Brookhaven
• March 2: Week of Prayer - Annie Armstrong Easter Offering / NAMB
• March 3: Senior Adult Leadership Training - Garaywa
• March 8: Disaster Relief Training - Pearl 
• March 16: 3:16 on 3/16
• March 17: Ministry Assistants Conference and Training - Garaywa
• March 20: CP 100 Dinner - Oxford
• March 20: Small Church Youth Ministry Workshop - New Albany
• March 21: KidMin Tool Bin - Garaywa
• March 22: Disaster Relief Training - Ecru
• March 24: Multiplication Process Co-Lab - Madison
• March 31-April 10: State Bible Drill - Various Locations
• April 3: CP 100 Dinner - Biloxi
• April 4: CP 100 Dinner - Madison

Contacts: 

• Jon Martin, Chief Strategy Officer - [email protected]
• Tanner Cade, Communication Services Director - [email protected]

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Pull a seat up at the table and join us in a conversation with Dr. Blake Thompson and Dr. Evan Lenow at Mississippi College.  Blake talks about his time on campus as President, and we hear updates on the upcoming changes happening in the Christian Studies Department.  

Around the Corner Events: 

• All Events: mbcb.org/events
• February 20: Next Gen Summit - Brandon
• February 22: Disaster Relief Training - Meridian
• February 25-27: Vision Journey - Los Angeles
• February 27: Small Church Youth Ministry Workshop - Forest
• February 27: Mississippi Worship and Media Conference - Brookhaven
• March 2: Week of Prayer - Annie Armstrong Easter Offering / NAMB
• March 3: Senior Adult Leadership Training - Garaywa
• March 8: Disaster Relief Training - Pearl 
• March 16: 3:16 on 3/16
• March 17: Ministry Assistants Conference and Training - Garaywa
• March 20: CP 100 Dinner - Oxford
• March 20: Small Church Youth Ministry Workshop - New Albany
• March 21: KidMin Tool Bin - Garaywa
• March 22: Disaster Relief Training - Ecru
• March 24: Multiplication Process Co-Lab - Madison
• March 31-April 10: State Bible Drill - Various Locations
• April 3: CP 100 Dinner - Biloxi
• April 4: CP 100 Dinner - Madison

Contacts: 

• Jon Martin, Chief Strategy Officer - [email protected]
• Tanner Cade, Communication Services Director - [email protected]

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Pull a seat up at the table and join us in a conversation with Steve Gaines, a well-known pastor within the Southern Baptist Convention with decades of pastoral ministry experience.  Jon and Tanner caught him for a conversation while he spoke at the Evangelism Conference in Brandon, Mississippi. 

Around the Corner Events: 

• All Events: mbcb.org/events
• February 8: Disaster Relief Training - Wiggins
• February 11: Germany Connection Meeting - Gulf Coast
• February 12: Germany Connection Meeting - Pearl
• February 13: Germany Connection Meeting - Pontotoc
• February 20: Next Gen Summit - Brandon
• February 22: Disaster Relief Training - Meridian
• February 25-27: Vision Journey - Los Angeles
• February 27: Small Church Youth Ministry Workshop - Forest
• February 27: Mississippi Worship and Media Conference - Brookhaven
• March 2: Week of Prayer - Annie Armstrong Easter Offering / NAMB
• March 3: Senior Adult Leadership Training - Garaywa
• March 8: Disaster Relief Training - Pearl
• March 16: 3:16 on 3/16
• March 17: Ministry Assistants Conference and Training - Garaywa
• March 20: CP 100 Dinner - Oxford
• March 20: Small Church Youth Ministry Workshop - New Albany
• March 21: KidMin Tool Bin - Garaywa
• March 22: Disaster Relief Training - Ecru
• March 24: Multiplication Process Co-Lab - Madison
• March 31-April 10: State Bible Drill - Various Locations
• April 3: CP 100 Dinner - Biloxi
• April 4: CP 100 Dinner - Madison

Contacts: 

• Jon Martin, Chief Strategy Officer - [email protected]
• Tanner Cade, Communication Services Director - [email protected]

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Pull a seat up at the table and join us in a conversation with John Allen May about the 242 Network in Mississippi.  He discusses the church planting history and recent leadership changes within the network.  John Allen serves full-time as the Lead Pastor at Eastpoint church in Desoto County. 

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Around the Corner Events: 

• All Events: mbcb.org/events
• February 6: Small Church Youth Ministry Workshop - Waynesboro
• February 20: Next Gen Summit - Brandon
• February 25-27: Vision Journey - Los Angeles
• February 27: Small Church Youth Ministry Workshop - Forest
• February 27: Mississippi Worship and Media Conference - Brookhaven
• March 3: Senior Adult Leadership Training - Garaywa
• March 16: 3:16 on 3/16
• March 17: Ministry Assistants Conference and Training - Garaywa
• March 20: CP 100 Dinner - Oxford
• March 20: Small Church Youth Ministry Workshop - New Albany
• March 21: KidMin Tool Bin - Garaywa
• March 24: Multiplication Process Co-Lab - Madison
• March 31-April 10: State Bible Drill - Various Locations

Contacts: 

• Jon Martin, Chief Strategy Officer - [email protected]
• Tanner Cade, Communication Services Director - [email protected]

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Pull a seat up at the table and join us in a conversation with Rolando Ortiz about his new Hispanic church plant in Richland, Mississippi.  He shares his background of planting five churches in Cuba and explains how a Mississippi pastor helped kickstart the vision for planting in Rankin County.   

If you have any questions about contacting Rolando Ortiz about his church plant OR if you have a question about multicultural ministry, please contact Paula Smith, [email protected].  

Around the Corner Events: 

• All Events: mbcb.org/events
• January 31-February 8: Dixie National Rodeo Ministry 
• February 1: Together for the Nations - IMB Event at FBC Madison
• February 6: Small Church Youth Ministry Workshop - Waynesboro
• February 20: Next Gen Summit - Brandon
• February 25-27: Vision Journey - Los Angeles
• February 27: Small Church Youth Ministry Workshop - Forest
• February 27: Mississippi Worship and Media Conference - Brookhaven
• March 3: Senior Adult Leadership Training - Garaywa
• March 16: 3:16 on 3/16
• March 17: Ministry Assistants Conference and Training - Garaywa
• March 20: CP 100 Dinner - Oxford
• March 20: Small Church Youth Ministry Workshop - New Albany
• March 21: KidMin Tool Bin - Garaywa
• March 24: Multiplication Process Co-Lab - Madison
• March 31-April 10: State Bible Drill - Various Locations

Contacts: 

• Jon Martin, Chief Strategy Officer - [email protected]
• Tanner Cade, Communication Services Director - [email protected]

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Pull a seat up at the table and join us in a conversation with two leaders from the South Carolina Baptist Convention.  They were guest trainers meeting with Associational leaders and local pastors about how to see church revitalization in associations.  

Around the Corner Events: 

• All Events: mbcb.org/events
• January 26-27: State Evangelism Conference - Brandon
• January 31-February 8: Dixie National Rodeo Ministry 
• February 1: Together for the Nations - IMB Event at FBC Madison
• February 6: Small Church Youth Ministry Workshop - Waynesboro
• February 20: Next Gen Summit - Brandon
• February 25-27: Vision Journey - Los Angeles
• February 27: Small Church Youth Ministry Workshop - Forest
• February 27: Mississippi Worship and Media Conference - Brookhaven
• March 3: Senior Adult Leadership Training - Garaywa

Contacts: 

• Jon Martin, Chief Strategy Officer - [email protected]
• Tanner Cade, Communication Services Director - [email protected]

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Pull a seat up at the table and join us in a conversation with Trenton Mueller, church plater in Los Angeles, about his last seven days ministering during wildfires.  The Abiding Church is located minutes from one of the main fires in LA, and they quickly found themselves in a large relief effort to help families in the community.  Hear firsthand how Trenton has opened the door to short-term and long-term ministry in this historic disaster.

The Abiding Church - Website / Instagram
*MBCB Giving: MS Baptist Churches can designate on their Church Offering Reports (Pink Sheet) an offering to Disaster Relief-California Wildfires as a part of their regular MBCB contribution or send a check payable to MBCB, with the designation in the memo line:  Disaster Relief-California Wildfires.  Individuals may send a check payable to MBCB, with the designation in the memo line:  Disaster Relief-California Wildfires.   

Around the Corner Events: 

• All Events: mbcb.org/events
• January 21-23: Vision Journey (Phoenix)
• January 26-27: State Evangelism Conference - Brandon
• January 31-February 8: Dixie National Rodeo Ministry 
• February 1: Together for the Nations - IMB Event at FBC Madison
• February 6: Small Church Youth Ministry Workshop - Waynesboro
• February 20: Next Gen Summit - Brandon
• February 25-27: Vision Journey - Los Angeles
• February 27: Small Church Youth Ministry Workshop - Forest
• February 27: Mississippi Worship and Media Conference - Brookhaven
• March 3: Senior Adult Leadership Training - Garaywa

Contacts: 

• Jon Martin, Chief Strategy Officer - [email protected]
• Tanner Cade, Communication Services Director - [email protected]

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Pull a seat up at the table and join us in a conversation celebrating 2024!  Jon and Tanner discuss some stats of the year and the list of stories they were thankful to bring to the table this year. 

Around the Corner Events: 

• All Events: mbcb.org/events
• January 11: DISCERN
• January 16: Small Church Youth Ministry Workshop - Crystal Springs
• January 21-23: Vision Journey (Phoenix)
• January 26-27: State Evangelism Conference - Brandon
• January 31-February 8: Dixie National Rodeo Ministry 
• February 1: Together for the Nations - IMB Event at FBC Madison
• February 6: Small Church Youth Ministry Workshop - Waynesboro
• February 20: Next Gen Summit - Brandon
• February 25-27: Vision Journey - Los Angeles
• February 27: Small Church Youth Ministry Workshop - Forest
• February 27: Mississippi Worship and Media Conference - Brookhaven
• March 3: Senior Adult Leadership Training - Garaywa

Contacts: 

• Jon Martin, Chief Strategy Officer - [email protected]
• Tanner Cade, Communication Services Director - [email protected]

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Pull a seat up at the table and join us in a conversation with Ken Hall.  Ken has served in the Discipleship / Sunday School Department for 17 years as a consultant in Student Ministry.  We take time to hear about his years of ministry. Listen to hear some laughing, funny comments, and even some wisdom.  

Around the Corner Events: 

• All Events: mbcb.org/events
• January 11: DISCERN
• January 16: Small Church Youth Ministry Workshop - Crystal Springs
• January 21-23: Vision Journey (Phoenix)
• January 26-27: State Evangelism Conference - Brandon
• January 31-February 8: Dixie National Rodeo Ministry 
• February 1: Together for the Nations - IMB Event at FBC Madison
• February 6: Small Church Youth Ministry Workshop - Waynesboro
• February 20: Next Gen Summit - Brandon
• February 25-27: Vision Journey - Los Angeles
• February 27: Small Church Youth Ministry Workshop - Forest
• February 27: Mississippi Worship and Media Conference - Brookhaven
• March 3: Senior Adult Leadership Training - Garaywa

Contacts: 

• Jon Martin, Chief Strategy Officer - [email protected]
• Tanner Cade, Communication Services Director - [email protected]