All of you are either in the middle of your VBS, have already had it, or your church is having it later this summer. The Johnson City Baptist Center is in all three of these positions! Last week began two months of teaching Vacation Bible School at the Baptist Center. Many of you will be joining us with your church during this time. We ask that you remember us in prayer as the Word and God’s love are shared with the children in our community this summer. It was exciting and b

Hello! Attached is the April 2026 Edition of The Messenger, the Holston Baptist Association's Monthly Newsletter. Included in this edition, you will find: From the Desk of the AMS: "Becoming a Better Evangelist, pt.2" by Dr. Troy Rust. This article S is the second installment in a two part series, "Becoming a Better Evangelist," in which Dr. Rust will be exploring some of the practical issues related to evangelism, and offers practical encouragement, in hopes of spurring on r

Hello! Attached is the March 2026 Edition of The Messenger, the Holston Baptist Association's Monthly Newsletter. Included in this edition, you will find: From the Desk of the AMS: "Ministry in the Normative-Sized Church" by Dr. Troy Rust. An exciting Ministry Update from the Director of Ministries at the HBA's Johnson City Baptist Center! A Guest Feature from the Coordinator for the Annual HBA Student Conference, Jimmy Jordan, in preparation for next month's Student Conferen

Hello! Attached is the February 2026 Edition of The Messenger, the Holston Baptist Association's Monthly Newsletter. Included in this edition, you will find: From the Desk of the AMS: "Ministry in the Normative-Sized Church" by Dr. Troy Rust. An exciting Ministry Update from the Director of Ministries at the HBA's Johnson City Baptist Center! A Guest Feature from the Coordinator for the Annual HBA Student Conference, Jimmy Jordan, in preparation for next month's Student Confe

Attached is the January 2026 Edition of The Messenger, the Holston Baptist Association's Monthly Newsletter. Included in this edition, you will find: From the Desk of the AMS: "Obedience" by Dr.Troy Rust. An exciting Ministry Update from the Director of Ministries at the HBA's Johnson City Baptist Center! Many announcements and events from the association and our churches. This month’s features from the HBA's Job Board at holstonba.org/jobs. The list of churches in the Holsto