Calling all gardeners (and gardener wannabes)! Help us prepare work on our church garden grounds. Join us Thursday, August 27th, 6pm – 8pm. Come for as little or as long as you’re able—we’d love your help!
Questions?
Women’s
Embracing your Christian Identity – Small Group experience
Leaders: Andrew Strain, MBC Elder
Our identity and how we view ourselves affects our behaviors and decisions we make in live. When we tell others we are “in Christ” what does that mean? Learn about who we were created to be, who we are under the fall, and who we are as God’s redeemed. How we should let our Christian Identity guide us going forward in life.
Class will be on Sundays at 11am for five consecutive weeks April 26 – May 24 in YFMB 203.
Register here to join this class!
Disability Ministry
Our Vision
Weakness Is Not the Exception. It’s the Canvas.
Throughout Scripture, God consistently reveals His glory not through strength, achievement, or perfection—but through limitation, suffering, and dependence. From Jacob’s limp to Moses’ stammering tongue, from Mephibosheth welcomed at the king’s table to the man born blind, the biblical witness is clear: disability is not an exception to the image of God, but an expression of it. At Millington Baptist Church, Upside Down Glory is our commitment to live out this conviction together—building a church family where every person, of every ability, is welcomed, discipled, and empowered as an essential member of the Body of Christ.
This ministry is more than a program—it is a culture. Through our partnership with Joni and Friends, our Disability Leadership Team (DsLT), and a growing network of care, hospitality, and outreach, we are working toward a church that looks like the Kingdom: a table with room for everyone. Whether you are personally navigating disability, loving someone who is, or simply answering a call to serve the overlooked, there is a place for you here. Explore the resources below, join our team, and help us become a church known for the upside-down, glory-revealing love of Jesus Christ.
“Dignity before ability. Belonging before healing.”
Christ-Centered
Every act of service reflects the compassion and truth of Jesus.
Collaboration
We partner across ministries with unity, humility, and shared purpose.
Learning Posture
We pursue continual growth in understanding and practice.
Hospitality
We create environments of belonging for every individual and family.
Outreach
We engage our community as ambassadors of Christ’s inclusive love.
First Step
Help Us Serve You Well
Every person’s story is different. Our Disability Intake Form helps us understand the unique needs of individuals and families in our congregation and community—so we can walk alongside you with care that is personal, not generic.
Takes about 5 minutes
Confidential and reviewed by our Care Team
Helps us connect you with the right people and resources
No obligation—just a conversation starter
Resources
Grow Deeper. Serve Better.
Whether you’re new to disability ministry or looking to deepen your theological foundations, these resources will equip and inspire you.
Sermon Series
Upside Down Glory — 8 Week Series.
This series walks through Scripture to redefine ability, confront suffering with hope, and build a truly welcoming church family.
Ministry Partner
Joni and Friends
MBC has partnered with Joni and Friends to develop training, coaching, and resources for disability ministry in our local church and community.
Recommended Reading
Books on Disability & the Church
MBC has partnered with Joni and Friends to develop training, coaching, and resources for disability ministry in our local church and community. Check out these resources:
Podcast
Joni and Friends Podcast
Hosted by Joni Eareckson Tada, this podcast explores faith, disability, and the love of Christ for every person.
Church Resource
Key Ministry
Practical tools and training for churches seeking to include children and adults with disabilities in every area of congregational life.
Disability Support Team
Support Team
The Disability Support Team is the hands-and-feet engine behind MBC’s disability ministry. While the Disability Leadership Team sets the vision and strategy, the Support Team makes it real—showing up week in and week out to welcome families, assist individuals, and ensure that no one navigates church life alone. No specialized credentials required, just a willing heart and a belief that every person belongs at the table.
Get Involved
Tell us about yourself or your family member. Every form is reviewed by our Care Team so we can learn how to serve you better—personally and practically. Click HERE for intake form
We’re looking for members from Kids, Student, Care, Hospitality, and Outreach Ministries to serve on the DsLT.
Equip yourself through Joni and Friends partnership training to serve families impacted by disability.
Our Parent’s Night Out Respite Program is launching soon. Volunteers needed to give caregivers a meaningful rest.
Disability Ministry Internship
MBC is excited to announce a BRAND NEW internship opportunity in our disability ministry! Interested in learning more? Check out the information packet and fill out an application today!
Questions?
Questions?
I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom: preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching. For the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions, and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander off into myths. As for you, always be sober-minded, endure suffering, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.
Cultivating the Christian Life: Firmly Planted
Leaders: Pastor Dave Hentschel, Lead Pastor of Preaching, Spiritual Formation & Care and Amy Huber, Director of Discipleship & Connections
This course is the first track in a three-track series which lays out the essential foundation for MBC’s discipleship journey. Like a seed planted in good soil, spiritual life begins by anchoring ourselves firmly in the truth of the Gospel. Designed as a community small group, this track will be highly practical in nature as participants learn to plant their feet on solid theological ground and embrace the seed of the Gospel daily as the source of life and transformation.
From there, roots begin to grow deeper. We address the heart, not just behavior, learning to identify the root issues beneath our struggles and to understand our new identity in Christ. Rather than pursuing quick fixes or surface change, this track cultivates honest repentance, renewed thinking, and confidence in who we are and whose we are.
By the end of Track 1, participants will be grounded in Gospel truth, rooted in love, and established in a biblical understanding of spiritual growth. This is where stability forms, where faith deepens, and where real transformation begins beneath the surface ($25 Cultivating the Christian Life Workbook is recommended but not required).
Class will be on Sundays at 11am for five consecutive weeks beginning September 6th through October 4th in YFMB Great Room.
Register here to join this class!
When Love Hurts Group
When Love Hurts: Parents of Adult Prodigal Children
Have you noticed distance between your Adult Child and you in recent years? Has your Adult Child gone “No Contact” or cut you off completely? Do you have less communication with your adult child or does it feel like you are “walking on eggshells” when you speak with them? Did you know Social Media/Culture plays a large role in this?
Estrangement has reached epidemic proportions in recent years. If you Google it, you will find that 27% of adult children are estranged from both or one of their parents – that is one in four households. Some research suggests 40% experience one family estrangement.
This new group aims to provide support for parents who are hurting in these situations through group support, discussion, prayer and spiritual discernment.
This group will meet Tuesday nights at 6:30pm at MBC starting 2/17.
| Meeting | Date |
|---|---|
| 1 – Is This Normal? | Thu, Mar 13, 2025 |
| 2 – Your Grief Journey | Thu, Mar 20, 2025 |
| 3 – Loneliness & Sadness | Thu, Mar 27, 2025 |
| 4 – Self-Care | Thu, Apr 03, 2025 |
| 5 – Fearful & Overwhelmed | Thu, Apr 10, 2025 |
| 6 – Anger | Thu, Apr 24, 2025 |
| 7 – Regrets | Thu, May 01, 2025 |
| 8 – Grief & Your Household | Thu, May 08, 2025 |
| 9 – Grief & Your Friendships | Thu, May 15, 2025 |
| 10 – Questions for God | Thu, May 22, 2025 |
| 11 – Stuck in Grief | Thu, May 29, 2025 |
| 12 – Hope & Resilience | Thu, Jun 05, 2025 |
| 13 – What Do I Live For Now? | Thu, Jun 12, 2025 |
| Floating Week | Thu, Jun 19, 2025 |
If you regularly attend MBC register here.
Garden Workday August 20th
Calling all gardeners (and gardener wannabes)! Help us prepare work on our church garden grounds. Join us Thursday, August 20th, 6pm – 8pm. Come for as little or as long as you’re able—we’d love your help!
Questions?
Women of MBC – Be Still & Behold Him
Ladies, come out to Behold Jesus together!
Saturday, December 7, 9am-11am
Women of MBC – Be Still & Behold Him
Before the busyness of the Christmas season begins, let’s go before the LORD together and “Be Still and Behold Him” through scripture readings, special music, and a time of reflection. We will close out our time together with a potluck brunch, fellowship, and some Christmas fun too!
Questions?
Wednesdays in the Word
A Series of Topical Devotionals on Surrender
Hosted by Oliver Aridi
This Summer Oliver tackled the subject of Surrender. As we look around our world we see we truly need to learn to surrender to Jesus! Jesus desires we be surrendered to Him
Romans 12:2 states: “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.”
Come check out our YouTube channel featuring this and other relevant topics.
Family Ministries
Family Ministries Resource Page | We live in a complex world. Raising the next generation to own their faith has never been more challenging—or more necessary. Yet, in the Scriptures, we see three institutions that God created: The Family, The Church, and the Nation—but the family is the foundation of society.
At MBC, one of our core values is building strong families. One of the ways we do this is by equipping parents and their children to navigate the difficult issues of the day. This page is for you. Below you will find some suggested resources to help you answer the most pressing issues of the day. Don’t see something? Ask us a question below!
MBC Kids Philosophy of Discipleship | We are passionate about discipleship. This resource was written to explain how we aim to lay the foundation for kids to grow in God’s Word while they are a part of our MBC Kids ministry. Download this document for more on our philosophy.
Don’t see something? Ask us a question below!
Video
- Raising The Next Generation in Turbulent Time by Voddie Bauchum
- Helping The Next Generation Navigate Today’s World by John Stonestreet and Brett Kunkle
- How to Raise and Alien Child by Jen Wilkin
- The Storm Tossed Family: How The Cross Reshapes the Home by Russell Moore
- The Strange New World of the Modern Self by Carl Trueman
Books
- Parenting: 14 Gospel Principals That Can Radically Change Your Family by Paul David Tripp
- The Tech Wise Family: Everyday Steps to Putting Technology in Its Proper Place by Andy Crouch
- Running With Horses: A Parenting Guide for Raising Children to be Servant Leaders for Christ by Larry Taylor
- A Practical Guide to Culture by John Stonestreet & Brett Kunkle
- Strange New World by Carl Trueman
- How Children Raise Parents by Dan Allender
- The Intentional Father by Jon Tyson
- Faithfull Different by Natasha Crain
- Another Gospel by Alisa Childers
Podcast
- The Think Biblically Podcast
- The Upstream
Seminars
Several times a year we offer seminars for MBC families and those in our community. We run these events to equip families to navigate the difficult cultural terrain we are living in. Here are examples of past seminar topics:
- The Tech-Wise Family
- Raising Generation Z
- Families in an Age of Anxiety
Building Strong Families
Check out this sermon from Pastor Bob on “Building Strong Families” from our 2025 “Summer in the Scriptures” sermon series!
Questions?
Questions?
I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom: preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching. For the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions, and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander off into myths. As for you, always be sober-minded, endure suffering, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.
Women’s Bunco Night
Can you count to 6? Then you can play Bunco! This fun, fast-paced game night is open to all women, from high school on up. It’s a great way for women of all ages and generations to get to know one another.
Please bring a dessert or an appetizer to share if you are able.
IMPORTANT! Please REGISTER by 12 noon, April 3!
Call the church office or contact ">Laura with any questions.
