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Good Friday

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April 18th, 2025 at 7pm

Join us this Good Friday as we gather to remember the sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the cross. On this solemn night, we reflect on the weight of His suffering, the depth of His love, and the power of His final words: “It is finished” (John 19:30).

The cross is where our salvation was won. Jesus, the innocent Lamb of God, took upon Himself the sin of the world, bearing the punishment we deserved so that we might be reconciled to God. Though darkness covered the earth, and hope seemed lost, we know that this was not the end of the story.

This service will be a time of Scripture, reflection, and worship as we remember Christ’s ultimate act of love. Let us gather in reverence and gratitude, preparing our hearts for the joy that is to come on Easter morning.

Come, and behold the Lamb who was slain for us.

Save the Date! Saturday, May 17, Downtown Basking Ridge

MBC will once again participate in the township’s annual Charter Day. We would appreciate support in helping us connect with our local community once again through your generosity and your willingness to serve.

There are several ways you can help. Register below for a complete volunteer schedule. Place your name in the area of service and time slot you desire. Details will follow as we fill our spots. 

We hope you will join us as we minister together to our friends and neighbors in Bernards Township.

Register HERE

Living Lord’s Supper

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April 17th, 2025 at 7pm

MBC invites you to share in an evening of remembrance and reflection as we witness the meal that changed the world.
A small band of men joined together to celebrate the Passover with their Rabbi. Although they were like many of those who gathered in Jerusalem that day, the meal they were about to share would mark the start of a weekend that would change history forever. Their teacher would announce that after three years of traveling, teaching, struggling, and experiencing miracles together one of them would betray him. Was it to be one of the violent Nationalists looking for a military leader to free them from Roman rule; the Judean who kept control of the group’s finances; the former tax collector who was hated by his own people; one of the fishermen of Bethsaida; the one who could only believe in what his own senses revealed; one of the brothers of thunder; or the one in whom the teacher could find no deceit?
Gather with the disciples as they share the memories of those closest to Jesus and struggled to grasp which of them would turn against their master, teacher, and friend and what that would mean for them and the Kingdom of God, and by extension, each one of us. We encourage you to invite your friends, family and neighbors. Admission is FREE. 

Save the Date! Saturday, May 17, Downtown Basking Ridge

MBC will once again participate in the township’s annual Charter Day. We would appreciate support in helping us connect with our local community once again through your generosity and your willingness to serve.

There are several ways you can help. Register below for a complete volunteer schedule. Place your name in the area of service and time slot you desire. Details will follow as we fill our spots. 

We hope you will join us as we minister together to our friends and neighbors in Bernards Township.

Register HERE

Holy Week

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Hare-Rasing Egg Party

Saturday April 12, 2025

3pm - 5pm (VIP for Children with Special Needs at 2:30pm)

Palm Sunday

Sunday April 13, 2025

9am & 10:45am

Living Lord's Supper

Thursday April 17, 2025

7pm

Good Friday

Friday April 18, 2025

7pm

Easter Sunday

Sunday April 20, 2025

8am & 9:30am & 11am

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Charter Day, May 17

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Save the Date! Saturday, May 17, Downtown Basking Ridge

MBC will once again participate in the township’s annual Charter Day in 2025! Charter day is a fantastic day to experience community and shine Jesus’ light through our Millington Baptist Church booth to the world. Interested in seving? Register HERE as a volunteer to serve at the MBC booth!

 

For more information, contact Amy Huber, Director of Discipleship and Connections at ahuber@millingtonbaptist.org

Save the Date! Saturday, May 17, Downtown Basking Ridge

MBC will once again participate in the township’s annual Charter Day. We would appreciate support in helping us connect with our local community once again through your generosity and your willingness to serve.

There are several ways you can help. Register below for a complete volunteer schedule. Place your name in the area of service and time slot you desire. Details will follow as we fill our spots. 

We hope you will join us as we minister together to our friends and neighbors in Bernards Township.

Register HERE

Grief Share: Begins March 13

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Grief Share will begin:
Thursday, March 13

Register

Healing Through Grief: A Safe Place to Share & Grow

An MBC Grief Share support group is a safe, welcoming place where people understand the difficult emotions of grief. Through this 13-week group, you’ll discover what to expect in the days ahead and what’s “normal” in grief. Since there are no neat, orderly stages of grief, you’ll learn helpful ways of coping with grief, in all its unpredictability—and gain solid support each step of the way.

MeetingDate
1 – Is This Normal?Thu, Mar 13, 2025
2 – Your Grief JourneyThu, Mar 20, 2025
3 – Loneliness & SadnessThu, Mar 27, 2025
4 – Self-CareThu, Apr 03, 2025
5 – Fearful & OverwhelmedThu, Apr 10, 2025
6 – AngerThu, Apr 24, 2025
7 – RegretsThu, May 01, 2025
8 – Grief & Your HouseholdThu, May 08, 2025
9 – Grief & Your FriendshipsThu, May 15, 2025
10 – Questions for GodThu, May 22, 2025
11 – Stuck in GriefThu, May 29, 2025
12 – Hope & ResilienceThu, Jun 05, 2025
13 – What Do I Live For Now?Thu, Jun 12, 2025
Floating WeekThu, Jun 19, 2025

If you regularly attend MBC register here.

MBC registration

https://www.griefshare.org/leaderzone/promotion/logos

User: dave@millingtonbaptist.org

Password: GriefshareMBC

Resilient-Life, Begins February 16th

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The Resilient Life

We live in an anxious age. Our 24 hour news cycle, social media hype, and globally connected world fuels our fears. Danger seems to be lurking around every corner. To counter this, the secular world has crafted “safe spaces” to shield the next generation from pain and suffering. But is this the solution? Are we meant to avoid stress and live a comfortable?

Paul’s second letter to the Corinthians tells a different story. With boldness and love, Paul exhorts the believers: “We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed; (2 Corinthians 4:8-9, ESV).” In short, he calls the Corinthian Christians, and us, to love the resilient life?

Supporting Resources
Se7en Churches of Revelation – small group workbook

Se7en Churches of Revelation – Sermon Series
Symbols in the Book of Revelation.

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What is the resilient life? We are able to recover quickly, because we know where our hope lies. As Paul writes, “So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. 17 For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison (2 Cor. 4:16-17, ESV).” This series will look at themes in 2nd Corinthians and draw from the five practices of resilience outlined in the book Faith for Exiles. By the end of this series, we hope you will be prepared to live a RESILIENT LIFE for Christ.

Act I Sermon Schedule:
12/3 Luke 1:1-4 Intro: Letter to Theophilus & Overview
12/10 Luke 1:5-38 Prediction of John and Jesus’ Birth
12/7 Luke 1:39-80 Mary’s Prayer and Zechariah’s Prophecy
12/24 Luke 2:1-52 The Birth of Jesus
Christmas Eve Morning at 10am
Christmas Eve 4pm & 5:30pm

Don't miss ACT II - Introduction of Jesus, Luke 3-9. Beginning December 31

Previous Sermons in this Series

Passion Conference 2026

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Arlington, TX, January 1-3, 2026

MBC is inviting young adults (ages 18-25, post-HS) to the Passion Conference in Arlington, Texas which will take place January 1st to 3rd, 2026. Come experience a life-transforming conference of worship, messages, and community together with your fellow young adults. 

Contact Johnny Graves for more information. Interest form below.

 

Passion Conference Interest Form

If you are 100% in please confirm by May 28th to guarantee a spot.

 

(tickets open May 29th, we feel it may sell out quickly)

 

If you are interested but not confirmed, sign up on the waiting list and we will attempt to purchase another round of tickets if tickets are still available later down the road. 

 

Please email/call Ben Youtkus or James Ciannello to confirm your spot. 

World Venture

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Training for women in Côte d’Ivoire

Girl Empowerment Curriculum: Trafficking and Domestic abuse

Project Cost: $6,000.00

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The Project
Provide a training to women in Côte d’Ivoire, West Africa to facilitate the Girl Empowerment Curriculum with their young girls to prevent sex trafficking and domestic abuse.

The Problem
According to the Trafficking In Person report on Cote d’Ivoire, traffickers exploit Ivoirian women and girls in sex trafficking, especially in Abidjan. Traffickers are increasingly using technology to fraudulently recruit victims for jobs and subsequently exploit them in sex trafficking. They bring girls from rural Cote d’Ivoire and other West African countries to Abidjan ostensibly to go to school or receive professional training but subsequently exploit them in domestic servitude; these girls are also vulnerable to sexual exploitation. Children living in Cote d’Ivoire without identity documents cannot enroll in school past the elementary level, increasing their vulnerability to trafficking.
According to the 2023 Trafficking In Person report on Cote d’Ivoire, the government maintained insufficient efforts to prevent trafficking. They have increased their efforts, but more is needed.

Ultimate Goal
To prevent girls and women from being trafficked. Through their engagement with the Girl Empowerment training, girls and women will learn to recognize if someone is trying to groom and recruit them, practice using their voices and asserting their boundaries, recognize signs of someone who is being trafficked and exploited, identify a list of safe people to address difficult situations, and be able to identify and avoid or thwart abusive or unhealthy relationship patterns.

Questions?

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Bob Erbig

Lead Pastor: Preaching, Family Life & Mission

Contact Bob with any questions

Questions?

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Bob Erbig

Lead Pastor: Preaching, Family Life & Mission

Contact Bob with any questions

Women of MBC – Be Still & Behold Him

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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! 

Click Here to Register

Questions?

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Kim McCarthy

Women's Ministry Coordinator

Contact Kim with any questions
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Krisana Ukritnukun

Women's Ministry Assistant Coordinator

Contact Krisana with any questions

CONTEND 2025: January 31- February 2, 2025

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Volunteer at Resist the Drift 2025! Your time and talents can help make the Contend Conference an extraordinary event. We’re looking for volunteers to assist with a variety of tasks including setup, guest services, and breakout sessions. Please provide your top choices for volunteer positions and join our mission to inspire and equip others at Millington Baptist Church. Contact Sue Turner for Volunteer opportunities.

Volunteer Registration: If you will be registering to volunteer at the event, please make sure you register to volunteer before registering to attend. This will give you a discount code for your registration to attend.

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Resist the Drift:
Contend Conference

Something is happening in our world … can you feel it? Do you see it? It’s not surprising if you don’t. The change is slow, almost unnoticeable. Like a swimmer floating in the ocean, the waves can carry you far from shore. It doesn’t feel like you’ve moved until you open your eyes and look.

Culturally speaking, this “drift” has been happening for a long time. However, recent events have caused people to open their eyes and see how far the waves have taken us. What was once considered truth is now questioned. People we work with, go to school with, and live near have no understanding of the Gospel and the truths of the Bible. Their view of Jesus is skewed. These assumptions have made their way into the church. Leaders and institutions we once trusted … have drifted.

What Now?

On January 31 – February 2, 2025, Millington Baptist Church will be hosting its second “CONTEND” Conference. The theme for this conference is resisting the drift. It is so easy to be carried along by the cultural waves. It is so easy to drift. The writer to Hebrews was combating this same issue. In a culture—and church—filled with compromise, Hebrews exhorts us: “Therefore we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it (Heb. 2:1).”

We must pay closer attention to what we have heard. This weekend conference will help you recognize the drift and resist it with clarity, boldness, and conviction.

Are you ready to Resist The Drift?

Conference Schedule

6pm- Bookstore, Food, Connections Lounge 

7pm- Conference Open, Worship 

7:20pm- Welcome Address: “Recognize the Drift ” (Bob Erbig) 

7:35pm- SESSION ONE KEYNOTE: “Progressive Christianity: A Biblical Response to a Growing Movement” (Alisa Childers) 

8:45pm- Worship, Next Day Activities 

9:00pm- Dessert Social 

8:00am- Bookstore, Breakfast, Connections Lounge 

NOTE: Childcare and Kids Programming Available During Morning Sessions (8:45am-12:15pm)

9am- Day Two Open, Worship 

9:20am- Short Talk: “Spiritual Formation to Resist The Drift” (Dave Henstchel)

9:35am- SESSION TWO KEYNOTE: “Parenting and Social Media” (Jason Thacker) 

10:45am- BREAK 

11:00am- Short Talk: “Helping Teens Resist the Drift” (Johnny Graves) 

11:15am- SESSION THREE KEYNOTE: “Live Your Truth” (Alisa Childers) 

12:30pm- LUNCH! 

1:30-2:30pm- BREAKOUT TRACKS (Local Leaders) 

2:30-5:00pm- Break 

5:00-6:30pm- SESSION FOUR KEYNOTE: “Critical Theory and Social Justice Ideology” (Neil Shenvi) 

NOTE: This session includes a sit down dinner and requires REGISTRATION.

7:00-8:30pm – Panel and Q & A + Worship (Bob) 

  • Short Talk: “Music of The Revolution” –Pastor Bob 

8:30am- Bookstore, Lounge and Food available in FH Ministry Center.  

9:00am- “The Gospel as an Apologetic” Neil Shenvi 

NOTE: Alisa Childers Interview in Both Services.

10:45am- “Wisdom and Discernment in a Chaotic Public” Jason Thacker 

Speaker Resources

Alisa Childers is a wife, mom, author, and speaker. She was a member of the award-winning CCM recording group ZOEgirl. She is a popular speaker at apologetics and Christian worldview conferences. She is the author of Another Gospel? and Live Your Truth and Other Lies. She has been published at the Gospel Coalition, Crosswalk, the Stream, For Every Mom, Decision Magazine, and the Christian Post.

Personal Website

Neil Shenvi is an apologist, author and follower of Jesus Christ. He has written two books: Why Believe? and Critical Dilemma. Neil has an A.B. in chemistry from Princeton and a PhD in theoretical chemistry from the University of California, Berkeley. He worked as a research scientist at Yale University and Duke University and has published over thirty peer-reviewed scientific papers. In addition, his writings on critical theory have been published by the Journal of Christian Legal Thought, the Gospel Coalition, Eikon, Ratio Christi, and the Liberty University Law Review, among others. He is married and currently homeschools his four children.

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Jason Thacker serves as an assistant professor of philosophy and ethics at Boyce College and Southern Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. He also is a senior fellow in bioethics and director of the research institute at The Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention. He is the author of several books including Following Jesus in the Digital Age and The Age of AI: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Humanity. He also serves as the editor of The Digital Public Square: Christian Ethics in a Technological Society and co-editor Baptist Social Ethics and the Essentials in Christian Ethics series with B&H Academic.

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SESSION INFORMATION

SESSION ONE, Friday, 7:35 pm. (Room: Main Sanctuary)
“Progressive Christianity: A Biblical Response to a Growing Movement” (Alisa Childers)

In this talk, Alisa will walk the audience through the history, key beliefs, and key figures of the movement of progressive Christianity, and ultimately show how progressive Christianity is at odds with historic Christianity and even disagrees with Jesus on what the Bible is, what Jesus accomplished on the cross, and the definition of the gospel. 

SESSION TWO, Saturday, 9:35 am. (Room: Main Sanctuary)
“Parenting and Social Media” (Jason Thacker)

Social media is a tool that can be used for both good and ill, but also is profoundly shaping every aspect of our hearts, minds, and souls. Recognizing this reality is one of the key steps in raising up the next generation in the pursuit of wisdom and virtue. We need more than simple tips and tricks on how to use technology better as we recognize that these tools have become one of the primary ways that we are being discipled today and transformed by the patterns of this world. Learn how to think deeply about the nature of these tools that never leave our side and how we might practically equip the next generation to wisely engage them as they seek to follow Jesus in a digital age.

SESSION THREE, Saturday 11:15 am. (Room: Main Sanctuary)
“Live Your Truth” (Alisa Childers)

Popular slogans like “live your truth,” “follow your heart,” “you are enough” “you are the boss of you” and “you’re perfect just as you are” flood our social media feeds. In many cases, even materials marketed as “Christian” promote these ideas. But are they biblical? In this talk, Alisa will walk the audience through 3-5 cultural lies, demonstrate the bad thinking underneath them, and then turn to the Bible for a much better story.

SESSION FOUR, Saturday, 5 pm. (Room: Main Sanctuary)
“Critical Theory and Social Justice Ideology” (Neil Shenvi)

Critical theory and its expression in fields such as critical race theory, critical pedagogy, and queer theory are having a profound impact on our culture. Contemporary critical theory’s ideas about race, class, gender, identity, and justice have dramatically shaped how people think, act, and view one another—in Christian and secular spheres alike.

KIDS SESSION – 9am – 12:30pm SATURDAY During Sessions 2 & 3 (Pete Westerman) (Room: Education Building)

Truth Explorers
Discover What’s Real
Get ready for an exciting morning filled with games, stories, and challenges! You’ll uncover the secrets of what truth really is, why it’s so important, and how to spot it in everyday life. Learn how God’s Word helps us navigate life’s biggest questions. Let’s embark on this journey to become Truth Explorers!

Click HERE for Pete Westerman’s bio

BREAKOUT INFORMATION

BREAKOUT ONE: A Street Level Guide To The Morality Debate (Steve DiSebastian) (Room: Fellowship Hall)
Whether we realize it or not, we’re all swimming in the waters of morality. Debates surrounding politics and cultural issues are unavoidably questions of morality. Even atheists who deny the existence of a transcendent moral law cannot escape making moral judgments. Join us to learn how to use these morally contentious times to both defend and share your faith in Christ.

Click HERE for Steve DiSebastian’s bio.

BREAKOUT TWO: Addressing The Realities of Sex Trafficking (Adrienne Livingston) (Room: Main Sanctuary)

The purpose of this session is to delve beneath the surface of our world and uncover the harsh realities of sex trafficking. By its very nature, sex trafficking is deceptive, often hiding in plain sight. Three key factors contribute to this problem:

Perpetrators Disguise Themselves: Those who commit these crimes often appear as “wolves in sheep’s clothing,” making it difficult to identify them.
Consumers’ Blindness: Driven by lust, consumers are often unable to recognize their role in trafficking, choosing to see only what they want to see.
The Myth of Choice: The misconception that the sex industry operates on choice and free will further obscures the truth.

In this session, we will explore God’s heart for justice, discuss ways to prevent sex trafficking, and consider how we can best respond to this grave issue.

Click HERE for Adrienne Livingston’s bio.

BREAKOUT THREE: Sharing The Gospel Across Cultural Boundaries (Dr. Alfonse Javed) (Room: YFMB Great Room)

Have you struggled to share your faith with someone of a different culture? Do you have friends who are Muslim or Hindu? This session will help us understand how the complexity of culture enables the gospel to spread powerfully within a culture. It will also explain why the Gospel message does not “jump” easily across cultural boundaries. At this end of this session, you will be able to articulate what culture is, how to understand it, and practices that facilitate the jump across barriers that have long obstructed the advance of the gospel among the least evangelized.

Click HERE for Alfonse Javed’s bio.

BREAKOUT FOUR: Teens Track (Andy Imbimbo) (Room: YFMB Youth Room)

In a culture sprinting away from the Gospel, teens are bombarded with conflicting messages about identity, truth, and purpose. “Resisting the Drift for Teens” is about anchoring your life in Jesus amidst all this chaos. This session will equip teens to recognize the culture’s pull, stand firm on the authority of Scripture, and experience how the supremacy of Christ transforms everything. Teens will discover how to live boldly for Jesus, even when the world says you’re missing out.

Click HERE for Andy Imbimbo’s bio 

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Hotel Reservations

Hotel: Courtyard Marriott in Basking Ridge
Address: 595 Martinsville Rd, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920

MBC has provided Contend Conference attendees with a discounted block rate hotel reservation opportunity. The fee for this hotel room is $125.00 (plus taxes & fees) and you can make that reservation through Courtyard Basking Ridge with the link below. Use the code MBRS for your discounted rate. Reservations are available until December 31st.

Reservation

BREAKOUT INFORMATION

BREAKOUT ONE: Human Trafficking (Adrienne Livingston)
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BREAKOUT TWO: Muslim Theme (Alfonse Javed)
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BREAKOUT THREE: Teens
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BREAKOUT FOUR: Kids Programming available Saturday, 9am-12pm
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