Transcript Ministries and Opportunities provided by the Mobile

North American
Missions through
Mobile Baptist
Association
Serving together
to make an eternal difference
in Mobile County
www.mobilebaptists.org
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Assist churches to lead and use Biblical Prayer
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Support the local pastor in Church Development.
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Strategically plan to reach Mobile and beyond
Offer opportunities to help start new churches.
Cooperate with ALSBOM and SBC
Involve churches in local, national and international
partnership missions.
Aid in providing SBC mission training and education.
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Teach Cooperative Program tithing and giving.
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Implement evangelistic ministries and events to meet needs
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Offer opportunities for fellowship among the churches.
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Never interfere with the autonomy of the local church.
Biblical Basis for Associations
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Jesus provided the basis for the local church
Matthew 16:15-19; 18:15-20
The New Testament clearly shows the first century
commitment to the local church
Cooperation between churches found in Acts 11:1-8
as Peter seeks to evangelize Gentiles
Acts 11: 19-26 shows coop. missions to Greeks
Acts 11:27-30 shows Antioch church sending
ministry aid to churches of Judea
Acts 15 shows Jerusalem Council to resolve
doctrinal conflict between Jewish and Greek
believers
Historical basis
2007 is the 300th ann. Of Assoc. in U.S.
 Penn. Bapt. Assoc. was the first in U.S.
 Associations are doctrinally based
fellowships of churches on mission
Associations are self-governing bodies
created by the churches not by the
denomination.
 Autonomy is balanced with the need for
cooperation and interdependance
 The challenge is relevance
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~MBA founded in 1855
~ 108 churches and missions
including Native American,
Laotian, Cambodian, Korean,
Japanese, Vietnamese,
~ Population of 414,000
~ 51% “unclaimed” by any
congregation…LOST!
Definition of insanity?
To
try to get different
results from doing the
same thing over and over
and over and over….
Executive Director of Missions
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as Associational Missionary
 Leads (not drives) to maintain
relevance
 Creates
a strategic plan to reach
Mobile for Jesus Christ
 Manages the office, staff, and budget
 Ministers to pastors and
congregations
Emphases areas
 Biblical
Prayer
 Evangelistic Ministry
 Church Development
 Church Planting
 Partnership in local, state, national
and international missions
I. Biblical Prayer
1 Tim 2:1-4
 Foundational to everything we do, Zach 4:6
 Associational Prayer Coordinator
 Enlist and train church prayer coordinators
 Prayer events include Prayer Walking,
Community Lighthouses of prayer, Pastors
prayer networks, Shield-a-badge, Affinity
prayer groups, NAMB/IMB weeks of prayer,
Wed. night prayer, ongoing schools of prayer
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II. Evangelistic Ministry
Luke 4:18-19
 Evangelism Committee challenge to pray for
and share Jesus with every person in Mobile
County by 2012
 Encouraging each church to have an
evangelistic ministry committee
 Mission Service Corp Evangelistic Ministry
Coordinator: Dr. Dave Hudson
 Events include block parties, door-to-door,
special events, ongoing schools of evangelism
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A. Camp Whispering Pines
www.campwhisperingpines.com
Responsible for providing year round
evangelistic ministry at our Citronelle
camp
 180 beds, lake, dining hall, paint ball,
recreational ball fields,
 286 decisions in 2006 in spite of ongoing
Katrina repairs
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• Boys Camps, Girls Camps
• Paint Ball
• Summer Camping
• Camp SMILE & Camp Adventure
• Individual Church Camps/Retreats
• Tres Dias Events
• Christmas In The Pines
• Ropes Course
• Leadership Development
Campus Evangelistic Ministry
Responsible for providing evangelistic ministry
to students on local college/ University
campuses
 USA, UM and soon at Bishop State
 Weekly
Bible Study
 Leadership training
 “Wednesday Faculty and
Student Lunch Ministry”
 Local, State, national and
international Mission
Opportunities for Students
 Student Activities and
Fellowship Events
International Ministries
www.internatministries.org
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Responsible for providing evangelistic
ministry to seafarers, internationals, and
ethnic congregations in Mobile County
Language School (ESL Program)
Multiple locations, over 165 students
from 59 language groups
 International Ministries Center
 Seaport Ministry to seafarers had 185
saved and 6000 contacts
 “Walk for International Missions”
Semi-annual Event (06 over 330
walkers from 49 churches)
 Ministry to Ethnic Congregations
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Church Development
Goal to help every church grow that wants
to grow
 Responsible for church program and
evangelistic ministry training opportunities
in the areas of…
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Sunday School
Vacation Bible School
Discipleship/Membership Training
Children & Youth Bible Drills and
Speakers Program
 Men’s Ministries
 R.A. & Challengers Ministries
 R.A. & Challengers Basketball
Leagues
 Men & Boys Fellowship & Outreach
Events
 World Changers
 Summer Mission Project
 Women’s Ministry
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 WMU Mission Opportunities
 Worship Leaders Training &
Fellowship Events
 Music Leadership Training
 Senior Adult Ministry
 Student/Youth Ministry
 Media/Library Ministry
 Deacon Ministry
 Church Clerk/Secretaries Training
 Individual Church Ministries
Consultations
 Church Facility Consultations
 Church Staff Training Opportunities
& Fellowship
 Specialty Training Opportunities
Church Planting
Goal for every MBA church to be a cosponsor
 If every church had 1,250 people we would be a
churched county
 Ch. P. committee w/ comprehensive plan for 13
needed churches by area and ethnicity
 Enlisting coalitions of churches to help sponsor at
least one new work each year,
provide supervision, facilities, and salary for
church planter/pastor
Finding and recommending the purchase of
property for future needs
Praying for an MSC or volunteer coordinator
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Partnership Missions in local, state,
National and International settings
Matt 28:16-20, Acts 1:8
 Goal for every church to send at least one
person or one more than ever before
 Disaster Relief
 Baptist Builders
 World Changers
 NAMB: Maine
 IMB: Guatemala, Ukraine
We thank you and your church for your
financial support of the ministries of the
Mobile Baptist Association.
We need your ongoing support through
increasing the church budget line and
through special associational offerings.
We need volunteers to serve in the office and
as MSC missionaries