Becoming Baptist Men On Mission

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Becoming Baptist Men On Mission

• Sean Taylor
• Strategist, Adult Mission Education
• North American Mission Board

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Why Mission Education?

• What if every Christian were on-mission?
• What if every church were fulfilling its purpose?
• What if every church were reaching its community
  and the world?
• What if every Christian could discover his or her
  shape or fit for living out the Great
  Commission?

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Why Mission Education?

• For the North American Mission Board,mission
  education is a new responsibility for a new
  agency and is seen as vitally important to our
  task of mobilizing Christians for the Great
  Commission.

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Why Mission Education?

• To encourage the spiritual transformation of
  regular Christians into on-mission Christians,
  using Mission Education organizations, resources,
  strategies and events designed to awaken
  Christians and churches to personal involvement
  in the Great Commission, help them to make
  adjustments that allow them to actively join God
  on-mission, and grow to be passionate advocates
  for worldwide mission causes.

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Session Objectives

• Section OneWhat is it?
• Section TwoWhy bother?
• Section ThreeWhat is it about?
• Section FourWhat does it look like?
• Section FiveWhat now?

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Section OneWhat is it?
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Baptist Men OnMissionThe Movie
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What is it?

• Baptist Men On Mission is
• Southern Baptist
• Church-based
• Missionary training
• And accountability
• For men

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What is it?

• A Baptist Man On Mission is a
• Christian who has experienced God in his life
• Christian called to take the Great Commission
  personally
• Christian man 18 or older who has accepted the
  Baptist Men On Mission commitment statement to an
  on mission lifestyle

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Section TwoWhy Bother?
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Why Bother?

• God has given us this mission.
• It was his plan all along.
• There is no back-up plan.

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Why Bother?

• Matthew 419
• Come follow me, Jesus said, and I will make
  you fishers of men.

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Why Bother?

• Matthew 2818-20
• All authority in heaven and on earth has been
  given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of
  all nations, baptizing them in the name of the
  Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and
  teaching them to obey everything I have commanded
  you. And surely I am with you always, to the very
  end of the age.

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Why Bother?

• 2 Corinthians 517-20a
• Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new
  creature old things are passed away behold, all
  things are become new. And all things are of God,
  who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus
  Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of
  reconciliation To wit, that God was in Christ,
  reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing
  their trespasses unto them and hath committed
  unto us the word of reconciliation. Now then we
  are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did
  beseech you by us

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Why Bother?

• Acts 18
• But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit
  comes on you and you will be my witnesses in
  Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to
  the ends of the earth.

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Section Three Whats it about?
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Whats it about?

• Its never about the WHAT or the HOW. Its always
  about the WHY!
• Commitment
• Accountability

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Commitment

• Mission skills
• Mission fields
• Mission lifestyle

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Commitment

• As a Baptist Man On Mission, I commit to
• Seek my place in Gods ministry of reconciliation
• Adjust my life by gaining skills that make me
  more effective in the mission
• Use my mission skills in personal mission fields
  where I live and work
• Partner with other Christians to fulfill the
  Great Commission around the world

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Commitment

• What are my mission fields? (Acts 18)
• My life
• My family
• My church
• My workplace
• My neighbors

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Commitment

• What are my mission fields? (Acts 18)
• My association
• My state
• My nation
• My world

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Commitment

• Exercise 1
• Build a mission prayer list based on your those
  in your mission fields. Use the worksheet
  provided. (This is between you and God, and
  youre not expected to share unless you want to.)

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Commitment

• What are my mission skills?
• Knows the mission
• Prays
• Focuses on a group
• Trains cross-culturally
• Develops relationships
• Strategizes

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Commitment

• What are my mission skills?
• Develops partnerships
• Trains to serve
• Implements plans
• Delivers the message
• Disciples new believers
• Shares with other Christians

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Commitment

• Exercise 2
• Build a personal mission strategy. Choose one of
  the people on your mission prayer list and think
  in terms of the mission skills to develop a
  mission plan to share the gospel with that
  person.

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Commitment

• What is my mission lifestyle?
• Skills
• Talents
• Interests
• Spiritual Gifts

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Commitment

• Exercise 3
• Discover your personal mission lifestyle. Use the
  worksheet provided to determine your skills,
  talents, and interests. Then work in groups to
  see how God could use them to help you more
  naturally share your faith with others as His
  missionary.

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Accountability

• Men mentoring men
• Men being mentored

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Section Four Whats it look like?
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What does it look like?

• Understanding the basics
• Getting started
• Meeting regularly
• Developing leaders
• Growing your group

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Understanding the Basics

• Baptist Men On Mission is not a program.
• Baptist Men On Mission is part of a complete
  mens ministry.
• Baptist Men On Mission is a partner to the WMU.

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Getting Started

• Evaluate your current condition.
• Establish key connections.
• Identify possible leaders.
• Have initial meeting.
• Provide training.
• Develop strategies.
• Meet regularly for accountability.

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Meeting Regularly

• Remember
• The meeting must conform to the purpose. Never
  let the meeting dictate the purpose.
• The meeting is flexible. The purpose is fixed.

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Meeting Regularly

• Traditional mens breakfast
• Large group meeting that breaks into small group
  accountability
• Replace a weekly study with a mission emphasis
  once a month
• Drop in small-group guides to existing studies
  and accountability groups

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Meeting Regularly

• Have different groups meeting in different ways
  at different times
• Use magazine for personal study and maintain
  accountability via church website, email, or
  phone
• Lunch meetings during work week
• Come up with your own plan

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Meeting Regularly

• Exercise 4
• Break into groups of 3-4 and discuss your
  specific situations. Come up with a plan that
  will work for your mens group. After you are
  done, share your plans with the rest of the group.

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Developing Leaders

• How many leaders do I need?
• One! The Baptist Men On Mission Director
• What other leaders can assist?
• Mission Prayer Leader
• Mission Skills Leader
• Mission Mobilization Leader

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Growing Your Group

• Healthy growth
• Growing deeper in Christ
• Growing in number
• Growing by expansion

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Section FiveWhat now?
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Parting Thoughts

• Every Christian is uniquely created by God to
  take part in His mission.
• Baptist Men On Mission is about commitment and
  accountability, not programs, curriculum, or
  projects.
• Every church needs a balanced mens ministry.
• Meetings should meet the purpose of the group in
  a flexible manner.

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Parting Thoughts

• From Black Hawk Down
• Its what you do right now that will make all the
  difference.

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Dont forget toregister your group!!!

• Online at www.baptistmenonmission.net
• Using the forms in your Planbook or Leading
  Baptist Men On Mission book
• With your associational, state, and national
  office

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There Came a ManAn Opportunity to Start
orRestart Your Group
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That it! Were done.

• Now its up to you.

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For More Information

• General info Gail Miller, 770.410.6491,
  gamiller_at_namb.net
• Adult On-Mission Strategies Melissa Williams,
  770.410.6433, mwilliams_at_namb.net
• Baptist Men On Mission Sean Taylor,
  770.410.6434, staylor_at_namb.net
• General E-mail ame_at_namb.net
• Online www.baptistmenonmission.netwww.onmissions
  trategies.com
• Listserv www.baptistmenonmission.com/email.asp

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For More Information

• General info Gail Miller, 770.410.6491,
  gamiller_at_namb.net
• Baptist Men On Mission Sean Taylor,
  770.410.6434, staylor_at_namb.net
• Baptist Men On Mission Bryan McAnally,
  770.410.6457, bmcanally_at_namb.net
• Adult On-Mission Strategies Melissa Williams,
  770.410.6433, mwilliams_at_namb.net
• General E-mail ame_at_namb.net
• Online www.baptistmenonmission.com
• Listserv www.baptistmenonmission.com/email.asp