National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc'

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National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.

• THE INITIATIVE FOR MORE EFFECTIVE
• COMMUNICATION, COORDINATION, AND
• COLLABORATION

2009 Regional Meetings Update Dr. William J.
Shaw, President
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Initiative Objectives

• Align relationships and work of the auxiliaries,
  boards, commissions, ministries, and
  independently incorporated entities
• Improve communication, coordination, and
  collaboration in planning and implementation
• Become more effective, responsive and efficient
  to meet the needs of our members and to advance
  the cause of Jesus Christ in the 21st century and
  beyond.

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Initiative History

• Continuation of the Conventions VISA principles,
  Vision, Integrity, Structure and Accountability
• Recommendations presented in the Ecumenical
  Journey report that were approved during the 2007
  Annual Session
• Consensus of Convention leadership who met in
  Nashville August 20-21, 2008 and
• Recommendations of the Re-alignment Committee
  presented during the 2009 Mid Winter Board
  Session in Nashville.

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Convention Mission
As a convention we aim to strive continually to
live up to the mission and purpose for objectives
of this great body as indicated below (taken from
the Revised Constitution, 2002) The mission of
the National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. is to
fulfill the Great Commission of Jesus Christ
through preaching, teaching, and healing.
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Convention Objectives Corporate Purposes

• To unite National Baptist churches, district
  associations, and state conventions in Christian
  evangelism so as to fulfill the Great Commission
  of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ through
  preaching, teaching, and healing
• To promote home and foreign mission efforts
• To encourage and support Christian education

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Convention Objectives Corporate Purposes, cont.

• To publish and distribute Sunday School and other
  Christian literature, music, and other works of
  art and religious expression and
• To engage in any other endeavors deemed fitting
  and proper in order to advance the cause of Jesus
  Christ throughout the world.

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Accountability

• The Convention should be accountable to the
  churches first and foremost. All that we do
  should enable the local church to do more and a
  better job of preaching, teaching and healing in
  its alliance with the National Baptist
  Convention, USA, Inc.
• Dr. William J. Shaw, President

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Initiative Leadership Structure

• All National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.
  Auxiliaries, Ministries, Commissions, Boards and
  Independently Incorporated Entities
• Advisory Committee Coordinates Planning
  Implementation of the Initiative under the
  leadership of the President of the Convention.
• Councils Representative groups of Convention
  leaders that communicate, coordinate and
  collaborate on six (6) major areas of services

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Councils (red blue boxes)
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Council Objectives

• Everyone has their own home or place in the
  Convention structure and yet we recognize that
  were also members of a larger community. As we
  learn to work together more collaboratively, we
  can become more effective ambassadors for the
  Great Commission.
• The Committee

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Faith Works

• Identifies the guidelines, resources best
  practices related to the work and management of
  our churches, including (but not limited to)
  areas such as
• Church policy and polity
• Support for pastors and clergy leaders
• Worship
• Lay leaders
• Church school
• Church-based ministries
• District associations
• State conventions

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Global Missions

• Coordinates, models and resources on global,
  national and local levels the best practices of
  mission including areas such as
• Church planting
• Evangelism
• Chaplaincy
• Interdenominational and interfaith relationships
  partnerships
• Outreach programs and community organizing
• Public policy
• Church-based community service programs, i.e.,
  family development, environmental stewardship

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Education, Training Certification

• Identifies ways the auxiliaries and entities of
  the Convention might re-vision a process for
  biblical studies and theological education for
  the constituent churches, associations and State
  Congresses that
• Meets the training and certification needs of
  instructors
• Provides a process for the certification of
  curriculum and classes

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Stewardship, Management Budget

• Establishes and enforces standards and procedures
  for integrity in fiscal planning, resource
  utilization and management in all areas of the
  Conventions work, including but not limited to
• Strategic planning
• Budgets
• Membership development
• Conventions meetings
• Human resources

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Communications, Marketing Technology

• Coordinates the communication activities of the
  Convention with a focus on consistency in quality
  and message, timeliness and accessibility
• Serves as a resource to the Convention for
  research and development activities
• Establishes technology standards and policies to
  maintain currency and increase our effectiveness
  in achieving our goals

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Media Publications

• Establishes the media production standards
• Coordinates and oversees schedules for Convention
  publications (official documents, conventions
  meetings, magazines/journals, etc.)
• Facilitates the development, production, sales
  and distribution of National Baptist Convention
  literature, music and other works of art and
  religious expression

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Advisory Committee Council Leadership

• Dr. Denise Mayhan, Committee Co-Chair and
  Coordinator, Communication, Marketing
  Technology
• Dr. Angelique Walker-Smith, Committee Co-Chair
  and Coordinator, Global Missions
• Dr. Randy Vaughn, Member at Large
• Dr. George W. Waddles, Coordinator, Faith Works
  
• Dr. Carol Mitchell, Coordinator, Education,
  Training Certification

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Advisory Committee Members, cont.

• Dr. Alvin Love, Coordinator, Stewardship,
  Management Budget
• Dr. Kelly M. Smith, Jr., Coordinator, Convention
  Media Publications
• Dr. Hugh Dell Gatewood, Member At Large
• Dr. Forrest E. Harris, Sr., Member at Large
• Dr. Larry B. West, Member at Large
• Convention President Dr. William J. Shaw

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Timeline of Events

• Regional Meeting Presentations
• Member Survey
• Councils Convene
• Recommendations presented during the 2009 Annual
  Session for consideration by the membership and
  incoming administration

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Get Involved!

• What you can do
• Complete a questionnaire/comment sheet
• Speak with a representative of the Committee at
  this meeting
• Visit www.nationalbaptist.com to stay informed
• Submit your comments online at www.nationalbaptist
  .com
• Mail or email your comments to
• Dr. Denise Mayhan, Advisory Committee Co-Chair
• c/o Inspired Solutions P.O. Box 6230 Ellicott
  City, MD 21042
• Email dmayhan_at_nationalbaptist.com

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National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.

• THE INITIATIVE FOR MORE EFFECTIVE
• COMMUNICATION, COORDINATION, AND
• COLLABORATION

2009 Regional Meetings Update Dr. William J.
Shaw, President