Theres one reason for the Southern Baptist Convention SBC The Great Commission Matt' 28:1920'

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Theres one reason for the Southern Baptist
Convention (SBC) The Great Commission (Matt.
2819-20).
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In 1925, the SBC brought its resources together
under one banner The Cooperative Program (CP).
Since that time, CP has grown to be one of the
most effective and efficient ways of propelling
the Gospel.
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So, where do you start to change the world? It
really does begin with you (2 Cor. 85).Out of
gratitude and obedience to God for what He has
done for you, you commit to give back to Him,
through your church, a portion of what He
provides.
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This is commonly called a tithe and represents
10 of your income (Lev. 2730, Mal. 310).
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Your church decides the next step. The entire
congregation prayerfully decides how much of
these gifts will be committed to reaching people
in your state and around the world through the
Cooperative Program. This amount is forwarded to
your state Baptist convention.
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At every annual state convention meeting, the
gifts from churches are allocated in order to
achieve maximum impact for the Gospel in their
state.
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When the SBC meets each year, representatives
(messengers) from churches decide how to divide
the balance of the churches gifts to impact
people at home and around the world.
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See how it works? When resources from millions of
people in thousands of churches are combined, the
potential for maximum impact grows.
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The Bottom LinePeople who are lost hear the
gospel and respond to Gods love.
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God is busy working through a variety of channels
to demonstrate His love and make a difference in
the lives of peoplearound the clock and around
the world. Channels such as
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• The International Mission Board (IMB)
• The North American Mission Board (NAMB)
• Six Southern Baptist Seminaries
• The Ethics Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC)

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• Evangelism
• Volunteer missions
• Mission education
• Church planting
• State Baptist Colleges and Universities
• Collegiate ministries
• State camps

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For more information and to see how God is
working, visit www.sbc.net/cp. To get a bigger
picture, visit the sites of other SBC entities.
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The North American Mission Board
(NAMB)coordinates the efforts of more than 5,611
missionaries who are committed to sharing Christ
throughout the U.S., Canada, and the U.S.
territories.
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The North American Mission Board (NAMB) works
with state conventions to
Plant 1,578 new churches in fast-growing cities,
suburbs, small towns, and rural communities.
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The North American Mission Board (NAMB) works
with state conventions to
Endorse over 2,844 chaplains and produce
evangelistic tracts, materials, and methods to
help you share your faith.
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The North American Mission Board (NAMB) works
with state conventions to
Coordinate disaster relief efforts
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The International Mission Board (IMB) is
impacting the landscape of the world by
Starting 26,970 new churches with indigenous
leadership.
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The International Mission Board (IMB) is
impacting the landscape of the world by
Supporting over 5,500 missionaries across the
world.
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The International Mission Board (IMB) is
impacting the landscape of the world by
Baptizing 565,967 people.
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The International Mission Board (IMB) is
impacting the landscape of the world by
Engaging 1,100 people groups with the Gospel.
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But theres much more to be done. There are
still 2,073 unreached people groups with
populations greater than 100,000.
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If two are better than one (Eccl. 49), how
much better are 16.2 million? This is the
current membership in 44,848 Southern Baptist
churches across the country.
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With a global population approaching 7 billion,
the only option is for Me to become We. How
do we make this happen?
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To help the Cooperative Program put love in
action, please PRAY Pray regularly for your
Southern Baptist missionaries and their
ministries.
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To help the Cooperative Program put love in
action, please GO Be involved in some sort of
missions endeavor.
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To help the Cooperative Program put love in
action, please GIVE Give regularly to the Lord
through your church. Encourage your church to
increase its commitment to reaching people
through the Cooperative Program.
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