Cooperative Program

PRIORITIZING THE 2015 LMCO

December 21, 2015

By Eric Atkins Pastor, New Friendship Baptist Church, Cleveland Several months ago our church received a certificate and letter from the International Mission Board congratulating us on reaching one of the four Lottie Moon Challenge Levels. New Friendship has received these certificates before so I wasn’t surprised to receive another one. This year, however, it is starting to feel much different. In the weeks since, news about the IMB’s Voluntary

WRAP-UP: 23 STATES INCREASE CP FOR SBC MISSIONS & MINISTRY

December 17, 2015

NASHVILLE (BP) — Twenty-three state conventions voted to increase the portion of Cooperative Program receipts being forwarded to Southern Baptist Convention missions and ministries in the coming year, continuing a trend inspired by passage of the Great Commission Task Force recommendations five years ago. This year, Florida Baptists made the largest shift, moving from 41 to 51 percent allocated to SBC causes. “This epic, pacesetting decision will set a precedent

TBC CP GIFTS AHEAD OF LAST YEAR’S PACE

December 16, 2015

Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — Tennessee Baptist Convention churches contributed $2,278,724 in November, the first month of the 2015-16 budget year. The amount is $14,693 or 0.6 percent more than was given in the first month of the last fiscal year. The total, however, is $575,443 or 20.16 percent below budget needs.

MISSIONS, COOPERATION DRIVE SMALL TENN. CHURCH

December 5, 2015

Baptist Press GREENFIELD, Tenn. (BP) — The men at Bethel Baptist Church reach out to the unchurched men in their community each autumn by showing off their culinary skills at a wild game supper, preparing turkey, deer, raccoon, crappie, catfish, rabbit, duck and other critters. Meanwhile, the congregation’s Women on Mission excel each year at promoting missions, noted David Worley, pastor of Bethel Baptist in Greenfield, Tenn. In 2014, for

DOES YOUR MISSIONS RHETORIC HAVE SUBSTANCE?

December 2, 2015

By Randy C. Davis TBC Executive Director The world is in chaos. Wars rage. Terror perpetrated by evil people has nations on edge. Millions are displaced, and the debate over refugee resettlement is burning white hot. The world’s spiritual soil is as fertile as it ever has been and cries out for a broad spreading of gospel seeds. This world desperately needs Jesus. Southern Baptists have historically rallied to the

CP STARTS FISCAL YEAR 3.26% OVER BUDGET PROJECTION

November 4, 2015

Baptist Press NASHVILLE (BP) — Contributions to Southern Baptist national and international missions and ministries received by the SBC Executive Committee in October were 0.18 percent above last year’s opening month of the convention’s fiscal year and 3.26 percent above the projected budget for the first month, according to a news release from SBC Executive Committee President and Chief Executive Officer Frank Page. As of Oct. 31, gifts received by

CHURCH PUTS OTHERS BEFORE SELF

November 3, 2015

Gives large gifts to Southern Baptist missions/ministries while building new facility By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector GREENFIELD — Bethel Baptist Church here celebrated a momentus day on Oct. 18. The congregation began meeting in its new facility. Church members did this with a clear conscience — they had continued their tradition of strong support for Southern Baptist missions and ministries while building the facility. The new

COOPERATIVE PROGRAM — WHERE IS THE MONEY?

October 23, 2015

By Ronnie Floyd President, SBC The Southern Baptist Convention is a convention of churches that partner together to reach the world for Christ. As we aspire to this biblical vision of presenting the gospel to every person in the world and to make disciples of all the nations, we must find a way to increase financial resources to this serious and grand vision. I am often asked, “Where is the

THE “1% CHALLENGE FOR CP”

September 27, 2015

By SBC staff The “1% Challenge” is simply a request to every Southern Baptist pastor and every Southern Baptist church to increase their Cooperative Program gifts by one percent of their church’s undesignated contributions. Frank S. Page, president of the Executive Committee, issued this challenge during the Executive Committee report at the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting in Phoenix, Arizona. He said, “To do better what we’re doing together, we’re

Winning Tennessee for Jesus Christ

August 13, 2015

By Roc Collins Pastor in Kingsport As followers of Christ we have been called to “Go and Make Disciples.” What a great task is ours! There is no one person who can fulfill that mission alone. God, in His infinite wisdom, has granted us the opportunity to fulfill the Great Commission by working together. Certainly we can get together to participate in ministry but there is another way. We can

Cooperative Program

PRIORITIZING THE 2015 LMCO

WRAP-UP: 23 STATES INCREASE CP FOR SBC MISSIONS & MINISTRY

TBC CP GIFTS AHEAD OF LAST YEAR’S PACE

MISSIONS, COOPERATION DRIVE SMALL TENN. CHURCH

DOES YOUR MISSIONS RHETORIC HAVE SUBSTANCE?

CP STARTS FISCAL YEAR 3.26% OVER BUDGET PROJECTION

CHURCH PUTS OTHERS BEFORE SELF

COOPERATIVE PROGRAM — WHERE IS THE MONEY?

THE “1% CHALLENGE FOR CP”

Winning Tennessee for Jesus Christ

PRIORITIZING THE 2015 LMCO

WRAP-UP: 23 STATES INCREASE CP FOR SBC MISSIONS & MINISTRY

TBC CP GIFTS AHEAD OF LAST YEAR’S PACE

MISSIONS, COOPERATION DRIVE SMALL TENN. CHURCH

DOES YOUR MISSIONS RHETORIC HAVE SUBSTANCE?

CP STARTS FISCAL YEAR 3.26% OVER BUDGET PROJECTION

CHURCH PUTS OTHERS BEFORE SELF

COOPERATIVE PROGRAM — WHERE IS THE MONEY?

THE “1% CHALLENGE FOR CP”

Winning Tennessee for Jesus Christ

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