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News — Trustees rescind action, appoint new missionaries … 6.5 billion people: Each needs to hear … Don't forget what it's like to be lost … Russians embrace kingdom growth
Going — They just keep going ... and going
Giving — This church has missions in its DNA
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| Children's choirs sing "Tell the World" wearing ethnic costumes from around the globe during a missionary appointment service at Idlewild Baptist Church, Tampa, Fla. IMB PHOTO by Bill Bangham |
News
Trustees rescind action, appoint new missionaries
Trustees of the International Mission Board in March:
• overturned action to remove a trustee
• appointed 45 missionaries
• predicted a record Lottie Moon offering
Read more about the trustee meeting and the new missionaries.
6.5 billion people: Each needs to hear
As the world's human population tops 6.5 billion, we need the clarity of God's mission more than ever. Read more.
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| Baptist leaders from former Soviet countries pray for Alexander Shumilan, current president of Kyrgyzstani Baptist union, as he is inaugurated as new acting General Secretary of the Euro-Asiatic Baptist Federation. IMB PHOTO |
Don't forget what it's like to be lost
Do you remember what it's like to walk in darkness without Christ? Find a good description of spiritual darkness from a surprising source: Bob Dylan.
Russians embrace kingdom growth
More than 100 Russian Baptist leaders learned how 'Empowering Kingdom Growth' can impact their land. "It's a very serious call for revival," said Yuri Sipko, president of the Russian Union of Evangelical Christians-Baptists.
Read more.
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Going
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| Bob Oxford (top right) talks to (from left) Nicholee Nietch, Karen Baird, Nick Oxford and Michael Nietch about an upcoming mission trip. IMB PHOTO |
They just keep going ... and going
Since 1971, Bob and Peggy Oxford haven't missed a year in taking a missions trip. In fact, they've been on more than 50 trips to at least 11 countries to share their faith in Jesus Christ. And their commitment doesn't stop there.
Learn more about volunteer opportunities.
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Giving
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| Micah Rust, 13, plays a Mexican game called "capirucho" as Shelley McKendry watches during a recent missions festival at Applewood Baptist Church in Wheat Ridge |
This church has missions in its DNA
Applewood Baptist Church sends thousands of volunteers and gives generously, reflecting a heartbeat for international missions. It all started with a pastor who didn't let the fact that medical problems prevented his missionary appointment keep him from reaching the nations.
Read more.
Find out what one member did because she "fell in love with Lottie Moon."
Find out how to include the International Mission Board in your will.
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Speaking of missions
Missions by the Book: The power of the Gospel
"For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel -- not with words of human wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power" – 1 Corinthians 1:17 (NIV).
Quotable: What makes an influential leader?
"It was not that they were good speakers. It was not that they were celebrities. The one thing they had in common was their passion. It was not a career; it was a passion." -- Ken Hemphill, national strategist for the Southern Baptist Convention's Empowering Kingdom Growth emphasis, noting a sociologist's study of influential leaders during the turbulent '70s and '80s.
If you have a passion for reaching the lost, missions may be the place for you. Check it out.
Read more of Hemphill's remarks.
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