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go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching themto observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age. – Matthew 28:19-20 (NIV)

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GPS – God’s Planfor SHARING

This issue of One Mission magazine is beingpublished just prior to the annual meeting of the

Alabama Baptist State Convention.


GPS, our Convention theme for 2010-2020, hasalready found strong support among a variety ofAlabama Baptists. I have personally heard fromassociational and church leaders who see GPS as astrategic opportunity for all of us to strengthen oursupport for missions and ministries in Alabama andbeyond.

The nations still need the Gospel.Therefore the need for internationalmissions has never been clearer.

And yet the nations have come tous. The increasing demographicdiversity in communities across theU.S. is a strong and certain testimonyto the continued need for a robustcommitment to North American, stateand associational missions.

In the words of one passage of Scripture, God hasset before us — within our immediate proximity — anopen door to share the Gospel here in ournation with newcomers who have neverheard the Gospel.

We dare not neglect or weaken ourefforts to share here, especially since manyof our newfound friends may eventuallyreturn to nations around the world. Thosewho have heard the Gospel and followed Christ whilehere will be able to share a powerful, indigenouswitness if they choose to visit or emigrate to theircountries of origin.

Years ago, I heard wise counsel from a fellowminister who said something to this effect: “Duringyour ministry, try to make a dent in the GreatCommission.”

That’s good advice not just for vocational andbivocational ministers but for all believers.

As you peruse the contents of this publication,consider the many ways in which and places whereAlabama Baptists are making not just a dent, but animpact, for the Great Commission.

• Campus ministers across the state are reachingcollege students with efforts of both evangelism and

discipleship. This issue highlightscommunity college campuses whereyour Cooperative Program dollars areat work in partnership with localassociations, touching lives for Christthrough Baptist Campus Ministries.

• Vacation Bible School, alsohighlighted in this issue, continues tobe the strongest and most productiveevangelistic event for many churchesduring the course of a year. Even now,

preparations are being made by your state missionariesto help Alabama Baptists with VBS efforts during 2010.

• Arms Around New York, a strategicdimension of our missions partnership withAppalachian Regional Ministry, offersAlabama Baptist churches the opportunity to partner in prayer with congregations fromtwo associations in New York State. After theestablishment of prayer partnerships, there

will be numerous other opportunities for involvement as well as through mission trips.

• Our newest state missionary, Daniel Wilson, beganhis ministry in our Evangelism Office in September. Ibelieve Daniel's unique testimony will inspire you topray for this young man who has the heart of both apastor and an evangelist.

For more information about this month’s State Convention meeting, go online towww.alsbom.org/convention. OM

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“The number of students on these campuses is growingbecause of life choices that students are making,choosing to go after an associate’s or a technical degreerather than a bachelor’s,” said State Missionary MikeNuss, director of the Office of Collegiate & StudentMinistries. “In light of this increasing mission field(community college campuses), one of our prioritiesduring the past few years has been to do more inresourcing and helping associations to minister tocommunity colleges in their area.”

Associations across the state are responsible forsupporting Baptist Campus Ministry (BCM) oncommunity college campuses in their area. The StateBoard of Missions’ role is to be there as a resource forthe campus ministers and associations that have taken onthat task.

Jake Duke is a state missionary serving as a campusminister in West Central Alabama. Duke works on theUniversity of West Alabama campus and partners withfour associations in the area, serving four communitycollege campuses.

“Campus ministry on a community college campus

The face of college ministry is rapidlychanging, especially on communitycollege campuses.

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“I love having the opportunity to minister to and alongside thesestudents who otherwise might not have an opportunity to be a part ofsomething like this.” – Jake Duke

is challenging because of the time that you have thestudents,” Duke noted. “Not only do we face thechallenges of time related to students only being oncampus for a year or so, but we also face the challengeof planning BCM events when students are actually oncampus, because so many of the students arecommuters.”

Duke’s ministry field is characterized by adistinctive challenge, said Nuss, adding that “the verynature of community college work is hard. So much ofthe job is about building relationships in a very shortperiod of time.”

Despite the challenges that thistype of ministry brings, Dukewouldn’t have it any other way. “Somany students leave church after highschool. I want to help close that gap.My passion is to see students developinto lifelong disciples of Christ andgrow so that when they leave thiscollege setting they will be faithfulbelievers on other campuses, in theirlocal church and on the job.”

Christy Hicks, campus minister at Wallace StateCommunity College, Hanceville, echoes Duke’s desire.“My goals are to reach the students for Christ, help keepthem active in a local church and help make them

missions-minded. BCM plays animportant role in helping students stayactive in a local church while incollege,” Hicks said.

Hicks, whose ministry issupported in its entirety by the Eastand West Cullman BaptistAssociations, emphasized that “BCMis not the local church but rather anextension of the local church. It waswhile I was in college that thediscipleship process began in my life,so I know firsthand the role of BCMin partnering with the local church todisciple students.

“I often remind my students of thefact that local churches understand theimportance of this ministry and theydemonstrate that by their support of

campus ministry on this campus. I emphasize theimportance of their involvement in a local church.”

BCM has proven itself to be a vital ministry oncampuses across the state. These campus ministers,along with others, seek to make sure that students oncommunity college campuses have the same opportunityto be discipled and encouraged as students on four-yearuniversity campuses.

“I love having the opportunity to minister to andalongside these students who otherwise might not havean opportunity to be a part of something like this,” Dukesaid. “Discipling, encouraging and connecting thesestudents with local churches is a privilege.”

For more information about community collegeministries in Alabama, please contact State MissionaryMike Nuss at 1-800-264-1225, ext. 276,[email protected]. OM


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Bill MorrisonUniversity of Alabama at [email protected]

Steve ThompsonAuburn [email protected]

Craig HawkinsUniversity of Alabama at BirminghamJefferson State Community CollegeShelby [email protected]

Brant BondsAuburn University & Southern UnionCommunity College - Opelika [email protected]

Willie AlexanderAlabama A&M [email protected]

Gary BrittainJacksonville State [email protected]

Sean ThorntonUniversity of [email protected]

Nate YoungUniversity of [email protected]

David SumnerUniversity of North [email protected]

Kim AndrewsUniversity of Alabama & Shelton StateCommunity [email protected]

Shannon HughesUniversity of South [email protected]

Edwin HocuttUniversity of Alabama in [email protected]

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These state missionaries serve ascampus ministers on college anduniversity campuses acrossAlabama, working to reach anddisciple students for Christ. Pleasecontact them directly if they canprovide ministry to you or a studentyou know.


Count Pat Andrews among those who believe thatVacation Bible School continues to be one of the mosteffective evangelistic tools a church has to reach outinto its community. Andrews, director of missions atEscambia Association, points to several examples fromthis past summer as evidence:

g Liberty Baptist Church in Brewton averages55 in Sunday School. They had a highattendance of 266 in attendance at VBS andrecorded 17 decisions for Christ.g Before last year, Canoe Baptist Church inAtmore hadn’t had VBS in 18 years. Andrewsencouraged them to hold one in 2008 andsummer missionaries helped staff it. Because itwent so well, the church decided that they couldrun and staff their own VBS this year and justabout doubled their attendance.g Alco Baptist Church in Brewton hadn’t hadVBS in nine years. The association’s sevensummer missionaries went there on July 25 todo a one-day VBS. The pastor has assuredAndrews that they will do a one-week VBS next year.

In addition, Andrews notes that numbers were up inevery VBS in Escambia Association this summer. Andstories like these can be told in associations around thestate. As of November 2, a total of 2,124 AlabamaBaptist churches had reported holding a Vacation BibleSchool, accounting for a cumulative enrollment of266,799 people and 7,171 professions of faith.

Every year, the State Board of Missions facilitates alarge number of Vacation Bible School training eventsto introduce workers to the curriculum and provideideas and resources. In 2009, 981 workers were trainedin five state clinics. In addition, State Missionary JamesBlakeney led or facilitated at least 25 early bird clinics.Those trained in state clinics went on to help train morethan 9,300 additional workers in 67 associationalclinics.

Andrews is grateful for those training opportunities,which are made possible by the gifts of AlabamaBaptists through the Cooperative Program. “Goodthings are happening down our way and I really thinkthat it started to go better after James Blakeney camedown a few years ago to do our early bird clinic forVBS leaders. Thank you!” Andrews said. OM

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When most people think of theAppalachian Mountains, they think of abeautiful drive along the Blue RidgeParkway, sightseeing in Gatlinburg orperhaps seeing pastures dotted withhorses along a drive in eastern Kentucky.However, there is another side ofAppalachia that is not as well known.

The Appalachian region, as defined by the U.S. government,stretches from northeast Mississippi, across north Alabama alongthe Appalachian Mountains into New York. The region includes 420counties in 13 states. It extends more than 1,000 miles and is hometo 24.8 million people.

The 1990 census data showed that metropolitan counties innorthern and southern Appalachia had poverty rates slightly belowthe national average of 13.1 percent. In rural areas of northern andsouthern Appalachia, the poverty rate was 16 percent. In centralrural Appalachia, the poverty rate was nearly 27 percent. Thispresents a different picture than the picturesque mountain scenes ofAppalachia that are often brought to mind.

Not all of Appalachia is poor or living in poverty. Cities likeAtlanta, Chattanooga, Knoxville and Pittsburgh are part of this area.Each city brings its own set of problems and ministry opportunities.

These needs are what brought 11 state Baptist conventionstogether about 10 years ago to address the unique needs of thisregion. Appalachian Regional Ministries, or A.R.M., was formed as an intentional missions response to the spiritual and physicalneeds of persons living in the Appalachian region to

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mobilize Southern Baptists and their resources toprovide ministries, to evangelize the lost, to assistexisting churches and to start new churches in the multi-state region.

This year, two other state conventions — the Baptist Convention of New York and the AlabamaBaptist State Convention — joined the effort andbecame partners with A.R.M.

The joint effort of these 13 state conventions, inpartnership with the North American Mission Board and Woman’s Missionary Union, is supported by giftsthrough the Cooperative Program and the AnnieArmstrong Easter Offering.

“From our formation in August1999, Alabama Baptists have been avital part of reaching and assistingpeople in Appalachia throughvolunteerism,” stated Bill Barker, aNAMB missionary and director ofA.R.M. “I am excited that we are nowin partnership with the AlabamaBaptist Convention. This partnershipwill enable us to work together torecruit volunteers from Alabama andto also assist churches, church plantersand ministry centers in theAppalachian region with their short-term volunteer needs.”

State Missionary Reggie Quimby, director of the

Global Missions Office, indicates that this newpartnership will meet some needs for Alabama Baptistsas well.

“Our partnership with A.R.M. not only provides adiverse offering of ministry opportunities for AlabamaBaptists but also brings those opportunities closer tohome,” Quimby said. “Many churches are looking formission projects that they can get to within a day’sdrive. We can help them connect to those opportunitiesthrough A.R.M. “

While looking to connect Alabama Baptists toministries throughout the region, the State Board ofMissions has been asked to focus on two associations incentral New York through an emphasis called “ArmsAround New York.”

Terry Robertson, executive director of the BaptistConvention of New York (BCNY), said, “As I travelthroughout our convention’s territory, I am amazed atthe enormity of the task at reaching it with the Gospelof Jesus Christ.”

Robertson and Lamar Duke, the BCNY’s statedirector of missions, are both Alabama natives, statingthey are excited about working with Alabama Baptists.

Requests from New York specifically for AlabamaBaptists can be found on the Global Missions Web pageat www.alsbom.org/partnerships. Other requests fromA.R.M. can be found at www.arministry.org.

To partner with BCNY churches in a prayer effort,please see page 14. For other information about A.R.M. and Arms Around New York, please contactState Missionary Reggie Quimby at 1-800-264-1225, ext. 239, [email protected]. OM

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NEW UNIT READY FOR ACTIONA new state disaster relief feeding unit was unveiled

this summer. The 53-foot unit has the capacity toprovide at least 20,000 meals per day. According toState Missionary Mel Johnson, state disaster reliefdirector, this equates to as many as 10,000 moreopportunities to share Christ with victims of crisis.

The unit is also equipped with self-contained andcontinuous water purification equipment with a 750-gallon reservoir, complete communications for hamradio communications along with cell phoneamplification and wireless Internet, a diesel generatoradequate to provide sufficient power to supply thefeeding and support units, and the capacity to serve asan onsite incident command center.

The unit was made possible by gifts of AlabamaBaptists through the Cooperative Program and disasterrelief offerings.

“This unit represents a holistic approach to addressthe physical and spiritual needs for people in crisis,”Johnson said. “This is frontline missions in America andis made possible by some 5,400 trained AlabamaBaptists and Cooperative Program support.”

NATIONAL GUARDCALLS ON ALABAMABAPTISTS

In July, Mel Johnson wascontacted by Major DouglasBarrett with the Army NationalGuard, who expressed a need fortheir personnel to be trained inchainsaw use during a disaster

relief response. After searching the National Guard database and the Army Corp of Engineers and not finding aviable training option, he turned to Alabama Baptists forhelp. Major Barrett explained that his call resulted fromhis years of experience in working with our disasterrelief personnel. He stated that his units were often fedby our feeding units and that he had noticed how ourchainsaw teams were always on the scene withefficiency and effectiveness.

On September 12, the first of what may becomeseveral training events was conducted at Fort McClellanin Anniston. Ronnie Warren, state coordinator forchainsaw, cleanup and recovery, said, “It was an honorfor me to be able to share our knowledge of safetyprocedures with the guardsmen. They put their lives onthe line for us all the time. Knowing our involvementwill help them do their job more safely when called

upon is a blessing to me.”State Missionary and Executive Director Rick Lance

added, “This is just more evidence of how GreatCommission Ministries and the Cooperative Program arechanging lives of people in significant ways. We areglad to partner with the National Guard in theirimportant training for disaster relief. It can be a modelfor future partnerships.”

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Recent floodingin the Atlanta area

provided the opportunity for the newly created RapidResponse Assessment Team (RRAT) to spring intoaction. In July, the State Disaster Relief Task Forcecreated the response team, responding to a suggestion bytask force member Larry Teel.

“The idea was that the team would be made up oftrained responders who could be available on a veryshort notice – a maximum of 24 hours,” said Teel, wholeads the RRAT. By arriving at a disaster zone as earlyas possible, they could connect with the local emergencyoperations center and prepare the way for disaster reliefteams.

The concept was tested quickly. After rain poundedNorth Georgia for several days in mid-September, floodwaters rose on September 20 and peaked the next day.Two days later, the RRAT received the call and a two-man team began assessing damage in Douglasville thenext day, Thursday, September 24. A second two-manteam was called in on Friday.

Since the response team conducted their initialassessment, mud-out teams from at least five AlabamaBaptist associations have worked in the Atlanta area.“Our goal is to go in and make sure when our people doget on the ground, we’re ready and have something forthem to do when they get there. That’s our intent, tocomplement the procedures already in place with ourrapid response team,” Teel said. OM

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NEW ORGANIZATION TO HELPBIVOCATIONAL MINISTERS

More than 50 percent ofAlabama Baptist churches areserved by bivocational pastors andan even greater number areserved by at least one bivocationalminister on the staff.Often one of thebiggest challengesfaced by bivocationalpastors is the feeling of isolation.

The Pastoral Enrichment Network, or PEN, is anetwork of fellowships for the bivocational ministerdesigned to combat that feeling of isolation. Thenetwork is made up of groups of bivocational ministersthat meet within Baptist associations to enrich the

members for fulfillment of God’s call in their livesthrough regular meetings of encouragement, equippingand enabling. Currently, 10 Baptist associations inAlabama have active units or are preparing to start one.

The network was developed by Gary Farley,director of missions for Pickens Baptist Association andone of Southern Baptists’ most recognized consultantsin rural ministry, in partnership with the ResourceCenter for Pastoral Excellence at Samford University. It is now being facilitated through the State Board ofMissions under the leadership of State Missionary Chip Smith.

“It is my hope that the PEN group can be helpful inbringing bivocational ministers in contact andfellowship with other bivocational ministers,” Smithsaid. “The network aspect of PEN goes far beyond thegroup meetings. I feel that the relationships will havethe greatest impact upon the members.”

Smith recognizes the huge contribution thatbivocational ministers make to the work of the

Kingdom. “They are true ‘second milers’ because theydo not have to do what they do. They just serve out oftheir commitment to their calling by God. They havebecome my heroes in the ministry!” Smith said.

To find out how to start a PEN unit in yourassociation, contact your associational director ofmissions or State Missionary Chip Smith at 1-800-264-1225, ext. 342, or [email protected].

CAMPBELL TO FOCUS ON AFRICAN-AMERICAN CHURCH PLANTING

While many churches opt to reach out to Alabama’ssuburban areas, there is an increasing need to meet thedemands of urban settings as well, where African-American population shifts are on the increase. Theneed for specialized personnel and expertise has led tothe call of Sammy Campbell as a regional churchplanting strategist.

Campbell, who beganwork on August 15, isresponsible for developingand implementing

contextualized strategies in the region includingTuscaloosa, Bessemer, Madison, Shelby, Jefferson andNorth Jefferson associations, plus other statewideassignments when called upon by the State Board ofMissions. His focus will be on facilitating the starting of new churches.

State Missionary Gary Swafford, director of theState Board’s Office of Associational Missions & Church Planting, is excited about the ministry Campbellwill provide. “Our commitment is to start African-American churches and train leaders. Throughdemographic studies and enlisting sponsoring churches,Sammy Campbell will help us identify strategiccommunities for new churches,” Swafford said.

Campbell, who lives in Birmingham, brings avariety of experience to the position, including directorof church and community ministries at both the Districtof Columbia Baptist Convention and BirminghamBaptist Association, as well as director of ministryevangelism at the North American Mission Board. OM

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SON I was blessed to be raised in a Christian home with godly

parents. They faithfully taught me the Bible and took me tochurch, but they also modeled for me a life of godliness. Atthe age of six, I repented of my sins and trusted in Jesus

Christ for my salvation.As a child, I never questioned what I was going to do when I grew

up. I knew that God had called me to be a preacher. My childhoodpastor was Dr. Charles Q. Carter at First Baptist, Jonesboro, Ga. Godused him to model for me what a life of spiritual vitality and pastoralexcellence should look like.

At six years of age, I preached my first sermonat Sullivan Baptist Church in western Kentucky.At age 17, that same church licensed me topreach.

I began to preach nearly every Sunday when I was a senior in highschool. As I finished college, I was called to serve as pastor for the firsttime. I remember the joy I had standing up to preach my first sermon aspastor of that fine church.

I also remember the eagerness I had to make my first soul-winningvisit as a pastor. In fact, I still get the same thrill every time I open upthe Bible to preach, and I still have the same passion to share Christwith lost and hurting people.

I was preaching a revival in Junction City, Ky., when I met mywife, Erin. I firmly believe that God brought us together. Outside of mysalvation, she is the best thing that ever happened to me.

God led us to the pastorate at Raleigh Avenue Baptist Church inHomewood in 2005. I spent four of the best years of my life preachingJesus, sharing the Gospel and loving those wonderful people.

They encouraged me in my ministry and loved us like we weretheir very own family.

Now, it is my privilege to be called to serve asyour state missionary. I believe that we mustmake a great commotion about the GreatCommission. Eternal destinies are at stake. Soulsare hanging in the balance. A lost and dyingworld needs to hear that God loves them and thatJesus is the only way to heaven. It is my passionto share the message that Jesus saves. OM

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Stay Connected With YourState Board of Missions

Chances are even if you’ve never used Facebook or Twitteryou’ve heard of them.

Facebook is the fourth most visited Web site in the world.If it were a country, it would be the eighth largest country inthe world. There are 250 million active registered users and onaverage over one billion photos are shared in a month. Goingon Facebook has become one of the most popular activities onthe Internet, above checking e-mail.

Likewise, Twitter is rapidly growing into one of the mostpopular sites on the Web. More and more peopleare taking advantage of the opportunity to telltheir story in chunks of 140 characters or less.

What these two sites have in common is thevery thing that has made them popular: They aresimple ways to stay connected with other people

and to share information in ways that were once virtuallyimpossible.

Likewise, social media tools provide another way AlabamaBaptists can stay connected, and we want to connect with you.

You can find the State Board of Missions on Facebook atwww.facebook.com/alsbom and on Twitter atwww.twitter.com/alsbom.

Another way the SBOM would like to stayconnected with you is through a new featureon alsbom.org called“Great Commission Stories.” Doyou have a story about how oneof the ministries of the StateBoard of Missions impacted your life, your church or yourministry? We’d love to hear about it, andshare it with others. So, visit www.alsbom.org/stories and tell us your story! OM

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What these two sites have in common is the very thing that has made them popular: They are simple ways to stay connected withother people and to share information in ways that were once virtually impossible.

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Prayer partners neededAs a part of the missions

partnership with AppalachianRegional Ministries, the Office ofGlobal Missions is seeking AlabamaBaptist churches who will serve asprayer partners for membercongregations of the Central andThousand Islands associations inupstate New York.

The two associations are similarto rural Alabama in many ways:

þ The towns are mostly smalland the people warm and caring.

þ The churches are largelycommunity and family based.

þ The geographic area, whichis largely non-urban, looks muchlike many parts of rural Alabama.

Yet the associations have theirown distinctive characteristics aswell:

þ The area represents the centerof New York State from thePennsylvania line in the south to theCanadian border on the north.

þ The churches are far apartgeographically since the twoassociations cover almost 15,000square miles — larger than eightstates.

þ There are only 52congregations in the twoassociations, and yet two millionpeople live in their area.

To sign up for a prayer partnerchurch, please contact MinistryAssistant Angie Williams at 1-800-264-1225, ext. 373,[email protected].

Six Web sites for statemissions

WWW.ALSBOM.ORG— the primary Web site for yourAlabama Baptist State Board ofMissions

WWW.THESTUDENTHUB.ORG— a site for Alabama Baptiststudents and their leaders, both highschool and college, from the Officeof Collegiate & Student Ministries

WWW.RICKLANCE.COM— thoughts and reflections of StateMissionary Rick Lance, executivedirector, on the Great Commission,the Cooperative Program and muchmore about reaching the world forChrist

WWW.PREACHINGPOINT.COM— sermon resources and muchmore for preachers and otherstudents of the Bible

WWW.PRAYINGBRIDGE.COM— prayer requests from Alabamaand around the world

WWW.ALSBOM.TV— a resource for State Board andSBC videos

A phenomenal survival rateAbout 90 percent of all church

starts funded by Alabama Baptistsare still viable after 10 years. Thiscompares to a 67 percent estimatenationally. It’s because of giftsthrough the Cooperative Programthat enable the State Board ofMissions in partnership withassociations to provide support forthe birthing of new congregations.

Currently three statemissionaries serve as resourcepersons in key areas of church

planting and may be contacted at1-800-264-1225:

• African-American: RonaldDavis, ext. 270, [email protected]

• Ethnic: Jamey Pruett, ext. 220,[email protected]

• Anglo/Overall Leadership ofChurch Planting Efforts: GarySwafford, ext. 323,[email protected]

Free demographic resourcesTwo offices at your State Board

of Missions provide assistance toAlabama Baptists with demographicand address information in reachingcommunities for Christ:

• EVANGELISMOFFICE/MAPPING CENTER FOREVANGELISM: Would you like theaddresses of residents in the area ofyour church e-mailed to you foroutreach effort? If so, please contactMinistry Assistant StephanieMcClelland at 1-800-264-1225, ext.245, [email protected].

• COMPUTERSERVICES/DEMOGRAPHICSAND CENSUS DATA: Learn lotsof details about the demographics inyour church’s area. These reportsmay be ordered in three radiuses,such as within one mile, three milesand five miles of your church — inone-mile increments up to 10 miles.Contact State Missionary MickeyCrawford, ext. 281,[email protected].

A related report is a printout of10-year statistics for your AlabamaBaptist congregation. This also canbe ordered from Mickey Crawford.

All these resources are providedfree of charge because of AlabamaBaptist gifts through the CooperativeProgram. OM

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CALENDARCALENDARLOOKING AHEAD

N O V E M B E R 17-18 Alabama Baptist State Convention,

Whitesburg, Huntsville26 Thanksgiving Day29-12/6 International Missions Emphasis -

Mission Study, Week of Prayer and Lottie Moon Christmas Offering

D E C E M B E R8 Early Bird Tax Conference, Baptist

Building, Montgomery25 Christmas Day

J A N U A R Y 2 0 1 01-3 NewSong Tour3-6 January Bible Study7 Tax Conference for Beginners, Baptist

Building, Montgomery8-9 Single Adult Conference, Cullman First14 Church Security, Baptist Building,

Montgomery14 Church Tax Conference, Madison First15 Growing Adult Discipleship in Today’s

Church, Prattville First15-16 Instrumental Ministries Workshop,

Hunter Street, Birmingham15-16 Student Missions Weekend,

WorldSong Missions Camp, Cook Springs

15-16 Valor and Courage Men’s Conference, Mount Pleasant, Gordo

16 Here’s Hope Workshop for Pastors,

Heritage, Montgomery17 Sanctity of Human Life Sunday19 Church Tax Conference, Pelham First21 Church Tax Conference, North Mobile

First, Saraland22-23 Mighty Men of God Conference,

Trussville First23 Making the Sunday School Connection

Regional Conference, Fairhope First26 Church Building Conference, Shocco26 Time and Life Management Workshop,

Baptist Building, Montgomery28 Southeast Youth Conclave,

Chattanooga Convention Center, Chattanooga, Tenn.

28-29 ABREA Annual Gathering, Mount Zion,Huntsville

29-30 Church Renewal Equipping Retreat, Shocco

29-30 State Bible Drill/Speakers Tournament Retreat, Shocco

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Events at the Baptist Building in Montgomery are at 2001 E. South Blvd.

To access more information about these events,visit www.alsbom.org and click on Upcoming Events.

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Ed Young Sr.

Chuck Kelley

Roy Fish

Jimmy Jackson

Ed Young Jr.

Monday andTuesday, February22–23, 2010

Vaughn Forest BaptistChurch, Montgomery

Every church planned an evangelistic service forEaster morning, April 4,2010.

Great preaching, featuring:• Ed Young Jr. • Ed Young Sr. • Roy Fish

• Jimmy Jackson • Chuck KelleyGreat music, featuring:

• Kevin Derryberry • The SpecksGreat Commission Ministries Track,featuring:

• Local church helps by staff of SecondBaptist, HoustonFor more information, please contact StephanieMcClelland at [email protected] or 1.800.264.1225, ext. 245.

Every person inAlabama received aGospel witness.

ImagineWhat If…

Every person inAlabama was prayed forby name.

State EvangelismConference


Documents

One Mission Magazine --- FALL 2009