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Missions Work
Southern Baptists -- Partners in the Harvest
The Great Commission --
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 them to observe all things that
I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even
unto the end of the age. Amen (Matt. 28:19-20, NKJ)
Article XI of the Baptist Faith & Message discusses the role of
missions in the life of a Christian. It says
XI Evangelism and Missions
It is the duty and privilege of every follower of Christ and
of every church of the Lord Jesus Christ to endeavor to make
disciples of all nations. The new birth of man's spirit by
God's Holy Spirit means the birth of love for others.
Missionary effort on the part of all rests thus upon a
spiritual necessity of the regenerate life, and is expressly
and repeatedly commanded in the teachings of Christ. The
Lord Jesus Christ has commanded the preaching of the gospel
to all nations. It is the duty of every child of God to seek
constantly to win the lost to Christ by verbal witness
undergirded by a Christian lifestyle, and by other methods
in harmony with the gospel of Christ.
In 1925, the Southern Baptist Convention established the
Cooperative
Program. The Cooperative Program - CP Missions - enables all
Southern Baptists to work together to support missions efforts
world-wide.
Through the
International Mission Board, Southern Baptists support 4,946
missionaries in 153 different countries. Your gifts and prayers
resulted in 451,000 new believers baptized in 2000 outside of
North America.
Southern Baptist's support of CP Missions allowed the
North American Mission Board to send out 5,081 missionaries
last year and help start over 1,700 new churches. Approximately
415,000 people were baptized last year as a result of individual
Southern Baptists becoming Partners in the Harvest.
Learn more about the missions efforts of the Southern Baptist
Convention by visiting the individual mission organization web
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