A Word from Your Mission Strategist, Steve Laughman
2020 is here and the return of our Lord is just that much closer! Until He appears, my hope is that you will eagerly anticipate that day while also continuing the work He has prepared for you in the meantime. Maybe this year will be a time for you and your church family to try something new. Or maybe it will be a time to return to some of the basics which have been neglected. Regardless of where you are, or where you are going, know that you are not alone. We serve together as one Church in many locations.
Take note of the many opportunities coming soon to our area. VBS Directors and Pastors are encouraged to attend the VBS Jumpstart event that FBC Barnesville will host for the GBMB on January 21. The State Evangelism Conference, REACH, will once again be held in Warner Robins, so we won’t have too far to travel for that event. The Centennial Monthly Ministers Meeting is now the Ministers Connection and will be held in various locations every other month. This will also allow us to have guest speakers each time. Brad Marchman, GBMB Evangelism Consultant, will be our guest on January 13th.
Your CBA Mission Team has been working hard to plan FOCUS 2020. This event will bring many of the missionaries that you already support through Cooperative Program to our area. We will host 35-40 missionaries serving through our International Mission Board, North American Mission Board, and Georgia Baptist Mission Board. The schedule for all activities will be made available soon, but here are some things you can do now to prepare:
1. Put FOCUS 2020 (April 25-26) on your church and personal calendars and begin talking about it.
2. Consider hosting a missionary in your home. Eternal connections will be made.
3. Contact the CBA office to request a missionary speaker for your church. They will be available for Sunday School, AM & PM services, and Sunday lunch.
4. Encourage mission groups, children’s classes, small groups, and anyone else in your church to attend. Saturday’s events will all be family focused and interactive.
5. Pray for our missionaries as they prepare to visit with us. The work they are doing does not stop just because they take the time to come see us. We want to be a blessing to them in as many ways as possible.
Only God knows what He will do through us this year. My prayer is that He calls out missionaries, pastors, musicians, teachers, servants, counselors, greeters, singers, worshippers, cooks, woodworkers, hunters, athletes, men, women, students, children from all walks of life to go and make disciples this year. Join me in prayer and in this work!
