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All for OneAll for One

Being a Missional Follower of ChristBeing a Missional Follower of Christ

And One for All:And One for All:

I.I. What does it What does it mean to be mean to be missional?missional?

• ““Missional” is a term used to Missional” is a term used to describe how we describe how we think about,think about, engage, and engage, and minister tominister to the the culture in which God has culture in which God has placed us.placed us.

• In Matthew 28:19-20 Jesus In Matthew 28:19-20 Jesus gives what we call the gives what we call the Great Great CommissionCommission..

• We are to We are to ““Go and make disciples of all Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, and Son, and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”the very end of the age.”

Matthew 28:19-20 (NIV)Matthew 28:19-20 (NIV)

• Our command is to go and Our command is to go and make disciplesmake disciples..– Baptizing themBaptizing them– Teaching themTeaching them

• In Acts 1:8, Jesus gives a In Acts 1:8, Jesus gives a more defined method of more defined method of carrying out His great carrying out His great commission.commission.

““But you will receive power But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the and to the ends of the earth.”earth.”

Acts 1:8 (NIV)Acts 1:8 (NIV)

• You will receive You will receive powerpower– This word for power This word for power

communicates a God give communicates a God give ability ability to accomplish what we to accomplish what we could never accomplish on our could never accomplish on our own.own.

– You will be my You will be my witnesseswitnesses..

• You will be my You will be my witnesseswitnesses..– Jesus instructing His Jesus instructing His

disciples to continue to disciples to continue to tell His story everywhere tell His story everywhere they go and beyond.they go and beyond.•In JerusalemIn Jerusalem•In all Judea and SamariaIn all Judea and Samaria•To the ends of the earthTo the ends of the earth

• Being missional means being Being missional means being a part of sharing God’s story a part of sharing God’s story from your communities to the from your communities to the world.world.

II.II. Being Missional Being Missional Through the ChurchThrough the Church

• God has chosen to use the God has chosen to use the churchchurch to bring the gospel to to bring the gospel to the world. One of the the world. One of the reasons He chose to reasons He chose to accomplish his mission this accomplish his mission this way is because we can way is because we can accomplish so much more if accomplish so much more if we we cooperatecooperate and and work work togethertogether..

• Solomon said in Ecclesiastes Solomon said in Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 that working together 4:9-12 that working together is a lot better than working is a lot better than working alone.alone.

““Two are better than one, because Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their they have a good return for their work: if one falls down, his friend can work: if one falls down, his friend can help him up. But pity the man who help him up. But pity the man who falls and has no one to help him up! falls and has no one to help him up! Also, if two lie down together, they Also, if two lie down together, they will keep warm. But how can one will keep warm. But how can one keep warm alone? Though one may keep warm alone? Though one may be overpowered, two can defend be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.”is not quickly broken.”

Ecclesiastes 4:9-12Ecclesiastes 4:9-12

• Two are better than one for Two are better than one for several reasons:several reasons:– They have a They have a good returngood return for for

their work.their work.– If one falls down the other If one falls down the other

can pick him up.can pick him up.– A cord of A cord of three strandsthree strands is is

not quickly broken.not quickly broken.

• The Apostle Paul knew the The Apostle Paul knew the value of cooperation in mission value of cooperation in mission as well as he expresses it in as well as he expresses it in Philippians 1:4-6.Philippians 1:4-6.

““In all my prayers for all of In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy you, I always pray with joy because of your partnership in because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day the gospel from the first day until now, being confident of until now, being confident of this, that he who began a this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.” of Christ Jesus.”

Philippians 1:4-6 (NIV)Philippians 1:4-6 (NIV)

• Paul was joyful and thankful for Paul was joyful and thankful for their “their “partnershippartnership in the in the gospel.” This word for gospel.” This word for partnership is that great Greek partnership is that great Greek word word koinoniakoinonia, which is , which is generally translated fellowship, generally translated fellowship, but means so much more.but means so much more.– It is more than just It is more than just getting getting

together with friendstogether with friends..– It is more than just sharing some It is more than just sharing some

StarbucksStarbucks..– It is sharing It is sharing lifelife and and ministryministry in a in a

way that makes them way that makes them inseparable.inseparable.

• Paul knew that he could never Paul knew that he could never fulfill the Great Commission all by fulfill the Great Commission all by himself, so he continually brought himself, so he continually brought others along with him to share in others along with him to share in the work of the ministry.the work of the ministry.– Paul and Paul and BarnabasBarnabas– Paul and Paul and SilasSilas– Paul and Paul and TimothyTimothy

III.III. Partnering Partnering Together as Southern Together as Southern

BaptistsBaptists• One of the great characteristics One of the great characteristics of being a Southern Baptist has of being a Southern Baptist has been the idea of been the idea of cooperatingcooperating with one another to accomplish with one another to accomplish more than we could do apart.more than we could do apart.

• From our earliest beginnings we From our earliest beginnings we have tried to find better and have tried to find better and more effective ways to carry the more effective ways to carry the gospel from gospel from JerusalemJerusalem, , to Judeato Judea, , to Samariato Samaria, , to the most remote to the most remote areas of the world.areas of the world.

• For about For about eighty yearseighty years the the SBC struggled with how best SBC struggled with how best to do ministry and missions to do ministry and missions until 1925, when the until 1925, when the Cooperative ProgramCooperative Program was was introduced.introduced.

• Did you know that before the Did you know that before the Cooperative Program:Cooperative Program:– Every SBC agency and Every SBC agency and

institution had to make pleas institution had to make pleas for financial contributions for financial contributions directly from each church.directly from each church.

– Every SBC ministry did ministry Every SBC ministry did ministry based on pledges with no based on pledges with no budget to work from. budget to work from. Sometimes the money came in Sometimes the money came in and sometimes it didn’t.and sometimes it didn’t.

– Missions support was irregular Missions support was irregular and sporadic and could even and sporadic and could even be hindered by the weather.be hindered by the weather.

– Most Most smaller churchessmaller churches couldn’t couldn’t participate in missions because participate in missions because the offerings that would be the offerings that would be received would not be worth received would not be worth the effort to go collect them.the effort to go collect them.

– Most Most larger churcheslarger churches grew grew tired of giving because they tired of giving because they had petition after petition had petition after petition coming to their church looking coming to their church looking for money.for money.

• The Cooperative Program did The Cooperative Program did many things to help ministry and many things to help ministry and missions within the SBC.missions within the SBC.– It enabled everyone to be a It enabled everyone to be a

part of missions, part of missions, locallylocally, , nationallynationally, and , and internationallyinternationally, , from the smallest church to from the smallest church to the largest church.the largest church.

– It brought greater It brought greater unityunity between SBC churches around between SBC churches around the world. Everyone began to the world. Everyone began to work together to accomplish work together to accomplish more.more.

– It provides greater It provides greater securitysecurity and and stabilitystability to missionaries to missionaries both at home and overseas.both at home and overseas.

– It enables every Christian It enables every Christian and every church to be a and every church to be a part of part of trainingtraining and and supportingsupporting new leaders in new leaders in missions and ministry missions and ministry around the world.around the world.

• M.E. Dodd said “This Cooperative M.E. Dodd said “This Cooperative Program enables me to do all that Program enables me to do all that needs to be done, because it needs to be done, because it includes every sort of service to includes every sort of service to every sort of somebody that any every sort of somebody that any sort of anybody may wish to sort of anybody may wish to render.”render.”

• It enables men like Eric Reese to do It enables men like Eric Reese to do the incredible ministry in some the incredible ministry in some difficult places like the Favelas in difficult places like the Favelas in Rio.Rio.

reach/disciple reach/disciple college college studentsstudents

train people to train people to share their share their faithfaith

coordinate volunteer coordinate volunteer missions missions opportunitiesopportunities

churches churches develop mature develop mature disciplesdisciples

make a quick make a quick response to response to disastersdisasters

partner with other partner with other Alabama Baptist Alabama Baptist churcheschurches

It helps…It helps…

SBOMSBOM

59 State 59 State MissionariesMissionaries













It helps…It helps…It helps…It helps…

The The Baptist Baptist FoundatioFoundation of n of Alabama Alabama

Alabama Baptist Alabama Baptist Retirement CentersRetirement Centers

The Alabama BaptistThe Alabama Baptist

Shocco Springs Shocco Springs

Conference Conference

CenterCenter

Alabama Alabama

Woman’s Woman’s

Missionary UnionMissionary Union

Alabama Baptist Alabama Baptist Children’s Homes and

Children’s Homes and Family MinistriesFamily Ministries

Alabama Baptist Alabama Baptist Historical CommissionHistorical Commission



Christian Higher Christian Higher EducationEducation

11 Other 11 Other EntitiesEntities

INTERNATIONAL MISSIONS

NORTH AMERICAN MISSIONSTHEOLOGICAL EDUCATIONSUPPORT OPERATIONSCHRISTIAN ETHICS & RELIGIOUS LIBERTY

IV.IV. How Can You How Can You Be Missional?Be Missional?

• So what can you do to live So what can you do to live missionally in the culture missionally in the culture where God has placed you?where God has placed you?– Get involved in ministry in Get involved in ministry in

your local church.your local church.– Be a part of ministry Be a part of ministry

projects in your local projects in your local association.association.

IV.IV. How Can You How Can You Be Missional?Be Missional?

– Look at being a part of mission Look at being a part of mission work throughout the state. work throughout the state. (Mission trips, VBS, World (Mission trips, VBS, World Changers, Disaster Relief, Changers, Disaster Relief, Mississippi River ministry, Mississippi River ministry, Church planting, etc…)Church planting, etc…)

– Encourage your church to give Encourage your church to give to the Cooperative Program as to the Cooperative Program as we partner together to do we partner together to do ministry here and overseas.ministry here and overseas.

– Most of all pray. Most of all pray.

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