A Word from Your Mission Strategist, Steve Laughman
Every single day I am reminded that this world is so much bigger than my little corner of it. We are connected by our phones and the internet in ways we were not even a few years ago. And while our experiences here in middle Georgia may be very different than those of brothers and sisters around the globe, the need for the proclamation of the Gospel remains the same.
The closer we get to FOCUS 2020 the more excited I get to be able to engage with our missionaries who are serving all over this world of ours. Their methods and responsibilities vary, but their message is the same: the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Through the Cooperative Program of the Southern Baptist Convention, we get to share in this work. So, as your church gives through the CP, the missionaries of the Georgia Baptist Mission Board, the North American Mission Board, and the International Mission Board are equipped to go farther and do more.
FOCUS 2020 will be held April 25-26. Join us on Saturday afternoon beginning at 3:00 PM at Mountain View Baptist Church for a family-friendly, interactive time to Meet Your Missionaries. Georgia Baptist Disaster Relief will showcase one of their new food trucks by providing a meal for each of us. Children can engage missionaries with a Scavenger Hunt. Students and adults can explore ways to participate in missions. Who knows how God might move you to be involved in His work around the world?
Then on Sunday, our missionaries will be speaking in our Centennial churches. We are in the process of scheduling all of that now and will have a detailed list as we get closer to the event. If you would like to host a missionary in your home, let us know. We also want to be a blessing to every missionary who is coming, so if your church would like to contribute toward the honorariums, please send that to CBA and be sure to designate it for that purpose.
Centennial exists to network churches to make disciples. FOCUS 2020 is one tool available to your church to encourage a multi-tiered mission mindset. We are also looking forward to other mission efforts including the Dental Clinic, the Pennsylvania Mission Trip, and the VBS equipping event. If there is anything else we can do to support the work you are doing, let us know. We get to do this together!
