Cooperative Program
Southern Baptists across the nation through the Cooperative Program...
partner together in reaching out to our world in the name of Jesus Christ. Your church, along with every other Florida Baptist cooperating church, is making a significant impact with the Gospel through their support of the Cooperative Program.
How do busy church leaders promote the Cooperative Program while keeping in balance the many other important items that clamor for their attention? Here are a few helpful suggestions. Pick the suggestions that will work best in your church setting and emphasize the importance of the Cooperative Program.
—Lead in a special time of prayer for the work of missions through the Cooperative Program during the worship service. Pray for our missionaries, our seminary teachers, and the Florida Baptist Convention staff.
—Acknowledge the day as Cooperative Program Sunday and sincerely thank your congregation for participating with their tithes and offerings in support of the greatest missionary effort in the world, the Cooperative Program.
—Use Cooperative Program materials as a bulletin insert. The Florida Baptist Convention’s 2009 Budget Brochure “The CP Factor” tells the story of what your Cooperative Program gifts are accomplishing. (2009 CP Budget Allocations) (2010 CP Budget Allocations) Additionally, a number of great resources are available to you (see below).
—Share with your members something specific that is being accomplished through the Cooperative Program:
· 11,000 national and international missionaries are funded through the Cooperative Program.
· 5,000 Florida Baptist volunteers are trained in disaster relief, making the Southern Baptist Convention the third largest disaster relief provider in the nation.
· 140 new churches were started last year in Florida.
· 1,500 people are being trained through theological education provided in Florida.
· 80,000 Florida Baptists volunteered for more than 6,000 mission projects and disaster relief efforts in Florida and around the world.
· Every 38 seconds Southern Baptists baptize one person. That’s 831,725 worldwide.
—Download a compelling mission video from our Media Gallery. These short stories can be played during the worship service.
These are just a few suggestions. Use your own creativity and help us spread the Cooperative Program story. It is a story worth telling!
New Cooperative Program Video Available
Give your church members a fresh view of the wide-ranging mission and ministry impact of their gifts through the Cooperative Program.
This 9-minute video presentation touches on the history of the Cooperative Program and explains how it undergirds the global missions strategy of Southern Baptists as it enables church planting, evangelism and strengthening believers on the Florida mission field.
Several Florida pastors testify to the efficiency and effectiveness of the Cooperative Program in carrying out the mandate of the Great Commission.
CLICK HERE to watch the video with an introduction by Ed Johnson, director of the Florida Baptist Convention’s Cooperative Program Department. Select the “Cooperative Program/CP Factor” from the drop down categories menu.
For a FREE copy of this video on DVD contact the Cooperative Program department at 800-226-8584 extension 3024 or e-mail click here to e-mail or to order onine, CLICK HERE. |
Click here to watch the VIDEOS about the Cooperative Program at work. At the Media Gallery, select Cooperative Program from the categories menu at the bottom of the page.
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