Atlanta’s airport is not one I recommend unless you have great walking shoes!
Last week I attended the Associational Mission Strategists Excellence Summit hosted by the North American Mission Board.
At that conference I was reminded of the HUGE gap between Northwest Southern Baptists and the rest of North America. In the NWBC we have apporximately 500 churches, serving a population of around 11 million people in Washington, Oregon, the panhandle of Idaho, and a number of churches in Northern California. In comparison some of the associations represented at the conference have upwards of 400 churches – in one major metropolitan area! One is not like the other!
I also learned that as different as we might be the same challenges faces all of us. LOSTNESS is still the most pressing need of the hour. People who do not know Jesus Christ need to know Him. This is not an inner city problem or a rural issue – it is THE challenge.
How do we get the good news to those who need to hear it? I think it was Carl F.H. Henry who noted that the gospel is only good news if it arrives in time!
Plan on joing our church family during the month of October as we focus on the question:
We will be identifying several people in our lives who need to hear the good news of Jesus and be praying specifically for opportunities to share our faith with those people.
Begin praying about who in your circle of family and friends needs to hear about Jesus. Ask God to give you opportunity to speak about your relationship with Jesus in their lives.