Baptists One in Prayer | November 14, 2020

Thank you for joining us this week as we at the Baptist World Alliance pray for our global Baptist family and for God's work around the world. If you pray along with us weekly, you will pray for every country in the world each year!

Do you have a personal prayer request today? Your global Baptist family stands ready to intercede for you as well. Click the button below to share a prayer need.

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Australia

1 BWA Member Body

Baptist Union of Australia

1,021 Churches
76,046 Members

Pictured here are participants of the 2021 Baptists in Mission Conference.

The conference – a collaboration between Crossover, Global Interaction, Baptist agency partners and Baptist State Associations and Unions – offered a learning opportunity aligned with the shared goals of the Australian Baptists movement: mission, evangelism and community transformation.

Specific praises and prayer requests from Rev. Mark Wilson, National Ministries Director, are listed below.

Praise:

Please join us in thanking God for the wonderful National Movement Prayer Gatherings on Zoom with people represented from every state and territory praying all together and in breakout rooms with open and sincere hearts.

We give thanks for the leadership of Karen Wilson and her service as President of Baptist World Alliance Women (2020-2025).

Praise God for the support, unity and collaboration of the National Council Members representing the seven states and territories and five national ministries.

Praise God for the revisitation of Crossover, a ministry designed to help Australian Baptists share Jesus.

Prayer:

Please join us in praying for an outpouring of God’s grace and power within the Baptist movement and across the nation.

Pray for the pastors and leaders of our Churches as we learn to "live with COVID."

Pray for wisdom and discernment in how best to manage meeting together for gatherings and ministries.

Pray for peace to replace the anxiety that many are feeling.

Pray for our Churches to know how to reach out to our communities with our message of hope, love, and support during these uncertain times, especially during the upcoming Christmas season.

New Zealand

1 BWA Member Body

Baptist Union of New Zealand

243 Churches
21,284 Members

Pictured is the downtown and port area of Auckland, New Zealand, where the Baptist home offices are located.

Praise:

We give thanks for how churches have witnessed and worked together ecumenically, especially amid challenges of apathy in highly secularized societies.

Prayer:

Join us in prayer for churches to have the imagination, skills, and energy to build bridges of understanding in increasingly multireligious and multicultural contexts.

Thank You to Our Baptist World Congress Hosts

Join us in giving thanks to Australian Baptists for serving as hosts for the 23rd Baptist World Congress scheduled for July 2025. Visit BWABrisbane.com to sign up for event updates and mark your calendars for this incredible global gathering!

Holistic Mission Webinar Series

Saturday, December 4, 2021, at 11 am EST (Washington DC Time)

Part One: Justice and Compassion

Redux Presentation: December 7, 4 pm (IST)

In response to the global impact of COVID-19 on the mission of the church, the BWA developed a Holistic Mission Guide earlier this year that features 50+ articles from around the world.

To expound on the ideas found within the guide, the BWA Commission on Mission is hosting a 3-part webinar series with themes connected to Advent, Epiphany, and Lent. Click below to register for the first of the series.

Stand Against Domestic Violence Initiative Lunch

Tuesday, November 23, 8 am EST (Washington DC Time)

18% of women have experienced physical and/or sexual violence by an intimate partner in the past 12 months. The Baptist World Alliance and Baptist World Alliance Women believe this breaks the heart of God, and it breaks our hearts as well. Our faith calls us into action to bring justice, freedom, hope, healing and restoration to women, children, and families across the world. In response, we have created an online resource hub to inform and equip individuals, churches, and communities to stand together against domestic violence. Baptists worldwide are invited to join us as we gather for a virtual launch of this initiative.

Please join me in prayer this week for Texas Baptists as they host their Annual Gathering in Galveston, Texas, USA. Pray for me as I travel to Texas and for a fruitful time of fellowship and connection.

Join me also in prayer for incoming All Africa Baptist Fellowship General Secretary Rev. Elias Ametepeh Apetogbo (pictured below). Pray for the Lord's anointing, provision, and wisdom as he assumes leadership of AABF, one of the six regional fellowships of the Baptist World Alliance. Join me also in giving thanks for outgoing General Secretary Isaac Duro Ayanrinola and his years of faithful leadership on behalf of Baptists in Africa and around the world.