Celebrate Hope at Easter

Easter is Hope!

Welcome to the AZSBC E-Newsletter! In this edition, as we look toward Easter, Executive Director Dr. David Johnson talks about the hope we have as believers in Christ. We have hope because Jesus is alive. This is good news, indeed!

Hope for the Hopeless

The effects of COVID-19 had left the family in South Asia hungry and hopeless. The parents mixed poison into their children's food, believing it would be easier to watch them eat a final meal and never wake up than to see them starve to death. But before they fed the children, hope showed up at their door.

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Oasis, Yuma: Refocused, Headed in a New Direction

The ReFocus Church Revitalization Process helped Senior Pastor Bob Van Horn, Executive Pastor Augie Clarkson and a team from Oasis Church in Yuma develop a strategy that better fit the direction they felt God was leading the church.

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Church Leaders Attend Send Network Gathering

About 130 church planters and team members, prospective planters and sending/supporting church pastors and their staff assembled at Christ Church in Gilbert March 17 to hear from some of their own at the Send Network Gathering.

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2021 ZonaMEN Retreat

Deposits Due April 2!

Strengthen your church by strengthening your men. The AZSBC ZonaMEN Retreat, April 30-May 2 at Lost Canyon, will include great team building and equip the men you have now to be better leaders for your church.

Learn More and Sign Up

Arise AZ Conference

Early-Bird Deadline April 1!

Enjoy a time to "Renew and Restore" with other ladies from across the state at the Arise AZ Conference indoors at the Sedona Performing Arts Center Oct. 1-2. Register by April 1 and get the early-bird rate of $35 and a free conference T-shirt!

Pastors & Wives Retreat

Relax, Refresh and Recharge

Wives Retreat at Loews Ventana

Canyon in Tucson, July 15-17. Due to

COVID restrictions, registration is

limited, so sign up now!

Learn More and Register

Amy Williams

Gryta*, a citizen of the Republic of North Macedonia (part of the Balkans), befriended IMB missionary Amy Williams at an ESL class and learned about the boundless love of Jesus. Share with your church how your support through the Cooperative Program gives missionaries like Amy

Williams the opportunity to form

relationships and disciple others in

the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

*name changed for security

Note to Pastors:

Consider using CP Stories, available here, to share missions stories with your church weekly. Once a month, you can share a “bonus” story about an Arizona missionary or church planter – those stories are posted here.

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