Take a Step in 2022

What Is Your Next Step?

As this new year begins, Executive Director David Johnson has a question for you: What is the next step God wants you to take to accomplish the mission He has given you and your church? The Arizona Southern Baptist Mission Network exists to help churches take their next step.

This Couple's Next Step: The Grand Canyon

Through the years of his ministry, Donn Broeker has seen the importance of churches, associations and state conventions working together. Now, he and his wife, Dianne, have taken a next step as he has become the pastor of Grand Canyon Baptist Church and Resort Ministry. In this new ministry, for which they believe God has uniquely equipped them, they will continue to network with others to accomplish His task.

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Behind the Bars, a Mission to Share God’s Love With the Incarcerated

Correctional chaplains extend the love of God in an environment of loss and despair. They offer hope and healing to the incarcerated. Chaplain Ken Herman, a member of Avondale Baptist Church and a doctoral candidate at Gateway Seminary, is one of those chaplains. He works both as a chaplain and pastoral activities administrator for the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation & Reentry.

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Sending Workers Overseas to Do What Matters Most

Some of the last recorded words Jesus spoke to his followers are in what we call the Great Commission, “Go and make disciples of all nations” (Matthew 28:19a). As Arizona Southern Baptists, we have a history of keeping that command the focus of our mission by supporting individual church members who serve as international missionaries. Rachel Joy* and Vera* are two of those from Arizona serving through the International Mission Board.

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Disaster Relief Training

Coming to Yuma, Kingman

Arizona Southern Baptist Disaster Relief will host training in Yuma on Jan. 15 and in Kingman on Feb. 5. These regional training sessions will allow volunteers to receive training in Feeding, Recovery (Fire/Flood), Chainsaw, or Shower/Laundry. The cost each day is $30. If you are a current DR Volunteer but have not deployed in three years, this is a great opportunity to renew your credentials.

Reassess in 2022

Workshop for Pastors

In this free, half-day collaborative workshop, reassess and shift to where the Holy Spirit is working now rather than trying to recreate your pre-pandemic ministry reality. Join pastors and leaders in Phoenix Jan. 27 or in Tucson Feb. 3.

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Report by January 31

There’s still time to submit your church’s Centennial Vision Report (ACP)! Visit SBC Workspace with your SBC ID and password or visit our website for more options!

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Ryan & Aubrey Curry

IMB missionaries Ryan and Aubrey Curry serve among the Manyika people of Mozambique. Before their arrival in 2021, an IMB missionary hadn’t been in this region of Mozambique for about 15 years. There are only around 380 of the 246,000 Manyika people who are Christians. The Manyika practice ancestral worship but have also woven the false teachings of the prosperity gospel into their practices of superstition and belief in witch doctors. Your support through the Cooperative Program equips missionaries like the Currys with the education and resources they need to serve people of varying cultures and languages around the world. Pray for the Curry’s ministry and for the Holy Spirit to work among the existing churches in the Manyika peoples’ region.

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