The Nations at Our Doorstep |
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Executive Director David Johnson talks with Jennifer Tompkins, executive director of Tucson Refugee Ministry, about the many ways this ministry serves refugees in the Tucson area. Jennifer, who will graduate from Gateway Seminary later this month, also talks about how her seminary education has helped in her ministry. Learn how you or your church can minister to refugees through Tucson Refugee Ministry at tucsonrefugeeministry.com.
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Send Relief Brings Hope to Refugees |
• Send Relief is bringing help and hope to Afghan refugees as they resettle in communities around the world. Find out how you and your church can partner with World Relief, receive coaching as you minister to Afghan refugees in your community, view a video of Send Relief's Care for Refugees Workshop or use IMB resources to share the Gospel with Afghans.
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• Send Relief is also bringing help and hope to nearly 511,000 displaced families in Eastern Europe during the Russia-Ukraine war. Read updates, see resources to share with your church and find out about opportunities to help.
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Fernando Amaro Retires from NAMB, Will Serve as Pastor and Direct School
Fernando Amaro retired as a church planting catalyst with the North American Mission Board on April 1 and was recognized for 30 years of service with the Southern Baptist entity. He has, however, not retired from ministry. He will transition to senior pastor at Iglesia Bautista Resurrection, which meets at First Southern Baptist Church of Scottsdale, and continue as director of Escuela Bíblica de Liderazgo in Phoenix.
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Louis Spears to Continue Church Planting Following NAMB Retirement
Louis Spears has been preaching and planting Baptist churches for 48 years. He spent the last 12 years as a North American Mission Board church planting catalyst in the East Valley region of greater Phoenix and retired as a NAMB missionary March 31. Spears will continue building the Lighthouse Network, with a focus on planting micro churches in multi-housing settings.
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Christian Challenge Student Leaders Trained at Propel |
Christian Challenge, the collegiate ministry of the Arizona Southern Baptist Mission Network, hosted their annual Propel retreat where they trained the next generation of leaders for the church. A total of 108 students and campus missionaries from 12 college and university campuses gathered at Porter Mountain Fellowship in Pinetop April 22-24 and trained to embody Challenge’s purpose statement: to love God, live His Word and serve His church.
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Reaching & Discipling Millennials
May 11 With James Chambers
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Join James Chambers, leader of A Faith that Overflows, for a webinar on reaching and discipling millennials on May 11 at 10 a.m.
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Grace Gathering
An Event for Women, May 21,
Avondale Baptist Church
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Join women from Avondale Baptist Church, Estrella Association and other churches for Grace Gathering. We are pursuing Christ together in grace through teaching, worship and fellowship at this one-day, in-person digital event. The registration deadline is May 8.
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Unity Conference Phoenix
May 21, 7 p.m., The Church at Arrowhead
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Nuestra conferencia Unity Phoenix esta muy cerca. Le animamos a motivar a sus jovenes a ser parte de este evento que nuestra Red organiza con la finalidad de alcanzar mas jovenes para Cristo y motivar a los nuestros a servir en sus iglesias. La entrada sera completamente gratis. ¿Preguntas? Llame a nuestra oficina (602-843-1030) o envíe un correo electrónico (alma@azsbc.org). |
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Arizona Dessert Reception
Let's meet at the SBC in Anaheim
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Join fellow Arizona Southern Baptists attending the SBC annual meeting for a dessert reception at the Anaheim Hilton on Monday, June 13, at 8:30 p.m. No cost.
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Keep up with Baptist news beyond Arizona through Baptist Press.
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Angela Dawson
A single woman, Angela was told to consider the sacrifice she might have to make by committing to long-term missions. A one-way ticket to another country could greatly decrease her chances of meeting a husband and having a family. However, Angela was not deterred from God’s call on her life. While on the field in Thailand, Angela found out how God intended to use her for ministry. One by one, teenage girls whose families found them burdensome and abandoned them found their way to her home. On their own, they call her “Mom.” This arrangement provides great opportunity for Angela to disciple the girls while providing love and stability. Angela is grateful that God planned for her to be a mom after all. Your support through the Cooperative Program provides for missionaries as they sacrifice their wants and desires for the sake of Jesus and the furtherance of the Gospel. Pray for Angela as she ministers to these girls who enter her home and also for God to continue to work in the hearts and lives of the girls to whom she ministers.
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