Arizona Mission Network of Southern Baptists — Jan. 24, 2024

Equipping Christ's Church for the Mission

Associate Executive Director Monty Patton talks with Jeff Carlson, senior executive pastor of Christ Church in Gilbert and leader of church planting for the North American Mission Board in the Mountain West. Next month, Vintage Mission, the church planting ministry of Christ Church, will host Vintage Con, a church equipping conference, in partnership with Send Network.

Vintage Con 24

Church Equipping Conference

Christ Church, Gilbert, Feb. 26-27

The Church’s mission is clear — to make and mature disciples of Jesus. At Vintage Con 2024, we expect the Spirit to equip and encourage His people through powerful preaching, vertical worship, practical training and intentional fellowship. If you need financial assistance to cover the registration, email Monty Patton, mpatton@azmn.org.

New church planting catalysts join Send Network Arizona

Like newborn children, church plants need proper support to thrive; the first few years of life are often the most vulnerable. From a desire to see new churches planted and thriving, the North American Mission Board’s Send Network deploys church planting catalysts to facilitate the process.

As of recently, NAMB has appointed two new Arizona church planting catalysts: Pastors Joaquin Vargas of Iglesia Experimenta Vida in Mesa and Brian Hook of Aspire Church in Tucson. Both men will continue as pastors of their churches while also serving as CPCs.

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Arizona Disaster Relief volunteers train in Phoenix

Arizona Southern Baptist Disaster Relief held its annual statewide training in Phoenix January 12-13. A total of 39 people attended, including 12 new volunteers.

Training included first aid, chainsaw, feeding, recovery, driver, shower, assessment, Involving Southern Baptists in Disaster Relief (an introductory class) and a chaplaincy check in.

The following weekend, 10 people attended training in Yuma, where classes included first aid, recovery, assessment, driver and the introductory class.

IMB Sending Celebration In Phoenix Feb. 14

Join us to send your newest International Mission Board missionaries to the nations. Worship with us through stories of how God called these missionaries and a challenge from IMB President Paul Chitwood. NPHX Church, February 14, 7 p.m.

Disaster Relief Training

Kingman, Cochise in February

Make plans now to attend Disaster Relief volunteer training near you.

Kingman – February 2-3 Register

Cochise – February 9-10 Register

Tucson – March 8-9 Register

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Calling all VBS directors!

Feb. 10, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.

Royal Palms Baptist, Phoenix

Are you the VBS director for your church for 2024? Come to the VBS Directors' Conference, which is designed to help you plan ahead and recruit your team. Two churches will win free curriculum. The conference is free, and no registration is needed.

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Brandon Barrios

January 21-27

Brandon Barrios, along with his wife and four children are planting Way Family Church in Littletown — a hard-to-reach community in Tucson. Way Family Church is seeking to reach southeast Tucson for Christ, that believers may walk with Him and share Him with others. This is being accomplished through relationship building, discipleship, and community. The Barrios family is seeing God move as He continues to add to His Kingdom.

How to Pray:

For softened hearts in this city.
For strength and courage in God’s children to reach out to the lost and hurting.

Doug & Cheryl Derbyshire

January 28-February 3

Doug and Cheryl have been serving over 30 years in Thailand. Although a physician by trade, Doug’s greatest passion is sharing Christ with the many unbelieving Thais (mainly Buddist) he encounters daily. Cheryl is the head of Thai Country Trim, a company that makes handmade Christmas ornaments sold around the globe. TCT employs women throughout Thailand, many of whom are not Christ followers. This ministry provides a livable wage and shares the gospel with these ladies weekly. Thai Country Trim workers work from home and meet weekly for Bible study and worship.

How to Pray:

That God would give us boldness, in every opportunity He puts us in, to share His Gospel message to the Thai people.
That we would have wisdom as we lead our various ministries.
For our new church plant and our Thai Country Trim Center in Ban Pho.

Learn More and Share

These prayer profiles are excerpted from the 2024 Missions Prayer Guide, which features Arizonans whose ministries in our state and overseas are supported by your church's gifts through the Cooperative Program. Read more about the individuals and share with your church by downloading bulletin inserts and presentation slides here.

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