Investing in women's ministry
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Executive Director David Johnson talks with Shannon Jennings, director of Arise, the statewide women's conference scheduled for Sept. 30-Oct. 1 in Sedona. When a church invests in women, the impact goes far beyond the individual women, Jennings says.
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Arizona Mission Offering
As the days of September wind down, there's still time to promote the Arizona Mission Offering in your church.
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Arizona Mission Offering at Work: Helping a ministry family in a time of crisis
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When Franz Tomlinson, pastor of First Baptist Church of Alpine, developed COVID-19 pneumonia in 2021 and spent 19 days on a ventilator in a hospital more than 200 miles away in Mesa, Arizona Southern Baptists offered not only prayer but also financial assistance. As Franz' wife, Yvonne, journeyed back and forth between Alpine and Mesa, many of her travel expenses were covered by the Ministers in Crisis Fund, which is supported by the Arizona Mission Offering.
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Aspire Church inspires Tucson Vision Tour
Brian Hook, pastor of Aspire Church in Tucson, capitalized on a speaking opportunity at a missions event in Oxford, Alabama, last April to springboard plans for a Vision Tour in Tucson four months later. The Vision Tour — with the purpose of bringing together pastors from Arizona and Alabama to pray over the metro Tucson area, engage church planters and dream about future partnerships — took place Aug. 15-16 in Tucson.
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Mission Valley Church: A church on mission in the community
Mission Valley Church is a church on mission to see the Valley transformed by the Gospel. Pastor Mike Lee and his staff truly believe in this mission and have woven it into the DNA of this young church. The effort is led largely by Jeanine Johnson, director of community engagement and connections. She focuses on those who are not yet a part of the church by meeting needs in the community and by partnering with community programs.
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Zona Men Conference
There's still time to register!
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Join Zona Men for their fall conference at Cross Church in Surprise on Sept. 24. The speaker will be Joe Pellegrino, founder of Legacy Minded Men.
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Arise AZ Conference
Less than 2 weeks away!
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Hear speakers Catherine Renfro, Brenna Stull, Cherie Wagner, Jan Shrader and Simone Lake at Arise AZ in beautiful Sedona, Sept. 30- Oct. 1. You will receive biblical teaching in a relaxing atmosphere and enjoy a time to refresh and recharge with your friends. For girls and women 12 years and up.
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Workshop on Biblical Exposition
Church on Mill, Tempe, Oct. 26-28
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The Charles Simeon Trust Workshop on Biblical Exposition equips pastors and preachers in the skills needed to read, understand, and proclaim God’s Word. This is much more than a conference —through instruction, peer review and exposition, participants will leave convinced of the power of God’s Word and eager to teach the book of Exodus to their people.
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Sexual Abuse Awareness Night
Thursday, Nov. 12, in Avondale
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Arizona Southern Baptists' Sexual Abuse Response Team is presenting a Sexual Abuse Awareness Night at Avondale Baptist Church the evening before the AZSBC annual meeting. Hear from Rachel Mitchell, with the Maricopa County Attorney's Office, who has dedicated her career to protecting families by prosecuting crimes against children. Also, representatives from Arizona Baptist Children's Services & Family Ministries will provide information that will help your church become a safe space that cares well for the vulnerable and abused.
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AZSBC Annual Meeting
Friday, Nov. 11, in Avondale
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Join the Arizona Southern Baptist family as we meet at Avondale Baptist Church Nov. 11. Information about messenger registration is being mailed to churches.
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Keep up with Baptist news beyond Arizona through Baptist Press.
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Derick & Kayla Sherfey
Situated near the foot of the Rocky Mountains, Denver, Colorado, hosts 4.8 million people within its metro-area. However, there is only one Southern Baptist church for every 20,135 people. After initially sensing that God may be calling him and his family to the international mission field, Derick Sherfey was called to Denver to plant The Oaks Church, where a neighborhood containing people from 40 nations and who speak 60 different languages lies just a mile away from them. The world is literally at the Sherfey’s doorstep. Derick and Kayla also play a key role with the Denver ministry center for Send Relief, the compassion ministry arm for Southern Baptists. Your support through the Cooperative Program equips God-called men and women all across the world to fulfill the calling God has placed on their lives to go and tell others the Good News of Jesus. Pray for the Lord to continue to give the Sherfey family favor as they serve the city of Denver and share the Gospel with their neighbors.
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Arizona Southern Baptist Mission Network | azsbc.org
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