Providing hope & care for those facing a pregnancy |
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Executive Director David Johnson talks with Raquel Williams, statewide director of New Life Pregnancy Center, about this ministry of Arizona Baptist Children's Services & Family Ministries in light of the overturning of Roe v. Wade. Find out how you and your church can be involved. |
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Providing hope & care to women who chose abortion |
When Desi Goodwin, center director for one of New Life Pregnancy Center’s eight locations, first suggested offering the Bible study Forgiven and Set Free for women in her church who had been through an abortion, she wasn’t sure what the response would be. When 10 women showed up for the Bible study, the need was obvious.
Before the age of 45, one out of four women will have chosen abortion as the solution to an unwanted pregnancy or pregnancies. Considering this jarring statistic, Arizona Southern Baptists have a significant opportunity to offer hope and care to women who may be silently suffering from having made that decision.
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Casa Grande churches help Eloy, Arizona City residents
After a powerful summer storm left residents of Eloy and Arizona City with no air conditioning or electricity for several days, Pinal County Cowboy Church and Trinity Baptist Church in Casa Grande stepped up to help.
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Arizona ministry gives foster children a personalized welcome through keychains
One thing became clear to Tia Harwood, a member of Valley Life Church in Phoenix, after becoming a foster parent – the importance of something to call your own. It led to her cofounding Creation Awaits Crafts with Terri Raynes, children’s ministry director at Grace Point Church in Surprise.
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Arizona Mission Offering at Work: A needed retreat for a pastor and wife |
For Dawn and David A. Lee, the Pastors & Wives Retreat held in July 2021 came at just the right time in their lives. David is pastor of Silver Lake Family Fellowship near Show Low. Because you give to the Arizona Mission Offering, you help people like the Lees have a time to relax, refresh and recharge with fellow pastors and wives.
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I’ve been to a few churches this year that don’t have a worship leader and struggle with where to find one. It’s a hot topic among normative size churches, and no one has a good solution. As the older generation of worship leaders are retiring, there doesn’t seem to be a pool of younger ones behind them to step up and fill the gap.
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Network Call to Prayer
Online August 17, 8-8:45 a.m.
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Arizona Southern Baptists are invited to pray together in an online prayer meeting on Wednesday, August 17. We will be led by pastors and leaders from around our state and will focus on praying for back to school/back to church outreach, Christian Challenge as the semester begins, church response to the overturning of Roe v. Wade, churches responding to cultural issues, and the Arizona Mission Offering.
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AZ Next Conference
Foothills, Ahwatukee, September 8
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Join other church leaders as we are encouraged to consider our next missional step as individual churches. Learn from our own Arizona pastors and leaders on best practices in specific areas.
Breakouts will include Church Revitalization in a Rural Setting, Clarified Calling Expands Engagement, Evangelistic Conversations, Crafting a Biblical Worship Service with Excellence, Building a Ministry Residency, Connecting with Community/Schools, Mobilizing Members as Servants, Connecting with College Students, Using Technology to Reach New People, Mi Amigo la Technologia, De espectadores a servidores capacitados.
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Zona Men Conference
September 24 in Surprise
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Join Zona Men for their fall conference at Cross Church in Surprise on September 24. The speaker will be Joe Pellegrino, founder of Legacy Minded Men.
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Arise AZ Conference
Hope has a Name: Jesus
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Hear speakers Catherine Renfro, Brenna Stull, Cherie Wagner, Jan Shrader and Simone Lake at Arise AZ in beautiful Sedona September 30-October 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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Keep up with Baptist news beyond Arizona through Baptist Press.
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Guillermo & Claudia Hernandez
Some of the wealthiest people in the United States call South Florida home. Despite that wealth, however, South Florida also has one of the highest percentages of citizens living below the poverty income level and nearly 80 percent of those do not know Jesus. The region is also home to a wide range of different languages and cultures, which is why Guillermo and Claudia Hernandez moved to the area after investing much of their lives and ministry in Central America. As a result of that background, the Hernandezes were able to plant Iglesia Bautista de Kendall and minister to the Hispanic population in Miami. They also have a heart to reach the next generation of their community and have launched an English-speaking service. Your support through the Cooperative Program helps church planters invest in the people and culture of the communities they serve. Pray that the Lord would continue to guide and direct Guillermo and Claudia, as well as Iglesia Bautista de Kendall, as they reach their community with the Gospel of Jesus.
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