GLOBAL MISSIONS

All Sessions in Baker

Do you know what our CBF field personnel do around the world? CBF Global Missions is dedicated to bearing witness to Jesus Christ and seeking transformational development among people and places otherwise forgotten and forsaken. This Global Missions Learning Lab track focuses on the global transformational work that field personnel and CBF churches are doing here in the United States and around the world.

Doing Missions with vs. Missions to

Thursday, 1:30-2:30 p.m.

Doing missions has traditionally been thought of as ministry “to” a certain people group, where Christians “come and do.” CBF field personnel are making transformational impact by doing missions alongside local organizations, churches and individuals. Join CBF field personnel working in three different places around the world as they share how they work alongside others to impact the lives of many.

Carson and Laura Foushee are CBF field personnel serving in partnership with the Japan Baptist Convention (JBC), Kanazawa, Japan.

Karen is a CBF field personnel appointed to pastoral ministry with the local Protestant church in Northern Africa as they serve the needs of their vulnerable migrant and refugee neighbors.

Matt and Michelle Norman serve as CBF field personnel in Barcelona, Spain, where they assist local churches in connecting with their secular community as well as welcoming immigrants and refugees.

GO PRAY GIVE: Ambitiously Engaging Congregations in Global Missions

Thursday, 3:00-4:00 p.m.

Come and hear from large and smaller churches, each having innovative ways of going, praying and giving to support God’s work in their own communities and around the world. You will hear about practical proven methods that can be implemented in your church.

Terri Byrd is mobilization pastor, intersecting the paths of calling and missional engagement, Johns Creek Baptist Church, Alpharetta, Ga.

Lawrence Powers is a current member of the CBF Missions Council and senior pastor, Benson Baptist Church, Benson, N.C.

Immigration, Refugees, Our Communities and Trauma-Informed Ministry

Friday, 1:30-2:30 p.m.

When immigrants and refugees arrive in the United States, there is a degree of grief and loss that follows them, even under the best of circumstances. But others experience traumatic events that have the potential to affect how they adapt to their new lives for years to come. This workshop puts a name and face on three families, explores some of the events they’ve experienced in their journeys, and discusses how we can adapt a trauma-informed approach to ministry with our neighbors.

Sue Smith is a CBF field personnel serving the first-generation Latino immigrant community through LUCHA Ministries, Inc., Fredericksburg, Va.