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of Mid-America students, according to a recent survey, heard about MABTS through someone they knew—a pastor, student, alumnus, or other friend of the seminary. In other words, someone like you. That’s why your commitment to TEAM Mid-America is worth more than all the advertising we could buy. YOU are our best advertisement. When you spread the word about Mid-America to prospective students and donors, you’re making an investment in the seminary and in the Kingdom of God, an investment that money can’t buy. Mid-America is indeed a team. Faculty. Students. Alumni. Supporters. All working together towards one goal: taking the Gospel to all the world for Jesus’ sake. That’s why we’ve created this TEAM Mid-America Member Handbook for special friends of the seminary like you. Read on to discover
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ways you can help the Team win—for the glory of Christ.
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—Telling the Mid-America story. —Educating prospective students about our programs and benefits. —Assisting the seminary in its mission through prayer and financial support. —Mentoring the called as partners with us.
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WAYS TO SHARE THE GOOD NEWS ABOUT MID-AMERICA
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Pray for God to call laborers into His harvest.
Pray for God to direct some of His called ones to MABTS. Pray for God to provide faculty, staff, finances, and other resources for the seminary.
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Begin a “Called to Ministry” discipleship group at your church. This group is for the purpose of discipleship and fellowship and brings together young people who are called or who might be feeling the call to ministry. Share info about the seminary with your group.
Identify people in your circle of influence who are called or who may be called to ministry. Ask your church’s high school and college ministries for an opportunity to share MABTS.
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Host a “Called to Ministry” event at your home or church.
Pass along names and contact info of prospective students to our Admissions office. Ask permission first.
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Attend a college or seminar fair in your area as a representative of MABTS.
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Put up a MABTS poster or brochure on your church’s bulletin board.
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Post a brief word of testimony about MABTS on Facebook, Twitter, or other social media.
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PUT YO IN OUR UPRLSACELF E. PREVIE AT MID-AWMDEARY, ICA.
Like the MABTS Facebook page.
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Follow us on Twitter.
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Invite a high school or college student to an MABTS Preview Day.
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Share on social media a Chapel message, Preview Day invitation, or other page from the MABTS.edu website. You can also share pages from our online publications at MABTS.edu/publications.
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Share or retweet a post from MABTS to engage your friends and followers.
Invite a friend to an MABTS Chapel.
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Invite a representative from MABTS to come to your church to preach.
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Subscribe to the new Mid-America Now e-newsletter. E-mail your request to communications@ mabts.edu or use the “Sign up for our e-mail updates” link on our homepage at MABTS.edu.
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Attend the
annual MABTS Alumni fellowship at the SBC.
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Keep your TEAM Mid-America memento in your office as a conversation starter about the seminary.
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Tell a fellow alumnus or student about TEAM Mid-America and encourage them to sign up, too.
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Call the MABTS Alumni office the next time your church has a position it’s trying to fill. Provide an internship for an MABTS student.
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Send news about your accomplishments to MABTS for publication in the Messenger, our website, or other media.
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Read your copies of the Messenger, The Witness, and other MABTS publications and pass them along to someone else.
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Write about MABTS in your blog.
Forward the Mid-America Now e-newsletter to friends or family members.
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Visit the school and attend a Report Hour or other Chapel service.
Encourage your church to put support for MABTS in their budget.
Organize an alumni reunion or friendsof-the-seminary gathering in your area.
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Treat a current or prospective student to lunch or dinner and share with them about MABTS.
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Begin an affiliate program at a local college for ministryinterested students.
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Wear MABTS apparel (coming
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Display your MABTS diploma in your home or office.
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Speak or teach at your church’s student or college small groups and share MABTS.
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Check to see if your employer has a matching gift program for donations.
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Pass along admissions materials to teachers, guidance counselors, and students in your hometown district.
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Help support MABTS by shopping online through AmazonSmile. Just be sure to begin your online shopping at: http://smile.amazon.com/ch/ 71-0430687 (or scan this QR code with your smartphone.) You’ll see AmazonSmile and “Supporting: Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary” at the top of your screen. As long as you see that, you can be sure that 0.5% of your purchase price will go to MABTS— at no extra cost to you!
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Put MABTS in your will or estate plan.
COMPLETE AT LEAST
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OF THESE 40 WAYS, LET US KNOW, AND WE’LL SEND YOU A FREE GIFT AND RECOGNIZE YOU IN UPCOMING MABTS PUBLICATIONS!
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