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the 2013 Cooperative Program
“I pray that your partnership with us in the faith may be effective in deepening your understanding of every good thing we share for the sake of Christ.� Philemon 1:6 NIV
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the 2013 Cooperative Program
Through the Cooperative Program, Florida Baptists are partnering with other Southern Baptists to change the lives of men and women, boys and girls with the saving message of Jesus Christ. Lives are being transformed in communities near and far— because Florida Baptists, Kingdom Partners for the sake of Christ are committed to taking the Great Commission simultaneously across the state of Florida, the nation and the globe. Every time you drop a dollar in the offering plate of a church that participates in the Cooperative Program, you are a Partner in the Kingdom helping someone hear about Jesus. Your dollar — takes the gospel deep into the Amazon River basin, where tribal people have never heard the name of Jesus. — starts new churches across North America and the world. — brings food and comfort after a natural disaster in Florida and the U.S. — provides housing and loving families for children in crisis in Florida and around the world. — brings Bibles and pastoral training to the underground church in China, India and much of the Arab/Muslim world. — mobilizes a missions force of more than 10,000 international and national missions serving throughout the globe. — financially underwrites six seminaries as they prepare thousands of men and women for the gospel ministry. — develops evangelistic strategies to reach communities and nations. — supports 300 church planters serving in Florida and a myriad of ministries to help Florida Baptist congregations start new churches to reach their communities with the gospel message. — provides compassionate ministries through disaster relief, Florida Baptist Children’s Homes, and in Florida’s missions partners, Haiti and Cuba. — trains Florida Baptist leaders and church volunteers in church development, stewardship, missions and ministries. — provides a network of theological education for church leaders within the state.
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Partners to transform lives Turning Point Baptist Church, a multi-generational, multi-national and multi-lingual congregation, brings entire families to a “turning point” by offering the transforming power of Christ to Miami’s Hispanics. “The Cooperative Program is an indication we are not alone,” said Pastor Noel Lozano. “When we started Turning Point we received help from the Florida Baptist Convention, not only monetary support but in prayer and advice. Today our church has property with the potential of a future building where there are no Baptist churches.”
Partners to reach all language groups Orlando Japanese Church is Florida Baptists’ first congregation to reach Japanese families in their own heart language. Pastor Hiro Takaoka could not have received a work VISA to enter the States without the partnership of the Cooperative Program, association and sponsoring church ensuring his salary. With this addition, the Florida Baptist family worships in 26 languages each week, striving to plant churches to reach every people group within the Sunshine State.
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Partners to celebrate new churches Planted five years ago with a passion for the gospel and the city of Tallahassee, City Church draws 1,000 in attendance each Sunday. “Without the Cooperative Program, I'm not sure how or when we ever would have planted City Church,” said Pastor Dean Inserra. “At this pivotal time in our church's history, we wouldn't be able to move forward with a new facility without this resource. What makes Southern Baptists able to say ‘we care about missions at home and across the world’ and actually mean it is our Cooperative Program.”
In the past decade, Florida Baptists have helped local ch u r ch e s a n d a s s o c i a t i o n s to plant more than 1,200 n ew ch u r ch e s , i n c l u d i n g 117 c o n g r e g a t i o n s i n 2 012 .
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Partners to disciple young Christians Believing Kingdom roots produce Kingdom fruits, Pastor Kenric Conway of the Family of God Church in Panama City, labors to disciple young Christians into devoted believers. He relies on Florida Baptists’ disciple making and intercessory prayer materials, as well as counsel from Convention staff who walked alongside him, to transform lives and reach unbelievers in the inner city.
Partners in changing communities When Pastor Greg Floyd came to Tampa’s Seminole Heights Baptist Church in 1995, he found the church surrounded by a declining neighborhood. Instead of moving to another location as some suggested, he found innovative ways to minister to the needs of families in the community. A willing partner in that commitment has been resources from the Cooperative Program. Now the thriving church has a legacy of caring for others.
Kingdom Partners “for the sake of Christ”
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Partners with evangelistic fervor Wearing black t-shirts, leather vests and tattoos, a group of Faith Riders worked the crowds at Bike Week in Daytona Beach asking for three minutes of time. With the prize of a Harley Davidson motorcycle looming before them, many agreed to hear the plan of salvation, and at least 519 prayed to receive Christ. The ministry is one of hundreds of evangelistic events undergirded by Cooperative Program funds for the sake of Christ, which shares the gospel with people from all walks of life.
Kingdom Partners “for the sake of Christ�
F l o r i d a Ba p t i s t ch u r ch e s b a p t i ze d 3 1 , 8 0 7 n e w b e l i e v e r s I n t h e p a s t y e a r, b r i n g i n g the tot al of new converts in the past decade to 400,000.
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Partners to reach new generations When Charles Jones planted New Covenant Fellowship Church in Orlando to meet spiritual needs of second generation Caribbean immigrants, he took a salary cut from his secular job to focus on the needs of the church. The Cooperative Program is “our only source of financial support we could count on,” he explained, giving the congregation “peace of mind. There's no word to describe what the Cooperative Program means to every church plant and us in particular. Thank you Florida Baptists.”
One thousand Florida Ba p t i s t ch u r ch e s s p e a k a language other than English, representing 56 nationalities.
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The 2013 Cooperative Program As you place your dollar in the offering plate, your church’s designation sent through the Cooperative Program will be divided according to this chart.
$31,600,000 Goal
Southern Baptist Convention Causes: 41.50%* International Mission Board North American Mission Board Six Seminaries Total Golden Gate Midwestern New Orleans Southeastern Southern Southwestern Historical Archives Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission SBC Operating Budget
$13,114,000
50.20% 22.79% 21.92% 2.14% 2.25% 3.88% 4.10% 4.77% 4.78%
$6,583,228 $2,988,681 $2,874,589 $280,640 $295,065 $508,823 $537,674 $625,538 $626,849
0.24% 1.65% 3.20%
$31,474 $216,381 $419,648
Florida Baptist Convention Causes: 58.50% $18,486,000 Florida Priority Items Church Protection Program 1.90% $600,400 Supplemental benefits for Florida Baptist pastors and church staff Church Planting Assistance 2.00% $632,000 Receives additional support of $619,951 through the North American Mission Board plus $100,000 from interest income received from the Convention’s church loan program.
Southern Baptist Convention Causes Florida Baptist Convention Causes Florida Institutions and Agencies Florida Priority Items: Church Protection Program Church Planting Assistance
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41.50% * 42.79% 11.81% 1.90% 2.00%
$13,114,000 $13,520,900 $3,732,700 $600,400 $632,000
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Florida Institutions and Agencies The Baptist College of Florida General Education Support Ministerial Tuition Support Florida Baptist Children’s Homes Florida Baptist Financial Services Retirement Center, Inc. Florida Baptist Witness
11.81%
$3,732,700 $1,738,000 $221,200 $1,358,800 $75,000 $339,700
*As approved by messengers at the 2011 Florida Baptist State Convention in Coral Springs, the SBC percentage will increase to 50% within the next 4-7 years.
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Florida Baptist Convention Operating Budget Programs of missions and ministry 42.79% $13,520,900 These resources underwrite Great Commission efforts in Florida through: Starting and supporting new mission churches. Strengthening existing churches by developing their leaders. Providing evangelism resources and believer training to effectively reach the spiritually lost. Developing initiatives to present the Gospel to the state’s 5 million ethnic persons. Helping Florida Baptist churches reach their communities with the gospel of Jesus Christ. Providing missional, compassionate ministries. (Supplemental Resources for Program Budgets: Program budgets receive an additional $1.9 million from the North American Mission Board, GuideStone Financial Resources, LifeWay Christian Resources and other income sources.)
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