MISSIONS

The International Mission Board is the largest international mission board operated by independent or denominational churches. They train and coordinate the work of more than 4,000 missionaries working with more than 1,100 people groups throughout the world.

The North American Mission Board fields more than 5,000 missionaries ministering within the United States and Canada as chaplains, church planters, and many other ministries.

Our church’s major international partnership involving members going overseas for short terms is currently in West Africa.

The North American Mission Board, along with state Baptist convention leaders, has taken the lead in organizing Southern Baptists to respond to disasters using nearly 1,000 mobile units and close to 100,000 trained volunteers. Together they contribute manpower, ministry, and financial help during floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, fires, earthquakes, and urban disasters. NAMB uses disaster relief donations for meeting human needs as a priority and for sharing the Gospel and/or starting churches as part of NAMB’s overall disaster relief ministry once these priorities are met. Southern Baptist Disaster Relief is the third largest disaster relief agency behind the American Red Cross and the Salvation Army. Most meals served by the Red Cross at major disasters have been prepared by Southern Baptist Disaster Relief workers. They are well known as the “yellow hats” who work behind the scenes.

World Hunger and Relief Ministries of the IMB

Alpha’s Glory Pregnancy Resource Center

Cecil County Prison Ministry

PARTNERSHIPS

More than 46,500 churches voluntarily cooperate together for missions as the Southern Baptist Convention. Since each church is completely independent, yet work together with remarkable cooperation, the arrangement is unique among fellowships of churches in the U.S.

We voluntarily work together for missions with more than 550 churches in Maryland and Delaware. The ministry is called the Baptist Convention of Maryland/Delaware.

Like-minded churches in Cecil and Harford Counties work together for missions as the Susquehanna Baptist Association.

The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary offers graduate study at their extension campus in Columbia, MD. Dr. Gauger has led the Student Ministry Experience and Applied Ministry courses there since 2001.

CHRISTIAN PERSPECTIVE ON THE NEWS

AND CULTURE

Al Mohler is president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.

BIBLICAL COUNSELING

Robin Johnston and Jeff Stark are biblical counselors at New Life Christian Counseling offering hours in nearby New Castle County, DE. We have seen effective ministry there for many years. Mrs. Johnston also counsels from an office at Ogletown Baptist Church in Newark, DE. You can reach her directly for an appointment at: (302) 521 0200.

RESOURCES

LifeWay offers Christian literature including the LifeWay Christian Book Store at White Marsh, 7900 Honeygo Blvd., 410-931-8038.

The Christian Counseling Education Foundation ships excellent books on counseling. See God at work to solve personal, emotional, and spiritual problems.

A web magazine designed for the questions and needs of college and career age thinking about the relationships of dating, marriage, family, knowing God, and life.

Books for the family recommended by our pastors.

Favorite web sites for the serious student of Christianity

LOCAL CHRISTIAN RADIO

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