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March 2022 – Mission Director’s Report

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Dear BMA of MO Churches:

Wow, we have two months in the book of 2022. The ole speed boat of life is barreling down the lake, that’s for sure.

We have been telling you about the Renewal Retreat for a couple of months, and now it’s decision time! I am asking all our pastors to prayerfully consider attending this special time. Please invite the men of your church also because this is for all the men of the association. This is a free event! Bro. Gavin Hooks will share in four sessions about the need of our churches and individuals to carry out ‘The Core Principle.’

You may ask, “What is the core principle?” Mark 12:29-31 KJV “And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord: and thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment. And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.”

This is probably one of the most popular or most well-known scriptures in the Word of God. In his sessions, brother Gavin will bring out the connection between these verses, America’s founding, and the desperate need today of the Body of Christ to continue to carry out this principle, which is to be the core of all we do.

Please pray that many of our pastors and men attend, and please pray that we hear from God on this most vital issue. I have had several indicate that they are coming, and I am thrilled and excited. If you could, let us know when you get this paper how many are coming from your church, then we can make food arrangements.

I continue to hear great things from the churches that are taking the benchmark assessment. If you don’t get the result you were hoping for, please don’t lose heart! Remember: this is a twice a year endeavor so please attempt to assess your church every six months. If you have any questions, please contact me. I would love to personally present Missouri missions to your church on a Wednesday night through the summer.

May the Lord richly bless you is my prayer.
Bro. Ben

April 2022

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February 2022 – Mission Director’s Report

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Churches of the BMAMO:

I hope you have enjoyed this Christmas and New year season. It is hard to believe that we have already put a month into the books of 2022.

I want to encourage you to pray for our national Missionary Bro. Juan Fernandez, I know He does His own article, but as your missions director, it is imperative that I encourage you to lift him and his family up, not just for the ministries that He is conducting, but on every level.

One of the most disturbing principles in Scripture is the Golden Rule. Think about it, “do unto others as you would have them do unto you.”

If you were Bro. Juan would you just want someone to pray for you occasionally and then only that you succeed as a missionary? No! You would want the people that populate the churches that support you to pray for every facet of your life. Such as: Finances, health, leisure, family, friends, spiritual health, possessions, as I like to say every facet of life. I know Bro. Juan and his family will be forever grateful if we pray like this for him.

Now what I have just illustrated is the very reason for the benchmark assessment, the assessment addresses how well you as an individual and a church are achieving this type of praying, and the pamphlet that accompanies it helps us get this lifestyle into a discipline. Please use the pamphlet weekly to help you accomplish this discipline. If I can help in any way please let me know.

Pastor, if you would like me to come this summer on a Wednesday, please contact me and we will set it up. May the Lord richly bless you all.

Again pastors please plan to come and bring your men with you to the Renewal Retreat at Camp Garwood March 25 – 26, 2022!

The Retreat is free but you need to register all that are coming from your church with me at 636-629-2526 or by email . We need to hear from you by right away.

Bro. Ben Kingston

BMA Seminary Dinner

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March 2022

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Youth Alive 2021

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The Youth Alive Conference 2021 was a great success! Central Collective lead our worship with Bro. Tony Crocker delivering our messages. He challenged us about the Holiness of God and our need for a Savior!

This was a great experience for our Youth and the fellowship was great among the 250 in attendance. Many of our churches have commented about how their Youth seemed to grow spiritually as they praised the Lord and enjoyed His Word and learned how to apply it to their lives.

Thanks to all the sponsors and to the planning committee for taking the time to make the preparations for the Youth to have a great time of being together!

May God bless our churches with strong, dedicated Youth who will grow up to be great leaders in out churches in the years ahead!

Promotional Guide For World Missions Day

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BMA Missions is thankful for your partnership. Together we see God blessing with more missionaries in more countries making more disciples and planting more churches than ever before. World Missions Day is February 27, 2022, and we are hoping it is an impactful day at your church. Here are some ideas to help you prepare.

PLAN YOUR WORLD MISSIONS DAY EVENT

World Missions Day is an opportunity to rally your church around the purpose for which we exist – to fulfill the Great Commission. During your World Missions Day celebration please include:

  • a reminder that we have a Great Commission mandate both locally and globally
  • a celebration of how your partnership with BMA Missions is changing lives around the world
  • a time of prayer for our missionaries and missions efforts around the world
  • a chance to give to The Jerry Kidd Offering, which goes to supports the continued efforts of furthering the gospel

RESOURCES

To assist in preparing for your event, the following resources are available to every church:

  • Printed materials – donation envelopes, bulletin inserts, and posters
  • Video, digital and printable resources that includes promotional videos, logos, and images
  • Apparel – BMA shirt for every pastor who registers and T-shirts available for purchase
  • Guest speaker – Invite someone from BMA Missions to speak to your church.

Contact Sidney Vines – Items available at www.bmamissions.org/worldmissionsday or contact Sidney Vines (sidney@bmaam.com, 501-358-3848).

PROMOTIONAL IDEAS

Here are some ways to plan ahead, create awareness, generate excitement, and engage people.

  • Set and promote an offering goal for your church through bulletins, announcements, social media platforms, etc. and provide donation envelopes in bulletins, foyers, pews, and classrooms.
  • Create a missions board in high traffic areas with verses, printed materials, missionary pictures, offering goals, etc.
  • Create visibility by hanging posters in high traffic areas and using logos (available for download) in your bulletins, worship visuals, websites, social media, and other printed materials.
  • Distribute bulletin inserts, play promotional videos, and ask your pastor to reference them in services.
  • Present a missions sermon series that culminates on World Missions Day.
  • Incorporate music and songs with a missions theme to compliment your missions emphasis.
  • Contact Sidney to invite a BMA Missions staff member to speak at your church.
  • Promote a week or month of prayer using prayer guide handouts, emails, or social media to guide daily prayer.
  • Have small groups/classes research a country or missionary for a presentation (info on bmaamissions.org)
  • Use quotes or testimonials from church members who participate in or have a special heart for missions.

PRAYER GUIDE IDEAS

  • For evangelism and discipleship to take root in our churches
  • For pastors as they lead our churches during this difficult time in our country
  • For BMA Missions leaders who train, support, and invest in missionaries and missions efforts around the world
  • For North American church planters, which includes U.S., Hispanic, Arabic, and other non-English speaking church plants as well as chaplains ministering to our military personnel
  • For U.S. missionaries overseas that they will be effective in making disciples and raising leaders to carry on the work in their own countries
  • For national ChangeMaker missionaries who are planting churches in their own countries
  • For God to call new missionaries and open doors to new countries and people groups
  • For the people affected by the challenges created by Covid-19 all around the world
  • For the increasing oppression of the gospel at home and abroad

More information on specific missionaries and countries can be found at bmaamissions.org.

World Missions Day 2022 Jerry Kidd Missions Offering • February 27, 2022

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Pastors: To find more information, register your church, and get a “Missions” T-shirt go to:

https://bmamissions.org/worldmissionsday/

Everyone: Read the following articles, and Promotional Guide as you prepare for this special day and Pray for our Missionaries!

January 2022

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