Acts 1:8 "Doc Store" Now Available

Acts 1:8 leaders now have a new resource to assist them in promoting the Acts 1:8 Challenge in their church, association or state convention.

It's called the Acts 1:8 Challenge FedEx Kinkos "Doc Store" and is accessible via this link.

Promotion materials - from bulletin inserts, posters, displays to Bible bookmarks - are available for order today.

Try it today!

Direct Link: https://docstore.kinkos.com/actsone8/SplashAction.do

3,000 Churches Embrace Acts 1:8 Challenge!

Wow! More than 3,000 Southern Baptist churches have now "signed on the dotted" line to embrace the Acts 1:8 Challenge and made a commitment to be intentional and comprehensive in their mission efforts!

You can read more about it in the recent article in Baptist Press link. Here's an excerpt:

3,000-plus churches embrace Acts 1:8

Posted on Apr 30, 2007 | by Mickey NoahALPHARETTA, Ga. (BP)--More than 3,000 Southern Baptist churches have registered commitments to develop an intentional and comprehensive missions strategy through the Acts 1:8 Challenge.

Launched in May 2004 by the International Mission Board and North American Mission Board in cooperation with Baptist state conventions and associations, the Acts 1:8 Challenge is designed to encourage SBC churches to take a fresh look at how they plan and execute their missions efforts.

"It's a testimony to the passion that Southern Baptists have for Jesus' Acts 1:8 mandate to impact lostness and create disciples of all nations that in less than three years, 3,019 churches across the United States and Canada have embraced the challenge," said Tim Yarbrough, director of church relations at NAMB.

Direct Link: http://www.bpnews.net/bpnews.asp?id=25543

Nate Adams Teaches Acts 1:8 at Korean Gathering

Nate Adams, author of the Acts 1:8 Challenge doctrine study, The Acts 1:8 Challenge: Empowering the Church To Be On Mission (available here through LifeWay), was one of the keynote speakers recently at the Council of Korean Southern Baptist Churches in America meeting in Houston, Texas.

Korean leaders sought to better understand their role in the Southern Baptist Convention and focused on the Acts 1:8 Challenge as a way to effectively reach the world for Jesus Christ. Here's an excerpt from the Baptist Press article:

"In other words, Korean pastors want to be an effective part of the Southern Baptist Convention and gather annually as the Council of Korean Southern Baptist Churches in America to hear in their own language and come to more completely understand what it is to be a Southern Baptist.

"How is this done? Nate Adams, executive director of the Illinois Baptist State Association, provides one answer. He spoke in English last year to the Korean gathering about the SBC's Acts 1:8 Challenge. In an hour-long presentation, Adams showed how Jesus' final command -– go into Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria and the ends of the world -– meshed with the organization of the SBC's associations, state conventions, North American Mission Board and International Mission Board. Adams provided a Korean-language manuscript of his talk so his listeners -– probably all of whom knew some English –- could in their primary language ponder his words in the days and weeks that followed."

Study helps for teaching the Acts 1:8 Challenge doctrine study are available here.

Direct Link: http://www.bpnews.net/bpnews.asp?id=25527

First Acts 1:8 Renewal Weekend in Colorado

Recently, I was privileged serve as Bible study teacher during the first-ever Acts 1:8 Renewal Weekend.

The event was hosted by Cornerstone Baptist Church of Lone Tree, Colo., about 15 miles south of Denver. Michael Wright is senior pastor of the 18-year-old 220-family church. Wright said the weekend "forced us to become laser-focused on prayer and evangelism."

"Now our deacons are asking me questions like 'What can we do to make evangelism a lifestyle here, not just part of the church? How do we make missions and evangelism an everyday thing in my life?' This tells me that the Acts 1:8 program is going deep," Wright said. "That's music to my ears as pastor," he said.

The Acts 1:8 Renewal Weekend is one of many new implementation tools currently being developed for churches.

Churches desiring to jump-start their Acts 1:8 missions commitment should look closely at conducting an Acts 1:8 Renewal Weekend. I feel there is no better way to bring awareness to and a passion for God's mission in the world than through a focused event like a renewal weekend.

Acts 1:8 Renewal Weekends are led by laypeople, not pastors. The four-day session begins with a 24-hour prayer vigil on Thursday, followed by general and teaching sessions, worship/sharing celebrations, prayer time and fellowship meals from Friday night to Sunday night.

You can read more about conducting an Acts 1:8 Renewal Weekend in your church here. Audio of the renewal weekend and Bible teaching is available for download via this link as well.