Sharing at Acts 1:8 Forum Tiffany Smith, Acts 1:8 Challenge Coordinator the Southern Baptists of Texas Convention (SBTC), shares at the Acts 1:8 Challenge Forum.
Fourteen state conventions, association representatives and numerous Southern Baptist entities were in attendance for the annual Acts 1:8 Challenge Forum held July 9-11 in San Diego.
Acts 1:8 representatives from Indiana, Louisiana, California, Illinois, Texas, Georgia, Maryland-Delaware, North Carolina, South Carolina and Arkansas attended. All of the states are at various levels of developing their Acts 1:8 Challenge strategies.
A vision tour of San Diego was held on Friday afternoon following the end of the Forum. San Diego is a North American Mission Board Strategic Focus City. You can learn more about the work going on in San Diego at www.visionsandiego.com.The meeting is the annual strategic planning meeting for the Acts 1:8 Challenge. The 2009 meeting will be held July 8-10 in Baltimore, Maryland.
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Below was our schedule:
Acts 1:8 Challenge State Coordinator Forum
July 9-11, 2008
San Diego, California
Wednesday, July 9
3:00 p.m. Check-in and Registration
6:30 p.m. Banquet
- Welcome
- Vision San Diego Presentation
- Embrace Baltimore Presentation
Thursday, July 10
7:00 a.m. Breakfast
8:00 a.m. Devotion – Robby Tingle, Arkansas
8:30 a.m. Welcome and Introductions
9:00 a.m. Update on Next Steps (Phase 2)
- Leadership Seminar Pilots
- A18C Event Planning Guide
- State Partner Pages
- Bi-monthly Conference Calls
- Dialogue
10:00 a.m. Break
10:30 a.m. Update on Next Steps (Phase 2)
- A18C Curriculum; A18C Renewal – Jim Burton and David Nelms
- Consultant/Coaching Directory
- A18C Podcasts, Website and Doc Store
- Dialogue
Noon Lunch and Fellowship
1:00 p.m. A18C Assessment – Jerry Chamness
3:00 p.m. Break
3:30 p.m. Show and Tell (State/Association Best Practices)
4:30 p.m. Adjourn
5:00 p.m. Gather in Hotel Lobby, Leave for Dinner
Friday, July 11
7:00 a.m. Breakfast
8:00 a.m. Devotion – Tiffany Smith, Texas
8:30 a.m. Show and Tell (State/Association Best Practices) Continued
9:30 a.m. A18C Consultation Tools and 2008-09 Promotion/Deployment
- A18C Leadership Seminars
- A18C Renewal Weekend/Student Weekend
- A18C Pastor Practitioner/MOM Network
- A18C Regional Conferences & Training (Association and State)
- A18C Website Development (Phase 2)
- A18C 2008 Enlistment (advertising, promotion, direct mail)
- Updating A18C Church Registration in States
10:00 a.m. Break
10:30 a.m. A18C Consultation Tools and 2008-09 Promotion/Deployment
Noon
Lunch and Closing Dialogue
