Mobilize Churches
An SBC of Virginia Sponsored Partnership consists of multiple SBCV churches working together under the strategy and direction of IMB and NAMB field personnel. Our goal is to see partnerships form to reach peoples from each of the nine global affinities. While the vision is EVERY CHURCH reaching EVERY NATION, the SBCV stands uniquely positioned to help churches partner in cooperation to reach the nations, allowing churches of every size and missions experience to engage in healthy, meaningful missions. The goal is for each affinity to have a volunteer CATALYST, a church leader/church that is involved in ongoing work among the affinity and who helps motivate and encourage work among the affinity. Each ongoing partnership will have a MOBILIZER that coordinates the ongoing work and training of volunteer teams alongside the Mobilization Team. Each affinity will have a SUMMIT every
Sub-Saharan African Peoples Affinity Catalysts
Pete Hypes (Mission Community of Chester, Va.) and Jim Davis (Swift Creek Baptist of Colonial Heights, Va.)
◉◉ Exploring partnership possibilities in Kenya, Zimbabwe, Botswana, and beyond. Dozens of SBCV churches have long-standing relationships in Sub-Saharan Africa and are looking to expand ministries and partnerships. The Missions Opportunities webpage displays some of the short term opportunities for churches to partner with current work. ◉◉ Reaching the Nations in Virginia and Washington, D.C. — churches are encouraged to work in their own backyard by partnering with church planters right here in the Commonwealth.
Our goal is to see partnerships form to reach peoples from each of the nine global affinities. two or three years with opportunities for churches to network, receive training from IMB personnel, and pray together while discovering new opportunities to partner together.
Exploring partnership possibilities in Kenya, Zimbabwe, Botswana, and beyond.
◉◉ Vision trips in 2019 are in the works for new SBCV partnership opportunities. Pete Hypes and Jim Davis stand ready to help churches connect with the mission field in whatever area the Lord is leading. Tom and Cindi Melvin stand ready to train for healthy partnerships.
NAME Peoples Affinity Catalyst
Thurman Hayes (First Baptist of Suffolk, Va.)
◉◉ Spain Partnership: NAME: Mobilizer- James Taylor (Red Lane Baptist of Powhatan, Va.) — Four camps during the month of July 2018 to reach the immigrant community surrounding the community center set up by IMB missionaries. Teams were led by four SBCV churches and made up of team members from eight churches. Also, two SBCV summer missionaries (self-funded) worked in Spain for the month of July. Church members from 30 SBCV churches served this summer in Spain.
◉◉ Currently pursuing partnership opportunities on the Arabian Peninsula. They are connecting churches in northern Virginia with ethnic church planters and working through ongoing strategy to reach a UUPG on the Arabian Peninsula. ◉◉ They are reaching neighbors by connecting churches to ethnic church planters in Virginia, and Washington, DC, and Canada. Montreal continues to be a focus city for many of our churches.