Quick Quotes
“Sometimes we can get overwhelmed with the numbers, but the reality is, God’s given us a tremendous gift and we are positioned like no other to make an incredible dent in lostness in North America.”
Aaron Coe, NAMB vice president of mobilization, speaking at the Send North America Conference.
“There’s no place God sends you or puts you that’s not an opportunity to share Jesus with somebody. My goal is that nobody would show God’s love in tangible ways more than our church does in our community.”
Larry Grays, pastor and church planter of The Midtown Bridge Church in Atlanta.
“I have a passion for following God’s heart and helping God’s people follow Him in missional living. I derive great joy in helping God’s people discover His passion.”
Al Gilbert, executive director of NAMB’s Love Loud campaign, on his passion for leading the ministry.
“People across America for a long time have been saying, ‘We just need to come together, share our resources, share best practices, share what we know and pull our best thinkers together. Let’s figure out how we’re going to get the job done of reaching the peoples in our cities.”
Terry Sharp, IMB strategist for state and association relations, on working with NAMB to reach the urban areas for Christ.
Sources: Baptist Press and
NAMB.net
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Fame is the number one value promoted by the most popular television shows and films for students ages 9-11, according to a study conducted by the Department of Psychology at the University of California. Other individualistic values such as personal fitness and financial success also rank high on the list. As kids spend an average of eight hours per day watching some form of visual media, imagine the amount of influence these values have on shaping the goals and visions of kids.
Source:
Time.com, July 8, 2011
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