2015 Global Missions Suggested Report
SBOM PartnershipsAlabama Acts 1:8 Connections mission strategy connects churches with NAMB and IMB missionaries and church planters who are from Alabama. Dozens of churches and associations have committed to partnerships through this strategy with IMB missionaries around the world and church plants in North America. Information about the strategy can be found at
Faith focused safe travel training isavailable to all mission volunteers as a part of the SBOM effort to prepare them for safe travel experiences. Trainings are available around the state all year. A list of trainings can be found at
Disaster Reliefministries continue to provide help, healing, and hope for communities impacted by disasters. As of August 2015, Alabama teams have responded during 35 deployments for local, state, and national crisis’ that include tornado, flood and earthquake events. Disaster relief personnel have served in Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, New York, Oklahoma, Texas and Nepal. There have been 34 individual training and leadership development events in associations resourcing 705 additional volunteers. Ministry services have also been expanded to include collegians through Baptist Campus Ministries. Organizational efforts to assist Alabama Baptist church members who are untrained in disaster response have been implemented enabling local churches to assist trained disaster relief personnel for crisis response in their communities. The Alabama disaster relief fleet has been expanded with the addition of three new associational teams and one new shower unit.
Men’s Ministry Baptist Men’s Ministries continue to emphasize the “4-G Strategy” of Men’s Ministries. Churches are encouraged to “Gather Men”, “Group Men”, “Grow Men”, and send them to “Go to Minister”. Alabama Baptist Men’s Ministries assists the church in these strategies through Baptist men’s softball, training of leaders, and enrichment events.
In 2015, men's enrichment events were held in Birmingham, Dothan, Athens, and Nashville. Our web-site, information on enrichment events and training opportunities for the church men's ministries' director. The web-site for Royal Ambassador resources, training, andRA events is
Mission Service Corps Alabama has 38 MSC missionaries serving in a variety of settings. They assist associations in recruiting and encouraging members to be on mission, work with church planters, and ministry centers providing assistance. Some tutor and help people toward wholesome independent living. They work on college campuses and as evangelism catalysts. These men and women are frontline servants assisting all levels of Alabama Baptist life to accomplish the Great Commission.
Chaplaincy Chaplaincy ministries strives to engage people in ministry to persons in crisis. The leadership provides training for police, fire, and EMS chaplains at anannual training. Training is offered for volunteer hospital or hospice chaplains. An additional focus is to train Disaster Relief chaplains. As these men and women put their skills into practice, they are encouraged to find a place to serve in their church and community when not serving in disaster. The goal is to take the church – the ministry of hope and help in Jesus’ name – to people where they are. Chaplains serve with a ministry of presence and the Good News of Jesus.
This year chaplains have served in disasters in Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas. Connections were made with military chaplains to assist in connecting chaplain ministry with local churches. Chaplains have assisted local agencies when major events have necessitated pastoral care interventions. A large number of men and women stand ready to respond to crisis and serve regularly in local facilities such as nursing homes, hospitals, jails, prisons, corporate facilities, ministry centers.