What is the Indiana State Missions Offering?
Our church is a part of the Southern Baptist Convention, which means we work together, alongside other like-minded churches to bring the Gospel, the Good News of Jesus, to all corners of the world. In order to complete the mission, many churches came together many years ago in order to support missions work. Southern Baptists have started the International Mission Board, the North American Mission Board, and state conventions.
We take part in the annual Indiana State Missions Offering in order to help bring the Gospel to our everyone living in Indiana.
We take part in the annual Indiana State Missions Offering in order to help bring the Gospel to our everyone living in Indiana.
Why should I give to the Indiana State Missions Offering?
THE NEED:
There are still many people in Indiana who have not been told that God’s Kingdom has come! Here are a few statistics:
There are still many people in Indiana who have not been told that God’s Kingdom has come! Here are a few statistics:
- Only one in eight Indiana households attend an evangelical church once a week.
- Two-thirds of Indiana households do not have even one evangelical believer.
- There are more than 4.3 million unreached people in Indiana.
Where do the funds go?
1. Indiana Disaster Relief:
Disaster Relief shares and shows the love of Christ to people in times of great need. We’re committed to expanding training and better organizing our efforts so that churches can more easily participate.
2. Indiana Children's Services:
(Still being developed) We are partnering with Sunrise Children’s Services in Kentucky to license foster families and provide for adoptions in Indiana. When your church supports our Children’s services organization, you will see children in homes with people who love Jesus and will model a Christlike lifestyle, and you could change a generation of Hoosiers.
3. Missionary Pipeline Awareness & Equipping:
Eight IMB Advocates work with us to connect weekly with an SCBI pastor and be available to speak in churches/associations when missionaries are desired. Also, to couple: every Hoosier candidate in the IMB pipeline will be paired with one of our IMB Advocates to have prayer and emotional support throughout the process.
4. Church Planting Support :
Supporting leadership initiatives for developing pastors and planters, provide additional support to churches trying to plant or replant, train and refresh pastors and planters, and fuel creative solutions to see more churches started around the state.
5. Strategic International Short-term Experiences:
(Still being developed) Providing short-term mission trips in a strategic location for Indiana churches. Essentially, the SCBI and IMB will do the admin work for churches to sign up, pay up, and show up to go for a short-term international mission trip.
Every penny donated goes directly towards funding ministry opportunities across the state. Joining resources through the State Missions Offering and Prayer is one way we work together.
Disaster Relief shares and shows the love of Christ to people in times of great need. We’re committed to expanding training and better organizing our efforts so that churches can more easily participate.
2. Indiana Children's Services:
(Still being developed) We are partnering with Sunrise Children’s Services in Kentucky to license foster families and provide for adoptions in Indiana. When your church supports our Children’s services organization, you will see children in homes with people who love Jesus and will model a Christlike lifestyle, and you could change a generation of Hoosiers.
3. Missionary Pipeline Awareness & Equipping:
Eight IMB Advocates work with us to connect weekly with an SCBI pastor and be available to speak in churches/associations when missionaries are desired. Also, to couple: every Hoosier candidate in the IMB pipeline will be paired with one of our IMB Advocates to have prayer and emotional support throughout the process.
4. Church Planting Support :
Supporting leadership initiatives for developing pastors and planters, provide additional support to churches trying to plant or replant, train and refresh pastors and planters, and fuel creative solutions to see more churches started around the state.
5. Strategic International Short-term Experiences:
(Still being developed) Providing short-term mission trips in a strategic location for Indiana churches. Essentially, the SCBI and IMB will do the admin work for churches to sign up, pay up, and show up to go for a short-term international mission trip.
Every penny donated goes directly towards funding ministry opportunities across the state. Joining resources through the State Missions Offering and Prayer is one way we work together.
How can I give?
You can give any time online, but we will be receiving the offering during the worship service on
Sunday, September 24, 2023.
Sunday, September 24, 2023.
