Week of Prayer for North American Missions
The Week of Prayer for North American Missions is a special time of prayer for Southern Baptist missionaries serving through the North American Mission Board, and the people whom they serve. Your church can choose these dates, March 3-10, or another time during the Easter season to participate. The national offering goal for this year is $70 million.
Visit the Annie Armstrong website for a daily prayer guide, resources, and other information.
Other resources and opportunities:
Contact Jacki if your church needs to order promotional materials - posters, prayer guides, envelopes and DVD.
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Missions Get-Together 2024
Register now to save!
- Early registration of $125 closes on March 8.
- Final registration of $150 closes on March 28.
- There is no on-site registration at the event - everyone must pre-register.
- All registrations are non-refundable but are transferable.
- Registration fee includes a box lunch Friday and Saturday.
- Click here to register.
Stay up to date on the latest information (breakout grid coming soon) on our website or our social media sites (links at end of newsletter).
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Missions Family Game Night with Dinner
You're invited to an optional/add-on chicken dinner on Thursday night, April 11 from 5:00-6:30 pm CST at Brentwood Baptist Church in Hudson Hall. There will be a fun interactive program to get to know the missionaries speaking during Missions Get-Together. The cost is $20 per person with limited seating available. Registration for the dinner is an add-on when you register for the event. Registration closes on March 28th or when capacity is reached. You must be registered prior to the event to attend.
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Missions Get-Together T-Shirts
T-shirts are available in three colors. The shirts are only available by pre-ordering through March 25. Shirts will not be sold at the event. All orders will be available for pickup upon check-in at the event on Thursday, April 11 at Brentwood Baptist Church. Click here to order your shirts online.
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| Great Commission Conversations: NAMB Missionary
March 20, 2024
11:00-11:30 AM CST
Join us on March 20th at 11:00 am central for a Great Commission Conversation as we hear from NAMB missionary, Kerry Jackson, and then pray for him, his family, and his ministry.
Kerry serves as Evangelism Catalyst Missionary with the North American Mission Board. For several years, he was involved in church planting focusing on reaching the arts communities of both Atlanta, GA and Indianapolis, IN. Now based in Marietta, GA, he fulfills the Great Commission by sharing the gospel through visual art and discipling and mentoring other "Creatives."
The conversation via video conference will last approximately thirty minutes. You can stay the whole time or come in and out of the meeting as needed. After the live video conference meeting, a recorded version of the meeting will be placed online for others to view.
Register here to participate. You will receive the Zoom link via email the week of the event.
For more information, contact Tennessee WMU at 800-558-2090 ext. 2038, 615-371-2038, or jholleman@tnbaptist.org.
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| Tennessee Youth Venture Team
We invite high school students with a passion for missions to apply for the Venture Team! We are looking for six to eight top-level missional students from across the state to participate in the 2024-25 Tennessee Youth Venture Team.
Students will be challenged, discipled and mentored in a strategic missions lifestyle through a team retreat (July 26-27, 2024 at Carson Springs Baptist Conference Center), Bible studies and mission learning experiences, as well as training/equipping opportunities with mission leaders and missionaries. There will also be an opportunity to join a mission trip during the summer of 2025.
Applications are due by May 15, 2024 and the term of service will begin on June 1, 2024.
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Off the Grid Women's Hiking Trip
Missions and Ministry Leaders
May 17-18, 2024
Experience two days of hiking in the Great Smoky Mountains and one night at Carson Springs Baptist Conference Center. You will experience an approximately five-mile round trip on Elkmont Nature Trail to Cool Troll Bridge on the first day. We will explore the ruins of the 1900s, Elkmont town. This town was considered the second largest town in the county during its time.
The second day we will hike from Metcalf Bottoms Picnic area to Little Brier Gap Trail. This will be a seven-mile round trip hike. We will hike along Little Brier Gap Trail that runs through the history of a tiny mountain community. Along the trail you’ll see Little Greenbrier School. The school was built in 1882 and served as a schoolhouse and church for the community. The trail leads to the old Walker sisters’ home.
During this trip you will experience two days of beautiful scenery, no cell phones and good fellowship with mission and ministry minded women.
Click here to register. Contact Kim Cruse for questions.
We will have another hiking opportunity in October. Click here for more information.
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2024 Denver Mission Team
Tennessee WMU began a prayer advocacy partnership with Send Denver in 2014 with a desire to engage Tennessee Baptists in prayer for Denver. This has primarily been done by recruiting prayer partners, sending prayer walking mission teams to Denver, and hosting video conference meetings to hear from and pray for Denver church planters.
In 2024, Tennessee WMU is sending a Prayer Walking Mission Team to Denver October 3-7. The team will prayer walk, encourage church planters, and assist in community engagement activities.
Team members must fill out a Mission Volunteer Application, a Release Form, and a Health Form.
Age requirement: 18 years old or older.
Team member costs will include:- Airfare to/from Denver – Team members book and pay for their own flights.
- $150-200 for transportation in Denver and encouragement/ministry activities with missionaries.
- Lodging for four nights.
- Meals – travel meals and meals in Denver.
Contact Vickie Anderson if you are interested in being part of the team.
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Pray for Tennessee Missions and Ministries
Download the TBMB March 2024 monthly prayer prompts for TBMB ministries supported by gifts from Tennessee Baptists through the Golden Offering and Cooperative Program.
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Resources and Opportunities
Resources
- March WMU mission focus is on the ministry of Aimee Stucke in Boston, Massachusetts. Click here to download resources and information to help your group learn more about her and to pray for her ministry.
- Visit the Tennessee WMU Resources page on our website for Great Commission Conversation videos, prayer walking resource, and more.
- Free downloadable starter packets for missions discipleship are available to help you begin missions small groups for every age in your church. Each pack includes general information, along with sample curriculum materials.
- Download the WorldCrafts and CWJC/CMJC monthly prayer calendars and pray for these ministries.
- Use the NAMB prayer calendar as a guide to pray for NAMB’s missionaries, church planters and chaplains. Use this IMB prayer calendar to help you pray for the least reached.
- Tips and ideas for leading missions discipleship: check out the resources, tips, and planning guides on wmu.com for each age-level that will help you start and lead missions discipleship in your church.
Ministry Opportunities:
- Tennessee WMU is partnering with Baptist Collegiate Ministries to collect snack foods to help reach students. Click here for more information on locating and contacting your local BCM.
- Project HELP is an initiative of WMU that identifies a critical issue, seeks to raise awareness of that issue, and then provide practical approaches anyone can implement to meet needs and share the Gospel. During 2022-24, the Project HELP critical issue is mental health. WMU provides multiple avenues for churches to raise awareness and equip members to lead and champion mental health initiatives in the church and in local communities. For more information and resources, click here.
- Contact Carrie Kidd to sign up for Compassion Ministries Bulletin Board monthly email to connect with other churches and ministries.
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