Spokane ABA Outreach Evangelism

Praise God for one soul saved in Spokane!
We had 27 participants (hoped for 50) but am thankful.
There were 294 doors knocked and 24 follow-ups for Bro Bryan Sellers, pastor of Valley Landmark MBC in Spokane.

We had a great time sharing Jesus with a lot of people. The church (Valley LMBC) seemed to be very excited about the effort. There were many good testimonies after our outreach. Much of the testimony centered around how wonderful things worked out once they got out there and began to do the survey. They were an excited bunch of folks.

It is always exciting to see God work!

David

Outreach Evangelism

Bro Charlie Ellison has done a marvelous job in the past years establishing our ABA Outreach Evangelism. It's so sad that due to an accident Charlie won't be with us this year leading out in the outreach. He is passionate about souls and a dynamic leader for outreach.

Bro Charlie has asked me to lead out in the Outreach and I am honored to do this for Jesus.

Let's really show our support for an awesome ABA Outreach this year in Spokane. We could use 50 or more who would go out and help take the Opinion Polls. They are so simple that anyone can do it. They are also very effective. let's pray for many souls to be saved.

Wouldn't it be wonderful if we could see one of the exisiting churches in Spokane grow from this? Or even start a new church/mission? Wow. It could happen. Help us out in Spokane!

David

12 new works since July 07

To date there are 12 new works in the ABA since June of 07. That averages out to one new work (mission/church) every month. That also computes to less than one percent of all of our churches since at least 3 churches closed their doors this last associational year. (I believe there were several more but haven't been able to get very good information.)

Considering this woeful status of our work should cause us great consternation. Yet, I hear very little said about the few works started. I hear more about churches without pastors than the need for more churches. Maybe that's the connection; not enough pastors to go around, therefore no new churches/missions.

I just find it very hard to believe that there is not more vision for church planting than what is apparent. Surely this can be dealt with in some manner. Is anyone praying for more churches to be planted?!

David

ABA Name Change and Church Planting?

Over the past year I have made a lot comments concerning a name change for our national association. My objective has been to help create a movement toward a more global vision for our association. By calling ourselves ABA International or some other term would identify our world vision. As it stands right now it would appear to onlookers that our fellowship is limited to the USA and has no vision.

Unless someone introduces the idea as a resolution or motion this year it probably won't take place (hope I'm wrong). However, in another year I will probably ask my church to consider this resolution and bring it to the Messenger Body because there is no need to wait any longer than that.

I have also been promoting the idea of a church planting committee. Interestingly, many are still not aware the tremendous need for church planting. Hopefully these blogs will stir many hearts towards this great and pressing need in our fellowship.

Anyways, if I don't get up and make a motion this year about these two issues, don't be surprised. But next year, I will come with motions and resolutions, if nothing is done this year. Another year of no perceptible change?

David