One Sacred Effort The Cooperative Program of Southern Baptists

by Brand, Chad; Hankins, David

• ISBN13: 9780805431636
• ISBN10: 0805431632
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-05-01
• Publisher: BROADMAN & HOLMAN PUBLISHERS

Summary

The preamble of the original constitution of the Southern Baptist Convention describes the purpose of the SBC as "eliciting, combining, and directing the energies of the whole denomination in one sacred effort, for the propagation of the Gospel." These words are not only historically significant; they convey the mission and purpose and distill the distinct facets of the SBC Cooperative Program.One Sacred Effortlooks close at this unique and enduring ministry operation.

Author Biography

Chad Brand is associate professor of Christian Theology at Boyce College of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky.

David E. Hankins is executive director of the Louisiana Baptist Convention. He has served as vice president for the Cooperative Program of the Executive Committee of the Southern Baptist Convention. In this position, he gave direction to the development and promotion of Cooperative Program ministries and giving for Southern Baptist churches, state conventions, and the SBC.

Table of Contents

Foreword	ix
Morris H. Chapman
Preface	xi
Introduction	1	(4)
The Baptist Vision	5	(23)
The New Testament Church: Charismatic, Congregational, Centrifugal	28	(25)
Toward a Theology of Cooperation	53	(25)
Churches on Mission: Following and Funding the Great Commission	78	(12)
The Southern Baptist Convention: Stewards of a Larger Work	90	(10)
Getting Down to Business: The Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting	100	(10)
The Distribution System: Allocating the Cooperative Program	110	(8)
Network to the World: Southern Baptist Organization	118	(8)
The Entities That Serve Southern Baptists	126	(19)
Inspiring Confidence in Cooperation: The Executive Committee of the Southern Baptist Convention	145	(15)
Tensions, Trends, and Troubles	160	(18)
Future Challenges: The Cooperative Program in the Twenty-first Century	178	(27)
Conclusion: From Good to Great: The Cooperative Program and the Kingdom of God	205	(10)
Endnotes	215	(22)
Index	237