One Sacred Effort: The Cooperative Program of Southern Baptists

by Chad Brand, David Hankins

Overview

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 Effort looks close at this unique and enduring ministry operation.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781433670060
Publisher:	B&H Publishing Group
Publication date:	05/01/2006
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	192
File size:	736 KB
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

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.

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