Alabama associations will once again participate in the North American Mission Board’s Associational Missions Week, which will take place May 17–23.
And one association, Birmingham Baptist Association (BBA), will begin a new emphasis this year called The Week of Prayer for Associational Missions.
In a letter BBA Executive Director Mike McLemore sent to his churches, he wrote, “I hope this new emphasis will be productive in that it will inform each church of the ministries that we do together and also provide ministry opportunities for those who are looking to be involved in a ministry area through your church and association.”
To facilitate that, BBA has put together online promotional materials; a prayer guide called 8 Days, 8 Ways to Pray for BBA; and a video, and it has set a goal of $150,000 for a special offering to go to associational ministries.
Gary Swafford, director of the associational missions/church planting office for the Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions, said Associational Missions Week is meant “to draw specific attention the ministry of the local association.”
He added that each association is encouraged to make the week its own. Some use the week to have missions fairs or other special events, while others use the week to honor the director of missions or pray, Swafford said.
“There’s a common phrase that many associations use: ‘We can do more together than we could separately.’ We are a team of churches and together everyone accomplishes more,” he said.
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