1. World Population 6.2 Billion North America United States Canada 228 Million Tennessee 5,689,283

3. Since 1845, the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) has had one mission— the Great Commission.

4. “Go therefore, and make disciples of all the nations.” (Matthew 28:19, NKJ)

5. Prior to 1925, SBC entities competed with one another for the churches’ missions gifts.

6. In 1919, the leaders of the SBC proposed the 75 Million Campaign.

7. In 1925, the Cooperative Program was launched.

8. The Process

9. The process begins when you give yourself to God. (2 Corinthians 5:8)

10. Out of gratitude and obedience to God, you give back to the Lord through your church.

11. Your church prayerfully decides how much of its undesignated gifts will be committed to CP Missions.

12. Messengers, elected by local churches, decide what percentage of CP Missions gifts stays in your state to empower local missions and ministries.

13. 62.5% TBC Cooperative Missions 2003-2004 26.6% Tennessee Missions And Ministries 21.2% Christian Education 6.4% Convention Operations 5.1% Christian Services

14. 37.5% SBC Cooperative Missions 2003-2004 72.79% World Mission Ministries 21.64% Theological Education Ministries 1.49% Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission 4.08% Facilitating Ministries

15. Messengers from across the country gather during the SBC to decide how its CP Missions gifts will be used to train, send, and reach people.

16. People around the world hear the gospel and receive Christ.

17. A closer look

18. Through CP Missions, churches across your state support numerous local missions and ministries including:

19.  Evangelism efforts  Children’s homes  Volunteer missions  Missions education  New churches  Colleges and universities  Collegiate ministries  Camps  And much more.

20. The International Mission Board sent approximately 5,000 missionaries to over 150 countries in 2000.

21. Fast Facts 2003 Helps support 57 directors of missions in 67 Tennessee associations More than 15,250 future missionaries, pastors, and church leaders are equipped each year through the work of six seminaries Supports the missions and ministries of your state convention

22. The North American Mission Board supported over 5,000 missionaries last year and assisted in starting over 1,700 new churches.

23. Over 13,000 future pastors, missionaries and ministry leaders were trained.

24. CP Missions supports ethics and religious liberty.

25. You do the math

26. If “two are better than one” (Ecclesiastes 4:9), how much better are 16 million? This is the current membership in more than 41,000 Southern Baptist Churches across the country.

27. Pray

28. Go

29. Give

30. With a global population exceeding 6 billion, we must enhance our efforts to reach people with the gospel.

31. Cooperative Program (CP) Missions, simply defined is:

32. Caring people partnering together to touch the world