As a new teenage Christian many years ago, one of the first verses I memorized was Isaiah 40:8, “The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.” Later I learned there is no variableness in God (James 1:17) and that He is the same forever (Heb13:8). Anyway, you get the idea. I think it is safe to say that God is the only constant that we have.
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I anticipate working even more closely with the state convention since there will now be a regional state worker. We will be structured, as in the past. The association will continue to resource (to the best of our ability) the church, and, the state will, in most cases, funnel resources through the association to the church.
Will this ultimately lead to the demise of either the association or the state convention? I don’t know. However, I have another question, how can we best resource the local church in its mission? Let’s keep our eyes on the finish (Hebrews 12:1-2), let’s continue to resource the churches, let’s continue to advance the kingdom, after all, are there not only two teams? (Matt. 12:30) Lets play whatever position we are in!
Jim Pratt, DoM
Siouxland Association of Southern Baptists
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The state convention in Missouri flirted with regionalization some years ago. The jury is still out whether it was a good idea or not. I do know that some churches for the very first time knew some of the state staff and looked to them as a good resource. I realize some convention personnel could bypass the local association and go directly to the churches, but that was not my experience. Regionalization in Missouri is just a memory now. We probably will never know if the noble experiment would work in the "Show-Me" state!
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