Arizona Southern Baptist Convention

Ken Belflower
Church Planting Facilitator

480.945.0880 / 800.687.2431
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"Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe everything I have commanded you. And remember I am with you always, to the end of the age."(Matt. 28:19-20 HCSB)

The Bible says in Acts 1:8 (Challenge):
"But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth." (HCSB)

The most effective evangelistic strategy to fulfill Matthew 28:19-20 and Acts 1:8 is:

Planting New Churches
The primary purpose of Church Planting in the Arizona Southern Baptist Convention is to work with our partners to plant healthy, reproducing churches with evangelistic passion as part of a New Testament church planting movement among all people groups in Arizona.

Arizona needs more churches:
The population is estimated to be 6,000,000 and projected to be 6,412,000 by 2025.
--Our state has grown by 150,000 people per year for the last 3 years.
--We are the largest evangelical denomination with less than 2% of our population affiliated with a Southern Baptist Church.

Church Planting Opportunities: Contact Local Associations for more information
Church Planting Needs: Contact Local Associations

Church Planting Resources:
Church Planting Resources
--Forms for requesting financial assistance from the Arizona Southern Baptist Convention

Application for Congregational Assistance

NAMB Personnel Information Form for Field Personnel Assistance

Grant Request Form
Church Evangelism, Church Ministry, and Church Planting in the Arizona Southern Baptist Convention

Alternative Church Planting Fund form

Informational resources for sponsoring churches, supporting churches, church planters (pastors), those interested in church planting, others http://www.namb.net
www.churchplantingvillage.net