Welcome to your Florida Mission Field

2. Welcome toyourFlorida Mission Field But when He saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion for them, because they were weary and scattered, like sheep having no shepherd. - Matthew 9:36

3. The harvest isplenty … • Florida’s population is 18.8 million. • 14.5 million, or 77.4 percent, of Florida residents are spiritually lost. • Florida is expected to become the fourth largest state in the U.S. behind California, Texas and New York. • 26 percent of Florida’s population, age 5 and older, speak a language other than English.

4. The harvest isplenty … • 21 languages are spoken each Sunday in Florida Baptist congregations. • 80 million people visit Florida each year. • 855 Florida Baptist churches, or 25 percent of all Florida Baptist churches, worship in a language other than English. • 2,931 Florida Baptist congregations serve on mission in their neighborhoods.

5. Your gifts through the Maguire State Mission Offering ensure the laborersare plenty, too. • New Churches……………………………………..…………………$300,000 William J. Guess Church Site Loan Fund • Haiti Mission Project……………………………..……………….$120,000 • Cuba Mission Project……………………………………………..$120,000 • Brazil Evangelism/Church Starting Project……………..…$80,000 • Partnership Pastoral Salary Assistance……………………$120,000 West Virginia, $45,000 Indiana, $25,000 Nevada, $50,000 25 ministries supported

6. Your gifts through the Maguire State Mission Offering ensure the laborersare plenty, too. • Mission Outreach Ministries……………………………………$294,000 Migrant Ministries, $50,000 Refugee Resettlement, $4,000 Church-based Health Ministries, $60,000 Jail and Prison Ministries, $20,000 Disaster Relief, $60,000 Church Revitalization, $30,000 Mobile Dental Clinic, $35,000 Port Evangelistic Ministries, $10,000 Church Emergency and Ministry Grants, $25,000 25 ministries supported

7. Your gifts through the Maguire State Mission Offering ensure the laborersare plenty, too. • Developing Believers………………………………………………$151,455 Children’s Camp for Hearing Impaired, $19,000 Urban Day Camp, $15,000 Camp WorldLight (GA/Acteens), $89,455 Hispanic Youth Camp, $10,000 Haitian Youth Camp, $12,000 Korean Youth Camp, $6,000 25 ministries supported

8. Your gifts through the Maguire State Mission Offering ensure the laborersare plenty, too. • Student Evangelism Outreach………………………………….$50,000 • Support Ministries………………………………………………….$170,000 Association Shared Receipts (Est.), $60,000 Promotion Expense, $110,000 25 ministries supported Offering Goal: $1,405,455

9. Becauseyougive … Mission Smiles Dental Clinic volunteers are bringing physical and spiritual healing to the Tampa area.

10. Becauseyougive … Cowboys, ranch hands and their families are receiving the gospel in a culturally relevant new church plant.

11. Becauseyougive … Future missionaries, pastors and mission minded church leaders are being developed and inspired through mission camp activities, following in the footsteps of Florida’s homegrown missionary Monica Allen in Swaziland.

12. Becauseyougive … Florida Baptist Disaster Relief workers and equipment brought help and hope to Alabama after this year’s deadly tornadoes.

13. Becauseyougive … Pastor Jay and Kristy Williams’ “contagious” joy and faithfulness have helped revive the missional spirit of Central Baptist Church Leesburg and bring new life to the once-dying congregation.

14. Becauseyougive … A revitalization project has given Miami Springs Baptist Church a second chance at reaching its culturally diverse and largely unchurched city.

15. Becauseyougive … Our missionary partners are sharing the compassion of Christ around our country … and around our world.

16. Our Missionary Heritage …John & Clyde Maguire • John Maguire was the sixth executive secretary-treasurer of the Florida Baptist Convention • Florida Baptists experienced unparalleled growth during his 23 year tenure – from 1945-1967: between 30 and 40 new churches were established each year; number of cooperating churches in the convention increased to 1,426 from 826; church membership grew to more than 600,000 from 184,140 and Cooperative Program giving increased to $3.7 million from $422,123.

17. Our Missionary Heritage …John & Clyde Maguire • When Maguire assumed leadership, one-fourth of the 826 Florida Baptist churches gave nothing to mission causes and before he retired, every church gave something to missions. • John Maguire’s wife, Clyde, was a historian, prayer warrior and author, who also served the mission causes among Florida Baptists, mentoring and motivating women to embrace the power of prayer.

18. Preparing for a God-glorifying offering in your church 1. Pray … ask God to bless the work of Florida Baptists and their efforts to change the hearts and lives of those they touch in the name of Jesus.

19. Preparing for a God-glorifying offering in your church 1. Pray … pray that Florida Baptists will be Compelled by Christ’s Compassion to reach their state and their mission partners with the Good News of their Savior.

20. Preparing for a God-glorifying offering in your church 1. Pray … pray that your Christian compassion will be reflected in your personal and financial commitment.

21. Preparing for a God-glorifying offering in your church 2. Plan … utilize the DVDs and print resources provided by the Florida Baptist Convention to plan promotional events and encourage church participation.

22. Preparing for a God-glorifying offering in your church 3. Enlist … a team of volunteers to head-up events, prayer meetings and other team-building activities. Get the church involved and excited!

23. Preparing for a God-glorifying offering in your church 4. Promote … show ministry videos in your church service and missions meetings.

24. Preparing for a God-glorifying offering in your church 4. Promote … distribute Prayer Guides and other print resources.

25. Preparing for a God-glorifying offering in your church 4. Promote … display posters and offering-related artwork.