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"...and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless." Ephesians 5:27

Opportunities
The ministry of theCommunity is possible through the relevant advocacy of authentic Kingdom-minded Christ-followers who have assembled together under Jesus, the Christ, God, Head, and Bridegroom. Compelled by an arresting vision of our great King, His promise of the Bride's radiance, and the His compassion for Shepherd-less sheep, they   converge upon Maywood's unsavoriness and darkness with the salt and light - the message of the Cross. We boast in our Savior and in those who boldly  display His glory.


Our Favorite Mission Teams! 

MORE TEAMS APPEARING SOON!

Our Advocates 

Agency Advocacy in 2010

Chicagoland Metropolitan Baptist Association and its New Work Team
Illinois Baptist State Association and its Church Planting & Next Gen Team
The Nehemiah Project of the North American Mission Board
PowerPlant of the North American Mission Board
 
The Southern Baptist Convention and its Cooperative Partners


Corporate Advocacy in 2010 (so far)

AAC Consulting                                                                                               Hoffman Estates, Illinois
Baptist Collegiate Ministries @ Clemson University                                       Clemson, South Carolina
Baptist Collegiate Ministries @ Mississippi State University                     Mississippi State, Mississippi
Baptist Collegiate Ministries @ Tulsa Community College                                         Tulsa, Oklahoma
Baptist Collegiate Ministries @ the University of Tulsa                                               Tulsa, Oklahoma
Binnerri Presbyterian Church                                                                                  Richardson, Texas
Chicagoland Community Church                                                                                 Chicago, Illinois
First Baptist Church                                                                                                          Anna, Illinois
First Baptist Church                                                                                            Claremore, Oklahoma
First Baptist Church                                                                                          Hickory, North Carolina
First Baptist Church                                                                                    Mooresville, North Carolina
First Baptist Church                                                                                           New Castle, Oklahoma
First Baptist Church                                                                                                 Pratville, Alabama
FUEL from the First Baptist Church                                                                       St. Charles, Missouri
Immanuel Baptist Church                                                                                            Chicago, Illinois
Korean Baptist Church                                                                                         Schaumburg, Illinois
New Hope Baptist Church                                                                                Hickory, North Carolina
Tyrannus Korean Baptist Church                                                                               Glenview, Illinois


Individual Advocacy in 2010

theCommunity
also enjoys the support of many individuals and families who faithfully advocate for us. While most of our individual supporters are local, we are also blessed by the precious partnership of individuals and families throughout North America.


For each and every of these precious advocates, we thank and praise God.  Not wanting to jeopardizes their full reward in the Kingdom, we will withhold their names.  We trust that each knows of whom we speak, but more importantly that the Master knows of their generosity and hospitality towards His servants in Maywood (Mat. 10:11-16).


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ADVOCATE for theCommunity and the Bride in Chicagoland

Partner in Missional Service in Maywood by prayerfully and courageously considering how God may be calling you to join Him in the work that He is already doing in Maywood and places like it.  Move to Maywood? Open up a business? Get a job in Maywood. Make Maywood the place for your next long-term or short-term mission trip? Go prayer-walking in Maywood? Help us with an event? Stand alongside us and minister to our neighbors!

Partner through Financial Support of theCommunity which seeks Kingdom-minded Christians who understand that the missional strategy of theCommunity coupled with her socio-economically depressed context makes self-sustainable ministry nearly impossible. Only through the Spirit-initiated material support of advocates like you can financial hurdles be overcome.

Partner in Faithful Prayer by asking God to enable theCommunity to leave the indelible mark of Christ’s Kingdom in Maywood and to raise up more authentic disciples and congregations who will authentically love God and relevantly love people.  Please visit our Prayer Page and become familiar with our specific prayer requests.

Partner as a Missional Advocate in Your Own Local Church by championing authentic discipleship and by promoting relevant missionally-minded engagement strategies for domestic Kingdom ministry. Challenge your congregation(s) to incarnationally penetrate the immediate and broader community of lost people with the Gospel of Jesus Christ by going out to where they are. When was the last time someone outside the church said, "I'm so glad your church is in this community!" or "Your church is a valuable member of this community?" Do stuff in a way that invites the world’s appropriate regard for the Bride and her Bridegroom. ENGAGE neighbors in a ways that provoke them to ask you to provide the “reason for the hope” within you. PENETRATE your community – governmental agencies, social networks, civic organizations, law enforcement, the very socio-cultural infrastructure of your neighborhoods – in ways that will leave no mistake as to who deserves glory. CALL on your church to be the Bride who radiates the glory of the Bridegroom!  

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