A network of Southern Baptist Churches in the Hawaiian Islands, Guam, Samoa, American Samoa, Okinawa, Tokyo, Yokohama, Himeji, Bangkok, Seoul, & Manilla
Churchgoers scored an average of 68.1, with a score ranging from 0 to 100 across eight characteristics of discipleship, according to Lifeway Research's State of Discipleship. https://t.co/ly90Dybm8m via @LifewayResearch
In the time between graduating high school and becoming a pastor, 1 in 3 senior pastors say they have five years or less of secular work experience. https://t.co/zGnghVp1AL
30 Hawaii Pacific Baptist pastors spent three days of encouragement, fellowship, and equipping at Pu’u Kahea in Waianae last week. This event was supported by your gifts through @SBCCP
Pacific Connector, our online magazine with 16 pages of good news about what God is doing throughout Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, and Asia, is online for free. Please take a few minutes to read and pray for us. https://t.co/0xVBy6QvQh
Exciting news for us and all SBC. The SBC Executive Committee President/CEO Search Team will present Jeff Iorg as the candidate to be voted on during a special-called meeting of the EC’s board of trustees on March 21. https://t.co/z0walHxBNa
If you were heading off to an anti-Christian country in Southeast Asia to share the gospel, how would you prepare? Two of our missionaries who went — whom we’ll call Thomas and Samantha —got great training at @SEBTS#52Sundays@IMB_SBC https://t.co/YQWqIsTawO @SBCCP
You don’t have to convince people to think about Christmas. Nine in 10 Americans already celebrate the holiday, including 82% of the religiously unaffiliated and 74% of those from non-Christian faiths. https://t.co/gwNMAuDSD0
Today starts the #WeekOfPrayer for International Missions!
Many of the unreached people groups live in hard-to-reach places, like remote areas around the world.
But did you know that Europeans are now considered unreached?
🔗 Read more at: https://t.co/SNiFq732MS.
A huge thanks to my longtime friend @chrishpbc for traveling to the Upstate this weekend to speak at Burnsview Baptist for Missions Sunday. Powerful message from Luke 2.
Hey @DrPaulChitwood, you got yourself a good one in Chris. The @IMB_SBC is blessed to have him.
44% of churchgoers who moved and found a new congregation stopped attending church for three or more months before finding their current church. https://t.co/rdbjMDoIID via @LifewayResearch
“How amazing,” noted Craig Webb of the Hawaii Pacific Baptist Convention, “that one church that happens to be a larger church than any of our churches in Hawaii chose to make this special gift and impact so many churches.” https://t.co/souMMgBxek
HPBC Officers: Craig Webb, executive director-treasurer; Pastor Brian Frable, Kona Baptist, president; Pastor Larry Hale, Eleele Baptist, first vp; Naomi Ashman, Olivet Baptist, second vp, Grace Poei, University Avenue Baptist, recording secretary.
Photo Justin Kimata.
Thank you @bartbarber, for accepting our invitation to make a quick trip to bring greetings to our Annual Meeting Friday night, then fly to Maui Saturday to view #MauiFires devastation, preach in our churches today, & encourage our Maui pastors and Disaster Relief leaders.