Page 26 - Western Recorder October Issue

26 Western Recorder ǀ October 2020
Hardin Baptist Church college students went “On Mission” in Chicago last year, developing a fruitful partnership at Sow Community Church.
Biblical,
historical and generational imperative of Better Together
BRELAND
By RANDALL BRELAND
Better Together. These words are not mere sentimentalism, but repre- sent both a historic Baptist and a biblical appeal. We are actually Better Together. The Cooperative Program was formulated in 1925 as the key tactic by which Southern Baptists would pursue a unified and com- prehensive evangelistic strategy. Indeed, the idea of working together to reach both Kentucky, the U.S. and the world for Jesus was not a Baptist idea. It is part-and-parcel of the Christian mission as instituted by King Jesus in Acts 1:8, where He gave all disciples the privilege and mandate of being His witnesses.
What does a biblical and historical lesson on the Cooperative Program have to do with the mission of Crossings? Well, everything. Crossings is committed to the unified and comprehensive effort that the Lord Jesus has assigned to every one of us. As an agency of the KBC who receives generous and essential support from your CP dollars, we have not forgotten.
Will you join us On Mission? We created Crossings On Mission (COM) because we believe that we are truly Better Together. COM will take students into the impoverished region of southeastern Kentucky and into the streets of Dayton, Ohio, in 2021. These four-day student camps will include preaching, worship, evangelism training and abun- dant opportunities to both proclaim and show the gospel with our mouths, hands and feet.