Together on God's Mission: How Southern Baptists Cooperate to Fulfill the Great Commission
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Overview
Together on God’s Mission investigates Southern Baptist history, showing how and why the Southern Baptist Convention came to embrace the vision of a cooperative denomination. It also explores how this vision has shaped denominational identity and structure. This historical study is followed by a discussion of the biblical description of how the mission of God determines the mission of the church. This study shows that God’s mission is not simply furthered by churches working together, but rather that cooperation between churches makes up a key component of God’s mission. Finally, the study concludes that the Southern Baptist Convention is uniquely positioned to enable churches to fully participate in God’s mission to redeem the nations and restore creation from the effects of the Fall.
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- Tells the story, and describes the work, of Southern Baptist cooperation
- Shows how the Southern Baptist Convention is uniquely positioned to fully engage in God's global mission
- Traces the historical roots for the Southern Baptist vision of a cooperative convention of churches, and presents biblical and theological examinations of how God's mission shapes the mission of the church
"When Southern Baptsits voluntarily work in partnership through the Cooperative ministries of the SBC, we are following a pattern found in Scripture. It is a pattern that allows us truly to do more together than we could ever do apart. It is a pattern that is biblically justified, theologically sound and practically wise. It involves the sacrificial giving of our financial resources, to be sure, but it is so much more than this. This is the argument my colleague and friend Scott Hildreth makes in Together on God's Mission: How Southern Baptists Cooperate to Fulfill the Great Commission. He is quite successful in his assignment."
Daniel L. Akin, president, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
"The cooperative partnership of Southern Baptsits may not be perfect, but it is proven and profound. In Together on God's Mission Scott Hildreth provides a timely resource that not only advocates for the financial wisdom of the Southern Baptists' Cooperative Program but also advances the theological foundation of this cooperative partnership for a new generation. As an experienced missionary and seminary professor, Hildreth provides a concise and helpful orientation of how churches unite to form a mighty Great Commission coalition as they join together on God's Mission."
Brian Autry, executive director, SBC of Virginia
"Scott Hildreth has done Southern Baptists a great service by providing this book. Of particular help, in my mind, is his commitment to help the SBC ground their partnership in theology rather than pagmatics. If you are Southern Baptist and care about cooperative mission, you should read this book.
Micah Fries, senior pastor, Brainerd Baptist Church, Chattanooga, TN