Missions Mobilization

About Us

The Challenge:

God desires all people of the world to worship and glorify Him as Father. Missions exist because almost six billion people do not worship Him.

The Goal:

Mississippi Baptist churches significantly mobilized for strategic worldwide missions impact.

In an unprecedented time of changing parameters for mobilization, unparalleled opportunities and understanding exists.

The focus will continually shift toward churches becoming mobilized as missionary. Churches will be affirmed as the basic sending agents.
The reorganization of the International Mission Board with a focus upon people groups is now complete. Mississippi mobilization has been very much in line with this people group focus for the past four years.
Mission connections will be longer-term and relational. However, churches will develop multiple strategic connections. These connections will be strategically focused, more rifle-focused than shotgun. This is empowered through less emphasis on doing a mission trip and/or project.
Specialized areas of volunteer missions will play a greater part in future mobilization requiring serious partnering:
- Extended short-term (an MMOB designation)
- Mississippi Sports Missions Network
- Missional Business Network
- Retreats for small, isolated mission teams
More focus will be upon work with national missionaries.
Passionate prayer initiatives for lostness will become a priority.
- Awareness
- Adoption of unengaged people groups
- Prayerwalking
- Virtual prayer emphasis
Networking will be the key for churches becoming mobilized. This is the major strategy of Missions Mobilization. These key networks engage at the four levels of prayer, personnel, resources, and advocacy.
- Network Target areas:
  - Unreached people groups
  - Unengaged people groups
  - Missionary and/or missionary team
  - Unreached cities
- Network Leadership Team for each connection:
  - Network leader
  - Prayer coordinator
  - Personnel coordinator
  - Resources coordinator
  - Advocacy coordinator
- Network Covenants
Missions Mobilization will play a major role with potential networks and developing networks through:
- Coaching
- Vision journeys
- Connection platforms
- Conferences
- Speakers

North American Networks are focused on church planting and/or strategic cities. Network opportunities exist in Vancouver, Canada, Frontier Association and Finger Lakes Association in New York, Minnesota/Wisemain, Bozeman, Montana, Northwest Association, and Northcoast Association in Ohio.

Welcome to the exciting journey of Missions Mobilization. Engaging through volunteer missions has at its heart bringing the Kingdom to all people.

Missions Mobilization exists for the purpose of mobilizing volunteers, connecting resources, and developing worldwide networks of mission engagement. The accomplishment of our purpose will be the result of viewing the world with an eye of discovery, partnering with multiple identities, facilitating cross-cultural learning, and offering celebrative experiences of what God has done.

We welcome you to our site. We furthermore welcome you as God prompts toward a journey with us in volunteer missions.

If we can assist your association or church in any way, please contact our office at (601) 292-3239 or e-mail Ken Rhodes.

Mississippi currently has three partnerships. Click on the area of your choice to see information on each area and current mission trip opportunities.

North American Connections