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Giving Hands...

   Come from
      a giving
        (and
     forgiving)
         Savior

We love because He first loved us.
1 John 4:19

ABCOPAD-Partners in Ministry

2008 Regional Goal: $95,000

I’m confused…

Wasn’t this called
“The ABCOPAD Regional Offering”?
Why the name change to
“ABCOPAD-Partners in Ministry”?

Yes, you’re right. There has been a name change.
The reason for the change is two-fold:

1. Our ministry together really is one of Partnership, and so it was felt that it would be better to have the name reflect more of what we’re about as an ABCOPAD Family.

2. The second reason flows from the need. Given some of the financial realities that have arisen with the decrease of United Mission support, our regional family is in need of ongoing, consistent support from the churches in order to continue our ministry together. To describe this mission support as an ‘offering’ would be to suggest that the focus is only for a limited time (such as with the America For Christ Offering). The reality is that our regional family needs the ongoing and increasing support of the churches on a monthly basis.

Your church’s support of ABCOPAD Partners in Ministry helps to maximize the dollars that come to the American Baptist Churches of Pennsylvania and Delaware, with 100% of the gift staying here in Pennsylvania and Delaware to support our common ministries.

Pastors, we need your help in interpreting this change to your church
family,and so we would ask that you would alert them to the name
change as you launch your efforts in promotion.

The Theme for our current Partners in Ministry emphasis is...
Giving Hands...
come from

                                                a Giving
              (and forgiving)
                   Savior

                                 We love because He first loved us.
                                                                       1 John 4:19

The model of Christ's love for us, calls us to love in return--
          ** through the use of our hands in the ministry here in ABCOPAD....
                                         as well as...
           **through the financial gifts we can bring to further His Ministry
               throughout our regional family....

Below you will find a series of links to a wide variety of promotional items that describe this year's theme, as well as some specific ways that you and your congregation can Partner with the rest of the ABCOPAD Family in this work that we do for the cause of the Kingdom.

These materials (including a copy of the Partners in Ministry DVD) will be mailed to each of our local churchesin the next few days, but if you need additional copies (or want a sneek peek!), please feel free to download copies to your computer.

Please note, for the print pieces, you will need a copy of the Adobe ACROBAT Reader on your computer.
This program is available as a free download by clicking the link below.