Shiloh Baptist Church External Relationships

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Shiloh Baptist ChurchExternal Relationships
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External Relations Sub-Committee

• MISSION

To examine how Shiloh interfaces with other
organizations/mission groups/ etc.
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Vision

• To have a church that is informed of its external
  relationships

• To ensure that our current relationships
  missions are done well

• That Shiloh be a church that turns to God and
  seeks His will and guidance when exploring and
  engaging in external relationships.

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Connections

• As churches and
• individuals capture Gods
• heart for the nations, it
• becomes essential that we work
• together reaching the lost for Christ around
  the world.

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Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) Baptist
General Association of Virginia
(BGAV) Fredericksburg Area Baptist Network
(FABN) Shiloh Baptist Church

• Two are better than one because they have a
  good reward for their labor. Ecclesiates 49

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The Baptist General Association of Virginia was
formed in 1823 as a means for Baptist churches in
Virginia to come together to spread the Gospel of
Jesus Christ and to advance the Redeemers
Kingdom by all methods in accord with the Word of
God.
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We have no creeds but the Bible,
which we hold as inspired and authoritative.
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We affirm our calling to live in Christ and to
serve on mission for Him. To this end we,
Receive the Holy Scripture as inspired and
authoritative, Proclaim the Good News of Jesus
Christ in word and deed, Encourage rigorous
intellectual inquiry, Uphold justice with
integrity, Exercise mercy with compassion,
Respect all persons as inherently equal before
God, Cherish the freedom with which Christ has
set us free, Love the community of faith and,
Serve redemptively the stranger.
Adopted by the Baptist General Association
of Virginia, November 1995 in annual session.

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Centrality of Christ
Authority of Holy Scripture
Priesthood of Believers
Soul Competency
Religious Liberty
Separation of Church and State

Autonomy of the Local Church
Believers Baptism
Intellectual Integrity
Respect for Persons
Cooperative Spirit
Compassion for Unbelievers
Responsiveness to a Changing World
Adopted by the Baptist General Association
of Virginia, November 1995 in annual session.

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Virginia Baptists are a people on mission.
Over 1,400 churches unite with these values and
to share Christs love around our commonwealth,
our nation and our world.
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You will find Virginia Baptists active in
Starting more new churches
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You will find Virginia Baptists active in
Responding to more disasters around the nation
and world.
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You will find Virginia Baptists active in
Nurturing and empowering those who have
answered Gods call.
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You will find Virginia Baptists active in
Partnering with indigenous missionaries in
East European and Middle Eastern countries.
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You will find Virginia Baptists active in
Providing hands on missions opportunities in
local and global settings.
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Quite simply, through our mutual cooperation.
Each church votes on their association with the
Baptist General Association of Virginia.
And each church also votes on the amount they
choose to send to Cooperative Missions that
extends ministries beyond their own churchs
reach.
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We can do more.
We are doing more.