Linda Clark, CSBC WMU/Women’s Ministries Specialist
- “What we do through the Mission Advancement Group is critical for healthy churches in our state. Our group is committed to providing resources to churches as they seek new ways to reach out to their communities with the Good News of Jesus. Our resources include personnel for consultations, materials and training seminars.”
- “California Mission Offering gifts provide certification training for Christian Women’s Job Corps each year. They also enable scholarships for women to receive training. Several of our women’s language events have been sponsored in part by these gifts.”
Randy McWhorter, Healthy Church Group Leader & Evangelism Specialist
- “The Healthy Church Group depends on the California Mission Offering for projects that our regular budget cannot provide. These projects assist CSBC congregations to become healthy, reproducing churches. Without the support of CMO the Healthy Church Group would not be able to offer as many scholarships for conferences, direct support for transitional congregations, consultations for at-risk churches or resources for special evangelistic events.”
- “The Healthy Church Group provides transitional pastor support through gifts received from the California Mission Offering. This project was designed to assist CSBC congregations that are at risk of dying without significant change. The annual On Target Evangelism Conference depends on CMO to assist leaders with scholarships. The Minister's Leadership Conference depends on CMO to assist pastors and other church staff members with scholarship money that enables them to attend the annual retreat.”
- “Without the California Mission Offering the Healthy Church Group would be limited in how much they could assist churches, pastors, other staff members and church leadership. These gifts allow every California Southern Baptist to partner in accomplishing the Great Commission.”
Tim Gentry, CSBC Evangelism Specialist
- “California Mission Offering gifts provide a portion of the salary and program budget for the Healthy Church Group student evangelism specialist. Without CMO gifts, this vital missionary position might be lost.”
Charles McClung, CSBC Ministry Evangelism Specialist
- “The monies we receive for migrant ministries – the Feeding Those Who Feed Us project – will help provide new clothes for each child and purchase Bibles. We would not be able to provide these needs without generous gifts to the California Mission Offering.”
Daryl Watts, CSBC Student & Family Specialist
- “California Mission Offering gifts are the only source of scholarships for families that cannot otherwise afford the PK retreat.”
Joshua Smith, CSBC African-American Church Starting Specialist
- “The need to reach people in California is greater than it's ever been. Each day more people are moving to this state and the California Mission Offering is vital for adding church planters to help evangelize and disciple those people for ministry.”
Mike McGuffee, CSBC Ministerial Leadership Specialist
- “Healthy church projects are important among California Southern Baptist congregations because healthy churches will reach and disciple more people for Christ.”
Rod Wiltrout, CSBC Church Finance Specialist & GuideStone State Representative
- “Mission advancement projects are important among California Southern Baptist congregations because we tell the Cooperative Program story and assist churches in assimilating and embracing Matthew 28:19-20 and Acts 1:8.”
- “I direct stewardship ministries and California Mission Offering monies are vital to translating materials and training consultants to teach these materials.”
Ross Shepherd, CSBC New Church Starting Specialist
- “If we reach the California Mission Offering goal we will be able to plant churches in California. If not, it severely limits the effort.”
- “It is important to start new churches in the Golden State since population growth is already way ahead of our churches. New churches grow, on average, at a rate of 23 times faster than established churches. New churches reach people for Christ at a rate of 30 times faster than churches 10 years old.”
- “The need for Anglo churches continues based on population. We have not even scratched the surface of reaching California for Christ.”
Peter Celum, CSBC Church /Pastoral Care Specialist
- “Reaching the 2008 goal for the California Mission Offering will mean Church and Pastoral Care will be in a better position to help pastors, their families and their church families during times of crisis and conflict, as well as further develop ministries of enrichment, restoration and prevention.”
- “Church and pastoral care projects are important among California Southern Baptist congregations because the greatest resource a pastor brings to ministry is a healthy self.”
Fresno, California 93710
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