The Missions Ministry at Cool Spring includes a number of major
ministries, with the underlying goal being to develop the church's
awareness of missions, and creating opportunities for involvement in
missions action for all age groups.
There are three broad categories of the Missions Ministry at Cool
Spring:
Missions Action - Specific Missions projects.
Also, see below for a brief summary of the missions projects which are encompassed by
the Missions Ministry. Click each project for more information.
Missions Partnerships - Cool Spring is partnering with
and helping to support
Xtreme
International, which is currently involved in restoration of
Galveston following Hurricane Ike in 2008. It has also support
Wyoming Southern Baptists in the past.
Wayne Smith is the Minister
of Discipleship and Missions.
The Missions Action Ministry is involved in finding opportunities for
church members to participate in specific missions projects. Click each
project for more information.
The Missions Ministry at Cool Spring includes education in Missions,
supervised by the Missions Education Team. Currently, there are three
main categories of Missions Education at Cool Spring:
AWANA - AWANA is Missions Education for children from age 3
through 5th grade, and stands for "Approved Workmen are Never
Ashamed," from Timothy 2:15. AWANA is a nondenominational
ministry that assists churches in reaching children with the gospel
of Jesus Christ and training them to serve Him. The heartbeat of
AWANA is reaching children around the world with the good news that
Jesus Christ loves them and can save them from sin. Each week,
children in our Awana clubs play games, memorize Bible verses,
listen to Bible stories, and participate in mission opportunities.
Children have fun while being taught the Word of God.
Student Missions - Students in grades 6-12 are regularly
involved in mission activities in the community to promote mission
involvement and awareness. This helps them to realize they are
invited by God to be directly involved in ministry. Some of
the mission projects involve the Homeless Ministry (Washington D.C.
and Richmond), Rake and Run (assisting senior adults or single
moms), visitation to nursing homes and volunteering with the
Children's Ministry. They also assist church-sponsored mission
projects and trips. Occasionally they are exposed to
missionaries or mission volunteers who return from projects, to
increase mission awareness.
Adults on Mission - Our desire is to develop groups of adults
that will meet on a regular basis for mission support and action
within our church, community, and world. This ministry is based on
adult Bible study and small groups, and is comprised of both men and
women. Groups can support existing church sponsored missions
ministries or develop their own as determined by the passions and
gifts of its members.
Women on Mission (WMU) - This group provides opportunities for
women in our church family to become involved in mission. They
keep the congregation aware of world-wide efforts to share the
gospel and enhance learning by making materials with a mission focus
available. The purpose of the groups is to study current
missions and promote these in the church. They place special
emphasis on prayer for missionaries and for promoting the four
annual offerings for missions: Association, State, North
America, and International.
Each year, Cool Spring places special emphasis on International
Missions and the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering; North American
Missions and the Annie Armstrong Offering; State Missions and the
Alma Hunt Offering; and Associational Missions. Promoting
missions in this way keeps tout church current on issues of
importance to our Southern Baptist missionaries.
