Thursday, September 8, 2011

A Celebration of Service

On September 1, 2011, the Church Starting Team had the privilege of honoring two great women of missions for their faithful service to the Texas Baptists Missions Funding Group committee. Mrs. Anna Marie Edgemon and Mrs. Betty Jo Craig began their time of service in January 2006 and fulfilled their commitments in September 2011.

During this time, they played a fundamental role in creating the New Church Starting process. We are grateful for their contribution to Church Starting and we recognize their love for missions.


Paul Atkinson, Church Starting Director; Mrs. Anna Marie Edgemon, Committee Chairwoman



Paul Atkinson, Church Starting Director; Mrs. Betty Jo Craig, Committee Member



Our Strategy

The focus of the BGCT Church Starting Dept. is to Start healthy Churches based on 11 key components which are (in no certain order): 1)Core Group Development 2)Vision Development, 3)Church Type, 4)Evangelism, 5)Mentoring and Coaching, 6)Covenant Expectations and Doctrine Intergrity 7)Lay Leadership 8)Training and Development 9)Funding 10)Reproduction 11)Prayer and Spiritual Vitality