Missions: 10 Weeks

Week 9Southern Baptist Disaster Relief

Welcome to our ninth week of studying about missions and focusing on the mission-related work currently on-going in our neighborhood and around the world. This week we’ll look at the Southern Baptist Disaster Relief organization.

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Southern Baptist Disaster Relief (SBDR) is a cooperative effort between prepared and highly motivated church members from 42 State Conventions, the Canadian Baptist Convention, and Send Relief, Inc. to deliver the Gospel message of Jesus Christ through the ministry of disaster relief.

Information regarding SBDR disaster relief efforts can be found HERE and HERE.

Based on your findings at the Disaster Recovery web sites above, answer the following:

  1. What are the four phases of disaster response ("The Four R's")?
  2. Who administers Southern Baptist Disaster Relief
    1. at the national and international level?
    2. at the state level?
  3. What are some ways Southern Baptist volunteers minister to those suffering from disasters?
  4. What are some of the services that Southern Baptist Disaster Relief provides?
  5. What organizations do Southern Baptists partner with in disaster relief?
  6. What are some occasions when Virginia Baptists have responded?
  7. What are some ways that people can participate in Virginia Baptist disaster relief efforts?
  8. Additional resources related to Southern Baptist Disaster Relief:
    1. Training
    2. Deploying
    3. Donating
    4. Shawn Ames, Relief Ministries Coordinator
      1. 434-444-4534
      2. sames@sbcv.org

In my home church, Southview, we were fortunate to have Dave Tolliver as the local coordinator for VA Baptist Disaster Relief.

It is encouraging to be associated with an organization that ministers to people at their basic needs level and demonstrates the love of Christ to them in a very tangible way.

In Christ,

Wes

[2024]

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