Baptist world mission
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BMS World Mission
Christian missionary society and charity
BMS World Mission, officially Baptist Missionary Society, is a Christian missionary society founded by Baptists from England in 1792. The headquarters is in Didcot, England.
History
The BMS was formed in 1792 as the Particular Baptist Society for the Propagation of the Gospel Amongst the Heathen at a meeting in Kettering, England, where twelve Particular Baptist ministers signed an agreement.[1][2] They were; Thomas Blundel, Joshua Burton, John Eayres, Andrew Fuller, Abraham Greenwood, William Heighton, Reynold Hogg, Samuel Pearce, John Ryland, Edward Sherman, John Sutcliff, Joseph Timms.[3]William Staughton, present at the meeting, did not sign since he was not a minister.[4] The first missionaries, William Carey and John Thomas, were sent to Bengal, India in 1793.[5][6] They were followed by many co-workers, firstly to India, and subsequently to other countries in Asia, the Caribbean, Africa, Europe, and South America. BMS opened missions in
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The oldest international Baptist mission agency in North America, International Ministries (IM) has been responding to the call of Jesus Christ since 1814.
The first known missionaries to emerge from the newly formed United States were George and Hannah Liele, emancipated slaves who went to Jamaica in 1783 to share God’s love. Nearly thirty years later, missionaries Adoniram and Ann Judson joined the Baptist movement. After Ann’s early death, Adoniram continued to serve in Burma (now Myanmar) for nearly forty years. Luther Rice, a missionary originally sent to serve with the Judsons, fell ill and had to return to the United States. He dedicated himself to organizing financial support for the Judsons and other missionaries. International Ministries honors those churches and individuals who demonstrate leadership in giving to mission through our Luther Rice Society.
Inspired by Rice’s passion, the General Missionary Convention of the Baptist Denomination in the United States of America for Foreign Missions (popularly known as the “Triennial Convention”) was formed in
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This is crucial to do; these dear saints are a grace gift from God to each of us. They have watched us grow in our Christian life and witnessed the times when we ran ahead of God or lagged behind His leadership. It is such a blessing to be able to lay our dilemma before one who knows and loves us and seek their counsel.
Yet, counsel also comes from even older saints as well.
I love to read missionary biographies, and I always have one or more going. I keep them on my nightstand, in my carry-on, downloaded onto my Kindle, and have shelves in my study dedicated to these biographies, including many favorites that I re-read from time to time.
Reading missionary biographies is another way to seek counsel that allows us to peer into the lives of those who went before us, who ran the race and finished w
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