tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27168360.post116313595438389858..comments2023-05-23T06:25:12.948-05:00Comments on Pursuing Faith: IBSA Convention Follow Up ThoughtsKelly Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17653555116755206508noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27168360.post-1163279598864845972006-11-11T15:13:00.000-06:002006-11-11T15:13:00.000-06:00Kelly, It was good to meet you at the IBSA and th...Kelly, <BR/>It was good to meet you at the IBSA and the alumni dinner. I understand your lack of enthusiasm at convention work but don't want you to stay there. I just read (I can't imagine more than about three people read this entire book) the Robert Naylor book on his 60 years as a messenger to the SBC. It was interesting in a way. His generation was very institutionally loyal- your generation is not so much. But, by being involved he had an opportunity for impact. I want to encourage you to stay involved because through that you will have the opportunity to have an impact. (Plus, I always benefit from the encouragement of the pastor's conference- shameless plug!)<BR/>I am also a trustee at NAMB and I must say that I feel that there is more accountability and a greater desire for mission-focus. I think the previous post is accurate. We need, in my opinion, to do three things better at NAMB. We need to be really focused on evangelism being at the core of our work. (We are a mission agency after all!) We need to be geniune partners with our conventions, associations and fellowships. And, we need to be good stewards of the resources with which we have been entrusted.<BR/>I am very glad to have your input and your participation. I pray God will bless your ministry!<BR/>Doug MuntonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27168360.post-1163270747901291512006-11-11T12:45:00.000-06:002006-11-11T12:45:00.000-06:00An unnamed source who read the blog had this to sa...An unnamed source who read the blog had this to say about current changes and issues in NAMB. I found them very helpful and informative--the kinds of things a convention report should include.<BR/><BR/>"NAMB is more mission-focused than ever, as we have narrowed our six major ministry objectives to just three: evangelism, church planting and missionaries. We are also restructuring the staff to reflect this new focus. This is more than just cosmetic. We eliminated a quarter-million dollar discretionary fund that belonged to Dr. Reccord and reduced it to $50,000 (with accountability controls), and we increased our budget to missionary support by $10 million, including restoring the funding for stipends for student summer missionaries that had been cut last year.<BR/><BR/>NAMB has adopted new executive level policies to require greater accountability and we pray to prevent the problems that went on in recent months. We have had a record year of giving to the Annie Armstrong Offering.<BR/><BR/>Pray for us, as we are currently searching for a new president of NAMB."<BR/><BR/>This source also suggested that the probable reason such reports don't include this kind of information is time constraints imposed on them in order to keep the convention rolling. I'm giving my vote to giving our agencies more time to report on this type of information because we need to hear directly from them. The implementation of these changes is ongoing.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Thanks for the update.<BR/><BR/>Pursuing Answers to Questions of Faith & Life,<BR/><BR/>Kelly ReedKelly Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17653555116755206508noreply@blogger.com