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As you may know, I have been serving with the Florida Baptist Convention as President of the State Board of Missions for the past two years.  This past week, I was asked to serve a third term, and after prayer and counsel agreed to do so.  I anticipate this role enhancing what I do as pastor of Fruit Cove, and of expanding our influence in the state of Florida.  Southern Baptists play a tremendous role in advancing the Gospel in the Sunshine State, which is one of the most diverse states in the nation.  As a church, we have historically stood as a strong partner with the work of our state convention and this past year were one of the leading churches in the state in our giving to cooperative missions (aka The Cooperative Program).  My role with the State Board of Missions will allow us to move in strategic ways to further impact the State of Florida with the Gospel, and to push back the darkness in a state with over 11 million lost people residing.  Our partnerships as a state convention move beyond our geographic boundaries and link us in ministries with Haiti, Cuba, Nevada, and West Virginia.  We lead Southern Baptists in disaster relief efforts, both in our state and wherever disaster strikes,  in the United States or abroad.  We lead the Southern Baptist Convention in evangelism and outreach efforts.  It is a tremendous privilege to serve alongside the other churches throughout the state that make up the  Florida Baptist Convention.  I covet your prayers as I continue to serve in leadership and remind you to pray fervently for the lostness in our state as together we work to fulfill the Great Commission to “make disciples” in Jacksonville, in Florida, in the US, and into the uttermost parts of the earth.

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